JPH0991491A - Medium processing system and cash processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide relatively small-sized and easily installable medium processing system and cash processing system. SOLUTION: Plural automatic transaction devices 10a and 10b provided with case bodies 30 are disposed side by side with a prescribed interval and a guide rail 18 is extended passing through the case bodies. Inside the respective case bodies, a paper money handling device for processing paper money is disposed. A shuttle 20 capable of traveling inside the respective case bodies is provided along the guide rail 18 and the shuttle is moved to a position opposing the paper transaction device inside the optional automatic transaction device by an instruction from a controller 22. The shuttle is provided with a paper money integration part for housing the paper money and a carrying mechanism and recovers and replenishes the paper money between the automatic transaction device and the paper money integration part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium processing system and a cash processing system provided with a plurality of devices such as an automatic transaction device and a delivery device for automatically replenishing and collecting a medium handled by these devices. 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 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
There is a method in which a rail or a running tape is installed on the floor surface behind the TM or the automatic counting device, and the carriage is run along the rail or the running tape.

[0007]

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

Therefore, if a sufficient installation space cannot be secured behind the ATM, the cash processing system itself cannot be installed. Further, there is a problem that the cash processing system as described above cannot be configured for an ATM which is operated by a clerk from the front side of the apparatus, such as a so-called front maintenance type ATM. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a medium processing system and a cash processing system which are relatively small and easy to install.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a medium processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of devices each having a housing and arranged side by side, and a trading medium for these devices. And a delivery device for delivering. Each device has a medium storage unit that is disposed in the housing and stores the transaction medium, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting the transaction medium with respect to the medium storage unit.

The delivery device includes a continuous traveling guide portion extending through the insides of the housings of the plurality of devices, and a movable carriage provided so as to be capable of traveling along the traveling guide portion.
A detection unit that detects the position of the moving carriage with respect to the plurality of devices, and a medium processing unit provided on the moving carriage are provided. The medium processing unit is a medium stacking unit capable of storing transaction media, a second delivery port corresponding to the first delivery port, and a carry-in / out of the transaction medium to / from the medium collection unit through the second delivery port. And a transport mechanism that performs the above-mentioned operation. Under the control of the control means, the second delivery port is moved to a position where the second delivery port faces the first delivery port of any device according to the detection signal from the detection means. , The transaction mechanism delivers the transaction medium.

Further, the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses each having a housing and arranged side by side, and a delivery apparatus for delivering cash to these automatic transaction apparatuses. I have it. Each automatic transaction device has a cash storage unit which is arranged in a housing and stores cash, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting cash in the cash storage unit.

The delivery device includes a continuous traveling guide portion that extends through the insides of the housings of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, a movable carriage that can travel along the traveling guide portion, and the automatic transaction. A detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the apparatus, and a cash processing section provided on the moving carriage are provided. The cash processing unit includes a cash accumulation unit that can store cash and a second cash handling unit that corresponds to the first delivery port.
And a transport mechanism for loading and unloading cash into and from the cash collecting unit through the second delivery port.
Under the control of the control means, the second delivery port travels to a position facing the first delivery port of the arbitrary automated teller machine in response to a detection signal from the detection means, and the transport mechanism. We will deliver cash by.

[0013]

According to the medium processing system and the cash processing system having the above-described configurations, the moving carriage and the processing unit of the delivery device travel along the travel guide unit extending inside the housing of the device or the automatic transaction device, and any device or Move into the housing of the automated teller machine.

Then, after being positioned at a position facing the first delivery port of the medium storage unit or the cash storage unit, the transport mechanism passes the first and second delivery ports to pass between the stacking unit and the storage unit. The transaction medium or cash is delivered in.

[0015]

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 schematically show the configuration of the entire cash processing system according to the present embodiment installed in a financial institution. This cash processing system is a plurality of, for example, four automatic transaction devices (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) that automatically perform deposit / withdrawal transactions with a customer.
10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and each AT
A cash delivery device 12 for replenishing and collecting banknotes as a transaction medium for M.

The four ATMs 10a to 10d are connected to a local area network (LAN) 14 of a financial institution via LAN adapters (not shown). Further, the LAN 14 has ATMs 10a to 10
A server 16 such as a personal computer is connected as an operation management device for monitoring d. Then, the ATM is connected to each of the ATMs 10a to 10d in the server 16.
The operating state of M, 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 16.

Then, the server 16 determines, based on these information, the remaining amount of the banknote of which ATM,
The amount of banknotes remaining in the
In consideration of prediction information such as whether or not a lot of money is used, one ATM finally issues a command to exchange a banknote of a predetermined amount to another ATM.

On the other hand, the cash delivery device 12 is an ATM 10
Guide rail 18 extending through the inside of a to 10d
It is provided with a shuttle 20 capable of self-propelled above, and a shuttle controller 22 as a control means for controlling the operation of the shuttle.

The shuttle controller 22 includes a CPU 24 connected to the LAN 14 via an interface 23.
The CPU communicates information and commands with the server 16. A command input from the server 16 to the CPU 24 via the LAN 14 is converted into a wireless signal by the converter 26, and further transmitted to the shuttle 20 via the wireless modem 28 and an antenna (not shown). The shuttle 20 is the shuttle controller 2
In accordance with a command from 2, the vehicle runs on the guide rail 18 to a position facing a predetermined ATM, and cash is delivered to this ATM.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ATM 10
b is provided with a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 30, and on the front surface of the housing,
A substantially L-shaped customer service panel 32 facing the user is provided. On the horizontal portion of the customer service panel 32, a display unit 3 including a liquid crystal display device that also functions as a touch panel
4, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 which is opened and closed by the door 37, respectively
8 and a coin deposit / withdrawal port 39 are provided. A card insertion slot 35, a passbook insertion slot 36, etc. are provided in the vertical portion.

A banknote handling device 40 for depositing / dispensing banknotes to / from the user through the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 38 in the housing 30.
A coin handling device (not shown) for depositing and withdrawing coins through the coin depositing / dispensing port 39, a main controller 42, a passbook printer (not shown),
A card / slip processor and the like are provided. The bill handling device 40 and the coin handling device constitute the cash storage unit in the present invention.

The main controller 42 is connected to the LAN 14 via a LAN adapter (not shown). The main controller 42 has a function of controlling the operation of the entire ATM 10b and transmitting a command from the server 16 to the bill handling device 40. The main control unit 42 is connected to a bill handling device 40 and a sub-control unit 44 that controls the operation of the transport mechanism of the shuttle 20 described later.

The front wall of the housing 30 is constituted by a front door 45 which can be opened and closed. By opening the front door, the guide rail 18 and the shuttle 20 can be accessed for maintenance and inspection. The front door 45 is usually closed by a key 46 so that only a staff member can open and close it.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bill handling apparatus 40 is
A slender box-shaped housing 50 is provided, and a banknote stacking unit 51 for receiving the banknotes inserted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 38 and dispensing the dispensed banknotes in the upper part of the housing,
Temporary depositing stacking unit 52 for temporarily depositing deposited banknotes, inspection unit 53 for inspecting deposited banknotes and dispensed banknotes, a pair of reject storages 54a, 54b for storing rejected banknotes, a collection unit 55 for storing unfit banknotes, etc. Is provided.

In the lower part of the housing 50, two 10,000-yen storages 56 and 57 for storing 10,000-yen banknotes and a 1,000-yen storage 58 for 1,000-yen banknotes are provided side by side.
A removable storage 60 is provided. Housing 5
A large number of conveyor belts, conveyor rollers, and the like are arranged in 0 to form a plurality of conveyor paths extending through the respective components.

The housing 50 is the housing 3 of the ATM 10b.
A front wall 62 facing the front door 45 of 0 is provided. The front wall 62 is separated from the front door 45 of the housing 30, and the display unit 34
Is located behind. A delivery port 64 (first delivery port) for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the banknote handling device 40 is formed in a substantially central portion of the front wall 62. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a connector 65 is attached to the front wall 62 near the delivery port 64. The connector 65 is connected to the sub control unit 44.

In the housing 50, a bill carry-in / carry-out section 66 is provided near the delivery port 64 and communicates with the carrying path. The banknote carry-in / carry-out section 66 is composed of a plurality of rollers and a conveyor belt. As described later, the banknotes supplied from the delivery port 64 are carried into the housing 50 one by one, and the banknote storage boxes 56, 5 are provided.
7. The banknotes collected from the 1,000-yen warehouse 58 are carried out one by one through the delivery port 64.

The other ATMs 10a, 10c, 10d
Is also configured similarly to the ATM 10b described above. As shown in FIG. 1, these ATMs 10a to 1
0d are installed side by side on the floor surface 25 of the financial institution with their front surfaces aligned substantially parallel to each other and at a predetermined distance from each other.

On the other hand, as described above, the front wall 62 of the housing 50 is located apart from the front door 45 of the housing 30, and a relatively large space 68 is formed below the display portion 34. And according to this cash processing system, this space 6
8 is used as a traveling space for the shuttle 20.

That is, as shown in FIGS.
A pair of side walls 30b of the ATM housing 30 facing each other
A rectangular opening 70 is formed in each of them and communicates with a space 68 in the housing. And ATM 10a to 1
The 0d openings 70 are arranged coaxially opposite to each other. However, in the ATM 10d, the opening 70 is formed only on the side wall facing the ATM 10c.

Each ATM housing 30 has a space 6 inside the housing.
A connecting rail 72 extending through 8 is fixed.
The connecting rail 72 is screwed to both side walls 30b of the housing 30, and both ends of the connecting rail 72 project to both sides of the housing 30 through the openings 70. Each end of the connecting rail 72 is formed in a crank shape and is meshed with the end of the adjacent connecting rail 72 of the ATM. However, in the ATM 10d, the connecting rail 72 projects only to the ATM 10c side.

By interlocking these connecting rails 72, a continuous guide rail 18 extending through the four ATMs 10a to 10d is formed. Further, of the guide rails 18 functioning as a traveling guide portion, a portion located between two adjacent ATM casings 30 and a portion protruding from the ATM 10a are covered with a rectangular tubular cover 74 and shielded from the outside. There is. Further, each cover 74 is fixed to the side wall 30b of the housing 30,
The opening 70 of the housing 30 is also shielded from the outside at the same time.

On the other hand, the shuttle 20 of the delivery device 12
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a moving carriage 76 that runs on the guide rail 18 by itself, and a bill processing unit 78 that functions as a cash processing unit and a medium processing unit that are placed on the moving carriage to deliver bills. , Are provided.

Each connecting rail 72 constituting the guide rail 18 is formed by bending both side edges of an elongated flat plate upward and inward at a right angle. The movable carriage 76 has a substantially rectangular base 77, and four drive wheels 78 mounted on the upper surface of the connecting rail 72 are provided at four corners of the base. Two drive wheels 78 are attached to each of the drive shafts 79a and 79b, and a driven pulley 80 is attached to each drive shaft. A drive motor 81 is fixed to the back surface of the base 77, and a belt 83 is stretched between a drive pulley 82 attached to the drive shaft of the drive motor and each driven pulley 80. Therefore, the four drive wheels 78 are rotationally driven by the drive motor 81.

On both side walls of the base 77, four driven wheels 84 are provided so as to face the drive wheels 78, and are in rolling contact with the lower surface side of the connecting rail 72. Each driven wheel 84 is supported by a base 77 via a swing arm 85, and is biased toward a drive wheel 78 by a spring (not shown). Therefore, the driving wheel 78 and the driven wheel 84 sandwich the side edge portions of the connecting rail 72 from both upper and lower sides, and restrain the vertical movement of the base 77.

Further, a pair of fixed guide rollers 86 are rotatably attached to one side wall of the base 77, and are in rolling contact with one side edge of the connecting rail 72. Also, the base 77
A movable guide roller 88 is supported on the other side wall of the connecting rail 72 via a swing arm 87, and is in rolling contact with the other side edge of the connecting rail 72 by the urging force of a torsion spring 90. By these guide rollers 86 and movable guide rollers 88, the base 7
The lateral movement of 7 is restricted.

By making one guide roller, that is, the movable guide roller 88 swingable, a slight gap θ existing between adjacent connecting rails 72 and a positional deviation t.
Can be absorbed by the swing of the rotation guide roller 88, and the smooth movement of the moving carriage 76 between the connecting rails can be realized.

On each connecting rail 72, a power feeding brush 90 extending along the connecting rail is provided, and adjacent power feeding brushes are connected to each other via a connecting wire 91. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the power feeding brush 90 on the ATM 10 a side is connected to a power source 92. This power supply 9
2 is controlled by the CPU 24 of the shuttle controller 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the moving carriage 7
A power supply terminal 94 that is in contact with the power supply brush 90 is fixed to the base 77 of No. 6. Therefore, the DC power source is supplied to the drive source provided in the shuttle 20, for example, the drive motor 81, via the power supply terminal 94 and the power supply brush 90.

Further, stop position sensors 96a to 96d such as photosensors, which function as detecting means, are provided at predetermined positions of the connecting rail 72, respectively.
These stop position sensors 96a to 96d are
The shuttle 20 is provided corresponding to the position where the shuttle 20 should be stopped with respect to the bill handling device 40 in M10a to 10d. These stop position sensors 96a to 96d
Is connected to the shuttle controller 22. A detection terminal 97 that can be detected by each stop position sensor is fixed to the base 77 of the movable carriage 76, and the shuttle controller 22 operates the shuttle 20 in response to the detection signals from the stop position sensors 96a to 96d. It can be accurately stopped at a position corresponding to the banknote handling apparatus 40 of any ATM.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the bill processing unit 78 mounted on the moving carriage 76 is provided with a substantially rectangular box-shaped case 100 in which bills are horizontally placed. A stacker 102, which is housed in the state of being stacked in a stack and functions as a banknote stacking unit and a medium stacking unit, and a transport mechanism 104 described later are provided. On the rear wall 100a of the case 100 facing the bill handling device 40 in the ATM,
A rectangular delivery port 106 (second delivery port) is formed. The delivery port 106 is formed to have substantially the same shape and size as the delivery port 64 of the banknote handling device 40, and is provided at a position that can face the delivery port 64. Further, on the side of the delivery port 106, a connector 108 that can be connected to the connector 65 (see FIG. 1) on the banknote handling device 40 side is provided.

The transport mechanism 104 is provided at the upper part of the stacker 102 to take out the banknotes one by one from the stacker, a take-in roller 112 for taking the banknotes into the stacker one by one, and a plurality of rollers facing the delivery port 106. The banknote carry-in / carry-out section 114, a plurality of conveyor belts 116 stretched between these rollers, and a conveyor motor 118 for driving.

Then, as described later, the transport mechanism 104
Feeds the banknotes collected from the banknote handling device 40 side to the stacker 102 through the delivery port 106, and supplies the banknotes taken out from the stacker to the banknote handling device 40 through the delivery port 106.

The bill processing unit 78 is a slide mechanism 1.
It is supported on the moving carriage 76 via 20. The slide mechanism 120 that functions as a moving mechanism is provided with a moving carriage 78.
A pair of brackets 122 erected on the base 77 of
It has left and right slide rails 124a and 124b attached to these brackets, respectively, and a slide table 125 supported by these slide rails. The slide rails 124a and 124b extend in a direction orthogonal to the connecting rail 72. The bill processing unit 78 is fixed on the slide table 125.

A moving motor 127 having a ball-screwed drive shaft 126 is mounted on the base 77. The drive shaft 126 engages with a screw bearing 128 fixed to the lower surface of the support plate 125. There is. Therefore, by driving the moving motor 127 to rotate forward and backward, the slide table 125 and the bill processing unit 78 reciprocate along the direction orthogonal to the connecting rail 72.

On the lower surface of the slide table 125, a pair of stop position sensors 130 each including a photo sensor.
a and 130b are attached at predetermined intervals along the moving direction of the slide table. Also, the base 77
A shield plate 132 that can be detected by the stop position sensors 130a and 130b is attached to the side. And
The stop position of the banknote processing unit 78 is controlled according to the detection signals from the stop position sensors 130a and 130b.

That is, the bill processing unit 78 is moved between the standby position where the shield plate 132 faces the stop position sensor 130a and the forward position where the shield plate faces the stop position sensor 132b. The bill processing unit 78 and the slide table 125 are located in a state where they are completely overlapped with the base 77 at the standby position, and are displaced from the bill handling device 40 side by a predetermined amount at the forward movement position. In the banknote processing unit 78, the shuttle 20 has the guide rail 18
It is held in the standby position while traveling over, and is moved to the forward position when replenishing and collecting banknotes.

FIG. 7 shows the shuttle 2 constructed as described above.
The structure of the control system of 0 is shown schematically. That is, the shuttle 20 has a control unit 140 that controls the operation of each mechanism of the shuttle. The power supply terminal 94, the connector 108, and the stop position sensors 130a and 130b are connected to the control unit 140, and the drive motor is also provided. 81, moving motor 12
7. Driver 14 for driving the transport motor 118
1, 142, 143 are connected. Control unit 1
The stop position sensor 130a receives the command signal transmitted from the shuttle controller 22 and the stop position sensors 130a, 1
An antenna 144 for transmitting the detection signal of 30b and the like to the shuttle controller 22 is connected via a modem 146.

Next, the actual operation of the cash handling system configured as described above will be described. In normal operation, the server 16 is the ATM 10a to 10d.
The operating status of each ATM 10 is monitored by the server 16.
From a to 10d, the operating status of the ATM, such as the failure occurrence status, the remaining amount of banknotes and coins as a handling medium, etc.
Reported via 28 from time to time.

Based on this information, the server 16 calculates the difference between the remaining amount of banknotes of each ATM and the predetermined amount, and collects the banknotes from the ATM with the large amount of banknotes to the ATM with the small amount of banknotes. A command to replenish is issued. For example,
The server 16 sends 200,000 yen bills from the ATM 10c.
A command is issued to collect the sheets and fill the ATM 10a.

This command is input to the shuttle controller 22 and the ATMs 10a and 10c via the LAN 14. The ATMs 10a and 10c are in a standby state until the shuttle 20 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 shuttle controller 22 is transmitted via the converter 26, the modem 28, and the antenna, and further input to the control unit 140 via the antenna 144 and the modem 146 of the shuttle 20.

In response to this, the control unit 140 causes the drive motor 8
The drive wheel 78 is rotated by 1. Thereby, the shuttle 20 travels on the guide rail 18 toward the ATM 10c. Then, when the detection terminal 97 of the moving carriage 76 is detected by the stop position sensor 96c, the control unit 1
40 stops the drive motor 81 and shuttles the ATM to the ATM.
It is stopped at a position facing the bill handling device 40 of 10c.

Subsequently, the control unit 140 causes the moving motor 127
Is driven to move the bill processing unit 78 toward the forward position, and the movement motor 127 is stopped when the stop position sensor 130b detects the shield plate 132. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, the banknote handling unit 78 is moved to the forward position. At the forward position, the delivery port 106 of the banknote handling unit 78 is adjacent to and faces the delivery port 64 of the banknote handling device 40, and the connector 108 is connected to the connector 65 on the banknote handling device side. As a result, the shuttle 20
Is connected to the bill handling device 40, and bills can be delivered.

When the shuttle 20 is connected, the ATM
10c determines whether or not the user is in a transaction, confirms that the transaction is not in progress, and then starts a bill collecting operation.
This collecting operation is performed by the sub-control unit 44 on the ATM 10c side, and the bill handling device 40 and the transport mechanism 10 of the shuttle 20.
4 is controlled.

That is, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 7, the bill handling apparatus 40 takes out bills from the 10,000-yen warehouses 56 and 57 and conveys them to the inspection section 53, where it is determined whether they are genuine bills. After that, the bill carry-in / carry-out section 66 is carried. Subsequently, the bill carry-in / carry-out section 66 carries out bills from the delivery port 64 on the bill handling device 40 side, and the delivery port 1 on the shuttle 20 side.
The bills are transferred to the bill loading / unloading unit 114 on the shuttle side through 06. Further, the transport mechanism 104 of the shuttle 20 collects the bills into the stacker 102.

Finally, the stacker 1 is loaded with 200 banknotes.
The collecting operation is completed by collecting and accumulating in 02, and the ATM 10c sends a completion signal of the collecting operation to the server 16,
Send to shuttle 20 via shuttle controller 22.

Upon receipt of the end signal, the shuttle 20 returns the bill processing unit 78 to the standby position and then travels on the guide rail 18 to a position facing the bill handling device 40 of the ATM 10a by the same operation as described above and stops. .

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the shuttle 20
Moves the bill processing unit 78 to the forward position and connects it to the bill handling device 40, and then starts the bill replenishing operation under the control of the sub-control unit 44 on the ATM 10c side.

In this case, the transport mechanism 104 of the bill processing unit 78 takes out the bill from the stacker 102 and conveys it to the bill carry-in / carry-out section 116. Subsequently, the bill carry-in / carry-out unit 116 supplies the bill to the bill carry-in / carry-out unit 66 of the bill handling apparatus through the delivery port 106 on the shuttle 20 side and the delivery port 64 on the bill handling apparatus 40 side. Then, the supplied banknotes are inspected through the inspection unit 53, and then temporarily stored in the deposit temporary accumulation unit 52, that is, 200
Sheets are accumulated, and further, from this deposit temporary accumulation section
6 and 57 are sequentially replenished.

At the time when the above replenishing operation is completed, the AT
The M10a sends an end signal to the server 16, and the shuttle 20 returns the bill processing unit 78 to the standby position,
As a result, a series of collecting and supplementing operations is completed.

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
Since the shuttle 20 of is self-propelled along the guide rail 18 extending through the ATM,
There is no need to install guide rails, running tapes, etc. on the floor of financial institutions, and there is no need to prepare a large installation space behind the ATM. In particular, in the cash processing system having the above-mentioned configuration, a space other than the ATM installation space is not required, including not only the rear of the ATM but also the front thereof.
Therefore, the cash processing system can be installed relatively easily and inexpensively, and the entire system can be downsized.

Since it is possible to select the installation location of the gold processing system relatively freely, when it is not possible to secure a sufficient installation space behind the ATM, or when a so-called front maintenance type ATM is used. In addition, a cash processing system can be easily configured even for an ATM which is operated by a staff member and maintained and inspected from the front side of the apparatus.

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, according to the medium processing system of the present invention, the handling medium is not limited to banknotes, but can be applied to various things such as coins, passbooks, cards, and journal paper, and handling media of multiple types. You may handle it 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 is not limited to this, but the cash delivery apparatus can be used to transfer the cash from the ATM. The cash may be collected, or the ATM may be filled with cash only.

[0065]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the plurality of devices are provided with the guide portion extending through the plurality of devices and the medium holding portion capable of traveling along the guide portions. It is possible to provide a medium processing system and a cash processing system which are relatively small and easy to install by delivering and receiving the transaction medium by utilizing the space inside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the overall configuration of a cash processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the cash processing system.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a bill handling device of the automatic transaction device in the cash processing system.

FIG. 4 is a plan view, a side view, and a front view showing a shuttle trolley in the cash processing system.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a slide mechanism provided on the movable carriage.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the processing unit of the shuttle and the slide mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the shuttle.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of collecting bills from the bill handling apparatus by the shuttle.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of replenishing bills to the bill handling apparatus by the shuttle.

[Explanation of symbols]

10a, 10b, 10c, 10d ... Automatic transaction device (AT
M) 12 ... Cash transfer device 18 ... Guide rail 20 ... Shuttle 22 ... Shuttle controller 30 ... Enclosure 32 ... Hospitality Onel 34 ... Display unit 40 ... Banknote handling device 45 ... Front door 64 ... Delivery port 66 ... Banknote loading / unloading unit 72 ... connection rail 76 ... moving carriage 78 ... banknote processing unit 96a, 96b, 96c, 96d ... stop position sensor 102 ... stacker 104 ... transport mechanism 106 ... delivery port 114 ... banknote loading / unloading section 120 ... slide mechanism

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A housing, a medium storage unit that is disposed in the housing and stores a transaction medium, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting the transaction medium with respect to the medium storage unit. A plurality of devices each provided with, and a delivery device for delivering a transaction medium to the device, wherein the delivery device has a continuous travel guide portion extending through the inside of the housing of the plurality of devices, A movable carriage provided so as to be able to travel along the traveling guide section, a detection means for detecting the position of the movable carriage with respect to the plurality of devices, a medium accumulating section capable of accommodating a transaction medium, and the first delivery port. And a transport mechanism for loading and unloading the trading medium to and from the medium stacking unit through the second delivery port, and a medium processing unit provided on the movable carriage. , From the above detection means Control means for causing the movable carriage to travel to a position where the second delivery port faces the first delivery port of an arbitrary device in response to an output signal, and operating the transport mechanism. Media processing system. 2. A medium handling device for handling a transaction medium, which has a housing, a medium housing portion arranged in the housing, and a medium handling portion, and a medium for handling the trading medium provided in the medium handling device. A plurality of devices each including a first delivery port for replenishment and collection and a traveling space formed in the housing and communicating with the first delivery port; and the automatic transaction device. A delivery device that delivers the medium to the
The delivery device includes a continuous traveling guide portion that extends through the traveling space in the housings of the plurality of devices, and a movement provided so as to be capable of traveling in the traveling space along the traveling guide portion. A trolley, a detection unit that detects the position of the mobile trolley with respect to the plurality of devices, a medium stacking unit that can store a transaction medium, a second delivery port corresponding to the first delivery port, and the second delivery port. A medium processing unit provided on the movable carriage, which has a transport mechanism for loading and unloading the trading medium to and from the medium stacking unit through a delivery port, and the second unit in response to a detection signal from the detection unit. A medium processing system, comprising: a control unit that causes the moving carriage to travel to a position where the delivery port of the above-mentioned delivery unit faces a first delivery port of an arbitrary automatic transaction device, and operates the transport mechanism. 3. A housing, a medium housing unit arranged in the housing for housing a transaction medium, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting the transaction medium in the medium housing unit. A plurality of devices respectively provided and a delivery device for delivering a transaction medium to the device, wherein the delivery device is a continuous guide rail extending through the inside of the housing of the plurality of devices; A movable carriage that is provided so as to be able to travel in each of the housings along a guide rail, a detection unit that detects a position of the movable carriage with respect to the plurality of devices, a medium stacking unit that can store a transaction medium, and the first A transfer mechanism for transferring the transaction medium between the medium accommodating portion and the medium accumulating portion through the delivery port of the medium, and a medium processing unit provided on the moving carriage and a device for delivering the transaction medium. Send command signal wirelessly A step, and a control means for causing the movable carriage to travel to a position facing the instructed device in response to the command signal and the detection signal from the detection means and operating the transport mechanism. A media processing system characterized by the above. 4. A housing, a medium housing unit arranged in the housing for housing a transaction medium, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting the transaction medium in the medium housing unit. A plurality of devices each provided with, and a delivery device for delivering a transaction medium to the device, wherein the delivery device has a continuous travel guide portion extending through the inside of the housing of the plurality of devices, A movable carriage provided so as to be movable in each of the housings along the traveling guide section, a detection unit that detects a position of the movable carriage with respect to the plurality of devices, a medium stacking unit that can store a transaction medium, and A medium processing unit provided on the movable carriage, which has a transport mechanism for delivering the transaction medium between the medium storage unit and the medium accumulation unit through a first delivery port, and provided on the movable carriage. , The medium processing unit is the second
A moving mechanism for moving the delivery port between a forward position adjacent to and facing the first delivery port and a standby position separated from the first delivery port, and the moving mechanism for moving the delivery port according to a detection signal from the detection means. Control means for causing the moving carriage to travel to a position facing the instructed device, moving the medium processing section to the forward position by the moving mechanism, and operating the transporting mechanism. Characteristic media processing system. 5. A housing, a cash storage unit arranged in the housing for storing cash, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting cash in the cash storage unit, respectively. A plurality of automated transaction devices, and a delivery device for delivering cash to the automated transaction device,
The delivery device includes a continuous traveling guide portion that extends through the insides of the housings of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, a movable carriage that is capable of traveling along the traveling guide portion, and The detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the automatic transaction device, the cash accumulating portion capable of storing cash, the second delivery port corresponding to the first delivery port, and the cash through the second delivery port. A cash handling unit for carrying in and out cash to and from the stacking unit, the cash handling unit provided on the moving carriage, and the second delivery port according to a detection signal from the detection means. A cash processing system, comprising: a control unit that causes the movable carriage to travel at a position facing the first delivery port of the automatic transaction device, and that activates the transport mechanism. 6. A housing, a cash handling device disposed in the housing and having a cash storage unit for handling cash, and a replenishment of cash to the cash storage unit provided in the cash handling device. A plurality of automatic transaction devices each having a first delivery port for collecting and a traveling space formed in the housing and communicating with the first delivery port; A delivery device for delivering cash to the
The delivery device is provided so as to be able to travel in the travel space along the travel guide part and a continuous travel guide part that extends through the travel space in the housings of the plurality of automatic transaction devices. A mobile trolley, a detecting means for detecting the position of the mobile trolley with respect to the plurality of automatic transaction devices, a cash accumulating unit capable of storing cash, a second delivery port corresponding to the first delivery port, A cash handling unit provided on the moving carriage, which has a carrying mechanism for carrying in and carrying out cash to and from the cash accumulating unit through a second delivery port, and the above-mentioned in response to a detection signal from the detecting means. A cash processing system comprising: a control means for causing the movable carriage to travel to a position where a second delivery port is opposed to the first delivery port of any automatic transaction device, and activating the transport mechanism. . 7. A housing having a customer service panel provided with a display unit, a cash handling apparatus disposed in the housing and having a cash storage section for handling cash, and the cash handling apparatus provided in the cash handling apparatus. A first delivery port for replenishing and collecting cash with respect to the cash storage unit; and a running space formed below the display unit in the housing and communicating with the first delivery port, A plurality of automatic transaction devices each equipped with, and a delivery device for delivering cash to the automatic transaction device,
The delivery device is provided so as to be able to travel in the travel space along the travel guide part and a continuous travel guide part that extends through the travel space in the housings of the plurality of automatic transaction devices. A mobile trolley, a detecting means for detecting the position of the mobile trolley with respect to the plurality of automatic transaction devices, a cash accumulating unit capable of storing cash, a second delivery port corresponding to the first delivery port, A cash handling unit provided on the moving carriage, which has a carrying mechanism for carrying in and carrying out cash to and from the cash accumulating unit through a second delivery port, and the above-mentioned in response to a detection signal from the detecting means. A cash processing system comprising: a control means for causing the movable carriage to travel to a position where a second delivery port is opposed to the first delivery port of any automatic transaction device, and activating the transport mechanism. . 8. Each of the housings has an opening communicating with the traveling space and includes a pair of side walls facing each other. In the plurality of automatic transaction devices, the openings are coaxially aligned. The cash processing system according to claim 7, wherein the traveling guide portions are provided at predetermined intervals in a state, and the traveling guide portion includes guide rails extending through the traveling space and the opening. . . 9. The cash processing system according to claim 8, further comprising a cover which is provided between the casings of the adjacent automatic transaction devices and which shields the openings of the guide rail and the casing from the outside. system. 10. A housing, a cash storage unit arranged in the housing for storing cash, and a first delivery port for replenishing and collecting cash in the cash storage unit, respectively. A plurality of automated transaction devices, and a delivery device for delivering cash to the automated transaction device,
The delivery device includes a continuous guide rail that extends through the insides of the plurality of housings of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, and a movable carriage that is provided so as to be able to travel in each of the housings along the guide rails. Detecting means for detecting the position of the moving carriage with respect to the plurality of automated teller machines, a cash accumulating section capable of accommodating cash, and receiving cash between the cash accommodating section and the cash accumulating section through the first delivery port. A cash handling section provided on the moving carriage, a commanding means for wirelessly transmitting a command signal instructing an automatic transaction device for delivering cash, and the command signal and the detecting means. Control means for causing the movable carriage to travel to a position facing the instructed automatic transaction device in response to a detection signal from the vehicle and operating the transport mechanism. Gold processing system.