JPS5965388A - Bank accounting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bank teller apparatus, and more particularly to a bank teller apparatus in which, for example, one bill dispenser is used by two tellers on both the left and right sides thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART Conventionally, there has been a bank teller system in which one banknote dispensing machine is used by two tellers on the left and right sides thereof. In such a device, operating consoles are provided on both the left and right sides of the bill dispensing machine, and each teller issues a bill discharging command from the corresponding operating console. Accordingly, the bill is ejected from the bill dispensing machine.

In the above-described apparatus, since the banknotes are ejected from one banknote dispensing machine, the banknotes ejected to one teller may be mistakenly picked out by the other teller.

Such problems are particularly common at bank counters, which are often crowded with customers, as each teller is required to be processed within a short period of time. Conventionally, no measures have been taken against the above-mentioned mistaken withdrawal of banknotes, which has been a serious problem in banks where accuracy is required.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a bank teller device that can prevent banknotes from being erroneously removed when two tellers use one banknote dispensing machine.

Structure and Effects of the Invention To summarize, the present invention provides a bank teller device in which one banknote dispensing machine is used by two tellers on the left and right sides thereof.
A first sensor and a second sensor are provided on the left and right sides of the ejection opening of the bill dispensing machine, respectively, and a bill discharging command means operated by the teller on the left side and a bill discharging command means operated by the teller on the right side are provided. In response to the operation of the first banknote discharge command means and the output of the second sensor, a state in which the teller on the right side attempts to remove the banknote discharged to the teller on the left side is detected. and, in response to the operation of the second bill discharge command means and the output of the first sensor, detecting a state in which the teller on the left side attempts to pull out the bill discharged to the teller on the right side; If such an erroneous teller detects that a banknote has been removed, an alarm is generated.

According to this invention, when the other teller tries to take out a banknote that has been ejected to one teller, an alarm is generated, so that it is possible to prevent the banknote from being erroneously removed. Therefore, accurate counter operations can be performed.

Hereinafter, this invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a banknote dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, four cartridges 1, 2, 3, and 4 and a collection box 5 are installed inside the banknote dispensing machine, each guided by a rail (not shown). Banknotes 1a of a desired denomination are loaded into the cartridge 1 between the presser plate 1b and the delivery roller 1C. As the number of banknotes 1a decreases due to the feeding by the feeding roller 1C, the presser plate 111I moves in the direction of the arrow. A detection section such as a microswitch is provided at an appropriate position within the sliding range of the holding plate 1b. That is, a bill-out forecast sensor 1e and a bill-out sensor 1[ are provided. Further, the cartridge 1 is provided with a denomination setting switch 1Q consisting of a dip switch or the like. This denomination setting switch 1g is for transmitting information on the denomination of the cartridge to the main body of the banknote dispensing machine via a brush (not shown) or the like. A feeding sensor S1 for detecting feeding of banknotes from the cartridge 1 is provided outside the feeding roller 1c. Passage sensors S5, 39, S10, S11, and 812 are also provided along the banknote conveyance path.

A denomination discrimination section 10 is provided behind the passage sensor S5. The denomination determining section 10 determines the denomination by optical or magnetic means, for example, and determines the denomination discharged from each cartridge. After leaving the denomination discrimination section 10, the bill is guided to a thickness detection and recognition section 11. This thickness detection section 11 checks, for example, two banknotes sent in piles. Banknotes that are poorly conveyed or banknotes that are caught and jammed in the conveyance mechanism are sorted by the separator 14 and collected into the collection box 5 through the collection sensor S14. On the other hand, the normally transported banknotes pass through the passage sensor S12 and are ejected from the ejection port 22. A discharge detection sensor S13 is provided in relation to the discharge port 22.

Furthermore, an opening/closing detection sensor S15 is provided in relation to the door 6. This opening/closing detection sensor S15 is for detecting the opening/closing state of 16.

Although cartridge 1 has been described in detail in the above description, cartridges 2, 3 and 4 also include the same configuration as cartridge 1.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the bill dispensing section of the bill dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the bill ejecting section shown in FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the banknote ejecting section will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

This banknote dispensing unit includes a display 21 that displays out-of-banknotes, errors, and the like. At the bottom of this display 21, conveyor belts 41, 42, 43 and 44 are arranged, and a banknote discharge port 22 is formed. That is, the banknotes 23 are discharged from the banknote discharge port 22. A shutter 24 is provided in association with the banknote outlet 22. When the shutter 24 is opened, the banknotes 23 can be removed.

Next, the opening/closing mechanism of the shutter 24 will be explained. This opening/closing mechanism is provided on both left and right sides of the banknote ejecting section. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts in the opening and closing mechanism on the right side and the opening and closing mechanism on the left side. Furthermore, the reference numbers for each part of the right-hand opening/closing mechanism have an R at the end.
, and the reference numbers for each part of the opening/closing mechanism on the left side are appended with an L at the end.

First, the opening/closing mechanism includes a shutter motor 25 for opening/closing the shutter 24 . This rotation of the shutter motor 25 is transmitted to a pulley 27 via a belt 26. This pulley 27 is individually attached to the rotating shaft 28. Therefore, the rotation of the shutter motor 25 is transmitted to the opening/closing mechanism on the right side and the opening/closing mechanism on the left side by this rotating shaft 28.

That is, the right shutter cam 30R is fixed near the right end of the rotating shaft 28, and the left shutter cam 30L is fixed near the left end of the rotating shaft 28. In addition, right shutter cam 3
0R and the left shutter cam 30L are fixed to each other with a deviation of 90' from each other. This is due to the rotating shaft 28 as described later.
Therefore, the right opening/closing mechanism and the left opening/closing mechanism are individually driven according to the rotational direction of the shutter motor 25. A segment gear 31 is rotatably supported on a shaft 32 so as to be interlocked with the rotation of the shutter cam 30. This segment gear 31 is provided with a roller 31a at one end thereof. It will be done. This roller 31 is pushed down by the shutter cam 30 when the corresponding shutter cam 30 rotates in a predetermined direction. Thereby, the segment gear A7-31 rotates around the shaft 32. In addition,
A segment gear gear return spring 33 is provided. This segment
7-tu One end of the return spring is engaged with the lower side of the segment gear 31, and the other end is locked with the protrusion 34.

That is, the segment gear return spring 33
The rotation force in the direction that 1a is pushed up is applied to ceramic 1.
~Gear 31. As a result, the roller 31 and the outer peripheral portion of the shutter cam 30 are always in contact with each other. On the other hand, a plurality of teeth 3111 are formed at the other end of the segment gear 31.

These teeth 31b are preferably segment gear 31
It is arranged along an arc centered around the center of rotation. A shutter gear 35 is arranged so as to mesh with the teeth 31b of the segment gear 31. This shutter gear 35 is
It is fixed to one end of the shaft 38. An identification plate 37 is attached to the other end of this shaft 38. The identification plate 37 is
The rotation opens the shutter 24. For example, in the example shown in the second figure, the right discrimination plate i-37R rotates to open the shutter 24. The identification plate 37 also includes an indicator that indicates to which teller the banknote 23 ejected from the ejection port 22 is ejected, the left or the right. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the left identification plate 37L is in an upright state, which means that the left teller is prohibited from picking out banknotes. Furthermore, the rotation axis 3
A shutter return spring 36 is attached to 8. This shutter return spring 36 applies rotational force to the shutter 24 in the opening direction. As a result, when the shutter 24 is not opened due to the suppression of the identification plate 37, the open state is maintained.

Here, the shutter opening/closing mechanism will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

When the shutter cam 30R rotates to the left from the state shown in FIG. 4, the roller 31Ra of the segment gear 33R is pushed down as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the segment gear 31 rotates clockwise around the RGJ shaft 32R. Therefore, the plurality of teeth 31Rb formed at the other end of the segment gear 31R rotate the shutter gear 35R counterclockwise. In response, the rotation shaft 38R and therefore the identification plate 37R rotate counterclockwise. Therefore, the identification plate 37R presses the shutter 24 in the opening direction, causing the shutter 24 to open.

In the above description, the opening/closing mechanism on the right side has been described, but the opening/closing mechanism on the left side operates in substantially the same manner. However, since the left shutter cam 30L is installed approximately 90 degrees apart from the right shutter cam 30R,
The left shutter cam 30L is the right shutter cam 30R.
The shutter 24 is opened by rotating in the opposite direction.

That is, the shutter motor 25 shown in FIG. 2 rotates counterclockwise (
(counterclockwise rotation), the shutter 24 is opened by the opening/closing mechanism on the right side. Conversely, when the shutter motor 25 rotates to the right (rotates clockwise), the shutter 24 is opened by the opening/closing mechanism on the left side.

On the other hand, a sensor cam 29 is attached to the aforementioned rotating shaft 28 between the pulley 27 and the shutter cam 30R. A notch is formed in a predetermined portion of this sensor cam 29. Shutter opening/closing detection sensors 820 and 821 are connected to the sensor cam 29 to detect the rotational position of this notch.
and 822 are provided. As will be described later, the rotation angle of the shutter 24 is detected based on the detection outputs of these sensors S20 to S822, and the timing of stopping the shutter motor 25 is controlled.

6A, 6B, and 6C are diagrams showing the relationship between the shutter opening/closing detection sensor and the sensor cam. Further, FIG. 7 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the shutter motor 25. The operation of the shutter motor 25 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, and 7.

First, in the state shown in FIG. 6A, that is, in the state in which the shutter opening/closing detection sensor 820 detects a gap in the cam 29, the shutter 24 is in a completely open state. Here, when the shutter motor 25 is rotated to the left in order to release the banknotes to the right teller, the opening/closing mechanism on the right side is driven and the shutter 24 is opened. In response, the sensor cam 29 rotates to the left, and eventually the notch of the sensor cam 29 is detected by the shutter opening/closing detection sensor 821 as shown in FIG. 6B. In this state, the position of the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S21 is selected so that the shutter 24 is substantially horizontal. That is, the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S2
1 detects the notch in the sensor cam 29, the shutter 2
4 is in a completely open state. Therefore, the left rotation of the shutter motor 25 is stopped in response to the detection output of the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S21. When the bill is removed from the discharge port 22, the shutter motor 25 is rotated clockwise to close the shutter 24. Therefore, the notch of the sensor cam 29 returns to its original position as shown in FIG. 6A, and is detected by the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S20.

In this state, the shutter 24 is completely closed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the clockwise rotation of the shutter motor 25 is stopped in response to the detection output of the sensor 820 which detects the opening/closing of the shutter 17.

Next, when the shutter motor 25 is rotated clockwise in order to release the banknotes to the left puller, the opening/closing mechanism on the left side is driven and the shutter 25 is opened. Depending on the sensor cam 29
rotates to the left, and with the shutter 24 fully open, the notch of the sensor cam 29 moves to the position shown in FIG. 6C. That is, the shutter open/close detection sensor 822 detects the notch in the sensor cam 29. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the clockwise rotation of the shutter motor 25 is stopped in response to the detection output of the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S22. When the bill is removed, the shutter motor 25 is rotated counterclockwise to close the shutter 24. When the shutter 24 is completely closed, the notch of the sensor cam 29 is connected to the shutter opening/closing detection sensor S2 as shown in FIG. 6A.
Detected by 0. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotation of the shutter motor 25 is stopped in response to the detection output of the shutter cam gap open detection sensor 320.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned bill dispensing machine is provided with a discharge detection sensor S13 in relation to the bill discharging port 22.

This discharge detection sensor 813 is a sensor that detects each time a banknote is discharged from the discharge port 22. Further, sensors S15 and S16 are provided in front of the ejected banknote 23.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between sensors S13.815 and S16. As shown, the sensor 815 detects that the left teller's right hand 51 pulls out the bill 23.

Further, the sensor S16 indicates that the left hand 52 of the right teller is the banknote 2.
Detects that 3 is removed.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the embodiment described above. In the figure, a ROM 52 and a RAM 53 are connected to a CPU 51. The ROM 52 stores operating programs as shown in FIGS. 128 to 13E, which will be described later. R
AM53 includes storage areas as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, for example. The CPU 51 is further connected to a reading circuit 54 via a pass line. Motor drive control n circuit 55.
Clutch control drive circuit 56 and attendant panel control circuit 5
7 is connected. The reading circuit 54 is provided with outputs from the various sensors described above. The motor drive control circuit 55 is
The motor 58 and shutter motor 25 are driven based on the command from the CPtJ 51.

The motor 58 is a motor for transporting m-bills.

The shutter motor 25 is a motor for opening and closing the shutter 24 as described above. Kuratsuji control drive circuit 56
drives five clutches based on commands from the CPU 51. This clutch 59 is a clutch for feeding out banknotes.

The attendant panel control circuit 57 includes various switches 60° and an indicator 21. Buzzer 61 is connected. The display 21 is a display that displays out-of-banknotes and errors as described above.

The buzzer 61 is a buzzer to notify that the teller who is picking out the banknotes is the wrong teller.

CPU 51 is further connected to transmission control circuit 71R and transmission control circuit 71.1 via a pass line. The transmission control circuits 71R and 71L are for communicating with a center (not shown) via terminal controllers 73R and 73[, respectively. The terminal controllers 73R and 73L have keyboard displays 72R and 72, respectively, which are an example of bill discharge command means.
L is connected. The keyboard display 72R is arranged on the right side of the banknote dispensing machine as a right-hand teller operation console. The keyboard display 72L is arranged on the left side of the bill dispensing machine as a left teller operation console. That is, the right teller operates the keyboard display 72R to transmit predetermined data to the center. Further, the left teller operates the keyboard display 72 to transmit predetermined data to the center. The center processes the received data and sends it back to the CPU 51. At this time, the center instructs the CPU 51 to select which teller on the right or left side to release the banknotes based on which of the keyboard displays 72R and 72m the data is received from.

FIG. 10 is a table for storing the denominations of banknotes loaded in the cartridges 1, 2, 3 and 4 shown in FIG. This table is stored in RAM 53. 11th
The figure is a table that stores the number of sheets ejected to the right teller and the number ejected to the left teller for each cartridge.

This table is also stored in RAM 53.

FIGS. 12A to 12E are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the above-described embodiment.

The operation of the above embodiment will now be described with reference to FIGS. 12A to 12E.

First, FIG. 12A is a flowchart showing the operation of discharging banknotes when the power is turned on. In this FIG. 12A, in steps (abbreviated as SP in the figure) 1 to 4, the CPLI
51 and various sensors are checked. If it is normal, the open/closed state of the door 6 is checked in step 7, the presence or absence of cartridges 1 to 4 is checked in step 9, and step 1 is performed.
) 1, the presence or absence of the collection box 5 is checked.

If the door 6 is in the open state, proceed to step 8; if there are no cartridges 7 to 4, proceed to step 10;
If there is no collection box 5, the process advances to step 12. Next, in step 13, the data of the denomination setting switches for cartridges 1 to 4 (for cartridge 1, switch 1g) is read and written in the cartridge table shown in FIG.

Subsequently, in step 14, each component is initialized.

Here, if there is an error in steps 2 and 4, step 1
Step 5 notifies the terminal controller 73 that the operation of the banknote dispensing machine has stopped, and then displays an error code on the display 21 of the staff panel or the keyboard display 72 and stops the operation (step 6).

Next, in step 15 shown in FIG. 12B, various sensors of the bill dispensing machine are checked and whether the bill is out of stock is checked. If normal, the process proceeds to step 16, where the terminal controller waits to receive a withdrawal command from the center. Become. In step 18, the presence or absence of a withdrawal command is checked, and thereafter steps 15 to 18 are repeated until the amount data is sent.

When the amount data is sent, it is temporarily stored in the RAM 36, and in step 20, the table shown in FIG. 5 is searched to check whether the bill can be ejected. If release is not possible, the terminal controller 3 is informed of the impossibility of the transaction in step 21, and the process returns to step 15. If release is possible, the specified amount is released in step 22. If there is an error in feeding or conveying banknotes, or if multiple bills are conveyed in piles, please follow step 5 above.
Then, the terminal controller 73 is informed that the operation of the banknote dispensing machine has stopped, and the operation is stopped.

When the banknote is normally ejected, the ejection detection sensor S13 is turned off. This is determined in step 25 of Figure 12C. In step 26, it is determined whether the command from the center is a discharge command to the right-hand teller or a discharge command to the left-hand teller. If the emission is to the right side terror, the process proceeds to step 27 and the shutter motor 25 is rotated to the left. As a result, the right shutter opening/closing mechanism is driven as described above, and the shutter is opened. That is, the identification plate 37R rotates and the shutter 24 is opened. The left identification plate 37m remains in place and indicates that the bill to be ejected is not for the left teller. Note that the drive control of the shutter motor 25 is as explained in FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, and 7. Here, when the right teller inserts his left hand into the discharge port 22 to take out the bill, the sensor S16 is blocked from light as shown in FIG. Therefore, sensor 8
16 is turned off. This is determined in step 28. Subsequently, when the extraction of banknotes is completed, the sensor S13
and 816 are both turned on, and this is determined in step 29.

Then, proceed to step 30. In step 30, the shutter motor 25 is rotated clockwise, and the shutter 24 is closed by the shutter opening/closing mechanism on the right side.

Thereafter, the operations from step 15 onward in FIG. 12B are repeated.

On the other hand, if the left teller's right hand is inserted incorrectly, the sensor 815 will be turned off (see Figure 8).
The determination is made in step 31 of FIG. D, and the buzzer 61 is turned on in step 32. This allows the teller on the left to know that the banknotes currently being dispensed were not issued to him. If a banknote is accidentally removed regardless of the alarm by the buzzer, sensors S13 and S15 are turned on, and this is determined in step 33, and the process proceeds to step 34. Here, if the teller on the right side artificially inserts his hand into the sensor S16 to block light and turns off the sensor 816, the buzzer 61 is turned off in step 35. That is, the buzzer remains on until the teller on the right side recognizes the incorrect withdrawal of a bill. Therefore, a banknote mistakenly extracted by the teller on the left will be reliably handed to the teller on the right.

Next, the process returns to step 30 in FIG. 12C, and the shutter 25 is closed. Note that if the teller on the left notices the alarm from the buzzer 61 and returns his right hand without taking any bills, the sensor 813 will be turned off and the re-sensor 815 will be turned on, so the buzzer will be activated in step 37 after step 36. 6
1 is turned off.

Then, the operations from step 28 onward in FIG. 12C are repeated again.

In the above description, a case has been described in which a banknote is discharged to the teller on the right side, but when a banknote is discharged to a teller on the left side, an operation symmetrical to that described above is performed. That is, if the bill is normally handled by the left-hand teller, the operations of steps 270 to 300 are performed, and the shutter 24 is opened and closed by the left-hand shutter opening/closing mechanism.

Further, if there is an error in the extraction of banknotes, the operations of steps 310 to 370 shown in FIG. 12E are performed. In FIG. 12E, if the process proceeds to steps 330, 340 and 350, the banknote is removed by the right teller despite the warning from the buzzer 61. Further, if the process proceeds to steps 330, 360, and 370, this is a case where the teller on the right side returns his hand after noticing the alarm from the buzzer 61.

In addition, in the embodiment of (above) E, the LJ and identification plates 1 to 37 are provided with the opening/closing function of the vines 24 and the display function, but if the shape of the identification plate 37 is made larger, It is possible to provide a function to effectively prevent errors in removing banknotes. This is because, if a teller opposite to the teller from whom the banknote was released tries to insert his/her hand, the corresponding identification plate becomes fragile, making it difficult to insert the hand.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a banknote dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the banknote discharging section of the banknote dispensing machine shown in the first part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the banknote discharge section shown in FIG. 2 with the valve open. 4 and 5 show the shutter cam 30 and the segment]
It is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the gear 31 and the gear 31. 68 to 6C are diagrams showing the relationship between the sensor cam 29 and the shutter opening/closing detection sensor 320 and the shutter S22. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining drive control of the shutter motor 25. FIG. FIG. 8 shows sensor S13. It is a figure for showing the positional relationship of S15 and S16. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 10 and 11 are 9
It is a diagram showing a data table stored in the RAM 53 shown in the figure. FIGS. 128 to 12E are flowcharts for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 813 is a release detection sensor, S15 and 1
6 is a sensor for detecting the inserted teller's hand, 5
1 is a CPU, 52 is a ROM, 53 is a RAM, and 72R and 72L are keyboard displays. (2 others)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A bank teller device in which one banknote dispensing machine is used by two tellers on the left and right sides thereof, comprising: a first sensor provided on the left side of a banknote discharging opening of the banknote dispensing machine; - the banknote dispensing machine; A second sensor provided on the right side of the banknote discharge port of the dispensing machine, a first banknote discharge command means that commands banknote discharge by operating the teller on the left side, a second banknote discharge command that commands banknote discharge by operating the teller on the right side. a commanding means; a bill discharging means for discharging a bill to the bill discharging port in response to an operation of the first or second bill discharging command means; when the first bill discharging command means is operated and the second sensor a first state detecting means for detecting a state in which a teller who does not command bill discharging attempts to handle the bill in response to the output; the second bill discharging command means is operated and the first a second state detection means for detecting a state in which a teller who does not issue a command to eject the banknote attempts to remove the banknote in response to the output of the sensor; and an output from the first or second detection means. A bank teller device comprising an alarm generating means for generating an alarm in response to the above.