JPH09251576A - Cash processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cash processing system whereby paper money and coins are received and delivered among plural cash processing devices and also configuration is simplified. SOLUTION: Automatic teller machines are provided with a paper money dealing device 214 having a paper money carrying-in/out port and a coin dealing device 216 having a coin discharging port. As against the machines, a cassette carrier 34 is provided with a delivery cassette 43 having a paper money containing part and a paper money re-ceiving/delivering port and a coin collecting cassette 390 having a coin containing part and a coin collecting port. The delivery cassette and the coin collecting cassette are provided in a state where the relative position of the paper money receiving/delivering port with the coincollecting port coincides with the relative position relation of the paper money carrying-in/out port with the coin discharging port in the automatic teller machine so that paper money is received and delivered and the coins are collected among the automatic teller machines in a state where the paper money receiving and delivering port and the coin collecting port are respectively connected to the paper money carring-in/out port and the coin discharging port.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash processing system including a plurality of cash processing apparatuses such as an automatic transaction apparatus and a delivery apparatus for automatically replenishing and collecting cash with respect to these cash processing apparatuses. Regarding

[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 handling device 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. Similarly, for coins, a mechanism in which a cassette is attached to and detached from an ATM coin handling device, or a coin is dispensed from the cassette one by one and supplied is conceivable.

[0006]

However, in the case of replenishing or collecting cash of both banknotes and coins, 2
It is necessary to carry out the processing separately by using different kinds of delivery devices, or to operate the two kinds of cassettes separately for processing. Therefore, the structure of the delivery device becomes complicated, or the entire cash processing system becomes large. Further, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time to replenish and collect cash.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a cash processing system which is relatively small in size, easy to install, and capable of simplifying the structure.

[0008]

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

Each of the above-mentioned cash handling apparatuses has a bill storage unit for storing bills, a bill loading / unloading port for transferring bills from the outside to the bill storage unit, a coin storage unit for storing coins, The coin loading / unloading port is provided in a predetermined positional relationship with the bill loading / unloading port, and has a coin loading / unloading port for transferring coins from the outside to the coin storage unit. The delivery device is a mobile trolley having a trolley body capable of self-propelled on the installation surface to a position facing any cash processing device, a bill holding unit capable of storing bills, and a bill passing in communication with the bill holding unit. A banknote processing unit that has a mouth, is provided on the trolley body, has a coin holding portion that can store coins, and has a coin delivery port that communicates with the coin holding portion, and is provided on the trolley body. A coin processing unit,
It has.

The banknote delivery port and the coin delivery port are provided in the same positional relationship as the relative positional relationship between the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin loading / unloading port, and the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin loading / unloading port can be simultaneously connected respectively. Is formed in.

Further, in the movable carriage, the bill handling unit and the coin handling unit are provided with the bill handling opening and the coin handling opening in the state where the carriage body faces the arbitrary cash handling apparatus. And moving means for moving to a connection position that is respectively connected to the carry-in / carry-out port.

Then, cash is transferred between the arbitrary cash processing device and the transfer device in a state where the bill transfer opening and the coin transfer opening are respectively connected to the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin loading / unloading port. .

Further, a cash handling apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention has a bill handling apparatus and a coin handling apparatus, respectively, and a plurality of cash handling apparatuses installed side by side on the installation surface, and the cash handling apparatus. And a delivery device for delivering banknotes and coins between them.

Each banknote handling device includes a banknote storage section for storing banknotes, a banknote carry-in / out port for transferring banknotes from the outside to the banknote storage section, and a banknote storage section and a banknote carry-in / carry-out port. First banknote transporting means for transporting banknotes between
Each of the coin handling devices has a coin storage unit for storing coins, a coin outlet provided in a predetermined positional relationship with the banknote loading / unloading port, and a coin stored in the coin storage unit for releasing the coins. Discharging means for discharging from the outlet.

The transfer device has a movable carriage having a main body of a carriage that can be self-propelled on the installation surface to a position facing an arbitrary cash processing device, a banknote holding portion capable of storing banknotes, a banknote delivery port, A banknote processing unit that has a second banknote transport unit that transports banknotes between the banknote holding unit and the banknote delivery port, and is provided on the carriage body; and a coin holding unit that can store coins; , A coin processing unit provided on the trolley body, having a coin collecting port that is in communication with the coin holding section and is provided in the same positional relationship as the predetermined positional relationship with respect to the bill passing port. And, in a state in which the trolley body is opposed to the arbitrary cash processing device, the banknote handling unit and the coin processing unit are the banknote delivery port and the coin recovery port, respectively, the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin discharging port. And a, a moving means for moving the connected thereto connected position.

Then, with the bill delivery port and the coin collection port connected to the bill loading / unloading port and the coin ejection port, respectively, the bill is delivered and the coins are exchanged between the arbitrary cash processing device and the delivery device. Collect.

According to the cash processing system configured as described above, a plurality of cash processing apparatuses are installed side by side on the installation surface, and the movable carriage is self-propelled to a position facing any cash processing apparatus. Then, the bill processing unit and the coin processing unit on the moving carriage are moved to the connection position by the moving means. As a result, the banknote delivery port of the banknote processing unit is connected to the banknote delivery port of the cash processing device, and at the same time, the coin delivery port of the coin processing unit is also connected to the coin delivery port of the cash processing device.

In this state, between the cash processing device and the delivery device, the bills are delivered through the bill delivery port and the bill loading / unloading port, and the coins are delivered through the coin delivery port and the coin loading / unloading port. .

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2
Shows schematically the configuration of the entire cash processing system installed in a financial institution. This cash processing system includes a plurality of, for example, four automated teller machines (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) 10a, 10b, 10c, 10 as cash handling apparatuses.
d, and a cash delivery device 12 for replenishing and collecting banknotes and collecting coins for each ATM.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ATM 10a includes 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. The display unit 204 displays necessary guidance texts and a keyboard according to the transaction step, and a predetermined input operation can be performed by touching the keyboard with a defect. 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 withdrawn and withdrawn through a banknote pay-in / pay-out port 210 and a coin withdrawal / circulation type banknote handling device 214 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes to / from a user and a coin deposit / withdrawal port 212. Coin handling equipment 216, control unit 218,
A passbook printer 220, a card / slip processor 222, etc. are arranged.

The passbook printer 220 reads the account number from the magnetic stripe of the accepted passbook and prints a record of the transaction corresponding to this account. Card / slip processor 222
Reads the account number from the accepted magnetic card, matches it with the corresponding code number, confirms the identity, and prints and issues a transaction record as a slip to users who do not bring a passbook. In addition, the control unit 218
Exchanges data online with a host computer, effectively controls various transactions, and exchanges, stores, and transmits information with a microcomputer in accordance with a program stored in a built-in storage unit.

The bill handling device 214 and the coin handling device 216 respectively constitute the bill storing portion and the coin storing portion 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 has a bill handling device 214 and a coin handling device 2
Insertion port 2 for connecting a cash delivery device to 16
26 are formed. The insertion opening 226 is closed by a shutter 228 that opens up and down except when necessary. Further, the connector 23 is provided on the rear surface of the bill handling device 214.
0 is provided and faces the insertion opening 226. As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote handling apparatus 214 includes an elongated box-shaped housing 23.
2 has a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 210 in the upper part of the housing.
A pay-in / pay-out hopper 234 is rotatably provided opposite to. In the standing state shown by the solid line, the deposit / withdrawal hopper 234 can collectively receive a large number of banknotes inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 210, or withdraw to a user,
At the rotational position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, the deposited banknotes are delivered by the delivery roller 233 one by one into the transport path, or the dispensed banknotes that are transported are received.

Further, in the upper part of the housing 232, a deposit temporary stacking unit 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 near the upper opening of the stacking container 235a.
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 transport path described later are taken into the empty accumulation container 235a by the accumulation roller 241, and the backup plate 244 is used.
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 withdrawal collecting unit 236 is composed of a pair of conveyor belts, and once the withdrawal banknotes are pooled to reach a predetermined number, they are collectively discharged to the withdrawal / withdrawal hopper 234.

First to third stackers 246, 247, and 248 are arranged side by side in the lower portion of the housing 232 as medium storage units for storing the deposited banknotes. These first to third stackers 246, 247, 248
Are used as a 10,000-yen warehouse for storing 10,000-yen bills, a 1,000-yen warehouse for storing 1,000-yen bills, and a safe for storing other bills.

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. Fourth stackers 256 are provided side by side between the third stacker 248 and the rear wall of the housing 232. Fourth stacker 25
6 has the same configuration as the other stackers, but functions as a bill loading stacker. That is, when bills are set on the fourth stacker 256 by the attendant, bills can be fed out one by one from the fourth stacker and supplied to the first to third stackers 246, 247, 248, and Banknotes taken out of the first to third stackers can be stored in the fourth stacker. Therefore,
The attendant only needs to access the fourth stacker 256, and only needs to access the first to third stackers 246, 247, 248.
Can be loaded or collected for each of the banknotes.

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 composed of a large number of conveyor belts 258 that are stretched around the conveyor rollers, and can convey a banknote while sandwiching it between the conveyor 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 housing 232, and faces the insertion port 226 provided in the door 224 of the ATM main body 200. Further, in the rear end portion substantially in the center of the housing 232, the transport connecting portion 2 that functions as the first transport means together with the transport path described above.
64 are provided. The transport communication unit 264 includes a plurality of transport rollers 265 (hatched transport rollers).
And a plurality of conveyor belts 266 hung over these, and the conveyor rollers and the conveyor belt form a conveyor communication passage 268.

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 a predetermined position 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 parts 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.

As shown in FIG. 5, the coin handling device 216 includes a rectangular box-shaped housing 312. A coin tray 313 is rotatably provided on the upper front side of the housing 312 so as to face the coin deposit / withdrawal port 212. Coin tray 31
3 accepts the deposited coin C inserted by the user from the coin deposit / withdrawal port 212 at the time of deposit, and accepts the dispensed coin sent from the transport path described later at the time of deposit.

Below the coin tray 313, a coin feeding device 314 as a feeding means is provided. By flipping the coin receiving tray 313, the coins C in the coin receiving tray 313 are bundled together and inserted into the coin feeding device 314. In addition, the coin feeding device 314
A collecting tray 321 for dropping the residue remaining in the coin feeding device 314 is disposed below the.

The coin feeding device 314 is a centrifugal type feeding device and has a rotating disk 314b and a cylindrical guide frame 314a which is provided upright on the peripheral edge of the rotating disk. And
As the rotating disc b rotates, the coin C inside is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the guide frame 314a by centrifugal force, and the guide frame 3
1 from a feeding port (not shown) provided in a part of 14b
It is fed out one by one.

A conveyance path 317 extending substantially horizontally is formed on the side of the coin feeding device 314. A coin inspection section 315 acting as a reading means and a plurality of opposed sorting gates 316 are sequentially formed along the conveyance path 317. They are provided side by side. The coin inspection unit 315 includes a magnetic sensor that identifies the material of the coin C, an image sensor that identifies the size of the coin, and the like. The coin C is delivered from the coin delivery device 314 and passes through the transport path 317. Identifies species and damage.

Below the conveying path 317, a plurality of coin accumulating sections 318 are arranged side by side corresponding to each of the opposed sorting gates 316. The coins C whose denominations have been discriminated by the coin inspection section 315 are sorted and accumulated by the coin accumulation device 318 corresponding to each denomination by opening and closing the sorting gate 316 according to the denomination discrimination result.

The end portion of the transport path 317 is connected to the U-turn transport path 319, and this U-turn transport path 319 is
It is connected to the transport path 320 formed in the upper part of the housing 312. Further, the end portion of the transport path 320 is the coin tray 3
It extends above 13. Then, the transport path 317, U
By the turn conveying path 319 and the conveying path 320, the public inspection department 3
A continuous circulation transfer path 330 from 15 to the coin tray 313 is configured. Each conveyance path of the circulation conveyance path 330 is formed by a plurality of conveyance rollers such as a conveyance roller 375, and a plurality of conveyance belts 365 stretched over these conveyance rollers.

Below the transfer path 320 of the circulation transfer path 330, the shooter 33 for guiding the coin C to the clerk 332 is provided.
3, a shooter 335 for guiding to the overflow stacker 334, a shooter 336 for guiding to the coin feeding device 314, a shooter 388 for guiding to a coin discharge port 389 for transferring to a cassette carrier of the cash transferring device 12 described later, and Reserving trays 337 as mixing temporary stacking units are respectively arranged. Furthermore, the transport path 3
20, coins C transported along this transport path are loaded into the shooters 333, 334, 336, 388 and the holding tray 2
Sorting gates 338, 3 for sorting to 27 respectively
39, 340, 387 and 341 are arranged.

The coin outlet 389, which functions as a coin loading / unloading port, faces the insertion port 226 formed in the rear door 224 of the ATM 10a and has a predetermined size with the bill loading / unloading port 262 of the bill handling device 214. It is provided in a relative positional relationship.

The clerk safe 332 for the clerk to replenish or collect the coins C is arranged between the coin stacking section 318 and the rear wall of the casing 312, and is opened from the casing 312 by opening the door at the rear of the casing. It is designed to be removable. Also,
Overflow stacker 33 that temporarily stores coins C when coin stacking unit 318 is full of coins C
4 is arranged below the coin feeding device 314. Further, the holding tray 337 for temporarily holding the coin C whose denomination has been discriminated by the coin inspection unit 315 is provided above the coin feeding device 314 and adjacent to the upstream side of the coin tray 313. Coin C stored in the holding tray 337
Are put into the coin feeding device 14 in a lump by reversing the holding tray 337.

Below the coin stacking unit 318, the staff safe 332
In the vicinity of the coin feeding device 3 of the centrifugal disk type having basically the same configuration as the coin feeding device 314 described above.
50 is provided. The coins in the clerk safe 332 are directly fed to the coin feeding device 350, or the coins in the overflow stacker 334 are transferred to the horizontal conveyor 35.
Sent through 1. The coins stored in the coin stacking unit 318 according to the denomination are stored in the horizontal transfer conveyor 351.
It is configured to be fed into the coin feeding device 350 via the coin collecting unit 318 or directly.

The coins dispensed by the coin dispensing device 350 are transferred to the transfer path 35 constituted by the transfer conveyor 352.
3 and is fed to the coin feeding device 314.

At the front of the housing 312, the coin handling device 2
A control unit 354 that functions as a control unit having a function of controlling the entire 16 and a communication function of exchanging information with the outside is provided. The control unit 354 has a built-in RAM 374 for storing data.

The coin handling device 21 configured as described above
6, when the coin C is inserted into the coin receiving tray 313 and the coin depositing / discharging port 212 is closed during the deposit processing, the coin receiving tray 313 is inverted and the coin C inside the coin dispensing device 3 is moved.
It is thrown into 14. Then, the coins C are fed one by one by the coin feeding device 314 and fed into the conveying path 317.

The coin C sent to the transport path 317 is discriminated by the coin inspection section 315, and then the transport paths 317, 319, 3
It is sent to the holding tray 337 via 20 and stored for a while. At the same time, when the customer confirms the amount of money and the amount of money is confirmed to be the same, the holding tray 337 is inverted, and the coin C is sent to the coin payout device 314 again.

Subsequently, the coin C is the coin feeding device 31.
4 is sent to the transport path 317 again, and the public inspection department 315
The denomination is discriminated by the coin denomination, and is further sorted according to the denomination through the sorting gate 316, and a predetermined coin stacking unit 318 is provided.
Is stored in. Further, the coins determined not to be accumulated in the coin accumulating unit 318 are sent to the coin tray 313 via the conveying path 317, the U-turn conveying path 319, and the conveying path 330, and returned to the customer.

On the other hand, during the withdrawal process, a predetermined number of coins C are discharged from the lower end of the predetermined coin stacking unit 318 based on the information input by the customer, and are directly or through the horizontal conveyor 351 to the coin payout device 350. It is thrown in.
Next, the coins C are fed one by one from the coin feeding device 350, and are fed to the upper coin feeding device 314 by the transport path 353. Then, the coins C are fed one by one from the coin feeding device 314 to the conveying path 317, and the coin inspection section 315 confirms that there is no error in the denomination and the number of coins, and then through the circulation conveying path 330 to the coin tray 313. Sent. After that, it is confirmed that the designated amount of money has been discharged, and the door of the coin deposit / withdrawal port 212 is opened and the coin is dispensed to the customer.

When the coin handling device 216 has a large amount of coins and the coins are collected outside the device, the coin accumulating unit 3 has a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined denomination as in the withdrawal process.
Emit from 18. Then, the coin is conveyed through the conveying path 353, the coin feeding device 314, and the circulation conveying path 330, the coin is guided to the shooter 388 by the sorting gate 387 in the middle of the conveying path 320, and the coin is discharged from the coin discharge port 389 to the rear of the coin handling device 216. Can be released.

As described above, the transfer path 353, the coin feeding device 314, the circulating transfer path 330, the transfer path 320, the selection gate 387, and the shooter 388 constitute the coin discharging means in the present invention.

The coins discharged from the overflow stacker 334 are transferred to the conveying path 351 and the coin feeding device 35.
It is also possible to guide the coins to the coin feeding device 314 via the transfer path 353 and further to discharge the coins from the discharge port 389 via the circulation transfer path 330 and the shooter 388.

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 ATM, for example, the state of failure occurrence, the remaining amount of banknotes and coins, 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 6, the cassette carrier 34 includes a carriage 40 that functions as a carriage body, a slide mechanism 42 mounted on the carriage 40, and a carriage 40.
A delivery cassette 43 that is supported above via a slide mechanism 42 and functions as a bill processing unit and a bill holding unit,
A coin recovery cassette 390 supported on a trolley 40 via a slide mechanism 42 and functioning as a coin processing unit and a coin holding unit, a delivery cassette 43, and a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 44 covering the coin recovery cassette 390, and the like. Has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, 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 the 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
The wheels a, 46b, the driven wheels 47, the worm speed reducer 48, and the servomotors 50a, 50b form a traveling mechanism.

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. 6, 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 located within a range of about 1 m before and after the cassette carrier 34, which is a detection range 65 of the reflective sensor 64. When it appears, the reflection type sensor detects this and detects the cassette carrier 3 in the same manner as above.
Stop the 4th run.

In addition to the safety device 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.

On the side wall 44a of the housing 44 facing the rear surface of the ATM 10a to 10d, an arbitrary AT is provided.
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 this antenna 70 is connected to a modem described later. Then, via this antenna 70,
Signals are transmitted and received between the carrier station 32 and the cassette carrier 34. Also, the housing 44
An operation knob 71 for an operator to manually operate the cassette carrier 34 is provided on the upper surface of the.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6, 9 and 10, a substantially rectangular opening 44b is formed in the side wall 44a of the housing 44, and the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collecting cassette 390 are opposed to this opening 44b. It is disposed inside the housing 44 in this state. In addition, the delivery cassette 43
The coin collecting cassette 390 and the coin collecting cassette 390 are each formed in a rectangular box shape having a size capable of simultaneously passing through the opening 44b.

An opening 44 is formed in the lower portion of the side wall of the delivery cassette 43.
A protruding portion 43a is formed so as to be protruded by being received by b, and a bill transfer port 73 is formed on a tip end surface of this protruding portion. The protrusion 43a is formed in a size that can be inserted into the insertion opening 226 of the ATMs 10a to 10d.
The delivery port 73 is formed to have substantially the same size as the bill carrying-in / out port 262 of the bill handling device 214.

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, there is provided a bill carry-in / carry-out section 291 which functions as a second carrying means. The banknote carry-in / carry-out unit 291 includes carry-in / carry-out rollers 294 and 296 located adjacent to the delivery port 73, a first conveying roller 297 facing the take-in roller 290,
A second transport roller 298 facing the reject take-in roller 292, a drive roller 300, a plurality of guide rollers 302, and a plurality of transport belts 304 that are wound around these rollers to form a transport path 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.

The banknote transport unit 291 includes a first drive motor 306 for driving the take-out roller 288 and a second forward / reverse rotatable drive motor 3 for driving the drive roller 300.
07, the first and second transport rollers 297, 298, and a sorting gate 308 for sorting the collected banknotes and reject banknotes, and provided between the filling passage 301a and the collection passage 310b to collect the collected bills to the collection passage. A distribution gate 309 for distribution is 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 one by one from the lowermost part of the banknote stacking unit 286 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.

In the case of 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 23 provided in ATM bill handling device 214
0, and from the ATM side via the connector 76, the first and second drive motors 306, 3 of the delivery cassette 43.
It is possible to control the operation of 07.

The coin collecting cassette 390 is docked in the coin discharge port 389 of the coin handling device 216 to collect and store the coins discharged from the coin handling device. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the coin collection cassette 390 has a rectangular box-shaped case 392, and the collection box 3 is provided in this case.
93 is detachably accommodated. Also, the case 392
A duct 394 extends toward the upper front. The extension end opening of the duct 394 forms a recovery port 395 that functions as a coin delivery port. As will be described later, the collection port 395 is connected to the coin ejection port 3 of the coin handling device 216.
The coin is collected from the collection port 392 through the duct 394 into the collection box 393 in a state of being aligned with 89. Collection box 39
3 is an opening 396 facing the lower end opening of the duct 394.
And a shutter 397 that opens and closes the opening 396. When the collection box 393 is housed in the case 392, the shutter 397 opens the opening 396 so that coins can be housed. When the collection box 393 is taken out from the case 392, the shutter 397 automatically closes the opening 396.

The shutter 397 can also be opened / closed by a key 398. Therefore, when the collected coins are taken out from the taken-out collection box 393, the key 398 is operated to open the shutter 394 and take out the coins. In addition, since the duct 394 is formed in an elongated shape, when the collection box 393 is loaded in the case 392,
The coins in the collection box 393 cannot be taken out from the collection port 395.

As will be described later, since the coin collecting cassette 390 collects and stores coins only, it does not exchange coin collecting information with the ATM and the delivery cassette 43
No such connector is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collection cassette 390 are slides which function as a moving means and a moving mechanism for moving the delivery cassette and the coin collection cassette between the cassette carrier 34 and the ATM. Fine adjustment mechanism 7 as a position adjustment means for finely adjusting the positions of the mechanism 42, the delivery cassette 43 and the coin recovery cassette 390 with respect to the insertion port 226 of the ATM.
It is supported on the base 45 of the trolley | bogie 40 via 8 and the support frame 80.

More specifically, the support frame 80 is erected on the base 45, and the fine adjustment mechanism 78 has 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 are
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 is provided with a pair of support plates 90a standing upright on both ends of the upper table 83 and three L-shaped support plates 90b extending downward from one end of the upper table. Slide rails 91a, 9
1b, 91c and these slide rails 91a, 91
It has a base plate 92 supported by b and 91c.
The slide rails 91a, 91b, 91c extend in the Z direction, whereby the base plate 92 can reciprocate in the Z direction. The delivery cassette 43 and the coin collecting cassette 390 are placed on the base plate 92.

As shown in FIG. 12, the drive section 94 of the slide mechanism 42 is the 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.

Then, 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 and the coin collection cassette 390 placed on the base plate 92 can be connected to the storage position stored in the housing 44 and the insertion port 226 of any ATM projecting outward from the housing 44. It is moved integrally between various connection positions.

Here, in the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collection cassette 390, the relative positional relationship between the banknote delivery port 73 of the delivery cassette and the collection port 395 of the coin collection cassette 390 is the same as the banknote loading / unloading port 262 of the banknote handling device 214. It is arranged on the base plate 92 so as to match the relative positional relationship with the coin outlet 389 of the coin handling device 216. Therefore, as will be described later, when the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collection cassette 390 are moved to the connection position, the banknote delivery port 73 of the delivery cassette and the collection port 395 of the coin collection cassette 390 cause the banknote handling device 214 to carry in the banknotes. The outlet 262 and the coin discharge port 389 of the coin handling device 216 can be simultaneously connected to each other to transfer bills or collect coins.

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.

Further, in order to position the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collecting cassette 390 with high precision with respect to the ATM insertion port 226, a pair of reflection type sensors 100a and 100b are provided on the upper table 83 toward the ATM side. Further, one reflection type sensor 102 is provided on the base plate 92 toward the ATM side. These reflective sensors 100a, 100b, and 102 function as the second detection means in the present invention.

FIG. 13 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 unit 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. 14, 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 a 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 banknotes and which ATM has a large amount of banknotes, and also considers prediction information of 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 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.

With 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 unit 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 and the coin collecting cassette 390 placed on the upper table 83 have the protrusion 43 a and the duct 3 respectively.
The upper end of 94 is positioned at a position exactly facing the insertion opening 226. After the above fine adjustment is completed, the control unit 1
A delivery cassette 43 operates the slide mechanism 42.
And the coin collection cassette 390 is moved from the storage position in the housing 44 to the connection position. As a result, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The delivery port 73 that passes through the insertion port 226 of the M10a and is provided on 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. As a result, the bill carrying-in / carrying-out section 291 of the delivery cassette 43 is changed to the bill handling device 214.
Is connected to the transport connection unit 264 of the. Further, the connector 76 of the delivery cassette 43 is the connector 2 of the bill handling device 214.
It is connected to 30, and information can be exchanged.

At this time, the upper end of the duct 394 of the coin collecting cassette 390 also passes through the insertion port 226 and the collecting port 3
95 is adjacent to and faces the coin outlet 389 of the coin handling device 216.

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, as shown in FIG. 17, has the main motor 260 and the motor 2
52 is driven, and the forward / reverse motor 280 of the transport communication section 264 is driven, for example, in the forward rotation direction to transport the transport belt 266.
Run in the forward direction. As a result, the banknotes are taken out one by one from the 10,000 yen storage 246, transported to the transport communication section 264 through the transport path, and further transported from the loading / unloading port 262 through the transport communication path 268 by the transport communication section.

Further, the bill handling device 214 is provided with 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 collecting operation is completed, the ATM 10a issues 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.
The shutter 22826 is opened and the insertion opening 226 is opened when the opening signal is received.

Next, the control unit 104 finely adjusts the position of the delivery cassette 43 by the fine adjustment mechanism 78 to accurately position 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 sends an end signal to the carrier station 32 via the modem 112 and the antenna 70, and further inputs it 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 have 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, that is, the carry-in 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 processing device 22 by the carrying communication section 264 through the carrying communication passage 268.
Further, a predetermined safe, for example, a 10,000 yen store 24, is passed through the transport path.
6 is replenished with a predetermined number of sheets. In addition, depending on the user, ATM1
If 0c 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.

On the other hand, when collecting coins from the ATM, the server 30 issues a command to collect 300 coins from the ATM 10a, for example. This command is input to the carrier station 32 and the ATM 10a via the LAN 28. The ATM 10a is 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.

As shown in FIG. 19, the cassette carrier 3
In response to this command, the control unit 104 of No. 4 moves the cassette carrier 34 to the stop position A against the ATM 10a by the same operation as described above, and then positions it with respect to the ATM 10a. In this state, the light emitting unit 67 of the infrared remote controller
An opening signal of the shutter 228 of the ATM 10a is output from a, and the ATM 10a opens the shutter 228 and opens the insertion port 226 when the opening signal is received by the light receiving unit 67b.

Next, the control section 104 finely adjusts the position of the delivery cassette 43 by the fine adjustment mechanism 78, and the coin collecting cassette 390 together with the projecting portion 43a of the delivery cassette 43.
The upper end of the duct 394 is accurately positioned with respect to the insertion port 226 of the ATM 10a. After the fine adjustment is completed, the control unit 104 operates the slide mechanism 42 to move the coin collection cassette 390 and the delivery cassette 43 from the storage position in the housing 44 to the connection position.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 20, the upper end of the duct 394 of the coin collecting cassette 390 is located at the ATM 10
The collection port 395 formed at the upper end of the duct after passing through the insertion port 226 of a is adjacently opposed to the coin discharge port 389 of the coin handling device 216. As a result, the collection box 393 in the coin collection cassette 390 communicates with the shutter 388 in the coin handling device 216 via the duct 394, the coin collection port 395, and the coin discharge port 389. At the same time, the delivery port 73 of the delivery cassette 43 is also adjacent to and faces the banknote loading / unloading port 262 of the banknote handling apparatus 214.

When the connection work between the coin collecting unit 390 and the delivery cassette 43 is completed, the control unit 104 sends an end signal to the carrier station 32 via the modem 112 and the antenna 70, and further inputs it to the server 30 via the LAN 28. To be done. Upon receipt of this, the server 30 sends the coin collecting cassette 39 to the ATM 10a.
0 connection end is notified, and ATM 10a coin handling device 2
At 16, an instruction to eject 300 coins from the coin storage unit 318 is input.

In response to this, the coin handling device 216 discharges a predetermined number of coins from the coin stacking unit 318, and the coins are transferred to the transport path 3
The coins are conveyed through the coin feeding device 53, the coin feeding device 314, and the circulation conveyance path 330, and the coins are guided to the shooter 388 by the sorting gate 387 in the middle of the conveyance path 320. Thereby, the coin is transferred from the coin outlet 389 to the coin handling device 21.
6 is discharged to the rear of 6 and is collected in the collection box 392 via the collection port 395 of the coin collection cassette 390 and the duct 394.

When the user uses the ATM 10a, the collecting operation is started after the transaction is completed.

When the coin collecting operation described above is completed, the coin collecting cassette 390 and the delivery cassette 43 are returned to the housing 44 of the cassette carrier 34, and then the cassette carrier 34 is returned to the reference position R.

In the cassette carrier 34 having the above structure, apart from the connecting work of the coin collecting cassette 390,
By moving the coin collection cassette 390 in small steps back and forth by the slide mechanism 42 to give vibration, it is possible to prevent the coins from being jammed in the duct 394 and from being unevenly accumulated in the collection box 393.

According to the cash handling system configured as described above, bills and coins 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. You can In addition, the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collection cassette 3 of the cash delivery device 12
90 is provided so as to be movable integrally between the connection position and the retracted position, and the delivery port 73 of the delivery cassette 43 and the collection port 395 of the coin collection cassette 390 are provided.
Is provided in the same relative positional relationship as the relative positional relationship between the banknote loading / unloading port 262 of the banknote handling apparatus 214 on the ATM side and the coin discharge port 389 of the coin handling apparatus 216. Therefore, the delivery cassette 43 and the coin collecting cassette 390 can be simultaneously connected to the bill handling device 214 and the coin handling device 216 by one operation, and bills can be delivered and coins can be collected.

Thus, the cash delivery device 12 and each ATM
At the time of connection with, it is possible to perform common movement and alignment of the cassette carrier 34 on the banknote side and the coin side,
The time required for connection can be shortened, and the reliability of alignment can be improved. Further, on the cassette carrier 34, the delivery cassette 4
3 or the coin moving cassette 390 can be moved to a minimum distance for alignment, and each mechanism can be downsized.
Simplification can be achieved.

Further, when the cash handling system is installed, the number of times of teaching the cassette carrier 34 can be reduced and the control can be simplified. Moreover, the insertion port 226 of each ATM can be made common to the banknote side and the coin side, and can be formed small. Therefore, the shutter mechanism for opening and closing the insertion port can be downsized, which is advantageous in crime prevention.

On the other hand, the cassette carrier 34 of the cash delivery apparatus 12 can be moved between arbitrary ATMs without using a guide rail, a running tape, or the like without a track or wirelessly. Therefore, it is not necessary to install guide rails, running tapes, etc., so that the cash processing system can be installed relatively easily and inexpensively, and the entire system can be downsized.

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

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

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

In the present embodiment, bills are refilled and collected between the cassette carrier 34 and the ATM, but coins are only collected from the ATM. This is because the banknotes at ATM corners, etc., are short or excessive in banknotes at ATMs.
Although there are many cases where there are large variations among multiple ATMs,
This is because the amount of coins received is large and there is almost no shortage even if they are excessive, and the collection function is considered sufficient.

If necessary, similarly to bills, the coin collection cassette 390 may be configured so that coins can be replenished, collected, and stored so that the coins can be delivered to and from the ATM.

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 and coins, but can be applied to various things such as passbooks, cards, and journal paper, and a plurality of types of handling media may be handled at once.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the operation of collecting cash from one of the ATMs by the cash delivery apparatus and filling the collected cash into another ATM is shown, but 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.

[0141]

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. It is possible to provide a cash handling system having a simple configuration capable of delivery.

[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 cross-sectional view showing a bill handling device of the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a coin handling device of the automatic transaction device.

6A is a plan view of a cassette carrier of the cash handling system, FIG. 6B is a side view of the cassette carrier, and FIG. 6C is a front view of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a carriage of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the carriage by partially breaking it.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a delivery cassette, a coin collection cassette, a slide mechanism, and a fine adjustment mechanism of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the delivery cassette and the coin collection cassette.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing a part of the fine adjustment mechanism.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a drive unit of the slide mechanism.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the cassette carrier.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view for explaining a step of positioning the cassette carrier with respect to the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cassette carrier is positioned with respect to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view showing a state where a delivery cassette of a cassette carrier is connected to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a process of connecting a delivery cassette of a cassette carrier to the automatic transaction device and collecting banknotes.

FIG. 18 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.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cassette carrier is positioned with respect to the automatic transaction device.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing a process of connecting a coin collection cassette of a cassette carrier to the automatic transaction device to collect coins.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d ... Automatic transaction device 12 ... Cash delivery device 25 ... Floor 30 ... Server 32 ... Carrier station 34 ... Cassette carrier 40 ... Cart 42 ... Slide mechanism 43 ... Delivery cassette 68a, 68b ... Reflective distance sensor 78 ... Fine adjustment mechanism 100a, 100b, 102 ... Reflective sensor 104 ... Control part 106 ... Distance measuring circuit 214 ... Banknote handling device 216 ... Coin handling device 226 ... Insertion port 228 ... Shutter 262 ... Banknote loading / unloading port 264 ... Transport communication Part 268 ... Transport communication passage 280 ... Forward / reverse motor 291 ... Banknote carry-in / carry-out part 388 ... Shooter 389 ... Coin discharge port 390 ... Coin collection cassette 392 ... Case 393 ... Collection box 394 ... Duct 395 ... Collection port

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of cash processing devices installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering banknotes and coins between the cash processing devices, wherein each of the medium processing devices stores banknotes. A banknote storage unit
A banknote carry-in / out port for transferring banknotes from the outside to the banknote storage part, a coin storage part storing coins, and the coin storage part provided in a predetermined positional relationship with the banknote carry-in / out port. A coin carrying-in / carrying-out port for transferring coins from the outside, and the transfer device has a carriage body capable of self-propelled on the installation surface to a position facing any cash processing device. A dolly, a bill holding unit capable of storing bills, and a bill delivery port communicating with the bill holding unit, a bill processing unit provided on the trolley body, a coin holding unit capable of storing coins, and A coin processing unit provided on the trolley body, having a coin delivery port that is in communication with the coin holding unit and is provided in the same positional relationship as the predetermined positional relationship with respect to the banknote delivery port. Connection in which the banknote handling unit and the coin handling unit are connected to the banknote delivery port and the coin delivery port, respectively, with the banknote handling unit and the coin handling unit being connected to the bill loading / unloading port and the coin loading / unloading port, respectively, in a state where the trolley body faces the arbitrary cash processing device. A moving means for moving to a position, between the arbitrary cash processing device and the delivery device in a state where the banknote delivery port and the coin delivery port are respectively connected to the banknote carry-in carry-out port and the coin carry-in carry-out port. Cash processing system that delivers cash in cash. 2. A plurality of cash processing devices installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering banknotes and coins between the cash processing devices, wherein each of the medium processing devices stores banknotes. A banknote storage unit
A banknote loading / unloading port for transferring banknotes from the outside to the banknote storing unit, a first banknote transporting unit for transporting a banknote between the banknote storing unit and the banknote loading / unloading port, and a coin is stored. A coin storage unit, and a coin loading / unloading port for transferring coins from the outside to the coin loading / unloading port, which is provided in a predetermined positional relationship with the bill loading / unloading port, and the delivery device includes , A moving trolley having a trolley main body capable of self-propelled on the above-mentioned installation surface to a position facing any cash processing device, a banknote holding part capable of storing banknotes, a banknote delivery port, the banknote holding part and banknote delivery The second which conveys the bill between the mouth
A banknote transport unit, and a banknote processing unit provided on the trolley body, a coin holding unit capable of storing coins, and a coin holding unit communicating with the coin holding unit and with respect to the bill passing port. Having a coin delivery port provided in the same positional relationship as the predetermined positional relationship, in a state in which the coin processing unit provided on the carriage main body and the carriage main body face the arbitrary cash processing device, Moving means for moving the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit to connection positions where the banknote delivery port and the coin delivery port are connected to the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin loading / unloading port, respectively; With the coin delivery port connected to the banknote loading / unloading port and coin loading / unloading port, respectively, cash is received between the optional cash handling device and the delivery device. To cash processing system. 3. A plurality of cash processing devices each having a bill handling device and a coin handling device, which are installed side by side on an installation surface, and a delivery device for delivering bills and coins between the cash handling devices. Provided, each of the banknote handling device, a banknote storage unit that stores banknotes,
A banknote loading / unloading port for delivering banknotes from the outside to the banknote storing unit, and a first banknote transporting unit that transports a banknote between the banknote storing unit and the banknote loading / unloading port, Each of the coin handling devices described above has a coin storage unit that stores coins,
The banknote carry-in / carry-out port and a coin discharge port provided in a predetermined positional relationship, and a discharging unit configured to discharge the coin stored in the coin storage unit from the coin discharge port, and the delivery device may be any device. A mobile trolley having a trolley body capable of self-propelled on the above-mentioned installation surface to a position facing the cash processing apparatus, a banknote holding unit capable of storing banknotes, a banknote delivery port, the banknote holding unit and the banknote delivery port. The second that conveys banknotes between
A banknote transport unit, and a banknote processing unit provided on the trolley body, a coin holding unit capable of storing coins, and a coin holding unit communicating with the coin holding unit and with respect to the bill passing port. Having a coin recovery port provided in the same positional relationship as the predetermined positional relationship, a coin processing unit provided on the trolley body, and a state in which the trolley body faces the arbitrary cash processing device, Moving means for moving the bill processing unit and coin processing unit to connection positions where the bill delivery port and coin recovery port are respectively connected to the bill loading / unloading port and the coin ejection port, and the bill delivery port and coins With the collection port connected to the banknote loading / unloading port and the coin ejection port, respectively, the banknote delivery and the coin delivery between the optional cash processing device and the delivery device. Cash processing system to perform the yield. 4. The moving means is movably supported on the trolley body, and has a base portion on which the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit are placed, and the banknote processing by moving the base portion. 4. The cash processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a moving mechanism that integrally moves the unit and the coin processing unit to the connection position. 5. The moving carriage detects a position of the moving carriage with respect to an arbitrary cash processing apparatus, and positions the moving carriage with respect to the arbitrary cash processing apparatus according to a detection result of the detecting means. The cash processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. The moving carriage comprises first detecting means for detecting a position of the moving carriage with respect to an arbitrary cash processing apparatus,
Positioning means for positioning the moving carriage with respect to an arbitrary cash processing device according to the detection result of the first detection means, and the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit for the banknote loading / unloading port and coin loading / unloading port. A second detecting means for detecting a position, and a position adjusting means for adjusting the positions of the bill processing unit and the coin processing means in accordance with a detection result of the second detecting means. The cash processing system according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 4. 7. The moving carriage comprises first detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to an arbitrary cash processing device,
Positioning means for positioning the movable carriage with respect to an arbitrary cash processing device according to the detection result of the first detection means, and positions of the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit with respect to the banknote carry-in / carry-out port and the coin discharge port. And a position adjusting unit that adjusts the positions of the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit according to the detection result of the second detecting unit. The cash processing system according to claim 3 or 4. 8. The position adjusting means comprises an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height and inclination of the bill processing unit and the coin processing unit.
A cash processing system according to claim 1.