JPH0696360A - Cash processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the cash processing device which automatically handles coins and easily performs the money reception and payment of paper money. CONSTITUTION:The cash processing device 70 connected to a cash register 1 has a coin reception slot 72 and a coin payment dish 73 and a coin processing mechanism part 71 incorporated in the device 70 automatically receives and pays coins. Further, a paper money drawer 91 which can be inserted into and drawn out of a device body is provided below the device 70, so paper money is easily stored and paid and coins and paper money are both handled by one device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus,
In particular, the present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus capable of automatically processing at least one of depositing processing and dispensing processing of coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, bar code scanners have been introduced in supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., making it easier to read the product name and price of a product, which greatly contributes to labor saving in the checkout lane (register section). There is. FIG. 5 shows a checkout lane of a general supermarket. The barcode scanner 14 is connected to the cash register 10, and when the operator (cash register clerk) 22 causes the barcode scanner 14 to read the barcode displayed on the shopping product of the shopper 23, the barcode scanner 1
The product name and price of the product are displayed on the display unit 11b provided integrally with the display unit 4 and the display unit 11a of the cash register 10. When the prices of all the products have been read, the total amount of the products is displayed on the display units 11a and 11b, and the operator 22 withdraws the drawer (money storing drawer) 13 to dispense the change and receive the received money.

In recent years, a coin depositing / dispensing device capable of automatically processing deposits / disbursement of coins has been used for the purpose of further saving labor in the check-out lane and preventing errors in the delivery of change. An example thereof is shown in FIG. In addition,
6, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In the figure, a coin depositing / dispensing device 15 having a coin depositing port 16 and a coin dispensing port 17 is installed below the cash register 10 to automatically dispense change and automatically receive coins. Deposit processing is possible. The coin depositing / dispensing device 15 is connected to the cash register 10 in an interface-compatible manner, and when the change amount is displayed on the display units 11a and 11b,
The signal is a coin deposit / withdrawal device 1 through an interface.
5, the coin depositing / dispensing device 15 dispenses the coin corresponding to the change amount to the coin dispensing port 17 based on the signal. Further, the coins received from the shopper 23 are inserted into the coin deposit port 16, sorted and stored by coin type in the coin depositing / dispensing device 15, and used as dispensing coins.

[0005]

However, since such a coin depositing / dispensing device 15 processes only coins, it is suitable for storing bills received from the shopper 23 and dispensing bills included in change. Since a banknote-only storage is installed near the cash register 10 for handling, handling of banknotes is inconvenient, and it is necessary to secure an installation space for the banknote-only storage in the checkout lane. There is a problem. In order to solve such a problem, for example, the coin depositing / dispensing device 15 described above can be improved to provide a coin depositing / dispensing device capable of handling bills at the same time as coins. It is desirable to configure the parts independently, which causes a problem of increasing the size and cost of the device.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cash processing apparatus which can automatically process coins and can easily carry out deposit / withdrawal processing of banknotes. .

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a cash processing apparatus according to the present invention has at least one of a coin receiving port and a coin dispensing port, and performs a predetermined coin processing operation. A cash processing apparatus for performing, which has a banknote storage unit capable of storing and dispensing banknotes.

In this cash processing apparatus, it is preferable that the banknote storage section is at least one of a banknote drawer that is freely installed in and out of the apparatus main body and a banknote storage tray attached to the apparatus main body.

Here, the cash processing device receives a coin, separates and dispenses the coins one by one, and a coin receiving / delivering unit, and the authenticity and denomination of the coin dispensed from the coin receiving / delivering unit. A coin identifying unit for identifying and conveying, a coin allocating unit for allocating coins conveyed from this coin identifying unit for each denomination, and a coin distributed by this coin allocating unit for each denomination, When a coin is dispensed based on a predetermined external signal, it is preferable to have a coin storing and dispensing unit that counts the number of dispensed coins corresponding to the dispensed amount and dispenses the coins.

[0010]

In the cash handling apparatus according to the present invention having such means, at least one of the coin depositing port and the coin dispensing port is provided, and in addition to the predetermined coin handling operation being possible. Since it has a bill storage unit capable of storing and dispensing bills, one device can handle both coins and bills. Therefore, according to the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention, since it is not necessary to prepare a storage for banknotes in addition to the apparatus main body, the installation space of the apparatus may be small, and the banknotes can be handled smoothly. Work efficiency is improved. Further, in the present device, in a checkout lane of a supermarket or the like, for example, when the change is less than 1,000 yen, coins that are frequently used to exchange money with shoppers are automatically processed. Since the bills are manually processed, the device configuration suitable for practical use can be provided, and the device with high operability can be provided at low cost.

Here, in the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the coins received and fed by the coin receiving and feeding unit are separated and fed out one by one, the coin discriminating unit identifies the authenticity and denomination of the fed coins. The coin sorting unit sorts the coins whose denomination has been discriminated by the coin discriminating unit into denominations, and stores the coins in the coin storing and dispensing unit according to denominations. When a coin is dispensed based on a predetermined external signal, the coin corresponding to the dispensed amount is counted and the coin storage / delivery section automatically dispenses coins. Further, since the required amount of money can be automatically paid out, the work efficiency is improved.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a cash processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment] {Overall Configuration} FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing a cash processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, the cash handling apparatus 70 of the present example is provided with a coin deposit port 72 and a coin dispensing tray (coin dispense port) 73, and is capable of depositing and dispensing coins. This cash processing device 70
Is connected to the cash register 1 to automatically perform the depositing process of coins received from the shopper and the dispensing process of coins at the time of change payment, and the storage and dispensing of banknotes on the lower side of the device 70. It is equipped with a banknote drawer 91 as a possible banknote storage unit, and can handle both coins and banknotes. The cash register 1 is provided with a keyboard 6 provided with a closing key for instructing the end of product registration, an operator display 3 and a customer display 2 for electronically displaying the product name, price, and total price of registered products, Then, a printer 5 for printing on the receipt 4 or the like
Etc. are provided.

On the other hand, in the cash processing apparatus 70, a coin processing mechanism section 71 and a banknote drawer section 90 are integrally formed, and the upper side of the housing is the coin processing mechanism section 71 and the lower side thereof is the banknote drawer section 90. ing. This cash processing device 70 is
The cash register 1 is formed in a box shape having a width dimension substantially equal to that of the cash register 1 so that the cash register 1 can be installed on the upper surface, and a coin deposit opening 72 for inserting coins is provided on the front right side of the upper cover. , The front center of the device 70
Coin withdrawal plate (carton) for receiving coins dispensed 7
And a carton insertion portion 83 for inserting 3 is formed,
The carton receiving portion 8 is provided below the carton inserting portion 83.
4 are arranged. A coin dispensing port (not shown) is formed at a position above the coin dispensing tray 73 inside the carton insertion portion 83. Further, on the right side of the coin dispensing plate 73, a reject box 80 is provided for discharging coins identified as inappropriate coins by the coin identifying unit 75 of the coin processing mechanism unit 71. A bill drawer 91 is provided below the front surface of the device 70 so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the device body.

{Structure of the cash processing apparatus of this example} Next, the structure of the cash processing apparatus 70 of this example will be described. Here, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the coin processing mechanism unit 71 incorporated in the cash processing apparatus 70.

First, in the coin processing mechanism section 71 of the cash processing apparatus 70, a coin receiving / feeding section 74 for receiving coins and separating and transporting the coins one by one is arranged below the coin receiving port 72. Then, coins are fed from the coin receiving and feeding unit 74 by a belt type hopper or the like. A coin discriminating unit 75 for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of the coin fed out from the coin receiving and feeding unit 74 is arranged in the coin feeding direction, and a coin feeding coin conveying belt mechanism for conveying an appropriate coin. And has a chute for ejecting the inappropriate coin into the reject box 80. In the coin transport direction on the front end side of the deposit coin transport belt mechanism, there is provided a coin sorting unit 76 for sorting the transported coins by denomination based on the outer diameter thereof, and on the lower side thereof, the coin sorting unit 76. A coin storage / delivery unit 77 for storing the coins distributed by the distribution unit 76 is arranged. This coin storage and payout unit 77
Is composed of six denomination-based coin storage / delivery units corresponding to denominations, and the classified coins are stored in each denomination-based coin storage / delivery unit. A coin delivery belt mechanism for delivering the coins dispensed from the coin storage / delivery unit 77 to the coin dispensing / discharging plate 73 when the change is dispensed is disposed below the coin storage / delivery unit 77. .

In the banknote drawer unit 90, a banknote drawer 91 having three banknote storage chambers 92 partitioned so that banknotes can be stored according to denomination is stored so that the banknote drawer 91 can freely enter and leave the apparatus body. Banknote drawer 91
In the state where it is pulled out from the apparatus main body, the bill storage chamber 92 is exposed to the front side of the coin dispensing tray 73 arranged above the bill drawer 91,
Banknotes can be stored and withdrawn smoothly.

{Operation of cash processing apparatus of this example} Money deposit operation In the cash processing apparatus 70 having the above-mentioned configuration, the money received from the shopper is divided into coins and bills, and the coin is the coin deposit port 7
The banknotes are put into the banknote 2 and the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage chamber 92 of the banknote drawer 91 by denomination.

In the coin processing mechanism section 71, when a coin is inserted through the coin receiving port 72, the coin is transferred into the coin receiving and feeding section 74.
The belt type hopper or the like separates the coins one by one and feeds them to the coin discriminating portion 75. Here, the authenticity and denomination of the coin are identified, and when the coin is identified, the shutter operates to open the upper surface of the ejection chute and ejects the counterfeit coin to the reject box 80. In the case of a true coin,
The shutter closes the upper surface of the discharge chute, and the coins are conveyed to the coin sorting unit 76. Here, the coins are sorted by denomination and stored in the denomination-based coin storage / delivery unit of the coin storage / delivery unit 77.

Here, in the cash processing apparatus 70 of this example, the amount of money received from the shopper is manually input from the keyboard 6 of the cash register 1, and the amount of money received is 1,000.
In the case of a yen or more, the information is output from the cash register 1 to the cash processing apparatus 70 via the interface, and the bill drawer 91 pops out in front of the apparatus. Therefore, after a predetermined operation such as a change payment operation described below, the operator sorts out the bills of the currency received from the shopper and stores them in the bill storage chamber 92 of the bill drawer 91. If the amount of money received is less than 1,000 yen, there is no handling of banknotes in both operations of storing the received money and dispensing the change, so the banknote drawer 9
1 is in a state of being accommodated in the device.

Cash withdrawal operation In the checkout lane, cash register 1
When the change amount is displayed on the customer display 2 and the operator display 3, the display contents are output to the cash processing device 70 through the interface, and the coin processing mechanism unit 7 is displayed.
In No. 1, coins are dispensed from the coin type coin storage and dispensing unit of the coin storage and dispensing unit 77 while counting the number of coins. Then, the dispensed coins are transported to the coin dispensing tray 73 by the dispensing coin transport belt mechanism. Here, the change to be automatically dispensed in the coin processing mechanism unit 71 is the amount to be paid with coins of less than 1,000 yen out of the change amount, and with respect to the change to be paid with banknotes, the banknote drawer 91.
The operator counts and pays.
Since this change payment operation is performed after the above-mentioned receipt amount input operation, the bill drawer 9 is used at the time of change payment.
1 is in a state of appearing in front of the device.

{Effect of the cash processing apparatus of this example} As described above, in the cash processing apparatus 70 of this example, the coin processing mechanism section 71 for automatically processing the deposit and withdrawal of coins, and the storage and storage of banknotes. Since the banknote drawer 91 (banknote drawer section 90) capable of withdrawing is included, both coins and banknotes can be handled by one unit, and the efficiency of the installation space is high. Further, in the cash processing apparatus 70 of the present example, the processing of depositing coins, which takes time to store each denomination, and the withdrawal of change which is less than 1,000 yen and is often paid only by coins. Since the processing is performed automatically, while the bills are stored and withdrawn manually, the efficiency of the work and the practical use of the device (simple construction, low cost) can be achieved at the same time.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cash processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the same parts as those of the cash processing apparatus 70 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The cash processing apparatus 70a of the present example is different from the cash processing apparatus 70 of the first embodiment in the shape of the bill storage unit and its installation position. That is, in the cash handling apparatus 70a of this example, the bill storage unit is formed as a fixed bill storage tray 94 attached to the housing of the cash handling apparatus 70.
In the cash processing apparatus 70a, a box-shaped banknote storage tray 94 is attached to the front left side of the upper surface of the apparatus, and three banknote storage chambers 9 are divided so that banknotes can be stored for each denomination.
Have two. The banknote storage tray 94 is configured to store and dispense banknotes by opening and closing the front side of the top surface of the banknote storage tray 94 formed as the storage section lid 95.

In the cash handling apparatus 70a having such a structure, as with the cash handling apparatus 70 of the first embodiment, a coin handling mechanism section 71 capable of depositing and dispensing coins, and storing and dispensing of banknotes. Since it has a bill storage tray 94 capable of handling, both coins and bills can be handled, and the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

In the cash handling system according to the first or second embodiment, the coins inserted from the coin deposit port are diverted to the withdrawal coins, but the present invention is not limited to this.
It goes without saying that the deposited coin may not be used as the withdrawal coin. In addition, the coin processing mechanism unit may have a check function for determining the amount of coins inserted, and coin replenishment for dealing with a shortage of coins stored in the coin storing and dispensing unit. It may have a sensor or a change-out prohibition switch for responding when change is unnecessary. The cash processing device is not limited to the cash register and may be installed in the POS terminal device.

[0026]

As described above, the cash processing device according to the present invention has at least one of a coin depositing port and a coin dispensing port, and is capable of performing a predetermined coin handling operation. Since it has a bill storage unit capable of storing and dispensing bills, one device can handle both coins and bills. Therefore, according to the present invention, the space efficiency when installing the device is high, and
The handling of banknotes is also simplified. Further, in the present device, coins that are frequently handled are automatically processed, while bills are manually processed, so that a device configuration suitable for practical use can be provided, and a device with high operability can be provided at low cost. be able to.

Here, in the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the coins received and fed by the coin receiving and feeding unit are separated and fed out one by one, the coin discriminating unit identifies the authenticity and denomination of the fed coins. The coin sorting unit sorts the coins whose denomination has been discriminated by the coin discriminating unit into denominations, and stores the coins in the coin storing and dispensing unit according to denominations. When a coin is dispensed based on a predetermined external signal, the coin corresponding to the dispensed amount is counted and the coin storage / delivery section automatically dispenses coins. And the required amount of money can be automatically paid out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cash processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the cash processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the cash processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cash processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a usage pattern diagram illustrating a usage pattern of a conventional cash register.

FIG. 6 is a usage mode diagram illustrating a usage mode of a conventional coin depositing / dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Cash register 2 ... Customer display 3 ... Operator display 4 ... Receipt 5 ... Printer 6 ... Keyboard 70, 70a ... Cash processing device 71 ... Coin processing mechanism section 72 ... Coin receiving port 73 ... Coin dispensing plate 74 ... Coin receiving and delivering section 75 ... Coin identifying section 76 ... Coin sorting section 77 ... Coin storing and paying out Part 80 ... Reject box 83 ... Carton insertion opening 84 ... Carton receiving part 90 ... Banknote drawer part 91 ... Banknote drawer 92 ... Banknote storage chamber 94 ... Banknote storage tray 95 ... ..Storing section lids

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cash processing apparatus that has at least one of a coin depositing port and a coin dispensing port and performs a predetermined coin processing operation, and has a bill storing unit capable of storing and dispensing bills. A cash processing device characterized in that 2. The bill storage unit according to claim 1,
A cash processing apparatus, which is at least one of a banknote drawer that is freely installed in and out of the apparatus body and a banknote storage tray that is attached to the apparatus body. 3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cash processing device receives a coin, separates and dispenses the coins one by one, and a coin receiving and delivering unit. The coin discriminating section that discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the coin and conveys the coin, the coin sorting section that sorts the coin conveyed from the coin discriminating section into the coin type, and the coin sorted by the coin sorting section. And a coin storing / dispensing unit for storing the coins according to a predetermined external signal and dispensing the coins corresponding to the dispensed amount by counting the number of dispensed coins. Characteristic cash processing device.