JPH10269402A - Paper money group circulating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the necessity of the movement and substitution of a cassette between plural automatic teller machines(ATMs) and to make it possible to use the system for a group circulation by using each cassette also as a paper money box and moving paper money between the ATMs. SOLUTION: When a controller detects that the number of sheets of paper money stored in a 1,000-yen box/cassette 111 in an ATM 101 is larger than the number of sheets set by a user, a replenishing/recovering device 601 is moved to the side of the recovery requesting ATM 101. Then the box/cassette 11 is pulled out from the ATM 101 to the device 601 by a cassette moving tray 610. Paper money corresponding to the number of sheets requested to be recovered is recovered from the box/cassette 111 loaded to the device 601 to a 1,000-yen box 612 stored in the device 601. At this time, the controller counts up the number of recovered sheets, and at the time of judging that recovery of the required number of sheets to the box 612 has ended, stops the recovery of paper money. Then the box/cassette 111 is returned to the ATM 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote recirculation system using a plurality of cash transaction machines, and more particularly to a banknote group for efficiently operating a cash transaction machine having a structure in which a cassette also serves as a bill box in addition to replenishment and collection. Perfusion system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 60-17584 and 60-17578, banknotes to be replenished and collected are stored in a cassette, and the stored cassette is moved on a moving means. However, due to the miniaturization of the equipment, the cassette also serves as a bill box, so consideration is given to group circulation in a cash transaction device that cannot be operated without a cassette. I didn't.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and in a cash vending machine in which a cassette also serves as a bill box, it is not necessary to move or exchange cassettes between cash vending machines, so that the group can be recirculated. The purpose is to enable the operation of.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a means for extracting a bill box and a cassette to the outside of the cash transaction apparatus and a means for storing a bill in the extracted bill box and a cassette in an external bill box. Means for returning the bills stored in the external bill box to the bill box / cassette, means for returning the bill box / cassette extracted outside the cash transaction device to the cash transaction device, and moving the bills stored in the external bill box between the cash transaction devices. And means for controlling the movement of the moving means in the replenishment / collection operation of the bills in each cash transaction apparatus.

By transferring bills between the cash transaction apparatuses by the above means, even if the cassette is a cash transaction apparatus which also serves as a bill box, it is not necessary to move the cassettes between the apparatuses, and the apparatus can be operated by group circulation. I do.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 101, 201, 301, 4
01 and 501 indicate cash transaction devices (hereinafter abbreviated as ATM). The replenishment / collection device 601 stores bills to be replenished or collected in a bill box inside the replenishment / collection device 601. A transfer wheel 614 (see FIG. 2) is provided below the replenishment / collection device 601 and moves between ATMs by moving in the direction of an arrow according to a track rail or a marker.

[0008] The replenishment / collection device 601 includes cassette withdrawal ports 102, 202, 302, 402, and 502 of each ATM.
Stops at the position where the cassette can be removed, and performs the replenishment or collection operation. The controller 700 controls the movement of the moving means in the banknote deposit, replenishment and collection operations in each cash transaction apparatus. Also, the control signal line 701 is
A control signal is transmitted between the collection device 601 and the controller 700.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the replenishing / collecting device 601 for explaining the replenishing / collecting operation. ATM10
With reference to 1 as a reference example, the operation will be described with reference to an ATM block diagram showing a bill circulation diagram. After the ATM 101 has loaded the banknote box 110 for storing the banknotes, the removable bill loading cassette (common to the thousands and thousands of bills) and the bills,
A billboard box / cassette 111 serving as a billboard box, and a partition plate for preventing deposits or collected bills from being mixed with bills contained in the billboard box in advance when stacking the bills in a billboard cassette with mixed denominations. 116, a thickness detector 114 for detecting the thickness of the transported banknote, a discriminating unit 113 for determining the authenticity of the deposited banknote and the fed banknote, a rejected banknote storage box 112 for storing the 5000 banknotes and the rejected banknote after being fixed, use It comprises a banknote pay-in / pay-out port 115 for receiving / paying money by customers, and banknote transport paths 120 to 129. The replenishing / collecting device 601 extracts a ticket box / cassette 111 from the ATM 101 and stores the cassette in the cassette moving tray 61 for storage in the replenishing / collecting device 601.
0, a banknote box 611 for storing banknotes, a banknote box 612 for storing banknotes, and banknote transport paths 620 to 627.

The ATMs 101 and 201 (ATM 30
It is obvious that the same applies to 1, 401, and 501.)
The collection / replenishment operation between the replenishment / collection device 601 will be described.

In the controller 700, the ATM
When the number of bills in the ticket box / cassette 111 in the box 101 is equal to or greater than the number set by the user, the replenishment / collection device 60
1 is moved to the collection request ATM 101 by the moving wheel 614. With the use of the cassette moving tray 610, the ticket box / cassette 111 is extracted to the replenishing / collecting device 601. At this time, the ATM 101 can make a transaction for only ten thousand tickets. Replenishment /
The number of banknotes requested to be collected is collected from the ticket box / cassette 111 extracted into the collection device 601 to the ticket box 612 in the replenishment / collection device 601. At this time, the controller controller 700 counts the number of collected paper moneys, and when it is determined that the requested number of paper moneys has been collected in the bill box 612 inside the replenishment / collection device 601, bill collection is stopped. 1000 ticket box / cassette 11 stored in replenishment / collection device 601
1 is requested by the cassette moving tray 610.
Return to 1000 ticket box 612 in replenishment / collection device 601
Is full in the middle of collection and if the collection is not completed in one collection operation, the controller 700 determines another ATM that can be replenished and performs the replenishment operation. Temporarily ATM20
Assuming that 1 is capable of replenishing 1,000 tickets, the replenishment / collection device 6
01 is moved to the rear of the ATM 201, and the 1000 ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111) is extracted from the ATM 201 to the replenishment / collection device 601 by the cassette moving tray 610. At this time, it is assumed that the ATM 201 can trade only all the tickets. The thousands tickets collected by the ATM 101 are replenished from the thousands ticket box in the replenishment / collection device 601 to the thousands ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111). At this time, the number of sheets replenished is greater than the number of sheets that could not be collected in the ATM 101. After the replenishment operation is completed, the thousands-box ticket cassette 111 in the replenishment / collection device 601 is moved to the ATM 201 by the cassette moving tray 610.
Return to Next, the replenishment / collection device 601 is set to the collection request ATM1.
Move to 01. The above operation is repeated to collect the required number of collections. When the count in the controller 700 reaches the number of collected sheets, the thousands ticket collection operation ends.

In the controller 700, the ATM
When the number of bills in the banknote box 110 of 101 is equal to or more than the number set by the user, the replenishing / collecting device 601 is moved to the ATM 101 by the moving wheel 614. The number of requested collections is moved from the ten-thousand-box ticket box 110 in the ATM 101 to the thousand-note box ticket cassette 111. At this time, the ATM 101 stops the transaction. After the collection operation is completed, the cassette moving tray 61
Thousand-ticket box / cassette 111 that has collected all tickets by 0
Is taken out into the replenishment / collection device 601. At this time ATM1
01 indicates that only ten thousand tickets can be traded. Refill / recovery device 601
The required number of tickets to be collected is collected from the 1,000-note box / cassette 111 extracted into the refill / collection device 601 in the ten-note box 611. The controller controller 700 counts the number of collected paper moneys, and when it is determined that the requested number of papers has been collected in the banknote box inside the replenishment / collection device 601, bill collection is stopped. The 1000 ticket box / cassette 111 stored in the replenishing / collecting device 601 is moved to the cassette moving tray 6.
Return to ATM 101 by 10. Refill / recovery device 601
If one of the banknote boxes 611 is full and one collection is not completed, the controller 700 determines another ATM that can be replenished and performs a replenishment operation. Suppose ATM2
If it is assumed that 01 is capable of replenishing all tickets, the replenishment / collection device 601 is moved to the rear of the ATM 201, and the 1000 ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111) is extracted from the ATM 201 to the replenishment / collection device 601 by the cassette moving tray 610. At this time, it is assumed that the ATM 201 can trade only all the tickets. A ticket is refilled from a ticket box 611 in the replenishment / collection device 601 to a thousand ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111).
At this time, the number of sheets replenished is greater than the number of sheets that could not be collected in the ATM 101. After the replenishment operation is completed, the 1,000-note box ticket cassette in the replenishment / collection device 601 (equivalent to 111)
Is returned to the ATM 201 by the cassette moving tray 610. The ATM 201 replenishes the number of tickets refilled from the ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111) to the ticket box (equivalent to 110) in the ATM 201. Next, the replenishment / collection device 601 is moved to the collection request ATM 101, and the above operation is repeated to collect the number of requested collections. Control controller 7
When the count at 00 becomes the number of collected coins, the operation of collecting thousands of tickets is completed.

[0013] The ATM 201 is
When it is detected that the number of banknotes in the voucher box / cassette (equivalent to 111) has become equal to or less than the number set by the user,
The ATM that can be collected is determined by the controller 700. If ATM 101 could be collected,
The refill / seed device 601 is moved to the recoverable ATM 101 by the moving wheel 614. Replenishing / collecting device 6 for refilling 1000 ticket box / cassette 111 by cassette moving tray 610
Extract to 01. At this time, the ATM 101 can make a transaction for only ten thousand tickets. The number of banknotes requested to be collected is collected from the ticket box / cassette 111 extracted into the replenishing / collecting device 601 to the ticket box 612 in the refilling / collecting device 601.
At this time, the controller 700 counts the number of collected paper moneys, and when it is determined that the requested number of papers has been collected in the 1000 note box 611 inside the replenishing / collecting device 601, the bill collection is stopped. The ticket box / cassette 111 stored in the replenishing / collecting device 601 is returned to the request ATM 101 by the cassette moving tray 610. ATM in one collection operation
If the required replenishment number of 101 cannot be collected, another ATM
(For example, the ATM 301), the thousands are collected in the same manner as described above, and the collection is continued in the controller 700 until the number of collected coins reaches the required number of replenishment. Replenishment request number is refill /
When stored in the 1000 ticket box 612 in the collection device 601,
Move the replenishment / collection device 601 behind the ATM 201,
By using the cassette moving tray 610, the thousands ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111) is extracted from the ATM 201 to the replenishment / collection device 601. The replenishment / recovery device 601 replenishes the repetition request number of thousands of tickets from the repetition / collection box 612 to the repetition / collection box and cassette (equivalent to 111). After the replenishment operation is completed, the thousands-box ticket cassette 111 in the replenishment / collection device 601 is moved to the ATM 101 by the cassette moving tray 610.
Return to The replenishment of one thousand tickets is completed by the above operation.

The control controller 700 controls the ATM 201
When it is detected that the number of banknotes in the banknote box (equivalent to 110) becomes equal to or less than the number set by the user, the control controller 700 determines an ATM that can be collected. If it is assumed that the ATM 101 can be collected, the replenishing / seeding device 601 can be collected by the moving wheel 614.
Move to 1. The replenishment number bills are collected from the banknote box 110 in the ATM 101 to the 1,000-note box / cassette 111. At this time, the ATM 101 stops the transaction. The thousands ticket box / cassette 111 in which the thousands of tickets have been collected by the cassette moving tray 610 is withdrawn to the replenishment / collection device 601. At this time, the ATM 101 can make a transaction for only ten thousand tickets. 1000 ticket box / cassette 1 extracted in refill / collection device 601
From 11, the number of banknotes requested to be collected is collected in the banknote box 611 in the replenishment / collection device 601. At this time, the number of collected sheets is counted by the controller 700, and the requested number is
When it is determined that the collection is completed in the banknote box 611 inside the collection device 601, the banknote collection is stopped. 1000 ticket box / cassette 111 stored in replenishment / collection device 601
Is returned to the ATM 101 by the cassette moving tray 610. If the required number of refills of the ATM 201 cannot be collected by one collection operation, another ATM (for example, the ATM 301) is used.
From the same manner as above, and the controller 70
At 0, the collection is continued until the number of collected sheets reaches the required number of replenishment. When the requested number of refills is stored in the ticket box 611 in the refill / collection device 601, the refill / collection device 601 is set to A.
Move to the back of TM201 and move cassette transfer tray 610.
From ATM201 to 1000 ticket box and cassette (11
(Equivalent to 1) to the replenishment / collection device 601. Replenishment /
The refill-requested number of tickets is transferred from the ticket box 611 in the collection device 601 to the ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111). After the transfer of the banknotes, the 1000-note box ticket cassette (equivalent to 111) in the replenishment / collection device 601 is returned to the ATM 201 by the cassette transfer tray. The ticket in the ticket box / cassette (equivalent to 111) is refilled into the ticket box (equivalent to 110) in the ATM 201. The replenishment of all tickets is completed by the above operation.

When refilling / collecting cannot be performed because the ticket in the ticket box / cassette 111 is almost full in the ATM 101, the refilling / collecting device 601 is moved behind the ATM 101, and the refilling / collecting device 601 is moved by the cassette moving tray 610. After retrieving and retrieving the 1,000-ticket box / cassette 111 in the 1000-ticket box / cassette 111 in the 1000-ticket box 612 in the replenishment / collection device 601, the above-described repurchase / collection operation is performed. After the replenishment or collection operation is completed, the 1,000 tickets evacuated in the replenishment / recovery device 601 are returned to the 1,000-note box / cassette 111.

[0016]

The cassette is moved from another ATM to the AT.
M when replenishing / collecting banknotes
ATMs cannot be traded. Further, in the case of passing through another stacking device, the number of times of transfer of the cassette increases. According to the present invention, these can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of an embodiment of a group recirculation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a banknote replenishment / collection operation in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

110: 100,000 ticket boxes, 601: Refill / recovery device, 111: 1,000 ticket boxes and cassettes, 610:
Cassette moving tray, 112 ... reject box,
611: Banknote box, 113: Identification section,
612 ... 1,000 note box, 114 ... thickness detection,
620 to 627: banknote transport path in the replenishment / collection device, 11
5. Banknote pay-in / pay-out port, 116 ... Partition plate,
120 to 129: banknote transport path in ATM, 700: controller, 701: control signal line, 10
1, 201, 301, 401, 501 ... ATM, 10
2, 202, 302, 402, 502... Cassette outlet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A plurality of cash transaction apparatuses for performing banknote transactions such as depositing and payment, and in a case where the cassette is a cash transaction apparatus which also serves as a bill box due to downsizing of the apparatus, bills of the cash transaction apparatus are used. Means for extracting the box / cassette to the outside, means for returning the extracted banknote box / cassette to the cash transaction apparatus, means for collecting the extracted banknote of the banknote box / cassette to the banknote box outside the cash transaction apparatus, and a cash transaction apparatus Means for returning the bills collected in the external bill box to the bill box / cassette, moving means for moving the bills collected in the bill box outside the cash transaction device between the cash transaction devices, and bill height of each cash transaction device. A means for managing and controlling the number of bills for replenishment and collection and the movement between cash transaction devices is provided, and the cassette is removed from the cash transaction device. In, banknote group reflux systems and performing recovery / replenishment of banknotes to the cassette.