JPH08221637A - Paper sheets processing unit, paper sheets processor, transaction processor, and transaction processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow a paper sheets processing unit to be changed in arrangement and to apply it to various purposes of changing by connecting another paper sheets processing unit to the conveyance path leading to the discrimination part of other paper sheets processing unit, and conveying and processing paper sheets. CONSTITUTION: A basic unit U1, an operation unit U2, a stacker unit U3, and 1st-3rd connection units U4-U6 which connect those units U1-U3 are combined. Further, an upper conveyance line L1 which is looped above and a lower conveyance line L2 which is conveyed and connected in a loop shape to the reverse surface side of the upper conveyance line L1 are provided. The respective units U2-U7 are combined in the periphery on the bottom surface side of the basic unit U1 and only changed in arrangement, or increase or decreased to switch the bill processor between a front operation type and a rear operation type and apply it. Therefore, each unit has high commonly usable performance and no waste, so the unit is economical and one ATM is usable in various operation styles.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing unit such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic money changer, and more particularly to an internal unit for carrying paper sheets such as banknotes. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing unit, a paper sheet processing apparatus, a transaction processing apparatus and a transaction processing system in which a combination can be changed and the utilization performance of the apparatus is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a banknote processing device incorporated in an automatic teller machine (ATM), an automatic money changing machine, or the like has a front-operated banknote processing device that replenishes / recovers banknotes from the front side and a banknote from the rear side. A backside operation type banknote handling device for replenishing / recovering money is known.

However, when it is necessary to change the bill processing device, for example, (1) when changing the installation location in the store, (2) when changing the stacker number to change the internal capacity, (3) In the case of automatically replenishing / collecting from the outside using a running robot or the like, it is necessary to switch the bill processing device between the front operation type and the rear operation type according to this.

However, there is an uneconomical problem in that a new ATM cannot be easily installed because the internal structure for transporting paper sheets is largely different and cannot be easily changed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention allows a change in the arrangement of a unit for processing internal paper sheets,
An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing unit, a paper sheet processing apparatus, a transaction processing apparatus and a transaction processing system that can be applied to various uses for modification purposes.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A paper sheet processing unit having a discriminating section for discriminating paper sheets on a conveying path for conveying paper sheets, wherein the conveying path leading to the discriminating section is allowed to be connected to another paper sheet processing unit. It is characterized by being provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a vertical transport path for vertically transporting the paper sheet is provided on the transport path on the lower surface side which communicates with the discrimination section.

The invention according to claim 3 is a paper sheet processing apparatus comprising a paper sheet processing unit and a peripheral unit which is combined with the paper sheet processing unit to store paper sheets. And

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of peripheral units are provided, and the mounting positions of the plurality of peripheral units are interchangeable, and are configured.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an operating cartridge and a recovery cartridge are applied to the peripheral unit.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that a deposit-only cartridge and a dispense-only cartridge are applied to the peripheral unit.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a unit having a connection conveyance path which is opened for external connection on the rear surface.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the number of peripheral units provided is increased or decreased.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transaction processing device which is equipped with a paper sheet processing unit or a paper sheet processing device and performs transaction processing of paper sheets.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transaction processing system comprising a transaction processing device and a replenishment / collection device for replenishing / collecting paper sheets in the transaction processing device.

[0016]

According to the present invention, another paper sheet processing unit is connected to the carrying path leading to the discriminating portion of the paper sheet processing unit to carry the paper sheet. In addition, the conveyance path on the lower surface side that communicates with the discriminating portion of the paper sheet processing unit is provided with a vertical conveyance path that conveys the paper sheet in the vertical direction, and conveys the paper sheet in the vertical direction.

Further, a paper sheet processing apparatus constituted by combining this paper sheet processing unit with a peripheral unit for storing paper sheets carries the paper sheet. Moreover, the mounting positions of the plurality of peripheral units are replaced to change the processing position of the paper sheets. In this case, as an example of the peripheral unit, an operating cartridge, a collecting cartridge, a depositing cartridge, or a dispensing cartridge is applied and arranged. Furthermore, a connection conveyance path that opens for external connection is provided on the rear surface of the unit to connect to an external device and replenish paper sheets from the outside.
Collect and process. Further, the number of peripheral units provided is adjusted to be increased / decreased, and the required number of sheets are combined to carry the sheets.

Further, the paper sheet processing unit or the paper sheet processing apparatus is internally configured in the transaction processing apparatus to process the paper sheets.

Further, a transaction processing system including a transaction processing device and a replenishment / recovery device for replenishing / recovering the paper sheet in the transaction processing device performs transaction processing of the paper sheet.

[0020]

As described above, since the paper sheet processing apparatus is configured by combining the paper sheet processing unit with the peripheral unit, when the paper sheet processing apparatus needs to be changed, the internal peripheral unit is Only by changing the layout or increasing or decreasing the number, it is possible to change the front side operation type or rear side operation type sheet processing apparatus. Therefore, for example, it is possible to respond to various change requests such as a change of installation location in a store, a change of internal capacity, and a change for connecting an external robot.

Further, by dividing the inside of the apparatus into units so that they can be handled individually, it is possible to realize a paper sheet processing apparatus having a variety of arrangement configurations, and a paper sheet that is versatile and has a high adaptability to change. It can be effectively used as a class processing device. In particular, the paper sheet processing unit and peripheral units are economical because they have high common use performance and no waste, and when used as a transaction processing device, one unit can be used for various operating modes, and each transaction When used in a transaction processing system that manages a processing device, it is possible to easily respond to changes in the purpose of use.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an automatic teller machine (ATM) 11 installed at an unmanned corner of a financial institution. This ATM 11 has a display (CRT) 12 also serving as a touch panel, which guides transaction operations on the upper front surface of the main body of the apparatus. , A passbook insertion slot 13 for inserting or returning a passbook, a card insertion slot 14 for inserting or returning a card, a coin slot 15 for allowing coins to be inserted or withdrawn, and a banknote slot 16 for allowing banknotes to be inserted or removed,
It is equipped with a voucher outlet 17 for issuing vouchers, and a handling indicator 18 for displaying the operating state of the ATM 11 being handled / discontinued, for processing transactions such as deposit, withdrawal, transfer, passbook entry, and balance inquiry.

Various processing units required for transaction processing are internally configured inside the ATM 11, and a bill processing apparatus for transaction processing of bills will be described below as an example. Figure 2 is A
A rear-side operation type banknote processing device 21 in which an attendant replenishes / recovers and operates banknotes A from the rear side of the TM11 is shown. This rear-side operation type banknote processing device 21 is composed of units U1 to U6 which are individually divided. As shown in FIG. 3, the basic unit U1 and the operation unit U
2, stacker unit U3, and these units U1
To U3, the first to third connection units U4 to U6
It is configured by combining and.

The basic unit U1 described above has a bill discriminating section 2 for discriminating bills A inwardly in communication with the bill inlet / outlet 16.
2, a front / back reversing unit 23 for determining the front and back of a bill, a temporary holding unit 24 for temporarily holding the bill for returning / taking in, a discrimination defective bill holding unit 25 for holding the discrimination defective bill, and a loop of these at the upper portion. And an upper transfer line L1 connected to the upper transfer line L1 and a lower transfer line L2 connected to the lower surface of the upper transfer line L1 and connected in a loop.

An operation unit U2 for carrying and connecting to the lower carrying line L2 via the first and second connecting units U4 and U5 is arranged at the rear position on the lower surface side of the basic unit U1, and at the lower position on the lower surface side. A stacker unit U3 for carrying and connecting to the upper carrying line L1 through the third connecting unit U6 is provided.

In this case, the basic unit U is made to correspond to the first connecting unit U4 in the vertical direction of the lower conveying line L2 and the second connecting unit U5 in the horizontal direction.
The upper and lower transport connections between 1 and the operation unit U2 are connected. Similarly, the third connecting unit U is provided between the upper and lower transport connecting portions of the basic unit U1 and the stacker unit U3.
6 is connected.

Further, inside the operation unit U2, an operation cartridge C1, a recovery cartridge C2, a distribution / recovery section 26, and an operation transfer line L3 which is connected to and connected to them.
And the bill A stored in the operating cartridge C1 with ...
Is supplied to the stacker unit U3 side for supplementary supply, and is also taken in for recovery processing. Also, this operation unit U2
Each time, a clerk operates the ATM 11 from the rear side to attach / detach bills to refill / collect the bills.

Further, inside the stacker unit U3, first to third stackers S1 to S3 for storing banknotes of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen by denomination, and these stackers S1 to S3.
Are connected by a loop-shaped stacker conveying line L4, and the banknotes A ... whose payment has been confirmed are stored according to the denomination and are fed out according to the denomination upon withdrawal.

By the way, although the bill processing device 21 is applied to the rear operation type, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to switch from the front side to the front operation type in which a staff member attaches and detaches the operation unit U2.

FIG. 4 shows a front operation type banknote handling apparatus 41. This front operation type banknote handling apparatus 41 becomes a front side operation type by replacing the mounting positions of the operation unit U2 and the stacker unit U3. Along with this, the fourth connecting unit U7 is interposed between the upper and lower carrying connecting portions of the front-side basic unit U1 and the operation unit U2 to carry and connect,
The first connection unit U4 may be interposed between the upper and lower transfer connection portions of the basic unit U1 and the stacker unit U3 on the rear surface side for transfer connection, and the rear operation type can be easily switched to the front operation type for application. .

In case of connecting with an external cash handling robot, a fifth connecting unit U8 having an external connecting line L5 is provided instead of the first connecting unit U4 as shown in FIG. Then connect.

As described above, by simply changing the arrangement or increasing / decreasing each of the units U2 to U7 by combining the units U2 to U7 around the lower surface side of the basic unit U1, it is possible to switch to the bill handling apparatus 41 or 21 of the front operation type or the rear operation type. Can be applied. In particular,
Each unit is economical because it has high common usage performance and no waste, and it can be used for various operation modes with this one ATM, and it is suitable for changing requests such as changing the installation location in the store. Correspondence can be taken.

The banknote processing operation in the case where the rear surface operation type banknote processing apparatus 21 shown in FIG. 2 described above is applied to the ATM 11 will be described with reference to the transport explanatory diagrams of FIGS. FIG. 5 shows the deposit processing operation. Now, when the banknote A is inserted into the banknote inlet / outlet 16, the banknote A is guided to the banknote discriminating section 22 via the upper conveyance line L1 as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Then, the data of the banknote A is discriminated here, and if the discrimination is effective, the front and back reversing unit 23 appropriately aligns the front and back, and then the temporary reserving unit 24 guides the data temporarily. At this time, if there is a defective discrimination banknote, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, it is guided to the defective discrimination banknote storage unit 25 and then returned to the banknote inlet / outlet 16.

If there is a deposit cancellation signal, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 24 are returned to the banknote inlet / outlet 16 via the upper conveyance line L1, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG.

When the deposit transaction is confirmed, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 7, a predetermined number of banknotes A ... Held in the temporary holding section 24 are picked up one by one at an optimal replenishment timing such as during standby. The first to third stackers S1 to S3 of the denomination are connected via the upper transfer line L1 and the lower transfer line L2.
S3 is replenished, and if there is a defective banknote, it is collected in the collection cartridge C2.

FIG. 8 shows a withdrawal processing operation. This is for delivering a banknote A from the stackers S1 to S3 of the designated denomination for withdrawal, and the withdrawn banknote A is shown by a thick solid line in FIG. The bill is guided to the bill discriminating section 22 via the lower transport line L2, and after the discrimination and confirmation is performed here, the designated number of withdrawals is discharged to the bill inlet / outlet port 16 via the upper transport line L1. At this time, if there is a defective discrimination bill, it is collected in the collection cartridge C2.

FIG. 9 shows the distribution processing operation when the clerk loads the operation cartridge C1 from the rear side and distributes the bills A ... to the stackers S1 to S3 at the start of the ATM 11 business. The banknotes are fed one by one from C1, and the fed banknote A is discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 22 as shown by a thick solid line in FIG.
-Distribution and storage in the third stacker S1 to S3.

FIG. 10 shows the detailed processing operation, which is shown in FIG.
As indicated by a thick solid line in 0, the operation cartridge C1 is operated while sequentially paying out from the first to third stackers S1 to S3 of the denominations for each stacker and discriminating the inspection data such as the denomination and the number of discriminations. Store it in and scrutinize it.

Next, a bill processing operation in the case where the front operation type bill processing device 41 shown in FIG. 4 described above is applied to the ATM 11 will be described with reference to the transport explanatory diagrams of FIGS. FIG. 11 shows the deposit processing operation. Now, when the banknote A is inserted into the banknote inlet / outlet 16, the banknote A is guided to the banknote discriminating section 22 through the upper conveyance line L1 as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Then, the data of the banknote A is discriminated here, and if the discrimination is effective, the front and back reversing unit 23 appropriately aligns the front and back, and then the temporary reserving unit 24 guides the data temporarily. At this time, if there is a defective banknote for discrimination, as shown by a broken line in FIG.
Return to 6.

If there is a deposit cancellation signal, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 24 are returned to the banknote inlet / outlet 16 via the upper conveyance line L1, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG.

When the deposit transaction is confirmed, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 13, a predetermined number of banknotes A .. The first to third stackers S1 of different denominations are connected via the upper transport line L1 and the lower transport line L2.
~ S3 is replenished, and if there is a defective banknote, it is recovered in the recovery cartridge C2.

FIG. 14 shows a withdrawal processing operation. This is for delivering a banknote A from the stackers S1 to S3 of the designated denomination for withdrawal, and the delivered banknote A is indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. The bill is guided to the bill discriminating section 22 via the lower transport line L2, and after the discrimination and confirmation is performed here, the designated number of withdrawals is discharged to the bill inlet / outlet port 16 via the upper transport line L1. At this time, if there is a defective discrimination bill, it is collected in the collection cartridge C2.

FIG. 15 shows a bill A when an operator loads the operation cartridge C1 from the front side when the ATM 11 starts its business.
Shows a distribution processing operation for supplying and replenishing each of the stackers S1 to S3 with each other. This is for feeding out the bills one by one from the operation cartridge C1, and the fed bills A are bill discriminated as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. After discrimination by the section 22, the coins are distributed and stored in the first to third stackers S1 to S3 of the denominations.

FIG. 16 shows the detailed processing operation, which is shown in FIG.
As indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. 6, the operation cartridge C1 is operated while sequentially paying out from the first to third stackers S1 to S3 of the denominations for each stacker and discriminating and managing the detailed examination data such as the denomination and the number of discriminations. Store it in and scrutinize it.

FIG. 17 shows a non-recycling type banknote processing apparatus 171 applied to an automatic money changer or the like. This non-recycling type banknote processing apparatus 171 has the above-described basic unit U1 of the same structure in its upper part. , This basic unit U
1. A withdrawal unit U9 and a withdrawal unit U10 are arranged at the lower front and rear positions of 1, and comprises an upper transfer processing system basic unit U1 and a lower storage processing system units U9 and U10. The first connection unit U described above and below
4 with the interposition of U1 and U9
, U10 are conveyed and connected to each other, and the withdrawing unit U9 is provided with cartridges C3 to C5 for exclusive use of the first to third withdrawal of each type
The depositing unit U10 is provided with the first to third depositing dedicated cartridges C6 to C8 and the collecting dedicated cartridge C9 of each denomination to allow the exchange transaction.

The bill processing operation when the non-recycling type bill processing device 171 is applied to an automatic money changer will be described with reference to the transport explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 17 to 19. Now, a high-value banknote A is accompanied by a customer's currency exchange transaction operation
When inserted into the banknote 6, the high-value banknote A is guided to the banknote discriminating section 22 through the upper conveyance line L1 as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 17, where the data of the banknote A is discriminated and the discrimination is performed. If is valid, the front and back reversing unit 23 properly aligns the front and back, and then leads to the temporary holding unit 24 to temporarily hold. At this time, if there is a defective banknote for discrimination, as shown by a broken line in FIG.
Return to 6. Further, if there is a deposit cancellation signal, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 24 are similarly returned to the banknote inlet / outlet 16 via the upper transport line L1.

Then, when the deposit transaction is confirmed, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 18, the predetermined number of banknotes A ..
Then, the first to third deposit-only cartridges C6 to C8 of the deposit unit U10 are replenished through the lower transport line L2, and if there is a defective banknote for discrimination, it is collected in the dedicated-collection cartridge C9.

Further, when the banknote A is to be dispensed and conveyed in accordance with the exchange transaction operation, the banknote A is dispensed from the first to third dedicated dispensing cartridges C3 to C5 of the designated denomination type of the dispensing unit U9. As shown by the thick and solid line in FIG. 19, the fed-out and fed-out bill A is guided to the bill discriminating section 22 through the lower conveyance line L2, and after being discriminated and confirmed here, the bill entrance 16 is conveyed through the upper conveyance line L1. The designated number of exchanges are released to. At this time, if there is a defective banknote, it is collected in the collection cartridge C9.

FIG. 20 shows a case where a cash handling robot 202 is connected to a rear surface operation type banknote processing apparatus 201 applied to an ATM. This banknote processing apparatus 201 is the rear surface operation type banknote processing apparatus 21 of FIG. 2 described above. First connection unit U4
Replace with the 5th connection unit U8 for external connection,
The external cash-handling robot 20 which is detached from the rear side via the external connection line L5 of the fifth connection unit U8.
Connect with 2.

A bill replenishment / collection processing operation in which the cash handling robot 202 is connected to the rear surface handling type bill handling apparatus 201 will be described with reference to the transport explanatory diagrams of FIGS. If there is a supplementary order now, A
The cash operation robot 202 connected to the rear side of the TM
From now on, the banknotes A ... are dispensed one by one, and the dispensed banknotes A ...
As shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 20, after being discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 22, the first to third stackers S1 to S3 of denominations are discriminated.
Distributed and stored in. At this time, if there is a defective banknote or a defective banknote, it is collected in the collection cartridge C2.

On the other hand, at the time of collecting the banknotes, the cash operation robot 202 determines the first to third of the denominations based on the collecting instruction.
The banknotes A ... Are fed out one by one from the stackers S1 to S3, and the fed-out banknotes A are discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit 22 as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. Collected in C10. At this time, if there is a defective banknote or an unfit banknote, the branch is carried to the collecting unit 203 in the robot for collection processing.

FIG. 22 is a front operation type banknote handling apparatus 221.
ATM 222 equipped with cash on the back side of the cash operation robot 22
3 shows a case where 3 is connected, this ATM 222 is an operation example when the robot traveling space 224 at the rear is limited, and this banknote processing device 221 is the same as the front operation type banknote processing device 41 of FIG. 4 described above. In place of the first connection unit U4, a fifth connection unit U8 for external connection is attached, and through the external connection line L5 of the fifth connection unit U8,
It is connected to an external cash handling robot 223 which is detached from the rear side.

Therefore, even in an installation place where the rear space of the ATM is limited, a clerk can attach / detach the operation cartridge C1 from the front side of the ATM 222 to replenish / recover, and from the rear side. The cash handling robot 223 is automatically attached / detached in the restricted robot traveling space 224 to replenish / collect bills.

The bill replenishment / collection processing operation to which the cash handling robot 223 is connected will be described with reference to the transport explanatory diagrams of FIGS. Now, when there is a replenishment command, the cash operation robot 223 connected to the rear side of the ATM based on this replenishment command feeds out the banknotes A ...
As shown in the thick solid line in FIG.
After being discriminated by the bill discriminating section 22, the operation cartridge C1
Once stored and transferred, the transferred banknote A ...
As shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 23, the operational cartridge C1
From the first to third stackers S1 to S3 of different denominations. At this time, if there is a defective banknote or a defective banknote, it is collected in the collection cartridge C2.

On the other hand, at the time of collecting the banknotes, the cash operation robot 223 uses the first to third denominations according to the collection instruction.
The banknotes A ... Are drawn out one by one from the stackers S1 to S3, and the drawn out banknotes A ... are as shown by thick solid lines in FIG.
After the bills are discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 22, the bills are collected in the robot cartridge C11 of the external cash handling robot 223. At this time, if there is a defective banknote or an unfit banknote, the banknote is diverted to the collection unit 225 in the robot for collection processing.

As described above, since the banknote processing apparatus is configured by combining each unit with the basic unit, when the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus needs to be changed, the internal units are rearranged or increased or decreased. Only, it is possible to change to a front side operation type or rear side operation type banknote processing device. For example, it is possible to respond to various change requests such as changing the ATM installation place in a financial store such as a bank, changing the internal capacity, changing the connection for a cash operation robot, and the like.

Further, by arranging the inside of the apparatus for each unit so that it can be handled individually, various arrangement configurations can be realized, and the apparatus can be used as a banknote processing apparatus having a variety of versatile change handling performance. In particular, the basic unit and each unit are economical because they have high common use performance and there is no waste. When used for ATM, one unit can be used for various operation modes, and ATM processing for managing each ATM When used in the system, it is possible to easily respond to changes in the purpose of use.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet processing unit of the present invention corresponds to the basic unit U1 of the embodiment. Corresponding to the banknote processing device 21, 41, 201, 221, the transaction processing device corresponds to each ATM 11, 222, the transaction processing system corresponds to the ATM processing system, the paper sheet corresponds to the banknote A, The transport path corresponds to the upper transport line L1 and the lower transport line L2, and the discrimination section
Corresponding to the bill validator 22, other paper sheet processing units are
Operation unit U2, stacker unit U3, and first
~ Fifth connection unit U4 ~ U8 and withdrawal unit U9
And the deposit unit U10, the peripheral units correspond to the operation unit U2 and the stacker unit U3,
The connection conveyance path corresponds to the external connection line L5, and the replenishment / recovery device corresponds to the cash operation robots 202 and 223, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ATM according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a rear surface operation type banknote handling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view in which the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is disassembled for each unit.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram showing a front operation type banknote handling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a transfer explanatory view showing the deposit transfer path of FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a transport explanatory view showing a deposit cancellation transport route of FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a transfer explanatory diagram showing the storage transfer path after the payment is confirmed in FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a transfer explanatory view showing the dispensing transfer path of FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the distribution conveyance path of FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a transport explanatory view showing the precise inspection transport path of FIG. 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a transfer explanatory view showing the deposit transfer path of FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a transport explanatory view showing the deposit cancellation transport route of FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the storage conveyance path after the payment is confirmed in FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a transfer explanatory view showing the dispensing transfer path of FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the distribution conveyance path of FIG. 4 of the present invention.

16 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the precise inspection conveyance path of FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a transfer explanatory diagram showing a deposit transfer path of the non-recycling type banknote processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a transport explanatory view showing the storage transport path after the deposit is confirmed in FIG. 17 of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a transfer explanatory view showing the dispensing transfer path of FIG. 17 of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a transport explanatory diagram showing a replenishment transport path when a cash handling robot is connected to the rear operation bill processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the recovery conveyance path of FIG. 20 of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a transport explanatory diagram showing a replenishment transport path when a cash handling robot is connected to the front operating bill processing apparatus built in the ATM of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the distribution conveyance path of FIG. 22 of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a conveyance explanatory view showing the recovery conveyance path of FIG. 22 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 222 ... Automatic teller machine (ATM) 21, 41, 201, 221 ... Banknote processing device 22 ... Banknote discrimination section 202, 223 ... Cash handling robot A ... Paper money L1, L2 ... Conveyance line L5 ... External connection line U1 ... Basic unit U2 ... Operation unit U3 ... Stacker unit U4 to U8 ... Connection unit U9 ... Payment unit U10 ... Payment unit C1 ... Operation cartridge C2 ... Collection cartridge C3 to C5 ... Payment cartridge C6 to C8 ... Payment cartridge

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet processing unit comprising a discrimination section for discriminating paper sheets on a conveying path for conveying paper sheets,
A paper sheet processing unit in which a conveyance path leading to the discrimination section is allowed to be connected to another paper sheet processing unit. 2. A vertical transport path for transporting paper sheets in the vertical direction is provided on the transport path on the lower surface side that communicates with the discrimination section.
The described sheet processing unit. 3. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising the paper sheet processing unit according to claim 1 and a peripheral unit which is combined with the paper sheet processing unit to store paper sheets. 4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of peripheral units are provided, and the mounting positions of the plurality of peripheral units are interchangeable. 5. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein an operating cartridge and a recovery cartridge are applied to the peripheral unit. 6. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the peripheral unit is a deposit-only cartridge and a dispense-only cartridge. 7. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the unit is provided with a connection conveyance path which is opened for external connection on the rear surface. 8. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the number of peripheral units provided is increased / decreased. 9. A paper sheet processing unit according to claim 1,
Alternatively, a transaction processing apparatus comprising the paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 for performing transaction processing of paper sheets. 10. A transaction processing system comprising: the transaction processing device according to claim 9; and a replenishment / collection device that replenishes / collects paper sheets in the transaction processing device.