JPH0550796B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic deposit/withdrawal device that is installed in a bank or the like and is operated by a customer or bank employee to handle banknotes, and in particular, the present invention relates to an automatic deposit/withdrawal device that is installed in a bank or the like and is operated by a customer or bank employee to handle banknotes. Regarding the means of collection.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, automatic teller machines used in financial institutions such as banks are increasingly being operated after regular business hours and even on holidays. This automatic deposit/withdrawal machine saves the trouble of replenishing and collecting banknotes and improves the efficiency of fund management.In order to improve the efficiency of fund management, this automatic deposit/withdrawal machine separates the deposited banknotes that have been identified as genuine into genuine and rejected banknotes that can be reused for withdrawal. The banknotes that are determined to be genuine are circulated for withdrawal. That is, automatic teller machines equipped with a so-called circulation-type deposit/withdrawal mechanism that circulates reusable regular banknotes for withdrawal are beginning to be put into practical use.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional automatic deposit/withdrawal device. In Figure 2, 1 is an automatic teller machine, 2 is a deposit/withdrawal slot, 3 is a shutter, 4 is a banknote, and 5 is a cash deposit/withdrawal machine.
1 is a separating section that separates the banknotes 4 one by one; 6 is a pressing plate; 7 and 8 are conveyance paths; 9 is a discrimination section that determines authenticity, correctness and denomination; 10 to 18 are conveyance paths; 19 is a conveyance path; Separation part for 1,000 yen banknotes, 20 is a separation part for 1,000 yen banknotes, 2
1 is a separation unit for canceling and returning unfit notes and 5,000 notes;
22 is a temporary accumulation section for 1,000 notes, 23 is a temporary accumulation section for 10,000 notes, 24 is a temporary accumulation section for unfit notes and 5,000 notes, 25 is a temporary accumulation board for 1,000 notes, 26 is a temporary accumulation board for 10,000 notes, 2
7 is a temporary accumulation board for unfit notes and 5,000 notes, 28 is a banknote storage unit for 1,000 notes, 29 is a banknote storage unit for 10,000 notes, 30 is a banknote storage unit for unfit notes and 5,000 notes, and 31 is a reject banknote for reject notes. In the ticket storage section, 32, 33, and 34 are stages, 35 is a drive motor of the conveyance system, and arrow A indicates the rotation direction of the drive motor 35.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. First, in the case of a deposit transaction, when the shutter 3 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2 is opened and banknotes 4 are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 2, the banknotes 4
is detected and the shutter 3 is closed. When the shutter 3 is closed, the banknote 4 is pressed against the pick-up roller of the separating section 5 by the pressing plate 6, and the drive motor 35 rotates in the direction of arrow A.

As a result, the banknotes 4 are separated one by one and passed through the conveyance paths 7 and 8, and the verification section 9 determines whether the banknotes are genuine or not, whether they are fit or not, and the denomination. After this determination, if the banknote 4 is a genuine banknote, it passes through conveyance paths 10, 11, and 12.
Furthermore, if the banknotes 4 are 1,000 banknotes, the conveyance path 15
If the notes are genuine, unfit or 5,000 notes, they are stacked in the temporary stacking section 22 from the conveyance path 17 to the temporary stacking section 24. Accumulated.

In addition, the aforementioned banknotes that cannot be distinguished are accumulated from the conveyance paths 10 and 14 onto the press plate 6 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and when all the banknotes 4 under the press plate 6 are separated and conveyed, the shutter 3 is Opened and returned to customer.

After the above-mentioned operation, when the transaction is approved by the customer etc., each temporary stacking board 25,
26 and 27 move in the direction of the arrow, and the banknotes 4 in each temporary stacking section 22, 23, 24 are stored in each banknote storage section 28, 29, 30, respectively.

Next, the operation of a withdrawal transaction will be explained. First, the temporary accumulation plates 25 and 26 corresponding to the withdrawal amount type are moved in the direction of the arrow, and the stages 32 and 33 of the withdrawal amount type are pushed up. As a result, the banknote storage sections 28, 2
The banknotes 4 in the banknotes 9 are pressed by the pick-up rollers of the separation units 19 and 20, and the drive motor 35 rotates in the direction of arrow A. The banknotes 4 pass through conveyance paths 13 and 8 and are sent to a discrimination section 9, where the denomination is discriminated.

The banknotes 4 that are determined to be withdrawal banknotes by the discrimination section 9 are accumulated at the deposit/withdrawal port 2 from the transport paths 10, 14, and when the desired withdrawal amount is reached, the shutter 3 is opened and the money is withdrawn to the customer. Further, the aforementioned banknotes 4 whose denomination cannot be determined are removed from the transport paths 10, 11, and 18 to the reject note storage section 31.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in such conventional systems, if a banknote jam occurs, the equipment cannot be restored unless a bank employee or maintenance person opens the cover and removes the banknote. There was a problem that it was inconvenient to operate after work or on holidays.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to automatically remove the jammed banknotes and restore the device when a banknote is jammed, thereby increasing the operating efficiency of the device. It's about improving.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention having the above features includes a bill jam detection means for detecting a jam of a bill in a conveyance path, and a forward and reverse direction.
a banknote conveying means capable of conveying in two directions and heights and low speeds; a banknote guide means disposed on the conveyance path so as to be movable according to the detection state of the banknote jam detection means;
The present invention is characterized by comprising a jam bill storage means installed near the bill guide means.

[Effect]

In the present invention having the above features, when a jammed banknote is detected on the conveyance path, the banknote guide means corresponding to the jammed banknote moves and the guide is released, and the jammed banknote moves back a desired distance in the opposite direction at low speed and then stops. do. Then, the banknote is again conveyed in the forward direction at a low speed and stored in the jam banknote storage means, and the banknote guide means is moved to the original position again. As a result, there are no jammed banknotes on the conveyance path, so that banknote deposits and withdrawals can be performed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1, 3, and 4 a, b, and c. It should be noted that the same parts as in the conventional example are given the same numbers and their explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention showing a state in which a jam occurs. In FIG. 1, 36 is a conveyor belt, 37 is a pulley, and 38 is a banknote guide, which in this embodiment is arranged between the conveyance path 11 and 12 where the banknote 4 changes direction, and is rotatably supported by a shaft 39. has been done. In addition, this banknote guide 38
is opened in the direction of arrow B by a solenoid 40 connected to one end thereof, and is urged by a reset spring 41 to the bill guide position shown in FIG.

42 is a guide that guides the banknote 4 from the conveyance path 11 to 12; 43 is a fixed guide provided in the conveyance path 12;
Reference numeral 44 denotes a running bill detector arranged between the conveyance paths 11 and 12, and 45 denotes a jam bill storage section, which is arranged near and opposite to the bill guide 38.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic teller machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, the drive motor 46 is a variable speed drive motor that can rotate in two forward and reverse directions and at two high and low speeds, and conveys the banknotes 4.

FIG. 4 is a side view of essential parts showing one embodiment of the present invention, and a shows a state in which the banknote guide 38 is opened;
b shows the state in which the jam banknote 4a has been sent back, and c
shows a state in which the jam banknotes 4a are stored in the jam banknote storage section 45.

Next, FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 a, b,
The operation of this embodiment will be explained based on c. First of all,
In the case of a deposit/withdrawal transaction, the shutter 3 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2 is opened, and when banknotes 4 are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 2, the insertion of the banknote 4 is detected and the shutter 3 is closed.

When the shutter 3 is closed, the banknote 4 is pushed onto the pressing plate 6
is pressed against the pick-up roller of the separating section 5, and the drive motor 46 rotates counterclockwise at high speed.

As a result, the banknotes 4 are separated one by one and passed through the conveyance paths 7 and 8, and the verification unit 9 determines whether the banknotes are genuine or not, whether they are fit or not, and the denomination. After this determination, if the banknote 4 is a genuine banknote, it passes through conveyance paths 10, 11, and 12.
Furthermore, if the banknotes 4 are 1,000 banknotes, the conveyance path 15
If the notes are 10,000 notes, they are accumulated from the conveyance path 16 to the temporary accumulation section 23, and if they are genuine, unfit or 5,000 notes, they are transferred from the conveyance path 17 to the temporary accumulation section 24. Accumulated.

In addition, the aforementioned banknotes that cannot be distinguished are accumulated from the conveyance paths 10 and 14 onto the press plate 6 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and when all the banknotes 4 under the press plate 6 are separated and conveyed, the shutter 3 is Opened and returned to customer.

After the above-mentioned operation, when the transaction is approved by the customer etc., each temporary stacking board 25,
26 and 27 move in the direction of the arrow, and the banknotes 4 in each temporary stacking part 22, 23, 24 are stored in each banknote storage part 28, 29, 30, respectively.

Next, the operation of a withdrawal transaction will be explained. First, the temporary accumulation plates 25 and 26 corresponding to the withdrawal amount type are moved in the direction of the arrow, and the stages 32 and 33 of the withdrawal amount type are pushed up. As a result, the banknote storage sections 28, 2
The banknotes 4 in the banknotes 9 are pressed by the pick-up rollers of the separators 19 and 20, and the drive motor 46 rotates counterclockwise at high speed. Due to this rotation, the banknote 4 passes through the conveyance paths 13 and 8 and is sent to the discrimination section 9, where the denomination is discriminated.

The banknotes 4 that are determined to be withdrawal banknotes by the discrimination section 9 are accumulated at the deposit/withdrawal port 2 from the transport paths 10, 14, and when the desired withdrawal amount is reached, the shutter 3 is opened and the money is withdrawn to the customer. Further, the aforementioned banknotes 4 whose denomination cannot be determined are removed from the transport paths 10, 11, and 18 to the reject note storage section 31.

By the way, in the above-mentioned withdrawal transaction, when the banknotes 4 are conveyed, the jam passes along the conveyance paths 7, 8, 10 to 18.
When the jam occurs, a detector (not shown) provided in the traveling section of the banknote 4 or the running banknote detector 44 detects the jammed banknote 4.
Detect a. For example, when a jam occurs as shown in FIG. 1, the jammed banknote 4a located between the banknote guide 38 and the guide 42 is detected by the traveling banknote detector 44.

Upon detection of the jammed bill 4a, the conveyance of the bill is temporarily stopped, and then the solenoid 40 is energized, the bill guide 38 is moved and opened as shown in FIG. 4a, and the drive motor 46 is rotated clockwise. The jammed bill 4a moves backward via the conveyor belt 36. At this time, the drive motor 46 rotates at a low speed so that the jammed bill 4a will not be jammed again.

When the jammed banknote 4a that has returned goes out of the detection range of the traveling banknote detector 44 as shown in FIG. 4b, the drive motor 46 temporarily stops and rotates counterclockwise at a low speed. Due to this rotation, the jam bill 4a travels in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

When the storage is completed, the solenoid 40 is de-energized and the reset spring 41 returns the bill guide 38 to its original position as shown in FIG. 4c.

In this embodiment, the removal of the jammed banknote 4a at the banknote direction change point between the conveyance paths 11 and 12 has been described, but the removal of the jammed banknote 4a is not limited to that point. That is, even when jammed banknotes are jammed at unspecified locations on the conveyance paths 7, 8 and 11 to 18, the jammed banknotes can be removed by being conveyed at low speed to the jammed banknote storage section 45.
[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the automatic teller machine according to the present invention includes a banknote conveying means capable of conveying in two forward and reverse directions and in two high and low speeds, and a banknote jam that detects the jam of banknotes in the conveyance path. By providing the detection means, the bill guide means movably provided on the conveyance path, and the jam bill storage means installed near the bill guide means, the following effects are achieved.

That is, when a jam occurs on the conveyance path, the guide of the bill guide means corresponding to the jammed bill is released, the jammed bill returns at low speed in the opposite direction for a given distance, and then is transported again at low speed in the forward direction and is stored in the jammed bill. Since the device is stored in the device, the device is automatically restored in the event of a jam failure. Therefore, it can be operated after the general business hours of banks, etc. or on holidays, improving operational efficiency, and has the effect that it can be applied not only to automatic deposit and withdrawal machines, but also to automatic deposit machines and automatic payment machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4a, b, and c are side views of essential parts showing the process of removing jam banknotes. 1... Automatic deposit/withdrawal machine, 4... Banknotes, 4a... Jam banknotes, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1
4, 15, 16, 17, 18... conveyance path, 36...
...Conveyor belt, 37...Pulley, 38...Banknote guide, 40...Solenoid, 41...Reset spring, 42...Guide, 43...Fixed guide, 44...Travelling bill detector, 45...Jam bill Storage department.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A banknote jam detection means for detecting a jam of a banknote in a conveyance path; A transport means capable of transporting banknotes in two forward and reverse directions and at two high and low speeds; A banknote guide means for guiding the running of banknotes. and a jammed bill storage means installed near the bill guide means, wherein the bill guide means is movable and moved to a position where jammed bills are guided to the jammed bill storage means upon detection of jammed bills. and when detecting jammed banknotes, the banknote guide means is moved in a direction to guide the jammed banknotes to the jammed banknote storage means, and the conveying means is once driven in the reverse direction at a low speed, and then driven in the forward direction at a low speed. An automatic teller machine, characterized in that the automatic teller machine stores jam banknotes in the jam banknote storage means by driving in the direction of the jam banknote storage means.