JPH09171573A - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the performance of crime prevention by inexpensive structure by generating a crime prevention signal at the time of emergency and recovering all paper money stored in a recycle box to a safe with crime prevention struction in response to the crime prevention signal. SOLUTION: When crime prevention sensors 111, 112 detect 'door open' when door sensors 101, 102 are in a 'door close' state, a control part judges the destruction of a door for an automatic teller machine 10 due to the forced open of the door by a burglar by the use of a bar, driver, or the like without using door keys 201, 202 and starts the recovery operation of a paper money mechanism part 1. Paper money stored in recycle boxes 13A to 13C is successively passed through a confluent point, a discrimination part and a gate and recovered to a loaded box of a safe 14 having high crime prevention. The safe 14 is set up in the mechanism part 1, covered with a crime prevention cover 14-3 and integrated so as not to be detected as a safe, so that the performance of crime prevention can be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated teller machine or the like used for depositing and withdrawing cash in a financial institution or used for payment of shopping price and withdrawal of change in the retail industry. The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine that requires crime prevention performance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of automated teller machines and the increase in their operating time, there is a strong demand for improvement in crime prevention performance against cash in the apparatus.

[0003] Conventionally, in the automatic teller machine, a recycling box for each denomination for accommodating deposited banknotes and withdrawing the accommodated banknotes is prepared.

However, this recycle box has a weak structure, and although the safe for collecting banknotes also has a key removal structure, no special crime prevention measures are taken.

In part, a recycle box and a safe are destroyed in a short time by a burglar, a driver or the like due to robbery, but in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 3-252794 and 4-24.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 7591, there is an example in which the exterior housing of the automated teller machine has a crime prevention structure, or a building in which the automated teller machine is installed is a rotating booth. .

[0006]

However, in the case where the exterior housing of the automatic teller machine has a crime prevention structure, or the structure in which the automatic teller machine is installed is a rotating booth, the device itself or the There is a problem that incidental equipment becomes extremely expensive.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic teller machine which has an inexpensive structure and can improve the crime prevention performance.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a security signal generating means such as a door open detection sensor which generates a security signal in an emergency, and a security signal from the security signal generating means. Then, a control processing means for controlling to collect all the bills in the recycle box into the safe is provided.

Here, the crime prevention signal generating means uses a door open detection sensor attached to the automatic teller machine. Alternatively, a command signal from an emergency button operated by an observer or a remote monitoring device for monitoring the state of the automatic teller machine can be used.

Further, as the safe of the crime prevention structure, an external safe installed by separating the back wall or floor of the automatic teller machine can be used. When an external cashbox is used, a part of the automatic teller machine is provided with a banknote transport path connected to the external cashbox, and the banknotes are controlled to be collected through this banknote transport path.

With such a structure, in the event of an emergency such as robbery, all banknotes can be stored in a safe or external safe with high crime prevention property, and damage can be minimized. Further, since it is not necessary to make the outer casing itself to have a crime prevention structure, and it is not necessary to have a rotating booth structure, it is possible to configure at low cost.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of an automated teller machine 10 to which the present invention is applied. On the front side of the device, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11, a customer operation section 4, a coin deposit / withdrawal port 5 are provided.
1, statement slip exit 61, passbook insertion slot 71, card insertion slot 8
1 is provided. Further, a door sensor 101 for detecting opening / closing of the front side door key 201, door sensors 101 (front side), 102 (rear side) for detecting opening / closing of the rear side door key 202, and a crime prevention sensor 111 (front side). , 112
(Rear side) is attached.

The external connection port 140 provided on the rear side of the device is normally closed, but when connecting an external cashbox (described later), the external connection port 140 is used to transfer bills to the external cashbox. The transport path is connected.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the equipment structure of the automatic teller machine 10 of FIG. 1. The banknote mechanism unit 1, the journal printer 3, the customer operation unit 4, the coin mechanism unit 5, the statement slip issuing unit 6, A passbook mechanism unit 7, a card unit 8 for reading a personal authentication card, a line connection mechanism 9 for connecting to a host device 90 such as a central processing unit or a remote monitoring device 91, and an automated teller machine 10.
It is composed of a door sensor 100 (consisting of 101 and 102) for detecting opening / closing by the door keys 201 and 202 and a control unit 2 for controlling these. Further, a crime prevention sensor 110 (consisting of 111 and 112) for detecting an emergency and an emergency button 120 are connected to the control unit 2.

The automated teller machine 1 configured as described above
In 0, the user can select the transaction contents on the display unit 4-1 and the key input unit (touch panel) 4-2 of the customer operation unit 4 to deposit or withdraw cash.

For example, in the case of a transaction for withdrawing cash, select "withdrawal transaction" in the key input section 4-2, insert the personal authentication card into the insertion slot 81 of the card section 8, and then withdraw the amount and password. The confirmation key is input from the key input unit 4-2 according to the guidance displayed on the display 4-1.

When the confirmation key is pressed, bills and coins are paid out and paid out to the bill deposit / withdrawal port 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal port 51. At the same time, the detailed statement issuing unit 6 issues a detailed statement of the transaction, and the user receives it and ends the transaction.

In the case of depositing, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 1
It is possible to carry out deposit transactions by inserting banknotes and coins into 1 or the coin deposit / withdrawal port 51, and by displaying guidance and key input on the customer operation unit 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the bill mechanism unit 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the cashbox of the bill mechanism unit 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the safe 14 is set in the banknote mechanism unit 1 and is covered with a crime prevention cover 14-3 so that it cannot be seen at first glance that it is a safe.

Further, the security cover 14-3 and the bill mechanism section 1
The boundary between and has a strong structure that is not easily destroyed by a crowbar or screwdriver. In addition, the security key 14-4 prevents the key from being opened without the key.

On the other hand, the recycle boxes 13A, 13B and 13C for storing the dispensed bills have a structure without a crime prevention cover because they are operated when a trouble such as a jam occurs.

The bill transport operation of the bill mechanism unit 1 will be described below.

The operation of the banknote mechanism unit 1 will be mainly described below, and the description of the operations of the coin mechanism unit 5, the statement issuing unit 6, the passbook mechanism unit 7, and the card unit 8 will be omitted.

First, when the automatic teller machine 10 is started to operate, a loading box 14-1 of a safe 14 in which a loading box 14-1 for loading and collecting banknotes and a reject box 14-2 for collecting abnormal banknotes are integrated. Thousands of yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen of banknotes are packed and set in a recycling box 13A for withdrawal.
5,000 yen, 13B 1,000 yen and 13C 10,000 yen are loaded.

By the loading operation, the discriminating unit 12 checks the denomination and the banknote overlap from the loading box 14-1 through the merging points g3 and g4. The banknote whose denomination is fixed is the gate G
2. After the confluence point g1, the 5,000 yen bill passes through the gate G1A to the recycle box 13A, the 1,000 yen bill further confluence point g2A, the gate G1B to 13B, the 10,000 yen bill further confluence point g2B, the gate G1C. After that, it is stored in 13C.

If an abnormality is detected by the discrimination unit 12 by checking the denomination and checking the banknote overlap, the gates G2 and G2 are detected.
It collects in the reject box 14-2 via 3, G4, G5. For deposit transactions, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11
The banknotes put in the bank are merged at points j1, g2A, g2B, g2.
After C, g3, and g4, the discrimination unit 12 determines the denomination and authenticity, passes through the gates G2, G3, and G4, and is stacked on the temporary stacker 15, and the inserted bills are counted.

Next, when the user depresses the amount confirmation key from the key input unit 4-2 of the customer operation unit 4, the inserted bills are fed out from the temporary stacker 15 and again through the merge point g4 to the discrimination unit 12 again. Judging the denomination, gate G2, confluence point g
The 1 to 5,000 yen bills are stored in the recycle box 13A via the gate G1A, the 1,000 yen bills are stored in the recycle box 13B via the gate G1B, and the 10,000-yen bills are stored in the recycle box 13C via the gate G1C as withdrawal bills.

On the other hand, in the withdrawal transaction, when the user inputs the withdrawal amount from the key input section 4-2, the 10,000-yen bill is recycled from the recycle box 13C, the 1,000-yen bill is recycled from the recycle box 13B, and the 5,000-yen bill is recycled. After passing through the confluence points g2C, g2B, and g2A from the box 13A, the discrimination unit 12 reconfirms the denomination through the confluence points g3 and g4, and the money is withdrawn to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 from the gates G2 and G3.

The gate G6 is used to convey the collected banknotes to the external cashbox 141 when the external cashbox 141 (FIG. 5) is connected, and the external connection port 140 in FIG. 1 is located at this portion. .

Various transactions can be carried out by the above operation, and the recycle boxes 13A, 13A are operated during the operation.
Bills of each denomination are stored in B and 13C.

When the work is completed, the recycle box 1
The banknotes in 3A, 13B, 13C are sequentially fed out, and the confluence points g3, g4, the discrimination section 12, the gates G2, G3, G4, G
It collects in the loading warehouse 14-1 through 6 and G5. Then, the safe is pulled out, the banknotes are taken out from the automatic teller machine 10, and stored in a safe place.

However, since the banknotes are generally collected only at relatively long time intervals, there are few occasions when the banknotes are taken out from the safe 14.

Therefore, the door of the automatic teller machine 10 is opened by robbery or the like during handling of deposits and withdrawals, and the safe 14 of the banknote mechanism unit 1 and the recycle boxes 13A, 13 are opened.
There is a risk that B and 13C will be destroyed and bills will be pulled out.

Therefore, the present invention is configured to deal with these risks by the following method.

The first measure is to use a door sensor as a crime prevention signal generating means provided in the automatic teller machine.

The door of the automatic teller machine 10 and the bill mechanism section 1
The safe part of the front door key 201
It can be opened with the rear door key 202. This door key 201,
A door sensor 100 (101 on the front door side and 102 on the rear door side) for detecting the open / closed state is attached to 202, and the control unit 2
Is monitoring the opening and closing.

When the control section 2 detects that the door has been opened with the door key 201 or 202, the journal printer 3 records the time.

In addition to the door sensors 101 and 102, crime prevention sensors 111 and 112 are attached to the front and rear doors of the automatic teller machine 10 as crime prevention signal generating means.

When the door sensors 101, 102 are in the "door closed" state and the security sensors 111, 112 detect "door open", the control section 2 causes the door keys 201, 20 due to robbery or the like.
2 is not used, the door is forcibly opened by a bar, a driver, etc., and it is determined that the door of the automatic teller machine 10 has been broken, and the collection operation is started for the banknote mechanism unit 1.

By the bill transport operation of the bill mechanism unit 1, the bills stored in the recycle boxes 13A, 13B, 13C are sequentially drawn out from the merging points g2A, g2B, g2C, and pass through the discrimination unit 12, g3, g4. , And G
After passing through 2, G3, G4, G6, and G5, it is collected in the loading storage 14-1 having high security.

Since the loading storage 14-1 has a high crime prevention structure as shown in FIG. 4, it becomes impossible to easily extract bills.

By the above operation, the automatic teller machine 1
0 was intentionally destroyed and recycle boxes 13A and 13
It becomes possible to avoid the risk that the banknotes stored in B and 13C are pulled out.

In this example, the crime prevention sensor 110 is used as the crime prevention signal generating means, but it may be replaced by a sensor such as a temperature sensor.

Next, a case where a crime prevention emergency button installed outside the automatic teller machine is used as the crime prevention signal generating means will be described.

The crime prevention emergency button 120 is connected to the control unit 2 so that the control unit 2 can detect that the emergency button 120 has been pressed. The emergency button is installed at a place away from the automated teller machine 10.

When an emergency such as robbery occurs during a transaction of the automated teller machine 10, the clerk or the store clerk presses the emergency button 1
By pressing 20, the automatic teller machine 10 detects that the emergency button 120 has been pressed by the control unit 2 and activates the collecting operation for the banknote mechanism unit 1.

As a result, the bills in the recycle boxes 13A, 13B and 13C can be collected in the safe 14 having the crime prevention structure by the same operation as described above.

Next, as the crime prevention signal generating means, the automated teller machine 1 is connected through the line connection mechanism 9 of the automated teller machine.
A case of using the crime prevention signal from the remote monitoring device 91 connected to 0 will be described.

The automated teller machine 10 is normally monitored by a remote monitoring device 91 at a monitoring center remote from the installation site. In addition, a crime prevention monitor camera is attached to the installation corner of the automated teller machine 10 so that the monitor center can monitor the installation TV on the monitor TV. The remote monitoring device 91 is the automatic teller machine 1
It is connected via the line connection mechanism 9 of 0.

When an observer of the monitoring center detects an emergency such as a robbery on the monitor television, he / she operates the remote monitoring device 91 from the operation panel (not shown) to the automatic teller machine 10 to start the collecting operation. . As a result, the automatic banknote transaction apparatus 10 is notified of the bill collection instruction via the line, and the control unit 2 receives the instruction to activate the collection operation for the bill mechanism unit 1.

As a result, the bills in the recycle boxes 13A, 13B and 13C can be collected in the safe 14 having the crime prevention structure by the same operation as described above.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, the automatic teller machine 1
A configuration for avoiding danger by collecting banknotes in the 0 external safe 141 will be described.

When the crime prevention signal is detected by the crime prevention signal generating means, the control unit 2 recycles the box 13.
The banknotes stored in A, 13B, and 13C are sequentially fed out, and the merging points g3 and g4, the discrimination unit 12, the gates G2 and G are used.
3 and G4, and the transfer direction is shown in FIG.
The banknotes are transferred to the external cashbox 141 side, the banknotes are transferred to the external transfer path 142, and are stored in the external cashbox 141.

The external safe 141 is installed, for example, in a room next to the wall 50 or in a room on the second floor or a floor / ceiling. As a result, the crime prevention performance can be further improved as compared with the case of collecting in the safe 14.

The external transport path 142 is provided inside the automatic teller machine 10 as shown in FIG.
By configuring the 41 to collect the banknotes, the safety can be further maintained. Further, the banknote passage hole of the wall 50 has a wider entrance and a narrower exit, so that it is not possible to intentionally pull out by inserting a hand, so it is safer.

In the above description, an example of an automatic teller machine used at a financial institution was described, but it can also be applied to an automatic checkout machine for paying the purchase price, especially at midnight. It is very effective because there is a high possibility of crime in the convenience stores that are available.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, a crime prevention signal generating means such as a door opening detection sensor for generating a crime prevention signal in an emergency, and a recycle box in response to the crime prevention signal from the crime prevention signal generating means. Since the control processing means for controlling all the banknotes in the banknote to be collected in the safe is provided, the crime prevention performance of the automatic teller machine can be improved with an inexpensive structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of an automated teller machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the automatic teller machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a banknote mechanism unit mounted on the automated teller machine of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram showing a cashbox section of the banknote mechanism section of the automatic teller machine of FIG. 1.

5 is a configuration diagram of an external transport path connecting the banknote mechanism section and the external safe section of the automatic teller machine of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of another example of the external transport path.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Banknote mechanism part, 2 ... Control part, 3 ... Jar printer, 4 ... Customer operation part, 4-1 ... Indicator, 4-2 ... Key input part, 5 ... Coin mechanism part, 6 ... Statement issuing section, 7 ... Passbook mechanism section, 8 ... Card section, 9 ... Line connection mechanism, 10 ... Automatic cash transaction apparatus, 11 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal port, 12 ... Discrimination section, 13
A, B, C ... Recycle box, 14 ... Safe box, 14
-1 ... loading box, 14-2 ... reject box, 14-
3 ... Security cover, 14-4 ... Security key, 15 ... Temporary stacker, 51 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal port, 61 ... Statement slip exit, 71 ...
Passbook insertion slot, 81 ... Card insertion slot, 90 ... Host machine, 91
... remote monitoring device, 100 ... door sensor, 101 ... door sensor (front side), 102 ... door sensor (rear side), 110 ... crime prevention sensor, 111 ... crime prevention sensor (front side), 112 ... crime prevention sensor (rear side) , 120 ... emergency button, 140 ... external connection port, 141 ... external safe, 142 ... external transport path, 2
01 ... door key (front side), 202 ... door key (rear side)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshiharu Takahashi 1 Ikegami, Haruoka-cho, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi Stock Company, Hitachi Asahi Electronics (72) Inventor Toshihide Sato 1 Ikegami, Haruka-cho, Owariasahi, Aichi Hitachi, Ltd. Asahi Electronics

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A safe equipped with a strong crime prevention structure for loading and recovering banknotes, a recycle box for storing deposited banknotes, and a recycle box for each denomination for dispensing the stored banknotes. An automatic cash transaction consisting of a discriminating unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of deposited bills, a reject box that stores bills that have been determined to be abnormal by this discriminating unit, and a control unit that controls the transport of bills and the entire device. The device is a crime prevention signal generating means for generating a crime prevention signal in an emergency, and in response to a crime prevention signal from this crime prevention signal generating means, collects all banknotes stored in the recycle box into the crime prevention structure safe. An automatic teller machine, characterized by comprising control processing means for controlling.