JPH1125318A - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve drawing workability of a money sort stacker and removing workability of jamming or the like and to prevent a money sort stacker from being dropped at the time of carrying up the stacker by lifting the stacker up to a position higher than the height of a slide rail and locking and holding the lifted state. SOLUTION: The money sort stacker 100 is connected to a lift up/down mechanism and a deceleration mechanism part, fixed on a base frame 102 allowed to be vertically moved through the slide rail 103 and locked in a sliding direction by a lock lever 110. In the case of drawing out the stacker 100, an escrow part allowed to be inserted/ejected to/from a paper money receiving/ paying machine 2 is drawn out by the rail 103. Then the base frame 102 is carried up, the stacker 100 fixed on the base frame 102 is lifted up and held on a position higher than the height of the slide rail 101 by the lift up/down mechanism and the stacker 100 is drawn out from the machine 2 in the held state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus for automatically depositing and paying bills by a customer operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a side view showing a conventional automatic transaction apparatus. In the figure, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is built in an automatic transaction apparatus 1. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is attached to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 by a slide rail A101 '. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 performs a banknote depositing operation and a banknote paying-out operation in response to a customer deposit request or payment request.
Inside, a bill storage compartment 3 for storing bills, an escrow unit 4 for storing abnormal bills, a discriminating unit 5 for discriminating bills of denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc., and accepting and paying bills to be deposited. A customer service outlet 6 to be dispensed, a replenishment and collection cassette 7 for storing and replenishing bills in the bill storage compartment 3, a forgotten bill storage 8 for accommodating bills forgotten by a customer during a dispensing operation, and a dispenser. Rejected banknote storages 9 for storing banknotes that are not discriminated from genuine bills by the discriminating unit 5 during the gold operation or the collection operation are provided.

[0003] A temporary holding section 10 is provided above the banknote storage 3. The escrow unit 10 includes a separation and delivery unit 11 that includes a plurality of roller groups and the like to separate and deliver and stack banknotes, and a shutter (not shown) that is openably and closably provided below the separation and delivery unit 11. Then, the shutter is closed and the separating and feeding stacking unit 1 is opened.
The operation of 1 accumulates and temporarily holds the banknotes on the shutter, separates and outputs the banknotes temporarily stored on the shutter by the operation of the stacking unit 11, and opens the shutter to store the banknotes on the shutter. The operation of storing the bills in the banknote storage 3 and the operation of feeding the banknotes in the banknote storage 3 by the operation of the separation and feeding stacking unit 11 with the shutter opened.

[0004] The temporary holding unit 10 and the bill storage 3
Are integrated in the same frame to form a denomination stacker 100 '. A stage 3 is provided in the banknote storage 3.
a is provided so as to be vertically movable, and bills are stacked on the stage 3a. Further, the discriminating section 5 can discriminate both bills conveyed in both directions.

[0005] The replenishment and recovery cassette 7 is provided with a separating and feeding section 12 for separating and feeding bills, and stacking sections 13 and 14 for drawing bills inside. In addition, a bill storage unit 15 is provided corresponding to the separation feeding unit 12,
A rejection unit is provided for storing banknotes collected corresponding to the stacking unit 13, and a banknote corresponding to the stacking unit 14 for storing banknotes determined to be unsuitable as dispensing banknotes during banknote replenishment. A bill storage unit 17 is provided. The replenishment and recovery cassette 7 is detachable from the automatic transaction apparatus 1.

A stage 15a is provided in the bill storage section 15 so as to be vertically movable.
a. The position of the stage 15a changes up and down according to the number of bills, and as the bills are fed by the separation feeding unit 12, the stage 15a rises. Also,
The collection unit 16 is configured to collect banknotes such as thousands of bills, and is provided with a transfer mechanism (not shown) for transferring the collected banknotes to the banknote storage unit 15 in order to use the banknotes again for replenishment and withdrawal. It is.

[0007] A bill transport path 18 for transporting bills is provided between the above-mentioned parts. Further, switching blades 19a to 19g for switching the bill conveying direction are provided at each branch point of the bill conveying path 18. The bill transport path 18 enables the bills to be transported in both directions by driving a roller group or a belt group provided at a predetermined position.

[0008] In front of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, a customer operation unit 20 for operating a customer is provided. The customer operation unit 20 is configured by, for example, a touch panel with a display unit, and allows the customer to input a transaction type, a transaction amount, a password, and the like.

[0009]

In the above-described conventional automatic transaction apparatus, a pair of slide rails are provided so as to face the inner wall of the lower part of the housing. The machine can be pulled out of the automated teller machine. Further, in order to make effective use of the capacity of the housing, the denomination stacker is stored in the lower part of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device without providing space.

Therefore, in the conventional automatic transaction apparatus, when the denomination stacker is drawn out of the automatic transaction apparatus, the denomination stacker is once lifted to a position higher than the height of the slide rail, and the denomination stacker is inserted into a bill. They are drawn out of the deposit and withdrawal machine. Therefore, in the conventional automatic transaction apparatus, when pulling out the denomination stacker, the denomination stacker has to be lifted once, and the state must be manually held. . Further, when the denomination stacker is lifted, there is a risk that the denomination stacker may be dropped by sliding the hand. Furthermore, since it is difficult to draw out the denomination stacker, if a jam occurs in the banknote storage of the denomination stacker, after removing the parts above the denomination stacker, the temporary storage located at the upper part of the banknote storage is performed. The holding unit is lifted to remove the jam in the bill storage. For this reason, there is a problem that the workability is poor because the work of removing jam must be performed in a narrow space in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a slide rail attached to a lower inner wall of a housing, wherein a lower side surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device is fixed so that the banknote pay-in / pay-out device can be pulled out of the housing. In the automatic transaction device mounted in the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine so that the lower part of the denomination stacker is located at a position lower than the height of the denomination stacker, the denomination stacker is lifted up to a position higher than the height of the slide rail, and the state is changed. A lift up / down mechanism for locking and holding was provided.

It is preferable to provide a drawer mechanism for pulling out the denomination stacker held in the lift-up state from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device. Further, it is preferable to provide a deceleration mechanism for applying a load opposing the lift-down and decelerating the lift-down when releasing the lock from the state of the lift-up and lowering the denomination stacker. Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a mechanism for applying a force acting in the lift-up direction during the lift-up operation.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side view showing an automatic transaction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is built in an automatic transaction apparatus 1. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is attached to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 by a slide rail A101. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 performs a depositing operation and a dispensing operation of banknotes in response to a deposit request and a payment request of a customer, and includes a banknote storage 3 for storing banknotes, and an escrow unit 4 for storing abnormal banknotes. , A discriminating unit 5 for discriminating the denomination, authenticity, damage, etc. of a bill, a customer service port 6 for accepting a deposited bill and paying out a bill to be paid, and replenishing a bill to a bill storage vault 3 together with a bill storage 1. Alternatively, a replenishment and collection cassette 7 for collecting, a forgotten banknote storage 8 for storing banknotes that a customer has forgotten during a dispensing operation, and a banknote that has not been discriminated from a genuine bill by the discriminating unit 5 during a dispensing operation or a collecting operation. A reject banknote storage 9 for storage is provided.

A temporary holding unit 10 is provided above the banknote storage 3. The escrow unit 10 includes a separation and delivery unit 11 that includes a plurality of roller groups and the like to separate and deliver and stack banknotes, and a shutter (not shown) that is openably and closably provided below the separation and delivery unit 11. Then, the shutter is closed and the separating and feeding stacking unit 1 is opened.
The operation of 1 accumulates and temporarily holds the banknotes on the shutter, separates and outputs the banknotes temporarily stored on the shutter by the operation of the stacking unit 11, and opens the shutter to store the banknotes on the shutter. The operation of storing the bills in the banknote storage 3 and the operation of feeding the banknotes in the banknote storage 3 by the operation of the separation and feeding stacking unit 11 with the shutter opened.

The temporary holding unit 10 and the bill storage 3
Are integrated in the same frame to form a denomination stacker 100. The denomination stacker 100 includes a pull-out mechanism, and can perform a pull-out operation unique to the present embodiment. The drawer mechanism will be described. The denomination stacker 100 is fixed to the base frame 102 via a slide rail B103.
The sliding direction is locked by 110. The base frame 102 is connected to a lift-up / down mechanism and a deceleration mechanism as described below.
It can be moved up and down.

A stage 3 is provided in the banknote storage 3.
a is provided so as to be vertically movable, and bills are stacked on the stage 3a. Further, the discriminating section 5 can discriminate both bills conveyed in both directions. The replenishment / recovery cassette 7 includes a separating and feeding section 12 for separating and feeding bills, and stacking sections 13 and 14 for drawing bills therein.
Is provided. In addition, a bill storage unit 15 is provided corresponding to the separation feeding unit 12, a collection unit 16 in which collected bills are stored corresponding to the stacking unit 13, and a bill replenishment unit corresponding to the stacking unit 14 is provided. Reject banknote storage unit 1 in which banknotes determined to be unsuitable as dispensing banknotes are stored
7 are provided. The replenishment and recovery cassette 7 is detachable from the automatic transaction apparatus 1.

A stage 15a is provided in the bill storage section 15 so as to be movable up and down.
a. The position of the stage 15a changes up and down according to the number of bills, and as the bills are fed by the separation feeding unit 12, the stage 15a rises. Also,
The collection unit 16 is configured to collect banknotes such as thousands of bills, and is provided with a transfer mechanism (not shown) for transferring the collected banknotes to the banknote storage unit 15 in order to use the banknotes again for replenishment and withdrawal. It is.

A bill transport path 18 for transporting bills is provided between the above-mentioned parts. Further, switching blades 19a to 19g for switching the bill conveying direction are provided at each branch point of the bill conveying path 18. The bill transport path 18 enables the bills to be transported in both directions by driving a roller group or a belt group provided at a predetermined position.

In front of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, there is provided a customer operation unit 20 on which a customer operates. The customer operation unit 20 is configured by, for example, a touch panel with a display unit, and allows the customer to input a transaction type, a transaction amount, a personal identification number, and the like.
Although not shown, a passbook processing device, a statement slip printing device, a card processing device, and the like are provided.

Next, a control system of the automatic transaction apparatus will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the embodiment. In the figure, a main control unit 31 controls the entire operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the customer operation unit 20 and the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 are connected to the main control unit 31. The main control unit 31 is further connected to devices (not shown) necessary for configuring the automatic transaction device, such as a passbook processing device, a statement printing device, and a card processing device.

The main control unit 31 is connected to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine control unit 32 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and controls the control unit 32.
The banknote pay-in / pay-out device control unit 32 controls the entire operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and is connected to each unit described in FIG. 1 via an I / O interface circuit 33. The motor drive circuit 34 is a circuit for driving the motor 35. By driving the motor 35, the separating and feeding stacking unit 11 is operated, and the banknotes are stacked and separated and fed in the temporary holding unit 10.

The motor drive circuit 36 is a circuit for driving a motor 37. By driving the motor 37, the stage 3a of the banknote storage 3 is raised and lowered.
The motor drive circuit 38 is a circuit for driving a motor 39. By driving the motor 39, the bills are accumulated on the escrow unit 4 and the bills are separated and fed from the escrow unit 4. The motor drive circuit 40 is a circuit for driving the motor 41. By driving the motor 41, the banknotes are accumulated in the replenishment and collection cassette 7 and the banknotes are fed from the replenishment count cassette 7.

The motor drive circuit 42 is a circuit for driving the motor 43. By driving the motor 43, a group of rollers and a group of belts of the banknote transport path 18 are operated, and the banknote can be transported. Note that bills can be transported in both directions. The magnet driving circuit 44 is a circuit for driving the plunger magnet 45. By driving the plunger magnet 45, the switching blades 19a to 19g provided in the bill transport path 18 are operated.

The above-described banknote depositing / dispensing machine control section 32 is also connected to the discriminating section 5, and when discrimination of a banknote is performed by the discriminating section 5, the discrimination information is sent to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine control section 32, and the banknote depositing / dispensing section 32 is operated. The metal machine control unit 32 determines the denomination, authenticity,
It discriminates the fitness, running condition, etc. Next, the denomination stacker 10
The procedure for extracting 0 will be described. 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams of a procedure for pulling out the denomination stacker.

First, as shown in FIG.
In the arrow direction A. In addition, the escrow part 4 has a structure which can be put in and taken out of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 by a slide rail (not shown). Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the base frame 102 is lifted in the arrow direction B,
The denomination stacker 100 fixed to the base frame 102 is lifted up to a position above the height of the slide rail A101 by a lift-up / down mechanism described later, and the lift-up state is maintained.

Then, as shown in FIG.
By depressing 110, the denomination stacker 100 is unlocked from the base frame 102, the denomination stacker 100 is pulled out in the direction C, and the denomination stacker 100 is exposed outside the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. In this state, first, the temporary holding unit 10 can be operated by an operator. Further, the temporary holding unit 10
Has a structure that can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow D as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, and when opened, the banknote storage 3 can be operated by an operator. In addition, denomination stacker 1
By removing the 00 from the slide rail 103 with the 00 pulled out, the denomination stacker 100 becomes detachable.

In the case of lift-down, the above procedure is performed in reverse. That is, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the denomination stacker 100 is fixed to the base frame 102 via the slide rail B103, and as shown in FIG. Lock lever B
At 110, the sliding direction is locked. Next, when the lock of the later-described lift up / down mechanism is released, the denomination stacker 100 is gently lifted down to the home position together with the base frame 102 by the action of the later-described deceleration mechanism, and is accommodated in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. Is done.

Next, an example of the lift-up / down mechanism and the deceleration mechanism will be described. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams of the lift-up / down mechanism and the speed reduction mechanism. 6 and 7 show the back of the main part of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line XX in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a line Y-Y in FIG.
This shows an arrow view. First, the lift up / down mechanism will be described. As shown in the figure, a handle 111 is fixed to the base frame 102, and the base frame 102 is raised by lifting the handle 111. The lock post 108 fixed to the base frame is loosely fitted in the groove 114.
It moves up and down along. In addition, a notch at the lower part of the lock lever 107 is located above the one groove 114, and the lock post 108 fits into this notch. Lock lever 1
Reference numeral 07 is configured to rotate around a lock lever fulcrum 116, and a release lever 109 is axially mounted on an upper portion of the lock 107 via an engagement portion B117. Release lever 109
Is movable in the horizontal direction in the figure and is urged by a spring 112 toward the right side in the figure. Also,
At one end of the release lever 109, a hook portion for hooking the handle 111 is formed. The lower part of the lock lever 107 is inclined, and the lock post 10
By pressing the lock lever 107, the lock lever 107 is rotated in the direction of arrow E in the figure, and the lock post 108 is fitted into the notch of the lock lever 107. on the other hand,
In the figure, when the lock lever 107 rotates in the direction of arrow E, the release lever 109 moves in the direction of arrow F. By this movement, the handle 111 is hooked on the hook portion of the release lever 109 or is detached.

The operation of the lift-up / down mechanism having the above configuration will be described. First, at the time of lift-up, the handle 111 is lifted, so that the lock post 108 also moves up. The lock post 108 rotates the lock lever 107 in the direction of arrow E in the figure, and the release lever 109 moves in the direction of arrow F in the figure. I do. When the handle 111 is located above the hooked portion of the release lever 109, the spring 1
12, the lock post 108 moves the lock lever 1
08 fits into the notch. Thereby, the lock post 1
08 is locked, and the base frame 102 is held in a lift-up state.

Next, at the time of lift-down, the release lever 10
When the lock lever 107 is slid in the D direction, the lock lever 107 rotates in the E direction with the lock lever fulcrum 116 as a fulcrum, and the lock post 108 held by the lock lever 107 becomes free.
2 lifts down. At this time, a speed reduction mechanism 1 described later is used.
23 allows the base frame 102, that is, the denomination stacker 100, to fall gently.

Next, the speed reduction mechanism will be described. The deceleration mechanism 123 is, as described above, a denomination stacker 1
At the time of lift-down of 00, it has the function of reducing the falling speed, and is composed of the following elements. That is, as shown in the figure, the rack A 106 can move up and down, and is fixed to the base frame 102 via bolts or the like. Therefore, the vertical movement of the base frame 102 is restricted by the rack A106. Also, gear A1
05, gear B118, gear C119, gear D120, gear E121 and oil damper 104
5, and is structured to mesh with the rack A106 with the same gears as the gears A105 to C119. The gear F122 is fixed to a rotation shaft of the oil damper 104, and rotates with the rotation shaft.

The operation of the speed reducing mechanism 123 having the above configuration will be described. When the rack A106 moves downward, the meshed gear A105 and gear C119 rotate, and the gear D120 and gear E121 are set to an appropriate rotation speed, the gear F122 is rotated, and the oil damper 104 causes the base frame 102 to rotate. Give proper load to the lift down. Therefore, the denomination stacker 100 can be gently dropped.

According to the first embodiment, the base frame 102 is lifted up and the denomination stacker 100 is lifted.
The operability and maintainability are improved by drawing out to the operator operation side. In addition, by the reduction mechanism 123,
When the base frame 102 is lifted down, a sudden drop of the base frame 102 can be prevented. Second Embodiment Another example of the speed reduction mechanism will be described. Note that the lift up / down mechanism, other components and operation control are the same as those described in the first embodiment.
The description is omitted because it is the same as that of the first embodiment. 8 and 9 are explanatory views of the lift-up / down mechanism and the speed reduction mechanism. 8 and 9 show the main part back surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and FIG.
FIG. 9 shows a view taken in the direction of arrows YY in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the rack B 124 is slidably mounted on the frame 115 in the direction of arrow H, and is engaged with the gas spring 125. Gas spring 1
25 has the other end fixed to the frame 115. The deceleration mechanism 126 having the same operation and effect as the first embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral in the drawing, and the description of the same operation is omitted.

At the time of lift-up, as shown in FIG.
Due to the reaction force of the gas spring 125, the rack B124 attempts to move in the -H direction. Incidentally, the force that can be lifted by the reaction force of the gas spring 125 and the gear ratio at this time is set to be smaller than the weight of the base frame 102 and the denomination stacker 100. For this reason, it is usually maintained in a lift-down state. In this state,
When the operator performs the lift-up operation in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the reaction force of the gas spring 125 causes the rack B124 to operate in the -H direction, and the force for rotating the gear 120 in the -G direction acts. Therefore, it is possible to lift up with less force than in the first embodiment.

At the time of lift-down, as shown in FIG.
As the gear D120 rotates in the direction of arrow G, the rack B124 moves in the direction of H. An appropriate load is applied to the rack B124 for lift-down by the gas spring 125. According to the second embodiment, since the gas spring 125 is provided instead of the oil damper, the operator can more easily lift up when lifting up.

[0037]

As described above, according to the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, the lift-up / down mechanism for lifting the denomination stacker to a position higher than the height of the slide rail and locking and holding the state is held. By having prepared,
The effects of improving the workability of pulling out the denomination stacker, improving the workability of removing jams and the like, and preventing the denomination stacker from falling when the denomination stacker is lifted are obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an automatic transaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for pulling out a denomination stacker.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for pulling out a denomination stacker.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a procedure for pulling out a denomination stacker.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a lift-up / down mechanism and a speed reduction mechanism of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a lift-up / down mechanism and a speed reduction mechanism according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a lift-up / down mechanism and a speed reduction mechanism of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a lift-up / down mechanism and a speed reduction mechanism of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a conventional automatic transaction device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic transaction apparatus 2 Banknote depositing / dispensing machine 3 Banknote storage 3a Stage 4 Escrow part 10 Temporary holding part 11 Separation feeding accumulation part 100 Denomination stacker 101 Slide rail A 102 Base frame 103 Slide rail B 110 Lock lever B

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kiyotaka Kato 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Kaneko 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Offshore Inside Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A banknote pay-in / pay-out device is fixed to a slide rail attached to a lower inner wall of a housing so that the banknote pay-in / pay-out device can be pulled out of the housing, and a denomination is located at a position lower than the height of the slide rail. A lift up / down mechanism that lifts the denomination stacker to a position higher than the height of the slide rail and locks and holds the state of the denomination stacker in an automatic transaction device that is mounted in a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine so that the lower part of the stacker is located. An automatic transaction device comprising: 2. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a drawer mechanism for pulling out the denomination stacker held in a lift-up state from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device. 3. The deceleration mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising, when unlocking from a lift-up state and lifting down the denomination stacker, applying a load opposing the lift-down and decelerating the lift-down. Automatic transaction device characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for applying a force acting in a lift-up direction during a lift-up operation.