JPS58165186A - Cash sorter/totalizer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cash sorting and aggregation machine that accepts cash such as banknotes and automatically sorts them.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, in this type of cash sorting and tallying machine, when each denomination is stacked in a separate stacking section, a display is displayed when one stacking section is full, and a display is displayed when one stacking section is full, and when a predetermined number of coins are stacked. When a predetermined number of sheets is stored in one stacking section, the display is displayed on a separate display. Therefore, there has been a problem in that a large number of display devices are required for various modes.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to use a common notification means to notify a predetermined number of sheets and a full notification in various modes, thereby simplifying the notification. Moreover, the number of notification methods can be reduced,
The purpose is to provide a cash sorting and aggregation machine that can reduce costs.

〔Effect of the invention〕

This invention provides full notification at each stacking section in a first mode in which cash is sorted by denomination, and in a second mode in which cash is sorted and stacked by predetermined number of coins at any one of the stacking sections. A common notification means is used to notify that the number of sheets has reached a predetermined number.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cash sorting and tallying machine according to the present invention, which is constructed as follows. That is, the banknote processing device 1 and the coin processing device 2 are connected and integrally configured. K: The structure of the banknote processing device 1 will be briefly described. A display section 4 and an operation section 5 are provided on the upper part of the main body 3 of the device. are installed in parallel.

A take-out section 8 is provided in the device main body 3 facing the input port 6, and a longitudinal conveyance path 9 is provided facing the take-out direction. While being conveyed along this longitudinal conveyance path 9, the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknotes are determined, and abnormal ones are sent to the Renoektro 1, while normal ones are transferred in the transverse direction. Further, there is provided a transversal transport section 10 for transporting banknotes whose transport direction has been switched in the transverse direction, and serves as a trap for sorting banknotes into denominations. Further, below the short conveyance path 10, there are a plurality of temporary stacking sections 1, 11, 113, and 114, which are arranged according to denomination and accumulate nine banknotes in a sequentially stacked state. A stacking section 12 and a plurality of safes 131 that collectively store banknotes P after being stacked in the stacking section 12.

Storage section 1 consisting of 13B m 13@e 134
4 is provided. A detection section 15 is provided in the middle of the longitudinal conveyance path 9 to determine the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc. of the banknote P.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation section 5j has a power supply switch 20, a mode designation switch 21, a numeric keypad 22, a counting start key 23 for designating the start of counting, a storage key 24 for designating storage, and a return key 2. ), account number key 26, denomination specification key 3F, 100 piece classification key 28 and 250 piece classification key 2
It consists of 9. The mode designation switch 21 is used to designate processing modes such as OFF, O(rate), sorting, and settlement. 26. The 100-sheet classification key 28 and the 250-sheet classification key 29 are self-illuminated keys.

The display section 4 consists of a breakdown display section 41I and a status display section 4b, and the breakdown display section 4a is a collection of 10,000 yen notes, 1,000 yen tickets, 1,000 yen bills, and 500 tickets, as shown in FIG. Or a number display a1mm41b that displays the number of stored sheets (details)
m41e*4Jd, 500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 1000 yen coin, 5 yen coin, - number indicator 41 for displaying the number of accumulated or stored coins.

4shif,,41g,41b,4,11,4
1j, a deposit amount display 4Jk that displays the deposit amount, an amount display 41t1 that displays the cash amount, an amount display 4Jm that displays the check amount, a number display 4111 that displays the ID number, account number, etc. It consists of a numeric value display 41o that temporarily displays the numeric value entered on the numeric keypad 23. In addition, the status display section 4b includes an operable display 42a1 for informing that a transaction is possible, a temporary accumulation section 111゜..., a full accumulation display 42b1 for informing that the accumulation of JJll... is full, a safe 131,...m541m. ...
(1200 banknotes, 2400 coins)
) full forecast indicator 42c1 safe 131°...634
Full indicator 42d1 to notify that 1m... is full 42e1 no safe indicator to notify that there is no safe 131 *
Safe setting error indicator 42f1 that notifies you of a setting error of "+341 m" Safe exchange error indicator 4 that alerts you of incorrect removal of a safe of a denomination other than the one specified at the time of safe exchange
2g1 A taking-in abnormality indicator 4c that indicates an abnormality in the taking-in of banknotes P; a conveyance abnormality indicator 4211 that informs of a conveyance abnormality of banknotes P;
A conveyance abnormality indicator 42 that indicates an abnormality in the conveyance of coins C, and a storage failure indicator 42 that informs that banknotes P or coins C have not been fully accommodated to their full thickness are notified that banknotes have been forgotten to be removed from the temporary storage box in the 1-return process. Temporary stacking section residual indicator 42t1 Card reading error indicator to notify operator card reading sheller 42m Journal out indicator to notify when sheet/journal paper is out 42n1 Door open indicator to notify when the door of a safe etc. is opened 42o1 Other error indicators 42
p, and an equipment abnormality indicator 42q.

The short conveyance section 10, accumulation section 12, and storage section 14 will be explained based on FIG. 4. This is the longitudinal conveyance section 80 (direction conversion section JlaK), which is switched to transverse conveyance and conveys the nine banknotes P in the short direction, and the conveyance section 50 which conveys the nine banknotes P in the short direction. and ζ are divided into two sections q, , ) section 51. The conveyance section go includes a plurality of idle rollers Jim, s1m, 5! B is a conveyor belt ss.

54.55,56. The banknotes P are held by these conveyor belts 53 to 51 and conveyed in the direction of the arrow.
It extends downward from the direction changing section 42 and horizontally from the lower end. The section 51 is a swingable section provided near each guide roller 12m)
r'-) 58m, 58b, 58c, and a division guide 59 fixedly provided in the vicinity of the guide roller 2b, and the division molecules -) 58a to 58c are fitted to the rotating shaft of a rotary solenoid (not shown). It is designed so that it can be rotated and displaced.

The short-side conveyance section 9 configured in this manner sequentially transfers the banknotes P sent out from the direction conversion section 42 to the conveyance belt) 53
”:・Transfer the short side while holding it through ~57!”
,, jLz, as a result of the denomination discrimination by the detection unit 4, if the denomination "1" of the manually conveyed banknote is, for example, 100 yen/paper, the rotary (not shown) When the solenoid is energized, the section 58
a is rotated upward from the state shown in Fig. 4, and the banknote is guided by this section numeral -)j#a42 and conveyed downward in Fig. 4, and after being conveyed, the rotary solenoid (not shown) is demagnetized. Is it classified? '-t 58m is returned to the state shown in the fourth figure. In the case of 5,000 yen banknotes, the numeral is -,)5,1b
operates in the same way as above, and in the case of 1,000 yen banknotes, category 1 = -5
8c operates in the same manner as described above. In the case of a 500 yen bill, it is naturally guided by the sorting guide 59 and conveyed downward. The banknotes being conveyed laterally are thus sorted by denomination by the sorting section 51.

Further, the accumulation section 12 includes a first temporary accumulation section 11 provided below the section dart 58a, a second temporary accumulation section 11 provided below the section 7 ssb, and the section 11 provided below the section dirt 58a. ”
-) 5 II It is composed of a third temporary accumulation section 113 provided below the sorting guide 59 and a fourth temporary accumulation section 114 provided below the sorting guide 59, and each temporary accumulation section 11
! ~114 have substantially the same configuration, and the above-mentioned section molecule f-)5
An impeller mechanism 61 for stacking banknotes guided from 81A to 58@ and sorting guide 59 in the surface direction, and a stacking box (stacking warehouse) 621 (t) for stacking banknotes by guiding the sides of the banknotes.
62* e 6 Js e 624). Each of the above-mentioned accumulation boxes 62 has a partition plate 7, which will be described later.
2, a residual detector 90 detects residual banknotes;
1, (190m +90s, 90a) is provided. For example, it is a well-known device consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. ~
A partition mechanism 66 consisting of a partition section 63 made up of several partition plates, a relative motion structure section 64 that moves each partition plate relatively back and forth, and a drive section 65 that moves the partition plates;
Placed below 6, Nine vault IS1 C*J3B +13
B+134) are provided below each of the storages 621 to 624.

The concrete structure of the partition mechanism 66 is shown in FIG. That is, the partition portion 63 is the first partition plate 11 that can engage with both guide grooves (not shown) and move back and forth.
and a second partition plate 72.
The partition plate r2 is arranged so as to be movable above the first partition plate 7. The second partition plate 72 is bent so as to form a convex portion (not shown) at the center, and a protrusion @IS is attached to the front and side sides. This projection: (turn) 13 is the internal partition plate'':
.

11, '/: Raise the front end of the banknotes P stacked on J and take out the stacked banknotes (when banknotes are not stored in the safe 131 (, 13g @ 13g +134) described later) This is to simplify and speed up the necessary work. Note that it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as when the protrusion 73 is provided by the convex portion formed on the second partition plate 72.

The drive unit 65 has a front bracket 75 attached to a side plate 74 attached to the main body 3, and a reversible motor 76 is disposed on the front bracket 75. A grooved cam 72 is attached to the motor shaft of this reversible motor 6.
is fitted. Further, one end of a cam lever 78 is swingably supported on the front bracket 75, and a cam follower 79 is attached to the middle part of the second cam lever 78, and is engaged with the cam groove 77& of the grooved cam 77. The other end of the cam lever 78 is connected to the retaining hole 22 provided in the second partition $2. is engaged with.・(The internal partition plate 71.7
2, when the lower end closing portion 62m of the storage box 62 and the upper end opening portion 157m (described later) of the safe 67 are completely closed, that is, when the lower end r9 of the cam 7 is inserted into the starting end portion 71b of the cam groove 17&
(When /C exists, the straight line connecting the axis of the reversible motor 16 and the center of the 7-inch cam lower 19 is almost parallel to the moving direction of the internal partition plate 71.7r2 and forms a dead center, so the internal partition plate This has the unique effect of preventing the manual opening and closing of yi and vz, and ensuring the safety of banknotes stored in the safe 61, which will be described later.Although not shown, there is a A timing cam is attached, and when the cam follower 19 reaches the starting end 77b and the terminal end 17@ of the cam groove 111, a microswitch (not shown) is activated, and the output from this microswitch is Based on this, the rotation of the reversible motor 16 is controlled via an appropriate control device.

The concrete structure of the safes 13M, . . . is as shown in FIG. 5, and they are located below the partition portion 63 and are detachably attached to the main body 3.

This safe 131 (JJ■-131elji) has an upper end opening 61h and a storage chamber arb inside.
A guide groove 67c for the cover plate is provided along the upper edge, so that the upper opening 61a of the safe can be closed and locked if necessary. . Near the upper end of the safe 131, light-transmitting holes 674 of the detector 80 are formed facing each other. A backup board 81 is inserted into the safe 131. One end of the back-up plate 81 protrudes from a guide hole 82 in the form of a vertically elongated hole formed in one side wall of the safe 131. The elevator mechanism 83 is engaged with this protruding end. That is, a belt 85 is wrapped around two gussets 84 which are vertically spaced apart and pivotally supported, so as to run endlessly, and one gusset 84 is connected to a drive motor 86 which can freely rotate in forward and reverse directions. A hook 87 having a groove 87a is attached to a part of the belt 85. The protruding end of the back-up plate 81 engages with the groove Ji7m of the hook 87, and when the detector 80 detects passage of a banknote, the drive motor 86 is driven, and the back-up plate 81 is arranged so that it can be gradually lowered inside the safe 61.

Then, if you move the safe 61 in the direction of the groove 811,
The square and f plates 81 can be hooked into and removed from the grooves 87a.

When the grooved cam 11 is rotated in the direction of arrow J via the reversible motor 6, the storage section 14 configured in this manner
By the action of the cam lower 190 engaged with the cam groove rlhK, the cam 18 is rotated in the direction of the arrow. This rotation is transmitted to the second partition plate 12 via the retaining hole rib.

Such a storage section 14 is equipped with a 21R type partition mechanism 66 consisting of first and second partition plates rz, vx, etc. ! ! The moving space of the safe 131 can be reduced to about half that of the conventional one-stage type, and the distance between the safes 131, . . . can be reduced by 1 degree.

It becomes possible to achieve downsizing of the storage device.

The coin processing device 2 discriminates and sorts the coins C input from the Hora-Mana 31, and then stores them in a plurality of temporary storage units sx1. for each denomination. sz,・3 Js * 324
13 jB A stacking section 33 consisting of I32@, and a plurality of safes 341 m34 that collectively store coins C after being accumulated in this stacking section 33! +341 +344 +
34@e34.

FIG. 6 shows the main parts of the electric circuit.

That is, the control unit 100 determines the total amount, total number, and denomination of the processed banknotes P and coins C based on signals indicating the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc., and account numbers supplied from the detection unit 15. number of sheets or each temporary accumulation section 111,
. . 321 , . . . The number of sheets and the like are accumulated and stored in the storage unit 10. In addition, the control section 10
0 indicates a change in the device status, information on the occurrence of an abnormality, and the time of occurrence. Engineering. , motion 1 mature □:I-,-:1ff-YIfC□
1. The printer 102 causes the printer 102 to issue a journal whose operating status has been changed.

Further, the control unit 100 displays the corresponding status when the temporary storage section is full, when the safe is predicted to be full, when the safe is full, when there is no safe, when the safe is set incorrectly, and also causes the number of coins of the corresponding denomination to blink. It looks like this.

Further, the control section 100 is a temporary accumulation section 1c.

~114 stacked sheets full/predetermined number detection unit 1031
*103B, 1032*1034 are respectively counted, and in operator mode, a full signal is output when the number of sheets accumulated reaches 400, and in sorting mode, a full signal is output when the number of sheets accumulated reaches 100. It's a fake. Further, the control section 100 controls a mechanism control section 104 that drives internal mechanisms such as sorting, accumulation, and storage.

As shown in FIG. 7, the full/predetermined number detection units 1031 to 1034 detect
o@-110<), AND circuits 111 and 112, an inverter circuit 113, and an OR circuit 114. In short, the all-pole signal from the control unit JOQ is sent to the counter 110k (6110@ *llOs, 11
04 )K is supplied and this counter 1101 (=...
) counts the number of sheets accumulated in the corresponding temporary accumulation section, and when the count reaches 100 sheets, a signal is output from the output terminal JJO&, and when the count reaches 400 sheets, a signal is output from the output terminal 110b. It is now output.

The output from the output terminal 110& of the counter 110 is supplied to one input terminal of an AND circuit 111, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit 111 receives a mode signal (operator mode '°1'' signal, Organize mode''
o 'm) is supplied. In addition, counter 11
The output from the output terminal 110b of 0 is supplied to one input terminal of an AND circuit 112, and the mode signal from the control section 100 is supplied to the other input terminal of the AND circuit 112 via an inverter circuit 113. . Above AND circuit 1
The outputs of 11 and 112 are supplied to the control unit 100 via an OR circuit 114 as a full signal.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. For example, now, set the operator mode switch 21 to the operator mode. Then, align the directions and insert the banknotes P all at once into the slot 6 in a standing position, and press the counting start key 21.
Insert. Then, the control unit 100 controls the mechanism control unit 104.
At the same time, the counting start key 23 is turned on. Accordingly, the banknote P is transferred to the detection unit 15 on the longitudinal conveyance path 9.
The detection unit 16 detects the denomination, authenticity, fitness, etc. of the transported banknote P. As a result, the banknotes P are stored in separate temporary stacking units 11 for different denominations depending on the amount determination result.
It is divided into 1°... Further, the control unit 100 causes the counters 101* to 1104 to count the number of coins of each denomination sorted and accumulated in the temporary accumulation units 111, . ~4Jd. After that, 4
When any of the Heto denominations reaches 400 pieces, the corresponding power is 1
．． - Output of rank 110Im... A signal is output from the inner end 110b. At this time, the operator mode signal from the control unit 100, that is, the logic
"Since the signal is being supplied to the AND circuits 111..., the r-) of these AND circuits 111°... are open. As a result, the output terminal 110b of the counter 1101... The signal is sent to the control unit 10 as a full signal via the AND circuit 111 and the OR circuit IJ'4.
0.

Then, the control section 100 stops the mechanism control section 104, turns off the counting start key 25, turns on the poem accumulation section full indicator 42b, and responds to the temporary accumulation section which has become a 400-sheet division. Make the sheet count display blink. For example, when the number of 10,000 volumes accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 111 reaches 400, the output terminal 110b of the counter 1101
By outputting a signal from , the OR circuit 114 outputs a full signal □. Accordingly, the control unit 100
- Stops the control unit 104, and - Poetry collection 9. □Ikaripa□
'azbta*-tL,. Yo, yo, number display 4'ζa
will be displayed blinking. Also...

When the number of banknotes P accumulated in either of the temporary stacking units 11''4'+113+ and 1''14 reaches 400, the banknote number is output from the output end 110b of the corresponding counter 1102, 1104, 1104. In particular, a full signal is output from the OR circuit 114. Accordingly, the control section 100 stops the mechanism control section 104, lights up the poem accumulation section full indicator 42b, and displays the corresponding number of sheets. Vessel 41b.

41@ and 41d are displayed blinking.

Then, the operator presses the mode designation switch 21.
Set the banknotes P to sorting mode, align the direction of the banknotes P, and insert them into the slot 6.
It is assumed that the counting start key 23 is inputted all at once while standing and the counting start key 23 is pressed. Then, the control unit 100U mechanism control unit 104
At the same time, the counting start key 23 is turned on. Accordingly, the banknote P is transferred to the detection unit 11 on the longitudinal conveyance path 9.
The detection unit 15 detects the denomination, authenticity, fitness, etc. of the transported banknote P. As a result, banknotes P are stored in separate temporary stacking units 11 for each denomination according to the amount discrimination result.
It is divided into 1,... In addition, the control unit 100Vi,
Temporary accumulation section 111. Counters 1101+ to 1104 indicate the number of coins for each denomination that are sorted and accumulated in...
At the same time, the counted number of sheets is displayed on the corresponding number display devices 41h to 41d. After that, 4
When one of the denominations reaches 100 coins, a signal is output from the output terminal I J Oa of the corresponding counter IJO1m . . . . At this time, the organizing mode signal, that is, the logic @"0" signal from the control unit 100 is sent to the inverter circuit 113.・・・
・Inverted by AND circuit 112. ..., these AND circuits 112. f-)
As a result, the signal from the output terminal 110a of the counter 11 is supplied to the control section 100 via the AND circuit 112 and the OR circuit 114 as a full signal. Then, the control section 100 stops the mechanism control section 104, turns off the counting start key 25, turns on the -poem collection section full indicator 42b, and displays the number of sheets corresponding to the temporary storage section that has become 100 sheets. Make the device blink. For example, when the number of 10,000 volumes accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 111 reaches 100, the output terminal 11 of the counter 110I
Since the signal is output from 0a, the OR circuit 114
A full signal is output from the As a result, the control unit 100
stops the mechanism control section 104, and - the poetry collection section full indicator 4 is turned on.
7b is turned on, and the sheet number display 41a is made to blink. Temporary accumulation section 112m 11B
+ When the number of banknotes P accumulated in any of 114 reaches 100, the corresponding counter 1lO1e 1102
．． When a signal is output from the output end 110m of the output terminal 1104, a full signal is output from the OR circuit 114. As a result, the control section 100 stops the mechanism control section 104, lights up the poetry collection section full indicator 47b, and causes the corresponding number display 41bm416a41d to blink. In this way, the same display method is used to display when the temporary stacking section becomes full in the oiler mode and when 100 bills P are stacked in the single stacking section in the organize mode. It is.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, according to the present invention, various motes can be used.
Since the notification of a predetermined number of coins and the full notification are notified by a common notification means, it is possible to provide a cash sorting and totaling machine which can easily notify, reduce the number of notification means, and reduce costs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the whole, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the operating section, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the display section, and Fig. 4 is a short view. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the storage section, FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing the main parts of the electric circuit, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a full/predetermined number of sheets detection section. 4...Display section, 4a...Breakdown display section, 4b...Status display section, 5...Operation section, 111 *11@5J
Jss11.4...temporary accumulation section, 12...accumulation section,
131. 13 Tomi, 13s -□・134...Safe, 14...
・Storage section, □5...Detection section, 4;''-~413...
Number of sheets indicator, 4jb... - Poetry collection section full indicator, 90
B+902m90m, 904...Residual detector, 100
. . . control unit, 101 . . . storage unit, 102 .
·counter. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] In Kameno, the cash is inspected, counted, sorted by denomination, and accumulated in respective accumulation sections.The first mode is to sort the cash by denomination, and the second mode is to sort and accumulate the cash by the number of coins. a mode changeover switch for switching between modes; a stacking unit full detection means for detecting that the stacking amount of each stacking unit is full in the first mode; □Full notification means for notifying when fullness is detected, and number detection means for detecting when the number of sheets in any of the stacking sections reaches a predetermined number in the second mode, and this number detection means A cash sorting and totaling machine characterized in that when it is detected that the number of coins in any one of the stacking sections reaches a predetermined number, the fullness reporting means is configured to notify that fact.