JPH063624B2 - Banknote processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine used in an automatic vending machine, a money changer, or the like.

(B) Conventional Technology A bill processing apparatus that determines the appropriateness of a bill when it is inserted, receives and retains the bill when it is appropriate, and discharges the received bill as required is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-29472. Various types are disclosed in the publication. However, all of the devices in the above publications hold the inserted bills in preparation for the return request of the thrower, and pay back the held bills at the time of return, and can process only one type of bill. In addition, JP-A-59-
Japanese Patent No. 16094 is capable of processing two types of banknotes, one type of banknotes is stored in the excavator section, and when a request to return the banknotes is issued, the banknotes are taken out from the escrow section and paid out. . In addition, if the accepted bills are temporarily stopped in the bill transport passage of the stocker unit, and then another bill is newly inserted or the selling operation is started, the number of coins held in the excursion unit reaches a predetermined number. If not, the temporarily stopped banknotes are stored in the escrow section, and if a predetermined number has been reached, they are stored in the stocking section of the stocker section.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in recent years, vending machines and money changers that receive high-value banknotes and discharge low-value banknotes as change currency or currency exchange money have appeared, but such equipment has a large amount. A device that pays out only when a return request is made because it requires low-value banknotes cannot deal with it at all, and the number of banknotes that can be returned is small, and the device tends to become large in order to be able to return a large number of banknotes. .

The present invention provides a bill processing apparatus that can process two or more types of bills and use the received low-value bills as change or exchange bills.

(D) Means for Solving Problems The present invention is directed to an insertion slot into which at least two types of banknotes of high and low prices are inserted, and a forward / reverse reversible transfer for transferring the banknotes inserted through the insertion slot. A device, a bill validator that determines the appropriateness and type of bills transferred by the transport device, a bill stack unit that introduces bills that are determined to be low in price by the discriminator and stores the introduced bills, and the bill stack Counting storage means for adding up each time a bill is stored in the unit and subtracting it when it is discharged, means for comparing the low banknote number information stored in the counting storage means with the inserted high banknote information, A banknote storage unit that stores high-value banknotes based on the determination that the high-value banknotes can be exchanged by a low-value banknote by the comparison unit, and the highest banknote of the banknote stack unit is generated by the generation of a predetermined low-value banknote payout signal to the transfer device. With a take-out device When it is determined that the high-value banknotes can be exchanged by the comparison means, the transfer of the high-value banknotes by the transfer device is temporarily stopped, and when the predetermined product selling operation or the next banknote is inserted, the high-value banknotes are transferred to the banknote storage unit. And a control means for controlling the transfer.

(E) Action The present invention allows two types of banknotes, a high-value banknote and a low-value banknote, to be inserted from the insertion slot, stacks and stores the input low-value banknotes in the banknote stack section, and allows the input high-value banknotes to be received in the banknote storage section. When paying out low-value banknotes, the banknotes stacked at the top of the banknote stack section can be paid out from the insertion slot, and the banknotes determined to be high by the identification section are temporarily stopped before being stored in the banknote storage section. It makes it possible to accept the next banknote under the condition that the low-value banknotes can be exchanged and returned, and to introduce the high-value banknotes that have been temporarily stopped based on the insertion or sale operation of the next banknote into the banknote storage unit, and therefore, Even when the temporarily stopped high-value banknotes are stored in the banknote storage unit and then returned, low-value banknotes can be paid out instead of the high-value banknotes.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 respectively show a side sectional view and a plan view of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention. The transfer device (2) in communication with the bill insertion slot (1) externally provided in the housing (10) includes a pair of pull-in rollers (11) and (12) at the rear of the insertion slot (1), An endless belt (17) is stretched over the drive roller (15) and the guide roller (16) mounted on the pull-in roller (12) and the output shaft (14) of the reduction motor (13). ) (19) (20) are arranged so as to rotate with the movement of the belt (17). And transfer device (2)
Forms a banknote transport path up to a pair of pull-in rollers (11) (12) and a guide roller (16), and a detection head (21) for detecting the magnetic pattern of the transported banknotes is arranged in the middle of the transport path. is doing. The detection force of the detection head (21) is introduced into the identification circuit to identify the properness and type of the conveyed bill. Transfer device
At the rear of the guide roller (16) and roller (20) of (2),
An oscillating guide piece (23) is arranged with the fulcrum (22) as a fulcrum, and a guide belt (24) is further provided facing the guide piece (23). The guide piece (23) has an end portion on the swing side which is the guide belt (24).
It is urged by a relatively weak spring (25) in the direction in which it separates from. The induction belt (24) is a deceleration motor (26).
It is stretched around a pair of pulleys (29) and (30) mounted on a rotary shaft (27) and a support shaft (28) which are interlocked with each other. Further, pulleys (68) (80) are fixed to the rotating shaft (27), and an arm (34) rotatable about the shaft (27) is attached. A belt (33) continuous with the guide belt (22) is stretched between the pulley (68) and the pulley (32) provided on the support shaft (31) to convey the conveyor device.
Forming (6). The banknote stack section (8) for holding low-value banknotes is provided facing the belt (33) by narrowing the guide wall (3), and one banknote in the longitudinal direction by the upper wall (36) and the lower wall (37). Spaces are formed in which they are stacked alternately in a staggered manner, and the reserved banknotes are held by being pressed toward the guide wall (3) by a partition plate (39) urged by a spring (38). As shown in FIG. 3, the guide wall (3) is provided with an opening (4) substantially corresponding to one bill in the center thereof, and passes through a notch (40) formed in the side edge. A roller (41) is arranged to reduce sliding friction of bills. Stack board (42)
Has a guide part (44) for sliding a guide pin (43) fixed to the housing (10), and is normally biased by a spring (45) in a direction opposite to the opening part (4). Remained in a vacated state. The cams (47A) and (47B) that press the stack plate (42) against the spring (45) are fixed to the rotation shaft (85) connected to the reduction motor (46) and the support shaft (86). , Further these axes (85)
The belt (89) is attached to the pair of pulleys (87) (88) attached to (86).
Is stretched. By rotating the cams (47A) and (47B), the stack plate (42) moves toward the opening (4), and the belt (33).
The bills sandwiched by the guide wall (3) and the guide wall (3) are pushed into the bill stack portion (8) through the opening (4). The pair of upper and lower claw members (48) and (49) for holding the stored banknotes in the banknote stacking section (8) are mounted on the side plates (50) and (51) and the rotary shaft (52).
The claw members (48) and (49) are supported by (53), and the rotation angles of the claw members (48) and (49) are set to be 180 ° apart from each other, as shown in FIG. The rotating shaft (53) is directly connected to the reduction motor (54), and the pulleys (55) mounted on the rotating shafts (52) and (53), respectively.
A timing belt (57) is stretched around (56), and the pawl members (48) and (49) are rotated by 180 ° by the rotation of the motor (54) so as to rotate cyclically. Claw member (48) (4
The position where 9) rotates and stands still is the state in which it extends toward the inside of the banknote stack section (8) and the banknote stack section (8) as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. There are three ways, the state of extending toward the outside and the state of extending toward the opening (4). Therefore, in order to detect the moving position of the claw members (48) (49) due to the rotation of the rotating shafts (52) (53), a cam is attached to the rotating shaft (52) and a switch It is configured to detect the rotational position of the shaft (52). The locking member (58) is rotatably supported by a shaft (60), but is normally biased by a torsion spring (61) toward the pawl member (48).
And the locking member (58) is twisted by the rotation of the cam (62).
Although it moves against (61), at this time, the shaft (63) equipped with the cam (62) is configured to rotate in synchronization with the rotating shaft (52) by a predetermined gear mechanism (not shown). There is. Similarly, the locking member (59), which is pivotally supported (64), is a torsion spring (65).
It is urged in the direction of the claw member (49) by the shaft (6) which is also rotated by the predetermined gear mechanism in synchronization with the rotation shaft (53).
The cam (67) attached to 6) rotates to move against the torsion spring (65). At the end of the arm (34) that is biased by the spring (35), the pulley (81) and roller
(9) is pivotally supported, and the other end is connected to an operating rod of a solenoid (36) fixedly mounted on the housing (10). Laura (9)
Is a take-out device for guiding the uppermost bill of the bill stack part (8) to the transfer device (2) at the time of paying out the low-value bill, and the pulley (80) (8
It is rotated by the belt (82) stretched around 1). Also axis (31)
A delivery roller (71) is fixed to a shaft (93) equipped with a pulley (90) attached to a belt and a pulley (92) connected to the belt (91), and the roller (71) is a plate (71). It rotates by coming into contact with the delivery roller (70) rotatably supported by 94). And delivery roller (70)
A bill storage unit (7) for high-value bills is arranged behind (71).

The operation of the above configuration will be described. First, when a banknote is inserted into the insertion slot (1), a sensor (69B) consisting of a pair of LED and phototransistor operates and the banknote is transferred by the belt (17) conveyance operation by driving the deceleration motor (13). Incorporated in device (2). Then, the detection head (21) generates a detection force corresponding to the conveyed bills, and the above-mentioned discrimination circuit discriminates the properness and type of the bills. If the identification circuit determines that the conveyed bill is invalid, the deceleration motor (1
3) is reversed and the belt (17) is driven in the opposite direction, and the bill is returned to the outside of the machine through the insertion slot (1). On the other hand, when the bill is a proper high-value bill, the deceleration motor (13) is stopped when the tip of the bill reaches the sensor (69A) consisting of a set of LED and phototransistor, and the high-denomination bill is transferred by the transfer device ( 2) Temporarily suspended in the department. Then, due to the generation of a take-in signal described later, the deceleration motor (13) and the deceleration motor (26) are driven, and the high-value banknotes are formed in the banknote receiving path between the belt (33) and one of the guide walls (3). It is taken into the inside of (5), and the delivery roller (70) (7
It is introduced into the bill storage unit (7) by 1). The deceleration motor (13) stops when the trailing edge of the bill has passed the sensor (69A), and the deceleration motor (26) has the trailing edge of the bill as a set of LEDs.
Also, it stops after a lapse of a predetermined time after passing through the sensor (72) composed of a phototransistor.

If the bill is a low-value bill, the tip of the bill is a sensor.
When reaching (69A), the deceleration motor (26) is driven and the bill is taken into the bill receiving path (5) between the belt (33) and the guide wall (3). When the rear end of this bill passes the sensor (69), the driving of the belt (33) is stopped, and the bill taken in the bill receiving path (5) is guided to the bill stack section (8). There are two timings for stopping the transportation. That is,
The banknote stacking part (8) holds the adjacent banknotes in a state of being alternately shifted in the longitudinal direction, but as shown in FIG. 6, the claw member (49) and the locking member (59) hold the stored banknotes at the lower end. In the case where the rear end of the low-value banknote taken in by the belt (33) finishes passing through the sensor (69), the deceleration motor (26) is stopped immediately when it is held by the section, and as shown in FIG. When the upper end of the stored bill is held by the claw member (48) and the locking member (58), the rear end of the bill taken in by the belt (33) passes through the sensor (69). After a slight delay time from, the deceleration motor (26) is stopped. Now, the banknotes in the banknote stacking section (8) are claw members (48) and locking members (5
The low-value banknotes are pinched by the belt (33) and held by the belt (33).
Banknotes (73) are assumed to have been taken in by the sensor.
Since the motor (26) stops after a delay time after passing through (69), the leading edge of the bill (73) is the bill stack portion.
(8) Taken up to a position approaching the lower wall (37). Then, the deceleration motor (54) is driven to rotate the rotary shafts (52) (53) counterclockwise by 90 °, and the pawl members (48) (49) are rotated as shown in FIG.
To extend in the direction of the opening (4). At this time the rotating shaft (52)
The cams (62) and (67) move 90 ° clockwise in conjunction with the rotation of (53).
The locking members (58) and (59) retreat to the rear of the partition plate (39) to rotate. Therefore, the pressing of the claw members (48) (49) and the locking members (58) (59) on the stored banknotes of the banknote stack section (8) is released.

FIGS. 7 to 10 are sectional views showing the operation of pushing the low-value banknotes into the banknote stacking section (8). In the standby state shown in FIG. 7, the stack plate (42) has exited from the opening (4), and the banknotes (74) stored in the banknote stacking section (8) are belts.
It is sandwiched between (33) and roller (41). Then, by rotating the cam (47) by driving the deceleration motor (46), the stack plate (4
When the guide portion (44) of 2) comes into contact with the protrusion of the cam (47), as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stack plate (42)
Moves through the opening (4) into the bill stack (8) and pushes the bill against the spring (38). Tete cam (47)
When it is confirmed that the motor has rotated once and returned to the standby position by the cam (75) and the position detection switch (76) fixed coaxially, the deceleration motor (46) is stopped. Such a transfer device
When the take-in of the low-value banknotes introduced from (2) by the belt (33) is completed, the deceleration motor (46) is rotated once to introduce the banknotes into the banknote stack section (8).

When the deceleration motor (54) is driven to further rotate the rotary shafts (52) and (53) counterclockwise by 90 °, the claw member (49) extends inward of the banknote stack section (8). At the same time, the locking member (59) is projected in the direction of the partition plate (39) by the rotation of the cam (67) which is interlocked with the rotating shaft (53). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the bills stored in the bill stacking portion (8) have a lower end portion with a claw member (49).
And it is sandwiched between the locking member (59) and the claw member (48) at this time.
The locking member (58) is open. However, when the next low-value banknote is conveyed by the belt (33) in this state, the motor (26) is stopped immediately after the passage of the sensor (69) of this banknote, so that the banknote has its rear end portion. Is taken in only to a position slightly separated from the upper wall of the bill stacking section (8). Thereafter, the rotary shafts (52) (53) are rotated clockwise by 90 ° to bring the claw members (48) (49) and the locking members (58) (59) into the state shown in FIG. (47) rotates once to stack the banknotes
Push it into (8). Then, the rotary shafts (52) (53) are further rotated clockwise by 90 ° to hold the upper end of the stored banknotes in the banknote stack section (8) by the claw member (48) and the locking member (58). . As described above, the banknote stacking unit (8) is stacked while being sequentially staggered each time a low-value banknote is introduced, and one of the claw members (48) (49) is a banknote stacking unit (8).
It is configured to abut one end of the banknotes that extend inward and are stacked on top.

Next, the operation of taking out low-value banknotes from the banknote stack section (8) will be described. However, since the uppermost banknote of the banknote stack section (8) is held by one of the claw members (48) (49), first, the claw member switching operation is performed in order to put the uppermost banknote in a free state. . Therefore, as shown in FIG.
The switching operation when the stored banknotes are held between the (48) and the locking member (58) is performed by rotating the rotary shafts (52) and (53) 180 counterclockwise respectively.
Rotate to make the topmost banknote free, and hold the second and subsequent banknotes in a state of being clamped by the claw member (49) and the locking member (59) shown in FIG. . Conversely, the claw member
The switching operation when the stored banknotes are sandwiched between the (49) and the locking member (59) is performed by rotating the rotary shafts (52) and (53) 180 ° clockwise.
The uppermost bill is rotated to be free, and the second and subsequent bills are held in a state of being clamped by the claw member (48) and the locking member (58) shown in FIG. After freeing the top banknote in this way, the deceleration motor (13) is rotated in the reverse direction to move the belt (17) in the return direction as shown in FIG. 11, and the deceleration motor (28) is rotated in the reverse direction. Laura (9)
Rotate clockwise. Next, the solenoid (36) is excited to rotate the arm (34) in the direction of arrow A, and the roller (9) is pressed against the surface of the topmost banknote (77) that has become free to guide the piece.
Energize in the direction of (23). Therefore, the banknote (77) is a guide wall
It moves because it is not guided by the banknote stacking part (8) side surface of (3), and its tip part pushes away the guide piece (23) against the spring (25) and guides the roller of the transfer device (2) ( 16) Reach (20). And the banknote (77) is conveyed toward the insertion slot (1) by the belt (17), but when passing the sensor (69A), the solenoid (36) and the deceleration motor (26) are deactivated and the banknote stack is formed. The operation of taking out the bills from the section (8) is stopped. The reverse rotation operation of the deceleration motor (13) is continued until the bill (77) is ejected from the insertion slot (1) to the outside of the machine.

FIG. 12 shows a control circuit configuration in the case where the bill processing apparatus having such a configuration is applied to an automatic vending machine.
0) is a banknote processing device side circuit section, and (101) is a main body control circuit of the vending machine. The processing circuit (102) of the banknote processing device side circuit section (100) is connected to the main body control circuit (101) of the vending machine, and between them, the data of the number of low-value banknotes, the sales start signal, the sales end signal, and the return signal. -The low-value bill payout signal and the payout end signal are exchanged. The baffle processing circuit (102) gives a control signal to each drive motor and solenoid of the banknote processing apparatus through the control signal line (103) and inputs a detection signal from each sensor. The identification circuit (104) is connected to the detection head (2
1) to determine the appropriateness and type of banknotes based on the detection force from the output, and introduce the type data of the banknotes that have been determined to the signal bus (105) into the main body control circuit (101). Outputs a count signal to the counter (106) for low-value banknotes, and a counter (107) for high-value banknotes.
The count signal is output to. Therefore counter (106)
Counts and stores the number of inserted low-value banknotes, and the counter (10
7) is a processing circuit (1
It is sent to 02). Also, the counter (108) is a banknote stack section.
(8) It stores the number of low-value banknotes stored in it, and inputs the low-value banknote count data of the counter (106) from the processing circuit (102) that is output each time it is inserted and stored, and counts and stores it. To do.

In the above control circuit, the operation will be described assuming that the low-value banknote is 1000 yen and the high-value banknote is 5000 yen. A 1000 yen bill is inserted from the insertion slot (1), and the identification circuit (104) produces 100
When it is determined that the bill is a 0-yen bill, the counter (106) is supplied with a count-up signal and "0" becomes "1", and the counter (108) is incremented by +1.
Yen bills are automatically supplied to the bill stacking unit (8). And the discrimination circuit (104) that the inserted bill is a 1000-yen bill
When indicated by the type data from the main body control circuit (101)
Performs the predetermined sales control by adding and counting this amount to the input amount. When the vending machine sells the product, the main body control circuit (101) sends a sale end signal to the processing circuit (102), and the processing circuit (102) outputs a reset signal to the counter (106). And reset. Also, when a 5000 yen bill is inserted from the insertion slot (1) and the discrimination circuit (104) determines that the bill is a 5000 yen bill, a counter (107) is supplied with a count-up signal and "0" becomes "1". become. Also processing circuit (102)
This is 5000 according to the type data from the identification circuit (104).
It is judged whether the yen bill is acceptable. That is, at the same sales operation, 1000
When a yen bill is inserted, the count value of the counter (106), which is the 1000 yen bill insertion number, is “A”, and the count value of the 5000 yen bill insertion counter (107) is “B”,
Then, the count value of the counter (108), which is the number of 1000-yen bills stored in the bill stack unit (8), is "C", and 5
100 required to exchange 000 yen for 1000 yen
The number of 0-yen banknotes, which is five, is set as "D" and is compared and determined as shown in FIG. When five or more 1000-yen banknotes that can be exchanged for 5000 yen are stored in the banknote stacking unit (8) and are not stored in the counter (108), the processing circuit (102) indicates that the inserted banknote is incorrect. As in the case of returning, pass the control signal line (103) and
Output the reverse rotation signal to 3) and return the 5000 yen bill. However, when five or more 1000-yen banknotes that can exchange 5000 yen are stored in the banknote stack section (8) and stored in the counter (108), the control circuit (102) controls the signal line (103). , A stop signal is output to the deceleration motor (13) to stop the 5000-yen bill in the transfer device (2). Then, the main body control circuit (101) adds and counts the bill amount. When the refund operation is performed by the customer, a return signal is transmitted from the main body control circuit (101) to the processing circuit (102), and the processing circuit (102) passes through the control signal line (107) and the deceleration motor (13). A reverse rotation signal is output to and the 5000 yen bill is returned. On the other hand, the main body control circuit (101) performs a predetermined sale control, and the sensor by the sale start signal is transmitted to the processing circuit (102) or by the insertion of the next bill into the insertion slot (1) ( When the detected force of 69B) is transmitted to the processing circuit (102), the 5000 yen bill is introduced into the bill storage unit (7). When the vending machine sells a product and needs a change, the main body control circuit (101) transmits a sales end signal and a low-value banknote payout signal to the processing circuit (102). At this time the processing circuit
(102) sends a reset signal to the counters (106) and (107) for resetting, and at the same time, the roller (9), which is a take-out device, takes out 1000-yen bills from the bill stack section (8) and transfers the bills. The control signal line (103) outputs a series of signals required to guide the signal. That is, the processing circuit (102)
While outputting a drive signal to the deceleration motor (54) that drives the rotating shafts (52) (53) to free the uppermost banknote of the banknote stack section (8), and output an energizing signal to the solenoid (36). A reverse rotation signal is output to the deceleration motor (26) to rotate the roller (9) clockwise. The processing circuit (102) is a transfer device.
(2) is provided with a control means for reversely transferring the low-value bills taken out from the bill stack section (8) toward the insertion slot (1), and during such control operation, the processing circuit (102) outputs a control signal. A reverse rotation signal is output to the deceleration motor (13) through the line (103) to move the belt (17) in the return direction. When the low-value banknotes taken out from the banknote stack section (8) are discharged from the insertion slot (1) by such control, the processing circuit (102) causes the counter (108).
A countdown signal is output to subtract "1" from the number of low-price bills, and a payout end signal is output to the main body control circuit (101). When the payout end signal is input, the main body control circuit (101) subtracts the discharged bill amount from the calculated change amount, and repeats the above-described operation when a lower bill amount needs to be paid out. In addition, 5000 yen bills are stored in the bill storage section (7)
If the customer performs a refund operation after the introduction, the same amount of 1000 yen bills will be returned instead of the 5000 yen bills as in the case of the 1000 yen bills as change as described above. That is, in this case, the result is similar to that of currency exchange.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, two types of high-value and low-value banknotes can be inserted from the insertion slot, the input low-value banknotes are stacked and stored in the banknote stack section, and the input high-value banknotes are received in the banknote storage section. When the low-value banknotes are paid out, the banknotes stacked on the top of the banknote stack section can be paid out from the insertion slot, and the banknotes determined to be high in the identification section are temporarily stopped before being stored in the banknote storage section. It is possible to accept the high-value banknotes under the condition that the low-value banknotes in the stack section can be exchanged and returned, and to introduce the high-value banknotes that have been temporarily stopped based on the next banknote insertion or sales operation into the banknote storage section, Therefore, even when the temporarily stopped high-value banknotes are stored in the banknote storage section and then returned, low-value banknotes can be paid out instead of the high-value banknotes. It is possible to have a money exchanging function of the above function, and the received low-value banknotes can be used for change and currency banknotes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a view showing a relationship between a guide wall and a stack plate, and FIG.
The figure is a side sectional view showing a state in which the bills of the bill stacking portion are held by the claw member (48), FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the bill receiving state of the bill stacking portion, and FIG. 6 is a bill stacking portion. A side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the banknote of is held by a claw member (49),
FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 are front sectional views showing a bill introducing operation to the bill stack portion, FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing bill ejection from the bill stack portion, FIG. 12 is a control circuit diagram, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a comparison / determination unit. (1) ... Insertion port, (2) ... Transfer device, (7) ... Bill storage unit,
(8) ... Banknote stacking part, (9) ... Take-out device, (102) ...
Processing circuit, (108) ... Counter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An insertion slot into which at least two types of banknotes of high and low prices are inserted, a transfer device capable of rotating the banknotes inserted through the insertion port and capable of reversing, and a banknote transferred by the transfer device. A bill identifying unit that determines the appropriateness and type, a bill stack unit that introduces bills that are determined to be low in the identifying unit and stores the introduced bills in a stack, and adds every time a bill is stored in the bill stacking unit Then, the count storage means that is subtracted when discharged, a means for comparing the information of the number of low-value banknotes stored in the count storage means with the information of the input high-value banknotes, and the exchange of the low-value banknotes by the low-value banknotes by the comparison means. It is possible to compare high-value banknotes with a banknote storage unit that stores high-value banknotes based on a determination that is possible, a take-out device that guides the highest-order banknote in the banknote stack unit to the transfer device when a predetermined low-value banknote payout signal is generated, and a high-value banknote. By means When it is determined that the banknotes can be exchanged, the transfer device temporarily stops the transfer of the high-value banknotes, and controls the transfer of the high-value banknotes to the banknote storage unit when a predetermined product selling operation or the next banknote is inserted. A banknote processing device including and.