JPS5845749B2 - money exchange machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a money exchange machine, and particularly relates to a money exchange machine that allows a customer to insert money of multiple denominations for exchange, which is a combination of one or more predetermined denominations. A plurality of sets are provided corresponding to each of the currency exchange types, and a plurality of sets of exchange types are provided corresponding to the denominations of money inserted by the customer for exchange, and one of the multiple sets of exchange types can be selected. Currency exchange is performed by selecting and specifying one, and the minimum amount among the plurality of exchange types for denominations other than the lowest denomination among the plurality of denominations of money that the customer user can insert. This invention relates to a money exchange machine that includes exchange types including denominations.

Conventional money exchange machines are single-use machines, and the customer/user can insert only one denomination of money for exchange, and the money exchanged is also of a single denomination, and can be exchanged into multiple denominations of money. It is not possible.

In other words, when the denomination of the input coin and the denomination of the exchanged coin are both the same, such as when exchanging one million yen note into ten thousand yen notes or exchanging one thousand yen note into ten hundred yen coins, Single.

In this way, since both the denomination of the inserted coin and the denomination of the exchanged coin are predetermined, it may not be possible to exchange the desired denomination, and there is also the problem that an unnecessary amount may be exchanged.

In other words, in the above-mentioned money exchange machine, if a customer in possession of a 10,000 yen note wishes to exchange a 100 yen coin, he must first exchange the 10,000 yen note into 10 1,000 yen notes, and then You have to go through the complicated procedure of exchanging one 100 yen coin for 10 100 yen coins at another exchange machine.

On the other hand, even if you want 4 or 5 100 yen coins for 1 1,000 yen note, 10 100 yen coins will be thrown out, and a 500 yen note will not be thrown out. .

By the way, in recent years, the denominations and amounts that can be exchanged by inserting single or multiple denominations of coins are displayed on a lamp, and multiple denominations can be exchanged by sequentially selecting and specifying predetermined denominations and amounts within the displayed amount. Currency exchange machines have appeared that make it possible to exchange seed money.

For example, in order to exchange money, it is possible to insert 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, or 1,000 yen notes, and a large number of selection buttons are provided so that the customer can make various selections. At the same time, if one of these types of currency is inserted, a lamp is displayed to select the denomination and amount that can be exchanged within that amount.

If the denomination to be deposited for exchange is, for example, a 1,000 yen note, these selection buttons will be used to select a button for 1 coin (1,000 yen), a button for 5 coins (5,000 yen), a button for 10 coins (
io, ooo yen), and for 100 yen coins, a button for 50 coins (5,000 yen) and a button for 100 coins (10,000 yen) are provided.

Therefore, when a customer user inserts, for example, one ten thousand yen note, all the selection buttons for exchanging money of 10,000 yen or less are displayed with lights, regardless of the denomination.

Here, if the button for 5 tickets is selected and specified for denominations of 1,000 yen bills, the lamp display of the selection button with a denomination of more than 5,000 yen disappears.

Therefore, the lamp display of the selection button for denominations of 5,000 yen or less is maintained, and if you then select and specify the button for 50 coins for denominations of 100 yen coins, the input amount and the selected amount will match, so all The lamp display of the selection button disappears.

In this way, by confirming that all the lamps are off and pressing a separate exchange button, the selected 5 thousand yen notes and 50 100 yen coins are dispensed.

However, this type of money exchange machine has a large number of selection buttons arranged vertically and horizontally on the operation panel, and the selection buttons must be selected and specified many times until the amount to be inserted is reached, making the operation complicated and prone to operational errors. There is a drawback.

Moreover, the control inside the exchange machine is complicated and expensive, and there are problems in inspection and maintenance and maintenance in the event of a breakdown.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a money exchange machine that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and inconveniences.

This invention will be explained below.

As shown in FIG. 1, a front panel 2 that can be opened and closed of a money exchange machine 1 is provided with a money slot 3 for a customer user to insert money for exchange.
There is an operation display window 4 that displays the operating status such as "Currently processing", "Please wait for a while", "Canceled", etc. Also, the panel 2 corresponds to the coin denominations that can be inserted. Currency exchange selection buttons 5 (5A to 5J) for selecting and specifying one of the exchange types consisting of a combination of single or multiple denominations set in advance are placed on the denomination/quantity display plate 6 (6).
A to 6J) are provided, and a return button 8 is provided so that the money inserted into the slot 3 for exchange can be returned as is without being exchanged for the convenience of the party.

Furthermore, a payout port 9 is provided at the bottom of the panel 2 for storing coins deposited as exchange, and the customer user receives the coins stored here.

The currency exchange selection button 5 and the denomination/quantity display plate 6 are used as the currency exchange operation setting means 7, and in this embodiment, the currency denominations that the customer can insert for exchange are 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, and 5,000 yen notes.
There will be three types of 1,000 yen notes.

In addition, the combinations of exchange denominations for 10,000 yen notes are: 1) 10 1,000 yen notes, 2) 2 100 yen bars, 3) 20 1,000 yen bars, 4)
There are 5 types: 9 1,000 yen notes and 10 100 yen coins, 5) 5 1,000 yen notes and 1 100 yen coin, and for 5,000 yen notes, 1) 5 1,000 yen notes, 2) There are three types: 100 yen bars (5,000 yen), 3) 10 1000 yen bars (5,000 yen), and for 1,000 yen notes, 1) 2 1,000 yen bars (1) ,000 yen) and 2) 10 100 yen coins (1,000 yen).

In addition, in order to use the money that has been previously deposited as exchange money to be exchanged again for a lower denomination currency, some denominations other than the lowest denomination of the coins that can be inserted by the customer may be used. The exchange types for money include the exchange type including the minimum amount denomination.

In this example, exchange types corresponding to 10,000 yen notes and 5,000 yen notes each include those including 1,000 yen notes of the lowest denomination.

On the other hand, in the block diagram shown in FIG. 2 corresponding to FIG. Selection signal S from DN and exchange operation setting means 7
A selection circuit 12 outputs the deposited money data DM corresponding to the exchange denomination selected and designated based on L; 12 is a coin dispenser 13 which dispenses the required money based on the inputted deposited money data DM;
A dispensing control circuit 14 is a coin detection device for detecting coins to be dispensed and feeding them back to the dispensing control circuit 12.

If you insert a 10,000 yen note and press the exchange selection button 5A, the deposited currency data DM will be "10 1000 yen notes", and if you press the exchange selection button 5B, the deposited currency data DM will be "10 1000 yen bills". The money output data DM has the contents of "2 100 yen bars."

The same goes for the following. For example, if you press the currency exchange selection button 5E, the deposited currency data DM will be "5 thousand yen notes and 1 hundred yen coins.
If you insert a 1,000 yen note and press the exchange selection button 5J, the deposited coin data DM at that time will be ``10 100 yen coins.''

Such selection circuit 11 may be constructed of, for example, a gate circuit, a matrix circuit, or the like.

The dispensing control circuit 12 also includes a memory circuit for storing dispensed coin data DM, a counter for counting the detection signal DT from the coin detection device 14 for each denomination to determine the amount of dispensed coins, a memory circuit, and the contents of the counter. It consists of a comparison circuit that performs comparison and subtraction.

Thus, the dispensing control circuit 12, the money dispensing machine 13, and the money detecting device 14 constitute a money dispensing control means 15 for dispensing money based on the dispensing money data DM.

In such a configuration, when a customer user inserts money to be exchanged into the input slot 3, the authenticity of the currency is discriminated by the currency discrimination device 10, and if the currency is counterfeit, it is immediately sent to the customer user from the input slot 3. will be returned.

In addition, in the case of genuine coins, the inserted coins are stored in the storage section and a discrimination signal DN is outputted, and the part of the exchange operation setting means 7 corresponding to the denomination of the inserted coins is displayed by lighting a lamp.

In other words, if the inserted coin is a ten thousand yen note, press the exchange selection buttons 5A to 5E and/or denomination and quantity display plates 6A to 6E.
The lamp will light up, and in the case of a 5,000 yen note, the exchange selection buttons 5F to 5H and/or the denomination and quantity display plate 6F will be displayed.
~6H will be displayed with a lit lamp, and in the case of 1,000 yen notes, press exchange selection buttons 5I, 5J and/or denomination/quantity display)
6I and 6J indicate that the lamp is lit.

When the customer presses any one of the exchange selection buttons 5 whose lamps are lit, the selection circuit 11 outputs deposited money data DM corresponding to the selection signal SL and discrimination signal DL.

In this case, the lamp of the selected exchange selection button (including the denomination/quantity display plate) remains lit, but the lamps of all other exchange selection buttons are turned off.

In this way, the selection circuit 11 outputs deposited currency data DM corresponding to the exchange denomination selected and designated by the customer user, and this data is set in the storage circuit within the deposit control circuit 12. .

Therefore, based on the data in this memory circuit, the throwing machine 13
dispenses the coins stored in the storage box to the payout port 9. The dispensed coins are detected by the coin detection device 14, and the detection signal DT is input to the counter in the dispensing control circuit 12 to determine the dispensed coin amount. is counted.

The count value of the counter is compared with data stored in the storage circuit in a comparison circuit, and when the amounts of both coins match, the storage circuit and the counter are cleared and a dispensing end signal FD is output.

Based on this dispensing end signal FD, dispensing of money is stopped, and the exchange selection button whose lamp is lit is turned off.

In this way, it is possible to obtain exchange money with a combination of money denominations and quantities corresponding to the selected exchange denomination.

Note that until the exchange selection button 5 is pressed, the inserted money can be returned by pressing the return button 8.

Furthermore, a 1,000 yen note that has been exchanged into a 10,000 yen note or a 5,000 yen note and thrown out can be inserted into the slot 3 to be exchanged into a 1,000 yen gold bar or a 100 yen coin.

As described above, according to the money exchange machine of the present invention, exchange types consisting of a predetermined combination of one or more denominations can be exchanged.
Multiple sets are provided corresponding to each of the multiple denominations of money that a customer user can insert for currency exchange, and one of the exchange denominations is provided.
You can exchange money by selecting and specifying one.

Therefore, since there are multiple denominations of money that can be inserted for currency exchange, it is convenient for customers who wish to exchange money. It is easy to operate as it can be obtained automatically by selecting and specifying one of the denominations, and
It is extremely useful for currency exchange operations at banks, etc.

Furthermore, among the coins of denominations that can be inserted, exchange types that include the minimum denomination are included in the exchange types for coins of denominations other than the lowest denomination, so you can exchange multiple denominations with fewer selection buttons. It is also possible to exchange money.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, there are three types of currency that can be inserted for exchange: 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, and 1,000 yen notes. Although the number of denominations is set to 10, the number and contents of the combinations can be arbitrarily set depending on the deposited coins.

Furthermore, although the case has been described in which the dispensing control circuit is configured with a memory circuit, a counter, and a comparison circuit, the same operation is possible even if the dispensing control circuit is configured with a preset counter.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of a money exchange machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing its control system. 1...Money exchange machine, 2...Front panel, 3...Money slot, 4...Operation display window, 5A to 5J...・・Currency exchange selection button, 6A~6
J・・・・・・Denomination quantity display plate, 7・・・・・・
Currency exchange operation setting means, 8...Return button, 9...
...Payout port, 10...Money validation device, 11
... Selection circuit, 12 ... Dispensing control circuit, 13 ... Money dispensing machine, 14 ... Money detection device, 15 ...・Money dispensing control Teshima

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of sets of exchange types are predetermined for each of multiple denominations of money that a customer user can insert for currency exchange, and the lowest of the denominations of money that the customer user can insert. For selecting one of the exchange types for coins of the inserted denomination, where the exchange types for money of a denomination other than the denomination include an exchange type including the minimum denomination. a currency exchange operation setting means having a currency exchange push button and generating a selection signal according to the operated push button; a currency discrimination device for discriminating the authenticity of the inserted money; a selection circuit for outputting coin data to be dispensed corresponding to the exchange denomination selected based on a discrimination signal and a selection signal from the exchange operation setting means; and a selection circuit for dispensing money based on the coin data to be dispensed. A money exchange machine comprising a money dispensing control means and.