JPH11203531A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To completely automate account settling of coins by handling reject coins while distinguishing them into coins generated before and after settling. SOLUTION: A batch stacker S7 collecting reject coins or overflow coins generated on the stage of transaction up to the moment is made empty, and this is set for new reject coin collection. Namely, the contents of the batch stacker S7 are moved into an active cartridge C1 at the time of settling processing, an empty batch stacker S7 is prepared, this empty batch stacker S7 is set so as to collect the reject coins generated at the time of settling, and these coins are collected while being distinguished from the reject coins collected up to the moment before settling. Thus, the reject coins before settling are collected into the active cartridge C1 and the following reject coins are collected into the empty batch stacker S7 so that the reject coins generated during the transaction and account settlement can be handled while being clearly distinguished.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus which is internally provided in, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM), and more particularly, to the management performance of rejected coins which are treated as unidentifiable coins generated inside the apparatus. And a coin processing device with an improved value.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a coin processing apparatus of this type periodically performs a settlement process for collating and managing coins held therein. As shown in FIG. 9, the coins stored in the coin processing device usually store counted coins 93 in stackers 92 of denominations built in the coin processing device 91,
The unrecognized rejected coins 95 that have been identified incorrectly by the identification unit 94 are collected in the collection cartridge 96. The apparatus also includes a batch stacker 97 for collectively storing and accepting all denominations, and an operation cartridge 98 for freely operating coins.

In this case, an uncounted rejected coin 95 having an incorrect identification is cleared by a clerk at the time of settlement.
It is taken out from 6 and counted. Also, if a rejected coin is generated by conducting a transaction before checking the settlement result, the rejected coin before settlement and the reject coin generated after settlement will be mixed in the collection cartridge, so until the settlement result confirmation is completed Could not trade.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, in order to count the uncounted rejected coins 95 collected in the collection cartridge 96 when checking the settlement result, an attendant removes the collection cartridge 96 outside the apparatus and counts. In the meantime, the rejected coins generated during this period cannot be collected, so the transaction must be stopped and the operation rate of the transaction device decreases, and the collection cartridge cannot be removed until the transaction is completed, so it is not possible to settle while using the transaction, In addition to the above, there is a problem that the labor involved in the work such as counting work and collection cartridge attaching / detaching work by a staff member is large.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a clearing process for coins by clearly distinguishing between rejected coins generated before the clearing process and rejected coins generated after the clearing process. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device in which processing is fully automated.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A coin processing device provided with a plurality of stackers for freely storing and removing coins, wherein reject coins generated during the settlement processing of the coins are put in an empty stacker, and the reject coins put in the empty stackers are settled. A reject coin management means for moving the coin to the outside after checking the result is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing apparatus comprising a plurality of stackers for storing coins freely, an operation cartridge for freely operating coins, and a collecting cartridge for collecting coins. Then, reject coins generated during the transaction processing are put into a collective stacker that allows all denominations to be stored collectively, and the reject coins put in the collective stacker are transferred to an operation cartridge or a collection cartridge during the checkout processing. A coin management means is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing apparatus including a plurality of stackers for storing coins freely, and an operation cartridge for freely operating coins, wherein the coin is generated during transaction processing. A rejected coin management means is provided for putting rejected coins into a batch stacker that allows all denominations to be collectively stored and for putting rejected coins generated during the settlement process into an operation cartridge.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when a rejected coin is generated during the settlement process, the rejected coin is put into an empty stacker, and after the settlement result is confirmed, the rejected coin put into the empty stacker is sent to the outside. Equipped with rejected coin management means to move the rejected coins generated in the transaction before the settlement process is moved outside, the rejected coins generated in the transaction after the settlement process are stored in an empty stacker, and before and after the settlement process Can be handled separately. Therefore, even if rejected coins occur, they can be classified and managed according to the time of occurrence,
Despite the occurrence of rejected coins, payment can be continued and transactions can be continued. In addition, since the rejected coins are automatically classified and managed, the settlement process can be automatically executed even when a clerk is not present.

Further, when a rejected coin is generated during the transaction processing, the rejected coin is put into a collective stacker without being treated as a reject, and the coins of the collective stacker are transferred to an operation cartridge or a collection cartridge at the time of settlement. For example, since rejected coins generated when transferring from the batch stacker are handled as rejected coins for the first time, no rejected coins are generated during transaction processing, and rejected coins are handled only during settlement processing, which hinders the generation of rejected coins Payment processing can be performed without any payment.

Further, if reject coins generated during the transaction processing are put in a batch stacker and reject coins generated during the payment processing are inserted into the operation cartridge, the payment can be made without using a collection cartridge. Even if a rejected coin occurs during the transaction, the transaction can be continued without any problem.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a coin processing device 11 built in an ATM. The coin processing device 11 has a deposit / withdrawal port 13 on one side of an upper part of a device main body 12, and is provided inside the device connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 13. An identification unit 14 is provided via a coin transport path (not shown).
And first to sixth stackers S1 to S6 according to denomination, a collective stacker S7, an operation cartridge C1, and a collection cartridge C2.

The coin processing apparatus 11 accepts a deposit and withdrawal transaction. For example, when a coin a is inserted into the deposit and withdrawal port 13 in accordance with a deposit transaction, the discriminating unit disposed at the upper intermediate position of the inserted coin a. 14 and discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, the number of sheets, etc., and then leads to the first to sixth stackers S1 to S6 of the denominations to store.

At this time, when a rejected coin determined to have a poor recognition is generated, the rejected coin is stored in the lower batch stacker S7 for management and storage. In addition, rejected coins generated during transaction operation and stackers S1
Overflowing coins that cannot be accommodated in S6 are also stored in the stacker S7.

Further, an operation cartridge C1 and a collection cartridge C2 are detachably mounted on the lower part,
The operation cartridge C1 distributes and stores coins to the stackers S1 to S6 at the start of business or replenishes coins, and collects coins from the stackers S1 to S6 at the end of business or when the stackers are full. Further, the collection cartridge C2 collects rejected coins such as badly recognized coins and left behind coins generated during deposit / withdrawal transactions or replenishment processing.

At the time of withdrawal transaction, coins of a denomination designated for withdrawal are fed from the first to sixth stackers S1 to S6 and discharged from the deposit / withdrawal port 13.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the coin processing device 11. The CPU 21 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 22, and stores the control data in the RAM 23 in a readable manner.

The main motor M drives a coin transport path in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 21, detects a transport processing state of the coin transported based on the coin transport path with the coin detection sensor 24, and transports and branches the transported coin. The sheet is sorted in the transfer target direction by the sorting plate 25 arranged at the position.

By the way, the CPU 21 periodically performs a settlement process for collating and managing the amount of coins held therein. Prior to the settlement process of the coin, the CPU 21 determines a rejected coin generated before the settlement and a rejected coin thereafter. The automatic reconciliation process is enabled by separating and collecting the rejected coins generated during the operation.

First, the collective stacker S7 for collecting rejected coins and overflowing coins generated in the transaction stage up to now is emptied, and this is set for new rejected coin collection. At time, the contents of the batch stacker S7 are transferred to the operation cartridge C1 to create an empty batch stacker S7, and the empty stacker S7 is set to collect reject coins generated during the settlement process.
It is collected separately from the rejected coins that have been collected up to that point before the settlement process.

With such a separating and collecting function, rejected coins before the settlement process are collected in the operation cartridge C1, and rejected coins thereafter are collected in the empty collective stacker S7 and generated during the transaction and during the settlement. Rejected coins can be clearly distinguished and handled.

As a result, since division management can be performed in accordance with the generation time of rejected coins, rejected coins can be accurately distinguished and managed from beginning to end without confusing rejected coins and hindering automatic settlement and automatic transaction.

When the coins transferred to the working cartridge C1 are divided into rejected coins and overflowing coins, the rejected coins identified from the working cartridge C1 via the identification unit 14 are collected by the collection cartridge C2. The overflowed coins identified can be refilled and stored in the batch stacker S7 to be separated.

The operation cartridge C1 during the settlement process
Is removed from the apparatus main body 12 to the outside and the operation cartridge C is removed.
While the clerk is counting the rejected coins collected in 1 outside, an empty batch stacker S7
However, since the rejected coins generated during the transaction are collected instead and dealt with, the settlement process and the transaction process can be continued regardless of the occurrence of the rejected coins.

The rejected coins placed in the collective stacker S7 are handled as rejected coins after the settlement processing, and after confirming the settlement result, the rejected coins are transferred from the collective stacker S7 to the operation cartridge C1. However, the settlement process can be automatically performed.

Next, the settlement processing operation of the coin processing device 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, after the coin inserted at the time of the deposit transaction is identified by the identification unit 14, the authenticity, the denomination, the number of coins and the like are stored in the first to sixth stackers S1 to S6 of the corresponding denomination. At this time, the rejected coin b or the stacker S which cannot be identified
Overfilled coins that cannot be accommodated in 1 to S6 are stored in the batch stacker S7. At the time of withdrawal transaction, coins of a denomination designated for withdrawal are paid out from the corresponding stackers S1 to S6 and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 13.

In such a deposit / withdrawal transaction standby state, C
When the settlement command signal is input to the PU 21, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 21 re-identifies the coins in the batch stacker S7 in accordance with the settlement command signal, and sorts the coins into first to denomination based on the identification result. The sixth stackers S1 to S6 are refilled according to denominations, and overflowing coins that cannot be accommodated or unrecognizable reject coins b are stored in the operation cartridge C1 to empty the collective stacker S7.

Thus, the rejected coins before the settlement process are moved to the operation cartridge C1, and the rejected coins generated at the time of the settlement process can be collected and separated and collected in the collective stacker S7. High-precision and accurate settlement processing, the collection cartridge C
The settlement process for coins that do not use 2 ends.

When the settlement process is performed using the collection cartridge C2, as shown in FIG. 5, the coins stored in the operation cartridge C1 are fed out and re-identified, and it is determined that the coin is normal based on the identification result. Coin stacker S7
Rejected coin b
Is collected on the collection cartridge C2 side and divided so that the rejected coin before the settlement processing is collected and managed by the collection cartridge C2, and the settlement process is executed. The rejected coins generated at the time of execution of the settlement process are collected in the collective stacker S7 and securely separated and managed.

After the settlement process, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, when a deposit transaction is performed and a reject coin b is generated, the reject coin and the stacker S in the deposit transaction are generated.
Overflowed coins that cannot be accommodated in 1 to S6 are stored in the batch stacker S7, and are managed separately from the rejected coins and overflowed coins that have been stored in the operation cartridge C1 before settlement, so that rejected coins are not mixed. Transaction management becomes possible.

When a deposit transaction is performed with the rejected coins collected in the collection cartridge C2, as shown in FIG. 7, the rejection coins are stored in the collection cartridge C2, and immediately after the settlement. Rejected coins can be distinguished and managed, and similarly, transaction operation can be performed without rejected coins. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, even during a transaction operation such as a deposit transaction, the operation cartridge C1 is taken out of the apparatus main body 12 to check the settlement result, and the number of coins in the cartridge C1 is counted. The automatic settlement process can be performed without using the collection cartridge C2, and the automatic transaction can be continued.

As described above, when a reject coin is generated during the settlement process, the reject coin is put into an empty lump stacker, and after the settlement result is confirmed, the reject coin put into the lump stacker is moved to the operation cartridge. Since it has management means, reject coins generated in transactions before settlement processing are moved to the operation cartridge, reject coins generated in transactions after settlement processing are stored in an empty batch stacker, and rejected before and after settlement processing Coins can be handled separately.

Therefore, even if rejected coins are generated, the rejected coins can be reliably classified and managed in accordance with the generation time, so that the settlement and the transaction can be continued regardless of the occurrence of the rejected coins. In addition, since the rejected coins are automatically classified and managed, the settlement process can be automatically executed even when a clerk is not present.

Further, when a rejected coin is generated during the transaction processing, the rejected coin is put into a collective stacker without being treated as a reject, and the coins of the collective stacker are transferred to an operation cartridge or a collection cartridge during the checkout processing. For example, since rejected coins generated when transferring from the batch stacker are handled as rejected coins for the first time, no rejected coins are generated during transaction processing, and rejected coins are handled only during settlement processing, which hinders the generation of rejected coins Payment processing can be performed without any payment. Also, if rejected coins generated during transaction processing are put in the batch stacker, and rejected coins generated during checkout processing are put in the operation cartridge,
Payment can be performed without using a collection cartridge, and even if a rejected coin is generated during the payment processing, the transaction can be continued without any problem.

In correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the plurality of stackers of the present invention correspond to the first to sixth stackers S1 to S6 and the collective stacker S7 of the embodiment. The empty stacker corresponds to the collective stacker S7, and similarly, the reject coin management means corresponds to the CPU 21 for driving and controlling the coin transport system. However, the present invention is applied based on the technical idea described in the claims. The configuration is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of a coin processing device built in an ATM of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control circuit block diagram of the coin processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a transfer explanatory view showing a coin transfer state at the time of deposit of the coin processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of coin transfer of the batch stacker during coin settlement processing following FIG. 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a transfer explanatory view showing a reject coin collecting operation when the collecting cartridge is used, following FIG. 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of conveyance in which reject coins are sorted and stored using the operation cartridge and the batch stacker following FIG. 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of conveyance in which reject coins are sorted and stored using a collection cartridge and a batch stacker following FIG. 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a detached state in which the operation cartridge of the present invention is detached and rejected coins before settlement are counted.

FIG. 9 is an internal configuration diagram showing a coin storage state of a conventional coin processing device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view showing a removal state of a collection cartridge of a conventional coin processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11: coin processing device 21: CPU S1 to S6: first to sixth stackers S7: collective stacker C1: operating cartridge C2: collection cartridge a: coin b: reject coin

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Maeda Omron Co., Ltd. 10 Hanazono Todocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin processing apparatus provided with a plurality of stackers for freely storing coins in and out, wherein reject coins generated during the settlement processing of the coins are put in an empty stacker, and put in the empty stacker. A coin processing device provided with a reject coin management means for moving a reject coin to the outside after checking a settlement result. 2. A coin processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of stackers for freely storing coins; and an operation cartridge for freely operating coins, and a collection cartridge for collecting coins. Put the generated reject coins into a batch stacker that allows all denominations to be collectively stored, and insert the reject coins into this batch stacker.
A coin processing device provided with reject coin management means for transferring to an operation cartridge or a collection cartridge at the time of payment processing. 3. A coin processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of stackers for freely storing coins in and out; and an operation cartridge for freely operating coins in and out. A coin processing device provided with a reject coin management means for putting reject coins generated during the settlement process into a collective stacker that allows seeds to be collectively stored and puts them into an operation cartridge.