JPS59214994A - Paper money dispensor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus, for example, a banknote processing apparatus installed in a banknote handling apparatus such as an automatic teller machine.

A conventional banknote processing device includes a deposited banknote storage box that stores inserted banknotes, and a disbursed banknote storage box that stores banknotes to be discharged by denomination. Such a banknote processing device requires a large number of banknote storage boxes, and since incoming banknotes cannot be used as outgoing banknotes, the outgoing banknote storage box must be replenished with banknotes relatively frequently. There was a problem. Therefore, a circulating banknote processing apparatus was developed in which deposited banknotes are stored by denomination in banknote storage boxes for each denomination, and outgoing banknotes are taken out from the storage box. With this circulation type, the deposited banknotes are stored in the storage box, and the banknotes to be withdrawn are constantly replenished, so the amount of banknotes that needs to be replenished is much larger for the amount of money being withdrawn than the amount of money being deposited. This has the advantage that it is limited to cases where there are many However, since the front and back sides of the banknotes inserted by the customer are not always the same, the front and back sides of the banknotes stored in the storage box are not always the same. Therefore, when such banknotes are discharged, a mixture of face-up banknotes and back-side banknotes is handed to the customer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a circulating banknote processing device that stores deposited banknotes by denomination in a storage box and uses the stored banknotes as disbursed banknotes. The purpose of this method is to enable the banknotes to be stored in a fixed orientation by inverting the banknotes, so that the banknotes can be ejected with the front and back sides aligned.

The banknote processing device according to the present invention includes a banknote discrimination device that determines the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of a banknote, a denomination-specific banknote storage unit that stores banknotes by denomination, and a banknote processing device that determines the front and back sides of banknotes based on the banknote discrimination device. A banknote adjustment device that aligns the front and back sides of the banknote in a fixed direction, and a means for feeding the banknote whose front and back directions have been adjusted into a corresponding denomination banknote storage unit according to the denomination determination result by the banknote validating device. Features and spells.

The front and back orientation of each banknote is determined before it is stored in the denomination storage unit, and all banknotes are adjusted so that they are oriented in the same direction, so the banknotes are stored in each denomination storage unit in a fixed orientation. will be done. As a result, when bills are fed out from the denomination storage section and discharged from the discharge section, all the discharged bills are oriented in the same direction.

It is equipped with a temporary storage section that temporarily retains genuine banknotes based on the authenticity determination by the banknote discrimination device, and a means for sending the banknotes in the temporary storage section to the banknote discrimination device again, so that the banknote discrimination device It is preferable to determine whether the paper is front or back, and adjust the front or back sides based on this determination.

The inserted banknotes are immediately held in the temporary holding section after their authenticity is determined. Therefore, when a customer requests a return, the temporarily held banknotes are returned as is. Since the temporarily held banknotes have not gone through the front-back adjustment process, they can be returned in the same state as the customer inserted them.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Figure 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a circulating banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention. The banknote input section (1) is also used as a return section. The input part (1) may also be used as a discharge part. The banknote processing device also has a pill checker (
2), bill front and back adjusting section (3,), bill storage section by denomination (4,
A) to (4C), a banknote collection unit (4D), a banknote temporary storage unit (5), and a defective banknote temporary storage unit (6) are provided,
Each of these parts (1) (2) < 3) (4A) to (4D) (
There are conveyance paths (11) to (19) between 5) and (6), and banknotes are conveyed by these conveyance paths. At the branch points from the conveyance path (13) to the conveyance path (14) and (18), and at the point where the conveyance path (19) branches from the conveyance path (18), flappers (20E) (20G) are used for distribution, respectively. It is provided. Further, banknote detectors are provided at appropriate locations, for example, at points (PB) to (PG). The pill checker (2) distinguishes the authenticity and type (denomination) of banknotes, and also determines the front and back sides of the banknotes being conveyed. The front and back sides of banknotes are relative, so you can use either side as the front or the back, but
Here, for convenience, items that need to be reversed in the front-back adjusting section (3) are placed face down, and items that do not require reversal are placed face up. The front and back sides of a banknote can be determined, for example, by the magnetic pattern of the banknote. Input/return section (1), bill storage sections (4C) to (4A), and bill temporary storage section (5
) is used to hold banknotes that have been inserted or brought in.
It has a mechanism for stacking banknotes brought in from the conveyance path and a mechanism for feeding out the stacked banknotes one by one.

The defective banknote temporary holding section (6) also holds the brought in banknotes, but the held banknotes are fed out all at once. The banknote adjustment unit (3) allows front-up banknotes to pass through as is, and reverses back-up banknotes.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the banknote temporary storage section (5).

In this figure, a box body for storing banknotes is omitted. Input/return section (1) and bill storage section by denomination (4A
) to (4C) also have almost the same configuration as the temporary storage section (5). The only difference is that the size of the box differs depending on the amount of banknotes it holds. Further, the input/return section (1) is provided with an input/return port (1a).

In FIG. 2, a collection belt (21) is placed horizontally at the bottom of the box of the temporary storage section (5) and is hung between rollers. A presser plate (23) is erected on the upper part of the grain accumulating belt (21), and when the belt (21) is driven by a motor (22), the presser plate (23) presses the accumulating belt (21). 21) Banknotes (B
) is moved back and forth depending on the silk. A retainer (28) is provided below the upper part of the accumulating belt (21) on which banknotes (B) are placed so that the upper part thereof remains horizontal. The front side of the accumulating belt (21) is a feeding port, and a shutter (25) is provided to open and close this feeding port.

This shutter (25) is opened and closed by a solenoid (26) via a link (27). The shutter (25) also functions to hold the accumulated banknotes.

In front of such a banknote stacking section, a stacking roller (31) is arranged in the upper part, and a feeding roller (32) is arranged in the lower part, and a conveyor belt (33) is connected to these rollers (31) and (32). It is hung. Laura (31
) (32) and the belt (33) are driven by a motor (38). A holding roller (34) is in contact with the collecting roller (31).

A two-sheet feeding prevention roller (35) is in contact with the feeding roller (32) below the feeding opening. This O-ra (3
5) is driven to rotate in the opposite direction to the feed roller (32). There is a guide plate (44) below the feeding roller (32).
are provided along the circumferential surface of the roller (32).

The conveyance path (16) is composed of a large number of rollers (41) and a belt (42) wrapped around these rollers (41). A belt (33) faces the belt (42) and conveys the bill by sandwiching it between the two belts (42) and (33).A guide plate (43) is also provided below this part. A flapper (36) is provided above the collecting roller (31) at the point where the transport path (16) branches to the entrance to the temporary storage section (5). ) is driven by a solenoid (37).

When the transported banknotes are to be accumulated in the temporary holding section (5), the flapper (36) is switched to block the transport path (16) and the shutter (25) is at the position where the outlet is closed. (both are shown by chain lines in FIG. 2). When the motor (38) is driven, the banknotes that have been conveyed through the conveyance path (16) from the bottom to the top in FIG. 5) Shutter (25) and belt (21) inside
sent to the top. The holding plate (23) holds the accumulated banknotes (B
) are sequentially moved backward according to the number of sheets.

When dispensing accumulated banknotes, use the flapper (
36) is switched to a position that blocks the above-mentioned accumulation path as shown by the solid line, and the shutter (25) is opened. When the motor (38) is driven, the feeding roller (32) is made of rubber, and the prevention roller (35) is driven in the opposite direction, so that the bills are fed out one by one and the guide plate (44) ) and the roller (32).
6) Go inside and be sent upwards in Figure 2.

The flappers of the banknote storage units (4A) to (4C) corresponding to the 7 flaps (36) of the temporary storage unit (5) are respectively (36A
) to (36G> (see Figure 1).
5), the flapper installed between the conveyance path (16) and the recovery path toward the recovery section (4D) is designated as (36D).

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the front and back adjustment section (3) for banknotes.

This adjustment section (3) has three conveyance paths (51) (52)
, (53). These transport paths (5
1) to (53) are all rollers (5, 4> (5
6) (58) and the bell i hung on these rollers
- (55) (57) (59), but only a part of them is shown.

The conveyance path (51) is for the banknotes with the front side to pass through. The conveyance path (52) branches from the conveyance path (51), and a flapper (20F) for distribution is provided at this branch point. The conveyance paths (52) and (53) touch each other at their tips, and the conveyance path (53) merges with the conveyance path (51). An impeller (60) is provided near the tips of the both edge feed paths (52) and (53) and between them.

For sorting, when the flapper (20F) is in the position (shown by the solid line in Fig. 3) that blocks the conveyance path (52), the banknotes sent from the conveyance path (14) are routed through the conveyance path (51). The third
(shown by a chain line in the figure), banknotes are transferred from the conveyance path (14) to the conveyance path (
52).

When reaching the tip of the conveyance path (52), the vicinity of the rear end of the banknote is caught in the gap of the conveyance path (53) by the impeller (60) rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It will be done. When the drive of the conveyance path (52) is stopped or reversed and the conveyance path 53) is driven in the direction of the conveyance path (51), the banknotes are transferred from the conveyance path (53) to the conveyance path (51).
When the banknote is transferred from the transport path (52) to the transport path (53) and the transport direction is reversed, the front and back of the banknote are reversed.

It is preferable that the length of the conveyance path (51) and the sum of the lengths of the conveyance paths (52) and (53) are set equal.

FIG. 4 shows the process of feeding out banknotes inserted into the input/return section (1) and transporting them to the temporary storage section (5). This processing is controlled by the CPU, for example. Further, this process is shown only for one banknote.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the banknote feeding mechanism of the input/return unit (1) is driven, and the banknotes in the input/return unit (1) are fed out one by one, and the banknotes are transferred to the conveyance path (11) (12). is sent to the pill checker (2) (step (72))
. The transported banknotes are checked for authenticity and denomination by the pill checker (2) (step (73)). This discrimination result is stored in memory. The banknotes are conveyed in a parallel manner and enter the conveyance path (12) to (13) (PE
) (step (74)), the above-mentioned discrimination result is read out from the memory (step (75)), and it is determined whether it is a genuine banknote (step (7B)). In the case of real banknotes, the flapper (20E) is the conveyance path (18)
(step (77))
), the banknotes head from the conveyance path (13) to (14). Further, depending on the discriminated denomination, the number of temporarily reserved coins of that denomination is added by 1 (step (78)). The number of temporarily reserved coins and the number of stored coins for each denomination (described later) are counted in a predetermined area of the memory. The flapper (20F> of the banknote adjustment unit (3) is switched to block the conveyance path (52), and the banknote is transferred to the conveyance path (51) as it is (without being turned upside down). through the transport path (1
5) From (16), it is sent into the temporary holding section (5) and accumulated.

In the case of counterfeit banknotes, banknotes whose denomination cannot be determined, banknotes that are so damaged that they have no value as banknotes, etc.
76), the flapper (20E) is moved to the conveyance path (14).
) is switched to cut off (step (79)),
Such banknotes are temporarily held in the defective banknote temporary holding unit (6).

It has been switched to Also, the number of returned banknotes is incremented by 1 (step (80)). The banknotes in the temporary storage unit (6) are returned to the return unit (1) all at once after all banknotes in the input/return unit (1) have been fed out.

The above operations are sequentially performed for all banknotes in the input/return section (1). That is, the banknotes are sequentially fed out, discriminated, and conveyed, such that the second banknote is fed out from the input/return unit (1) at an appropriate interval so as not to overlap the first banknote. It will be done. This also applies to the processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 5 shows a procedure for re-discriminating the banknotes in the temporary holding section (5) and storing them in the storage boxes (4A) to (4C) or the collection box (4D) according to denomination.

It will be done later.

One bill is fed out from the temporary holding section (5) (step (81)) and sent to the bill checker (2) through the conveyance path (17) (12), where its denomination and front and back status are checked. It is determined (step (82)>. This determination result is stored in a predetermined area of the memory. The verified bill is conveyed through the conveyance path (13), and the flapper (20E) is switched to the conveyance path (14) side. Since the banknotes are placed on the transport path (14
).

When the banknote reaches the (PF) point (step (83)), the discrimination result is read out from the memory (step (84)), and it is determined whether it is a normal banknote (step (83)).
5)). The banknotes held in the temporary holding section (5) are
Although the banknotes are genuine banknotes that have already been identified in step (73) in FIG. 4, they also include banknotes that are slightly damaged and are therefore unsuitable for release to customers. Therefore, in step (85), it is determined whether the banknote is a banknote (normal banknote) that can be used as a payout banknote. If the banknote is normal, it is further determined whether the banknote is being conveyed face up or face down based on the discrimination result read out from the memory (step (86)). In the case of a face-down banknote, the flapper (20F>) is switched to block the conveyance path (51) as described above (step (87)).Thereby, the face-down banknote is transferred to the conveyance path (52). In the process of passing through (53), the banknotes are turned face up.For banknotes that are face up and banknotes that are not normal, the flapper (20F> is switched to block the transport path (52), so that these banknotes are transferred to the transport path (52). 51) (step (8)
8)). Since abnormal banknotes will be collected, there is no need to align the front and back sides of the banknotes.

In any case, when the banknotes that have passed through the banknote adjusting section (3) reach the point (PD) on the conveyance path (15) (step (
89)), and the discrimination result is read out again (step (90)).
), it is determined whether the banknote should be collected (step (91)). The determination in step (91) is substantially the same as the determination in step (85). If the banknotes are not suitable for withdrawal, use a flapper (36D
) is switched to the collection side, and the bill is sent to the collection section (4D) (step (93)). The number of sheets is also counted (step (94)).

In the case of a normal banknote, the flapper (36D> is switched so as to block the collection path, so that this banknote does not pass through the conveyance path (16D).
). When the banknote reaches the point (PC>) on the conveyance path (16) (step (95)), it is further determined based on the discrimination result whether the denomination of the banknote is the denomination C) that should be stored in the storage section (4C). It is determined whether the
) (97) ). Banknotes of denomination C are flappers (36C
) and closing the corresponding shutter 125), the coins are stored in the storage section (4C), and the number of coins for each denomination is counted (steps (98) and (99)).

Banknotes of denominations other than C are further sent along the transport path (16) (step (1oo)). When the banknote reaches the (PB) point (step (101)), it is similarly determined whether the denomination is B (step (102)).
(103) ), banknotes of denomination B are stored in the storage section (4B),
Bills of other denominations (denomination A) are sent into the storage section (4A) (steps (104) to (107)).
).

FIG. 6 shows the banknote return process. This process is
Performed when a return command or cancellation command is input.

The banknotes in the temporary holding section (5) are fed out one by one (step (1ii)) and are discriminated by the pill checker (2) (
Step (112) ) (The content of the discrimination will be described later).

Since the flapper (20E) is switched to block the conveyance path (14), the banknotes are moved from the conveyance path (13) to (1).
8). When the banknote reaches (PG) point (step (
113)), it is determined whether the banknote is normal based on the m-based results (steps (114) (115)')
. Here, abnormal banknotes include two overlapping banknotes,
Refers to items that are likely to jam near the return section (1), such as damaged banknotes or banknotes that are tilted diagonally with respect to the conveyance path. For normal banknotes, please use flapper (20G
> is switched to block the conveyance path (19) (step (116)), and the product is sent directly to the return section (1) through the conveyance path (18). For abnormal banknotes, the flapper (20G) is switched to guide the banknotes to the conveyance path (19), so such banknotes are temporarily held in the holding section (6) (step (117)) and The number of sheets is counted (step (118)).

The banknotes in the temporary storage unit (6) are returned to the return unit (1) all at once after the banknotes in the storage unit (5) have been returned. This prevents jams from occurring near the return section (1), and even if a jam occurs, the return of banknotes in the holding section (5) has already been completed, so the paperbacks can be stored inside the return section (1). It is sufficient to remove the jammed banknotes.

In addition, in the case of withdrawal, the banknotes in each storage box (4A) to (4C) are sent to the pill checker (2) through the transport path (16) (17), where they are re-differentiated, and then transported. Road (
12) (13) Pass through (18) to the input/return section (
1) or sent to a separately installed outlet.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the banknote handling device, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the banknote temporary storage section, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the banknote front/back adjusting section, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the banknote temporary holding section. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the holding operation, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the storing process of temporarily held TC banknotes by denomination, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the returning process of temporarily held banknotes. (1)...Input/return section, (2)...Pill checker,
(3)...Banknote front and back adjusting section, (4A) to (4G)...
・Banknote storage section by denomination, (5)...Banknote temporary storage section, (
11) to (19)... Conveyance path. 4 people other than the above

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A banknote discrimination device that determines the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of banknotes, a denomination-specific banknote storage unit that stores banknotes by denomination, and a banknote recognition device that determines the front and back sides of banknotes to ensure that the front and back sides of the banknotes are oriented in a fixed direction. A banknote processing device comprising: a banknote adjustment device for adjusting the front and back sides of the banknote, and a means for feeding the banknote whose front and back directions have been adjusted into a banknote storage unit for each denomination according to a denomination determination result by a banknote validating device. (2> Equipped with a temporary storage section that temporarily retains genuine banknotes based on the authenticity determination by the banknote discrimination device, and a means for sending the banknotes in the temporary storage section to the banknote discrimination device again, so that the banknotes can be discriminated during the second banknote discrimination. A banknote processing device according to claim 1, wherein the device determines whether a banknote is front or back.