JPH04360299A - Cash dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remove useless equipment investment on the banking agent and to prevent the generation of device down by increasing or decreasing the storage capacity of discharging bill storing part according to each cashbox. CONSTITUTION:This cash dispenser is provided with cashboxes 25a, 25b for storing dispensing bills and delivery separating parts 26a, 26b for delivering bills from the cashboxes 25a, 25b. The 2nd carriers 28a, 28b for receiving bills from the separating parts 26a, 26b, carrying the received bills to the 1st carriers 27a, 27b and combining with the 1st carriers 27a, 27b are formed as box type dispensing modules 22, 23 to be optionally attached/detached and optionally stacked. The cash dispenser is also provided with power input gears 60a, 60b for receiving power from the upper side dispensing modules 22, 23 and power output gears 71a, 71b for outputting power to lower side dispensing modules. Consequently useless equipment investment in the banking agent can be removed, the generation of device down can be prevented and service to customers can be improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic bill dispensing device that is installed in a store such as a financial institution and automatically dispenses bills from a safe when operated by a customer.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a conventional automatic banknote dispensing device capable of paying two denominations of banknotes.
is the housing of the device, 2 is the withdrawal port provided on the front of the housing 1, 3 is the rear door also provided on the back of the housing 1, and 4 is the payment mechanism section provided inside the housing 1. It is.

[0003] In addition, although not shown, on the front of the housing 1 there is an input operation section consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to input a personal identification number, a requested payment amount, etc. A display unit for displaying guidance, information, etc. is provided, and inside the housing 1 there is a sound generator that outputs audio corresponding to the display on the display unit, and a card reader/writer unit (hereinafter referred to as card R/W). (1), a receipt printing machine, a power supply unit, and a control unit that controls the entire device.

On the other hand, the payment mechanism section 4 has the following 5 to 1 functions.
It has 4 components. That is, 5 is a shutter provided on the withdrawal port 2 so as to be openable and closable.
A stage 6 for accumulating banknotes is arranged near the
This stage 6 is normally arranged in a horizontal state,
It can be pivoted downward around one end as needed.

[0005] Reference numeral 7 denotes a collecting roller disposed at one end of the stage 6; 8 a first safe storing banknotes for withdrawal;
Reference numeral 9 designates a second safe that similarly stores banknotes for withdrawal.Here, the first safe 8 is used as a safe for 1,000 yen, and the second safe 9 is used as a safe for 10,000 yen. They are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, on the side of the rear door 3, and after opening the rear door 3, they can be pulled out to the rear of the payment mechanism section 4 and removed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a dispensing means provided at the bill dispensing opening of the thousand yen safe 8; numeral 11 denotes a dispensing means provided at the bill dispensing opening of the ten thousand yen safe 9; both dispensing means 1;
0 and 11 are pickup rollers that feed out banknotes from the thousand yen safe 8 or ten thousand yen safe 9, respectively; a feed roller that feeds the banknotes fed by the pickup rollers to a conveyance path to be described later; and two or more banknotes may be fed out. It is composed of a reverse roller or the like that prevents the second and subsequent banknotes from being fed out in such a case.

Reference numerals 12a, 12b, and 12c are conveyance paths consisting of conveyor belts, rollers, etc. that sandwich and convey banknotes.
The feeding means 11 and the collecting roller 7 are connected by conveyance paths 12b and 12c.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a reject safe placed directly below the stage 6, and 14 a full sensor placed on the opening side of the upper part of the reject safe 13 to detect the FULL state of banknotes. can be removed from the side of the payment mechanism section 4; however, in actual operation, the reject safe 13 can be removed from the payment mechanism section 4 by opening the rear door 3 and removing the payment mechanism section 4 from the housing. This is done after pulling it out to the rear of 1.

Although not shown, the payment mechanism section 4
The conveyance paths 12a to 12c are provided with sensors that monitor the conveyance state of banknotes, and a discrimination unit that discriminates denominations of banknotes, counts them, etc. Based on the information, the operations of the shutter 5, the stage 6, the feeding means 10, 11, the transport paths 12a to 12c, etc. are controlled by a control section (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned configuration will be briefly explained. First, the customer inserts a card into a card slot (not shown) and presses a key on the operation panel to enter information such as a PIN number and payment amount. The bills are separated one by one by the respective payout means 10 and 11 and fed out one by one in order, and the fed out banknotes are conveyed by the conveyance paths 12a to 12c and stacked on the stage 6 by the stacking roller 7.

[0011] Then, when the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the stage 6, and a receipt with transaction details printed on it is sent from a receipt printing machine (not shown) on top of the banknotes, as shown in the figure. The shutter 5 is opened by the non-operating means, and the customer is allowed to take out the banknotes on the stage 6 from the withdrawal port 2.

On the other hand, if an abnormality in the conveyance of banknotes is detected in the conveyance paths 12a to 12c, or if there are banknotes whose denominations cannot be distinguished or counted, after these abnormal banknotes are accumulated on the stage 6, The stage 6 is rotated downward by means not shown, and the abnormal banknotes fall into the reject safe 13 and are stored together with the normal banknotes that have already been stacked.

[0013] Thereafter, the stage 6 is returned to its original horizontal position, and the banknotes are fed out, conveyed, and stacked on the stage 6 again, and a receipt with the details of the transaction printed is printed from the receipt printing mechanism. Once delivered on said banknote, the customer is paid in the same manner as before.

[0014] Furthermore, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even after the shutter 5 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, the shutter 5 closes after a certain period of time and the stage 6 rotates downward. Then, the banknotes left behind are stored in the reject safe 13.

[0015]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, according to the prior art with the above-mentioned configuration, the safe for storing payment bills is fixed to two safes, so it is difficult to load enough bills to withstand operation on Saturdays and Sundays, for example. However, there are limits to this, and in financial institutions that handle a large number of transactions, bank employees or staff from outsourced companies must go to the site during holidays to replenish banknotes or replace safes.

[0016] During this time, the equipment will be out of operation, causing great inconvenience to customers. Also, for example, 2000 more
Although this situation could be avoided if it were possible to load approximately 100 sheets, the financial institution would have to purchase a new expensive device to cope with this situation, increasing the burden on the financial institution. Furthermore, in contrast, financial institutions with a small number of transactions have the problem of having to purchase an expensive device equipped with two safes, even though one safe is sufficient for normal operation.

[0017] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features:
To obtain a configuration in which safes can be added or deleted at low cost and in a short period of time according to the transaction status and requests of each financial institution, and to eliminate waste in capital investment on the financial institution side. moreover,
The purpose is to improve service to customers by preventing equipment failure.

[0018]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention makes it possible to increase or reduce the storage capacity of a banknote storage section for dispensing money in units of safes.

That is, the present invention provides a withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer, a removable safe for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a feeder for feeding and separating banknotes one by one from the safe. In an automatic banknote dispensing device comprising a separating section, a temporary storage section for temporarily accumulating and storing banknotes to be paid to a customer, and a conveyance path for transporting banknotes between the temporary storage section and the feeding separation section, The safe, a feed-out separation unit that feeds out banknotes from the safe, a first conveyance path that receives and conveys banknotes from the feed-out separation unit, and that conveys banknotes from below upward and merges with the first conveyance path. The second conveyance path is a dispensing module that is detachable from the main body of the device, and this dispensing module is shaped like a box that can be stacked freely, and when stacked, the dispensing module receives power from the upper dispensing module. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a power input means for driving the receiving conveyance path, and a power output means for transmitting power to the lower dispensing module and driving the conveying path of the lower dispensing module.

[0020]

[Operation] With the above structure, the present invention provides the device to the user by stacking a number of dispensing modules in accordance with the installation location of the device, the operating date and time, etc.

The stacked dispensing modules receive power from the upper side by the power input means to drive the first and second conveyance paths, and the power output means outputs the power to the dispensing modules on the lower side. According to the above power transmission, the driving of the conveyance path of all the dispensing modules and the conveyance path of the main body of the device is synchronized, and at the time of dispensing, the bill is fed out from the safe by the feeding separation section, and when it is received by the first conveyance path, the Through the conveyance path No. 2, the money can be sent to the upper dispensing module or the conveyance path of the main body of the device.

[0022] The storage capacity of the bill storage section for dispensing money can be adjusted by adding or removing the above-mentioned dispensing modules.

[0023]

[Embodiment] An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the apparatus shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 15 is a housing of the device, 16 is a withdrawal port provided on the front of the housing 15, and 17 is a housing of the device.
1 is also a card insertion slot provided on the front of the housing 15.
8 is a rear door provided on the back of the housing 15, and 19 is a rear door of the housing 1.
The payment mechanism section 20 is also provided in the housing 15.
The payment mechanism section 19 is a card reader/printer section (hereinafter referred to as a CPR section) provided within the computer, and the payment mechanism section 19 includes the following components.

That is, 21 is a shutter provided to the above-mentioned withdrawal port 16 so as to be openable and closable, and 22 and 23 are withdrawal modules, each of which is removable for storing bills for withdrawal. safe 25a, 25b, safe 2
A first conveyance path 27a consisting of a conveyance belt, rollers, etc., which feed out and separate the banknotes from 5a and 25b, and a conveyance belt and rollers which sandwich and convey the fed banknotes.
, 27b, and second conveyance paths 28a, 28b. The feeding and separating sections 26a and 26b are composed of a feeding roller and a separating roller, and a driving source thereof is installed in each dispensing module.

Feeding separation section 26 of the dispensing module 23
The bills fed out and separated in step b are transferred to the first conveyance path 27b,
After passing through the second conveyance path 28a of the dispensing module 22, the third
It is conveyed to the conveyance path 29 of.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the dispensing module 22, which is box-shaped and easy to stack. The dispensing module 23 and the dispensing module 24 (described in FIG. 6), which will be described later, also have the same configuration as the dispensing module 22.

FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining the drive transmission of the dispensing modules 22 and 23, and FIG. 5 is a side view taken along A-A in FIG.
It is an arrow view. 60a is a power input gear attached to one end of the first conveyance path 27a as a power input means for receiving power from the outside, and includes a shaft 61, a pulley 62
, and then drives the conveyor belt 63.

Numeral 64 is a gear that engages with the power input gear 60a and drives the second conveyance path 28a.
A conveyor belt 67 is driven via a shaft 65 and a pulley 66 fixed to the conveyor belt 67. A toothed pulley 68 is integrated with the gear 64, and is connected to the toothed pulley 70 via a toothed belt 69.
Power is transmitted to. 71a is a power output gear that is integrated with the toothed pulley 70, and together with the toothed pulley 70 constitutes a power output means.

By stacking the dispensing module 22 and dispensing module 23 configured as described above, the power output gear 71a of the upper dispensing module 22 and the dispensing module 23 of the lower dispensing module 2
No. 3 power input gear 60b is engaged, and the first conveyance path 27b and second conveyance path 28b of the lower dispensing module 23 are rotationally driven.

FIG. 6 shows the withdrawal module 24 in FIG.
Fig. 7 is a schematic side view when the withdrawal module 23 in Fig. 1 is removed to create one safe type, and all other components are not touched. The structure is such that safes can be added or deleted without any trouble.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a first stage for accumulating banknotes that accumulates only normal banknotes; numeral 31 denotes a second stage for accumulating receipts arranged directly above the first stage 30; both stages 30 and 31 is the temporary storage section 3 in this embodiment.
2, where the first stage 30 can be retracted from position A shown by the solid line to position B shown by the dashed-dotted line by a driving means (not shown), and the second stage 31
has a structure with a predetermined gap so as not to impede the rotation of the upper conveyance belt forming a sixth conveyance path which will be described later.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a first conveyance path consisting of a conveyor belt, rollers, etc. that pinch and convey banknotes, and the starting end of this third conveyance path 33 is connected to the first conveyance path 27a and the second conveyance path 28a. , and are disposed such that their terminal ends extend to one end of the first stage 30 via the fourth conveyance path 50.

[0034] Reference numeral 34 denotes the feeding separation portions 26a and 26.
This discrimination unit 34 is a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination of the banknotes dispensed from the safes 25a and 25b by the banknotes 25a and 25b, detects the presence or absence of abnormalities such as skewed feeding and double feeding, and performs counting. is placed at a predetermined position.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a reject safe placed at the rear of the lower part of the temporary storage section 32. Although this reject safe 35 can be removed from the side of the payment mechanism section 19, in actual operation Mechanism section 19
Removal of the reject safe 35 from the housing 15 is performed after the rear door 18 is opened and the payment mechanism section 19 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 15.

Reference numeral 36 indicates a rotatable blade for switching the banknote conveyance direction, which is disposed in the middle of the fourth conveyance path 50 between the temporary storage section 32 and the discrimination section 34; and 37, a rotatable blade at the position of this blade 36; A fifth conveyance path is provided so as to branch from the fourth conveyance path 50 and reach the reject safe 35 .

Reference numeral 38 denotes a sixth conveyance path, and this sixth conveyance path 38 is composed of a lower conveyor belt 39 and an upper conveyor belt 40. Here, the lower conveyor belt 39 is located directly below the temporary storage section 32. The upper conveyor belt 40 is arranged so that one end thereof is located near the shutter 21 and the other end is located above the reject safe 35.
It is designed to be able to rotate using one end of the first side as a fulcrum,
Bills can be sandwiched between the lower conveyor belt 39 and conveyed both forward and backward. 41 is the temporary storage section 3
This is a receipt conveyance path disposed on one side of the second stage 31 in No. 2. The payment mechanism section 19 is configured as described above. On the other hand, the CRP section 20 has four functions described below.
It has 2 to 47 components.

That is, 42 is a card R/W section for reading identification information for identifying a customer, account information, etc. from the card 43, or writing predetermined information;
44 is a slip consisting of a continuous unprinted receipt paper and a journal paper for storing transaction records, 45 is a CR after printing
Receipt sent from P department 20 to payment mechanism department 19, 4
Reference numeral 6 denotes a receipt printing machine comprising a print head for printing on the slip 44, its drive system, etc., and 47 a journal paper winding section for winding up the journal paper after printing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the housing 15, there is an input operation section 48 consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to input a personal identification number, a requested payment amount, etc. A display section 49 for guiding input operations, displaying information, etc. is provided, and furthermore, although not shown, inside the housing 15 is a sound generator etc. for outputting sound corresponding to the display on the display section 49. It is provided.

Next, the banknote processing operation at the time of payment transaction in this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be explained. First, the customer inserts the card 43 from the card insertion slot 17 and enters the input operation section 4.
When information such as the PIN number and payment request amount is entered by pressing the 8 key, the device transfers to the withdrawal module 22.
, 23, the feeding separation section 26a,
By selectively driving the drive source 26b, the safes 25a and 2
The banknotes are separated one by one and fed out from a predetermined safe among the banknotes 5b. Here, the banknotes drawn out from the safe 25a are
The banknotes passed through the first conveyance path 27a to the third conveyance path 33 and fed out from the safe 25b are transferred to the first conveyance path 27.
The coins are conveyed to the third conveyance path 33 through the second conveyance path 28a in the dispensing module 22, and the denominations are discriminated and the presence or absence of double feeding, skewed feeding, etc. is discriminated by the discrimination section 34, respectively.

As a result, the normal banknotes with the correct denomination and no abnormality detected are counted, and then further transported to the end of the fourth transport path 50 and temporarily stored from the end. The sample is fed onto the first stage 30 of the section 32 and accumulated. At this time, the upper conveyor belt 40 of the sixth conveyor path 38 has previously rotated upward and is open to the lower conveyor belt 39.

On the other hand, if there are banknotes whose denomination cannot be distinguished by the discrimination section 34, banknotes which have been distinguished as different denominations, and banknotes for which an abnormality such as uncountability, double feeding or skewing has been detected, these The abnormal banknotes are then conveyed by the fourth conveyance path 50 toward the temporary storage section 32, and are fed into the fifth conveyance path 37 by the blade 36, and are sent to the reject safe 35 by this fifth conveyance path 37. It is dropped inside and stored.

In this way, only normal banknotes are accumulated on the first stage 30 of the temporary storage section 32 and temporarily stored.

[0044] When the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the first stage 30, the details of the transaction are printed on the slip 44 by the receipt printing machine 46, and then the receipt of this slip 44 is printed. The printed portion of the paper is cut as a receipt 45 by a cutter (not shown) and sent from the CRP section 20 to the payment mechanism section 19.
The receipt is further conveyed by the receipt conveyance path 41 and stored in the temporary storage section 3.
2 onto the second stage 31.

Here, the upper conveyor belt 40 of the sixth conveyor path 38 rotates downward and closes, and comes into contact with the lower conveyor belt 39. At the same time, the first stage 30 moves from the position A to the position B. This series of actions moves the banknotes on the first stage 30 together with the banknotes on the second stage 3.
The receipt on 1 is held between the lower conveyor belt 39 and the upper conveyor belt 40, and then both conveyor belts 39, 40
When the banknotes and receipts are conveyed to the payout port 16, the shutter 21 is opened by means not shown, and the banknotes and the receipt 45 are paid to the customer from the payout port 16. Further, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even after the shutter 21 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, the banknotes are transferred to both conveyance belts 39 and 40 of the sixth conveyance path 38 after a certain period of time. The receipt 45 is conveyed in the opposite direction and is dropped into the reject safe 35 from the other end and stored therein, and the shutter 21 is closed. The above is the payment operation of this embodiment.

Next, the dispensing operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 6 in which the dispensing module is added is as follows. When the customer inserts the card 43 into the card insertion slot 17 and presses a key on the input operation section 48 to input information such as a PIN number and the requested payment amount, the device transfers the payment module 22, 2 to the payment module 22, 2.
The feeding separation section 26a mounted on each of 3 and 24
, 26b, 26c are selectively driven, and the safe 2
Bills are separated one by one and fed out from a predetermined safe among the safes 5a, 25b, and 25c. The banknotes paid out from the safe 25a pass through the first conveyance path 27a to the third conveyance path 33, and the banknotes paid out from the safe 25b pass through the first conveyance path 27a to the third conveyance path 33.
through the first conveyance path 27b and the second conveyance path 28a in the dispensing module 22 to the third conveyance path 33;
The banknotes fed out from 5c pass through the first conveyance path 27c, the second conveyance path 28b in the dispensing module 23, and the second conveyance path 28a in the dispensing module 22 to the third conveyance path 33. The denominations of the denominations and the presence or absence of double feeding, skewed feeding, etc. are detected in the discrimination section 34 after the conveyance. The subsequent operation is the same as in the case where two dispensing modules are installed as described above.

Furthermore, the withdrawal operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 6 in which the number of withdrawal modules is reduced is as follows. When the customer inserts the card 43 into the card insertion slot 17 and presses a key on the input operation section 48 to input information such as a password and the requested payment amount, the device is installed in the payment module 22. Driving the drive source of the feeding separation section 26a,
Bills are separated and fed out one by one from the safe 25a. Then, the banknotes paid out from the safe 25a are conveyed to the third conveyance path 33 through the first conveyance path 27a, and are transferred to the discrimination section 34.
The denomination is distinguished and the presence or absence of double feeds, skewed feeds, etc. is detected. The subsequent operation is the same as in the case where two dispensing modules are installed as described above.

[0048]

As described above in detail, the present invention comprises a safe, a feeding separation section for feeding out banknotes from the safe, a first conveyance path for receiving and conveying banknotes from the feeding separation section, and A second conveyance path that conveys banknotes upward and merges with the first conveyance path is a dispensing module that is detachable from the main body of the device, and this dispensing module is shaped like a box that can be stacked freely. gold module,
A power input means receives power from the upper dispensing module when stacked and drives the conveyance path, and a power output means transmits power to the lower dispensing module and drives the conveyance path of the lower dispensing module. Since this is provided, the storage capacity of the banknote storage section for dispensing money can be increased or reduced for each safe.

[0049] This makes it possible to add or delete safes at low cost and in a short period of time in accordance with the transaction status and requests of each financial institution, which has the effect of eliminating wasteful capital investment on the financial institution's side. Furthermore, since the storage capacity of the banknote storage unit for withdrawal can be adjusted according to the transaction status and requests of each financial institution, it is possible to prevent the equipment from going down due to running out of banknotes, and this has the effect of improving customer service. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the withdrawal module of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing transmission of driving force in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view taken along line AA in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view when three safes are installed by adding a withdrawal module in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view when the withdrawal module in FIG. 1 is removed to create one safe type.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

22, 23 Withdrawal module 25a, 25b safe 26a, 26b Feeding separation part 27a, 27b First conveyance path 28a, 28b Second conveyance path 60a, 60b Power input gear 71a, 71b Power output gear

Claims (3)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer, a removable safe for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a feeding separation section for feeding and separating banknotes one by one from the safe, In an automatic banknote dispensing apparatus, the automatic banknote dispensing apparatus includes a temporary storage section that temporarily accumulates and stores banknotes to be paid to a customer, and a conveyance path that transports the banknotes between the temporary storage section and the feeding separation section. A feed-out separation section that feeds out banknotes from the safe; a first conveyance path that receives and conveys banknotes from the feed-out separation section; and a second conveyance path that conveys banknotes from below upward and merges with the first conveyance path. The dispensing module is detachable from the main body of the device, and the dispensing module is box-shaped so that it can be stacked freely. a power input means for driving the
An automatic banknote dispensing device characterized by being provided with a power output means for transmitting power to a lower dispensing module and driving a conveyance path of the lower dispensing module. 2. The automatic banknote dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a banknote feeding and separating section is mounted in the safe. 3. The automatic banknote dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stackable dispensing modules are composed of the same module.