JPH0570197B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a currency circulation type automatic transaction device that uses deposited currency as withdrawal currency.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, currency circulation type automatic transaction devices that use deposit currency as withdrawal currency have been put into practical use.

Such a device has a storage section in which currency (banknotes) for loading is stored and a storage section in which banknotes of each denomination for depositing and withdrawing are stored. A loading process is performed to store the stored banknotes in the storage section for each denomination, and at the end of the day, the banknotes pooled in the pool frame and the banknotes stored in the storage section for each denomination are loaded. When the banknotes stored in the storage unit for deposits and withdrawals become low, the banknotes stored in the storage unit for loading are temporarily returned to the storage unit for deposits and withdrawals via the pool frame. A device that allows refilling to be stored in a chamber has been put into practical use (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 101285/1985).

However, in such a device, when replenishment is performed, existing banknotes and replenished banknotes are mixed in the deposit/withdrawal storage section. For this reason, if you try to return the reloaded banknotes when the number of reloaded banknotes does not match due to transportation abnormality, etc., it is not easy to return the loaded banknotes themselves, and moreover, the number of reloaded banknotes does not match. There was also a drawback in that cash management problems were caused by the need to take out banknotes.

In addition, in the above-mentioned device, since the banknotes for replenishment are once accumulated in the pool frame, it is not possible to return the same number of banknotes as the number of accumulated banknotes using the existing banknotes in the storage section. It is possible, but
If the number of banknotes being managed differs from the number of banknotes actually accumulated due to double-bill collection, etc.,
There is a problem in that the number of returned banknotes is different from the number of banknotes accumulated.

In order to solve this problem, when returning loaded banknotes, the clerk should take out the banknotes for replenishment that have been accumulated in the pool frame, and then return the banknotes that were once accumulated in the pool frame as is. However, there was a problem with the staff's poor operability.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, this invention solves the problem that when replenishment is carried out, existing currency and the replenished currency are mixed in the deposit/withdrawal storage section. If an attempt is made to return currency that has been reloaded due to transport abnormalities, etc., it is not easy to return the loaded currency itself, and furthermore, the currency in the storage section must be taken out, which creates cash management problems. This eliminates the drawbacks of storage and poor operability for staff, and when reloading, it is possible to separate the reloaded currency from the existing currency in the deposit/withdrawal storage compartment. If the loading contents are not satisfactory, the actual loaded currency itself can be returned to the loading storage unit without removing the currency from the depositing/withdrawal storage unit, which solves cash management problems. To provide an automatic transaction device which can prevent such problems and also does not cause deterioration in operability for an attendant.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction device that can take out a predetermined number of currencies from a storage unit for deposits and withdrawals and perform careful inspection, thereby improving the operability of the clerk.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The automatic transaction device of the present invention includes a first storage section in which currency for loading is stored, at least one temporary storage section in which currency to be traded is temporarily stored, and this temporary storage section. The second currency where the transaction target currency stored in
a storage section, a first conveyance path for conveying the currency from the first storage section to the temporary storage section, an inspection section provided on the first conveyance path for inspecting the currency to be conveyed; Storage means for storing the currency transported from the first storage section through the first conveyance path in the temporary storage section according to the inspection result, and outputting the storage contents of the temporary storage section according to the inspection result of the inspection section. an output means, a take-out means for taking out the stored currency from the temporary storage section, a second conveyance path for transporting the currency taken out by the take-out means to the first storage section;
A designation means for specifying the storage or return of the currency stored in the temporary storage unit; when storage is designated by this designation means, the currency stored in the temporary storage unit is transferred to the second storage unit;
storage means for storing the currency in the storage section, and when return is designated by the designation means, the stored currency in the temporary storage section is transported by a second conveyance path and the currency stored in the first storage section is
It consists of a return means for returning the product to the storage unit.

The automatic transaction device of the present invention includes a first storage section in which currency to be scrutinized is stored, at least one temporary storage section in which currency to be scrutinized is temporarily stored, a second storage section in which currency to be traded is stored; a first conveyance path for conveying the currency from the second storage section to the temporary storage section; an inspection section provided on the first conveyance path for inspecting the currency to be conveyed; storage means for storing the currency transported from the second storage section by the first transport path in the temporary storage section; a takeout means for taking out the stored currency from the temporary storage section; and a takeout means for taking out the currency taken out by the takeout means. a second conveyance path for conveying the currency to the first storage section; a detection means for detecting whether the number of currency stored in the temporary storage section matches a predetermined number; When the currency is detected, the storage means transports the stored currency in the temporary storage section through a second conveyance path and stores it in the first storage section.

(Function) This invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and in a currency circulation type automatic transaction device that uses deposited currency as withdrawal currency, a predetermined number of coins are collected from a loading warehouse in which currency for loading is stored during business hours. When replenishment is carried out by transporting and storing currency in the deposit/withdrawal safe, the number of replenishment coins is displayed while temporarily stored in the temporary storage section to confirm the number of replenishment coins. If the confirmation details are satisfied, storage is instructed, and the currency temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit is stored in the safe for deposits and withdrawals.If the confirmation details are not satisfied, the currency is instructed to be returned. This allows currency temporarily stored in the temporary storage section to be returned to the loading warehouse.

This invention has the above-mentioned configuration, in a currency circulation automatic transaction device that uses deposited currency as withdrawal currency, during business hours, a predetermined number of coins are withdrawn from a second storage section in which the currency to be traded is stored. A scrutiny process is performed in which each currency is taken out and transported to and stored in a first storage section where currency for scrutiny is stored.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a banknote automatic circulation type deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention. This deposit/withdrawal device 1 has an operation panel section 3 formed on the customer service side of the main body 2, and the vertical panel section 3a has a passbook insertion slot 4, a card insertion slot 5, and a slip issuing slot 6; The operation panel section 3b is provided with a deposit/withdrawal port (currency handling port) 7 that serves as both a deposit port and a withdrawal port, an operation section 9 having a plurality of operation buttons 8, and a guide display section, that is, a CRT display section 10. ing.

Also, inside the main body 2, there is a passbook reading/printing device (not shown) that accepts a passbook inserted through the above-mentioned passbook insertion slot 4, reads and records its magnetic information, and prints the transaction details. A card and slip processing unit device 11 that handles the inserted magnetic card, issues a slip to the slip issuing port 6, and creates a copy journal.
is provided. Further, the main body 2 houses a deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 having functions for depositing and returning forgotten banknotes, collecting forgotten banknotes, loading and inspecting them, and an internal monitor device 13 .

Next, the configuration of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes a unit main body of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12, and a banknote loading/unloading device 15 is provided at the upper part of the front side (in the direction of the customer service side) inside the unit body 14, corresponding to the deposit/withdrawal port 7. . Further, first, second, third, and fourth safe cassettes 16, 17, 18, and 19 are arranged from bottom to top on the rear side (in the direction opposite to the customer service side) of the unit main body 14, and the safe cassettes 16, 17, 18, and 5,000 yen/excluded banknote storage section 20 as non-conforming banknote storage section, 1,000 yen banknote storage section (second
21, a 10,000 yen banknote storage (second storage) 22, and a collected/loaded banknote storage (collection/loading storage) (first storage) 23. In addition, the first to fourth safe cassettes 16, 1
7, 18, 19 are the rear door 2 of the main body 2 of the deposit/withdrawal device 1
By closing a, it can be pulled out to the rear of the main body 2.

Furthermore, approximately at the center of the unit main body 14 in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the figure) is the bill storage section 20,
21, 22, 23, the first, second, third,
Fourth accumulation/retrieval device 24, 25, 26, 27
are arranged, and each banknote storage section 20, 2
1, 22, 23 are provided with separator mechanisms 28, 29, 30, 31 as partitioning means for separating the current transaction from previous transactions, and the respective accumulation/retrieval devices 24, 25, 26, 27 The structure is such that temporary storage sections 32, 33, 34, and 35 can be formed between them.

Further, an inspection section 36 is disposed approximately in the center of the front side of the unit main body 14 in the vertical direction, and a front-back reversing section 37 is provided below this, and a temporary accumulation section 38 is provided in front.

Further, a banknote transport path R is formed in the unit main body 14 so that currency, such as banknotes A, can be transported to each part, and a distribution gate 39a at a branch part is driven by a rotary solenoid (not shown). ~39h are arranged. moreover,
Bill passing detectors 4 are installed at various locations along the bill conveyance section R.
Bill presence/absence detectors (residual check sensors) 41a to 41i are arranged at each stacking location where bills 0a to 40u and bills A, . . . are stacked. The banknote passage detectors 40a to 40u and the banknote presence/absence detectors 41a to 41i have a well-known structure consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

Note that each banknote storage section 20, 21, 22, 23 is provided with a full detector 44 and a preliminary full detector 4, respectively.
5. An empty detector 42 and an empty reserve detector 43 are provided. Each of the above detectors 42, 43, 44, 4
Reference numeral 5 is composed of, for example, a micro switch, which is turned on and off by a moving body 99 fixed to a push plate 98.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, the deposit/withdrawal port 7 and the bill loading/unloading device 15 disposed opposite the deposit/withdrawal port 7 will be described.
In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a door book for opening and closing the deposit/withdrawal port 7. The handle 50a of the door body 50 is located below the top surface of the horizontal operation panel 3b, and the door body 50 can be opened and closed by the customer's baggage such as a handbag. The movement is not hindered.

In addition, the deposit/withdrawal port 7 is opened and closed by the door body 50.
A banknote storage chamber 51 is formed below. This banknote storage chamber 51 is formed by a guide plate 52 at the bottom and by mutually opposing surfaces of the first conveyor belt 53 of the take-in mechanism 15a and the second conveyor belt 54 of the take-out mechanism 15b. ing.

Further, the take-in mechanism 15a has the following configuration. That is, of the pulleys 55 and 56 around which the first conveyor belt 53 is stretched, a take-in roller 57 is provided coaxially with the pulley 55 located below. The take-in roller 57 is formed to have a slightly larger diameter than the pulley 55 so as to protrude from the surface of the first conveyor belt 53 stretched around the pulley 55.
The lower end of is in contact with a reversing brake belt 58 which serves as means for preventing multiple sheets from being taken in.

On the other hand, a backup body 59 is provided nested in the second conveyor belt 54 . This back-up body 59 is attached to a guide shaft 61 via a linear bearing 60, and with the guide shaft 61 as a guide by a back-up body operating mechanism (not shown), the banknotes A in the banknote storage chamber 51 are moved by spring force. The second banknote that should be pressed against the first conveyor belt 53 side or evacuated from the banknote storage chamber 51
The structure is such that it can be moved to a position further down than the conveyor belt 54 of the present invention.

Further, the above-mentioned take-out mechanism 15b has the following configuration. That is, the second conveyor belt 5
Reference numeral 4 is disposed opposite the take-in roller 57, and is wrapped around a pulley 63 (not shown) that is integrated with a pulley (not shown) around which a third conveyor belt 62 is stretched, and a pulley 64 provided above the pulley 63. The temporary accumulation of banknotes in the banknote transport section R is carried out by the mutually opposing portions of this third transport belt 62 and a fourth transport belt 66 that is stretched around a pulley 65 disposed at the bottom of the banknote storage chamber 51. A carry-out part _R1 is formed to carry out the banknotes A from the part 38 to the banknote storage part 51.

The pulley 64 is slidable about the support shaft 68 of the lower pulley 63 and has a spring 69.
The arm 71 is attached to the free end side of the arm 71, which is always biased to a position where it comes into contact with the stopper 70.

This arm 71 is configured to be able to rotate about a support shaft 68 as a fulcrum by an arm actuation mechanism 72 against the biasing force of a spring 69. That is,
On the pivot end side of the arm 71, there is a spring 75 which has a stronger urging force than the spring 69, which has one end connected to the plunger 73a of the plunger type magnet 73 and whose middle part is wrapped around the guide pulley 74.
The other end is connected, and the arm 71 can be rotated clockwise against the urging force of the spring 69 by pulling the plunger 73a.

Further, the banknotes A taken in by the take-in roller 57 are moved along the banknote transport path R by a guide plate 76.
A conveyor belt 7 forming part of the intake conveyor section R2 _of
It is designed to be sent between 7 and 78. Note that the driven roller around which the conveyor belt 77 is stretched is rotatably attached to a shaft to which a pulley around which the reverse brake belt 58 is stretched is attached.

Note that among the two bill presence/absence detectors 41a and 41b that detect the presence or absence of bills A in the bill storage chamber 51, the upper bill presence/absence detector 41b detects the largest size bill, 10,000 yen bill A, in the bill storage chamber. 51, there is a certain distance between the upper end of the banknote A and the optical axis, so that a "bright" signal can be obtained.
In addition, the lower banknote presence/absence detector 41a connects the lower end of the banknote A with the optical axis when the upper end of the banknote A is in a state of protruding from the deposit/withdrawal port 7 during a withdrawal operation, a deposit return operation, etc. The state is such that there is a certain interval between the two, and a "bright" signal can be obtained.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation at the bill insertion timing during deposit will be described. At the timing of depositing money, the door body 50 is pulled to the right by a motor (not shown) to open the deposit/withdrawal port 7 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, since the back-up body 59 is in the position shown in FIG. 3, the customer can input banknote bundles A of mixed denominations and front and back sides into the banknote storage chamber 51 from the deposit/withdrawal port 7 in a standing position. . After inserting the banknotes, press the handle 5 as a signal to finish inserting the banknotes.
When the door body 50 is moved to the left in the figure through the door 0a to close the deposit/withdrawal port 7, a detector (not shown) detects this and a loading operation begins.

That is, first, the first conveyor belt 53 on the right side of the figure runs in the direction of the arrow. In conjunction with this, the take-in roller 57, which has rubber with a high friction coefficient baked onto a part of its circumference, also begins to rotate. Meanwhile, at the same time, the backup body 59 is moved rightward in the figure by a backup body operating mechanism (not shown) to press the banknote bundle A to the right as shown in FIG.
and press it against the first conveyor belt 53. At this time,
The back-up body 59 is configured to be pressed through an intermediate spring (not shown), so that it can be pressed reliably regardless of the thickness of the banknote bundle A, and no strain is placed on the back-up operation mechanism.

As the take-in roller 57 rotates, the endmost banknote A is taken in, and at this time, the second and subsequent bills are banknote A
The banknotes A in the banknote storage chamber 51 are prevented from being taken in.
The sheets are taken in one by one starting from the endmost one and sent between the conveyor belts 77 and 78.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the operation of transferring the returned banknotes A returned to the deposit/withdrawal port 7 side to the banknote storage chamber 51. First, the deposit/withdrawal port 7 is located at the door body 50.
, the backup body 59 moves to the left in the figure and retreats from the banknote storage chamber 51, and is carried all at once from below through the loading section _R1 formed by the conveyor belts 62 and 66. The leading edge of the bill A to be sent can enter between the mutually opposing surfaces of the second conveyor belt 54 and the first conveyor belt 53.

After the delivery of banknotes A is completed in this way, for banknotes that need to be read again, such as the banknotes rejected at the time of deposit, the loading operation described with reference to FIG. 4 is repeated with the door body 50 closed. .

In addition, banknotes are automatically returned when making a deposit, and bills are returned directly to the customer without having to be re-scanned when making a withdrawal.
When dispensing and having someone take it out, the operation is as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the backup body 59 remains in the state of moving to the left in the figure, and while the conveyance operation of the banknote A is once stopped, the plunger type magnet 73 is sucked and moved to the second conveyance belt. The arm 71 to which the pulley 64 with the pulley 54 is attached is rotated clockwise about the spindle 68 as a fulcrum. Then, the banknote bundle A in the banknote storage chamber 51 is transferred to the first conveyor belt 53.
and the second conveyor belt 54.

Thereafter, the door body 50 is opened, and the second conveyor belt 54 on the left side is run in the direction of the arrow at a slow conveyance speed that is 1/10 of the normal conveyance speed.At the same time, the first conveyor belt 54 on the right side 53
Similarly, slow down and rotate in the direction of the arrow. Then, the banknote bundle A is fed upward, and after rotating both conveyor belts 53 and 54 until the lower banknote presence/absence detector 41a becomes "bright", the conveyance is stopped.

At this time, more than half of the banknote bundle A... is at the deposit/withdrawal port 7.
Since it is stopped in a state where it protrudes from the banknote, the customer can easily pull out the banknote bundle A.

Moreover, since it is firmly held by the biasing force of the spring 75, it will not fall or be blown away by the wind.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the customer has removed the banknote bundle A by changing the signal of the lower banknote presence/absence detector 41b to "bright", the deposit/withdrawal port 7 is closed by the door body 50. The magnet 73 is released and the arm 71 returns to its original position, and the backup body 59 located on the left returns to the position shown in FIG. 3, allowing the next step to proceed.

Even if the predetermined time has passed, the bill presence/absence detector 4
When the signal 1b does not change to "bright", it is determined that the customer has forgotten to take the banknote bundle A, and a collection operation is started. The operation at this time is to first run the first and second conveyor belts 53 and 54 in the opposite direction of the arrow at a low speed of 1/10 of the normal conveyance speed while holding the banknote A... to check whether the banknote is present or not above. The image is captured until the detector 41b changes to "bright". When the color changes to "bright", all the banknotes A have been completely taken into the banknote storage chamber 51, so the suction of the magnet 73 is released and the pulley 64 around which the second conveyor belt 54 is While returning the attached arm 71 to its original position, the door body 5
0 closes the deposit/withdrawal port 7.

Thereafter, the banknote bundle A... is successively taken in one by one through a series of normal deposit taking operations described above with reference to FIG.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the temporary accumulation section 38
Explain. 80 in the figure is a banknote temporary accumulation room,
The banknote temporary accumulation chamber 80 is formed by a guide plate 81 at the bottom and by mutually opposing surfaces of the extensions 62a of the conveyor belts 82 and 62 of the accumulation mechanism 38a and the take-out mechanism 38b at both side surfaces. Further, a branch conveyance section R 3 of the banknote conveyance path R is formed by a pulley 83 disposed above the banknote temporary accumulation chamber 80 and a mutually opposing portion of a conveyor belt 84 and a conveyor belt 85 which are stretched around a pulley (not shown ₎ . The banknotes A sorted by the gate 39a are guided to the banknote temporary accumulation chamber 80.

In addition, an impeller 8 is provided below the terminal end of the branch conveyance section _R3 .
6 is provided, and the banknotes A, which are sandwiched between conveyor belts 84 and 85 and conveyed one by one, pass through the blades 86 of an impeller 86 rotating counterclockwise.
The tip fits between a and 86a. Next, the tip is guided downward by the conveyor belt 84, and when it reaches a predetermined position, the tip touches the impeller 8.
Get out of 6. At this time, the rear end side (upper end side) of the banknote A is connected to the blade 86a of the impeller 86 and the conveyor belt 8.
4, the banknote A is conveyed downward, and when the rear end of the banknote A reaches a position where it is removed from the conveyor belt 84, it is flipped off to the left in the figure by the next blade 86a. And the conveyor belt 8
The banknotes A are accumulated in the temporary banknote accumulation chamber 80 with a sufficient gap formed between the banknotes A
enters between the stacked banknotes A and the conveyor belt 82 and is stacked in the same manner as above.

On the other hand, the main shaft 86b of the impeller 86 serves as a guide for removing the bill A from the impeller 86.
It is spanned between a pulley 87 located near the guide plate 81 and a pulley 88 located below the guide plate 81. Further, the upper pulley 87 is attached to the free end side of an arm 92 which is swingable about the support shaft 89 of the lower pulley 88 and which is always urged by a spring 90 to a position where it comes into contact with a stopper 91. and
The entire device swings counterclockwise around a support shaft 89 by an arm operating mechanism (not shown) similar to the arm operating mechanism 72 (see FIGS. 3 to 6) of the bill loading/unloading device 15 described above. It has a structure that allows it to deviate. Then, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
It is adapted to be pressed against the extension part 62a of the.

Further, the conveyor belt 82 is configured to run at the same speed as the conveyor belt 62 via a drive system (not shown), and the banknotes A in the banknote temporary accumulation chamber 80 are collectively transferred to the discharge section R of the banknote conveyance path R. It is designed to be sent within ₁ .

The presence or absence of banknotes A in the banknote temporary accumulation chamber 80 is detected by the "dark" and "bright" signals of the banknote presence/absence detector 41c.

Further, since the front/back reversing unit 37 has a known configuration in which a conveyor belt for holding and conveying banknotes A is twisted by 90 degrees, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, referring to FIGS. 8 to 11, the first to fourth stacking/retrieval devices 24, 25, 2
6, 27, and the separator mechanisms 28, 29, 30, 31 as the partition means will be explained. Since they all have the same configuration, only the first accumulation/takeout device 24 and the first separator mechanism 28 will be explained here, and other explanations will be omitted. In the figure, reference numerals 100 and 100 indicate impellers for integration, and bearings 1 are attached to frames 101 and 101.
02, 102, and is rotatably attached to a horizontally suspended shaft 103. The shaft 103 is rotated in a predetermined direction (clockwise in the state shown in FIG. 8, counterclockwise in the state shown in FIG. 11) via a power transmission system 105 using a pulse motor 104 as a drive source. It's summery.

Further, a pair of rotary bodies 106, 106 as a take-out mechanism are provided outside the accumulation impellers 100, 100 so that their outer peripheries partially overlap with the outer peripheries of the impellers 100, 100.
These rotating bodies 106, 106 are impellers 100, 1
It is rotatably attached to a shaft 107 that is horizontally suspended parallel to the shaft 103 of No. 00, and is driven in the forward or reverse direction via a drive system (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 9, these rotating bodies 106, 106 have a part of their outer periphery made of a material with a high friction coefficient such as rubber, and have a plurality of suction holes within an angle θ (45 in the embodiment). 106a... are formed. These suction holes 106a are bored in the shaft 107 and are opposed to a through hole 107a that communicates with a vacuum source (not shown) through a hollow portion at predetermined timings, so that the front banknotes A are successively suctioned. It's summery. Further, a movable body 108 is provided in a nested state with the rotary bodies 106, 106 and the impellers 100, 100 as the extraction mechanism. This movable body 108 is oscillated between the solid line position and the dashed-dotted line position in FIG. The structure is such that it is possible to do so. During the accumulation operation by the impellers 100, 100, a part of the guide portion 10 intersects with the impellers 100, 100 to remove the banknotes A from the impellers 100, 100.
8a, and the other part becomes a stopper part 108b that closes the outlet 112, and the rotating body 1
06, 106, the guide part 108a presses and supports the banknote A from a direction (lateral direction) perpendicular to the direction (downward) of the banknote A by rotating at a certain angle, and the stopper part 108b takes out the banknote A. It is designed to be retracted from the mouth.

In addition, rotating bodies 106 and 10 are provided at the outlet 112.
A double-bill prevention roller 113 is provided to separate the second and subsequent bills A that are about to be taken out along with the endmost banknote A that is suctioned and taken out by the banknote 6.

In addition, the terminal end of a carry-in section R5 branched from the vertical conveyance path _R4 of the conveyance path R formed approximately in the center of the unit main body 14 in the front-rear direction faces the upper part of the arrangement portion of the impellers _{100, 100} . , the banknotes A distributed through the distribution gate 39d are transferred to the impeller 10.
It is designed to lead to 0,10. Further, a discharging section R ₆ whose terminal end is joined to the vertical conveying section R ₄ is formed below the arrangement portion of the impellers 100 , 100 , and the rotating bodies 106 , 1 as the discharging mechanism are formed.
06, the banknotes A are transferred to the vertical conveyance section _R4.
It is now being sent to

The vertical conveyance section R ₄ has a plurality of guide rollers 11
4. Conveyor belt 1 tensioned by passing it over...
15, and a plurality of (four) conveyor belts 117 stretched around guide rollers 116 so that a part of the conveyor belts 115 is in contact with the conveyor belts 115.
It is formed by mutually opposing surface parts. Further, the carrying-in section _R5 includes the conveying belt 117,
It is formed by a mutually opposing surface portion with a conveyor belt 119 stretched by being stretched around guide rollers 118 so that a portion of the conveyor belt 117 is in contact with the upper surface thereof. Further, the unloading section _R5 located at the lowest stage is formed by a mutually opposing surface portion with the conveyor belt 120, which is stretched so that a portion thereof is in contact with the lower surface portion of the conveyor belt 119.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the separator mechanisms 28, 29 as the partition means,
The configuration of 30 and 31 will be explained. These separator mechanisms 28 to 31 have the same configuration. That is, the collected banknote storage section 23, the ten thousand yen banknote storage section 22,
The 1,000 yen bill storage section 21 and the 5,000 yen/excluded bill storage section 20 each have a rectangular frame-shaped movable body 1 surrounding the banknote group A accumulated on the pedestal 130.
31 are provided. This movable body 131 is connected to the guide rod 1 via a linear bearing (not shown).
It is supported by 28 and 129 so as to be able to reciprocate along the stacking direction of the banknotes A. This movable body 13
The flapper 1 has a plurality of claws 132a..., 133a... on both the upper and lower horizontal frame parts 131a, 131b of the flapper 1.
32 and 133 are rotatably mounted around support shafts 134 and 135.

Further, the driving force of a pulse motor 136 is transmitted to these flappers 132, 133 via a link mechanism 137, and the pawls 132a..., 133a... are configured to be able to be inserted into and removed from the accumulation area of banknotes A... .

Further, a drive pulley 139 attached to the drive shaft of a VR type pulse motor 138 is disposed near one end of one guide rod 129, and a driven pulley 140 is disposed near the other end. The movable body 131 has these pulleys 139 and 14.
The middle part of the timing belt 141 that is wrapped around the timing belt 141 is connected to the timing belt 141. In the normal state, this movable body 13
An initial position detector 142 and a forward position detector 143 are provided to maintain the movable body 131 at a normal stop position, and the movable body 131 is stopped at this position.

Note that even if the movable body 131 is advanced to the forward position, the claws 132a of each flapper 132, 133...,
133a... is the accumulation/retrieval device 24, 25, 26
and 27 so as not to come into contact with each other.

Reference numerals 144 and 144 in the figure are alignment guide plates that are movably disposed on both end faces of the banknote temporary accumulation chamber 32 by means not shown, and align the banknotes A in the longitudinal direction.

Also, Figure 8 shows the state of accumulation in the banknote temporary storage section, Figure 12 shows the state when receiving deposits, Figure 13 shows the state when returning deposits, and Figure 14 shows the state when withdrawing money. Figure 15 shows the standby state after withdrawal.

FIG. 16 is for explaining the electric circuit. That is, the main control section 150 controls the entire system, and the storage section 152 is composed of, for example, a ROM (read-only memory) and stores control programs and the like. The deposit/withdrawal mechanism control section 151 controls the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 according to signals from the main control section 150 and signals from the inspection control section 155. The above inspection control section 1
Reference numeral 55 controls the inspection section 36. The operation panel section/internal monitor device control section 153 controls the operation panel 3 and the internal monitor device 13. The card/slip processing control device 154 controls the card/slip processing unit device 11. The passbook reading/printing control unit 156 reads the magnetic stripe of the passbook inserted through the passbook insertion slot 4 and controls the passbook reading/printing device 157 that records transaction details in the passbook and journal.

The main control section 150 counts the number of coins stored in each storage section 21, 22, 23 according to signals from each detector in the deposit/withdrawal device 12 and a signal from the inspection section 36, and stores coins for each denomination. It counts the number of sheets, the number of sheets loaded, the number of sheets inspected, etc. The main control section 150 also includes a remote monitor input/output control section 159.
This controls a remote monitor device 175 provided at a remote location from the deposit/withdrawal device. Furthermore, the main control section 150 includes the communication control section 1
58 for data transmission with a central processing unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 17, the internal monitor device 13 displays an operation progress status code display section 161, a reset button 162, a load button 160, a replenishment button 163, and the number of transactions for each denomination, or whether it is a 10,000 yen bill or a 1,000 yen bill. A number display section 164 that displays the loaded number of yen bills or the number of scrutinized yen bills, and a storage button 1
66, tightening button 168, inquiry button 169, return button 167, indicator 17 that indicates the near end of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting
0, Display 171 that indicates the near end of the thousand yen bill storage section 21 by flashing and indicates the end by lighting, 5,000 yen/
It is comprised of a display 172 that blinks to indicate the near end of the rejected ticket storage section 20 and lights up to indicate the end, a display 174 that indicates collection and loading, and a keyboard 173 that includes numeric keypad denomination keys.

The remote monitor 175 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the display 178 indicates the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and the end by lighting, and the display 17 indicates the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting.
9. Display unit 180 that indicates the near end of the 5,000 yen/excluded ticket storage section 20 by blinking and the end by lighting, and displays the subject, operation step, operation status code, and the number of loaded 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes. It is composed of a display section 177 that displays the number of sheets to be inspected, a number of sheets button 176, and the like.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. For example, first of all, a customer (customer) inserts a card into the card insertion slot 5 after seeing the operation guide "Please insert your card or passbook" displayed on the CRT display section 10. Then, the data on the magnetic stripe of the card is read by a reading section (not shown) and supplied to the main control section 150. Thereby, the main control section 150 checks the validity of the card. Then, if the card is valid, the main control unit 150 causes the CRT display unit 10 to display an operation guide saying "Please enter your PIN number." When the customer inputs the password using the operation button 8, the main control unit 150 checks whether the password read from the card matches the password input using the operation button 8 or whether there is a relationship between the password and the password. If there is a match, or if the relationship satisfies a predefined rule, the main control unit 15
0 displays on the CRT display unit 10 the message ``Please select a transaction type,'' as well as instructions for selecting buttons for ``Deposit, Withdrawal, Transfer, and Balance Inquiry.''

When a transaction item is selected and the operation button 8 corresponding to deposit is pressed, the main control unit 150 enters a deposit acceptance state and outputs a deposit instruction to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. Thereby, the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 opens the door body 50 of the deposit/withdrawal port 7. Next, the customer handed over a bundle of banknotes A.
When the door body 50 is closed after the banknotes are put into the banknote storage chamber 51 in a three-dimensional state with mixed denominations (front and back), a detector (not shown) detects that the door body 50 is closed.
Further, after the main control unit 150 determines that the banknotes have been correctly deposited into the banknote storage chamber 51 based on the detection by the detectors 41a and 41b, the banknotes A are taken out one by one from the frontmost one through the take-in roller 57. be included. This taken-in banknote A is conveyed via the taking-in conveyance path _R2 . At this time, the bill A is detected to be taken in by the bill passage detector 40a, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of bills taken in based on the detection signal. Furthermore, when the banknote A passes through the inspection section 36,
By detecting things such as ``short length'', ``longitudinal length'', ``magnetic pattern matching'', ``color separation of transmitted light'', and ``division matching of fine parts using reflected light'', ``winding type discrimination'' is performed. ”, “authenticity determination”, “good/damage determination”,
“Front and back discrimination” is performed, and the result is sent to the main control unit 15.
0. Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown).
In addition, the main control unit 150 causes the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 to reject banknotes A that are found to be "false" in the authenticity determination, if they are stacked, skewed significantly, or damaged and cannot be recognized as valid banknotes. Output a signal. Thereby, when the leading edge of the banknote A reaches the banknote passage detector 40b, the first sorting gate 39a is rotated to the right. Then, that banknote A
are temporarily accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38 via the conveyance path _R3 .

On the other hand, in the case of a 5,000 yen bill that is determined to be "true" in the authenticity determination and "reverse" in the front and back determination, the main control unit 150 outputs the signal to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. As a result, the banknote A is transferred to the sorting gate 3.
The sheets are sorted by 9a and 39b and conveyed to the front-back reversing section 37. The banknotes A that have been reversed by the front-back reversing unit 37 are conveyed via a conveyance path R ₄ , sorted by a sorting gate 39 d, and conveyed through a conveyance path R ₅ . are accumulated in the temporary storage section 32 of.

At this time, in each storage section 20, 21, 22, the separator mechanisms 28, 29, 30 are in the initial deposit position, and the claws 132a..., 133a... of both the upper and lower flappers 132, 133 are holding the banknote A. (see FIG. 8), with temporary storage sections 32, 33, and 34 formed in front of each stacking/retrieval device 24, 25, and 26, and banknotes A guided by the impeller 100. is spindle 1
In a state in which the movable body 108 driven by the pulse motor 110 moves to the left around 09 (see FIG. 8), the movable body 108 collides with the guide portion 108a of the movable body 108 and comes off from the impeller 100. At this time, by rotating the rotary body 106, a part of which is made of a high friction material and has holes, in a clockwise direction, the stopper portion 10 of the rotary body 108 can be
8b blocks the banknote outlet 112, so the impeller 10
The banknotes A that deviate from 0 are aligned and stacked one by one at the bottom. Further, the alignment of the banknotes A in the longitudinal direction is performed at the time when the banknotes A are removed from the impeller 100 and stacked by alignment guide plates 144, 144 which are moved by means not shown.

On the other hand, in the case of 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes, the operation is similar, and the second and third temporary storage units 33 and 3 are stored, respectively.
It is accumulated in 4. Also, banknotes that are determined to be "true" by the above-mentioned authenticity determination and "true" by the front/back discrimination are stored in temporary storage units 32, 33 corresponding to each denomination, without going through the front/back reversing unit 37. 34. At the time of the above accumulation, passing detectors 40m, 40n, 4
In response to the detection signal of 0o, the main control unit 150 counts the number of accumulated 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 10,000 yen bills using a counter (not shown).

On the other hand, when the detectors 41a and 41b detect that there is no bill in the bill storage chamber 51, the take-in roller 5
7 is stopped, and the import process is completed.

Next, when the elimination tickets are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38, the arm 92 moves to the left,
The rejected bills are sandwiched between the conveyor belts 82 and 62 and conveyed all at once to the banknote storage chamber ₅₁ via the conveyance path R1. (See Figure 7). In this way, the banknote storage chamber 5
1, the accumulated rejected tickets are taken in and conveyed again, and the deposit processing is performed.

In this way, after all the inserted banknotes are accumulated, they are counted and verified. In other words, among the genuine notes determined by the inspection unit 36, the number of 10,000 yen bills, the number of 5,000 yen bills, and the number of 1,000 yen bills to be verified and the transport paths to the temporary storage units 32 to 34 corresponding to each bill type.
Passage detectors 40m, 40n and 4 on R ₅
The number of sheets counted by 0o is determined by the main control unit 150.
The count is guaranteed by double checking.

After the counts are collated in this manner, the main control section 150 displays the total deposit amount based on the number of ticket types on the CRT display section 10 of the operation panel section 3, and prompts the customer to confirm the deposit amount and the number of ticket types. When the customer presses the confirmation button, after online communication,
If the acceptance is "OK", the pulse motor 136 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is driven to close the flapper 13.
Rotate 2,133 to open it vertically. In this way, the group of banknotes A stored in each stage is pushed by the pressing spring 146 by the back-up body 145 of each stage, and moves forward together with the banknotes A in the temporary storage sections 32, 33, and 34, and is transferred to the stacking/retrieving device 24. ,2
5, 26 and stops. After that, the pulse motor 138 is operated and the separator mechanisms 28, 29, 3
0 is advanced, the pulse motor 136 is rotated in the opposite direction, and the flappers 132 and 133 support the banknote A (see FIG. 12).

Due to the above mechanism operation, each temporary accumulation section 32, 3
Tickets 3 and 34 are stored in respective ticket storage sections 20, 21, and 22. The flow of banknotes in such a deposit processing operation is as shown in FIG. 19.

If the customer presses the cancel button when confirming the deposited amount, or if the result of online communication becomes "unacceptable", the main control unit 150 enters the return state and outputs a return command to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. As a result, the banknotes A in the temporary storage units 34, 33, and 32 are taken in in the order of 10,000 yen banknotes, 1,000 yen banknotes, and 5,000 yen banknotes, and are accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 38. That is, first, the separator mechanisms 28, 29,
By turning off the excitation of each VR type pulse motor 136 that drives the banknotes 30 in the horizontal direction, both the upper and lower flappers 132, 133 are pushed by the force of the spring 146 along with the stacked banknotes A by the backup body 145, and the temporary storage units 32, 33 are pushed together by the force of the spring 146. , 34 banknotes A... are pressed in the direction of the impeller 100. Next, the rotating body 10
8 to the right, the temporary storage section 3
2, 33, 34 banknotes A at flaps 132, 13
Insert it between the claws 132a..., 133a... (see Fig. 13). Next, when a vacuum pump (not shown) is driven and the rotating body 106 starts rotating, the openings 106a of the rotating body 106 and the opening 107a of the shaft 107 communicating with the vacuum chamber (45° in the rotating direction of the rotating body) When the banknotes (open) match, the banknotes A are sucked and taken out. Rotating body 10
6 rotates 45 degrees, the suction of the opening 106a of the rotating body 106 stops, and the tip of the banknote A is moved to the rotating body 10.
6 and the belt 119.

Note that to prevent the stacking of banknotes A, there is provided a double stacking prevention roller 11 whose center is hollow and connected to a vacuum chamber, and which has an opening on the side facing the banknote A.
This is done by suctioning the banknote A in step 3. The suction of the banknote A by the double taking prevention roller 113 continues until the lower end of the banknote A is supported by the flapper 133 after the end of taking out, so that the banknote A is prevented from falling from the takeout port 112. The timing at which the intake operation of each stage ends is determined by the separator mechanisms 28, 29,
30 is moved back to the deposit initial position, and when the banknote presence/absence detectors 41e, 41f, and 41g change to "bright", it is determined that the process is finished.

When all the deposited banknotes are temporarily accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38, the banknote A is transferred to the banknote storage chamber 51.
Transport in bulk up to (See Figure 7). Thereafter, all of the banknotes A in the banknote storage chamber 51 are made to protrude from the deposit/withdrawal port 7 by the above-described banknote discharging mechanism (pop-up mechanism), thereby prompting the customer to remove the deposited banknotes. At this time, the main control unit 150
The display section 10 provides a message saying, "We will return the deposited banknotes." The flow of banknotes in such a deposit return processing operation is as shown in FIG.

All the banknotes in the automatic return operation are temporarily accumulated in the temporary stacking section 38 under any conditions, and after conveyed all at once to the banknote storage chamber 51, all the deposited banknotes are removed by the banknote discharging mechanism (pop-up mechanism) shown in FIG. Return to customer. In other words, returned banknotes are never inspected. The discrimination function is exactly the same as when depositing, but not using the discrimination function makes the recovery method very complicated in the event that the count at the time of deposit and the count at the time of return become inconsistent. This is because counting verification may not be possible due to overlapping, etc. that occurs during the operation of taking out banknotes at the time of return.

However, depending on the arrangement of each part of the principal withdrawal mechanism, recovery by retry is mechanically possible.

Next, when selecting a transaction type, when the operation button 8 corresponding to withdrawal is pressed, the main control unit 150 displays guidance text on the CRT display saying "Please press the button for the amount and finally press the yen button." Display it as 10. The customer then inserts the amount using the operation button 8 according to the instructions. By inputting this amount, the main control unit 150 displays a message on the CRT saying, "If the amount is correct, please press the confirmation button. If you wish to change the exchange button, please press the correction button."
It is displayed on the display unit 10. When this button is pressed, the main control section 150 causes the CRT display section 10 to display the guidance text "Communication in progress. Please wait for a while." At this time, the main control unit 150
communicates online, and also uses the deposit/withdrawal device 1.
Output the withdrawal command to 2. As a result, the deposit/withdrawal device 12 transfers the banknotes corresponding to the above amount to the banknote storage unit 2.
1 and 22 and accumulate them in a temporary accumulation section 38. That is, first, the separator mechanisms 30 and 29 of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 and the 1,000 yen bill storage section 21
The flappers 132 and 133 are connected to a pulse motor 136.
Operate and open. Next, the pulse motor 110 is operated to rotate the movable body 108 in the right direction. This creates a gap of 0.5 to 1.5 mm between the rotating body 106 for taking out and the bill A. (See Figure 14).

First, the vacuum pump that takes out banknotes A from the 10,000 yen banknote storage section 32 is operated to increase the degree of vacuum inside the shaft 107, and then the conveyor belt 119 that forms the conveyance path _R6 is rotated, and the rotating body 1 as a takeout mechanism is operated.
Removal begins by starting the rotation of 06. The bills taken out in this manner are sorted by sorting gates 39d, 39e, 39f, 39g, and 39h and conveyed via conveyance paths _R4 , _R2 , and _R3 ,
It is accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38. At this time, the bills taken out from the ten thousand yen bill storage section 22 are detected by the bill passing detector 40r, and the main control section 150 counts the number of bills taken out based on the detection signal. Further, the banknotes taken out from the thousand yen banknote storage section 21 are detected by the banknote passage detector 40q, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of banknotes taken out based on the detection signal. Further, when the taken-out banknote passes through the inspection section 36, "bill type discrimination" and the like are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control section 150. Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Further, the banknotes stacked in the temporary stacking unit 38 are detected by a banknote passing detector 40f, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of banknotes stacked based on the detection signal.

When the number of sheets taken out by the passage detectors 40r and 40q reaches the set number, the main control unit 150
completes the removal of banknotes from the corresponding banknote storage sections 22 and 21. Further, the main control unit 150 performs a number verification based on whether the added number of 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes according to the inspection result matches the accumulated number of banknotes.

At this time, the removed banknote A passes through the inspection section 36, and is reconfirmed by "bill type discrimination" to be the type of banknote taken out from the banknote storage units 22, 21 corresponding to each banknote. Regarding this "ticket type discrimination", usually,
There is no need to re-check, but it is best to double-check as it is impossible to say that there are no errors when setting the missing items.

Regarding "determination of fitness and loss," it is determined whether allocation based on fitness or loss is necessary depending on the operation mode at the time of deposit. In other words, when depositing money, as long as it is a "true" bill and the type of bill can be determined, no matter how dirty, torn, or repaired the bill is with cellophane tape, it will be accepted. They may be stored in the 10,000 yen storage unit 22 and 1,000 yen storage unit 21 for withdrawal, or they may be stored in the 5,000 yen/elimination ticket storage unit 20, and in the former case, the fitness and loss judgment at the time of withdrawal is necessary, and the latter is not particularly necessary.

In any case, unfit notes must be avoided as banknotes to be paid out to customers.

When carrying out fitness/failure classification control, unfit bills are bills that are overlapping, markedly skewed, or have abnormally conveyed bills that occur when normal bills are taken out, or have a pitch exceeding the standard, or are abnormally conveyed bills, and are classified as rejected bills that cannot be distinguished by the inspection unit 36. Similarly, the tickets are guided to the 5,000 yen/exclusion ticket storage section 20, where they are accumulated and stored. In addition, when a rejected ticket occurs, the first gate 39a is rotated to the left and the front/back reversal section 37 is opened.
The tickets are accumulated and stored in the 5,000 yen/exclusion ticket storage section 20 as they are without going through the process. The storage location for rejected tickets can be switched to the rejected ticket accumulation section 49.

Note that the flow of banknotes in the above-described withdrawal processing operation is as shown in FIG.

When a rejected ticket is generated in this way, an additional takeout is performed to replenish the specified number of tickets.

The payout banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking section 38 are sent out all at once by the mechanism shown in FIG. 7, and are accumulated in the banknote storage chamber 51. After that, after communicating online, the transaction was "permitted" and the 6th
The banknote A is transferred to the arm 71 by the banknote discharging mechanism shown in the figure.
Then, pick it up and wait for the customer to take it out.

In addition, if the transaction is determined to be ``unacceptable'' after online communication, the extracted banknotes accumulated in the banknote storage chamber 51 can be retrieved one by one in the same way as when depositing, and then verified. Each ticket type is stored in the storage sections 22 and 21 of. In this way, by employing a parallel operation in which banknote withdrawal is started at the same time as communication begins, processing time per transaction can be significantly shortened and efficiency can be increased. Also, transactions are “not possible”
Even if this happens less frequently, there is no problem because the removed banknotes can be returned to the original storage section.

Next, the banknotes are lifted by the banknote discharging mechanism shown in FIG. 6, and the banknotes are discharged waiting for the customer to take them out, the banknotes are discharged during automatic return of deposits, and when a customer operation timeout occurs when the banknote is discharged when a deposit exclusion ticket is discharged. The operation for collecting forgotten banknotes will be explained with reference to the flow of banknotes in FIG. 22.

In the discharge mechanism shown in FIG. 6, the bill bundle A pushed out between the first conveyor belt 53 and the second conveyor belt 54 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow by a drive source (not shown). , banknote storage chamber 51
taken back inside. Banknote detector 41b is "bright", 41
When a is in the "dark" state, that is, the banknote has been completely pulled back and taken into the banknote storage chamber 51, so the attraction of the magnet 73 is released and the second conveyor belt 54 is wrapped around it. The arm 71 attached to the pulled pulley 64 is returned to its original position, and
The door body 50 is automatically closed and the deposit/withdrawal port 7 is closed. Thereafter, the banknote bundle A is successively taken in one by one through the above-described normal deposit receiving operation shown in FIG. At this time, the distribution gate is 39g.
is tilted downward, and the banknotes taken in one by one pass through the conveyance path _R2 and are transferred to the collection/loading banknote storage section 2.
3 and stored in the temporary storage unit 35 after processing is completed.

This collection process is continued until the collected/loaded banknote storage section 23 is full, i.e., an operation mode in which no correspondence is made between collected transactions and collected banknotes, and an operation mode in which correspondence is established, i.e., the first collected banknote is It is possible to store the collected/loaded banknotes in the banknote storage section 23, store the second collected banknotes in the temporary storage section 35 partitioned by the separator mechanism 31, and keep the third collected banknotes in the banknote storage chamber 51. Therefore, the collection process can be performed up to the third time without stopping the device.

In the above description, the collected banknotes are taken directly into the collected/loaded banknote storage unit 23 without passing through the inspection unit 36, but the sorting gate 39g is tilted upward and the collected banknotes are discriminated and counted through the inspection unit 36. After stacking the banknotes in the primary stacking section 38, they are returned to the banknote storage chamber 51 in bulk and then transferred to the sorting gate 39g.
Mechanically, it is also possible to tilt the banknotes downward, take them in again, and put them into the collected/loaded banknote storage section 23.

Further, the collected banknotes can be inspected and counted in the same manner as deposits, and can be sorted and put into the banknote storage sections 20, 21, and 22 for each type of banknote.

Next, regarding the banknote loading process, see Figures 23a and b.
This will be explained with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 24 and the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. First, first thing in the morning, the clerk mixes the 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes needed for the day, stores them in the banknote storage section 23 of the fourth safe cassette 19, and sets them in the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. The staff member then presses the loading button 160 on the internal monitor 13. (ST1). By pressing this loading button 160, the main control unit 150 controls the detectors 41e, 41f, 4
Based on the detection signals from 1g, 41c, 41b, 40a,... ST2), if any remains, an error code is displayed on the operating status display section 161 of the internal monitor 13 to that effect, and an alarm is generated. (ST3). In response to this alarm, the staff member takes out the banknotes from the banknote storage units 21 and 22.
(ST4). At this time, when the replenishment button 163 is pressed (ST22), replenishment loading, which will be described later, is performed.
At this time, the main control unit 150 displays a message on the CRT display unit 10 saying, ``Loading is in progress, so please wait for a while.''

Next, the main control unit 150 checks whether or not there are banknotes in the loading banknote storage unit 23 based on the detection signal from the detector 41h (ST5), and if there are no banknotes, the operation status display unit 161 of the internal monitor 13 displays a message to that effect. Displays an error code and generates an alarm.
(ST6). In response to this alarm, the clerk mixes ten thousand yen banknotes and one thousand yen banknotes and stores them in the banknote storage section 23 of the fourth safe cassette 19. (ST7). At this time, since the loading button 160 is pressed down, the process advances to the next step (ST9). (ST8).

If there are banknotes to be loaded and there are no banknotes remaining at all locations, the main control unit 150 rotates the distribution gate 39a to the right, the distribution gate 39h to the right, and the distribution gate 39g downward. As a result, the banknotes in the banknote storage section 23 are taken out one by one in the same way as the above-mentioned takeout operation at the time of withdrawal.
It is sent to the inspection section 36 via the conveyance path _R6 . Then, the inspection section 36 discriminates the banknote and outputs the discrimination result to the main control section 150. Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the number of thousand yen banknotes and the number of ten thousand yen banknotes. The banknotes that have passed through the inspection section 36 operate in the same manner as during the deposit processing, and the rejected tickets are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38, and the 10,000 yen banknotes and the 1,000 yen banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage sections 34 and 33, respectively. (ST9). and,
When either the 10,000 yen temporary storage unit 34 or the 1,000 yen temporary storage unit 33 does not reach 100 bills, the removal of banknotes from the banknote storage unit 23 is temporarily stopped and the 100 banknotes are transferred to the 10,000 yen banknote storage unit 22 or Thousand yen bill storage section 21
Store it in. When this storage operation is completed, the extraction of banknotes from the banknote storage section 23 is started, and when the temporary storage sections 33 and 34 reach 100 sheets, the retrieval operation is temporarily stopped and the 100 sheets of accumulated banknotes are handled. Store it in the storage compartment. (ST10). This operation is carried out until the banknotes are removed, that is, until the empty banknote detector 42 detects that there are no banknotes in the banknote storage section 23 and the detector 41h becomes "bright". (ST11).
The last banknote is transported and temporarily stored in the storage section 33, 3.
4, the main control unit 150 uses the detectors 40a to detect that no banknotes remain on the transport path R of each part, and stops each part. At this time, the main control section 150 causes the rejected tickets accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38 to be conveyed all at once to the banknote storage chamber 51. (See Figure 7). (ST12). Next, the banknotes in the banknote storage chamber 51 are taken out one by one in the same manner as the above-described collection operation, and after being accumulated in the temporary storage section 35,
When it is detected that there are no banknotes remaining, the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage section 23.

In this manner, when a series of loading operations is completed, the main control section 150 controls the card/slip processing unit device 1.
The printing unit (not shown) in 1 prints on the journal the contents of the banknotes, that is, the number of each type of 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes, and the total amount as shown in Figure 25, and the internal monitor A number display section 164 of 13 displays the number of each type of 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes. (ST13). Further, if there is a rejected ticket and it has been returned, the main control unit 150 displays the collection/loading indicator 174 to notify the staff.

Thereby, the clerk pulls out the fourth safe cassette 19, takes out the bills returned to the bill storage section 23, and counts the number of bills. The staff member checks and confirms the number of each ticket type and amount that he or she initially set based on the number of tickets, the content printed on the journal, and the content displayed on the internal monitor 13. At the time of this confirmation, the staff member presses down the storage button 166 on the internal monitor 13.
(ST14). In this way, the last banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage sections 33 and 34 are stored in the respective storage sections 21 and 22, and the loading process is completed.

If verification cannot be achieved due to an excess or shortage of banknotes at the stage of setting by the staff member or an error in calculation by the staff member, the return button 167 on the internal monitor 13 is pressed. When this button is pressed, all the loaded banknotes in the storage units 22, 23 and temporary storage units 34, 33 for 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are removed in the same process as the withdrawal operation when withdrawing money. The sheets are taken out one by one and conveyed to the inspection section 36 through the conveyance path _R6 . Sorting gate 39
A is rotated to the right and 39h is rotated to the left in advance, and the banknotes that have passed through the inspection section 36 follow the direction of the sorting gate 39a, pass through the conveyance path _R3 , and then follow the direction of the sorting gate 39h. Enter transport path _R7 . Thereafter, the banknotes are conveyed from the conveyance path R ₇ via the conveyance path R ₂ , are rotated downward through the sorting gate 39 g , enter the conveyance path R ₅ , and are stored in the temporary storage section 35 of the collected/loaded banknote storage section 23 . Collected and stored. This operation is repeated intermittently every 100 sheets in the same way as when loading, and the storage sections 22, 21 and temporary storage sections 34, 33 for 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills are emptied, and the banknotes are removed from the conveyance path. It continues until it runs out and is completed. (ST15). The flow of banknotes in the return processing at the time of loading is as shown in FIG.

Next, intermediate replenishment of banknotes will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 23a, b, and c and the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. 24. First, the clerk presses the replenishment button 163 on the internal monitor 13 and uses the keyboard 173 to set the number of coins to be refilled for each denomination. (ST22). At this time, the main control unit 150 stores the replenishment number of coins for each denomination in a memory (not shown). In addition, the main control unit 15
0 causes the CRT display unit 10 to display a message saying, ``Loading is in progress, please wait for a while.''

Next, the main controller 50 checks whether or not there are banknotes in the loading banknote storage section 23 based on the detection signal from the detector 41h (ST5), and if there are no banknotes, the operation status display section 161 of the internal monitor 13 displays a message to that effect. In addition to generating an alarm by displaying an error code, an indicator 174 for collecting/loading no loaded bills
I'll let you know. (ST6). In response to this alarm, the clerk mixes ten thousand yen banknotes and one thousand yen banknotes and stores them in the banknote storage section 23 of the fourth safe cassette 19. (ST7).

At this time, since the replenishment button 163 is pressed down, the process advances to the next step (ST16). (ST8).
However, if there are banknotes to be collected, they are removed and then the banknotes for loading are stored.

If there are banknotes to be loaded, the main control unit 1
50 rotates the distribution gate 39a to the right, the distribution gate 39h to the right, and the distribution gate 39g downward. As a result, the banknotes in the banknote storage section 23 are sequentially 1
The sheets are taken out one by one and transferred to the inspection section 36 by the conveyance path _R6 .
transported to. Then, the inspection section 36 discriminates the banknote and outputs the discrimination result to the main control section 150.
Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the number of thousand yen banknotes and the number of ten thousand yen banknotes. The banknotes that have passed through the inspection section 36 operate in the same manner as during the deposit processing, and the rejected tickets are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38, and the 10,000 yen banknotes and the 1,000 yen banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage sections 34 and 33, respectively.
(ST16). At this time, the main control unit 150 controls the 1,000 yen bill,
It is checked whether the number of each ten thousand yen bill to be verified matches the set number. When the number of ten thousand yen banknotes or one thousand yen banknotes matches, and the banknote corresponding to the matched banknote is discriminated, the banknote is stacked in the temporary stacking section 38 as a rejected ticket. the above,
If the number of 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes matches the set number, the banknotes at the time of the match are transported,
After the banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage units 33 and 34, the main control unit 150 uses the detectors 40a to detect that no banknotes remain on the transport path R of each unit, and stops each unit. At this time, the main control section 150 causes the rejected tickets accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38 to be conveyed all at once to the banknote storage chamber 51. (See Figure 7).
(ST17). Next, the banknotes in the banknote storage chamber 51 are taken out one by one in the same way as in the collection operation described above, and after being accumulated in the temporary storage section 35, they are stored in the banknote storage section 23 when it is detected that no banknotes remain.

In this manner, when a series of loading operations is completed, the main control section 150 controls the card/slip processing unit device 1.
A printing unit (not shown) in 1 prints on the journal the contents of the banknotes loaded, that is, the number of each type of banknote, 10,000 yen banknote and 1,000 yen banknote, as shown in FIG. The display unit 164 displays the number of ten thousand yen banknotes and thousand yen banknotes for each type of banknote. (ST19). In addition, the main control unit 1
50 will be collected if there is an exclusion ticket and it is returned.
The loading indicator 17 is displayed to notify the staff. Thereby, the clerk pulls out the fourth safe cassette 19, takes out the bills returned to the bill storage section 23, and counts the number of bills. Based on this number, what is printed on the journal, and what is displayed on the internal monitor 13, the staff member calculates the number of each type of ticket that he or she initially set,
Check and confirm the amount. At the time of this confirmation, the staff member presses down the storage button 166 on the internal monitor 13.
(ST19). In this way, the last banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage sections 33 and 34 are stored in the respective storage sections 21 and 22, and the loading process is completed. (ST20). At this time, the main control unit 150 adds the number of ten thousand yen banknotes and one thousand yen banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 22 and 21 by the number of replenishing banknotes.

If verification cannot be made due to an excess or shortage of banknotes at the staff's setting stage or a calculation error by the staff, the return button 167 on the internal monitor 13 is pressed. When this button is pressed, all the loaded banknotes in the storage units 22, 23 and temporary storage units 34, 33 for 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are removed in the same process as the withdrawal operation when withdrawing money. The sheets are taken out one by one and conveyed to the inspection section 36 through the conveyance path _R6 . Sorting gate 3
9a is rotated to the right and 39h is rotated to the left in advance, and the banknotes that have passed through the inspection section 36 follow the direction of the sorting gate 39a, pass through the conveyance path _R3 , and then follow the direction of the sorting gate 39h. Transport path R ₇
to go into. After that, the banknotes are conveyed from the conveyance path _R7 via the conveyance path _R2 , rotated downward through the sorting gate 39g, enter the conveyance path _R5 , and are collected/collected.
The bills are accumulated and stored in the temporary storage section 35 of the loaded banknote storage section 23. This action is the same as when loading.
The intermittent operation is repeated every 100 sheets, and each storage section 22, 21 and temporary storage section 34, 3 for 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknote.
This process is continued until No. 3 is empty and no banknotes are left on the conveyance path, and the process is completed. (ST21). The flow of banknotes in the replenishment return process is as shown in FIG.

In this way, when reloading is necessary when an error is discovered in the counting after loading, all that is required is to press the return button, which greatly reduces the effort required by the staff.

Further, as described above, when the number of stored banknotes such as thousand yen banknotes and ten thousand yen banknotes is low, for example, when the banknotes are at a near end, a predetermined number of banknotes can be loaded. As a result, when it is near the end of business hours, it is possible to load the number of sheets required within a short period of time, that is, within the business hours, and it is possible to reduce wasted time due to loading.

Although the loading process and the supplementary loading process described above were performed on both 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes, the same operation can be performed even if the process is performed on either one of the banknotes.

As mentioned above, in the loading process, stacking and storing are repeated intermittently every 100 bills of each type, so even if a bill jams in the takeout section, conveyance section, stacking section, etc. during the processing, it will not occur. The banknotes stored up to this point are guaranteed to be counted, and the banknotes stored in the storage sections 22 and 21 for 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are left as they are.
After removing only the temporary storage sections 34, 33 and the banknotes being conveyed or taken out and resetting, the loading button 160 can be pressed to continue. In this way, it is easier for the staff to recover when a problem occurs.

In addition, for both full loading and supplementary loading, it is common knowledge for banks to set banknotes that have both front and back banknotes sorted and are in good condition. As for the inspection function, all the functions of ``distinguishing the type of bill'', ``distinguishing front and back'', ``determining whether it is good or bad'', and ``determining authenticity'' are utilized as in the case of deposit.

In the case of replenishment loading using the fourth safe cassette 19, the replenishment button 163 is enabled in the customer standby state, and when the loading process is started, the CRT display section 10
A message to that effect will be displayed, and the program will automatically return when completed. However, depending on the user's specifications, it is possible to execute transactions other than deposit/withdrawal transactions even during this replenishment, or even to accept card passbook media when selecting deposit/withdrawal transactions. When the machine is fully loaded, the processing time is long because the staff only processes it first thing in the morning and there are a large number of banknotes, so it is wise to suspend operation as an automatic transaction device, and it is also better for customers.

Next, replenishment from the operation panel section 3 will be explained with reference to the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. 23. First, the staff member confirms that the device is in a standby state, then inserts the staff key into the staff key switch provided in the front customer service section and turns it on to turn on the staff key switch. Then, the main control unit 150 changes to the attendant mode, and the CRT display unit 10
to display the message ``Please specify the process.'' Based on this guidance, the staff member selects loading using the operation button 8. Then, the main control unit 150 enters the loaded banknote acceptance state, outputs a deposit command to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12, and causes the CRT display unit 10 to display a message saying, “Please insert the banknotes to be loaded from the deposit/withdrawal slot.” . As a result, deposit/withdrawal mechanism 1
2 opens the door body 50 of the deposit/withdrawal port 7. Next, the staff member stores the banknote bundle A in a three-dimensional state in the banknote storage chamber 51.
After putting it in, close the door body 50. Thereafter, by performing the same operation as the above-described deposit operation, bills are taken out one by one from the bill storage chamber 51 and transferred to the temporary storage section 32 of the corresponding denomination via the inspection section 36.
33 and 34. When the above operations are completed, the main control section 150 causes the CRT display section to display the number of denominations of each denomination accumulated in each temporary storage section, and also causes the "storage" and "return" buttons to be displayed and designated. Also, at this time, the main control unit 15
0 issues a journal in which the number of each type of banknote, such as 10,000 yen banknotes, 1000 yen banknotes, 5000 yen banknotes, and rejected tickets, shown in FIG. This allows the staff to check the loading contents and
If they match, the operation button 8 corresponding to storage is pressed down. Then, the banknotes in the temporary storage units 32, 33, and 34 are stored in the banknote storage units 20, 21, and 22, respectively. At this time, replenishment loading processing (deposit processing) is performed in the attendant mode, and online transaction communication is prohibited. As a result, the main control unit 150 updates the cumulative number of sheets data with the details of the deposit processing. Further, when the operation button 8 corresponding to the return is pressed, all the banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 7 are returned by the same operation as the deposit return process.

Next, the inspection process for settling one day's transactions will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 28 and the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. 29. First, at the end of the day's transactions or first thing the next morning, the clerk sets the safe cassette for inspection into the banknote storage section 23.
(ST31). Then, the staff member presses down the tightening button 168 on the internal monitor 13. (ST32). By pressing down the tightening button 168, the main control unit 150 enters the inspection state and outputs an inspection command to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. At this time, the main control unit 150 checks whether or not there are banknotes remaining in the banknote storage section 23 based on the detection signal from the detector 41h (ST33), and if there is a banknote remaining, the operation status display on the internal monitor 13 indicates this fact. The error code is displayed by the section 161 and an alarm is generated. (ST34). In response to this alarm, the clerk either removes the bill from the bill storage section 23 or presses the storage button 166. (ST35). This results in
The main control unit 150 takes out banknotes from the banknote storage units 20, 21, and 22 in the same way as in the withdrawal process, and takes out banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3.
It is accumulated in 5. That is, first, the flaps 132, 1 of the separator mechanism 30 of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 are
33 is opened by operating the pulse motor 136. Next, operate the pulse motor 110 to move the movable body 1 to the right.
Rotate 08. In this way, a gap of 0.5 to 1.5 mm is created between the rotating body 106 for taking out and the bill A. (See Figure 14). Next, 10,000 yen bill storage section 2
2, operate the vacuum pump to take out banknotes A to increase the degree of vacuum inside the shaft 107, and then move to the conveyance path _R6.
Taking out begins by rotating the conveyor belt 119 forming the transport belt 119 and starting the rotation of the rotary body 106 serving as the taking out mechanism. The bills taken out in this way are distributed through the distribution gates 39e, 39f, 39.
a, 39h, 39g, conveyance path R ₅ ,
It is transported via R ₄ , R ₃ , R ₇ , and R ₂ and accumulated in the temporary storage section 34 . At this time, the 10,000 yen bill storage section 2
The banknotes taken out from the banknote 2 are detected by the banknote passage detector 40r, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of banknotes taken out based on the detection signal. Further, when the taken-out banknote passes through the inspection unit 36, “bill type discrimination” etc. is performed, and the result is sent to the main control unit 150.
is supplied to Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Further, the banknotes stacked in the temporary storage section 34 are detected by a banknote passage detector 40l, and the main control section 150 counts the number of banknotes stacked based on the detection signal.

Then, the number of sheets collected by the passage detector 40l is
When the number of banknotes reaches 100, the main control unit 150 temporarily stops taking out banknotes from the banknote storage unit 22,
The 100 banknotes are stored in the banknote storage section 23. When this storage operation is completed, the banknote retrieval operation from the banknote storage section 22 is started, and when the temporary storage section 35 reaches 100 banknotes, the retrieval operation is temporarily stopped and the 100 banknotes are removed from the banknote storage section. Store it in 23. If you did not reach 100 sheets at the end,
It will be stored at this stage. This operation is continued until there are no more 10,000 yen bills left, that is, when the empty bill in the bill storage section 22 is detected by the empty detector 42 and the detector 41g is "bright".
Do this until . Further, the banknotes in the 1,000 yen bill storage section 21 and the 5,000 yen/excluded ticket storage section 20 operate in the same manner as when they are stored in the banknote storage section 23 from the 10,000 yen banknote storage section 22. (ST36).

When the bill storage section 23 becomes full during the above inspection (ST37), the main control section 150 prints the details of the bill inspection halfway on the journal by the printing section (not shown) in the card/slip processing unit device 11. At the same time, an operating status code indicating replacement of the loading safe is displayed on the display section 161 of the internal monitor 13 and the display section 1 of the remote monitor 175.
77 and wait for the staff to replace the safe. As shown in FIG. 30, the details of banknote scrutiny up to the middle of the journal include the number of each type of banknote, 10,000 yen banknote, and each banknote stacking section 22, 21, 2.
A storage number of 0 is recorded. (ST38). The staff member receives this journal and also places it in the banknote storage section 23.
Replace with an empty cassette. (ST39). and,
By pressing the tightening button 166 again (ST32), the inspection is performed again. Further, the inspection is performed until the empty banknote detector 42 detects that there are no banknotes in the banknote storage units 22, 21, and 20, and the detectors 41g, 41f, and 41e become "bright." After the last banknote is conveyed and accumulated in the temporary storage section 35, the main control section 150 detects that no banknote remains in the conveyance path R of each section using the detector 40a, and stops each section. . At this time, the main control unit 150
The numbers of ten thousand yen bills, five thousand yen bills, and thousand yen bills stored in the collected/loaded bill storage section 23 are displayed on the number display section 164 of the internal monitor. At this time, the main control section 150 causes the printing section (not shown) in the card/slip processing unit device 11 to print all the number of sheets to be inspected, that is, the number of sheets for each type of bill, as shown in FIG. 30, on the journal. (ST40). The clerk draws out the fourth safe cassette 19 and compares the contents of the journal with the contents.
(ST41).

However, the rejected tickets generated during the above examination are temporarily accumulated in the temporary stacking section 38 by the sorting gates 39a and 39h, and after all the bills in the bill storage section 23 are ejected and stored in the corresponding storage section, the rejected tickets are The banknotes are returned to the banknote storage chamber 51 in bulk, and then taken out one by one, collected/loaded in the temporary storage section 3.
5. At this time, each banknote that has been inspected is in the storage section and is separated from the banknotes that could not be inspected by a separator mechanism, so that they can be distinguished. At this time, the main control unit 150 controls the banknote storage units 20, 21, 2 when the number of reject banknotes at the time of withdrawal, that is, the number of banknotes accumulated in the rejected banknote accumulation unit 49 is “0”.
Subtract the number of coins to be withdrawn from the number of coins inserted into 2, add the number of deposited coins to this result, and subtract the number of coins inspected at the time of examination from this addition result to calculate the number of rejected tickets. "0"
In other cases, the calculated number of rejected tickets is calculated as the sum of the number of rejected tickets collected in the rejected ticket stacking section 49 and the number of rejected tickets sent to the temporary stacking section 38. As a result, at the time of checkout, the 30th
As shown in the figure, the number of loaded coins for each denomination, the number of loaded coins, the total number of loaded coins, the number of deposited coins, the number of withdrawals,
The number of bills examined, the number of bills stored in the bill storage section 23, and the number of bills accumulated in the temporary storage section 35 are printed.

Furthermore, if a problem such as a jam occurs during inspection, the system will be stopped immediately, and the contents of the banknotes stored in the compartment 23, which is stored in units of 100 banknotes and separated, will be displayed at that point by journal output. There is no need to re-examine the stored banknotes. In other words, it is only necessary to continue scrutinizing only the banknotes that are being accumulated in the temporary storage section 35 and the banknotes that are being taken out and transported.

Next, partial inspection during the deposit/withdrawal operation will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 31 and the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. 29. First, the clerk sets a safe cassette for inspection into the banknote storage section 23. (ST51). Then, the staff member presses the inquiry button 169 on the internal monitor 13 and uses the keyboard 173 to set the number of partially inspected coins for each denomination. (ST52). At this time, the main control unit 150
stores the number of inspected coins for each denomination in a memory (not shown). In addition, the main control unit 150 checks that the operating state is not in a standby state or in the process of depositing and withdrawing money, and even if a portion of the above-mentioned predetermined number of bills is inspected, the 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes do not reach the end or near-end state. This is determined using sheet number data stored in a memory (not shown).
(ST53). When the above conditions are satisfied, the main control unit 1
Reference numeral 50 gives a command to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 to examine a portion of a predetermined number of coins. Also, at this time, the main control unit 150
The CRT display unit 10 displays a message that says "Please wait for a while as the examination is in progress."

Next, the main control unit 150 checks whether or not there are banknotes in the banknote storage unit 23 for scrutiny based on the detection signal from the detector 41a (ST54), and if there are banknotes, the operation status display unit of the internal monitor 13 displays a message to that effect. 161, an alarm is generated by displaying an error code. (ST55). In response to this alarm, the clerk either removes the bill from the bill storage section 23 or presses the storage button 166. (ST56). As a result, the main control unit 150 takes out the banknotes from the banknote storage units 20, 21, and 22 and accumulates them in the temporary storage unit 34 in the same manner as in the withdrawal process. (ST57). That is, first, the flapper 13 of the separator mechanism 30 of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 is
2,133 is opened by operating the pulse motor 136. Next, the pulse motor 110 is operated to rotate the movable body 108 in the right direction. In this way, the gap between the rotating body 106 for taking out and the banknote A is 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
can. (See Figure 14). Next, the vacuum pump for taking out banknotes A from the 10,000 yen banknote storage section 22 is operated to increase the degree of vacuum inside the shaft 107, and then the conveyance path is
Taking out begins by rotating the conveyor belt 119 forming R ₆ and starting the rotation of the rotating body 106 as a taking out mechanism. The bills taken out in this way are distributed through the distribution gates 39e, 39f,
Sorted into 39a, 39h, 39g, conveyance path
They are transported via R ₅ , R ₄ , R ₃ , R ₇ , and R ₂ and accumulated in the temporary storage section 34 . At this time, the bill taken out from the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 is detected by the bill passage detector 40.
The removal detection is performed by r, and the main control section 150 counts the number of sheets to be taken out based on the detection signal. Furthermore, when the taken-out banknote passes through the inspection section 36, "bill type discrimination" and the like are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control section 150. As a result, the main control unit 15
0 counts the inspection results with a counter (not shown). Further, the banknote passage detector 40l accumulated in the temporary storage section 35 detects the accumulation, and the main control section 150 counts the number of accumulated bills based on the detection signal.

Then, when the number of ten thousand yen bills collected by the passage detector 40l matches the set number (ST58), the main control unit 150 stops taking out bills from the bill storage section 22, and subsequently removes the bills from the bill storage section 21. Starts taking out 1,000 yen banknotes. (ST59). When the main control section 150 determines that the number of thousand yen bills in the temporary storage section 35 has reached the set number (ST60), the operation of taking out the bills from the bill storage section 21 is stopped and the bills are stored in the bill storage section 23.
(ST61). At this time, the main control section 150 causes the number display section 164 of the internal monitor 13 to display the number of 10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 23. Also, at this time, the main control unit 150
A printing section (not shown) in the slip processing unit device 11 prints a portion of the inspection contents on the journal, that is, the 32nd
As shown in the figure, the number of 10000 yen banknotes and 1000 yen banknotes examined is recorded. (ST62). The clerk compares the contents of the journal with the contents of the safe cassette 19. (ST63).

Note that even if the inquiry button 169 is pressed, if the device is in a standby state or the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 is in operation, or if the set number of 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills has been examined, Any of the yen banknotes
When the end or near end state is reached, the main control unit 15
When 0 is determined, the total data is printed as inquiry data, and a journal is issued with a message indicating that some parts cannot be examined.

In addition, when a banknote of a certain type of banknote is full, a predetermined number of banknotes are checked from the bank in the same manner as above, and the full state is released by storing them in the banknote storage section 23. can accept deposit transactions.

Next, partial inspection from the operation panel section 3 will be explained with reference to the flow of banknotes shown in FIG. First, the staff member confirms that the device is on standby, and then
The attendant key is turned on by inserting the attendant key into the attendant key switch provided in the front customer service department and turning it. Then, the main control unit 150 changes to the attendant mode, and the CRT display unit 1
If the value is 0, the message "Please specify the process" will be displayed. Based on this guidance, the staff member selects scrutiny using the operation button 8. Then, the main control unit 150
The CRT display unit 10 displays a message saying, ``Please insert the denomination and number of denominations to be examined.'' Based on this guidance, the clerk uses the operation button 8 to set the denomination and number of denominations to be examined. As a result, the main control unit 150
The number of stored ten thousand yen banknotes and thousand yen banknotes is displayed on the CRT display unit 10. Based on this display, the clerk determines whether or not it is possible to take out the required banknotes, and if possible, specifies the number of required banknotes using the operation button 8. Then, the main control section 150 controls the CRT display section 10.
The specified denomination and number of coins will be displayed, and
The user is guided to "Please check the displayed content and press the confirmation button or correction button." When the clerk presses the confirmation button based on this guidance, the main control section 150 outputs the above-mentioned withdrawal command to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. As a result, the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 operates in the same manner as the above-described withdrawal operation, whereby a specified number of bills are taken out from the bill storage sections 22, 23, discriminated, and accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 38, and then collectively The banknotes are then stored in the banknote storage chamber 51. Next, the door body 50 of the deposit/withdrawal port 7 is opened, and the banknote bundle A is lifted by the above-mentioned discharge mechanism and waits for the clerk to take it out. In this case, withdrawal processing is performed in attendant mode, and online transaction communication is prohibited.
At this time, the main control unit 150 updates the cumulative number of cards data with the content of the above-mentioned withdrawal process, and
The printing section in the slip processing unit device 11 prints the content of the withdrawal process in the clerk mode on a journal.

Therefore, by inserting the banknotes taken out from the deposit/withdrawal port 7 into the deposit/withdrawal port of another automatic transaction device that has run out of banknotes, and replenishing the deposit/withdrawal from the deposit/withdrawal port described above, multiple automatic transactions can be performed. It is possible to effectively utilize the banknotes traded in the device group.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when reloading is performed with currency stored in the deposit/withdrawal storage section, the reloaded currency and the deposit/withdrawal storage section If it is possible to separate the currency from the existing currency in the storage unit, and the content of the loaded currency is not satisfactory, the actual currency to be loaded can be separated from the currency that is actually loaded in the storage unit for deposits and withdrawals. It is possible to provide an automatic transaction device that can be returned to the storage section, prevents problems in cash management, and does not impair operability for staff.

Further, it is possible to provide an automatic transaction device that can take out a predetermined number of currency pieces from the deposit/withdrawal storage unit and perform careful inspection, thereby improving the operability of the clerk.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a partially cutaway external perspective view, FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIGS. 3 to 6 are side views showing different operating states of the banknote taking in/out device, and FIG. Figure 8 is a side view of the temporary accumulation section, Figure 8 is a side view of the accumulation/retrieval device, Figure 9 is a partial sectional view of the extraction mechanism, Figure 10 is a schematic plan view of the separator mechanism and extraction device, and Figure 10 is a schematic plan view of the separator mechanism and extraction device. FIG. 11 is a schematic side view thereof, FIGS. 12 to 15 are side views showing different operating states of the accumulation/retrieval device, FIG. 16 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration, and FIG. 17 18 is a plan view showing the configuration of the internal monitor, FIG. 18 is a plan view showing the configuration of the remote monitor, FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes during deposit processing, and FIG. 20 is a flow of banknotes during deposit return. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes at the time of withdrawal, FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes at the time of collection, and FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the loading process. Fig. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes during loading, Fig. 25 is a diagram showing an example of journal printing during loading, and Fig. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the return process during loading and loading return. 27 is a diagram showing an example of printing on a journal for replenishment, FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the inspection process, FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes during inspection, and FIG. 30 31 is a flowchart for explaining a partial examination process, and FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of journal printing during a partial examination. A...Banknotes (currency), 7...Deposit/withdrawal port (currency handling port), 12...Deposit/withdrawal mechanism, 13...Internal monitor, 1
6...First safe cassette, 17...Second safe cassette, 18...Third safe cassette, 19...Fourth safe cassette, 20...5,000 yen/excluded ticket bill storage section, 21
...1,000 yen bill storage section (second storage section), 22...10,000 yen banknote storage section (second storage section), 23...Recovery/loading banknote storage section (first storage section), R...Transport path, 36
... Inspection section, 38... Temporary accumulation section, 41h... Bill presence/absence detector, 42... Empty detector, 150... Main control section, 1
60...Load button, 163...Refill button, 166
...Storage button, 167...Return button, 168...Tighten button, 173...Keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first storage section in which currency for loading is stored, at least one temporary storage section in which currency to be traded is temporarily stored, and currency to be traded stored in this temporary storage section. a second storage section for storing currency; a first conveyance path for conveying the currency from the first storage section to the temporary storage section; and a first conveyance path provided on the first conveyance path for inspecting the currency being conveyed. an inspection department; storage means for storing currency transported from the first storage section through the first conveyance path in the temporary storage section according to the inspection result of the inspection section; an output means for outputting the stored contents of the temporary storage section, a take-out means for taking out the stored currency from the temporary storage section, and a means for taking out the currency taken out by the take-out means from the first
a second conveyance path for transporting the currency stored in the temporary storage unit to the storage unit; a designating means for specifying storage or return of the stored currency in the temporary storage unit; storage means for storing currency in a second storage section; and when return is specified by the designation means, transporting the stored currency in the temporary storage section through a second conveyance path and returning it to the first storage section. An automatic transaction device characterized by comprising a return means and the following. 2. A first storage unit in which the currency to be scrutinized is stored; at least one temporary storage unit in which the currency to be scrutinized is temporarily stored; a second storage unit in which the currency to be traded is stored; a first conveyance path for conveying currency from the storage section to the temporary storage section; an inspection section provided on the first conveyance path for inspecting the currency to be conveyed; storage means for storing the currency transported from the second storage section by the first conveyance path in the temporary storage section; a take-out means for taking out the stored currency from the temporary storage section; 1st above
a second conveyance path for conveying the currency to the storage section; a detection means for detecting whether the number of currency stored in the temporary storage section matches a predetermined number; and a detection means for detecting a coincidence. storage means for transporting the stored currency in the temporary storage unit through a second conveyance path and storing it in the first storage unit when the currency is stored in the temporary storage unit; An automatic transaction device comprising: a return means for transporting currency through a second transport path and returning it to the first storage section.