JPH08123999A - Management system for automatic machine group - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the system which is superior in safety as to the automatic machine group management system having a medium replenishing and collecting machine. CONSTITUTION: On the flank 2a of the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2 which moves on the rear side of plural ATMs 1 which are provided successively, ultrasonic sensors 7a to 7c, a touch sensor 8, and a lever sensor 9 are provided respectively. The ultrasonic sensors 7a to 7c detect obstacles including people present in the travel direction of the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the touch sensor 8 detects an obstacle on the rail 6 where the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2 travels. The lever sensor 9 detects an obstacle that comes into contact with the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2 at a relatively high position and on the side of the ATMs 1 during the movement of the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2. Further, light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b are provided at the upper part of the rear of the paper money replenishing and collecting machine 2, and detect the door 17 of the ATM 1 being held opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic machine group management system for replenishing and collecting transaction media with a movable replenishment / collection machine for a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses installed in financial institutions such as banks. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for the purpose of improving customer service by saving labor and shortening processing time, an automatic transaction device installed in a financial institution such as a bank has a transaction medium of an automatic transaction device such as a banknote. There has been proposed an automatic machine group management system that automatically replenishes and collects banknotes when there is an excess or deficiency. In this automatic machine group management system, a medium replenishing and collecting machine that can store banknotes is moved to an automatic transaction apparatus that requires replenishment or recovery, and is connected to the automatic transaction apparatus so that banknotes can be conveyed. Are replenished or collected (see Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-36229).

[0003]

However, in the conventional automatic machine group management system, since the medium replenishment / recovery machine moves within the sales office or the maintenance area of the staff, for example, when the staff operates the automatic transaction apparatus. Another problem is that the medium replenishment / recovery machine may collide with an obstacle such as a staff member.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses arranged side by side and an automatic transaction apparatus which requires replenishment or collection of a transaction medium are moved to replenish the transaction medium or The automatic machine group management system of the present invention comprising a medium replenishment / recovery device for performing recovery includes non-contact detection means for detecting an obstacle in the movement range of the medium replenishment / recovery device before contacting the medium replenishment / recovery device. And a control means for performing control to stop the medium replenishment / recovery machine when the non-contact detection means detects an obstacle.

In addition to the above structure, the medium replenishing and collecting machine is provided with contact detecting means for detecting a collision with an obstacle in the moving area of the medium replenishing and collecting machine, and the contact detecting means detects the collision with the obstacle. When a collision is detected, the control means may immediately stop the medium replenishing and collecting machine.

[0006]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when an obstacle approaches the moving range of the medium replenishing / recovering machine which is moving, the non-contact detecting means detects the obstacle and the control means detects the medium. Stop the replenishment recovery machine. As a result, the medium replenishing and collecting machine can avoid collision with an obstacle.

Further, in the medium replenishment / recovery machine provided with contact detection means, when an obstacle collides with this contact detection means, the contact detection means detects this, and the control means immediately stops the medium replenishment / recovery machine. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an automatic machine group management system of the embodiment. First, the entire automatic machine group management system according to the embodiment will be described.

1 and 2, in the automatic machine group management system of the present embodiment, a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) 1 installed side by side, and bill replenishment and collection moving behind the ATM 1 A machine 2 and a central control unit 3 that controls the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 based on information from the ATM 1 are provided. The central control unit 3 includes an operation unit 3a, a display unit 3b,
A printer 3c is provided, and the operation unit 3a is operated to position the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 at an arbitrary ATM 1, and the result of replenishing and collecting the bill between the ATM 1 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 or the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is stored. The display unit 3b displays the result of counting the amount of bills being played, and outputs the result to the printer 3c.

At the bottom of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, there is provided a self-propelled means 4 composed of a drive motor and the like, and the wheels 5 are rotated by the self-propelled means 4. The wheels 5 travel on rails 6 laid in the direction in which the ATMs 1 are arranged in parallel. Three ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c are provided on the side surfaces 2a, 2b of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, respectively. The ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, and 7c generate ultrasonic waves, and when an obstacle exists at the generation destination, receive reflected sound from the obstacle to detect the obstacle. In the case of the present embodiment, the maximum detection distance of the obstacle of the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c is 70-.
It is set to 100 cm. In addition, this ultrasonic sensor 7
When an obstacle is detected, a, 7b, and 7c can measure the time from generation of ultrasonic waves to reception of reflected sound. By measuring this time, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 can measure the time. The distance to the detected obstacle can be measured.

3 and 4 are explanatory views showing the detection range of the ultrasonic sensor. As shown in the figure, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c can detect obstacles in the moving direction of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. In particular, the ultrasonic sensors 7a and 7c can detect obstacles approaching the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 from the opposite side of the ATM 1, and the ultrasonic sensors 7b move in the moving direction of the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2. It is designed to detect existing obstacles. An obstacle existing in the moving direction of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is highly likely to collide with the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and for example, an ATM.
A person in charge of maintenance of 1 is ATM1 from the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 side.
In many cases, the ultrasonic sensor 7a, which enables efficient detection of obstacles including humans,
The detection ranges of 7b and 7c are set.

Touch sensors 8 are provided at the bottoms of the side surfaces 2a, 2b of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. The touch sensor 8 causes the obstacle to come into contact with the touch sensor 8,
This obstacle is detected. Since the touch sensor 8 is provided so as to project from the side surfaces 2a and 2b as shown in FIG. 2, the obstacle can be detected before the obstacle comes into contact with the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the obstacle can be contacted. This reduces the possibility of damage to the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. In addition, the surface is made of urethane or the like, so that it is possible to absorb the impact when an obstacle collides. Touch sensor 8
Mainly, the obstacle on the rail 6 is detected.

A lever sensor 9 is also provided on the side surfaces 2a, 2b of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. Lever sensor 9
Is for detecting an obstacle which comes into contact with the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 while the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is moving, and mainly detects an obstacle which exists relatively above the ATM 1 side.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the lever sensor, which is a view of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 as seen from above. In the figure, a lever sensor 9 includes a contact portion 10 with which an obstacle directly contacts, and a support portion 1 for rotatably supporting the contact portion 10.
1, a spring 12 for urging one end 10a of the contact portion 10 toward the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 and a photo interrupter 13 for detecting rotation of the contact portion 10. A protrusion 14 is formed on the other end 10b of the contact portion 10, and this protrusion 14 is a photointerrupter when the other end 10b of the contact portion 10 is rotated as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure due to contact with an obstacle. It is designed to block the light of 13. As a result, the contact of the obstacle with the contact portion 10 is detected.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an embodiment, showing the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 and the ATM 1 from above. In the figure, light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b are provided on the upper portion of the back surface 2c side (ATM1 side) of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. Each of the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a and 15b is provided with a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by the light receiving element is received by the light receiving element. A slit 16 is provided between the light emitting / receiving sensor 15a and the light emitting / receiving sensor 15b.
Is provided, the light emitted from the light emitting / receiving sensor 15a proceeds to the ATM1 side through this slit 16, and the light emitted from the light emitting / receiving sensor 15b passes through the slit 16 to AT.
It is designed to proceed to the M1 side. That is, the light emitting and receiving sensor 1
The lights emitted from 5a and 15b form an angle from the back surface 2c of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 as shown in the figure, and in the present embodiment, this angle α is set to about 15 degrees.

A door 17 for maintenance is provided on the back surface 1a of the ATM 1.
Is provided, and a reflection plate 18 is provided above the door 17. This reflector 18 is used for the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2
The light output from the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a, 15b is reflected in the direction of the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a, 15b. That is, the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b receive the reflected light from the reflecting plate 18, and thereby detect the approach of the ATM 1 to the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.

FIG. 7 is an internal structural view showing the inside of the ATM and the bill replenishing and collecting machine of this embodiment. In FIG.
A banknote deposit / withdrawal device 2 for depositing / dispensing banknotes inside the TM1.
1 is placed and replenished banknotes through the replenishment / collection unit
Collected banknotes can be handled. An adapter 22 is provided on the back side of the ATM 1, and the adapter 22 has a replenishing conveyance path 23 and a recovery conveyance path 24. The end portion of the replenishment conveying path 23 is a bill replenishing conveying path 25 of the bill depositing / dispensing device 21.
, And the end of the recovery transport path 24 is connected to the banknote recovery transport path 26 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 21. The bill replenishment / conveyance path 25 stores the replenishment bills in the safes 28 and 29 for each type via the deposit / withdrawal unit 27. The banknote collecting and conveying path 26 conveys the collected banknotes to the collecting conveying path 24 via the deposit / withdrawal unit 27. Further, above the deposit / withdrawal unit 27, a discriminating section 30 for discriminating the authenticity / damage of bills is provided.

Inside the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2, a plurality of banknote storage boxes 31, 32 for storing banknotes, a circulation transfer path 33, a banknote recognition processing section 34, a refill branch transfer path 35, and a recovery branch transfer path 36. , Blades 38a to 38f, a replenishment connection guide member 39, and a recovery connection guide member 40, respectively.

The banknote storages 20 and 21 are respectively provided with a banknote stacking section 41, a banknote payout section 42 for paying out supplementary banknotes, and an ATM.
There are a collected bill taking unit 43 for taking the bills collected from 1 into the bill storing units 20, 21, and a reject bill taking unit 44 for taking rejected bills recognized as non-refillable among the supplement bills into the bill storing units 20, 21. It is provided.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the group management system of this embodiment. In the figure, the centralized control unit 3 controls the plurality of ATMs 1 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and also controls the display unit 3b, the printer 3c, and the operation unit 3a.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the control system of the bill replenishing and collecting machine. In the figure, a control unit 51 that controls the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 includes a blade switching unit 37, a drive circuit 52, a bill recognition processing unit 34, a bill transport system driving unit 53,
The self-propelled means 4 and the sensor circuits 54 and 55 are connected, and the control section 51 controls them. The blade switching unit 37
A blade 38a in the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, which is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) and the like, when replenishing or collecting bills
Switch 38f. The drive circuit 52 excites and demagnetizes the electromagnetic solenoid 56, so that the supplementary connecting guide member 39 and the recovering connecting guide member 40 are connected to the ATM1.
The banknote is passed between the banknote and the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 and the ATM 1.
It can be transported to and from. The bill recognition processing unit 34 performs recognition processing such as discrimination, type, and number of supplementary bills. The bill transport system drive unit 53 drives the transport system in the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. As described above, the self-propelled means 4 runs the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 on the rail 6, and the slit sensor 57 is connected thereto. The slit sensor 57 detects the amount of rotation of a slit plate (not shown) provided on the shaft that rotates the wheels 5 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. By detecting the amount of rotation, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 runs. You can figure out the distance.

The sensor circuit 54 includes an ultrasonic sensor 7a,
7b and 7c and light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b are connected, and the sensor circuit 54 drives these sensors and monitors these sensors. Ultrasonic sensor 7a,
When the sensors 7b and 7c and the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b detect an obstacle, the sensor circuit 54 outputs a detection signal to the control unit 5.
1, the control unit 51 stops the self-propelled means 4.

The touch sensor 8 and the lever sensor 9 are connected to the sensor circuit 55, and the sensor circuit 55 drives these sensors and monitors these sensors. When the touch sensor 8 and the lever sensor 9 detect an obstacle, the sensor circuit 55 sends a detection signal to the control unit 51, and the control unit 51 causes the self-propelled means 4 to stop urgently.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The automatic machine group management system has finished the startup operation and is in the operating state. In this state, the centralized control unit 3 monitors whether or not a bill replenishment request signal is received from any of the ATMs 1,
If received, it sends a replenishment operation start signal to ATM1. In the ATM 1, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 21 has a safe 28, 2
When it is detected that 9 is near end, the bill replenishment command and the replenishment bill type data are transmitted to the central control unit 3.

The centralized control unit 3 confirms that the bill end signal is not output from the bill storage 32 in the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and issues a command to the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 to start moving. When the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 receives this command,
The control unit 51 drives the self-propelled means 4 to start moving. At this time, each sensor of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, that is, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c, the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a, 15b, the touch sensor 8, and the lever sensor 9 are in the ON state, that is, the detectable state. When starting the movement, the control unit 51
Detects the home position and positions the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 at the home position. Further, a counter (not shown) in the control unit 51 receives the slit detection signal from the slit sensor 57, starts counting the number of slits, and starts measuring the moving distance of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. The counter continuously counts the number of slits during the movement of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.

If any of the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c detects an obstacle in the traveling direction of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 while the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is moving, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b
The signals from b and 7c are sent to the sensor circuit 54, and the detection signal is sent from the sensor circuit 54 to the control unit 51.
When the control unit 51 receives this detection signal, it issues a command to the self-propelled means 4 to gradually stop. Ultrasonic sensor 7a,
As described above, 7b and 7c can detect an obstacle at a position slightly distant from the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 and can calculate the distance to the obstacle at the time of detection, so if the distance to the obstacle is allowed. The banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 can be stopped slowly.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the speed control of the bill replenishing and collecting machine. In the figure, the vertical axis represents the moving speed and the horizontal axis represents the moving distance. First, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2
Starts from position X1 which is the home position, accelerates to reach maximum speed at position X2, and then becomes constant speed. When the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c detect an obstacle at the position X3 where the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is located, for example, at a distance of about 1 m, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c brake at the position X3 and shift to low speed traveling at the position X4. After that, if obstacles are still detected and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 reaches the position X5, for example, the brake is applied at this position X5 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is operated.
Is stopped at position X6. The position X5 is, in this embodiment,
It is about 15 cm. Braking position X5
May be a position where the distance from the position X5 to the obstacle is larger than the distance from when the brake is applied until the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is stopped. In this way, when the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c detect an obstacle at a position distant from the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2
Is gradually reduced to stop before the obstacle collides, so that no slip occurs between the wheel 5 and the rail 6 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and therefore the slit sensor 5
The number of slits by 7 is detected exactly in correspondence with the moving distance.

When the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is stopped, the controller 5
1 sends a signal indicating that an obstacle is detected to the centralized control unit 3, and the centralized control unit 3 receives the signal and issues an alarm.
Display in b. The operator can see the displayed alarm so that the obstacle exists in the traveling direction of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the obstacle is removed by the operator.

Since the control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 knows the position where the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is stopped, it can be restarted when the obstacle is removed. Banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2
Control unit 51 accelerates the self-propelled means 4 from the stopped state,
It moves at a constant speed at the high speed shown in FIG. And the desired ATM
When you reach 1, position it on the back of this ATM1,
Makes it possible to refill bills. The bill replenishing operation will be described later.

Next, when the touch sensor 8 detects an obstacle on the rail 6 in the traveling direction of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 while the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is moving, the signal from the touch sensor 8 is a sensor circuit 55. The sensor circuit 55 sends the detection signal to the control unit 51. In response to this signal, the control section 51 issues a command to the self-propelled means 4 to make an emergency stop. As a result, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is brought to an emergency stop, and an obstacle is prevented from excessively hitting the case of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. At this time, the wheel 5 and the rail 6 may slip due to the emergency stop of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the slit sensor 57
Since the detection signal of 1 is no longer reliable, the control unit 51 invalidates the detection signal of the slit sensor 57. The control unit 51 invalidates the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b and 7c and the detection signals from the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b. Further, the control unit 51, like the case described above,
The alarm is displayed on the display unit 3b of the centralized control unit 3. The timing at which the detection signal of the slit sensor 57 and the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c are made valid again is after the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 completes the positioning of the ATM 1 on the back surface. Information is exchanged with the ATM1 by positioning the ATM1.
This is because the deviation of the slit sensor detection value can be corrected from the position information stored in advance in association with TM1. The position of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 on the ATM 1 is determined by the method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-189898.

When the obstacle on the rail 6 is removed, the control unit 51 drives the self-propelled means 4 again to replenish the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2
To move. However, in this case, the moving speed of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is set to the low speed shown in FIG.
As a result, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 operates at a low speed at the target ATM.
Heading to 1 and reaching the target ATM 1, it is positioned on the back side of the ATM 1.

When an obstacle is detected by the touch sensor 8,
By invalidating the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c, for example, when the wall is close to both sides of the system, the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 reaches both ends of the rail 5 (within 1 m from the wall). This wall will not be erroneously detected as an obstacle even if it approaches (the position of the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 is not measured in this case, so it cannot be recognized as a wall). It is a form that puts emphasis on operation.

When the touch sensor 8 detects an obstacle, the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c may be kept valid instead of being invalidated. In this case, if the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 2 approaches the wall, the wall may be erroneously detected as an obstacle, but since a real obstacle can be detected, more safety is emphasized. You can say that. The user may be allowed to select one of the above two modes.

Next, a case where an obstacle is detected by the lever sensor 9 while the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is moving will be described. As the obstacle in this case, the bill depositing / dispensing device 21 in the ATM 1 can be considered. As the obstacles other than the bill depositing / dispensing machine 21, a door on the back of the ATM 1, a passbook entry machine, a card reader, a coin depositing / dispensing machine, and the like can be considered. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 21 can be pulled out from the back surface of the ATM 1, and the clerk pulls out the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 21 to perform necessary processing at the time of maintenance or the like. The lever sensor 9 of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is provided at a height at which the bill depositing / dispensing machine 21 is pulled out.
If it is forgotten to be installed in the TM1, there is a risk of collision with the adapter 22.

When the lever sensor 9 contacts the bill depositing / dispensing machine 21 of the ATM 1, the other end 10b of the contact portion 10 is pushed by the bill depositing / dispensing machine 21, and the projection 14 of the photo interrupter 13 is pushed, as shown in FIG. Block the light. As a result, a signal is sent from the photo interrupter 13 to the sensor circuit 55, and the sensor circuit 55 sends a detection signal to the control unit 51. In response to this signal, the control section 51 issues a command to the self-propelled means 4 to make an emergency stop. As a result, the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is brought to an emergency stop, and the bill depositing / dispensing machine 21 is prevented from excessively hitting the housing of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2. At this time, the wheel 5 and the rail 6 may slip due to the emergency stop of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the detection signal of the slit sensor 57 becomes unreliable.
The detection signal of is invalid. Further, the control unit 51 invalidates the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c. Further, the control unit 51 causes the display unit 3b of the centralized control unit 3 to display an alarm, as in the case described above.

When the obstacles on the rail 6 are removed, the control unit 51 drives the self-propelled means 4 again and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2
To move. However, in this case, the moving speed of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is set to the low speed shown in FIG.
As a result, the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is operated at the target speed at the slow speed.
Go to M1 and when you reach the target ATM1, ATM1
Position on the back of the.

Even when the lever sensor 9 detects an obstacle, the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c are made invalid, but the same as when the touch sensor 8 detects an obstacle. , Ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c
The detection signal from can be left valid.

In the ATM 1, if the adapter 22 or the like is forgotten to be attached, the forgetting to attach the adapter 22 can be detected in the ATM 1. However, if it is detected in the ATM 1, in order to stop the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, The detection signal must be transmitted to the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. Then, a cable for transmitting the detection signal is required, and if the detection signal is transmitted to the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 after detecting the contact between the adapter 22 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, there is a time delay. This may occur, and the adapter 22 or the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 may be seriously damaged. Such a problem is solved by detecting contact on the side of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 as in the present embodiment.

Next, a case will be described in which an obstacle is detected by the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a and 15b while the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is moving. As an obstacle in this case, a maintenance door 17 provided on the back surface 1a of the ATM 1 can be considered. At the time of the maintenance performed by the attendant, A
It is assumed that the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 approaches the TM1. Light is output from the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a and 15b of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2, the light reaches the reflecting plate 18 on the door 17 through the slit plate 16, is reflected by the reflecting plate 18, and is again slit plate 16. The light emitting / receiving sensors 15a and 15b are reached via. This confirms that the door 17 is closed, but as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 6, when the door 17 is open, the light that has passed through the slit plate 16 does not reach the reflection plate 18. If the light does not reach the reflecting plate 18, the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b cannot receive the light, so that the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b send the detection signal to the sensor circuit 54, and the sensor circuit 54 sends the detection signal. Control unit 5
Send to 1.

The position where the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b detect that the reflected light cannot be caught is before the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 collides with the door 17, and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is running at a high speed. In this case, the control unit 51 issues a command to the self-propelled means 4 to make an emergency stop. As a result, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is brought to an emergency stop, and the door 17 is prevented from hitting the housing of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. At this time, the wheel 5 and the rail 6 may slip due to the emergency stop of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the detection signal of the slit sensor 57 becomes unreliable. Therefore, the control unit 51 outputs the detection signal of the slit sensor 57. Invalidate. Further, the control unit 51 invalidates the detection signals from the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c. Further, the control unit 51 causes the display unit 3b of the centralized control unit 3 to display an alarm indicating that the door 17 is open.

When the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is traveling at a low speed, the control section 51 issues a command to the self-propelled means 4 to stop. Thereby, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is stopped, and the door 17 is prevented from hitting the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. Then, the control unit 51 causes the display unit 3b of the centralized control unit 3 to display an alarm indicating that the door 17 is open.

When the door 17 is closed, the control section 51 drives the self-propelled means 4 again to move the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.
However, in this case, the moving speed of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is set to the low speed shown in FIG. As a result, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 moves toward the target ATM 1 at a slow speed,
When the target ATM1 is reached, it is positioned on the back side of the ATM1.

Next, the operation of replenishing the ATM 1 with bills from the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The bill replenishing operation is performed by accurately positioning the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 at a predetermined position of the ATM 1. First, replenishment and recovery machine 2
The control unit 51 of the above excites the electromagnetic solenoid 56 to move the replenishment connection guide member 39 to the replenishment transport path 23 in the ATM 1.
To connect the ATM 1 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.

Next, the control unit 51 switches the blades 38a to 38f via the blade switching unit 37. The ATM 1 that has received the bill replenishment operation start signal is the bill deposit / withdrawal device 2
A replenishment operation start response is output to 1, and the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 21 switches the internal mode to the replenishment mode and starts the replenishment operation. Here, the ATM 1 outputs a replenishment start signal to the control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.

The control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 drives the bill transport system drive unit 53 to feed the bills in the bill storage 32 to the circulation transport path 33. Then, the bills that can be used as supplementary bills are identified by performing genuine / counterfeit discrimination of the replenishment bills fed out by the bill recognizing processing unit 34 and recognition processing of the types, and a bill that can be used as the replenishment bill
To the side. In the ATM 1, the conveyed banknotes are stored in the safes 28 and 29 for each type via the deposit / withdrawal unit 27. When the sensor detects that the specified number of banknotes are stored in the safes 28 and 29, the ATM 1 transmits a replenishment operation completion response.

The control section 51 monitors the replenishment operation completion response from the ATM 1, and upon receiving this response, the electromagnetic solenoid 56 is sent via the drive circuit 52.
Degauss. As a result, the replenishing conveyance path 2 for the adapter 22
3 to separate the replenishment connecting guide member 39 from the ATM
The connection between 1 and the bill replenishing recovery machine 2 is released.

The centralized control unit 3 monitors whether or not a bill replenishment request signal or a bill recollection request new word is output from another ATM 1. If the bill replenishment request signal or the bill replenishment request signal is received, A signal to that effect is sent to the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2, and the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 starts moving from the position behind the ATM 1 which has completed the replenishment operation to the ATM 1 which has output the bill replenishment request signal or the bill recollection request signal.

When the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 detects an obstacle by the touch sensor 8 or the lever sensor 9 during the movement before the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 is positioned at the ATM 1 which has just been refilled, the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 is operated. The traveling speed is the low speed shown in FIG. The detection signals of the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 are invalid.
The control unit 51 of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 detects the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c when the machine 2 is positioned on the back surface of the ATM 1.
The detection signal of is made effective, and the moving speed after this is made to move at high speed.

The banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2 returns to the home position at the time of recovery after an error occurs, but the touch sensor 8 or the lever sensor 9 is in the middle of returning to the home position.
If an obstacle is detected by the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7
The detection signals of b and 7c are invalidated. Banknote replenishing and collecting machine 2
Reaches the home position at a low speed, but when the home position is reached, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c
The detection signal of is made valid again.

When a bill replenishment request signal is output from another ATM 1, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 moves to the ATM 1 which outputs the demand signal and positions it behind it, and performs the bill replenishing operation as described above. To do. Here, a case where a bill collection request signal is output from another ATM 1 will be described. The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 21 of the ATM 1 is provided with the safes 28, 2
I am monitoring whether the bill of 9 exceeds the set value,
When it is detected that the bill exceeds the set value, the ATM
1 transmits a bill collection request signal to the central control unit 3.

The central control unit 3 confirms that the bill storage 32 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 can store the collected bills, and sends a bill collection start signal to the ATM 1, and
The bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is started to move. The control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 issues a movement start command to the self-propelled means 4,
The bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 starts moving toward the target ATM 1. When an obstacle is detected by the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c, the touch sensor 8, the lever sensor 9 or the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a, 15b of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 during the movement, as described above, the bill replenishing is performed. The collecting machine 2 is stopped, and after the obstacle is removed, it moves toward the target ATM 1 again.

When the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is positioned behind the target ATM 1, the control section 51 causes the drive circuit 52 to move.
Is driven to excite the electromagnetic solenoid 56, and the recovery connection guide 40 is moved to the recovery transport path 24 of the ATM 22 adapter 22.
To connect the ATM 1 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2. Further, the control unit 51 switches the blades 38a to 38f via the blade switching unit 37. The ATM 1 that has received the bill collection start signal outputs a collection operation start response to the bill deposit / withdrawal device 21, and the bill deposit / withdrawal device 21 switches the internal mode to the collection mode and starts the collection operation. Here, the ATM 1 outputs a collection start signal to the control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 27 dispenses bills from the safe 28 or 29 in which the bills have exceeded the set value, and the dispensed bills 30
The number of sheets and the like are discriminated, and the bills are conveyed into the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 through the collecting conveying path 24 and the collecting connecting guide member 40, and are further taken into the bill storing box 41 through the collecting branch conveying path 36. The ATM 1 sends a collection operation completion response to the control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 together with the data with the number of sheets added when a predetermined amount of collected bills has been sent out. The control unit 51 monitors the recovery operation completion response from the ATM 1. When receiving this response, the control unit 51 demagnetizes the electromagnetic solenoid 56 via the drive circuit 52, and the recovery connection path 24 of the adapter 22 is connected to the recovery connection guide. Member 4
0 is separated, the connection between the ATM 1 and the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is released, and the replenishment operation is completed.

The centralized control unit 3 monitors whether or not the bill replenishment request signal or the bill recollection request signal is output from the other ATM 1. If any of the request signals is received, the bill replenishment / collection machine. A signal to that effect is sent to 2, and the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 starts moving from that position toward the ATM 1 which has output the bill replenishing request signal or the bill collecting request signal.

Before the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 2 is positioned on the ATM 1 which has carried out the collecting operation, when the obstacle is detected by the touch sensor 8 or the lever sensor 9 during the movement, the traveling speed of the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 2 Is slow,
Further, the detection signals of the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c are invalid. The control unit 51 of the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is an ATM
When the positioning of the ultrasonic sensor 7 is completed, the ultrasonic sensor 7
The detection signals of a, 7b, and 7c are made effective, and the moving speed thereafter can be made high.

When the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 moves, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b and 7c, the touch sensor 8, the lever sensor 9 and the light emitting and receiving sensors 15a and 15b can detect obstacles.

When the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 is moved, the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c, the touch sensor 8, the lever sensor 9 and the light emitting / receiving sensor 15a on both sides of the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 are moved.
Although the detection signal of 15b may be valid, only the ultrasonic sensors 7a, 7b, 7c, the touch sensor 8, the lever sensor 9 and the light emitting / receiving sensors 15a, 15b on the traveling direction side are valid, and those of the sensors on the opposite side are effective. The detection signal can be invalidated. If only the traveling direction side is valid, the clerk can perform maintenance on the ATM 1 on the opposite side of the traveling direction.

Further, in this embodiment, an obstacle which is separated from the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2 by about 1 m or more is not detected, so that the obstacle A is sufficiently separated from the bill replenishing / collecting machine 2.
Even if the TM1 is maintained, the bill replenishing and collecting machine 2 is not stopped.

In the above embodiment, the detection signal is invalidated when there is a risk that the detection signal of the slit sensor 57 cannot be trusted due to an emergency stop. However, the detection signal itself is not invalidated and the detection signal is not invalidated. The position information calculated from may be invalidated.

[0060]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the non-contact detecting means for detecting the obstacle in the moving range of the medium replenishing and collecting machine before the medium replenishing and collecting machine comes in contact is provided. If obstacles such as staff or foreign objects exist in the moving direction of the medium replenishment / recovery machine while the medium replenishment / recovery machine is moving, the obstacles will be detected and the medium replenishment / recovery machine will stop before contacting them. You can avoid the collision.

Further, even when the medium replenishment / recovery machine is in an unclear state due to an emergency stop of the medium replenishment / recovery machine upon detection of an obstacle by the non-contact detection means, the medium replenishment / recovery machine can be moved at a low speed. In addition, since the obstacle can be reliably detected by the contact detection means, the operation can be continued without impairing the safety.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an automatic machine group management system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a detection range of an ultrasonic sensor.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a detection range of an ultrasonic sensor.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a lever sensor.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a light emitting and receiving sensor.

FIG. 7 is an internal structure diagram showing the inside of an ATM and a bill replenishing and collecting machine.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a group management system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a bill replenishing and collecting machine.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing speed control of the bill replenishing and collecting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ATM 2 Banknote replenishing and collecting machine 7a, 7b, 7c Ultrasonic sensor 8 Touch sensor 9 Lever sensor 15a, 15b Light emitting / receiving sensor 51 Control unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukihiro Nemoto 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor ▲ Isshi Yoshimura 1-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 12 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Isao Miyake 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An automatic system comprising a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses arranged in parallel, and a medium replenishment / recovery machine that moves to an automatic transaction apparatus that requires replenishment or recovery of a transaction medium to replenish or recover the transaction medium. In the machine group management system, a non-contact detecting means for detecting an obstacle in the moving range of the medium replenishing and collecting machine before contacting the medium replenishing and collecting machine, and the non-contact detecting means when the obstacle is detected by the non-contact detecting means. An automatic machine group management system, comprising: a control unit that controls to stop the medium replenishing and collecting machine. 2. The medium replenishment / recovery machine has a contact detection means for detecting collision with an obstacle in a moving area of the medium replenishment / recovery machine, and the contact detection means detects collision with the obstacle. To
The automatic machine group management system according to claim 1, wherein the control means immediately stops the medium replenishing and collecting machine. 3. The non-contact detecting means includes an ultrasonic sensor for detecting an obstacle in the moving direction of the medium replenishing and collecting machine and an optical sensor for detecting an obstacle between the medium replenishing and collecting machine and the automatic transaction device. The automated machine group management system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The ultrasonic sensor detects the distance between the detected obstacle and the medium replenishment / recovery machine, and the control means stepwise according to the detected distance between the obstacle and the medium replenishment / recovery machine. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 4, wherein the stop control of the medium replenishing and collecting machine is performed. 5. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 3, wherein the ultrasonic sensor and the light emitting and receiving sensor detect only obstacles in the traveling direction of the medium replenishing and collecting machine. 6. The touch detection means includes a touch sensor for detecting an obstacle on a rail on which the medium replenishing and collecting machine moves, and a lever sensor for detecting an obstacle between the medium replenishing and collecting machine and the automated teller machine. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 2, further comprising: 7. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 6, wherein the touch sensor has a function of absorbing a shock caused by a collision with an obstacle. 8. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 3, wherein the optical sensor detects opening of a door of the automatic transaction device. 9. The automatic machine according to claim 1, wherein the medium replenishment / recovery machine has a current position management function, and when the current position management function is disabled, the medium replenishment / recovery machine moves in a slow mode. Group management system. 10. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 9, wherein the non-contact detection means is disabled when the current position management function is disabled.