JPS5834871B2 - Money handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cash dispensing device such as an automatic teller machine or a money changer.

For example, automatic teller machines are being put into practical use in order to automate cash dispensing and save labor, but cash (especially banknotes) is a mixture of new and old items, and is prone to creases and wrinkles. Therefore, no matter what measures are taken, abnormal payout operations such as stacking of two pieces of cash or taking out two pieces of cash cannot be completely eliminated.

As a countermeasure against such abnormal dispensing operations, conventional automatic teller machines are equipped with means for detecting the above-mentioned abnormal dispensing operations, and when this means detects an abnormality, it stops the entire machine and also issues an alarm to alert the staff. I was letting it be processed.

However, if the entire device is stopped frequently, the operating time of the device will be reduced, causing inconvenience and distrust for the customer who is the operator, and the counter staff will also be busy, eliminating the labor-saving benefits. I end up.

Furthermore, as a service to customers, if an automatic teller machine is operated at night when no staff is on site, stopping the entire machine will greatly reduce the operating time of the machine, causing unexpected inconvenience to customers. will be applied.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a cash dispensing device that can continue operating without stopping the device or calling an attendant even if there is an abnormal cash dispensing operation. shall be.

That is, according to the present invention, if an abnormal dispensing operation such as two coins stacked or two coins taken out is detected in the cash dispensed by the cash dispensing and transferring section, the cash is collected and the cash dispensing and dispensing section collects the cash. The payout is made again.

If an abnormal dispensing operation is still detected even after repeating re-dispensing a predetermined number of times, re-dispensing of cash by the cash dispensing and transferring section is stopped.

Therefore, in this invention, when an abnormal cash dispensing operation is detected, the cash re-dispensing operation is performed immediately after collection, so there is no need to immediately stop the device or call a staff member, and it is not necessary for the user to, for example, It is convenient because there is no need to perform operations for re-dispensing, such as reinserting the card or redoing the manual key operation, and it is also efficient because the re-dispensing operation of cash is carried out that quickly. There is no drop in the operating rate.

Considering the reliability of conventional devices of this type, it is highly unlikely that abnormal cash dispensing operations will occur repeatedly, so if the re-dispensing is performed in normal cases, the correct amount of cash can be disbursed.

On the other hand, if abnormal cash dispensing operations occur repeatedly even after re-dispensing, there may be a malfunction in the cash dispensing/transfer unit (for example, dust adhering to the photoelectric element for bill detection, bill jamming, worn or damaged parts, etc.) Since this is expected to occur, repeating the collection and re-dispensing of cash is wasteful, and there is also the risk of the cash being jammed or damaged, so re-dispensing is stopped.

In this case, it is a good idea to call a staff member or maintenance person to check and repair the malfunction.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.What is shown in the drawings is an automatic teller machine (an example of a cash handling device) that accepts banknotes, and a depositor inserts a deposit card into the machine. , by setting the desired amount to be paid out,
The desired amount is automatically paid out.

What is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 shows a banknote confirmation mechanism that allows a customer to confirm the number of banknotes fed out of the above-mentioned automatic teller machine.

The banknote verification mechanism 1 has two types of banknote transfer paths (for example, two types for 1,000 yen banknotes and 2 types for 5,000 yen banknotes),
Furthermore, since both of these transfer paths have the same effect, only one of the transfer paths will be described.

The above-mentioned transfer path consists of a collecting section 2 at the front of the path and a confirmation section 3 at the rear of the path, and the outside of the path from the above-mentioned confirmation section 3 communicates with a tray (not shown) provided on the outer surface of the automatic teller machine. are doing.

The collection section 2 is constituted by a flat belt 6 stretched between pulleys 4 and 5, and includes a flat belt conveyor 7 and a collection box 14.

Among the pulleys 4 and 5 of the flat belt conveyor 7, one pulley 4 is supported on a drive shaft 8, and the other pulley 5 is supported on a curved end of a support rod 9 whose one end is supported on the drive shaft 8. The support rod 9 has an adjustment wand 10. Natsuto 11.1
1 has the function of adjusting the pulley 4.5 interval.

Further, the flat belt conveyor 7 is provided so that the pulley 5 side swings up and down with the drive shaft 8 as the center. This is done by excitation, and when the belt conveyor 7 moves downward, the part of the pulley 5 moves into the collection box 14.
It has been set up for the purpose of

Note that the operating rod 12 is located at the center of the two transfer paths, and is shared by both paths.

The drive shaft 8 is rotated forward and backward by a forward/reverse motor 15, and when rotating in the forward direction, it rotates the flat belt conveyor 7 to transfer the banknotes to the confirmation section 3 side, and when rotating in the reverse direction, the flat belt conveyor 7 is rotated. It rotates to transfer banknotes to the collection box 14 side.

Further, a self-weight pressing roller 16 is located on the upper surface of the flat belt conveyor 7 on the pulley 4 side, and this self-weight pressing roller 16 is pivotally connected to a curved end of a swinging rod 18 whose one end is pivotally connected to a fixed wall 17. ing.

A projector 19 is provided on the side of the self-weight pressing roller 16.
A banknote detector PH2 formed by a photoelectric switch consisting of a light receiver 20 is provided.

Further, the confirmation section 3 is constituted by a V-belt conveyor 25 formed by the boolean IJs 21, 22, 23 and a belt 24 stretched over the boobies IJ21, 22.23, and a confirmation section 26 through which banknotes can be seen. are doing.

The flat belt conveyor 25 is provided near one side of the transfer path so as to nip and transfer the banknotes near one side,
Further, the pulley 21 is supported on the drive shaft 8 to transmit power, and the pond boots IJ22 and 23 are pivoted to the fixed wall 17 as appropriate.

Further, on the upper surface of each of the boots IJ21, 22, 23, forced suppression rollers 30, 31°32 are forcibly pressed by springs 2γ, 28, 29, and a guide roller 33 is provided between the pulleys 21, 22. Also provided on the upper surface of the guide roller 33 is a forced pressing roller 35 that is forcibly pressed by a spring 34.

Furthermore, a projector 3 is provided between the guide roller 33 and the pulley 22.
6. A detector PH3 formed by a photoelectric switch comprising a light receiver 37 is provided, and a detector PH4 formed by a photoelectric switch comprising a light emitter 38 and a light receiver 39 is also provided at the outer end of the path of the pulley 23.

Therefore, by normal rotation of the motor 15, the flat belt conveyor 7,
The flat belt conveyor 25 rotates in the normal rotation direction, and the flat belt conveyor 7 is supplied with banknotes that have been shifted in the transfer direction from a banknote feeding mechanism (not shown) in the previous process, and these are supplied to the flat belt conveyor 25. do.

When the leading edge of the group of banknotes supplied to the flat belt conveyor 25 is detected by the detector PH4, the conveyor 7
．． The transfer of the banknotes 25 is stopped, and the group of banknotes is presented to the customer for transparent confirmation.

If the amount of the banknote matches the amount desired by the customer, an approval signal is input, and the conveyor 7.25 rotates in the normal direction again to discharge the banknote to the customer.

Further, if the amount of the bill does not match the amount desired by the customer, a disapproval signal is input, and the conveyors T and 25 are reversed, and at the same time, the solenoid 13 is also energized and the flat belt conveyor 7 is moved down to the collection box 14 side.

The delivered banknotes are collected in the collection box 14, and the conveyors 7, . 25, it is detected by detectors PH2 and PH3.

The flat heald conveyor 7, and the belt conveyor 25 are examples of the store section, and the flip-flop FF4, solenoid 13, collection box 14, and motor 15 are examples of collection means.

The banknote verification mechanism 1 operates as described above, but this mechanism 1
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a structure in which the banknote payout mechanism and the bill payout mechanism are connected in series.

That is, the reference numeral 40 denotes a banknote removal and transfer section, and this removal and transfer section 4.0 includes a storage section 41 in which banknotes are accumulated and stored, and a feed roller 4 that takes out banknotes one by one from this storage section 41.
2, a transfer roller 43 that transports the banknotes taken out from the feed roller 42 at high speed, and a guide belt 44.

The feeding roller 42 is rotated by a motor 45, and the transfer roller 43 is rotated by a motor 46.

Furthermore, the transfer speed of the transfer roller 43 is
Also, it is faster than the flat belt conveyor 7 provided below the guide belt 44.

Therefore, when the banknotes transferred by the transfer roller 43 are discharged onto the flat belt conveyor γ via the guide belt 44, since the transfer speed of the flat belt conveyor 7 is low, the banknotes overlap in a state where they are displaced in the transfer direction. be transferred.

Sunawachi, flat belt conveyor 7, ■belt conveyor 25
The banknotes transferred from the banknote removal and transfer unit 40 are stored in a stacked state one after another in the store unit.

Therefore, when the customer confirms the number of banknotes, he or she must count the edges of the banknotes that have been displaced.

Furthermore, between the feeding roller 42 and the transfer roller 43,
A detector PH1 consisting of a photoelectric switch is provided for counting the dispensed banknotes.

Furthermore, the configuration of the electric circuit for operating the above-mentioned automatic teller machine is as shown in FIG.

It is assumed that the detectors PH1 to PH4 output a signal "1" when not detecting a banknote, and output a signal "0" while detecting a banknote, and the differentiating circuit 53,
54 and 56 both output a differential pulse when the input signal changes from '1' to '0'.

That is, the OR gate OR1 is connected to receive a payout command signal for paying out banknotes, and this OR gate OR, is connected to the set side input terminal of the flip-flop FF1, and the set side output of this flip-flop FF. The terminal is connected to a motor 45 that rotates the feed roller 42.

The reset side input terminal of the flip-flop FF1 is connected to receive the output of the comparison circuit 47.

The comparison circuit 47 compares the amount desired by the customer with the number of bills actually dispensed by the dispensing roller 42, and for this purpose, the output signal from the detector PH, which detects the dispensing of bills, is The differentiated pulses are differentiated by the differentiating circuit 53 and counted by the counter CO1, and the customer's desired amount is set by the number setting 48, and each output is connected to the comparing circuit 47 for manual input.

When the counted quantity of the counter CO1 matches the customer's number setting 48, an output signal of 1'' is output from the comparison circuit 47, and this output signal causes the flip-flop FF1 to
is reset, the motor 45 is stopped, and the feeding roller 42 stops feeding out the banknotes.

Furthermore, the OR gate OR1 is a flip-flop FF.
The set side output terminal of this flip-flop FF2 is connected to the motor 46 that rotates the transfer roller 43.

A detector PH, which detects when the dispensed bill has reached the position of the confirmation window 26, is connected to the reset side input terminal of the flip-flop FF2 via a differentiating circuit 54.

Therefore, when the detector PH4 detects a banknote, the differentiating circuit 54
A differential pulse is generated to reset the flip-flop FF2, the motor 46 is stopped, the transfer roller 43 is also stopped, and the transfer of banknotes is stopped.

Further, the differential pulse from the differential circuit 54 passes through the OR gate 57 and resets the flip-flop FF3, so the motor 15 is also stopped, and the conveyor 7.25 is also stopped.

Further, the input terminal on the set side of the flip-flop FF3 is connected to receive the output of an approval button 49 which is operated when the customer confirms and approves the number of banknotes through the confirmation window 26.

The set-side output terminal of the flip-flop FF3 is connected to the OR gate OR2, and the set-side output terminal of the flip-flop FF2 is connected to the OR gate OR2.
2 is connected to a flat belt conveyor 7, and (2) a motor 15 that rotates the belt conveyor 25 in the normal rotation direction.

Further, a detector PH4 is connected to the reset side input terminal of the flip-flop FF3 through an inversion circuit (inverter) 55, a differentiation circuit 56, and an OR gate 57. )(When 4 is detected, a differential pulse is emitted from the differential circuit 54, and the detector PH indicates that the banknote has passed to be discharged to the customer side.
, is detected, the output of the inverting circuit 55 changes from 1'' to 0, and the differentiating circuit 56 generates a differential pulse.

Therefore, the motor 15 is connected to the flip-flop FF2°FF.
It rotates in the normal rotation direction depending on any of the output signals of 3.

Furthermore, the respective output signals of the abnormality detector 50 and the disapproval button 51, which is operated when the customer counts the number of banknotes through the confirmation window 26 and does not match the desired amount (set number of banknotes), are sent via the ORG-t-OR3. It is connected to the set side input terminal of the flip-flop FF.

Here, the abnormality detector 50 is conventionally known.

For example, there is an example in which a photoelectric element is used to detect the removal of two bills (sheets of paper) (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 45-22399, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 43-17761), and one of a pair of rollers installed in a bill path. An example of detecting two overlapping bills by detecting the vertical movement of
Publication No. 9-17036, U.S. Patent No. 3,123,082
Therefore, in this embodiment, such a photoelectric element or switch may be provided around the transfer roller 43 to detect overlapping of two bills or taking out of two bills.

The set side output terminal of the flip-flop FF4 is connected to the solenoid 13 and the reverse rotation side of the motor 15, and is also connected to the timer circuit 52.

The timer circuit 52 is a circuit that obtains an output signal after a set time, and the set time is the time until the banknotes located at the confirmation window 26 are completely collected in the collection box 14.

The output of the timer circuit 52 is connected to the reset side input terminal of the flip-flop FF4, and the output of the timer circuit 52 resets the flip-flop FF4.

Furthermore, the output of the OR gate OR3 is a ternary counter C.
Connected to be input to O2.

The ternary counter CO2 is the number of detections by the abnormality detector 50,
Alternatively, the number of times the disapproval button 51 is operated is counted, and when the number of times the disapproval button 51 is operated is three or more, an operation is performed to stop the operation of the automatic payment machine.

This ternary counter CO2 is connected so that the counting state is reset by the output of the approval button 49, and this reset is performed automatically when the number of operations of the abnormality detector 50 and the disapproval button 51 becomes normal within two times. Cancel the attempt to stop the machine's operation.

In addition, the output signal of the ternary counter CO2 is the prohibition gate ■
It is connected to N1 for input via a knot terminal (terminal with a knot circuit).

Furthermore, a flat belt conveyor is used to collect the banknotes at the position of the confirmation window 26, and detectors PH2 and PH3 that detect the remaining collection on the belt conveyor 25 are AND gates AN.
2. AN3, and the output of the AND gate AN2 is connected to the inhibit input terminal of the inhibit gate N2.

Further, the AND gate AN3 is connected to the AND gate AN1.

Furthermore, the timer circuit 52 is connected to the AND gate AN and the inhibition gate 2N2.

Further, an AND gate AN is connected to the inhibit gate HN1, and this inhibit gate N1 is connected to the OR gate OR1.
is connected to.

The prohibition gate ■N2 is connected to the OR gate OR4,
Also, this OR gate OR4 has the ternary counter CO
2 are connected.

Then, the output signal of the OR gate t-OR4 stops the operation of the automatic payment machine and serves as a signal for calling an attendant.

Note that the detectors PH2, PH3, the timer 52, and the AND gate AN3. AN1 is an example of residual detection means, and 3
Advance counter C02 and prohibition gate ■N1 are examples of control means.

Next, the operation of the above circuit will be explained. First, a customer's deposit card is inserted into an automatic teller machine.

The deposit card records the depositor's account number, deposit balance, etc., and these records are automatically checked by a machine.

Next, when the customer sets the number of banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount desired by the customer in the number setting 48, this desired amount is compared with the deposit balance recorded on the card, and if the desired amount can be withdrawn, a banknote payout command signal is issued. ``111'' is input to the OR gate OR, and the flip-flops FF and FF2 are set.

By setting the flip-flops FF and FF2, the motors 45 and 46 are rotated, and the motor 15 is also rotated in the normal rotation direction.

Therefore, the feed roller 42 rotates to take out banknotes from the storage section 41, and the transfer roller 42 transfers the taken-out banknotes at high speed, and the flat belt conveyor 7, which has taken over from the transfer roller 42, transfers the banknotes at the time of transfer. ■Transfer to the belt conveyor 25 side.

At the same time, the banknotes taken out by the feed roller 42 are detected by the detector PH1 and counted by the counter CO1.

When the comparison circuit 47 detects that the count by the counter CO1 matches the number of sheets set in the number setting 48, the comparison circuit 47 outputs 0111 and the flip-flop FF1 is reset.

This reset stops the motor 45, so that the feeding roller 42 stops taking out the paper waste.

However, the motors 46 and 15 continue to rotate.

Next, when the front end of the banknote transferred by the V-belt 25 is detected by the detector PH4, the differentiating circuit 54 operates the flip-flop FF2. Reset FF3.

Therefore, the motors 46, 15 will stop, and the transfer rollers 43. Flat belt conveyor 7, ■ Belt conveyor 25
is stopped, and the transfer of the banknote is stopped at the position where the banknote reaches the confirmation window 26.

The customer then looks through the confirmation window 26 and counts the edge of the misaligned banknote to confirm whether it is the desired amount or not.

If you agree with the confirmation result, press the approval button 49 and the approval signal "I I+" will cause the flip-flop F to be activated.
F3 is set again and the motor 15 rotates in the forward rotation direction again.

Therefore, the flat belt conveyor 7 and the belt conveyor 25 resume their transfer and discharge the banknotes to the customer.

When the detector PH4 detects that the bill has been completely ejected, the differential circuit 56 switches the flip-flop FF.
3 is reset and the motor 15 is stopped.

As a result of the customer's confirmation through the confirmation window 26, if the desired amount is correct, the above-mentioned operations are performed to prepare for the next payment.

Further, if the desired amount has not been paid out as a result of confirmation, the disapproval button 51 is operated.

This operation increments the ternary counter CO2 and sets the flip-flop FF, so the solenoid 13 is energized, causing the flat belt conveyor 7 to move downward toward the collection box 14. By rotating the motor 15 in the reverse direction, the flat heald conveyor 7 and the belt conveyor 25 will resume transfer in the reverse direction, and this transfer will continue until the flip-flop FF4 is reset by the timer circuit 52. .

When the flip-flop FF4 is reset, the solenoid is demagnetized, the flat belt conveyor 7 returns to its original position, and the motor 15 is stopped, completing the collection and transfer.

Further, if the recovery and transfer is normally recovered, it is set so that the recovery is completed by the time the timer circuit 52 outputs an output signal.

If the banknote remains on the conveyor 7.25 during collection and transportation, it will be detected by at least one of the detectors PH2 and PH3, and this detection signal "□If" will be output from the AND gate A.
N2. The gate of AN3 is closed 0 In addition, the prohibition gate N2 opens when the AND gate AN2 is closed, and then the timer circuit 5
An output signal is sent to the OR gate OR4 by the output from 2.
111 is input, and is output from this OR gate OR4.

Therefore, the automatic teller machine will stop operating and a signal will be sent to call an attendant to call the attendant and repair the unrecoverable item.

On the other hand, when the data is normally collected, the AND gate A N2 t A N3 is open at the time of the output from the timer circuit 52, so the inhibition gate IN2 is closed.

Then, the Anto game 1-ANl will open the gate, and its output signal II I If will be the prohibited game) I N1
is man-powered.

Since the output from the ternary counter CO2 is not input to this prohibition gate IN1, the gate is opened, and therefore outputs in response to the input signal of the AND gate AN1, and this output signal is a re-dispensing command for dispensing banknotes again. Signal It
It becomes I If and is input to the OR gate OR1.

Therefore, the banknotes are fed out again under the same conditions as described above.

Note that since the counter CO7 counts the number of banknotes fed out for the first time, it is reset before feeding out again (for example, it may be reset by the output of the OR gate OR1).

Furthermore, if the second bill dispensed by the above-mentioned operation is confirmed through the customer's confirmation window 26 and does not match the customer's desired amount, the disapproval button 51 is operated again to obtain the third bill. Payment will be requested.

Then, by operating the disapproval button 51 again, the ternary counter CO2 becomes binary.

Further, the customer checks the banknotes fed out for the third time through the confirmation window 26, and if the amount matches the desired amount, the customer operates the approval button 50, and the banknotes located in the confirmation window 26 are released to the customer. , and the binary state of the ternary count CO2 is reset to its original state.

Furthermore, if the third confirmation result does not match the desired amount, a fourth bill dispensing is requested by operating the disapproval button 51 three times; however, by operating the disapproval button 51 a third time, the ternary counter CO2 is ternary and outputs an output signal "111," and this output causes the inhibition gate IN1 to close, so that the fourth bill payout is not performed.

And the output signal II II I of the ternary counter CO2
f is input to OR4 OR4, and this input signal causes OR4 to produce an output, which causes the automatic payment machine to stop operating, and also serves as an attendant call signal to call the attendant and call the attendant. will be processed by.

It should be noted that when the device is restored and becomes operational due to staff processing, various flip-flop circuits and counters are reset.

Although the automatic teller machine operates as described above, the setting of the decimal value of the ternary counter CO2 in the above embodiment can be freely selected.

Further, although the automatic teller machine of the above embodiment handles banknotes, it can be operated in the same manner even with coins, and the present invention can also be applied to various cash handling devices such as a money changer.

As explained above, according to the present invention, when an abnormal cash retrieval and transfer operation is detected, the cash retrieval and transfer operation is performed again immediately after collection, so there is no need to immediately stop the device or have a staff member assist with the operation. In addition, it is convenient for the operator because there is no need for the operator to perform operations for re-dispensing, such as reinserting the card or redoing the manual operation of the keys, and this also allows the re-dispensing operation to be performed much more quickly. It is efficient and does not reduce the operating rate of the equipment.

Even if the cash retrieval and transfer operation is performed, if the abnormal retrieval and transfer operation repeatedly occurs, the retake and transfer operation is stopped, so that when a failure occurs in the cash retrieval and transfer section, cash collection and transfer can be performed. There is no need to wastefully repeat the re-extracting and transferring operation.

Moreover, after collecting the abnormally removed and transferred cash, a new banknote is removed from the cash storage section and transferred.
Bad cash with a folded habit is not taken out and transferred again, and abnormalities caused by defects in the cash itself are not repeated when taken out and transferred again.

In addition, since we are instructed to re-take and transfer the cash only when it is detected that no cash remains in the store after collection, the amount exceeds the specified amount by adding the cash remaining in the store. There is no problem such as having to pay out cash.

In addition, when collecting cash when an abnormal removal and transfer operation occurs, it is possible to collect only the abnormally removed and transferred cash, but there is a limit to the response speed of a mechanism that collects only the abnormally removed and transferred cash. This not only makes it impossible to dispense cash at high speed, but also causes problems such as clogging of cash in the collection mechanism, which lengthens the transfer path, as well as failure of the pond equipment (e.g. In order to recover cash that has been normally taken out and transferred when a failure of the slip issuing device occurs or when the disapproval button 51 is operated, an additional recovery mechanism is required, which increases the complexity of the configuration. There is a problem that the device becomes larger.

In contrast, in the present invention, the above-mentioned problem does not occur because the cash stored in the store section is collected all at once when an abnormal take-out and transfer operation occurs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a side view showing a banknote verification mechanism, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional plan view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic side view of the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram. 2... Collection section, 40... Banknote removal and transfer section, 50... Abnormality detector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A cash storage unit that stores cash, a cash removal and transfer unit that takes out and transfers a specified amount of cash from the cash storage unit, and a cash removal and transfer unit that stores the cash transferred by the cash removal and transfer unit. A cash dispensing device for dispensing cash stored in the store section to an operator, comprising: an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormal cash retrieval and transfer operation in the cash retrieval and transfer section; a collecting means for collecting the cash stored in the store section in response to the means detecting an abnormal take-out and transfer operation; a residual detecting means for detecting whether cash remains; and a cash retrieval and transfer operation to the cash retrieving and transferring section immediately in response to the residual detecting means detecting that no cash remains in the store section. control means for causing the cash dispensing and transferring unit to stop the dispensing and transferring operation by the cash dispensing and transferring unit if the abnormality detecting unit detects an abnormal discharging and transferring operation even after the cash dispensing and transferring unit performs the dispensing and transferring operation a predetermined number of times; A cash dispensing device comprising: