JPH0670811B2 - Trading system - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a transaction system including a plurality of transaction devices for performing transactions such as deposits and payments, and particularly uses banknotes to be returned between a plurality of transaction devices. Relates to a trading system suitable for.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-53992, a counter for banking business is provided with a deposit / withdrawal device for counter staff from the viewpoint of improving deposit / withdrawal work at the counter. . On the other hand, at a place other than the counter, a cashier corner is provided in which a transaction system including a plurality of transaction devices for performing transactions such as deposits and payments for customers is installed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The plurality of transaction devices in the above-mentioned cashier corner have different transaction contents and the number of transactions depending on the degree of customer usage. For this reason, in a transaction device with many deposit transactions, the banknotes in the device are full, and conversely, in a transaction device with many withdrawal transactions, there is a shortage of banknotes in the device. When such a situation occurs, the transaction device is temporarily stopped to bring the transaction into a suspended state, and a clerk collects bills from the transaction device or replenishes bills to the transaction device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transaction system that enables mutual exchange of banknotes between transaction devices.

[Means for solving problems]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention conveys a banknote between a banknote processing means such as a depositing / dispensing port for inserting and withdrawing banknotes, a plurality of denomination boxes for storing banknotes, a discrimination section for discriminating banknotes, and each of the banknote processing means. In a transaction system having a first transport path and including at least two transaction devices for performing transactions such as deposits and payments, an opening for banknote transfer is provided in a portion other than an operation surface of the transaction device, A banknote branching portion is provided on a first transport path inside the transaction device facing the opening, and a guide that communicates with each of the banknote branching parts is provided between the openings of the transaction device and a second link that links the guides. It is achieved by including a bill transfer means having a conveyance path of.

[Work]

The banknote transfer means conveys the surplus banknotes, which have been separated one by one in the transaction device, to another transaction device that requires the same in a single-wafer state, replenishes the banknotes to the transaction device, and performs another transaction. The surplus bills in the device are accepted and the bills are collected.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the transaction system of the present invention. In this figure, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote transaction devices for depositing, paying, etc., respectively. These transaction devices 1 and 2 are arranged so that their rear surfaces face each other. These transaction devices 1 and 2 are connected to each other by a bill transfer means 3 that exchanges a banknote B between these transaction devices 1 and 2. This bill transfer means 3
For example, the surplus banknotes B separated one by one in one of the transaction devices 1 are conveyed to the other transaction device 2 requesting them, and the transaction devices 2 are replenished with the banknotes B. On the contrary, it plays a role of receiving and collecting the bill B. An example of the configuration of the bill transfer means 3 and the transaction devices 1 and 2 will be described. The transaction devices 1 and 2 are composed of a slip, a passbook printing unit 4 and a bill handling unit 5. The banknote handling section 5 is provided with a deposit / withdrawal port 7 on the front side of its main body 6. A separating device 8 for taking in the deposited bills B is provided on one side of the deposit / withdrawal port 7, and an extruding section 9 for pushing out the dispensed bills B to the deposit / withdrawal port 7 is provided on the other side. The push-out section 9 is provided with a stacking device 10 for stacking the payout bills B. The discrimination section is located in the center of the main body 6.
11 is located. The discriminating unit 11 discriminates whether the bills are taken in, paid out, replenished or collected, and the number of bills. At the rear center of the main body 6, a reject box 12 for collecting the unidentifiable bill B is provided. A front / back reversing unit 13 for reversing the back-side bill B in the front direction is arranged above it, that is, in the upper rear part in the main body 6. In the lower part of the main body 1, from the rear side of the main body 6 to the front side of the banknote B, and a first banknote recycling unit 14.
Denomination box 15 of No. 1, second denomination box 16 for banknote recycling, and a temporary stack section for temporarily storing the taken-in banknote B
17 and a forgotten banknote collection box 17A located below it
And are arranged. The safe 14, the first denomination box 15, the second denomination box 16 and the temporary stack section 17 described above.
A separating device 19 for separating and feeding the banknotes B and a stacking device 20 for stacking the banknotes B are arranged on the upper part of each of the above. The above-mentioned parts are connected to each other by a conveying means 21, and a gate portion 22 is provided at a branch portion of the conveying means 21. The safe 14 and the reject box 12 in the transport means 21 described above.
A branching / conveying unit 23 for sending and receiving banknotes is provided between and. The end of the branching and conveying section 23 faces the opening 18 provided on the rear surface of the main body 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the branch transport unit 23 transports the bill B transported by the transport unit 21A from the discriminating unit 11 to the front / back reversing unit 13 side and to the safe 14 side. The first switching gate section 24 for switching to 21C and the bill B conveyed to the conveying means 21C by the first switching gate section 24.
Is transferred by the banknote transfer means 3 and the second switching gate section 25 for switching the transfer means 21D to the banknote transfer means 3 side and the transfer means 21E to the safe 14 and the denomination boxes 15, 16 and the like. The transfer means 21G receives the bill B and guides it to the transfer means 21F. The above-mentioned first and second switching gate portions 24 and 25 are switched by the driving means.

Next, the structure of the bill transfer means 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The main body 26 of the bill transfer means 3 is fixed to the opening 18 of the rear surface of the transaction device 1, 2 with bolts or the like. In the main body 26, two transport paths 27, 28 for transporting the banknote B in each transaction device 1, 2 to the other transaction device 2, 1 are provided. These transport routes 27,28
Are arranged to intersect in order to convey the banknote B from one transaction device 1 to the other transaction device 2 and to convey the banknote B from the other transaction device 2 to one transaction device 1. . The ends of the transport paths 27, 28 are connected to the transport means 21D and the transport means 21G of the transaction devices 1, 2 through the openings 18 of the transaction devices 1, 2 at both ends of the transport routes 27, 28, respectively. Guide 29
And a second guide 30 is provided. The drive means of the above-mentioned transport paths 27, 28 is, for example, the gear provided on the roller 31 constituting the transport paths 27, 28 and the transport means 21D of the transaction apparatus 1 or 2.
It can be configured by meshing with a gear provided on the roller 32 constituting 21G.

Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment of the transaction system of the present invention will be described.

Each of the transaction devices 1 and 2 temporarily stores the banknote B inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 7 by the customer in the stack part 17, and then stores it in the denomination boxes 15 and 16 according to the denomination to perform the deposit transaction. In response to the request, the banknotes B stored in the first or second denomination boxes 15 and 16 are paid out to the deposit / withdrawal port 7 with the front surfaces of the banknotes aligned through the front / back reversing unit 13.

In the above transactions such as deposit and withdrawal, the first denomination box 15 and the second denomination box in each of the transaction devices 1 and 2
When the bills B in 16 are full or insufficient, the state is detected by the sensor and the surplus bills B of the first denomination box 15 and the second denomination box 16 are removed. It is separated and stored in the safe 14, and the banknotes in the safe 14 are replenished in the first denomination box 15 and the second denomination box 16 to deal with the customer's transaction.

By the transaction of the customer in each of the transaction devices 1 and 2, for example, the amount of banknotes stored in the transaction device 1 becomes full, and
When the amount of banknotes stored in the banknote is insufficient, the first gate unit 24 and the second gate unit 25 in the transaction device 1
Are switched as shown by the solid line in FIG. as a result,
The surplus banknotes stored in the cashbox 14, the first denomination box 15 or the second denomination box 16 in the transaction device 1 are separated one by one by the separating device 19 and branched and conveyed through the discriminating portion 11 Transported to 23. The banknotes transferred to the branch transport unit 23 reach the transport unit 21D by the first gate unit 24 and the second gate unit 25, and then the first guide 29 of the bill transfer unit 3 and the transport path 27 thereof. Then, it is conveyed into the transaction apparatus 2 through the second guide 30 and is replenished in the safe 14, the first denomination box 15 or the second denomination box 16 by the conveying means 21G, 21F. As a result, the excess or deficiency state of the banknotes in the transaction device 2 is resolved, so that the transaction by the transaction device 2 becomes possible.

In contrast to the above, when the banknote storage amount in the transaction device 1 becomes insufficient, the banknotes in the transaction device 2 can be collected and replenished in the transaction device 1 by the same operation as described above.

According to the above-described embodiment, since the bills can be replenished and collected between the transaction devices, it is possible to improve the operation efficiency of the funds by the mutual exchange of the bills between the transaction devices, and between the transaction devices. Since the bills are conveyed one by one, the configuration of the conveyance path and the like can be simplified.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, in order to make the constitutions of the branching and conveying section 23 of the transaction apparatuses 1 and 2 have the same structure, the bill transfer means 3
The transfer paths 27 and 28 in the cross section are crossed at their intermediate portions, but as shown in FIG.
By installing the first gate 25A and the second gate 25B in 23, the transport path 27A in the bill transfer means 3
28A can be placed in parallel.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, both ends of the bill transfer means 3 are fixed to the back surfaces of the transaction devices 1 and 2, respectively, but either one may be fixed and the other may be inserted and connected to the transaction device. It is also possible that both ends are detachably inserted into the transaction device. With such a configuration, in addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, the attachability of the bill transfer means 3 to the transaction devices 1 and 2 can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the bill transfer means 3 is provided between the rear surfaces of the transaction devices 1 and 2, but as shown in FIG. 4, for example, one of the guide bodies 33 is attached to the branch conveyance path 21G of the transaction device 1 and the like. It is also possible that the other side can be inserted so as to face the branch conveyance path 21G of the transaction apparatus 2 through the window 18 of each transaction apparatus 1, 2. With this configuration, in addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, the space between the rear surfaces of the transaction devices 1 and 2 is eliminated, and the installation area can be reduced.

Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a case where a plurality of transaction devices are arranged in parallel as shown in FIG. The banknote transfer means 3 in this case is the banknote transfer direction changing section 3A.
Will be equipped with.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, banknotes can be replenished and collected smoothly between a plurality of transaction devices in a short time, so that the operational efficiency of funds between these transaction devices is improved. Can be made.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the transaction system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a banknote transfer means used in the embodiment of the transaction system of the present invention shown in FIG. Third
FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are views showing another embodiment of the bill transfer means used in the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the transaction system of the present invention. 1, 2 …… Transaction device, 3 …… Payment transfer means.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bill processing means, such as a depositing / dispensing slot for depositing / dispensing bills, a plurality of denomination boxes for storing bills, a discrimination section for discriminating bills, and a first bill transporting device between the bill processing means. In a transaction system having at least two transaction devices for carrying out transactions such as deposits and payments, an opening for transferring banknotes is provided in a portion other than the operation surface of the transaction device. A banknote branching portion provided on a first transport path inside the transaction device facing the section, and a guide that communicates with each of the banknote branching parts between openings of the transaction device,
A transaction system comprising: a bill transfer means having a second conveyance path that links the guides. 2. The bill transfer means comprises a main body, and one end of the main body is fixed to one transaction device, and the other end is fixed to the other transaction device to be used as a banknote conveying device in each transaction device. The transaction system according to claim 1, wherein the transaction system is connected. 3. The transaction system according to claim 1, wherein the bill transfer means is detachably connected to a bill branching portion of each transaction device. 4. The transaction system according to claim 1, wherein the transaction devices are arranged so that the opening portions of the transaction devices face each other. 5. The transaction system according to claim 1, wherein the transaction devices are arranged such that openings of the transaction devices are positioned in parallel.