JPH064767A - Paper money loading/collection processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the cash management executed by a cassette unit by constituting the machine so that money receiving and paying cassettes of paper money processing machines (a teller window machine, an ATM, etc.) of a first line, which are used at present, can be loaded as they are in paper money processing machines (an arranging machine, an accounting machine, etc.) of a second line, a financial agency. CONSTITUTION:The processing machine is constituted so that collecting units 2 (2A, 2B...) in which a containing cassette 37 and a reject cassette 38 loaded in other paper money processing machine are freely detachable and attachable, can be connected to one side face of an accounting machine 1 used as a paper money processing machine of a second line, and also, loading units 3 (3A, 3B...) in which a containing cassette 39 loaded in other paper money processing machine is freely detachable and attachable, can be connected to the other side face of the accounting machine 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a first-line banknote handling machine (teller teller machine, ATM, etc.) and a second-line banknote handling machine (arranger, cashier, etc.) installed in a financial institution. , A banknote loading / collecting processor capable of realizing cash management at low cost.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In financial institutions, teller counters,
A deposit / withdrawal cassette loaded into a first-line banknote processing machine such as an ATM and a deposit / withdrawal cassette loaded into a second-line banknote processing machine such as a sorting machine, a cashier, etc. JP-A-4-30291 discloses a banknote processing system in which cash is transferred between a first-line banknote processing machine and a second-line banknote processing machine in a store via a cassette. Has been done. With such a deposit / withdrawal cassette, cash can be transferred between the first-line banknote processing machine and the second-line banknote processing machine in the store in cassette units, so that the operator can directly access the cash. It is possible to prevent the loss of cash, etc., and to manage cash safely and securely.

[0003]

However, in a financial institution, banknote handling machines of a plurality of manufacturers are installed in a mixed state, and accordingly, there are a plurality of types of deposit / withdrawal cassette structures. Therefore, if the deposit / withdrawal cassettes are made common and the bills are to be moved between the bill processing machines via the deposit / withdrawal cassette, all the bill processing machines in the financial institution should have a common deposit / withdrawal stacker. It had to be changed to a loadable one, and as a result, there was a problem that enormous cost was required for capital investment.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a deposit / withdrawal cassette for a first-line banknote handling machine (teller teller machine, ATM, etc.) currently used in financial institutions. , As it is, the second line banknote handling machine (sorting machine,
It is possible to realize cash management in cassette units at low cost by enabling loading in a cashier, etc., and it is possible to efficiently collect banknotes from such a cassette and load banknotes into the cassette. It is an object of the present invention to provide a possible banknote loading / collecting processing machine.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, a denomination and the like are discriminated by a discriminating section on the way while a deposited banknote is conveyed through a deposit conveyance path, and the discrimination result is Based on this, the banknotes are sorted according to denomination and stored, and in accordance with the withdrawal command, the banknote replenishment and collection process that is operated by connecting to the banknote processing machine that conveys the stored banknotes through the withdrawal conveyance path A banknote processing machine, the recovery port for taking in banknotes from the outside on one side, and the reject port for sending out rejected banknotes are respectively formed, and between these recovery port and reject port. In addition, the main body side first communication transfer path for guiding the banknotes taken in from the recovery port via the classification section on the depositing transfer path and guiding the banknote to the reject opening according to the classification result of the classification section, On the other side surface, a loading port for sending out the stored banknotes is formed, and a main body side second communication transport path is provided between the loading port and the dispensing transport path. One or more collection units are detachably provided in series on one side of the banknote handling machine, and one or more loading units are detachably installed in series on the other side of the banknote handling machine. A discharge port connected to the recovery port and a receiving port connected to the reject port on one side surface, and a discharge communication port having the same height as the discharge port on the other side surface. And a reception communication port having the same height as the reception port, and these discharge ports, the discharge communication port, the reception port,
A recovery unit side communication transfer path for transferring banknotes between the receiving communication ports is provided, and a cassette to be loaded into another banknote banknote processing machine can be loaded, and the recovery unit side can be loaded with the cassette loaded. A collection unit side cassette loading unit for depositing and withdrawing banknotes is provided to the communication transport path, and the loading unit has a receiving port connected to the loading port on one side surface and the other side. Is formed on the side surface of the receiving opening, the receiving communication opening having the same height as the receiving opening, and a loading unit-side communication transfer path for transferring banknotes between the receiving opening and the reception communication opening is provided. Loading unit-side cassette loading that enables loading of a cassette to be loaded into the banknote bill processing machine and, in the loaded state, stores bills transported via the loading unit-side communication transport path. Has a configuration in which a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the recovery unit side cassette loading section is divided, one cassette loading section is loaded with a storage cassette and the other cassette loading section is loaded with a reject cassette, and the recovery unit of the recovery unit is loaded. The side communication transport path connects the discharge communication port with the recovery communication transport path, the reject communication transport path connects the reception port with the reception communication port, and connects one cassette loading section with the recovery communication transport path. The recovery / conveyance path is constituted by a reject conveyance path that connects the other cassette loading section and the reject communication conveyance path.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the recovery unit side cassette loading section is loaded with a cassette in which a storage section and a reject section are divided, and the recovery unit side connection conveyance path of the recovery unit is discharged from the discharge port. Collection communication transport path that connects the communication port, reject communication transport path that connects the receiving port and reception communication port, collection transport path that connects the cassette storage section and the recovery communication transport path, reject section of the cassette and reject communication It is configured by a reject transport path connecting to the transport path.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the loading unit side communication transport path includes a loading communication transport path for connecting a receiving inlet and a receiving communication port of the loading unit, and the loading communication transport path and a loading unit side cassette loading section. It is constituted by a loading and conveying path to be connected.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, while the deposited banknotes are conveyed through the deposit conveyance path, the denomination and the like are discriminated by the discrimination section on the way, and the deposited banknotes are sorted according to the denomination and stored based on the discrimination result. A bill replenishment / recovery processor operated by being connected to a bill processing machine that conveys a stored bill through a dispensing conveyance path and withdraws the bill according to a withdrawal command, wherein the bill processing machine has one side surface. In addition to forming a recovery port for taking in banknotes from the outside and a rejecting port for sending out rejected banknotes, the banknote taken in from the recovery port is deposited and conveyed between the recovery port and the rejecting port. A main body-side first communication transport path for guiding bills to the reject port according to the discrimination result of the discrimination unit via the discrimination unit on the road is provided, and further, on the other side surface, a storage housed inside It is configured by forming a loading port for sending out bills, and providing a main body side second communication transport path between the loading port and the dispensing transport path, and one or a plurality of the bill handling machines on one side surface. A collection unit is detachably installed in series, and one or more loading units are detachably installed in series on the other side surface of the banknote processing machine, and the collection unit is connected to the collection port on one side surface. A discharge port and a receiving port connected to the reject port, and on the other side surface, a discharging communication port having the same height as the discharging port and a receiving communication port having the same height as the receiving port. And a collection unit side communication transport path for transporting banknotes among the discharge port, the discharge communication port, the reception port, and the reception communication port, which are also loaded in other banknote bill processing machines. A cassette can be loaded And in a state loaded with the cassette, the recovery unit side cassette loading portion bill receiving and dispensing is made to the recovery unit side connecting conveyance path provided, further, it is taken from the receiving port,
And a reject unit for receiving rejected banknotes conveyed via the collection unit side communication transport path, and a banknote insertion in which banknotes are inserted and the input banknotes are sent out from the discharge port via the recovery unit side communication transfer path And a receiving port connected to the loading port is formed on one side surface of the loading unit, and a receiving communication port of the same height as the receiving port is provided on the other side surface of the loading unit. And a loading unit side communication transport path for transporting banknotes between the receiving port and the receiving communication port, and further, a cassette to be loaded in another banknote bill processing machine can be loaded and In this state, a loading unit-side cassette loading section is provided in which bills transported via the loading-unit-side communication transport path are stored.

In the sixth invention, the recovery unit side communication transfer path of the recovery unit is a recovery communication transfer path connecting the discharge port and the discharge communication port, and a reject communication transfer path connecting the reception port and the reception communication port. , A collection conveyance path connecting the cassette loading section and the collection communication conveyance path, a reject conveyance path connecting the collection communication conveyance path and the reject section, and a retry conveyance path connecting the loading section and the collection communication conveyance path I am trying.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, the loading unit side connecting and conveying path includes a loading connecting and conveying path for connecting a receiving opening and a receiving connecting opening of the loading unit, and the loading connecting and conveying path and the loading unit side cassette loading section. It is constituted by a loading and conveying path to be connected.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, since the collecting unit is provided on one side surface of the banknote handling machine, and the cassette is loaded in the collecting unit side cassette loading section in the collecting unit. From this cassette to the banknote processing machine, the banknotes are transported via the collection unit side communication transport path, the discharge port, the recovery port, and the main body side first communication transport path, and further the main body side first communication transport path is transported. On the way, the discrimination unit can discriminate between authenticity and denomination. If the result of this discrimination is “true banknote”, the banknote is directly recovered in the banknote processing machine, and if it is “counterfeit banknote”, the banknote is rejected as a reject banknote, and the reject port, the receiving port, and the recovery unit side contact It can be collected in the cassette loaded in the collecting unit via the transport path.

Further, a loading unit is provided on the other side surface of the banknote handling machine, and the cassette is loaded in the loading unit side cassette loading section in the loading unit. Banknotes can be stored in the cassette of the unit-side cassette loading unit via the main body-side second communication transport path and the loading unit-side communication transport path. Further, since the cassettes loaded in the collection unit side cassette loading section in the collection unit and the loading unit side cassette loading section in the loading unit are also loaded in other banknote bill processing machines, this cassette is , Other first line banknote handling machines (teller teller machines,
ATM, etc.), second-line banknote processing machine (sorting machine, cashier, etc.)
Can be used in common with.

On the other hand, the discharge port formed on one side surface of the recovery unit and the discharge communication port formed on the other side surface are provided at the same height, and formed on one side surface of the recovery unit. Since the receiving port and the receiving communication port formed on the other side surface are provided at the same height, it is possible to connect a plurality of the collecting units in series with the banknote processing machine, and thereby the discharging port. , The discharge communication port, the reception port, the reception communication port, and the collection unit side communication transport path connecting these ports, between the plurality of collection units and the central banknote processing machine, and the banknote collection and reject processing. It becomes possible to do. Further, since the receiving opening formed on one side surface of the loading unit and the receiving communication opening formed on the other side surface are provided at the same height, a plurality of the loading units can be connected in series. Therefore, it becomes possible to store bills in a plurality of loading units via the receiving port, the receiving communication port, and the loading unit side communication transport path connecting these ports.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the banknote is dispensed from the storage cassette loaded in one cassette loading section in the state where the banknote handling machine is connected to the side surface of the banknote handling machine, the banknote is collected and conveyed to It is transported by the recovery communication transport path, the discharge port, the recovery port, and the main body side first communication transport path. Furthermore, the authenticity, denomination and the like can be distinguished by the classification unit during the transportation of the main body side first communication transport path. Then, if the result of this discrimination is “true banknote”, the banknote is directly collected in the banknote processing machine, and if it is “counterfeit banknote”, it is conveyed by the reject port, the receiving port, the reject communication transport path, and the reject transport path. Then, it can be collected in the reject cassette loaded in the other cassette loading unit. And
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to collect only "true banknotes" from the storage cassette to the banknote processing machine, and the reject cassette included in the storage cassette is separately provided. Can be stored in.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the banknote is fed from the storage section of the cassette loaded in the cassette loading section in the state where the recovery unit is connected to the side surface of the banknote processing machine, the banknote is returned to the recovery conveyance path, Collection communication transport path, discharge port, collection port
It is conveyed by the main body side first communication conveyance path, and further, in the middle of conveyance of the main body side first communication conveyance path, the authenticity is determined by the discrimination unit,
Can distinguish denominations, etc. Then, if the result of this discrimination is “true banknote”, the banknote is directly collected in the banknote processing machine, and if it is “counterfeit banknote”, the banknote is rejected as a reject banknote, a reject port, a receiving port, and a reject communication path. , And can be collected by the reject section of the cassette. And
In the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to collect only "true banknotes" from the storage unit of such a cassette in the banknote processing machine, and reject the reject banknotes contained in the storage unit of the cassette. It can be stored in the reject section.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the loading unit side communication transport path is connected to the loading communication transport path that connects the receiving port and the receiving communication port of the loading unit, and the cassette loading unit and the loading communication transport path. Since it is configured with the loading transport path, the banknotes are sequentially stored from the bill handling machine to the cassette of the loading unit side cassette loading section via the main body side second communication transport path, the loading communication transport path, and the loading transport path. Can be made.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, a collection unit is detachably provided in series on one side surface of the banknote processing machine, and the cassette is loaded in the cassette loading section on the collection unit side in the collection unit. Therefore, from this cassette to the banknote processing machine, the banknotes are stored through the collection unit side communication transport path, the discharge port, the recovery port, and the main body side first communication transport path, and When the bill is a reject bill, the reject bill is rejected,
The reject unit in the recovery unit can be rejected via the inlet and the recovery unit side communication transport path. Further, in the fifth aspect of the invention, when the collecting process from the cassette of the collecting unit to the banknote handling machine is completed,
The bills stored in the reject unit are thrown into the throwing unit, and the thrown bills are re-discriminated by the discriminating unit through the collection unit side communication transport path and the main body side first communication transport path in sequence. As a result, it is possible to cause the bill processing machine to collect the bills in the collection unit again. That is, in addition to the operation of the first invention, the fifth invention has an effect that the operation of recovering the "true banknote" can be efficiently performed from the cassette of the recovery unit to the banknote processing machine.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the bills in the bill processing machine can be stored in the cassette of the loading unit loaded on the other side surface of the bill processing machine. Further, since the cassettes loaded in the collection unit side cassette loading section in the collection unit and the loading unit side cassette loading section in the loading unit are also loaded in other banknote bill processing machines, this cassette To
Other first line banknote handling machines (teller tellers, ATMs
Etc.) and the second line banknote handling machine (arrangement machine, cashier, etc.).

On the other hand, the discharge port and the discharge communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are provided at the same height, and the reception port and the reception communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are the same. Since it is provided at the height, it is possible to connect a plurality of collection units to the banknote processing machine in series, and perform the collection and reject processing of the banknotes between the plurality of collection units and the banknote processing machine. Is possible. Further, since the receiving opening and the receiving communication opening formed on each side surface of the loading unit are provided at the same height, a plurality of the loading units can be connected in series, and a plurality of loading units can be loaded from the banknote handling machine. Banknotes can be stored in the unit.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the bill is fed from the storage cassette loaded in the cassette loading section with the collecting unit attached to the side surface of the bill processing machine, the bill is collected and conveyed to the collecting conveyance path. The authenticity, the denomination, etc. can be discriminated by the discriminating unit while being conveyed by the conveyance path, the discharge port, the recovery port, and the main body side first communication conveyance path. Then, if the result of this discrimination is “true banknote”, the banknote is directly collected in the banknote processing machine, and if it is “counterfeit banknote”, it is conveyed by a reject port, a receiving port, a reject communication transport path, or a reject transport path. It can be collected in the reject unit. And in this 6th invention, the bill stored in the reject part is thrown into the throw-in part, and this thrown bill is further passed through the retry transport path and the recovery communication transport path in order and re-verified by the discrimination part. It is possible to perform the discrimination, and thereby the bills in the collection unit can be made to be collected again by the bill processing machine. That is, in the sixth aspect of the invention, similarly to the fifth aspect of the invention, the operation of collecting the "true banknote" from the cassette of the recovery unit to the banknote processing machine can be efficiently performed.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the loading unit side communication transport path is connected to the loading communication transport path which connects the receiving port and the receiving communication port of the loading unit, and the cassette loading section and the loading communication transport path. Since it is composed of a loading and conveying path,
Similarly to the invention of claim 1, the banknotes can be sequentially stored from the banknote handling machine to the cassette of the loading unit side cassette loading section via the main body side second communication transport path, the loading communication transport path, and the loading transport path. .

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, the outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1
Is a cashier used as a second line banknote handling machine, and a collecting unit 2 (2A, 2B ...) Is detachably installed on the right side of the cashier 1 in the drawing. ,
The loading unit 3 (3A, 3A,
3B ...) is designed to be detachable.

One or a plurality of recovery units 2 (2A, 2B ...) And loading units 3 (3A, 3B ...) are attached to the teller machine 1 in series, respectively. Cash is delivered to the teller machine 1 in a state of being attached to the teller machine 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the collecting unit 2 (2A, 2B ...) And the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) Are provided with other bill processing machines (teller teller machines, ATMs, etc.). Various cassettes 4 and 5 that can be loaded into a one-line bill processing machine) are detachably attached.
That is, the collecting unit 2 (2A, 2B ...) And the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) are the banknote processing machines other than the teller machine 1 (teller teller machines, first line processing machines such as ATM). Of the recovery units 2 (2A, 2B ...
...) and the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) are appropriately connected to the teller machine 1, so that the insides of the cassettes 4 and 5 used in the banknote processing machines other than the teller machine 1 can be used as the teller machine. It can also be used.

The recovery unit 2 of the type shown in FIG.
(2A, 2B ...) and loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...)
...) are respectively loaded with one or a plurality of cassettes 4 and 5, and these cassettes 4 and 5 are provided with front doors 8 provided on the front surfaces of the recovery unit 2 and the loading unit 3, respectively. In the state where 9 is opened, each of the recovery unit 2 and the loading unit 3 is detachable.

Also, in these cassettes 4 and 5,
Some elevators have an elevator, and the elevator performs an ascending / descending operation according to the stacking amount of banknotes, and an ascending operation for receiving the banknotes. The elevator, which is normally driven by a drive mechanism provided on the body side, includes the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...) And the loading unit 3 (3) of the present embodiment.
In A, 3B ...), the drive mechanism is attached according to the structure of the cassettes 4 and 5 to be loaded. However, which recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...
...) and the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) In what state they are attached, the description will be omitted in this embodiment.

In the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...),
A connector that is connected to a connector that is an electrical connection terminal on the accounting machine 1 side is provided on the side surface side that contacts the accounting machine 1 side. Further, since the recovery units 2 (2A, 2B ...) Can be continuously installed in series, the side surfaces (for example, the recovery unit 2) where the adjacent recovery units 2 contact each other.
A similar connector (both not shown) is also provided on the facing surface where A and the recovery unit 2B contact each other. Further, when the collecting unit 2 (2A, 2B ...) Is installed on the side surface of the teller machine 1, a connecting means is provided between the collecting unit 2 and the teller machine 1 so as to be fixed to the teller machine 1 side. There is. Further, as described above, the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...)
Since they can be connected in series, each of them is provided with a connecting means (none of which is shown). Further, the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) Receives the connector and the connecting means on the side surface similarly to the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...).

(1) An example of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a cashier 1 of the present embodiment, and the cashier 1 is mainly composed of a depositing / dispensing unit, a temporary storage unit, and a storage unit. In addition, these deposit and withdrawal units,
For the purpose of maintenance, the temporary storage unit and the storage unit unit can be drawn out from the cashier main body 100 in a direction penetrating the plane of FIG.

The pay-in / pay-out unit is provided at an upper position of the cashier main body 100, and is a view of the pay-in unit 11 for separating the inserted bills one by one and carrying them out toward the main transport path 10, and the pay-in unit 11. A discriminating unit 12 which is provided on the middle and lower sides and discriminates the authenticity, damage, denomination and the like of the bills carried out from the depositing unit 11.
And a banknote provided on the rear side of the discrimination unit 12 in the transport direction and accepting the banknote through the first branch transport path 13 and temporarily storing the banknote when the banknote discriminated by the discrimination unit 12 is a banknote. The storage section 14 is connected to the lower side of the unfit banknote temporary storage section 14 in the figure, and, for example, when a series of deposit counting processing is completed and a storage instruction is input, the unfit banknote temporary storage In the case where the unfit banknote storage unit 15 that stores the banknotes of the unit 14 and the banknote that is located on the rear side in the transport direction of the first branch transport path 13 of the main transport path 10 and that is discriminated by the discrimination unit 12 are counterfeit bills or two. Second guide for bills when double feed occurs
It is provided at the end of the branch conveyance path 16 and the second branch conveyance path 16 and at the upper position of the teller machine main body 100.
A receipt reject unit 17 that accepts counterfeit bills and double-fed bills that have been discriminated in 2 and a front and back arranging unit that is provided on the main transport passage 10 on the rear side in the transport direction with respect to the second branch transport passage 16 and that sorts the front and back of bills. 18 and at the end of the main transport path 10 and at the upper position of the teller machine main body 100, and accepts and dispenses banknotes dispensed from the front and back arrangement section 18 or the stackers 31 to 34 of denominations described later. The withdrawal unit 19 is mainly configured, and the withdrawal unit 19 is provided with a shutter 20 that opens and closes as necessary.

On the other hand, between the main transport path 10 located in the vicinity of the front and back preparation section 18 and the main transport path 10 located in the vicinity of the dispensing section 19, a connection transport path 2 connecting them.
1 is provided. The connection conveyance path 21 is provided in the deposit unit 1
The banknotes deposited in 1 are used for the money type stacker 31 to be described later.
It is used when, for example, only discrimination and front and back sorting are performed without storing in 34.

The temporary storage unit is provided with a main transport path 10 on the rear side in the transport direction from the front and back preparation section 18, and the main transport path 10 corresponds to a denomination or the like in the temporary storage unit 4. Then it is divided into multiple. That is, in the present embodiment, the bills are divided into four divided conveyance paths 23 to 26, and the divided conveyance paths 23 to 26 each temporarily store, for example, bills of the same denomination, and a denomination-type genuine bill temporary. Storage parts 27 to 30 are provided. Further, each of the divided conveying paths 23 to 26 is further provided with a denomination-based genuine bill temporary storage unit 27 to 3.
No. 0 is connected to the denomination type stackers 31 to 34 provided on the rear side (lower side in FIG. 3) in the transport direction.
Here, the denomination-based genuine bill temporary storage units 27 to 30 temporarily store the corresponding banknotes of the same type, and collectively carry out the temporarily stored banknotes to the storage unit when necessary.

The storage unit is a stacker 31 to 3 according to denomination.
4, the divided transport paths 23 to 26 for carrying out the banknotes stored in the denomination-specific genuine bill temporary storage units 27 to 30 are rearward of the denomination stackers 31 to 34 in the transport direction (see FIG. (Lower side of 3), and they merge again to form one main transport path 10. Here, each denomination-type stacker 31 to 34 stores, for example, corresponding banknotes of the same type, and separates and pays out the stored banknotes as necessary. The bills are carried out to the main transport path 10). In addition, a payout discriminating section 35 for discriminating whether or not a banknote to be carried out is correct is provided in the main transporting path 10 after the divided transporting paths 23 to 26 are merged, and further, the carrying direction thereof. On the rear side (upper side in FIG. 3), a payment withdrawal rejection unit 36 that stores, for example, a double-feeding banknote that has been verified according to the identification result of the withdrawal identification unit 35 is provided via a third branch conveyance path 36 ′. It is provided. Further, the end of the main transport path 10 is the dispensing portion 19 as described above,
Banknotes are paid out to the outside through the payout unit 19.

Next, the teller machine 1 and the collection unit 2 (2A,
2B ...) and the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...), the structure for trading banknotes is demonstrated with reference to FIG. Incidentally, one of the first embodiment is that each recovery unit 2
(2A, 2B ...) and each loading unit 3 (3A, 3B
......) An example is shown in which each has the same format. In addition, each of these recovery units 2 (2A, 2B ...
...) and the storage cassettes 37 and 39 loaded in the respective loading units 3 (3A, 3B ...)
The stacker disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 66078 is used. Further, in the collection unit 2 (2A, 2B ...), the bills in the storage cassette 37 that have been once sent to the side of the teller machine 1 are fake bills (counterfeit bills, double-fed bills) in the discrimination section 12 on the teller machine 1 side. If it is discriminated that the false banknote is returned to the reject cassette 38 as a return banknote (described later).

On the other hand, in the main transfer path 10 located upstream of the discrimination section 12 in the main body 100 of the teller machine, the main recovery communication transfer path 4 is provided.
0, and a recovery port 41 is formed at the starting end of the main recovery communication path 40. The recovery port 41 is formed on the right side surface of the accounting machine main body 100 in the figure, and when the recovery unit 2 is connected to the right side surface of the accounting machine 1, the recovery unit faces the accounting machine 1. 2 is connected to the discharge port 42 located on the left side surface in the figure.

In the main conveyance path 10 located behind the discrimination section 12 in the main body 100 of the teller machine, there are bills dispensed from the storage cassette 37, and counterfeit bills and double-fed bills discriminated by the discrimination section 12. The main reject communication path 43 for receiving reject banknotes such as the above is provided, and the end of the main reject communication path 43 is connected to the reject port 44 formed on the right side surface of the cashier 1 in the drawing. The reject port 44 is located above the recovery port 41, and is formed on the left side face of the recovery unit 2 when the recovery unit 2 is connected to the right side face of the cashier 1. It is adapted to be connected to the receiving port 45.

On the other hand, the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...
...), the recovery unit main body 101 has a recovery communication transport path 5
0 is provided. The recovery communication transport path 50 is provided horizontally in the recovery unit main body 101,
One end thereof is connected to the discharge port 42 located on the left side surface of the recovery unit 2 in the drawing, and the other end is connected to the discharge communication port 51 located on the right side surface of the recovery unit 2 in the drawing. It should be noted that the discharge port 42 of the recovery communication transport path 50 is connected to the recovery port 41 of the cashier 1 as described above when the recovery unit 2 (2A) is connected to the cashier 1, and
The discharge communication port 51 of the recovery communication transport path 50 is connected to the discharge port 42 of the recovery unit 2 (2B) when the recovery unit 2 (2B) is connected to the recovery unit 2 (2A). The same applies when the recovery unit 2 is further connected.

A recovery / conveyance path 52 is provided in the middle of the recovery / communication / conveyance path 50 so that the recovery / conveyance path 52 merges, and a storage cassette 37 is attached to the starting end of the recovery / conveyance path 52. The storage cassette 37 is detachably loaded into a cassette loading portion 53 formed in the lower portion of the recovery unit body 101.
With the storage cassette 37 attached to 3, the banknotes in the storage cassette 37 are fed out to the recovery conveyance path 52 by the feeding means 54. In addition, the storage cassette 3 loaded in the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2B ...)
The instruction to collect the banknotes from 7 is issued from an operation terminal (not shown) connected to the teller machine 1.

On the other hand, a reject communication path 55 is provided above the recovery communication path 50. This reject communication path 55 is provided horizontally in the recovery unit main body 101, and one end thereof is connected to the receiving port 45 located on the left side surface of the recovery unit 2,
The other end is connected to the receiving communication port 56 located on the right side surface of the recovery unit 2. In addition, when the collection unit 2 (2A) is connected to the teller machine 1, the receiving port 45 of the reject communication conveyance path 55 is the teller machine 1 as described above.
Connected to the reject port 44 of the recovery unit 2 (2).
When B) is connected to the recovery unit 2 (2A), it is connected to the receiving port 45 of the recovery unit 2 (2B). The same applies when the recovery unit 2 is further connected.

A reject transport path 57 is provided in the middle of the reject communication transport path 55, and a reject cassette 38 is attached to the end of the reject transport path 57. This reject cassette 38 is
It is removably attached to the cassette loading portion 58 provided at the upper position of the recovery unit main body 101,
In the reject cassette 38, the reject transport path 5
The bills are fed through the intake port 59 located at the end of 7. In addition, the reject transport path 5
The branching unit 7 is provided with a sorting unit 60 for sending reject banknotes to the reject cassette 38 via the reject transport path 57.

Then, the teller machine 1 configured as described above.
And the recovery unit 2 (2A, 2 connected to the cashier 1
In B ...), when a recovery instruction is issued via the operation terminal (not shown), the banknotes in the storage cassette 37 are sequentially delivered by the delivery means 54, and the recovery conveyance path 52, the recovery communication conveyance path 50, and the release communication path 50 are released. The bill is transported by the outlet 42, the recovery port 41, the main recovery communication transport path 40, and the main transport path 10. Further, in the middle of the main transport path 10, the validator 12 discriminates the authenticity of the banknote, the denomination, etc. If the result is a “true banknote”, it is conveyed by the main conveyance path 10 as it is, and then passes through the denomination-specific genuine bill temporary storage units 27 to 30 and the denomination-type stacker 3
1 to 34, and if it is a “counterfeit banknote”, this reject communication path 43, reject port 44, receiving port 45,
It is transported to the reject cassette 38 by the reject communication transport path 55, the sorting means 60, and the reject transport path 57, and is stored therein.

Then, when the reject banknotes are stored in the reject cassette 38 at the time when the banknote collecting process from the storage cassette 37 to the denomination-type stackers 31 to 34 is completed, the banknotes are rejected. It is taken out from 38 by hand, and this time, it is put into the depositing unit 11 provided on the upper part of the teller machine 1 to perform the collection retry process. The collection retry process is the deposit part 1
The banknotes inserted in 1 are sent to the main transport path 10 one by one, and the discrimination section 12 discriminates them, and based on the discrimination result, the bills are discriminated again as rejected bills (counterfeit bills, double-fed bills). In the case of being confirmed, it is sent to the deposit rejecting unit 17, and when it is discriminated that it is a genuine bill, the coin-type genuine bill temporary storage unit 27
The process of storing the coins in the stackers 31 to 34 by denomination after 30 to 30.

Further, in FIG. 3, the collection unit 2 (for example, the collection unit 2) located at a position away from the teller machine 1 is used.
When the bill collecting process is performed between B) and the teller machine 1, only the reject communication transport path 55 and the recovery communication transport path 50 in the recovery unit 2 (2A) located in the middle are used. Then, the recovery unit 2 (2A) is used as a mere transport means. That is, the teller machine 1
In principle, between the collecting unit 2 and the collecting units 2 (2A, 2B ...), the teller machine 1 trades the bill with one of the collecting units 2 (2A, 2B.

Next, the teller machine 1 and the loading unit 3 (3A,
3B ...) FIG. 3 shows a configuration for trading banknotes with 3B.
Will be described with reference to. Withdrawal unit 19 in the cashier main body 100
The main transfer path 10 located in the vicinity is provided with a main loading contact transfer path 65 for transferring banknotes in the teller machine 1. The end of the main load contact transfer path 65 is on the left side of the cashier 1 in the figure. It is connected to a loading port 66 formed on the surface. When the loading unit 3 is connected to the side surface of the teller machine 1, the loading port 66 is connected to a receiving port 67 formed on the right side surface of the loading unit 3 in the drawing. A distribution unit (not shown) that operates based on a loading instruction from an operation terminal (not shown) is provided at a branch portion between the main transport path 10 and the main loading communication path 65.

On the other hand, in the loading unit main body 102 of the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) Connected to the teller machine 1,
A loading communication transport path 68 is provided. The loading communication path 68 is horizontally provided in the loading unit main body 102, one end of which is connected to the receiving port 67 located on the right side surface of the loading unit 3, and the other end is the loading connection path 68. Reception port 6 located on the left side of the unit 3
9 is connected. When the loading unit 3 (3A) is connected to the teller machine 1, the receiving port 67 of the loading communication path 68 is connected to the loading port 66 of the teller machine 1 as described above. Acceptance contact 69 on road 68
Is the loading unit 3 (3B)
When further connected to the loading unit 3 (3B), the loading unit 3 (3B) is connected to the receiving port 67. The same applies when the loading unit 3 is further connected.

A loading / transporting path 70 is provided so as to branch in the middle of the loading / transporting / transporting path 68, and a storage cassette 39 is loaded at the end of the loading / transporting path 70. The storage cassette 39 has a cassette loading section 71 formed at the bottom of the loading unit main body 102.
When the storage cassette 39 is attached to the cassette loading section 71, banknotes are fed into the storage cassette 39. In addition, from the loading communication transport path 68 to the loading transport path 70, the sorting means 72 provided at the branch portion of the loading transport path 70.
Done by. It should be noted that instructions from the money type stackers 31 to 34 such as bill loading to the storage cassette 39 in the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...) Are issued via an operation terminal (not shown) connected to the teller machine 1. It is supposed to be done.

Then, the teller machine 1 configured as described above.
Further, in the loading unit 3 connected to the teller machine 1, when the loading instruction is issued at the operation terminal, the bill type stackers 31 to 34 in the teller machine 1 feed out the banknotes of the number corresponding to the loading instruction amount one by one. The main transport path 10, the main loading communication transport path 65, the loading port 66, the receiving opening 67, and the loading communication transport path 68 are sequentially passed through, and the sorting means 72 sorts them to the loading transport path 70. It is finally sent to the storage cassette 39 via the storage section. Note that FIG.
In the case where the banknote collecting process is performed between the loading unit 3 (for example, the loading unit 3B) located at a position distant from the teller machine 1, the loading unit 3 located in the middle is performed. Only the loading communication path 65 in (3A) is used, and the loading unit 3 (3A) is used merely as a transportation means.

As described above, according to the bill loading / collecting processor shown in this embodiment, the collecting unit 2 (2
A, 2B ...) Inside the cassette loading section 53 and the cassette loading section 58, the storage cassette 37 and the reject cassette 38, which are loaded into other banknote bill processing machines, are detachably loaded,
On the other hand, like the cassettes 37 and 38, the storage cassette 39 to be loaded into another banknote bill processing machine is detachably loaded into the cassette loading portion 71 in the loading unit 3 (3A, 3B ...). Therefore, these cassettes can be used in common with other first-line banknote processing machines (teller teller machines, ATMs, etc.) and second-line banknote processing machines (arrangement machines, teller machines, etc.), As a result, cash can be managed in cassette units at low cost.

(2) Second of First Embodiment The second of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in the present embodiment, the portions having the same configuration as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted (the same applies to the following embodiments). The cassette 75 used in the second of the first embodiment is to be loaded in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine (banknote processing machine of the first line) disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-84971, and the collecting unit. The 2 (2D) and the loading unit 3 (3D) are also loadable. That is, in the second of the first embodiment, the recovery unit 2 (2D) and the loading unit 3 (3D) capable of loading the cassette 75 are the recovery unit 2 (2D shown in FIG.
A) and the loading unit 3 (3A) are provided instead.

In the cassette 75, the storage section 76 in which the banknotes to be collected in the denomination-type stackers 31 to 34 in the cash dispenser 1 are stored is at the lower position, and the banknotes stored in the storage section 76 are rejected. Rejection unit 7 for storing banknotes
7 are provided in the upper position, respectively, and these storage parts 7
6 and the reject unit 77 are integrated, and cassette loading units 78 and 7 formed in the main bodies 101 and 102 of the recovery unit 2 (2D) and the loading unit 3 (3D).
9 are detachably loaded.
Further, the recovery unit main body 101 of the recovery unit 2 (2D) is provided with a recovery / conveyance path 80 for conveying banknotes between the lower position of the cassette loading section 78 and the recovery communication / conveyance path 50. The cassette 75 is provided with a feeding means 81 for feeding out the banknotes in the storage portion 76 one by one from the lower side with respect to the collecting and conveying path 80 in a state where the cassette 75 is loaded in the cassette loading portion 78. ing.

On the other hand, the recovery unit main body 101 is provided with a second reject transport path 82 for transporting banknotes between the upper position of the cassette loading section 78 and the recovery communication transport path 50, and the cassette 75. In the state in which the cassette 75 is loaded in the cassette loading section 78, a handle for sequentially storing the reject banknotes sent via the second reject transport path 82 one by one in the reject section 77. A plugging means 83 is provided. On the other hand, between the reject communication transport path 55 and the recovery communication transport path 50,
The banknotes conveyed through the reject communication passage 55 are
A first reject transport path 84 for transporting to the recovery communication transport path 50 on the upstream side of the second reject transport path 82 after changing the direction is provided, and further, the first reject transport path 84 is the reject communication transport path. The branch portion branched from 55 and the second reject transport path 82 are the recovery communication transport path 5
Sorting means 85 and 86 for sending reject banknotes to the reject transport paths 82 and 84 are provided at the branching portion branching from 0, respectively.

On the other hand, the loading unit main body 102 of the loading unit 3 (3D) is provided with a loading transport path 87 for connecting the loading communication transport path 68 and the cassette loading section 79, and further, this loading transport path 87 and loading. A distribution unit 88 for selectively sending the bills to the loading / conveying path 87 is provided at a branch portion from the communication / conveying path 68. And this distribution means 8
The banknotes sorted by 8 and sent through the loading / transporting path 87 are stored in the storage section 76 of the cassette 75 from above by the taking-in means 89 provided in the cassette 75.

In the bill loading / collecting processor, when a bill collection instruction is issued via an operation terminal (not shown), the bills in the storage section 76 of the storage cassette 75 are sequentially fed by the feeding means 81, It is transported by the recovery transport path 80, the recovery communication transport path 50, the discharge port 42, the recovery port 41, the main recovery communication transport path 40, the main transport path 10, and further, the authenticating section 12 identifies the authenticity, the denomination, etc. If the result is “true banknote”, it is directly conveyed by the main transport path 10 and then stored in the money type stackers 31 to 34 through the money type genuine ticket temporary storage units 27 to 30. For example, this reject communication path 43, reject port 4
4, receiving port 45, reject communication path 55, sorting means 85, first reject transfer path 84, recovery communication path 5
0, the sorting means 86, the second reject conveyance path 82, and the take-in means 83 in this order, and are stored in the reject section 77 of the storage cassette 75.

On the other hand, when a loading instruction is issued through the operation terminal (not shown), the money type stacker 3 in the teller machine 1
1 to 34, the banknotes of the number corresponding to the loading instruction amount are fed out one by one, and the main transport path 10 and the main loading communication transport path 6
5, the loading port 66, the receiving port 67, the loading communication transport path 68, the sorting means 88, the loading transport path 87, and the loading means 89, and is stored in the storage portion 76 of the cassette 75. The cassette 75 stores bills from the upper portion of the storing portion 76 by the taking-in means 89 and the feeding means 81.
It is a circulation-type safe in which the stored bills are paid out from the lower portion of the storage portion 91. And the first configured as described above
In the second banknote loading and collecting processor of the embodiment, the collecting unit 2
(2D) cassette loading section 78 and loading unit 3
Since it is possible to detachably mount the cassette 75 loaded in another banknote handling machine into the cassette loading unit 79 in (3D), these cassettes can be commonly used in a plurality of banknote handling machines. As a result, similar to the bill loading / collecting processor of the first embodiment, cash management in cassette units can be achieved at low cost.

(3) Third Example 3 Third Example 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The cassette 90 used in the third of the first embodiment is disclosed in
Banknote depositing / dispensing machine disclosed in JP-A-278396 (first
The banknote handling machine of the line), and the collection unit 2 (2E) and the loading unit 3 (3E) can be loaded respectively. That is, this first
In the third embodiment, the collection unit 2 (2E) and the loading unit 3 (3E) capable of loading the cassette 90 are shown in FIG.
The collection unit 2 (2D) and the loading unit 3 (3
It is provided instead of D).

The cassette 90 has an accommodating portion 91 at an upper position for accommodating bills to be sent to the denomination-type stackers 31 to 34 in the teller machine 1, and an accommodating portion 91 at a lower position.
And a reject unit 92 for storing rejected banknotes among the banknotes stored therein, and the storage unit 76 of the cassette 75 used in the second embodiment.
And the reject unit 77 are provided upside down.
Then, along with this, the positions of the collection conveyance path 80 and the second reject conveyance path 82 in the collection unit main body 101, and the positions of the loading conveyance path 87 in the loading unit main body 102 are changed to some extent. The effect is the same as the second one. The cassette 90 is a recycle-type safe in which bills are stored from the lower portion of the storage portion 91 by the take-in means 89 and stored bills are fed from the upper portion of the storage portion 91 by the feeding means 81.

In the third bill loading / collecting processor of the first embodiment, the cassette loading section 93 in the collection unit 2 (2E) and the cassette loading section 94 in the loading unit 3 (3E) are different from each other. Since the cassette 90 to be loaded in the bill handling machine can be detachably loaded, these cassettes can be commonly used in a plurality of bill handling machines, whereby the first and second embodiments can be used. Similar to the banknote loading / collecting processor, the cash management in cassette units can be performed at low cost.

(4) Fourth Example 4 Fourth Example 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The cassette 97 used in the fourth example of the first embodiment is disclosed in
No. 30291 gazette (conventional art), which is to be loaded into the banknote depositing / dispensing machine (banknote processing machine of the first line), and is also a collecting unit 2 (2F) and a loading unit 3.
The cassette loading units 95 and 96 of (3F) can also be loaded. Also, this cassette 97
A storage section 98 for storing banknotes to be sent to the denomination-type stackers 31 to 34 in the teller machine 1 is provided at an upper position, and reject banknotes among the banknotes stored in the storage section 98 are stored at a lower position. The reject unit 99 is provided. The cassette 97 shown in the fourth of the first embodiment stores bills from the upper side of the storing portion 91 by the taking-in means 89 and the storing portion 91 by the feeding means 81.
This is a circulation-type safe in which the stored bills are fed out from the upper side of the, and an elevator (not shown) for bringing the upper surface position of the stored bills into contact with the feeding means 81 at the time of feeding is provided therein.

Further, due to such a structure of the cassette 97, the recovery conveyance path 80 in the recovery unit main body 101, the second
Position of reject transport path 82, loading unit main body 102
Although the position of the loading and conveying path 87 in the inside is also slightly changed, it is substantially the same in operational effect as the second and third in the first embodiment. Then, in the four banknote loading and collecting processor of the first embodiment, the collecting unit 2 (2F) and the loading unit 3
Since it is possible to detachably load the cassette 97 to be loaded in another banknote banknote processing machine in (3F), these cassettes can be commonly used in a plurality of banknote banknote processing machines. Similar to the bill loading / collecting processor of the first to third embodiments, the cash management in cassette units can be achieved at low cost.

(5) Fifth example of the first embodiment A fifth example of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The storage cassette 110 and the reject cassette 111 used in the fifth of the first embodiment are the banknote depositing / dispensing machine (banknote processing machine of the first line) disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-267688.
And the recovery unit 2 (2G)
The loading unit 3 (3G) is also loadable. That is, the storage cassette 110 and the reject cassette 111 described above are loaded in parallel in the cassette loading units 112 and 113 of the recovery unit 2 (2G).
With the storage cassette 110 and the reject cassette 111 loaded in the storage cassettes 12 and 113, the storage cassette 11 is passed through the recovery transport path 80 and the second reject transport path 82.
The banknotes in 0 are carried out, and the rejected banknotes are carried into the reject cassette 111.

The above-mentioned storage cassette 110 is loaded in the cassette loading section 114 of the loading unit 3 (3G).
With the storage cassette 110 loaded in 14, the banknotes are transported toward the storage cassette 110 through the loading transport path 87. It should be noted that the storage cassette 110 is of a type in which banknotes are deposited and withdrawn from an upper position, and an elevator (not shown) provided inside keeps the top surface of the banknotes constant. It has become. Further, the collection unit 2 (2G) and the loading unit 3 (3G) denoted by reference numeral 115 feed out bills from the storage cassette 110 loaded in the cassette loading unit 112, and bills in the loaded storage cassette 110. It shows a feeding and taking-in means having a function of feeding in.

In the fifth bill loading / collecting processor of the first embodiment, the collecting unit 2 (2G) and the loading unit 3 (3G) are loaded with the storage cassettes 110 and the rejects which are loaded into other bill handling machines. Since the cassette 111 can be detachably loaded, these cassettes 11
Since 0.111 can be commonly used in a plurality of banknote handling machines, the cash management in cassette units can be performed at a low cost similarly to the banknote loading / collecting processing machines of the first to fourth embodiments. Is obtained.

(6) Sixth Embodiment Sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The cassette 116 used in 6 of the first embodiment is to be loaded into the banknote depositing / dispensing machine (banknote processing machine of the first line) disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-148792, and the collecting unit. 2 (2H) and the cassette loading sections 117 and 118 of the loading unit 3 (3H) can be loaded respectively. Further, this cassette 116 is
9A and the reject unit 119B are integrally provided, and the storage unit 119A stores the banknotes to be deposited in the money type stackers 31 to 34 in the teller machine 1,
The banknotes dispensed from the money-type stackers 31 to 34 are also deposited. In addition, the reject unit 11
In 9B, the banknotes stored in the storage section 119A and determined to be counterfeit or double-fed are to be deposited as reject banknotes. Also, the cassette 11
What is provided in the upper part of 6 is a temporary storage unit 119C for temporarily storing the bill when depositing and withdrawing the bill into and from the storage unit 119A.

The storage unit 119A provided in the recovery unit 2 (2H), the recovery transport path 80 and the second reject transport path 82 leading to the reject unit 119B, and the storage unit provided in the loading unit 3 (3H), respectively. 119A
The position of the loading / transporting path 87 leading to is slightly changed, but it is substantially the same in operational effect as the second to fifth embodiments. Then, in the sixth banknote loading and collecting processor of the first embodiment, the collecting unit 2 (2H) and the loading unit 3 (3H) are detachably loaded with the cassettes 116 loaded in other banknote billing machines. Therefore, these cassettes 116 can be commonly used in a plurality of banknote handling machines, and as a result, cash management in a cassette unit can be performed similarly to the banknote loading / collecting processing machines of the first to fifth embodiments. The effect that can be performed at low cost is obtained.

9 to 1 of the second embodiment of the present invention.
6 will be described in order. In addition, the recovery unit 2 (2I, 2J ...)
The recovery unit 2 (2A to 2) shown in 1 to 6 of the first embodiment.
H) is different in configuration from the reject cassette 38,
Rejection section 77 of cassette 75, Rejection section 92 of Cassette 92, Rejection section 99 of Cassette 97, Rejection cassette 111, Rejection 1 of Cassette 116
19B is excluded or not used, and a reject unit 120 and a bill insertion unit 121 are provided on the upper part of the recovery unit main body 101, which is not a cassette and is not detached.
This is the point where and were installed. Further, the configuration of the loading unit 3 is similar to that of the first embodiment, and therefore the description thereof is omitted below.

(7) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Recovery unit body 1 of recovery unit 2 (2L) shown in FIG.
01 upper part, reject section 120 and bill insertion section 12
1 are provided adjacent to each other, and further between the reject unit 120, the bill insertion unit 121, and the reject connection transport path 55, a reject transport path 122 and a first retry transport path 123 that connect them are provided. There is. The reject conveyance path 122 is provided so as to branch from the reject connection conveyance path 55, and at the branch portion, the banknotes determined as counterfeit bills (counterfeit bills, double feed) by the discrimination unit 12 are distributed to the reject conveyance passage 122. A allocating means 124 is provided. The first retry conveyance path 123 is provided so as to merge with the reject connection conveyance path 55, and further, in the rejection connection conveyance path 55 located in front of the first retry conveyance path 123, the first retry conveyance path 123 is provided.
The second retry conveyance path 12 for changing the direction of the retry bills conveyed via
5 and distribution means 126 are provided.

On the other hand, the bill insertion portion 121 has a feeding means (not shown) provided on the right end side in the drawing, and a pressing plate 127 for pushing the bill from the left end side in the drawing toward the feeding means side. There is. Further, shutters 128 and 129 similar to the shutter 20 of the dispensing port 19 of the teller machine 1 are provided on the upper part of the bill insertion part 121 and the upper part of the reject part 120, respectively. In the bill loading / collecting processor according to the second embodiment having the above-described configuration, when a bill collecting instruction is issued via the operation terminal (not shown), the feeding means 5 is provided.
The banknotes in the storage cassette 37 are sequentially fed out by 4, and are conveyed by the collection conveyance path 52, the collection communication conveyance path 50, the main collection communication conveyance path 40, and the main conveyance path 10, and further, by the discrimination section 12, authenticity, denomination, etc. Is discriminated, and if the result of discrimination is "true banknote", it is conveyed by the main conveyance path 10 as it is, then stored in the denomination type stackers 31 to 34 via the denomination type genuine bill temporary storage units 27 to 30, and " If it is a “fake banknote”, it is stored in the reject unit 120 via the reject communication transport path 43, the reject communication transport path 55, the sorting means 124, and the reject transport path 122 in this order.

After the collection processing is completed, the banknotes stored in the reject section 120 are manually taken out and inserted into the banknote insertion section 121 of the same collection cassette 2L, and the banknotes are further subjected to the first retry conveyance. Re-identification by the discriminating unit 12 via the path 123, the reject communication path 55, the sorting means 126, the second retry transfer path 125, the recovery communication path 50, the main recovery communication path 40, and the main transfer path 10 in order. To perform. Then, as a result of this re-discrimination, if it is “true banknote”, it is stored in the denomination-type stackers 31 to 34, and if it is “fake banknote” again, it is stored again in the reject unit 120.

(8) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that, in the following second to third embodiments, only the portions different in configuration from the recovery unit 2 (2L) of the second embodiment will be described. In the recovery unit 2 (2M) shown in FIG. 12, the recovery cassette main body 101 is detachably loaded with a cassette 75 (see FIG. 4) of the type shown in item 2 of the first embodiment. At the upper position of the collection cassette body 101, a reject unit 12 for storing reject banknotes is provided.
0 is provided, and accordingly, the cassette 7
The reject unit 77 of No. 5 is unnecessary, and therefore the second reject transport path 82 for guiding reject banknotes to the reject unit 77 and the sorting means 86 as shown in 2 of the first embodiment are omitted. Has been done.

Then, the recovery unit 2 (2
In M), the cassette 7 loaded in the cassette loading unit 78
The banknotes in the storage section 76 of 5 are fed out, and the discrimination section 12 discriminates authenticity, denomination and the like.
1 to 34, and if it is a “counterfeit banknote”, the reject unit 120 is sequentially passed through the reject communication transport path 43, the reject communication transport path 55, and the reject transport path 122.
Is stored in. The retry processing of the bills stored in the reject unit 120 is the same as in the second embodiment.

(9) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The recovery unit 2 (2N) shown in FIG. 13 includes a recovery cassette main body 101 and a cassette 9 of the type shown in Part 3 of the first embodiment.
0 (refer to FIG. 5) is detachably loaded,
Since the reject unit 120 for storing reject banknotes is provided at the upper position of the recovery cassette body 101, the reject unit 92 of the cassette 90 is not necessary, and accordingly, the first embodiment is omitted. The second reject transport path 82 for guiding reject banknotes to the reject unit 92 and the sorting means 86 as shown in No. 3 are omitted.

Then, the recovery unit 2 (2
N), the cassette 9 loaded in the cassette loading unit 93
The banknotes in the storage unit 91 of 0 are fed out, and the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, and the like.
1 to 34, and if it is a “counterfeit banknote”, it is stored in the reject unit 120 via the reject communication path 43 and the like. The retry processing of the bills stored in the reject unit 120 is the same as in the second embodiment.

(10) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The recovery unit 2 (2O) shown in FIG. 14 includes a recovery cassette main body 101, and a cassette 9 of the type shown in 4 of the first embodiment.
7 (see FIG. 6) is detachably loaded,
Since the collection cassette body 101 is provided with the reject unit 120 for storing reject banknotes,
Along with this, the reject unit 99 of the cassette 97 becomes unnecessary, and therefore, as shown in 4 of the first embodiment,
The second reject conveyance path 82 for guiding the reject banknotes to the reject unit 99 and the sorting means 86 are omitted. Then, the recovery unit 2 (2
O), the cassette 9 loaded in the cassette loading unit 95
The bills in the storage unit 98 of 7 are fed out, and the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, and the like. If the discrimination result is "true bill", the bills are stored in the denomination stackers 31 to 34, and "False". If it is a “banknote”, it is stored in the reject unit 120 via the reject communication path 43 or the like. The retry processing of the bills stored in the reject unit 120 is the same as in the second embodiment.

(11) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the recovery unit 2 (2P) shown in FIG. 15, the recovery cassette body 101 is detachably loaded with the storage cassette 110 (see FIG. 7) of the type shown in Part 5 of the first embodiment. Since the collection cassette body 101 is provided with the reject unit 120 for storing the reject banknotes, the reject cassette 111 provided adjacent to the cassette 110 is not necessary, and accordingly, the first The second reject conveyance path 82 for guiding reject banknotes to the reject cassette 97 and the sorting means 86 as shown in the fifth embodiment are omitted. In the recovery unit 2 (2P) as described above, the storage cassette 1 loaded in the cassette loading unit 112 is
The bills in 10 are fed out, and the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, etc., and if the discrimination result is "true bill", the bills are stored in the denomination stackers 31 to 34, and also "fake bill". For example, it is stored in the reject unit 120. The retry processing of the bills stored in the reject unit 120 is the same as in the second embodiment.

(12) Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The recovery unit 2 (2Q) shown in FIG. 16 includes a recovery cassette body 101 and a cassette 1 of the type shown in item 6 of the first embodiment.
16 (see FIG. 8) is detachably loaded, but since the reject cassette 120 for storing reject banknotes is provided in the recovery cassette main body 101, the cassette is accompanied by this. The reject unit 119B provided in the 116 is unnecessary, and therefore, as shown in 6 of the first embodiment, the second reject transport path 82 for guiding the reject banknote to the reject unit 119B and the sorting means. 86 is omitted. Then, in the recovery unit 2 (2Q) as described above, the bills in the storage cassette 110 loaded in the cassette loading unit 117 are fed out, and the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, and the like,
If the result of the discrimination is “true banknote”, the stackers 31 to 31 by denomination
34, and if it is a “fake bill”, it is stored in the reject unit 120. The retry processing of the bills stored in the reject unit 120 is the same as in the second embodiment.

In the second to third embodiments as described above, the cassette loading sections 53, 78, 93, 95, 112, 117 in the recovery unit 2 (2I, 2J ...)
Cassettes 37, 75, 90, 9 respectively loaded in
7, 110, 116 are loaded in other banknote processing machines, so this cassette is used for other banknote processing machines of the first line (teller teller machines, ATMs, etc.), banknotes of the second line. It can be used in common with a processing machine (arrangement machine, cashier, etc.), and as a result, like the first to sixth embodiments, cash management can be performed in cassette units at low cost.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, if the banknote dispensed from the cassette of the recovery unit loaded on one side of the banknote handling machine is a "true banknote", The banknotes can be collected in the banknote processing machine as they are, and if they are "counterfeit banknotes", the banknotes can be collected in the cassette as reject banknotes. Further, the banknotes in the banknote handling machine can be stored in the cassette of the loading unit loaded on the other side surface of the banknote handling machine. In addition, the collection unit side cassette loading section in the collection unit,
Since the cassettes loaded in the cassette loading section of the loading unit and the loading unit side in the loading unit are also loaded in other banknote banknote processing machines, this cassette is used for other banknote processing machines of the first line (for tellers). Counter, ATM, etc.), second
It can be used in common with a banknote handling machine (liner, cashier, etc.) on a line, which allows cash management in cassette units at low cost.

On the other hand, the discharge port and the discharge communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are provided at the same height, and the reception port and the reception communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are the same. Since it is provided at the height, it is possible to connect a plurality of collection units to the banknote processing machine in series, and perform the collection and reject processing of the banknotes between the plurality of collection units and the banknote processing machine. Is possible. Further, since the receiving opening and the receiving communication opening formed on each side surface of the loading unit are provided at the same height, a plurality of the loading units can be connected in series, and a plurality of loading units can be loaded from the banknote handling machine. Banknotes can be stored in the unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the banknotes dispensed from the storage cassette of the recovery unit loaded on one side surface of the banknote processing machine through the recovery transport path and the recovery communication transport path are "true banknotes". If so, the banknotes are collected in the banknote processing machine as they are, and if they are "counterfeit banknotes", the banknotes are treated as reject banknotes, and the reject communication path and the reject transfer path are sequentially passed to separately provided rejects. Can be stored in a cassette.

According to the third invention, in the recovery unit loaded on one side surface of the banknote handling machine, the banknotes dispensed from the storage section of the cassette via the recovery transport path and the recovery communication transport path are "true". If it is a “banknote”, the banknote is directly recovered in the banknote processing machine, and if it is a “counterfeit banknote”, the banknote is treated as a reject banknote, and the reject communication path and the reject transfer path are sequentially passed to the cassette. Can be stored in the reject unit.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cassette of the loading unit loaded on the other side surface of the bill processing machine is passed through the main body side second communication transport path, the loading communication transport path, and the loading transport path. Banknotes can be sequentially stored.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, if the banknote dispensed from the cassette of the recovery unit loaded on one side of the banknote processing machine is a "true banknote", the banknote is directly recovered in the banknote processing machine, Further, if the bill is a “fake bill”, the bill can be collected as a reject bill in a separately provided reject unit. Further, in the fifth invention, when the collecting process from the cassette of the collecting unit to the banknote handling machine is completed, the banknotes stored in the reject section are inserted into the inserting section, and further, the inserted banknotes are Re-discrimination can be performed by the discriminating unit in the banknote handling machine, whereby the banknotes in the collection unit can be processed again by the banknote processing machine. That is, in the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the invention, the effect that the "true banknote" recovery work from the cassette of the recovery unit to the banknote processing machine can be performed extremely efficiently is obtained. Also,
In the fifth aspect, the banknotes in the banknote handling machine can be stored in the cassette of the loading unit loaded on the other side surface of the banknote handling machine. Further, since the cassettes loaded in the collecting unit side cassette loading section in the collecting unit and the loading unit side cassette loading section in the loading unit are also loaded in other banknote bill processing machines, this cassette Can be used in common with other first-line banknote handling machines (teller teller machines, ATMs, etc.) and second-line banknote processing machines (arrangement machines, teller machines, etc.). Cash management can be performed at low cost.

On the other hand, the discharge port and the discharge communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are provided at the same height, and the reception port and the reception communication port formed on each side surface of the recovery unit are the same. Since it is provided at the height, it is possible to connect a plurality of collection units to the banknote processing machine in series, and perform the collection and reject processing of the banknotes between the plurality of collection units and the banknote processing machine. Is possible. Further, since the receiving opening and the receiving communication opening formed on each side surface of the loading unit are provided at the same height, a plurality of the loading units can be connected in series, and a plurality of loading units can be loaded from the banknote handling machine. Banknotes can be stored in the unit.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the banknotes dispensed from the cassette of the recovery unit loaded on one side of the banknote handling machine via the recovery transport path, the recovery communication path, etc. are "true banknotes". If there is, the bill is collected in the bill processing machine as it is, and if it is a "counterfeit bill", the bill is treated as a reject bill, and the reject communication route, the reject transport route, etc. are sequentially provided, and a separately provided reject is provided. Can be stored in the section. In the sixth invention, the bills stored in the reject unit are thrown into the throwing unit, and the thrown bills are re-passed by the discriminating unit through the retry transport path, the recovery communication transport path, etc. It is possible to perform the discrimination, and thereby the bills in the collection unit can be made to be collected again by the bill processing machine. That is, in the sixth aspect of the invention, similarly to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to obtain the effect of extremely efficiently performing the work of collecting "true banknotes" from the cassette of the collecting unit to the banknote handling machine.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the loading unit side communication transport path is connected to the loading communication transport path that connects the receiving port and the receiving communication port of the loading unit, and the cassette loading unit and the loading communication transport path. Since it is composed of a loading and conveying path,
In the same manner as the invention of the above, from the banknote handling machine to the cassette of the loading unit side cassette loading section, the main body side second communication transport path,
Banknotes can be sequentially stored via the loading communication transport path and the loading transport path.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention, which is a teller machine 1.
2 is an external view showing a state in which the recovery unit 2 is installed on the right side surface and the loading unit 3 is installed on the left side surface in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a schematic configuration of the present invention, which is a cashier 1.
3 is an external view showing a state in which three collection units 2 and loading units 3 of different types are installed on the right side surface and the left side surface in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second schematic configuration of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a third schematic configuration of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fourth schematic configuration of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fifth schematic configuration of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of Six of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention, and is an external view showing a state in which a collection unit 2 is installed on the right side surface of the teller machine 1 and a loading unit 3 is installed on the left side surface thereof. .

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention, in which three collection units 2 and loading units 3 of different types are installed on the right side surface and the left side surface of the cashier 1, respectively. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cashier (banknote processing machine) 2 (2A to 2H, 2I to 2Q) collection unit 3 (3A to 3H) loading unit 4 cassette 5 cassette 10 main transportation path (deposited transportation path, dispensing transportation path) 12 discrimination section 37 Reject cassette 38 Storage cassette 39 Storage cassette 40 Collection recovery transfer path (first main body transfer path) 41 Collection port 42 Ejection port 43 Reject connection transfer path (Main body side first transfer path) 44 Reject port 45 Receiving port 50 Recovery Communication Passage (Recovery Unit-Side Communication Passage) 51 Release Communication Port 52 Recovery Conveyance Passage (Collection Unit Side Communication Conveyance Route) 53 Cassette Loading Unit 55 Reject Connection Transport Unit (Recovery Unit Side Communication Transport Route) 56 Receiving Communication Port 57 Rejected Transport Path (Recovery Unit-Side Communication Path) 58 Cassette Loading Section 65 Main Loading Communication Path 2 communication transport path) 66 loading port 67 receiving port 68 loading communication transport path (loading unit side communication transport path) 69 receiving communication port 70 loading transport path (loading unit side communication transport path) 71 cassette loading section 75 cassette 76 storage section 77 Rejection section 78 Cassette loading section 79 Cassette loading section 80 Collection transport path (collection unit side communication transport path) 82 Second reject transport path (collection unit side communication transport path) 84 First reject transport path (collection unit side communication transport path) 87 loading transport path (loading unit side communication transport path) 90 cassette 93 cassette loading section 94 cassette loading section 95 cassette loading section 96 cassette loading section 97 cassette 110 storage cassette 111 reject cassette 112 cassette loading section 113 cassette loading section 114 cassette loading section 116 cassette 1 17 Cassette Loading Section 118 Cassette Loading Section 119A Storage Section 119B Reject Section 120 Reject Section 121 Banknote Loading Section 122 Rejected Transport Path (Recovery Unit-Side Communication Path) 123 First Retry Transport Path (Recovery Unit-Side Communication Path) 125 Second Retry transport path (collecting unit side transport path)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A denomination, etc. is discriminated by a discriminating section on the way while the deposited banknote is being conveyed through a deposit transport path, and the deposited banknote is sorted according to the denomination based on the discrimination result, and a withdrawal command is issued. A banknote replenishment / recovery processor that is operated by being connected to a banknote processing machine that conveys the stored banknotes through a dispensing conveyance path and withdraws the banknotes according to the above. A collecting port for further taking in and a rejecting port for sending out rejected banknotes are respectively formed, and between these collecting port and the rejecting port, the bill taken in from the collecting port is provided with a discrimination section on the deposit conveyance path. Via the main body side first communication conveyance path for guiding the banknote to the reject port according to the discrimination result of the discrimination section, and further, the stored banknote stored inside is sent to the other side surface. And a main body side second communication transfer path is provided between the load opening and the withdrawal transfer path. One or a plurality of collecting units are provided on one side surface of the banknote processing machine. Is provided in a detachable manner in series, one or more loading units are provided in a detachable manner in series on the other side surface of the banknote handling machine, and the recovery unit is provided on one side surface and at the recovery port. A discharge port to be connected and a receiving port connected to the reject port are respectively formed, and on the other side surface, a discharging communication port having the same height as the discharging port and a receiving port having the same height as the receiving port. And a communication port for forming a banknote between the discharge port, the discharge communication port, the receiving port, and the receiving communication port. Can be loaded with a cassette In the state where the cassette is loaded, a collection unit side cassette loading section for depositing and withdrawing banknotes is provided to the collection unit side communication transport path, and the loading unit has one side surface on which the loading is performed. While forming a receiving port connected to the mouth, on the other side, a receiving communication port having the same height as the receiving port is formed, and the banknote is conveyed between the receiving port and the receiving communication port. A loading unit side communication transport path is provided, and a cassette to be loaded into another banknote bill processing machine can be loaded, and in the loaded state, storage of bills transported via the loading unit side communication transport path. A bill loading / collecting processor having a loading unit side cassette loading unit for performing the above. 2. The recovery unit side cassette loading section is divided, one cassette loading section is loaded with a storage cassette and the other cassette loading section is loaded with a reject cassette, and the recovery unit side of the recovery unit is provided. The communication transport path is a recovery communication transport path that connects the discharge port and the discharge communication port, a reject communication transport path that connects the receiving port and the reception communication port, and a recovery that connects one cassette loading unit and the recovery communication transport path. 2. The bill loading / recovery processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the bill loading / recovery processing device comprises a transport path and a reject transport path that connects the other cassette loading section and the reject communication transport path. 3. The cassette loading section on the recovery unit side is loaded with a cassette in which a storage section and a reject section are divided, and the recovery unit side communication transport path of the recovery unit has a discharge port and a discharge communication port. A collection communication transport path that connects with a reject communication transport path that connects the receiving port and the reception communication port, a collection transport path that connects the cassette storage unit and the recovery communication transport path,
The banknote loading / recovery processor according to claim 1, wherein the banknote loading / recovery processor is configured by a reject transport path that connects the reject unit of the cassette and the reject communication transport path. 4. The loading unit-side communication transfer path connects a loading unit reception port and a reception communication port, and a loading transfer path connects the loading communication path and the loading unit-side cassette loading unit. The banknote loading / collecting processor according to claim 1, wherein the banknote loading / collecting processor is configured by a path. 5. The pay-in banknotes are conveyed through a pay-in transfer path, the denominations and the like are discriminated by a discriminating section on the way, and the pay-in banknotes are sorted and stored according to the discrimination result based on the discrimination result, and a withdrawal command is issued. According to the above, it is a bill replenishment / recovery processor that is operated by being connected to a bill processing machine that conveys the stored bill through the dispensing conveyance path and withdraws the bill, and the bill processing machine has bills on one side. A collecting port for taking in from the outside and a rejecting port for sending out rejected bills are respectively formed, and the bill taken in from the collecting port is discriminated between the collecting port and the rejecting port on the deposit conveying path. A main body side first communication conveyance path for guiding the banknote to the reject port according to the discrimination result of the discrimination section is provided, and further, the stored banknote stored inside is sent to the other side surface. And a main body side second communication transfer path is provided between the load opening and the withdrawal transfer path. One or a plurality of recovery units are provided on one side surface of the banknote handling machine. Units are detachably provided in series, one or more loading units are detachably provided in series on the other side surface of the banknote handling machine, and the recovery unit is provided on one side surface with the recovery port. Forming a discharge port connected to the discharge port and a receiving port connected to the reject port, on the other side surface, a discharge communication port having the same height as the discharge port, and the same height as the receiving port. Receiving communication port is formed respectively, and also, a collection unit side communication transport path for transporting banknotes among these discharge port, discharge communication port, reception port, and reception communication port is provided, and also to other banknote bill processing machines. Makes it possible to load the cassette to be loaded, In the state where the cassette is loaded, a collection unit side cassette loading section for depositing and withdrawing banknotes is provided to the collection unit side communication transport path, and further, the collection unit side cassette loading section is taken in and the collection unit side A reject unit for receiving rejected banknotes conveyed via the communication conveyance path, and a banknote insertion section in which the banknotes are inserted and the insertion banknotes are sent out from the discharge port via the collection unit side communication conveyance path are provided. The loading unit has a receiving port connected to the loading port on one side surface, and a receiving communication port having the same height as the receiving port on the other side surface, and , A loading unit side communication transport path for transporting banknotes between the receiving port and the receiving communication port is provided, and a cassette to be loaded in another banknote bill processing machine can be loaded, and In Hama state, the bill loading and recovering handling machine characterized in that it is configured to storing the banknotes that are transported via the loading unit side connecting conveyance path is provided a loading unit side cassette loading section to be made. 6. The recovery unit side communication transfer path of the recovery unit is a recovery communication transfer path connecting the discharge port and the discharge communication port, a reject communication transfer path connecting the reception port and the reception communication port, and a cassette loading unit. And a recovery transport path that connects the recovery communication transport path, a recovery transport path that connects the recovery communication transport path and the reject unit, and a retry transport path that connects the input section and the recovery communication transport path. The banknote loading / collecting processor according to claim 5. 7. The loading unit side communication transfer path connects a loading unit reception port and a reception communication port, and a loading transfer path connects the loading unit side cassette loading unit. The banknote loading / collecting processor according to claim 5, wherein the banknote loading / collecting processor is configured by a path.