JPH07160928A - Paper money processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability in compatible with deposition of one paper money and of lots of paper moneys without increasing the width of the processing unit. CONSTITUTION:When a small number (one-two) of paper moneys are depositted, a small number deposit port 1 for one by one paper money deposition is used and when lots of paper moneys are depositted, a simultaneous deposit port 2 with an open/close cover is used and the deposit of paper moneys and the processing from the small number deposit port 1 or the simultaneous deposit port 2 with an open/close cover are implemented in the lengthwise direction (longitudinal direction). Till the transaction is finished after the paper money is depositted to the small number deposit port 1, the cover of the simultaneous deposit port 2 with an open/close cover is locked by a simultaneous deposit lock 5 so as not to open the cover. The deposit of a paper money is blocked for the small number deposit port 1 by a small number deposit shutter 4 till the transaction is finished after the deposit of paper money from the simultaneous deposit port 2 with an open/close cover.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill processing apparatus which is incorporated in a ticket vending machine installed in, for example, a station to process bills inserted one by one or collectively.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a banknote handling apparatus capable of batch loading, banknotes are opened sideways (horizontal direction, lateral direction).
There is known a device of a type used in an automatic depositing / dispensing machine (ATM) of a bank, etc., which is put into a bank and processed after closing a lid.

Further, a bill processing apparatus which is incorporated into a station service device such as a ticket vending machine installed at a station and processes the bill is a device of a type in which bills are inserted one by one in a longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) from one slot. Is.

The above type of bill processing apparatus that opens the lid and throws the bills sideways has poor operability because the lid has to be opened and closed even when only one bill is thrown in. Since the processing is performed in the lateral direction and the lateral direction), the width of the device becomes large. In the case of station service equipment such as ticket vending machines, the width of the current equipment is fixed, so it is not possible to install a device that widens as it is, and if it is forcibly used, it is due to the expansion work cost and the increased width. You have to secure enough space. Further, the bill processing apparatus of the type that inserts one by one from one insertion slot has a drawback that the operability when inserting a large number of coins is poor.

[0005]

As described above, in the bill processing apparatus, the batch insertion type has poor operability when inserting one sheet, and since the bills are processed sideways, the width of the apparatus becomes large, The one-sheet insertion type has a problem that the operability when inserting a large number of sheets is poor.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus which has improved operability and can handle one banknote and a large number of banknotes without increasing the apparatus width.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A bill processing apparatus according to the present invention has a first slot for inserting banknotes one by one and a first banknote for transporting the banknotes inserted into the first slot. Conveying means, processing means for discriminating the types of banknotes conveyed by the first conveying means, a second insertion opening into which a plurality of banknotes are collectively inserted, and insertion into the second insertion opening. The plurality of banknotes are conveyed one by one, and the second conveyance means guides the bills to the first conveyance means before the processing means.

The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention comprises a first charging means for charging the banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction, a second charging means for collectively charging the banknotes in the longitudinal direction, and the second charging means.
Processing means for carrying one by one the banknotes collectively inserted from the inserting means, banknotes carried one by one by the carrying means, or banknotes one by one inserted from the first inserting means And a processing means for doing so.

The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention comprises a first charging means for charging one banknote in the longitudinal direction and a second charging means for charging all the banknotes in the longitudinal direction.
First blocking means for blocking the insertion of the bill into the second inserting means when the bill is inserted into the inserting means of
Second blocking means for blocking the insertion of the bill into the first inserting means when the bill is inserted into the inserting means of
Processing means for carrying one by one the banknotes collectively inserted from the inserting means, banknotes carried one by one by the carrying means, or banknotes one by one inserted from the first inserting means And a releasing means for releasing the first blocking means or the second blocking means after the bill is processed by the processing means.

The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention includes a first charging means for charging one banknote in the longitudinal direction and a second charging means for collectively charging the banknote in the longitudinal direction.
First conveying means for conveying the banknotes collectively inserted from the inserting means, and the banknotes conveyed one by one by the first conveying means, or one by one from the first inserting means It is composed of a second transport means for transporting the inserted banknotes and a processing means for processing the banknotes transported by the second transport means.

The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is provided with a first inserting means for inserting the banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction and a lower portion of the first inserting means, and collectively inserting the banknotes in the longitudinal direction. Second inserting means, conveying means for conveying banknotes collectively inserted from the second inserting means to the upper direction one by one, and bills conveyed one by one by the conveying means,
Alternatively, it comprises a processing means for processing the bills inserted one by one from the first insertion means.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the banknotes are inserted one by one into the first insertion slot, and the inserted banknotes are conveyed by the first conveying means, or a plurality of banknotes are collectively inserted in the second insertion. A plurality of banknotes inserted into the mouth and conveyed are conveyed one by one, guided to the first conveying means, and the kind of bills conveyed by the first conveying means is determined. is there.

According to the present invention, the banknotes are inserted one by one in the longitudinal direction by the first inserting means, the banknotes are inserted collectively by the second inserting means in the longitudinal direction, and the banknotes inserted collectively are The bills are conveyed one by one, and the bills conveyed one by one, or the bills inserted one by one from the first inserting means are processed.

According to the present invention, the banknotes are inserted one by one in the longitudinal direction by the first inserting means, and the banknotes are collectively inserted in the longitudinal direction by the second inserting means, and the banknotes are inserted in the first inserting means. When inserted, the first blocking means prevents the bill from being inserted into the second inserting means, and when the bill is inserted into the second inserting means, the bill is inserted into the first inserting means. Banknotes that are blocked from being inserted by the second blocking means and that are collectively fed from the second loading means one by one, and are transported one by one, or one from the first loading means The banknotes are inserted one by one, and after the banknotes are processed, the first blocking means or the second blocking means is released.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of a ticket vending machine in which the bill processing apparatus of the present invention is incorporated. That is, the ticket vending machine 31 includes a small number insertion slot 1 into which a small number (1 to 2) of banknotes are inserted, a batch insertion opening 2 with an opening / closing lid into which a large number of banknotes are collectively inserted, and a coin into which coins are inserted. Input port 3
2, an operation unit 33 composed of a charge button, a display unit 34 for displaying the amount and “release cancellation”, a guide display unit 35 for displaying information such as a contact ticket, a card, a coupon ticket, a ticket, and the like. Outlet 36, ticket outlet 37, and change port 3
8 and.

The small number slot 1 has a small number (1 to 2) of bills.
It is used when loading (around one sheet) and has a batch loading port with an open / close lid 2
Is used when inserting a large number of banknotes. FIG. 3 schematically shows the configuration of the control unit of the ticket vending machine according to this embodiment and its peripherals. The control unit 41 controls the whole, the ticket issuing unit 42 that issues tickets, and processes and issues cards. A card processing / issuing unit 43, a display control unit 44 for controlling the display unit 34 and the guide display unit 35, a coin processing unit 45 for processing coins inserted from the coin slot 32, a small number slot 1 or a batch with a lid. The banknote processing unit 46 processes banknotes inserted from the slot 2. The control unit 41 is also connected to the center device 50.

FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention. The banknote handling apparatus 3 is configured by integrating the small number insertion slot 1 and the opening / closing lid batch insertion opening 2, and bills are inserted in the longitudinal direction in both the small number insertion slot 1 and the opening / closing lid batch insertion opening 2. Further, it is transported.

Since the banknotes are conveyed in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction), the width of the banknote processing device 3 is larger than that of the banknote processing device used in ATMs of banks for conveying banknotes in the lateral direction (horizontal direction). Can be narrowed. Therefore, the width can be made the same as the width of a bill processing apparatus of a type that inserts bills one by one in the longitudinal direction, which are incorporated in conventional station service equipment and the like.

FIG. 4 shows the construction of the mechanical section of the banknote handling apparatus 3 for loading and transporting the banknotes shown in FIG. 1 in the longitudinal direction. The shutter 4 for the small number insertion slot provided in the small number insertion slot 1 is shown. , A lock 5 for a batch insertion slot that locks the lid of the batch insertion slot 2 with an opening / closing lid, a banknote batch insertion section 6 into which banknotes are inserted from the batch insertion slot 2 with an opening / closing lid, and a banknote inserted into the banknote batch insertion section 6 A transport mechanism 7a for transporting one sheet at a time, a small number slot 1
A transport mechanism 7b that transports the banknotes that are input from the banknotes and the banknotes that are input to the banknote batch insertion portion 6 and that is transferred and guided by the transfer mechanism 7a, the banknotes that are input from the small number insertion slot 1 or the transfer mechanism 7a that transfers one by one. Various information of the bills to be formed is optically or magnetically detected by a sensor, and the bill discriminating unit 8 is configured to discriminate the denomination and authenticity of the bills.

The shutter 4 for the small number insertion slot prevents the insertion of bills from the small number insertion slot 1 when the lid of the batch insertion slot 2 with the opening / closing lid is open or when there is a bill in the bill batch insertion section 6. It is a thing.

The batch insertion port lock 5 is a small number insertion port 1
While the bills are being inserted and processed, the lid of the opening / closing lid batch insertion port 2 is locked so that the lid cannot be opened. Next, the operation of the bill processing apparatus 3 having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the number of bills to be inserted is small (1 to 2)
In this case, the bills are inserted one by one from the small number insertion slot 1. The bills inserted into the small number insertion slot 1 are conveyed by the transport mechanism 7b.
The bill discriminating unit 8 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted bill, and the bill is temporarily held in a not-shown holding unit, and the control unit 41 displays the inserted amount on the display unit 34. After the transaction is completed, the bill is inserted by the next customer and stored in a safe not shown. From the time when the banknotes are inserted into the small number slot 1 to the end of the transaction, the batch insertion port 2 with the opening / closing lid is locked by the batch insertion port lock 5 so that the lid cannot be opened. During processing of banknotes inserted from 1, banknotes cannot be inserted from the batch insertion port with open / close lid 2 to prevent erroneous counting.

When inserting a large number of banknotes in a lump, the lid of the opening / closing lid collective insertion port 2 is opened and a large number of banknotes are inserted into the banknote batch inserting section 6. At the time when the lid of the batch loading slot 2 with the opening / closing lid is closed, the banknote batch loading unit 6 is operated by the transport mechanism 7a.
The banknotes inside are guided one by one to the transport mechanism 7b, and the transport mechanism 7b
It is conveyed to the bill validator 8 by b. The banknote discriminating unit 8 determines the denomination, authenticity, and the like of the inserted banknote, and the banknote is temporarily stored in a storage unit (not shown), and the control unit 41 displays the inserted amount on the display unit 34.

Here, if the amount of the inserted bills and the displayed amount of money do not match, a cancel operation of the operation unit 33 by the customer returns the bills from a holding unit (not shown) through a route (not shown). From the insertion of banknotes from the batch insertion slot with opening / closing lid 2 to the end of the transaction, the small number insertion slot 1 is blocked by the shutter 4 for the small number insertion slot to prevent the insertion of banknotes. The banknotes are prevented from being inserted from the small number insertion slot 1 during the conveyance process to prevent erroneous counting.

Next, the operation of the ticket vending machine 31 incorporating the bill processing apparatus 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When inserting a small number (1 to 2) of banknotes, the customer inserts the banknotes into the small banknote insertion slot 1 of the banknote processing device 3 incorporated in the ticket vending machine 31. When the banknotes are inserted from the small number insertion slot 1, the control unit 41 determines the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes through the banknote discrimination unit 8 and counts the inserted amount by the banknote processing unit 46, and displays it. Display unit 34 via control unit 44
In addition to displaying the amount of money, the charge button of the ticket operation unit 33 that can be purchased with the above amount of money is turned on.

When the charge button of the ticket operation unit 33 desired by the customer is pressed, the control unit 41 issues a ticket from the ticket issuing unit 45, ejects the ticket from the ejection port 37, and processes coins. The change corresponding to the purchase amount is discharged from the change port 38 from the section 45 and the bill processing section 46.

When the customer inserts a large number of banknotes in order to purchase expensive tickets, coupons, etc., the banknotes are collectively inserted into the banknote batch insertion section 6 from the batch insertion slot 2 with the opening / closing lid. It The control unit 41 guides the banknotes inserted into the banknote batch insertion unit 6 to the transfer mechanism 7b one by one by the transfer mechanism 7a, transfers the banknotes to the banknote verification unit 8 by the transfer mechanism 7b, and inserts the banknotes through the banknote verification unit 8. The denomination and authenticity of the bill are discriminated and the bill processing unit 46 counts the amount of money to be inserted, and the amount of money is displayed on the display unit 34 via the display control unit 44. The charge button of the operation unit 33 such as is turned on.

When the fee button of the operation unit 33 such as a ticket or a coupon ticket desired by the user is pressed, the control unit 41
Issue a ticket, a coupon ticket, etc. from the ticket issuing unit 45 and eject a ticket, a coupon ticket, etc. from the outlet 37, and a change amount corresponding to the purchase amount from the coin processing unit 45 and the banknote processing unit 46. Emitted from 38.

As described above, the ticket vending machine 31 incorporating the bill processing device 3 issues tickets, coupons, etc. without impairing the operability of the user even when the number of bills inserted is small or large. It can be performed.

As described above, according to the above embodiment,
Operability can be improved by using an insertion slot for inserting a small number of banknotes (1 to 2) and using a batch insertion slot for inserting a large number of banknotes. . Further, since the banknote insertion process from the batch insertion port is also performed in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) like the banknote insertion process from the insertion port that inserts one by one, the width of the banknote processing device can be the same as the conventional one. it can. Therefore, the width of the housing of a station service device (ticket vending machine, etc.) newly designed by incorporating the banknote handling apparatus of the present embodiment can be made the same as the conventional one, and the banknote handling apparatus of the present embodiment is assembled. It is possible to eliminate the need for expansion work or the like for installing equipment in the station building when the station equipment is newly designed and replaced.

[0031]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a banknote handling apparatus which has improved operability in response to single banknote insertion and multiple banknote insertion without increasing the apparatus width.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a banknote processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an external configuration of a ticket vending machine in which the bill processing device of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a control unit of the ticket vending machine and its periphery.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a mechanical section in the banknote handling machine of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the bill processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the ticket vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Small number insertion slot 2 ... Collective insertion opening with opening / closing lid 3 ... Banknote processing device 4 ... Shutter for small number insertion slot 5 ... Batch insertion port lock 6 ... Banknote batch insertion section 7a, 7b ... Conveying mechanism 8 ... Banknote discrimination Part 41 ... Control part 46 ... Banknote processing part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A first slot for inserting bills one by one, and a first for conveying the bills inserted into the first slot.
Transporting means, a processing means for discriminating the type of banknotes transported by the first transporting means, a second loading slot into which a plurality of banknotes are collectively loaded, and a second loading slot A banknote processing apparatus comprising: a second transfer unit that transfers a plurality of inserted banknotes one by one and guides the banknotes to the first transfer unit that is a preceding stage of the processing unit. 2. A first inserting means for inserting banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction, a second inserting means for collectively inserting banknotes in the longitudinal direction, and a second inserting means for collectively inserting the banknotes. Transporting means for transporting the inserted bills one by one, and processing means for processing the bills transported one by one by the transporting means or the bills inserted one by one from the first loading means. A banknote processing device characterized by being provided. 3. A first inserting means for inserting the banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction, a second inserting means for collectively inserting the banknotes in the longitudinal direction, and a bill for the first inserting means. A first blocking means for blocking the insertion of the banknotes into the second insertion means when inserted, and a banknote of the banknotes into the first insertion means when the banknotes are inserted into the second insertion means. Second blocking means for blocking the insertion, transport means for transporting the banknotes collectively loaded from the second loading means one by one, banknotes transported one by one by the transport means, or the above A processing means for processing the banknotes inserted one by one from the one inputting means, and a releasing means for releasing the first blocking means or the second blocking means after the banknotes are processed by the processing means; A banknote processing device comprising: 4. A first inserting means for inserting banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction, a second inserting means for collectively inserting banknotes in the longitudinal direction, and a second inserting means for collectively inserting the banknotes. A first conveying means for conveying the inserted bills one by one, and a bill conveyed by the first conveying means one by one, or a bill inserted by the first inserting means one by one A banknote processing device, comprising: a second transporting means for processing and a processing means for processing the banknotes transported by the second transporting means. 5. A first inserting means for inserting banknotes one by one in the longitudinal direction, and a second inserting means provided below the first inserting means for collectively inserting banknotes in the longitudinal direction. Means, conveying means for conveying banknotes collectively inserted from the second inserting means one by one in an upward direction, bills conveyed one by one by the conveying means, or from the first inserting means A banknote processing device comprising: a processing unit that processes banknotes inserted one by one.