JPH08287322A - Device for deliverying transaction medium among plural equipments, and cash processing system equipped with same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a device for deliverying for transaction media which eliminates need for provide a rail, a travel tape, etc., and is relatively miniaturized and easily installed, and a cash processing system. CONSTITUTION: A device 12 for deliverying which delivers cash among plural automatic transaction devices 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d installed, side by side, on an installation surface has a carrier station 32 which sends a command signal indicating an automatic transaction device that cash is delivered to/from by radio and a cassette carrier 34 which self-travels to the automatic transaction device indicated with the command signal. The cassette carrier 34 has a carriage equipped with a power source and a travel mechanism and a distribution cassette 43 which is mounted on the carriage and contains cash, and is positioned after self-traveling to a specific position where it faces the indicated automatic transaction device according to the command signal and the detection result of a position sensor, so that a delivering mechanism delivers the cash between the distribution cassette and automatic transaction device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring a handling medium between a plurality of devices and a cash processing system including the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In financial institutions and the like, automatic transaction devices (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) for automatically paying and transferring cash to customers have become widespread, and the number of installed automatic transaction devices has been increasing. There is. In addition to ATMs, automatic counting devices and the like that automatically count cash are widely used.

The ATM requires the replenishment and collection of cash according to the use situation, and conventionally, the replenishment and collection work has been performed manually. Therefore, when a large number of ATMs are installed, such a cash replenishment and collection work requires a great amount of labor.

Therefore, in recent years, a plurality of ATMs and each ATM
On the other hand, there has been proposed a cash processing system including a delivery device that automatically replenishes and collects bills, coins, and the like without manual labor.

According to this cash processing system, the delivery device comprises a carriage capable of automatically traveling between a large number of ATMs and automatic counting devices, and a cash delivery mechanism provided on the carriage. . As the cash delivery mechanism, for example, a cassette for storing banknotes is attached to or detached from a banknote storage section on the ATM side, or a banknote is replenished or collected one by one between the cassette and the banknote storage section on the ATM side. Is provided.

When such a cassette is exchanged or bills are delivered, it is necessary to accurately position the delivery device with respect to the ATM. Therefore, usually, a large number of A
A method has been adopted in which a rail or a running tape is installed at a predetermined position with respect to a TM or an automatic counting device, and a truck is run along the rail or the running tape.

[0007]

However, when using the rails or running tapes as described above, it is necessary to install them on the floor of a financial institution, and
It is necessary to arrange a plurality of ATMs or automatic counting devices on the rails or running tapes in an exactly linear fashion. Therefore, the installation place of the cash processing system is limited, the installation work is very troublesome, and the entire system becomes large-scale.

Further, in general, when performing maintenance and inspection of ATM, it is necessary to pull out the internal unit from the ATM main body, but in this case, there is a problem that the rail interferes with the pulling out of the internal unit. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a transaction medium delivery device that is relatively small and easy to install without the need to provide rails, running tapes, or the like.
And to provide a cash processing system.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a delivery device of the present invention according to claim 1 has a plurality of handling medium insertion ports and is installed side by side on an installation surface. Of the devices, a means for wirelessly transmitting a command signal for instructing a device for delivering a handling medium, and a mobile carriage for delivering a handling medium for the instructed device according to the instruction signal are provided. There is.

The mobile carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is a self-propelled carriage main body along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and a movable carriage for the equipment. Transactions are made between the medium holding section and the device through a detection means for detecting a position, a medium holding section provided on the bogie main body for accommodating the handling medium, and provided on the bogie main body through the insertion opening. A delivery means for delivering a medium, and a control means for operating the drive source in accordance with the detection result of the detection means and the command signal to position the moving carriage with respect to the instructed device and activate the delivery means. And are equipped with.

According to the delivery device of the present invention as set forth in claim 2, the movable carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is self-propelled along the arbitrary path on the installation surface. Possible trolley body, first detecting means for detecting the position of the movable trolley with respect to the device, medium holding portion provided on the trolley body for accommodating the handling medium, and the medium holding for the insertion port. Second detecting means for detecting the position of the section, position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the medium holding section with respect to the insertion opening, and the medium holding section and the device provided on the carriage main body through the insertion opening. And a delivery means for delivering a transaction medium between the two, and the drive source is operated according to the detection result of the first detection means and the command signal to position the movable carriage with respect to the instructed device, and Second inspection Actuates said position adjusting means in accordance with the result, is characterized by and a control means for operating said transfer means.

According to the delivery device of the present invention as set forth in claim 3, the movable carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is self-propelled along the arbitrary path on the installation surface. It has a possible trolley body and a pair of detection parts provided on the trolley apart from each other along the movement direction of the trolley, and detects the position of the trolley with respect to the device along the movement direction. Along with, the detecting means for detecting the parallelism of the moving carriage with respect to the device, the medium holding portion provided on the carriage body for accommodating the handling medium, and the medium through the insertion port provided on the carriage body. A transfer means for transferring a transaction medium between the holding unit and the device, and a drive carriage that operates the drive source according to the detection result of the detection means and the command signal to set the mobile carriage to the specified device. Transfer of Direction position, and, while positioned parallel to, is characterized by and a control means for operating said transfer means.

The delivery device of the present invention according to claim 4 is
Cash is delivered from among a plurality of automatic transaction devices that are equipped with a cash storage unit that stores cash and an insertion port for inserting and withdrawing cash into and from the above-mentioned cash storage unit and that are installed side by side on the installation surface. A means for wirelessly transmitting a command signal for instructing the automatic transaction device, and a mobile carriage for delivering cash to the instructed automatic transaction device in response to the command signal are provided.

The movable carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is a self-propelled carriage body on the installation surface along an arbitrary path, and the movement with respect to the automatic transaction device. Detecting means for detecting the position of the dolly, a cash holding unit provided on the dolly body for storing cash, a cash holding unit provided on the dolly body through the insertion port, and a cash storage of the automatic transaction device A delivery means for delivering cash to and from the department, and positioning the moving carriage with respect to the instructed automatic transaction device by operating the drive source according to the detection result of the detection means and the command signal, And a control means for operating the delivery means.

According to the delivery device of the present invention according to claim 5, the movable carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is self-propelled along the arbitrary path on the installation surface. Possible trolley body, first detecting means for detecting the position of the movable trolley with respect to the automatic transaction device, cash holding portion provided on the trolley body for storing cash, and the cash holding for the insertion opening. Second detecting means for detecting the position of the portion, position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cash holding portion with respect to the insertion opening, and automatic transaction with the cash holding portion through the insertion opening provided on the trolley body. A delivery means for delivering cash to and from the cash storage unit of the apparatus, and the drive source is operated in response to the detection result of the first detection means and the command signal to automatically move the mobile cart according to the instructed transaction. Pair with device Positioning Te, actuates said position adjusting means in response to the second detection result, is characterized by and a control means for operating said transfer means.

The cash handling system of the present invention according to claim 6 is provided with a cash storage portion for storing cash and an insertion opening for inserting and withdrawing cash into and from the cash storage portion, and on the installation surface. A plurality of automatic transaction devices installed side by side, and a delivery device for delivering cash between the automatic transaction devices.

The delivery device wirelessly transmits a command signal for instructing an automatic transaction device for delivering cash, and a mobile cart for delivering cash to the instructed automatic transaction device in response to the instruction signal. The moving carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and is a self-propelled carriage main body along an arbitrary path on the installation surface,
Detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the automatic transaction device, a cash holding portion provided on the carriage main body for storing cash, and a cash holding portion provided on the carriage main body through the insertion opening An automatic transaction device in which cash is transferred to and from the cash storage unit of the automatic transaction device, and the drive source is operated in response to a detection result of the detection device and the command signal to instruct the mobile carriage to be instructed. And a control means for activating the delivery means, which is positioned with respect to.

[0019]

According to the delivery device and the cash handling system configured as described above, when the command signal is transmitted from the transmission means, the traveling mechanism is operated by the drive source under the control of the control means of the movable carriage, Automates equipment or automatic transaction equipment instructed by command signals. At that time, the position of the moving carriage with respect to the device or the automatic transaction apparatus is detected by the detecting means of the moving carriage, and the moving carriage is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the apparatus or the automatic transaction apparatus.

Subsequently, the medium holding unit accommodating the transaction medium such as cash is loaded into the device or the automatic transaction device through the insertion port by the delivery means, and the transaction medium is exchanged between the device or the automatic transaction device and the medium holding unit. Delivery is done.

Then, in response to the command signal from the transmitting means, the movable carriage is moved to a predetermined position with respect to another device or the automatic transaction apparatus, and the delivery means causes the medium holding unit to move the other device or the automatic transaction apparatus. Fill with medium.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 schematically show the configuration of the entire cash processing system installed in a financial institution. This cash processing system includes a plurality of, for example, four automated teller machines (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) 10a, 10
b, 10c, 10d, and a cash delivery device 12 for replenishing and collecting banknotes as a transaction medium for each ATM.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
a includes a main body 14 having a substantially rectangular box shape, and the front surface of the main body is
A customer service panel 15 that faces the user is provided. The customer service panel 15 includes a display unit 16 that also functions as a touch panel,
A banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 18, a coin deposit / withdrawal opening 19, a card insertion opening 20, a passbook insertion opening 21 and the like are provided.

Inside the main body 14, a bill handling device 22 for depositing and withdrawing bills from a user, a coin handling device (not shown) and the like are provided. The bill handling device 22 and the coin handling device constitute the cash storage unit in the present invention. Further, on the rear surface of the main body 14, the bill handling device 2
An insertion port 24 facing the second cassette loading portion 23 is formed, and the insertion port 24 is opened and closed by a door 26 that opens up and down.

The other ATMs 10b, 10c, 10d
Is also configured similarly to the ATM 10a described above. The ATMs 10a to 10d are installed side by side on the floor surface 25 of the financial institution with their rear surfaces aligned in parallel.

The four ATMs 10a to 10d are connected to a local area network (LAN) 28 via a LAN adapter 27, respectively. LAN
28 is a server 3 such as a personal computer as an operation management terminal for monitoring each ATM 10a to 10d.
0 is connected. And on this server 30,
From each ATM 10a to 10d, the operating state of the ATM, for example, a failure occurrence state, the remaining amount of bills and coins as a handling medium, etc. are reported at any time via the LAN 28.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cash delivery apparatus 12 has a carrier station 32 as a transmission means connected to the ALN 28, and ATMs 10a to 10d according to a command from the carrier station 32.
And a cassette carrier 34 as a moving carriage that travels on the floor surface 25 along the rear surface of the vehicle.

The carrier station 32 is a LAN 28.
A monitor 35 including a personal computer connected to the server 30 via the server 30 is provided. The monitor 34 communicates information and commands with the server 30. A command input from the server 30 to the monitor 35 via the LAN 28 is converted into a wireless signal by the converter 36, and further transmitted to the cassette carrier 34 via the wireless modem 37 and the antenna 38. Then, the cassette carrier 34 is self-propelled to a position facing a predetermined ATM according to a command from the carrier station 32, and the AT
Cash is delivered to M.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cassette carrier 34 is a dolly 40 that functions as a dolly body, and a delivery that is supported on the dolly 40 through a slide mechanism 42 and functions as a medium holding unit or a cash holding unit. Cassette 4
3, a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 44 mounted on the carriage 40 and covering the slide mechanism 42 and the delivery cassette 43
And so on.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the truck 40 has a rectangular plate-shaped base 45 to which two left and right drive wheels 46 and one driven wheel 47 are attached. It is possible to drive over.

One drive wheel 46 is connected to the servomotor 50a via a worm speed reducer 48 and a coupling 49 provided on the base 45, and the other drive wheel 46 also includes the worm speed reducer 48 and the coupling 49. It is connected to the servomotor 50b via. And the left and right drive wheels 4
6 is separately driven by two independent servomotors 50a and 50b.
By controlling the forward / reverse rotation and speed of the carriage 40
Can move back and forth on the floor surface 25 linearly or in a curved line.

The driven wheel 47 has a so-called caster structure and is rotatably mounted around the shaft 51 so that the driven wheel 47 can cope with the vehicle 40 traveling in a curve or switching from forward to reverse. The drive wheels 46,
Driven wheel 47, worm reducer 48, servo motor 50
Reference characters a and 50b constitute the traveling mechanism in this invention.

A rotatable arm 52 is supported on the base 45 between the left and right drive wheels 46, and a friction wheel 53 is attached to the tip of the rotatable arm 52. The friction wheel 53 is provided in contact with the floor surface 25 and rolls on the floor surface 25 in association with the traveling of the carriage 40. Also, the friction wheel 53
Is transmitted to the encoder 55 provided on the base 40 via the belt 54, and the encoder 55 counts the transmitted rotation as a predetermined pulse number and inputs it to a control unit described later.

On the base 45, a pair of rechargeable batteries 56 acting as a drive source are placed. These batteries 56 drive the servomotors 50a and 50b and supply power to all other electrical systems of the cassette carrier 34, as will be described later. Further, the battery 56 is
A connector 57 (see FIG. 4) provided on the rear surface of the housing 44.
(See FIG. 1) is connected to a power supply socket 58 (see FIG. 1) provided in the carrier station 32 to be charged.

As shown in FIG. 4, bumpers 60 and 61 are attached to the front and rear portions of the bogie 40, and pressure sensors 62 and 63 to be described later are provided on the back sides of the bumpers 60 and 61.
Are attached respectively. And the bumper 60,
When 61 is brought into contact with a foreign substance or a human body and pressure is applied, the pressure sensors 62 and 63 react, and the servomotors 50a and 50b are stopped by the control unit in response to this, and the traveling of the cassette carrier 34 is stopped.

A reflective sensor 64 is provided on each of the front wall and the rear wall of the housing 44, and a reflective object such as a human body is located within a range of about 1 m before and after the cassette carrier 34, which is a detection range 65 of the reflective sensor 64. When it appears, the reflection type sensor detects this and detects the cassette carrier 3 in the same manner as above.
Stop the 4th run.

In addition to the safety device for the pressure sensors 62, 63 and the reflection type sensor 64, a patrol light 66 is attached to the upper surface of the housing 44, and the patrol light 66 rotates while the cassette carrier 34 is running. While lit.

An arbitrary AT is provided on the side wall 44a of the housing 44 facing the rear surface of the ATM 10a to 10d.
A pair of reflective distance sensors 68a, 68b for positioning the cassette carrier 34 with respect to M are attached at a predetermined interval along the X direction. These reflection type distance sensors 68a and 68b are ultrasonic sensors, and are formed from the side wall 44a of the housing 44 to a reflection surface, that is,
The vertical distance to the back surface of the ATM can be precisely measured in millimeters. Reflective distance sensors 68a, 68b
Functions as a detecting unit in the present invention and constitutes a detecting unit and a first detecting unit together with a distance measuring circuit 106 described later.

A light emitting portion 67a of an infrared remote controller is provided above the side wall 44a. ATM 10a to 10
Light receiving parts 67b for receiving infrared rays from the light emitting parts 67a are provided on the rear surface of d, and when the infrared rays are received by the light receiving parts 67b, the door 26 of the ATM is opened and the insertion port 24 is opened.

Further, an antenna 70 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 44, and this antenna 70 is connected to a modem described later. Then, via this antenna 70,
Signals are transmitted and received between the carrier station 32 and the cassette carrier 34. Also, the housing 44
An operation knob 71 for an operator to manually operate the cassette carrier 34 is provided on the upper surface of the.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9, a rectangular opening 4 is formed in the side wall 44a of the housing 44.
4b is formed, and the delivery cassette 43 is arranged in the housing 44 in a state of facing the opening 44b. The delivery cassette 43 is formed in a rectangular box shape having a size capable of passing through the opening 44b, and a large number of banknotes 72 are stored in the inside thereof in a stacked state.

A delivery cassette 43 facing the rear surface of the ATM
An outlet 73a is formed in the lower portion of the side wall 43a of the printer, and a plurality of supply rollers 74a are provided in the outlet 73a for taking out the banknotes 72 in the delivery cassette 43 one by one and replenishing the ATMs facing each other. . In addition, a carry-in port 73b is formed in the upper part of the side wall 43a, and a plurality of take-in rollers 74b for receiving the banknotes discharged from the facing ATM and collecting them in the delivery cassette 43 in the carry-in port 73b.
Is provided.

Further, a connector 76 for controlling the delivery cassette 43 from the ATM side is provided at the center of the side wall 44a. That is, the connector 76 is connected to the banknote handling device 22 of the ATM when the delivery cassette 43 is attached to the cassette loading unit 23 of the ATM as described later, and is supplied from the ATM side via the connector 76 to the supply roller of the delivery cassette 43. It is possible to control the operation of the pickup roller 74a and the pickup roller 74b.

The delivery cassette 43 is the cassette carrier 3
4 and ATM, the slide mechanism 42 for moving the delivery cassette, the ATM insertion port 24, and the cassette loading unit 2
3, a fine adjustment mechanism 78 as a position adjustment means for finely adjusting the position of the delivery cassette 43 with respect to the delivery cassette 3, and the support frame 8
It is supported on the base 45 of the trolley 40 via 0.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the support frame 80 is erected on the base 45, and the fine adjustment mechanism 78 includes the lower table 82 and the lower table 82 mounted on the support frame 80. An upper table 83 is provided. The lower table 82 is placed on the support frame 80 via a linear slider 84, and is capable of reciprocating along the X direction. Then, the lower table 82 has a support frame 80.
The motor 86 installed above reciprocates in the X direction via the ball screw 85.

The upper table 83 arranged on the lower table 82 has ball screws 87a to 87d extending in the Y direction.
The four corners are supported by the lower table. These ball screws 87a to 87d are respectively connected to four motors 88a to 88d mounted on the upper table 83, and the four corners of the upper table 83 are independently moved up and down by driving the respective motors 88a to 88d, That is, it can be moved in the Y direction.

For example, when the upper table 83 is horizontal, 4
When the two motors 88a to 88d are rotated by the same amount, the upper table 83 moves up and down in a horizontal state. When using the XYZ coordinates shown in FIG. 1, when the motors 88a and 88b are simultaneously rotated, the upper table 83 tilts in the Tz direction about the X axis, and the motors 88a and 8b are rotated.
When 8c is rotated at the same time, the upper table 83 tilts in the Ty direction about the Z axis.

Therefore, the motor 86 and the four motors 8
The upper table 8 is controlled by controlling 8a to 88d.
3 can be translated in the X and Y directions, and can be tilted in the Tz and Ty directions.

The slide mechanism 42 includes left and right slide rails 91a and 91b attached to a pair of columns 90 standing on the upper table 83, and a base plate 92 supported by these slide rails 91a and 91b. Have The slide rails 91a and 91b extend in the Z direction, whereby the base plate 92 can reciprocate in the Z direction. The delivery cassette 43 is placed on the base plate 92.

As shown in FIG. 9, the drive section 94 of the slide mechanism 42 is a motor 9 provided on the upper table 83.
4, a large pulley 95 and a plurality of small pulleys 96a to 96d. A drive belt 97 is wound around the motor 94 and the large pulley 95, and a belt 98 is wound around the large pulley and the small pulley. . A part of the belt 98 is connected to the base plate 92 via a connecting portion 98a. Of the small pulleys 96a to 96d, the small pulleys 96b and 96c
Is reciprocally provided on the upper table 83 along the Z direction.

The drive belt 97 is driven by the motor 94.
When the large pulley 95 is rotated via the belt 98, the belt 98 runs, and the base plate 92 is moved in the Z direction via the connecting portion 98a. At this time, the small pulleys 96b and 96c move like a moving pulley, and the connecting portion 98a and the base plate 83 can reciprocate in the Z direction with a large stroke. As a result, the delivery cassette 43 placed on the base plate 92 is
FIG. 4 (b), which is housed in the housing 44, shows a housing position shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4 (b), and FIG.
Is moved to and from the loading position shown by the solid line.

The slide mechanism 42 includes the supply roller 74a and the take-in roller 74 of the delivery cassette 43.
Together with b, they constitute the delivery means in this invention. Further, since the delivery cassette 43 is positioned with high accuracy with respect to the cassette loading section 23 of the ATM, the upper table 8
A pair of reflective type sensors 100 on the top of the ATM toward the ATM side.
a and 100b are provided, and AT is further provided on the base plate 92.
One reflective sensor 102 is provided toward the M side. These reflective sensors 100a, 100b, and 102 function as the second detection means in the present invention.

FIG. 10 schematically shows the construction of the control system of the cassette carrier 34 constructed as described above. That is, the cassette carrier 34 is provided with a control unit 104 as a control means mainly composed of a microcomputer, and this control unit controls the operations of the various mechanisms described above in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM 105. The control unit 104 includes a distance measuring circuit 106 that measures the distance and the inclination (parallelism) of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATM based on the signals from the reflection type distance sensors 68a and 68b.
According to the measurement result by the distance measuring circuit 106, the drive wheel 46 is
A servo circuit 107 that controls the rotation of the motors 50a and 50b that drive the motor, an encoder 55, a battery 56, a reflective sensor 64, pressure sensors 62 and 63, and a patrol light 66 are connected.

Further, the control section 104 includes a fine adjustment mechanism 78.
Drivers 108 and 110 for driving the motor 86 and the motors 88a to 88d, the reflection type sensor 100a,
100b, 102, a modem 112 for sending a radio signal to the antenna 70, a light emitting part 67a of the infrared remote controller, a memory 114 for storing the stop position of the cassette carrier 34, etc.
Is connected.

Next, the operation of the cash processing system configured as described above will be described. First, after the cash processing system is installed in a financial institution or the like, the cassette carrier 34 is learned before the actual operation operation is started. That is, each ATM 10a to 10 from the carrier station 32
The cassette carrier 34 is made to learn how much the vehicle should run to a position facing d.

In this case, the position of the rear surface of the cassette carrier 34 when the cassette carrier 34 is docked to the carrier station 32 is set as the reference position R, and the ATM 1
The position of the rear surface of the cassette carrier when the distance L in the X direction of the reflection type distance sensor 68a of the cassette carrier 34 to the side surface of the carrier station 32 side of 0d is about 3 cm is defined as the stop position D of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATM 10d. Similarly, ATMs 10c, 10b, 10
The position of the rear surface of the cassette carrier when the distance L in the X direction of the reflection type distance sensor 68a is about 3 cm with respect to a,
Stop positions C, B, and A of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATMs 10c, 10b, and 10a, respectively. And
Move the cassette carrier 34 from the reference position R to each stop position D,
The vehicle travels to C, B, A, at which time the number of rotation pulses of the encoder 55 is counted, and the distances RD, DC, CB, BA
The number of pulses corresponding to is stored in the memory 114.

After the above learning is completed, the actual operation operation is started. In normal operation, the server 30 monitors the operating status of each ATM 10a to 10d, and the server 30 notifies each ATM 10a to 10d of the ATM
The operating state of the device, for example, a failure occurrence state, the remaining amount of bills and coins as a handling medium, and the like are reported at any time via the LAN 28.

Based on this information, the server 30 recognizes which ATM has a small amount of remaining banknotes and which ATM has a large amount of remaining banknotes, and also considers predictive information about which ATM will be used in the future. Finally, it is determined from which ATM the banknotes will be collected and which ATM will be filled with the banknotes. For example, a banknote is collected from the ATM 10d and the ATM 1
In the case of filling 0c, the server 30 issues a command to that effect.

This command is input to the carrier station 32 and ATMs 10d and 10c via the LAN 28. The ATMs 10d and 10c are in a standby state until the cassette carrier 34 arrives for the delivery of bills. However, even in the standby state, the ATMs 10d and 10c can carry out transactions with users.

The command input to the carrier station 32 is transmitted via the monitor 35, the converter 36, the modem 37 and the antenna 38, and further the cassette carrier 34.
It is input to the control unit 104 via the antenna 70 and the modem 112.

In response to this, the control unit 104 causes the motor 50
The drive wheels 46 are rotated by a and 50b to drive the cassette carrier 34 toward the ATM 10d. The friction wheel 53 rotates as the cassette carrier 34 travels, and the encoder 55 generates a rotation pulse. Then, the control unit 104 stops driving the motors 50a and 50b when the number of pulses of the encoder 55 reaches the predetermined number of pulses set during learning, that is, the number of pulses of RD. As a result, the cassette carrier 34 stops at the stop position D corresponding to the ATM 10d.

Depending on the condition of the floor surface 25, the drive wheel 46 or the friction wheel 53 may slip and the cassette carrier 34 may not stop accurately at the stop position C.
If the distance L is about 3 cm, no problem will occur.

Subsequently, the control section 104 responds to the detection signal from the reflection type distance sensor 68b in accordance with the cassette carrier 34.
While confirming that the distance D between the rear surface of the ATM 10d and the rear surface of the ATM 10d is a predetermined value, the reflective distance sensor 68a
The cassette carrier 34 is further moved from the stop position D until the side edge E of the TM 10d on the carrier station 32 side is detected. Then, the control unit 104 runs the cassette carrier 34 a predetermined distance from the position where the side edge E is detected according to a program stored in the ROM 105 in advance, that is, a predetermined number of pulses, and then stops.

Further, the control section 104 controls the ATM 10d based on the detection signals from the reflection type distance sensors 68a and 68b.
The inclination of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the rear surface, that is,
The parallelism is measured, and if tilted, one of the drive wheels 46 is driven to tilt so that the detection distance D by the reflective distance sensor 68a and the detection distance D by the reflective distance sensor 68b match. To correct.

By the above operation, the cassette carrier 34
Is moved and positioned such that its opening 44b substantially faces the insertion opening 24 of the ATM 10d. In this state, an opening signal of the door 26 is output from the light emitting unit 67a of the infrared remote controller, and the ATM 10d opens the door 26 and opens the insertion port 24 at the time when the light receiving unit 67b receives the opening signal.

Next, the control section 104 controls the reflection type sensor 10
The positional deviation between the lower table 82 and the upper table 83 and the insertion port 24 of the ATM 10d is measured by the detection signals from the 0a, 100b, and 102, and if there is a deviation, the fine adjustment mechanism 78 moves the lower table 82 in the X direction. The positional displacement is precisely corrected by tilting the upper table 83 in the Y direction, Tz tilt, and Ty tilt. Therefore, the delivery cassette 43 placed on the upper table 83 has the insertion port 24
And it is correctly positioned with respect to the cassette loading part 23 of the banknote handling apparatus 22.

After the above fine adjustment is completed, the control unit 10
4 operates the slide mechanism 42 to move the delivery cassette 43 from the storage position in the housing 44 to the loading position. As a result, the delivery cassette 43 passes through the insertion port 24 of the ATM 10d, is loaded into the cassette loading unit 23 of the bill handling apparatus 22, and the connector 7 of the delivery cassette 43.
6 is connected to the bill handling device 22.

When the loading operation is completed, the control unit 104 transmits an end signal to the carrier station 32 via the modem 112 and the antenna 70, and further the LAN 2
8 is input to the server 30. The server 30 receiving this sends the delivery cassette 43 to the ATM 10d.
Of the end of loading of the banknote, and the banknote handling device 22 of ATM 10d
For example, an instruction to collect 400 banknotes is input.

In response to this, the banknote handling device 22 ejects the banknotes stored therein, and drives the take-in roller 74b of the delivery cassette 43 to collect a designated number of banknotes in the delivery cassette 43. . When the user uses the ATM 10d, the collecting operation is started after the transaction is completed.

When the collection operation is completed, the ATM 10d sends a completion report to the server 30, and the server 30 receiving this report notifies the LAN 28 and the carrier station 3
An end signal is sent to the cassette carrier 34 via 2. In response to this, the control unit 104 of the cassette carrier 34 drives the slide mechanism 42 to move the delivery cassette 43 from the loading position to the storage position, and stores the delivery cassette 43 in the housing 44 from the ATM 10d.

Subsequently, the control unit 104 moves the cassette carrier 34 to the stop position C for the ATM 10c by the same operation as described above, and then performs positioning and fine adjustment for the ATM 10c, and the delivery cassette 43 for the ATM 10c.
It is loaded into the cassette loading unit 23 of the banknote handling device 22.
Then, after the banknote handling device 22 of the ATM 10c is filled with a predetermined number of banknotes in the delivery cassette 43, the cassette carrier 34 is returned to the reference position R.

According to the cash processing system configured as described above, cash can be automatically transferred between a plurality of ATMs by the cash transfer device 12, and the labor of the worker can be greatly reduced. . Then, the cash delivery device 12
The cassette carrier 34 of the AT is trackless and wireless and can be used for any AT without using a guide rail, running tape, or the like.
You can move between M. Therefore, it is not necessary to install guide rails, running tapes, etc., so that the cash processing system can be installed relatively easily and inexpensively, and the entire system can be downsized.

In addition to the positioning mechanism for positioning the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATM, the cash delivery apparatus 12 also performs fine adjustment for finely adjusting the position of the delivery cassette 43 with respect to the insertion port 24 of the ATM and the cassette loading section 23. Since the mechanism 78 is provided, even if the installation surface of the cash processing system, that is, the floor surface 25 of the financial institution or the like is slightly inclined, the delivery cassette 43 is reliably loaded into the ATM and cash is reliably delivered. You can Therefore, if you have a normal floor, you can install the cash processing system without performing any special work, you can further reduce the installation cost, and you can choose the installation location of the cash processing system relatively freely. It becomes possible to do.

Further, according to the above cash delivery device, the pair of reflective distance sensors 68a and 68b provided on the cassette carrier 34 are provided on the cassette carrier 3 with respect to the ATM.
4 is used for positioning in the X direction, that is, the traveling direction, and these sensors can detect the inclination and parallelism of the cassette carrier with respect to the back surface of the ATM. Therefore, the cassette carrier can be accurately positioned with respect to the ATM with a relatively small number of sensors, and the configuration of the cash delivery device can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the plurality of ATMs are linearly arranged, and the cassette carrier 34 is also linearly reciprocally moved. However, the plurality of ATMs may be arranged in a curved or bent manner as needed. In this case, the cassette carrier 34 can move freely along the array of ATMs.

The cash processing system is not limited to the ATM, and may be configured to include other devices, such as a cash counting device. Further, the handling medium is not limited to banknotes, but can be applied to various things such as coins, passbooks, cards, and journal paper, and a plurality of types of handling media may be handled at once.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the operation of collecting cash from one of the ATMs by the cash delivery apparatus and filling the collected cash into another ATM has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The cash may be collected from the ATM or the ATM may be filled with the cash.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transaction medium delivery device and a cash processing system which do not require a rail, a running tape or the like and are relatively small and easy to install. You can Further, it is possible to provide a delivery device and a cash processing system which are capable of reliably delivering a transaction medium without limiting the installation place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an entire cash processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the entire cash processing system.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic teller machine.

4A is a plan view of a cassette carrier of the cash handling system, FIG. 4B is a side view of the cassette carrier, and FIG. 4C is a front view of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a carriage of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the carriage by partially breaking it.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a delivery cassette, a slide mechanism, and a fine adjustment mechanism of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view schematically showing a part of the fine adjustment mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a drive unit of the slide mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the entire cassette carrier.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view for explaining a step of positioning the cassette carrier with respect to the automatic teller machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

10a, 10b, 10c, 10d ... Automatic transaction device, 12
... cash delivery device, 22 ... bill handling device, 24 ... insertion port, 25 ... floor surface, 26 ... small door, 30 ... server, 32 ...
Carrier station, 34 ... Cassette carrier, 40
... dolly, 42 ... slide mechanism, 43 ... delivery cassette, 4
4 ... Housing, 46 ... Drive wheel, 50a, 50b ... Servo motor, 68a, 68b ... Reflective distance sensor, 78 ...
Fine adjustment mechanism, 100a, 100b, 102 ... Reflective sensor, 104 ... Control unit, 106 ... Distance measuring circuit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Nobuhiko Matsukawa 70 Yanagicho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Yanagimachi Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mao Aoyagi 1-21-7 Ebisu Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Gumo Building Hirose Electronic System Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A device for transferring a handling medium between a plurality of devices each having a handling medium insertion port and arranged side by side on an installation surface, a command signal for instructing a device for handling the handling medium. And a moving carriage that delivers a handling medium to the instructed device in response to the command signal. The moving carriage comprises a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism. A trolley body capable of self-propelled along the installation surface along an arbitrary path, a detection means for detecting the position of the movable trolley with respect to the device, and the handling medium provided on the trolley body. A storable medium holding unit, a delivery unit that is provided on the trolley body to deliver a transaction medium between the medium holding unit and the device through the insertion port, and a detection result of the detection unit and the command signal. Depending on As well as positioned with respect to operating the drive source is instructed to the mobile carriage equipment, delivery to device handling medium between a plurality of devices, characterized in that it and a control means for operating said transfer means. 2. In a device for delivering a handling medium between a plurality of devices each having a handling medium insertion port and arranged side by side on an installation surface, a command signal for instructing a device for delivering a handling medium. And a moving carriage that delivers a handling medium to the instructed device in response to the command signal. The moving carriage comprises a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism. And a first detection means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the device, the carriage main body being capable of self-propelled along the installation surface along an arbitrary path, and being provided on the carriage main body. A medium holding part capable of accommodating a handling medium; second detecting means for detecting the position of the medium holding part with respect to the insertion port; position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the medium holding part with respect to the insertion port; Installed on the trolley body The delivery means for delivering the transaction medium between the medium holding section and the device through the insertion opening, and the drive source actuated in accordance with the detection result of the first detection means and the command signal A plurality of control means for positioning the carriage with respect to the instructed device, activating the position adjusting means in accordance with the second detection result, and activating the delivery means; A device that exchanges handling media between devices. 3. In a device for delivering a handling medium between a plurality of devices each having a handling medium insertion port and arranged side by side on an installation surface, a command signal for instructing a device for delivering a handling medium. And a moving carriage that delivers a handling medium to the instructed device in response to the command signal. The moving carriage comprises a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism. And a pair of detection units provided on the movable carriage separately from each other along the moving direction of the movable carriage, the main body of the movable carriage being capable of self-propelled along an arbitrary path on the installation surface. A detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the device along the moving direction and detecting the parallelism of the moving carriage with respect to the device; and being capable of accommodating the handling medium provided on the carriage body. With medium holding unit , A delivery means provided on the trolley body for delivering a transaction medium between the medium holding section and the device through the insertion opening, and actuating the drive source according to a detection result of the detection means and the command signal And a control means for positioning the moving carriage at a predetermined movement direction position and parallel to the designated equipment and activating the delivery means, between a plurality of equipments. A device that delivers the handling medium. 4. A plurality of automated teller machines, each of which has a cash storage unit for storing cash and an insertion port for inserting and withdrawing cash into and from the cash storage unit and which is installed side by side on an installation surface. In an apparatus for delivering cash, means for wirelessly transmitting a command signal instructing an automatic transaction apparatus for delivering cash, and a mobile cart for delivering cash to the instructed automatic transaction apparatus in response to the instruction signal. The mobile trolley has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, the trolley main body is capable of self-propelling along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and Detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage, a cash holding unit provided on the dolly body for storing cash, a cash holding unit provided on the dolly body through the insertion port, and the cash holding unit and the automatic transaction device. Delivery means for delivering cash to and from the money storage section, and actuating the drive source in response to the detection result of the detection means and the command signal to position the moving carriage with respect to the instructed automatic transaction device. A device for delivering cash between a plurality of automated teller machines, further comprising: a control device for operating the delivery device. 5. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, each of which has a cash storage unit for storing cash and an insertion port for inserting and withdrawing cash into and from the cash storage unit, and which is installed side by side on an installation surface. In an apparatus for delivering cash, means for wirelessly transmitting a command signal instructing an automatic transaction apparatus for delivering cash, and a mobile cart for delivering cash to the instructed automatic transaction apparatus in response to the instruction signal. The mobile trolley has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, the trolley main body is capable of self-propelling along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and First detecting means for detecting the position of the movable carriage, a cash holding portion provided on the main body of the carriage for storing cash, and second detecting means for detecting the position of the cash holding portion with respect to the insertion opening. , the above Position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cash holding part with respect to the passage, and passing cash between the cash holding part and the cash storing part of the automated teller machine through the insertion port provided on the trolley body. According to the delivery means, the detection result of the first detection means and the command signal, the drive source is operated to position the movable carriage with respect to the instructed automatic transaction device, and the second detection result is obtained. A device for delivering and receiving cash between a plurality of automatic transaction devices, which comprises: a control device that operates the position adjusting device in response to the operation, and a control device that operates the delivery device. 6. A plurality of automatic transaction devices each having a cash storage unit for storing cash and an insertion opening for inserting and withdrawing cash into and from the cash storage unit and arranged side by side on an installation surface, In the cash processing system including a delivery device for delivering cash between the automatic transaction devices, the delivery device wirelessly transmits a command signal instructing the automatic transaction device for delivering cash, and the command signal. According to the above, a mobile carriage that delivers cash to the instructed automatic transaction device is provided, and the mobile carriage has a traveling mechanism and a drive source for driving the traveling mechanism, and A trolley body that can be self-propelled along an arbitrary route, a detection unit that detects the position of the movable trolley with respect to the automatic transaction device, a cash holding unit that is provided on the trolley body, and is capable of storing cash; Delivery means provided on the vehicle body for delivering cash between the cash holding section and the cash storage section of the automated teller machine through the insertion port, and the drive according to the detection result of the detection section and the command signal A cash processing system, comprising: a control means for activating a power source to position the moving carriage with respect to the instructed automatic transaction device, and activating the delivery means.