JPH0693276B2 - Automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus suitable for filling and collecting currency.

[Background of the Invention]

In recent years, as shown in FIG. 6 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-45595), a circulation type automatic transaction device has become mainstream in order to improve financial efficiency, and further scrutiny in the sense of currency amount confirmation before and after operation. A bill loading / collecting function is added to perform the above. However, in the past, since multiple currency storages have been specified for loading / collecting and transactions, the currency loaded from the loading storage to the transaction storage before the start of operation, and then the currency that was withdrawn and put in by operation, As the items are collected in the opposite direction (from the transaction side to the loading side) in the scrutiny after the end of operation, the collection operation will take time and trouble may occur during the collection operation. , The efficiency of scrutiny was poor.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate the collection of currency in the scrutiny after transaction operation and reduce the time required for the scrutiny of the currency, which causes troubles in the scrutiny. To obtain an automatic transaction device that can be resolved.

[Outline of Invention]

To achieve the above object, the features of the present invention are:
A first storage unit that is detachably attached to the device body and stores one of the currency for loading and the transaction; and a second storage unit that is detachably attached to the device body for storing the other currency for loading and transaction. And the currency discriminating section that discriminates the currencies to be handled,
At the time of currency recovery due to the end of operation, the vehicle has a transportation means for transporting the currency stored in one of the loading storages to the other transaction storage according to the currency loading instruction through the currency discriminating unit. In the state where the currency is stored in the transaction storage, the transaction storage is removed from the apparatus main body to recover the currency.

By doing this, it is possible to collect the currency by removing it from the device body while the currency was stored in the transaction storage when the currency was collected, such as when the transaction was completed. It is possible to obtain an automatic transaction device that facilitates the collection of currency in the above and shortens the time required for currency scrutiny, and can eliminate troubles in scrutiny.

Example of Invention

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a one money type circulation type banknote circulation mechanism.
10 is a deposit / withdrawal port for delivering banknotes, 30 is a currency discriminating section for discriminating and counting banknotes, and 40/50 are compound safes for organizing and storing paper molds, which are detachably attached to the automatic transaction device. Reference numeral 20 denotes a transport mechanism section that transports banknotes in order to transfer the banknotes between the above elements, and 60 denotes a control section that controls the operation of each of the above sections.

The currency discriminating unit 30 is a stacker 31 for taking in transported bills, and a stacker 32, 33 for stacking the bills counted by itself.
・ Has 34 on the same surface.

The compound safe 40 (first storage) is a 10,000-yen ticket store 41 for storing (for depositing and withdrawing) 10,000-yen tickets, and an unfit banknote that has been deposited (may be used for withdrawal due to severe damage and dirt). No banknotes), different denomination tickets (1,000 yen and 5,000 yen tickets for 10,000 yen tickets), and reject tickets during withdrawal operation (two banknotes that cannot be counted correctly due to simultaneous feeding or bending) Exclusion safe 42, a collection ticket store 43 for storing banknotes (collection tickets) forgotten by the customer after being discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port, and storing unfit notes, different-denomination notes and reject tickets at the time of loading of banknotes Consists of the exclusion ticket box 44.

The compound safe 50 (second storage) has the same structure as the safe 40 and is detachably attached to the apparatus main body. In addition, the state of the safe (for loading,
Safe lamps 45 and 55 are provided to indicate whether it is for transaction or not.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport mechanism 20 drives the two hands 21 and these hands to open and close in the direction A, and also moves the whole hand up and down B and front and rear C.
-It consists of a mechanism 22 that drives in the D rotation direction.

This kind of automatic transaction device requires a detailed examination of the currency to check the currency loaded in the device and the remaining amount in the device before and after the start of operation, respectively. (See FIGS. 4 and 6). In this example, the compound safe 40 is used for transactions (for deposit and withdrawal), and the compound safe 50 is used.
To use for loading.

First, prior to the start of operation, the combined safe 50 is detachably set at a predetermined position (S01). When the loading start is instructed by a loading key (not shown) or the like (S02), the loading safe lamp 55 is turned on (S03), and the loading operation is started by the command of the control unit 60. The hand 21 moves from a fixed position (for example, a position facing the safe 40) and the bill 1a stored in the ten-thousand-yen banknote 51
Grasp an appropriate amount of the above and transport it to the loading stacker 31 (S0
Four). The currency discriminating unit 30 starts discriminating and counting banknotes through the discriminator 35 and the conveying path 31a (belt), and the 10,000-yen bills to be withdrawn are transferred to the stacking stacker 32 through the conveying path 32a, and are broken or damaged. The denomination ticket and the reject ticket are each stacked on the sorting stacker 33 via the transport path 33a (S04). When this discrimination / counting is completed, the hand 21 transports the bills of the sorting stacker 32 to the ten-thousand-yen bill box 41 and the bills of the sorting stacker 33 to the exclusion safe 44, and stores them (S05 to S08). At this time, loading information such as the number of stored coins is totaled as safe data by the control unit 60, and the transaction safe lamp 45 is turned on (S09) to indicate that the safe has stored bills for transaction.

Hereinafter, the above operation is repeated until the banknote 1a is exhausted (S10).

When the loading is completed, there are no more banknotes in the loading safe, so the loading safe lamp 55 goes out, and at the same time, the loading information (data in each safe) is output to the slip (not shown) etc. (S11), and the deposit and withdrawal transaction thereafter. Etc. can be operated (S21). In general, the loaded bills rarely include unfit bills and different-denomination bills, and the rate of occurrence of reject bills is low. Therefore, the bills may be collectively stored in the rejected bill storage when the loading is completed.

Next, the deposit transaction operation will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as the transaction operation state.

When the customer inserts the bill 3a into the deposit / withdrawal port 10, the hand 21 moves from a fixed position to grip the bill 3a in the deposit / withdrawal port 10 and convey it to the loading stacker 31. The currency discriminating unit 30 starts discriminating and counting, and as a result, the 10,000 yen ticket to be used for withdrawal is put to the sorting stacker 32, unfit or different denomination bills are placed to the sorting stacker 33, and fake and originated tickets are placed on the transport path 34a. Organize through Stacker 3
Stacked to 4. When counting is completed, hand 21
Transports the banknotes of the sorting stacker 34 to the deposit / withdrawal port 10 and returns them to the customer as unacceptable banknotes. After that, when the customer presses a confirmation key (not shown) and the deposit transaction is completed, the hand 21 transports the banknotes of the sorting stacker 32 to the ten-thousand-yen banknote 41 and the banknotes of the sorting stacker 33 to the rejecting bankhouse 42, respectively. And store.

Here, the safe data in the control unit 60 is updated according to the deposit information such as the denomination, the number of coins, etc. deposited at the end of each transaction.

Although not shown, when the deposit transaction is unsuccessful, the banknotes of the sorting stackers 32 and 33 are carried to the deposit / withdrawal port 10 by the hand 21 and returned in full to the customer.

In addition, if the customer forgets to take the bill returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 10, this bill (collection ticket) is taken in by the hand stacker.
After transporting to 31 and confirming the count, it is transported to the collection ticket storage 43 and stored.

Although not shown, in the case of a withdrawal operation, contrary to the deposit operation, after the hand 21 holds an appropriate amount of the banknote 2a stored in the 10,000 yen ticket box 41 and conveys it to the loading stacker 31 and counts it. The number of withdrawn money is transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 10, and the surplus is returned to the 10,000 yen ticket box 41.

Hereinafter, the deposit and withdrawal operations are repeated in the same manner, but the bills in the device are always sorted and stored in the compound safe 40, and the bills in the safe 40 for each transaction are accurately updated by the update operation of the control unit 60. It is totaled as safe data to be recorded.

At the end of operation, a staff member presses a scrutinizing key (not shown) to check the amount of money in the device and collect all the bills. That is, when the detailed inspection start is instructed in S31 in FIG. 5, the banknote information in the safe 40 is first output to the slip as the detailed inspection information (S32). After that, when the safe 40 is removed from the device (S33), the transaction display lamp 45 is turned off.

In addition, when the dispensed banknotes are insufficient during operation and need to be replenished, a spare compound safe (not shown) is replaced with the compound safe 50, and the compound safe 40 is operated by the same operation as the filling at the start of operation. Shall be replenished with banknotes.

As described above, in the above example, it is not necessary to move bills from one safe to another safe in the close inspection after the operation is completed, and the work can be completed in a short time.

At the beginning of operation on the next morning, the compound safe 40 is used for loading,
The compound safe 50 is used for deposit and withdrawal (for transaction). That is, the safe 50 is already attached to the device in the empty state on the previous day, and the clerk attaches the safe 40 containing bills to the device and presses the load key to start the flow of FIG.

In the above example, each time the function of the combined safe 40/50 changes, the change information is grasped by the control unit 60, and the fixed position of the hand 21 (for example, the position facing the transaction safe) is switched. Also, if a spare compound safe is installed instead of safe 50,
The reference numeral 60 is for counting and storing the number of bills replenished in the transaction safe 40.

In this embodiment, the number of storages in the compound safe is four, but the number and types of storages need not be limited, and the same applies to the return of a plurality of denominations. Further, although the two compound safes have the same shape, it is not necessary to limit the shape. Further, the safe position may be fixed for loading and withdrawal, and the safe may be transferred. Further, in the above example, the transportation method by hand is used, but a belt transportation method or the like may be used.

While the above is an operational description where a customer executes a transaction,
Outside the operating hours, it is used by the staff for other purposes. That is, the clerk needs to count the banknotes in which different kinds of money such as deposits and balances on a day are mixed.
Instead of the 50, a safe storing the above-mentioned 1-day deposited banknotes and remaining banknotes is attached for filling, and on the other hand, an empty safe is attached as a transaction safe, so that the banknote can be used as a banknote counter / arranger. This kind of counting machine / arranging machine is expensive, so in small stores, etc.
It is extremely convenient to use as a organizer.

In addition, this device can be applied as a safe for diplomats during operation, and can be used as a loading safe for this device by putting it in a simple replenishment / collection box where the bills collected by diplomats can be carried. The banknotes can be stored and stored in the device, and conversely, the banknotes stored in the device can be collected in the replenishment / recovery box and used for diplomacy. In this case, if the present apparatus is installed outside the store, the staff can use the apparatus near the place of delivery, so that the effect is further enhanced.

〔The invention's effect〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, at the time of collecting the currency such as the end of the transaction operation, the currency is stored in the transaction storage, and the transaction storage is removed from the apparatus main body. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an automatic transaction device that facilitates the recovery of currency in the scrutiny after the transaction operation, shortens the time required for the scrutiny of the currency, and solves the trouble in the scrutiny.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 4 show an example of a paper money recirculation mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a transport mechanism,
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a bill loading operation, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a deposit operation, and FIG. 5 is a bill chart for bill loading / scrutiny operation, 6th.
The figure is a block diagram which shows an example of the banknote circulation mechanism by the conventional system. 10: deposit / withdrawal port, 20: transportation means, 21: hand, 30: counting / discriminating section, 40: first storage (second storage), 50: second storage (first storage)

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A first storage unit that is detachably attached to the apparatus body and stores one of currency for loading and transaction; and another currency that is detachably attached to the apparatus body for one of currency for loading and transaction. A second storage for storing the currency, a currency discriminating unit for discriminating the currency to be handled, and a currency discriminating unit for discriminating the currency stored in the one storage for storage into the other storage for storage according to a currency loading instruction. When the currency is collected at the end of operation, the currency is stored in the transaction storage box, and the transaction storage box is removed from the main body of the device. An automatic transaction device that collects 2. The first and second storages each time operation starts
The automatic transaction device according to claim 1, wherein the storages for loading and the transactions are alternately provided.