JPH09231447A - Medium processing system and cash processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium processing system and a cash processing system easily settable and comparatively compact, capable of transferring transaction media between plural equipment and to simplifying a connection passage part between respective medium processors. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a cassette carrier 34 for replenishing/recovering paper money to/from plural automatic teller machines(ATMs) 10a. Each ATM 10a is provided with a paper money carrying in/out port for replenishing/recovering paper money from/to the external and a connection passage part 264 arranged adjacently to the carrying in/port. The passage part 264 has a single connection passage for passing paper money and a carrier mechanism to be selectively driven in one direction or its reverse direction by a reciprocal motor 280. At the time of replenishing paper money, paper money supplied from the carrier 34 is carried in on direction through the connection passage, and at time of recovering paper money, paper money is reversely carried through the passage and sent to the carrier 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a plurality of medium processing devices such as an automatic transaction device, and a delivery device for automatically replenishing and collecting handling media such as cash to and from these medium processing devices. Media processing system and cash processing system.

[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 the delivery device runs along the rail or 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. .

Further, in the conventional cash processing system,
Each ATM has a medium insertion port formed on its rear surface,
Banknotes are delivered to and from the delivery device through the medium insertion port. Further, in the vicinity of the medium insertion port in the ATM, a carry-out conveyance path for carrying out the banknotes in the ATM to the medium insertion port, and a carry-in conveyance for carrying in the banknotes replenished from the delivery device through the medium insertion port into the ATM. And the road are provided independently of each other. The carry-out and carry-in transport paths are formed by a plurality of rollers and belts.

However, when the carry-out and carry-in carrying path is provided in the rear end portion of the ATM as described above, there are problems that the layout of the carrying path becomes complicated and a large space is required. In particular, the rear part of the ATM is a part to be accessed by a staff member by opening the rear door, and it is desirable that various mechanisms are not arranged in a complicated manner.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to be relatively small in size, easy to install, and capable of delivering a transaction medium between a plurality of medium processing devices, and processing each medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a medium processing system and a cash processing system capable of simplifying the configuration of the device.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, a medium processing system of the present invention according to claim 1 has a plurality of medium processing devices arranged side by side on an installation surface and between the medium processing devices. And a delivery device for delivering the transaction medium.

Each of the medium processing devices has a medium storage unit for storing a transaction medium, a medium loading / unloading port for externally replenishing and collecting the trading medium with respect to the medium storage unit, and the medium loading / unloading port. And a carrying means for carrying in the trading medium from the medium carrying-in / carrying-out port. Further, the transport means drives the transport member in one direction and the opposite direction, which forms a communication passage extending to the medium loading / unloading port, and selects the trading medium in the unloading direction and the loading direction through the communication passage. And a driving unit that conveys the material.

The delivery device includes a movable carriage having a carriage main body which is capable of self-propelled along an arbitrary path on the installation surface,
A detection unit provided on the movable carriage for detecting the position of the movable carriage with respect to the medium processing device; and a medium holding unit provided on the main body of the carriage for accommodating the transaction medium,
A delivery means that is provided on the trolley body and that conveys the transaction medium between the medium loading / unloading port and the medium holding unit;
The movable carriage is positioned with respect to an arbitrary medium processing device according to the detection result of the detection means, and the transfer means is operated to transfer the transaction medium between the arbitrary medium processing device and the movable carriage. And a control means.

According to another aspect of the medium processing system of the present invention, the moving carriage of the delivery device has a first detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the medium processing device, and the medium of the medium processing device. Second detecting means for detecting the position of the medium holding part with respect to the carry-in / carry-out port, position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the medium holding part with respect to the medium carry-in / carry-out port, and the medium carry-in provided on the movable carriage. A delivery means for delivering the transaction medium between the carry-out port and the medium holding section, and the movable carriage is positioned with respect to an arbitrary medium processing device according to the detection result of the first detection means, and And a control means for operating the position adjusting means and the delivery means in accordance with the detection result.

The conveying member includes a plurality of conveying rollers forming the communication passage, or further includes a conveying belt stretched around the conveying rollers, and the driving means includes:
A forward / reverse motor for selectively rotating the transport roller in the forward and reverse directions is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cash processing system, wherein a plurality of automatic transaction devices are installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering cash between the automatic transaction devices.
It has.

Each of the automated teller machines described above includes a cash storage unit for storing cash, a cash carry-in / carry-out port for replenishing and collecting cash from the outside of the cash storage unit, and cash for the cash carry-in / carry-out port. And a carrying means for carrying in cash from the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port, wherein the carrying means forms a communication passage extending to the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port, and the carrying member in one direction and A driving unit that drives in the opposite direction and selectively conveys cash in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage.

Further, the delivery device is provided on the mobile trolley having a trolley main body capable of self-propelled along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and the position of the mobile trolley with respect to the automatic transaction device. Detection means, a cash holding portion provided on the trolley body for storing cash, and a cash holding portion provided on the trolley body for conveying cash between the cash carry-in / out port and the cash holding portion. The delivery means and the movable carriage are positioned with respect to an arbitrary automatic transaction device according to the detection result of the detection means, and the transfer means is operated to operate cash between the arbitrary automatic transaction equipment and the movable carriage. And a control means for delivering the.

According to the medium processing system and the cash processing system configured as described above, a plurality of medium processing devices or automatic transaction devices are installed side by side on the installation surface, and the movable carriage is controlled by the control means. Self-propelled to a position facing any media processing device or automatic transaction device. At that time, the position of the moving carriage with respect to the medium processing device or the automatic transaction device is detected by the detecting means of the moving carriage, and the moving carriage is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the medium processing device or the automatic transaction device.

Subsequently, the medium holding unit is adjusted in position so as to face the carry-in / carry-out port of the arbitrary medium processing device or the automatic transaction device, and the transaction medium or cash is carried out or carried in from the medium holding unit by the delivery means. It In the medium processing device or the automatic transaction device, when the transaction medium is loaded, that is, when the transaction medium is replenished, the transport member of the transport means is driven in the transport direction by the drive means to transport the transaction medium sent through the transport port. Carry it into the media processing device or automatic transaction device through the communication passage.

Further, when the transaction medium is carried out, that is, when the transaction medium is collected from the medium processing device or the automatic transaction device to the medium delivery device side, the carrying member of the carrying means is driven in the opposite direction by the driving means, that is, the carrying-out direction. The transaction medium is sent from the carry-in / carry-out port to the medium delivery device side through a common communication passage.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below 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 has a plurality of, for example, four automatic transaction devices (hereinafter referred to as A
10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, and a cash delivery device 12 for replenishing and collecting banknotes as a transaction medium for each ATM.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ATM 10a comprises a main body 200 having a substantially rectangular box shape, and a front surface of the main body is provided with a substantially L-shaped customer service panel 202 facing the user. A display unit 204 that also functions as a touch panel is provided in the horizontal part of the customer service panel 202, and a card insertion port 206, a passbook insertion port 208, etc. are provided in the vertical part. Further, at the base end of the horizontal part of the customer service panel 202, a bill receiving / dispensing port 210 and a coin receiving / dispensing port 212 which are respectively opened and closed by doors are provided.

In the main body 200, coins are deposited and withdrawn through a deposit and withdrawal circulation type banknote handling device 214 for depositing and dispensing banknotes to and from the user through the banknote depositing and dispensing port 210 and a coin depositing and dispensing port 212. Coin handling device 216, control unit 21
8. Passbook printer 220, card / slip processing device 222
And so on. The bill handling device 214 and the coin handling device 216 constitute a cash storage unit in the present invention.

On the rear surface of the main body 200, a bill handling device 21
4 and a door 224 that can be opened and closed so that the coin handling device 216 can be taken out from the main body. The door 224 is formed with an insertion port 226 facing a transport communication portion of a bill handling device 214 described later.
Is closed by a shutter 228 that opens up and down except when necessary. A connector 230 is provided on the rear surface of the bill handling device 214 and faces the insertion port 226.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bill handling apparatus 214 has an elongated box-shaped housing 232, and an upper part of this housing faces the bill deposit / withdrawal port 210 and has a deposit / withdrawal hopper 234.
Are provided rotatably. The deposit and withdrawal hopper 234 is
In the standing state shown by the solid line, a large number of bills inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 210 can be received at once, or withdraw to the user, and at the rotation position shown by the dashed line, The dispensing roller 233 accepts the dispensed bills that are fed one by one into the conveyance path or conveyed.

Further, in the upper part of the housing 232, a deposit temporary stacking section 235 for temporarily stacking deposit banknotes taken out by the delivery roller 233, and a stack of dispensed banknotes to be dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal hopper 234. Withdrawal collection unit 2
36, and an inspection unit 237 as inspection means for inspecting bill types, validity, authenticity, and the like of the deposited banknotes and dispensed banknotes. In the vicinity of the inspection unit 237, there is provided a reject storage 238 for storing reject banknotes that are not suitable for dispensing such as folded tickets and two-ply tickets during dispensing transactions.

The deposit temporary stacking unit 235 has a stacking container 235a for stacking bills for one deposit transaction, and the take-out roller 240 and the stacking roller 2 are provided in the vicinity of the upper opening thereof.
41 and a motor 242 for driving the take-out roller. Further, in the stacking container 235a, a back-up plate 244 that can move up and down to press the stacked banknotes P toward the take-out roller 240 is provided.

At the time of the deposit transaction, the bills sent through the transportation path described later are taken into the empty accumulation container 235a by the accumulation roller 241 and are backed up by the backup plate 244.
Integrated on top. When the deposit operation is completed, the collecting container 23
The bills accumulated in 5a are taken out one by one by a take-out roller 240 and fed out to the transport path. The take-out roller 240 is configured to control the rotation of the independent motor 242 so that a predetermined number of bills required for a transaction can be fed out to the transport path.

The temporary deposit / withdrawal unit 236 is composed of a pair of conveyor belts, and once the dispensed bills are pooled to reach a predetermined number, they are collectively discharged to the deposit / withdraw hopper 234. At the bottom of the housing 232, the first to third stackers 24 as a medium storage unit for storing the deposited banknotes.
6, 247 and 248 are arranged side by side. These first to third stackers 246, 247, and 248 are used as a 10,000-yen store that stores 10,000-yen banknotes, a 1,000-yen store that stores 1,000-yen banknotes, and a safe that stores other banknotes.

These first to third stackers 246,
247, 248 all have the same configuration. For example, the ten thousand yen stacker 246 as the first stacker includes a take-out roller 250a and an accumulation roller 250b provided near the upper opening thereof. Take-out roller 2
50a is rotationally driven by an independent motor 252. The backup plate 2 driven by the motor 253 and the belt 254 is provided in the ten thousand yen stacker 246.
55 is provided so as to be able to move up and down.

At the time of the dispensing transaction, the bills horizontally accumulated in the 10,000-yen stacker 246 are pressed against the take-out roller 250a by the backup plate 255, and taken out one by one from the uppermost bill by the take-out roller 250a. At the time of the deposit transaction, the banknotes sent through the transport path are stacked by the stacking roller 250b into the 10,000 yen stacker 2.
46 and is stacked on the bills in the stacker. The backup plate 255 is moved upward by a sensor control (not shown) at the time of dispensing so as to take out the bill and press it against the take-out roller 250a, and at the time of depositing, a predetermined size between the top of the accumulated bill and the accumulation roller 250b. A space is formed to secure a space for receiving bills.

A fourth stacker 256 is provided side by side between the third stacker 248 and the rear wall of the housing 232. The fourth stacker 256 has the same configuration as the other stackers, but functions as a bill loading stacker.
That is, when the banknotes are set in the fourth stacker 256 by the staff, the banknotes are fed one by one from the fourth stacker and the first to third stackers 246, 247, 2
48 to the first to third
The banknotes taken out from the stacker can also be stored in the fourth stacker. Therefore, the staff member is in charge of the fourth stacker 25.
The bills can be loaded into or collected from each of the first to third stackers 246, 247, and 248 only by accessing only 6.

In the housing 232, a large number of conveying paths for conveying the banknotes one by one through the respective constituent parts are formed. These transport paths include a number of transport rollers 257,
It is constituted by a number of transport belts 258 stretched over transport rollers, and transports bills in a state sandwiched between the transport belts.

A main motor 260 for driving the transport roller 257 and the transport belt 258 which form the transport path.
Is driven to rotate only in one direction, and conveys a banknote in a predetermined direction along a conveyance path, except for a conveyance communication portion described later.

A substantially rectangular bill carrying-in / carrying-out port 262 is formed in the central portion of the rear wall of the casing 232, and faces the insertion port 226 provided in the door 224 of the ATM main body 200. In addition, a transport communication section 264 functioning as a transport unit is provided substantially at the center of the rear end of the housing 232. The transport communication section 264 has a plurality of transport rollers 265 (hatched transport rollers) and a plurality of transport belts 266 stretched over these rollers. Is formed.

The transport communication passage 268 is for the banknote loading / unloading port 2
It extends substantially horizontally from near 62 and communicates with the transport path in the bill handling device 214. In addition, the transport roller 265 and the transport belt 266 are driven via a drive belt 281 by a forward / reverse motor 280 that is rotatable forward / reverse as drive means. Therefore, by controlling the rotation direction of the forward / reverse motor 280, the bill passing through the transport communication passage 268 can be transported in the normal transport direction and in the reverse direction. As a result, the transport communication unit 264, as described later,
Banknotes supplied from outside through the insertion port 226 and the banknote loading / unloading port 262 are loaded one by one into the housing 232 through one transport communication passage 268, and the first to third stackers 246, 247 are loaded. , 248 can be carried out one by one.

Further, a plurality of sorting gates G1 to G9 for switching the banknote transport path to transport the banknote to a predetermined portion are provided at predetermined positions of the transport path.
Each sorting gate is rotated between two positions by a solenoid (not shown) or the like, and sorts bills in any one of two directions.

In addition, a unit controller 282 for controlling the above-mentioned various mechanical units according to a program instruction from the main controller 218 of the ATM 10a is provided in the housing 232. The unit control unit 282 includes a main control unit 218
Together, they constitute the control means in the present invention.

Other ATMs 10b, 10c, 10d
Is configured similarly to the above-described ATM 10a. 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.

As shown in FIG. 2, the four ATMs 10a to 10d are connected to a local area network (LAN) 28 of a financial institution via a LAN adapter 27, respectively. Each LAN 10 has an ATM 10
A server 30 such as a personal computer is connected as an operation management terminal for monitoring a to 10d. The server 30 has ATMs 10a through 1
From 0d, the operating state of the ATM, for example, the state of failure occurrence, 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 the LAN 28.
A monitor 35 including a personal computer connected to the server 30 via the server 30 is provided. The monitor 35 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 5, the cassette carrier 34 includes a carriage 40 functioning as a carriage body, a slide mechanism 42 mounted on the carriage 40, and a medium supported on the carriage 40 via the slide mechanism 42. The delivery cassette 43 functions as a holding unit or a cash holding unit, a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 44 that covers the delivery cassette 43, and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the truck 40 has a rectangular plate-shaped base 45 to which two left and right drive wheels 46a and 46b and one driven wheel 47 are attached. It is possible to run on the surface 25.

One drive wheel 46a is connected to a servomotor 50a via a worm speed reducer 48 and a coupling 49 provided on the base 45, and the other drive wheel 46b.
Is also connected to the servomotor 50b via the worm speed reducer 48 and the coupling 49. Then, the left and right drive wheels 46a and 46b have two independent servo motors 50.
The truck 40 can be reciprocated linearly or curvedly on the floor surface 25 by being separately driven by the motors a and 50b and controlling the servo motors 50a and 50b to rotate forward / reverse and speed.

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 driving wheels 46
a, 46b, the driven wheel 47, the worm speed reducer 48, and the servomotors 50a, 50b constitute a traveling mechanism in the present invention.

A rotatable arm 52 is supported on the base 45 between the left and right drive wheels 46a and 46b, 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 rotation of the friction wheel 53 is transmitted via the belt 54 to the base 40.
It is transmitted to the encoder 55 provided above, 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
The connector 57 provided on the rear surface of the housing 44 is connected to the power supply socket 58 provided on the carrier station 32.
It is charged by connecting (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 5, 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. And the bumper 60,
When a foreign substance or a human body comes into contact with 61 and pressure is applied thereto, 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 present 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 including the pressure sensors 62 and 63 and the reflection type sensor 64, a patrol light 66 is attached to the upper surface of the housing 44.
The patrol light 66 is lit while rotating while the cassette carrier 34 is running.

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 and 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. ATMs 10a to 1
A light receiving unit 67b for receiving infrared light from the light emitting unit 67 is provided on the rear surface of 0d. When the infrared light is received by the light receiving unit 67b, the ATM shutter 228 is opened and the insertion port 226 is opened.

Further, an antenna 70 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 44, and the 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. 5 and 8 to 10, a rectangular opening 44b is formed in the side wall 44a of the housing 44, and the delivery cassette 43 has this opening 44b.
Is disposed in the housing 44 in a state of facing the.
The delivery cassette 43 is formed in a rectangular box shape having a size capable of passing through the opening 44b.

An opening 44 is formed in the lower portion of the side wall of the delivery cassette 43.
A projecting portion 43a is formed so as to project to be received by b, and a delivery port 73 is formed on the tip surface of this projecting portion. The protruding portion 43a is the insertion port 226 of the ATM 10a to 10d.
It is formed in a size that can be inserted into the banknote handling device 214, and the delivery port 73 is provided in the banknote handling device 214.
And is formed to have almost the same size.

A banknote stacking box 284 is provided in the delivery cassette 43.
Are arranged. In the banknote stacking box 284, a banknote stacking section 286 in which a large number of banknotes are stacked in a stacked state, a reject stacking section 287 located above the banknote stacking section, and a banknote provided from the banknote stacking section provided below the banknote stacking section. Roller 288 that takes out one sheet at a time, a take-up roller 290 located near the upper end of the banknote stacking section, a reject take-up roller 292 positioned adjacent to the reject stacking section, and the like.

In the delivery cassette 43, a bill loading / unloading section 291 functioning as a delivery means and a transport mechanism.
Is provided. The banknote carry-in / carry-out section 291 includes carry-in / carry-out rollers 294, 2 located adjacent to the delivery port 73.
96, a first conveying roller 297 facing the take-in roller 290, a second conveying roller 298 facing the reject taking-in roller 292, a driving roller 300, a plurality of guide rollers 302, and a conveying path that is stretched around these rollers. A plurality of formed transport belts 304 are provided.

As a result, in the delivery cassette 43, the filling passage 301a for conveying the bills taken out from the bill stacking unit 286 to the delivery port 73, the taking-in roller 290 and the reject taking-in from the middle of the filling passage upward. Recovery passage 301b extending to the vicinity of the roller 292
And are formed.

In the delivery cassette 43, the first drive motor 306 that drives the take-out roller 288, the second drive motor 307 that rotates the drive roller 300 and can rotate normally and reversely, and the first and second transports. Rollers 297, 298
A sorting gate 308 arranged between them to sort the collected bills and rejected bills, and a sorting gate 309 provided between the filling passage and the collecting passage to sort the collected bills to the collecting passage are provided.

When the banknotes are replenished to the ATM side, when the first and second drive motors 306 and 307 are driven, the banknotes are taken out by the takeout roller 288 from the bottom of the banknote stacking unit 286 one by one, and guided. Roller 302,
Banknotes are supplied to the ATM side by the conveyor belt 304 and the carry-in / carry-out rollers 294, 296 via the filling passage 301a and the delivery port 73.

When collecting banknotes from the ATM side,
The second drive motor 307 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the bills conveyed from the ATM side are conveyed to the first conveyance roller 297 via the carry-in / conveyance rollers 294 and 296 and the conveyance belt 304. It is sorted by 308 to the upper part of the banknote stacking section 286 and is stacked in the banknote stacking section 286 by the take-in roller 290. If the banknote is a reject banknote,
08 to the second transport roller 298, and the reject collecting roller 2
87.

A connector 76 for controlling the delivery cassette 43 from the ATM side is provided on the tip surface of the projecting portion 43a of the delivery cassette 43. That is, the connector 76
When the banknote carry-in / carry-out section 291 of the delivery cassette 43 is connected to the ATM-side banknote communication section 264 as described later,
Connector 230 provided in ATM bill handling device 22
And the first and second drive motors 306, 30 of the delivery cassette 43 from the ATM side via the connector 76.
7 can be controlled.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the delivery cassette 43 is a slide mechanism 42 for moving the delivery cassette between the cassette carrier 34 and the ATM, and the position of the delivery cassette 43 is finely adjusted with respect to the insertion opening 226 of the ATM. It is supported on the base 45 of the trolley 40 via a fine adjustment mechanism 78 as a position adjusting means and a support frame 80.

More specifically, the support frame 80 is erected on the base 45, and the fine adjustment mechanism 78 includes a lower table 82 and an upper table 83 placed on the support frame 80. 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. And the lower table 8
The motor 2 installed on the support frame 80 is reciprocated 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,
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 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. 10, 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 driving 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
It is moved between a storage position stored in the housing 44 and a connection position that projects outward from the housing 44 and is connectable to an arbitrary ATM.

The slide mechanism 42 constitutes the delivery means in the present invention together with the bill carry-in / carry-out section 291 of the delivery cassette 43. Also, the delivery cassette 4
In order to position 3 with respect to the insertion port 226 of the ATM with high accuracy, a pair of reflective sensors 100a and 100b are provided on the upper table 83 toward the ATM side.
One reflective sensor 102 is provided on the base plate 92 toward the ATM side. These reflective sensors 1
00a, 100b, and 102 function as the second detecting means in the present invention.

FIG. 11 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 according to the control program stored in the ROM 105. Control unit 1
Reference numeral 04 denotes a distance measuring circuit 106 for measuring the distance and inclination (parallelism) of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATM based on the signals from the reflection type distance sensors 68a, 68b, and the drive wheels according to the measurement result by the distance measuring circuit 106. A servo circuit 107 that controls the rotation of the motors 50a and 50b that drives the motor 46, 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 section 67a of the infrared remote controller, a memory 114 for storing the stop position of the cassette carrier 34
Is connected.

Further, the control unit 104 includes the delivery cassette 4
The delivery control unit 310 that controls the operation of the No. 3 is connected. The delivery control unit 310 is connected to the first and second drive motors 306 and 307, a position sensor 312 that detects the position of the delivery cassette 43, and a connector 76.

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 memorize how much it should travel to the position facing d.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, 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 carrier station 32 of the ATM 10a is set.
The position of the rear surface of the cassette carrier 34 when the distance L in the X direction of the reflection type distance sensor 68a of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the side surface is about 3 cm is the stop position A of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to the ATM 10a. Similarly, ATM
Reflection type distance sensor 68 for 10b, 10c and 10d
When the distance L of a in the X direction is about 3 cm, the positions of the rear surface of the cassette carrier are ATM 10b, 10c, and
Stop position B of the cassette carrier 34 with respect to 10d,
Let C and D. Then, the cassette carrier 34 is moved from the reference position R to each stop position A, B, C, D, at which time the number of rotation pulses of the encoder 55 is counted, and the number of pulses corresponding to the distances RA, AB, BC, CD. Memory 1
Store in 14.

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 these 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 takes into consideration 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 10a 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 the ATMs 10a and 10c via the LAN 28. The ATMs 10a and 10c are in a standby state until the cassette carrier 34 arrives for the delivery of bills. However, even in the standby state, each of the ATMs 10a and 10c can perform a transaction with the user.

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 10a. 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 RA pulses. As a result, the cassette carrier 34 stops at the stop position A 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 A.
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, and the cassette carrier 34.
While confirming that the distance D between the ATM and the rear surface of the ATM 10a is a predetermined value, the reflection type distance sensor 68a
The cassette carrier 34 is further moved from the stop position A until the side edge E of the TM 10a 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.

The control unit 104 also controls the ATM 10a 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, as shown in FIG.
The cassette carrier 34 has an opening 44b at the ATM 10
It is moved and positioned to a position substantially facing the insertion port 226 of a. In this state, the light emitting portion 67a of the infrared remote controller
The shutter 228 release signal is output from the ATM 10
In a, the shutter 228 is opened and the insertion opening 226 is opened 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 position shift between the lower table 82 and the upper table 83 and the insertion opening 226 of the ATM 10a is measured by the detection signals from 0a, 100b, and 102, and if there is a shift, the lower table 82 is moved in the X direction by the fine adjustment mechanism 78. The position shift 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 is positioned at a position where the projecting portion 43a of the delivery cassette 43 exactly faces the insertion opening 226.

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 connection position. Thereby, as shown in FIG.
The protruding portion 43a of No. 3 passes through the insertion opening 226 of the ATM 10a, and the delivery opening 73 provided in the protruding portion 43a is adjacent to and faces the banknote loading / unloading port 262 on the rear wall of the banknote handling apparatus 214. Thereby, the banknote loading / unloading section 2 of the delivery cassette 43
91 is connected to the conveyance connection part 264 of the banknote handling apparatus 214. Further, the connector 76 of the delivery cassette 43 is connected to the connector 230 of the bill handling device 214, so that information can be exchanged.

When the above connecting work is completed, the control unit 1
The termination signal from 04 causes the modem 112 and the antenna 70.
Is transmitted to the carrier station 32 via
It is input to the server 30 via the LAN 28. Receiving this, the server 30 notifies the ATM 10a of the end of connection of the delivery cassette 43, and inputs an instruction to the banknote handling device 214 of the ATM 10a, for example, to collect 400 banknotes of 10,000 yen banknotes. .

In response to this, the bill handling apparatus 214 drives the main motor 260 and the motor 252, and also drives the forward / reverse motor 280 of the transport connecting portion 264 in the normal rotation direction to drive the transport belt 266 in the forward direction. Let it run. Thereby, banknotes are taken out one by one from the ten thousand yen storage 246, and are conveyed to the conveyance communication part 264 through the conveyance path,
Further, the sheet is carried out of the carry-in / out port 262 through the transfer communication path 268 by the transfer communication section.

In addition, the bill handling device 214 includes the connector 2
The second drive motor of the delivery cassette 43 is driven via 30, 76. Thereby, the designated number of bills taken out are sequentially carried out from the bill carry-in / carry-out port 262 and sent to the bill carry-in / carry-out section 291 on the delivery cassette 34 side, and further, via the conveyor belt 304 and the take-in roller 290. The bills are collected in the bill stacking unit 286. When the user uses the ATM 10a, the collecting operation is started after the transaction is completed.

When the collection operation is completed, the ATM 10a 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 controller 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 10a.

Then, as shown in FIG.
4 operates the cassette carrier 34 by the same operation as above.
After moving to the stop position C for the TM10c, AT
Position with respect to M10c. In this state, the infrared remote control light emitting unit 67a to the shutter 228 of the ATM 10c.
, The ATM 10c outputs the light receiving unit 67b.
When the opening signal is received at, the shutter 228 is opened and the insertion opening 226 is opened.

Next, the control unit 104 finely adjusts the position of the delivery cassette 43 by the fine adjustment mechanism 78, and accurately positions the protruding portion 43a of the delivery cassette 43 with respect to the insertion port 226 of the ATM 10c. After the fine adjustment is completed, the control unit 104 operates the slide mechanism 42 to move the delivery cassette 43 from the storage position in the housing 44 to the connection position. Thereby, the protruding portion 43a of the delivery cassette 43
Passes through the insertion port 24 of the ATM 10c, and the delivery port 73 provided in the protruding portion 43a is adjacent to and faces the banknote loading / unloading port 262 of the banknote handling apparatus 214. The banknote loading / unloading section 291 of the delivery cassette 43 is connected to the transport communication section 264 of the banknote handling apparatus 214, and the delivery cassette 43 is also connected.
Is a connector 230 of the bill handling apparatus 214.
It is electrically connected to and can exchange information.

When the connection work of the delivery cassette 43 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 is input to the server 30 via the LAN 28. In response to this, the server 30 notifies the ATM 10c of the end of connection of the delivery cassette 43, and the ATM 10c
In the banknote handling device 214 of c, the delivery cassettes 34-40
Input an instruction to replenish zero 10,000 yen bills.

In response to this, the bill handling device 214 causes the delivery cassette 43 to drive the first and second drive motors 306 and 3 respectively.
By driving 07, the take-out roller 288 sequentially takes out the bills from the lowermost part of the bill stacking unit 286. At the same time, the banknote handling apparatus 214 drives the May motor 260 and rotationally drives the forward / reverse motor 280 of the transport communication unit 264 in the reverse direction to cause the transport belt 266 to travel in the reverse direction.

As a result, the banknotes taken out from the banknote stacking unit 286 of the delivery cassette 43 are transferred to the guide rollers 30.
2. It is sent to the banknote carry-in / carry-out section 291 via the conveyor belt 304, and is sent to the carrier communication section 264 of the banknote handling apparatus 214 through the delivery port 73 and the banknote carry-in / carry-out port 262. Then, each banknote is carried into the banknote handling device 214 through the transport communication path 268 by the transport communication unit 264, and is further replenished through the transport path to a predetermined safe, for example, a ten thousand yen storage 246. In addition, AT
If the M10c is used, the replenishment operation is started after the transaction is completed.

When the above-mentioned replenishing operation is completed, the delivery cassette 43 is returned into the housing 44 of the cassette carrier 34, and then 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 is provided with a fine adjustment mechanism 78 for finely adjusting the position of the delivery cassette 43 with respect to the insertion port 226 of the ATM. Therefore, even if the installation surface of the cash processing system, that is, the floor 25 of the financial institution is slightly inclined, the delivery cassette 4
It is possible to reliably load 3 into the ATM and reliably deliver cash. Therefore, if it is a normal floor, you can install a cash processing system without special work,
The installation cost can be further reduced, and
It becomes possible to select the installation location of the cash processing system relatively freely.

Further, according to the above-described cash handling system, the transport communication section 264 of the banknote handling apparatus 214 in each ATM is provided with the forward / reverse rotatable motor 280, and one transport communication path 268. Since it is possible to carry in and carry out banknotes through the, it is possible to simplify the configuration and to convey a conveyor belt, a conveyor roller, etc., as compared with a conveyor connecting section in which an inlet passage and an outlet passage are provided independently. The number of parts can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the transport communication unit 264, reduce the installation space of the transport communication unit in the bill handling apparatus, and use the vacant space for other purposes.

Further, according to the above cash delivery apparatus, the pair of reflective distance sensors 68a and 68b provided on the cassette carrier 34 are provided to 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-mentioned 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 kinds of handling media may be handled at once.

Further, in the above-described 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.

[0108]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is no need to provide rails, running tapes, etc., and it is relatively small and easy to install, and the transaction medium is transferred between a plurality of medium handling devices. Further, it is possible to provide a medium processing system and a cash processing system in which the communication passage portion of each medium handling device is simplified and downsized.

[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 automatic transaction device in the cash processing system.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the automatic transaction device.

5A is a plan view of a cassette carrier of the cash handling system, FIG. 5B is a side view of the cassette carrier, and FIG. 5C is a front view of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a carriage of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the carriage by partially breaking it.

FIG. 8 is a front view and a sectional view showing a delivery cassette, a slide mechanism, and a fine adjustment mechanism of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view schematically showing a part of the fine adjustment mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a drive unit of the slide mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining a step of positioning the cassette carrier with respect to the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cassette carrier is positioned with respect to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a state in which a delivery cassette of a cassette carrier is connected to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a process of collecting bills by connecting a delivery cassette of a cassette carrier to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a process of connecting a delivery cassette of a cassette carrier to the automatic transaction device and replenishing bills.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d ... Automatic transaction device 12 ... Cash delivery device 23 ... Cassette loading unit 25 ... Floor surface 30 ... Server 32 ... Carrier station 34 ... Cassette carrier 40 ... Cart 42 ... Slide mechanism 43 ... Delivery cassette 68a, 68b ... Reflection type distance sensor 78 ... Fine adjustment mechanism 100a, 100b, 102 ... Reflection type sensor 104 ... Control unit 106 ... Distance measuring circuit 214 ... Banknote handling device 226 ... Insertion port 228 ... Door 262 ... Banknote loading / unloading port 264 ... Transport communication Portion 268 ... Transport communication passage 280 ... Forward / reverse motor 291 ... Banknote loading / unloading section

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Yoshihiko Takada Inventor Yoshihiko Takada 70 Yanagicho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Toshiba Yanagimachi Co., Ltd. (72) Kunio Fukatsu 70 Yanagicho, Sasaki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Toshiba Yanagimachi Plant, Toshiba Corporation Within

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of medium processing devices installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering a transaction medium between the medium processing devices,
Each of the medium processing devices includes a medium storage unit that stores the transaction medium, a medium loading / unloading port for replenishing and collecting the trading medium from the outside to the medium storage unit, and the medium loading / unloading port. Transporting means for carrying out the trading medium to and carrying in the trading medium from the medium carrying-in / carrying-out port, wherein the carrying means forms a communication passage extending to the medium carrying-in / carrying-out port, and the carrying member. Driving means in one direction and in the opposite direction, and selectively transporting the trading medium in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage, and the delivery device along the arbitrary path on the installation surface. And a moving body having a body capable of self-propelling, a detecting unit provided on the moving body for detecting a position of the moving body with respect to the medium processing device, and an upper body provided on the body. A medium holding unit that can store the transaction medium, a delivery unit that is provided on the trolley body, and that conveys the transaction medium between the medium loading / unloading port and the medium holding unit, and a detection result of the detection unit. And positioning the movable carriage with respect to an arbitrary medium processing device, and operating the transfer means to transfer a transaction medium between the arbitrary medium processing device and the movable carriage. A media processing system characterized by. 2. A plurality of medium processing devices installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering a transaction medium between the medium processing devices,
Each of the medium processing devices includes a medium storage unit that stores the transaction medium, a medium loading / unloading port for replenishing and collecting the trading medium from the outside to the medium storage unit, and the medium loading / unloading port. Transporting means for carrying out the trading medium to and carrying in the trading medium from the medium carrying-in / carrying-out port, wherein the carrying means forms a communication passage extending to the medium carrying-in / carrying-out port, and the carrying member. Driving means in one direction and in the opposite direction, and selectively transporting the trading medium in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage, and the delivery device along the arbitrary path on the installation surface. And a movable trolley having a trolley body capable of self-propelling, first detection means provided on the movable trolley for detecting the position of the movable trolley with respect to the medium processing device, and provided on the trolley body. And a second holding means for detecting the position of the medium holding unit with respect to the medium loading / unloading port, and a position of the medium holding unit with respect to the medium loading / unloading port. Position adjusting means, delivery means provided on the trolley body for conveying the transaction medium between the medium loading / unloading port and the medium holding part, and the movement according to the detection result of the first detecting means. The carriage is positioned with respect to an arbitrary medium processing device, and the position adjusting means is operated according to the second detection result, and the delivery means is operated to operate between the arbitrary medium processing device and the movable carriage. A medium processing system, comprising: a control means for delivering a transaction medium in the above. 3. The medium holding section has a built-in medium stacking section capable of accommodating the transaction medium, has a delivery port for taking in and out the transaction medium, and is provided on the trolley body so that its position can be adjusted. A delivery cassette is provided, the delivery means has a transport mechanism that is disposed in the delivery cassette, and transports a medium between the medium stacking portion and the delivery port, and the position adjusting means includes the delivery cassette. 3. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a moving mechanism for moving the delivery port between a connection position adjacent to and facing the medium loading / unloading port and a retracted position spaced apart from the medium loading / unloading port.
The medium processing system described in 1. 4. The medium processing system according to claim 3, wherein the position adjusting means includes an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height and the inclination of the delivery cassette. 5. The transport member includes a plurality of transport rollers having the transport communication passage formed therein, and the drive means includes a forward / reverse motor for selectively rotating the transport rollers in the forward and reverse directions. The medium processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is characterized. 6. The medium processing system according to claim 5, wherein the transport member includes a transport belt that is stretched over the plurality of transport rollers to sandwich and transport the cash. 7. A plurality of automatic transaction devices installed side by side on an installation surface and a delivery device for delivering cash between the automatic transaction devices, wherein each of the automatic transaction devices stores cash containing cash. With storage
A cash carrying-in / carrying-out port for replenishing and collecting cash from the outside to the cash storing unit, and a carrying means carrying out cash to the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port and carrying in cash from the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port. The transport means has a transport member that forms a communication passage extending to the cash loading / unloading port, and drives the transport member in one direction and the opposite direction, and selects cash in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage. The transfer device is provided with a moving body having a main body of a trolley capable of self-propelled along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and the automatic transaction device. Detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to, a cash holding unit provided on the carriage body for storing cash, a cash holding unit provided on the carriage body, A delivery means for transporting cash to and from the money holding part, and the movable carriage is positioned with respect to an arbitrary automatic transaction device in accordance with the detection result of the detection means, and the delivery means is operated to operate the arbitrary means. A cash processing system comprising: a control means for delivering cash between an automatic transaction device and a moving carriage. 8. A plurality of automatic transaction devices installed side by side on an installation surface and a delivery device for delivering cash between the automatic transaction devices, wherein each of the automatic transaction devices stores cash containing cash. With storage
A cash carrying-in / carrying-out port for replenishing and collecting cash from the outside to the cash storing unit, and a carrying means carrying out cash to the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port and carrying in cash from the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port. The transport means has a transport member that forms a communication passage extending to the cash loading / unloading port, and drives the transport member in one direction and the opposite direction, and selects cash in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage. The transfer device is provided with a moving body having a main body of a trolley capable of self-propelled along an arbitrary path on the installation surface, and the automatic transaction device. First detecting means for detecting the position of the mobile carriage with respect to the cash carrier, a cash holding portion provided on the carriage main body for storing cash, and a position of the cash holding portion with respect to the cash loading / unloading port. A second detecting means for detecting the position, a position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cash holding part with respect to the cash carrying-in / carrying-out port, and a cash adjusting part provided on the trolley body, A delivery means for transferring cash between the two, and the movable carriage is positioned with respect to an arbitrary automatic transaction device according to the detection result of the first detection means, and the position adjustment means is provided according to the second detection result. And a control means for actuating the delivery means to actuate the delivery means to deliver cash between the arbitrary automatic transaction device and the mobile dolly. 9. An automatic transaction device installed side by side on an installation surface, and a cash delivery device for replenishing and collecting cash with respect to the automatic transaction device, wherein the cash delivery device comprises: A mobile trolley that runs on the installation surface along an arbitrary route, and a cash storage unit provided on the mobile trolley for storing cash, a cash delivery port, and collecting cash to the cash storage unit through the cash delivery port. And a delivery cassette having a transporting means for supplying cash from the cash storage part, and each of the above-mentioned automatic transaction devices is provided so as to be able to communicate with the cash storage part and the cash delivery port of the delivery cassette. An outlet, and a transporting unit that transports cash from the cash storing unit to the cash loading / unloading port and transports cash into the cash storing unit from the cash loading / unloading port, and the transporting unit is the above. A transport member having a communication passage extending to the money carry-in / carry-out port, and a drive means for driving the transport member in one direction and the opposite direction to selectively transport cash in the carry-out direction and the carry-in direction through the communication passage. A cash processing system characterized by being provided.