JPH1186081A - System and device for medium conveyance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a jam from being caused by sending and receiving a speed information regarding the conveyance speed of a medium between both devices and increasing the conveyance speed of a medium processor which receives the medium according to the received speed information. SOLUTION: A device communication part 30 is arranged on the connection opposed side of an operation robot 12. This device communication part 30 receives a conveyance speed signal and a replenishment/recovery cold signal from the side of an ATM 11 and sends a response signal at this time back to the ATM 11. When the conveyance speed of the ATM 11 is received, the operation robot 12 controls the output of a conveyance motor so as to obtain a conveyance speed matching the replenishment with or recovery of paper money. In this system, a CPU 31 when performing replenishment with or recovery of paper money by connecting the ATM 11 and an operation robot 12 sets the conveyance speed of the money reception side a little faster so that the paper discharged from one side is conveyed while being pulled by the other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of replenishing a medium such as a bill into an automatic teller machine (ATM) or a bill replenishing machine.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a medium transport system and a medium transport apparatus that have improved transfer / transport performance when replenishing / collecting media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there is known a bill processing system which automatically replenishes / collects bills to an automatic teller machine such as an ATM to maintain the operation of the automatic teller machine and reduce the number of staff members. This banknote processing system automatically replenishes a fixed number when the operating balance of the automatic teller machine that changes for each transaction is equal to or less than the reference number, and when the operating balance is equal to or more than the reference number,
The surplus number is collected and the operation of the automatic transaction machine is continued.

At the time of replenishment / collection of bills, an external device for replenishing or retrieving bills is connected to the automatic transaction machine, and at the time of this connection, the connection of the transport path and the connection of the power transmission mechanism are simultaneously performed. Is driven by receiving the drive transmission force output from the automatic transaction machine side, and based on this, replenishes bills to the automatic transaction machine or collects bills from the automatic transaction machine.

However, in this case, because of the power transmission mechanism that follows and outputs the driving force transmitted from the automatic teller machine to the external device in conjunction, the transport output between the connecting portions is unstable, and a jam occurs at the time of bill transfer. It was easier to do. In particular, when a bill is delivered and conveyed between the two, if one delivery speed is higher than the other take-in speed, there is a problem that the bill buckles between the connection portions and a jam occurs.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention focuses on the fact that the cause of a jam at the time of delivery of a medium is an unstable speed change during delivery from one side to the other, and the stable portion at the delivery portion is focused on. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium transport system and a medium transport apparatus which have a speed control function to eliminate the occurrence of a jam.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
What is claimed is: 1. A medium transport system for transferring a medium between a first medium processing apparatus and a second medium processing apparatus which are allowed to be detachably mounted, wherein the transmitting and receiving means transmits and receives speed information on a medium conveying speed between the two apparatuses. And speed control means for increasing the transport speed of the medium processing device on the medium receiving side based on the speed information received by the transmission / reception means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium transporting apparatus for transferring a medium between a first transporting means and a second transporting means for nipping and transporting a medium by combining a transporting rotating body, When the medium is delivered and conveyed between the two conveying means, a speed control means for increasing the conveying speed of the conveying means on the medium receiving side faster than the conveying speed of the conveying means on the medium receiving side is provided.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the first medium processing device, the second medium processing device, and the medium transport device of the medium transport system are automatic transaction machines or bill replenishers.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the first medium processing device and the second medium processing device
When a medium processing apparatus is connected and the medium is delivered and conveyed, first, transmission / reception means transmits and receives speed information on the medium conveyance speed between the two apparatuses, and the speed control means receives the medium based on the speed information at this time. Increase the transport speed of the media processing device on the side.

When the medium is delivered and conveyed by connecting the first conveying means and the second conveying means for nipping and conveying the medium by combining the conveying rotating body, the speed control means is used for conveying the medium. The transport speed of the transporting means on the medium receiving side is made faster than the transport speed of.

[0011] The first medium processing apparatus, the second medium processing apparatus, and the medium conveying apparatus of such a medium conveying system include:
Transfers and conveys banknotes by applying automatic transaction machines and banknote replenishers.

[0012]

As a result, when the medium is delivered, the medium at the connecting portion is stretched because the medium is sent out from one side and pulled and conveyed by pulling the medium at the other side while increasing the conveying speed on the receiving side. It is delivered and conveyed in a perfect state, and smooth delivery and conveyance without buckling and eliminating buckling can be performed.

[0013] For example, the banknote conveying speed of the ATM is set to 100%.
When replenishing the ATM, the transport speed is set to about 95% of the take-in transport speed of the ATM, and the replenishment operation is performed by pulling the banknote on the ATM side. Conversely, when collecting from the ATM, the transport speed is set to about 105% of the ATM transport speed, and the collecting operation is performed such that the banknote is pulled from the ATM.

Further, since the transmission / reception means accurately grasps the speed information on one and the other transport speeds and controls the speed, the medium is transported at a speed suitable for transport.
Highly reliable and stable delivery and delivery is possible. In particular, in the case where the conveying means is configured by combining a conveying rotating body such as a conveying belt and a conveying roller, the medium can be transferred and conveyed more stably while nipping and conveying the medium.

Further, the present invention can be applied to various media transport systems for automatically trading media such as articles for sale, in addition to devices such as ATMs for handling media such as bills, paper, and cards.

[0016]

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 bill transfer system that transfers a bill by attaching and detaching an operation robot 12 to and from an ATM 11, and the bill transfer system is a self-propelled operation on the back side of each ATM 11 installed in parallel at an automatic transaction corner of a financial institution. ATM used for deposit and withdrawal transactions provided with robot 12 allowed to connect
The operation robot 12 connects from the back side in accordance with the operation balance 11 to replenish or collect bills.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the operation robot 12. The operation robot 12 has a replenishing connection portion 21 and a collection connection portion 22 on the front surface.
The replenishment / recovery operation is performed in connection with the replenishment connection port and the collection connection port on the rear side, respectively. In addition, these connection parts 21 and 22 and the cartridge 2 of the denomination in the robot
3, 24 and the collection box 25 are branched and connected by a replenishment path 26, a collection path 27, and a collection box path 28.

In this case, the ATM 11 and the operating robot 12
The banknote transport path built into the unit constitutes a transport path that sandwiches and transports banknotes one by one by combining transporting rotating bodies such as transport belts and transport rollers, and has the property of delivering and transporting banknotes between the two connecting parts. We are stabilizing.

When replenishing from the operation robot 12, the banknotes stored in the denomination-specific cartridges 23 and 24 are transported to the replenishment connection unit 21 via the replenishment path 26.
At this time, the denomination, the number, and the like of the bills conveyed by the identification unit 29 disposed in the middle of the conveyance are identified and replenished to the ATM side.

On the other hand, at the time of collection, the banknotes supplied from the ATM side are taken in through the collection path 27, and the taken-in banknotes are sorted and stored in the respective cartridges 23 and 24 of the respective denominations. If two bills or abnormally recognized bills occur during replenishment / collection, the bills are collected in the collection box 25.

As described above, the operation robot 12 sends the ATM
Release and replenish banknotes one by one to ATM11.
From the operating robot 12 one by one to collect and collect
The banknote storage amount of each ATM in the automatic transaction corner is set to an appropriate amount and is maintained for operation.

Further, an apparatus communication section 30 is provided on the side of the operation robot 12 facing the connection, and the apparatus communication section 30 receives the transport speed signal and the replenishment and recovery command signal output from the ATM side, Return the response information at that time A
Reply to TM. When receiving the ATM transport speed signal, the operation robot 12 controls the output of the transport motor M so that the transport speed is suitable for replenishing or collecting bills.

FIG. 3 shows a control circuit block diagram of the operation robot 12. The CPU 31 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the memory 32, and stores the control data in the memory 32 in a readable manner. The power supply unit 33 is turned ON / OF based on a command signal from the remote control device 34.
F, the operation robot 12 is driven and output when the power is turned on, and the operation robot 12 stops driving when the power is turned off.

Further, when the CPU 31 inputs a traveling command signal to the traveling driving unit 36 via the traveling driving unit interface (I / F) 35, the operation robot 12 is driven to travel based on the input signal and travels on the robot traveling road in a predetermined manner. Move in the direction of.

When the banknote processing unit 37 receives a banknote replenishment signal or a collection signal via the control I / F 38, the banknote processing unit 37 performs a replenishment or collection operation of a specified denomination banknote with respect to the designated ATM 11.

The remote control device communication section 39 is connected to the remote control device 34 by wireless communication, and the remote control device 34
The operation robot 12 is drive-controlled on the basis of the command signal from. Further, based on the replenishment / recovery command signal at this time, the operation robot 12 replenishes or recovers the ATM 11.

When the CPU 31 connects the ATM 11 and the operation robot 12 to replenish or collect bills,
The transport speed on the side of receiving the bills is set to be slightly increased, and the bills discharged from one side are taken in and transported by pulling the other side. As a result, the banknotes are delivered and conveyed in a stretched state suitable for conveyance between the connection portions, and smooth replenishment / recovery conveyance without buckling between the delivery and eliminating jams can be performed.

For example, when the transfer speed of the operation robot 12 is adjusted to perform the optimum delivery, the transfer speed of the ATM 11 is not changed.
The bill transfer speed on the 11th side is set to a reference value and is set to 100%, and the bill transfer speed on the operation robot 12 side on the replenishment side is set to 95% transfer speed. This allows
At the time of replenishment, a replenishing operation is performed so that the replenished bill is pulled toward the ATM 11 between the transfer units.

Conversely, at the time of bill collection, since the bill transport speed of the ATM 11 is 100%, the bill transport speed of the operation robot 12 is set to 105%. This allows
At the time of collection, the collection operation is performed such that the collected bill pulls the bill on the operation robot 12 side.

In controlling the transfer speed of the operation robot 12, the transfer speed signal from the ATM 11 is received, and the CPU 31 adjusts the transfer speed of the operation robot 12 based on the transfer speed signal of the ATM.

FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram for controlling the bill transport speed of the operation robot 12. When an ATM speed pulse signal 41 serving as a transport reference value is input from the ATM 11 to the operation robot 12, this input is input. The converted ATM speed pulse signal 41 is converted into a voltage by a first F / V (frequency / voltage) conversion circuit 42, and a conversion rate at the time of replenishment / recovery for the converted voltage signal is set.

At this time, when a replenishment port signal 43 for requesting replenishment to the ATM is input, the conversion rate is controlled by the conversion rate generating circuit 44 so that the transport speed on the operation robot 12 side is set to 95%, and a collection request is made from the ATM. Recovery port signal 45
Is input, the conversion rate generation circuit 44 controls the conversion so that the transfer speed on the operation robot 12 side is set to 105%.

The voltage on the reference value side at the time of replenishment / recovery converted in this way and the voltage on the robot adjustment side obtained by converting the bill speed pulse signal 46 when the bill is conveyed by the second F / V conversion circuit 47 are Are compared by the speed comparison circuit 48 to adjust the rotation output of the transport motor M to the set transport speed.

The replenishment / collection processing operation of the bill transport system thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Normally, the operation robot 12 is in a replenishment / collection standby state connectable to the ATM. In this standby state, if a replenishment command signal is input to the operation robot 12 (steps n1 to n2), the CPU 31 transmits the replenishment command. Based on the signal, the replenishment path 26 inside the operation robot 12 is
The transfer speed is set to 95% of the ATM and the transfer motor M of the operation robot 12 is driven and output (steps n3 to n3).
n4).

Based on the drive of the transport motor M, the banknotes are transported one by one from the operation robot 12 to the ATM 11 side and replenished. At this time, the banknote transport speed on the operation robot 12 side is compared with the banknote transport speed on the ATM11 side. 95% is a transfer speed, so the ATM 11 side delivers and replenishes the banknotes by pulling them, and the banknotes are delivered and conveyed in a stretched state suitable for conveyance between the conveyer connection parts, and conveyance obstacles such as buckling deformation And smooth delivery and delivery is performed (step n).
Five ).

Then, the predetermined replenishment number is all changed to the ATM.
When the sheet is conveyed to the ATM side and a replenishment completion signal is received from the ATM side, the replenishment process for one ATM is completed (steps n6 to n7).

When a recovery command signal is input,
The CPU 31 moves the collection path 27 of the operation robot 12 to
The transport speed is set to 105% of the ATM, and bills are collected from the ATM side (step n8).

As described above, when the banknotes are transferred between the ATM and the operation robot, the connection speed is increased at the receiving side so that the banknotes sent out and conveyed from one side are taken in and conveyed so that the other side is pulled. The banknotes are transported in a stretched state, so that buckling deformation is eliminated and jam-free smooth transporting is possible.In addition, this transport unit is used to accurately control the speed by accurately grasping the speed information on the transport speed. The bills passing through the gap are conveyed at a speed suitable for conveyance, and highly reliable and stable delivery and conveyance are performed. In particular, since it is configured by combining a transport rotating body such as a transport belt or a transport roller that sandwiches and transports banknotes, it is possible to more stably transfer and transport banknotes, and further various other than banknotes. The present invention can also be applied to a medium transport system.

In correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the first medium processing device, the second medium processing device, and the medium transporting device of the present invention correspond to the ATM 11 and the operation robot 12 of the embodiment. Correspondingly, similarly, the medium is banknote A
The transmission / reception means corresponds to the device communication unit 30, the speed control means corresponds to the CPU 31 and its transport control system,
The transport rotator corresponds to the transport roller and the transport belt, the automatic teller machine corresponds to the ATM 11, and the banknote replenishment machine corresponds to the operation robot 12, but the present invention has the technical idea described in the claims. The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a connection state between an operation robot of a banknote transport system of the present invention and an ATM.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of an operation robot of the bill transfer system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram of an operation robot of the bill transfer system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram of a bill transport speed controlled by the operation robot side of the bill transport system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a banknote replenishment / collection processing operation of the banknote transport system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... ATM 12 ... Operation robot 21 ... Replenishment connection part 22 ... Collection connection part 26 ... Replenishment path 27 ... Collection path 30 ... Device communication part 31 ... CPU

Claims (3)

[Claims] A first medium processing device which is detachably attached to the first medium processing device;
A medium transport system for delivering and transporting a medium to and from a medium processing device, comprising: a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving speed information on a transport speed of the medium between the two devices; and A medium transport system including a speed control unit for increasing a transport speed of a medium processing device on the side of receiving a medium. 2. A medium transport device for transferring and transferring a medium between a first transport means and a second transport means for nipping and transporting a medium by combining a transport rotating body, wherein the medium is transported between the two transport means. A medium transport device including a speed control unit configured to increase a transport speed of a transport unit on a medium receiving side when transferring and transporting a medium. 3. The medium transport system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second media processing devices and the media transport device according to claim 2 are automatic transaction machines or bill replenishers. Media transport system or media transport device.