JPS61206097A - Cash processor for cash reimbursing window - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cash processing device for a cash refund counter that manages cash at a plurality of counters that issue cash refunds in exchange for winning betting tickets for horse racing, bicycle racing, etc.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Conventionally, cash refunds for this type of voting ticket have been performed manually by assigning staff to each of a number of counters.

By the way, the above-mentioned counters need to store a large amount of cash for refunds, and since the amount of cash remaining at such counters gradually decreases due to refunds, it is necessary to manually supply cash to these counters. There is.

However, in order to quickly process a large number of customers, many counters of this kind must be placed in various locations, and a large number of manpower is required to supply large amounts of cash to these many counters. is the current situation.

Furthermore, since the refund amount varies depending on the voting ticket among the many counters, and the frequency of use also differs depending on the location, it is necessary to manage how much cash should be supplied to which counter. management was extremely complicated. Furthermore, by manually intervening in the supply of cash,
Due to the risk of theft, loss, etc., there was a strong desire to automate the process of supplying cash to counters.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and contributes to labor saving by automating the supply of cash to a large number of cash refund counters, and also contributes to the supply of cash to a large number of cash refund counters. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cash processing device for a cash refund counter that can be easily managed.

[Summary of the Invention] The outline of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is to provide a storage for storing cash disposed at each of a plurality of counters for dispensing cash in exchange for winning voting tickets, and a storage for storing cash at each of these storages. A cash supply unit that supplies cash, a cash transport means that runs between the cash supply unit and each of the storage units and transports the cash in the cash supply unit to each of the storage units, and refund amount information at each counter. and a control means for controlling the cash supply unit and the cash conveying means so as to input and aggregate and manage the refund amount for each counter, and supply cash to each counter based on the total refund amount. It is characterized by:

[Embodiments of the invention] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a cash withdrawal system that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of a cash payout point, Fig. 3 is an external perspective view of a voting ticket reading terminal, and Fig. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an example of the ticket face information of a voting ticket, FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the banknote processing section in the storage, FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coin processing section in the storage, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coin processing section in the storage. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a banknote processing section in a common safe section, and FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a coin processing section in the safe section.

In FIG. 1, this cash withdrawal system includes a host computer 1 connected to the host computer 1 directly or via a local control computer 2,
It consists of a cash payment point 3 having a large number of refund windows.

The host computer 1 is placed in one place and stores winning information on betting tickets for horse racing, etc. (race date, race number, winning information such as single win, multiple wins, consecutive wins, etc.).

It outputs various information such as refund information (refund amount information corresponding to winning information) and information for determining authenticity of voting tickets. The above-mentioned various information from the host computer 1 is input to the cash payment point 3 via the local control computer 2 or directly.

A plurality of local control computers 2 are located throughout the country, and the cash payment point 3 installed in each region
It controls the

The cash dispensing point 3 includes a safe section 4 that also serves as a cash storage section and a cash supply section, storage boxes 5 arranged at each of a number of counters, and a cash deposit box 4 between the safe section 4 and a large number of storage locations 5. The receiver is composed of a cash conveyance means 6 for handing over cash.

Here, details of the cash payment point 3 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, this cash payment point 3 is provided with a longitudinal customer service table 7, and this customer service table 7 is partitioned at predetermined intervals to form a large number of counters 8.

Further, the safe section 4 is disposed at, for example, an end of the customer service table 7, and the storage cabinets 5 are disposed corresponding to each of the counters 8, respectively. The safe section 4 is provided with an output device 4A having an output function such as outputting the total amount of cash transported from each storage 5 for each storage thickness.

This storage 5 has first to third banknote storage sections 21A to 21C.
and first to third coin storage parts 31A to 31C, each of which has a storage part 5.
It can be inserted and removed from the And each storage section 21
A~210.Cash for refunds can be directly taken out from 31A~31G. Also, there are banknotes in this storage j15.

A coin removal/insertion slot 10 is provided so that cash can be inserted into the storage compartment 5 or cash can be automatically removed from the storage compartment 5. Note that 11 is a banknote inspection section 22, which will be described later. This is a display section that displays the amount of deposit counted by the first coin verification section 32. Reference numeral 12 denotes an approval key that is pressed when the amount displayed on the display section 11 matches the amount counted by the operator, and when the approval key 12 is pressed, the deposited money is transferred to each of the storage sections 21A to 21G, 31A~
31G to be carried out to the safe section 4.

Further, the cash conveying means 6 may be, for example, the customer service table 7.
It is arranged below the safe section 4 and each storage box 5 to exchange cash. In Figure 2,
Reference numeral 60 indicates a track for guiding a transport body 62, which will be described later.

An attendant table 14 is arranged inside the customer service table 7, and a voting ticket reading terminal 15 is placed on the attendant table 14 for each of the counters 8. As shown in FIG. 3, this voting ticket reading terminal 1115 includes at least an insertion part 18 for the voting ticket P, a reading part (not shown) for reading the face information of the inserted voting ticket P, and It has a display 17 that displays the refund amount. In addition, as for the face information of the voting ticket P, in addition to the printed information S1 in which the winning information is printed as shown in FIG. One example is one having barcode information S2. A barcode detection device is used as a reading device for reading the face information of such a voting ticket P. In addition, for tickets where the barcode information S2 is not recorded, there is a method of reading the printed information S1 with an optical character reading bag @ (OCR), or for tickets where winning information is magnetically recorded. Various methods can be adopted, such as reading this magnetic information with a magnetic head.

The voting ticket reading terminal 15 is also equipped with an input section 16 consisting of, for example, a numeric keypad, as shown in FIG. Then, the operator can see the refund amount displayed on the display 18 and key in this amount from the input section 16. When the refund amount is keyed in from the input unit 16 in this way, the banknote processing unit 20 (described later) in the storage 5. Cash is automatically taken out from the coin processing section 30 and carried out to the bill and coin removal/input slot 11. In addition, the refund amount is
You may take out directly from the 3rd banknote storage part 21A-21C and the 1st - 3rd coin storage part 31A-31C.

The host computer 1 and the local control computer 2 are configured to input refund amount information from a large number of counters 8 for each connected cash refund record 3. Then, the total amount of refunds is managed for each counter 8, and the safe section 4 is controlled to supply cash to the counters 8 whose total amount of refunds is, for example, a certain amount or more. The refund amount information input from each counter 8 may be information keyed into the input section 16, or may be information input from a later-described counting section (banknote inspection section 22 and banknote inspection section 22 and It may also be the counting result of the coin verification unit 2) of No. 1.

Next, the banknote processing section 20 and the coin processing section 3 of the storage 5
The configuration of 0 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

As shown in FIG.
Cash for withdrawal is stored in the banknote storage units 31A to 31G, and banknotes can be transferred to and from the safe unit 4 via the cash conveying means 6. The first bill storage section 21A stores 10,000 yen bills in the second bill storage section 2.
1B is for storing 5,000 yen bills, and the third banknote storage section 21G is for stacking 1,000 yen bills and storing them by denomination. Further, a cassette holding section 21D is arranged on one side of the storage 5 adjacent to the cash conveying means 6. The cassette holding section 21D detachably holds a cassette 65 loaded with various banknotes and transported by the cash transport means 6, as will be described in detail later.

The first to third banknote storage sections 21A, 218° 21G
A bill stacking member 23 and a bill ejecting member 24 are provided on the front surface of the cassette holding portion 21D. The banknote accumulating member 23 is, for example, an impeller, and rotates and conveys banknotes one by one between adjacent blades, and is connected to the first to third banknote storage sections 21A.

218.21G or the banknotes are accumulated in the cassette 65. Further, the bill ejecting member 24 is a roller, and the roller is used to sequentially remove the bills one by one by friction.

A first conveyance path 25 is provided between the banknote stacking member 232, the banknote take-out member 24, and the banknote inspection section 22, for example, by a belt for holding and conveying banknotes. The first conveyance path 25 is selectively driven to guide the banknotes taken out by the banknote extracting member 24 to the banknote validating section 22, or alternatively, based on the result of denomination discrimination by the banknote validating unit 22. Each banknote storage section 21A is
.

Bills are guided to 21B and 21G.

Further, the conveyance path on the downstream side of the banknote inspection section 22 is branched into a straight conveyance path 27A that conveys the banknote as it is, and a reversal conveyance path 27B that conveys the banknote with its front and back reversed. 27A and 27B merge at the end and are connected to the first conveyance path 25. Incidentally, the selection as to which of the straight conveyance path 27A or the reverse conveyance path 27B to guide the banknotes to is made based on the inspection result at the banknote inspection section 22.

Further, below the banknote and coin ejection opening 10, there is a stacking section 29 for stacking and stacking the inserted or removed banknotes.
The stacking section 29 is provided with a door 10A that can be opened and closed. Further, a third conveyance path 28A is provided between the stacking section 29 and the banknote inspection section 22 for taking in and conveying banknotes. Furthermore, this banknote inspection section 22
A fourth banknote transport path 28B is provided for returning banknotes to the stacking section 29. Then, when the approval key 12 is pressed, the banknotes inserted through the banknote/coin slot 10 and inspected by the banknote inspection unit 22 are carried out to the straight 1 reversal conveyance paths 27A and 27B, If the button is not pressed after a predetermined period of time, the button is returned via the fourth conveyance path 28B.

Next, the coin processing section 30 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6.

The coin processing unit 30 stores the refund coins in the first to third coin storage units 31A to 31G by sorting them by denomination,
Alternatively, coins can be transferred to and from the safe section 4 via the cash conveying means 6. The first coin storage section 31A stores 500 yen coins in the second coin storage section 3.
1B holds 10 yen coins, and the third coin storage 31G holds 100 yen coins.
Each one stores yen coins.

The banknotes and coins inserted from the coin removal/input port 10 are stored in the first to third coin storage units 31A, 31B.

31G, a first chute 33 having an input section below the 1f110A, and this first chute 3
3, the first coin verification unit 32 counts various coins by determining the authenticity and denomination of the coins based on the weight, size, etc. of the coins inserted through the A second chute 34 is provided for storing the coins after they have passed through the first to third coin storage sections 31A, 318, and 310, where the coins are divided and stored based on the size of the coins. In addition, the first
~First to third holding parts 35A, 3 for temporarily holding coins are provided in front of the third coin storage parts 31A, 31B, 31G.
5B and 35C are provided respectively. The coins introduced into the first to third holding parts 35A to 35G are transferred to the first to third holding parts 35A to 35G only when the approval key 12 is pressed.
The approval key 12 is stored in the coin storage sections 31A to 31G.
If the coin receiver is not pressed down after a predetermined period of time, the coin receiver is ejected into the member 37 via the third chute 36. The member 37 of this coin receiver can move up and down, and when a coin is inserted into the receiver, it moves to the upper end and returns the coin to the input port end side of the first chute 33. There is.

Further, in order to carry out the coins stored in the first to third coin storage sections 31A to 31C to the safe section 4, the coins are transferred from the first to third coin storage sections 31A to 31C to the cassette 65. A coin discharging path 38 for discharging coins, and a second coin validation section 39 disposed midway through the coin discharging path 38 are provided.

Furthermore, the coins supplied from the safe section 4 are
The cassette 65 can be moved up and down within the coin processing section 30 in order to guide the coins into the coin storage sections 31A to 31C. It can be discharged to the coin validation section 32 of No. 1.

Next, the bill processing section 40 and the coin processing section 50 in the safe section 4 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

The banknote processing unit 40 of the safe unit 4 stores banknotes from each storage j15 all at once, as shown in FIG. 7, or supplies banknotes for withdrawal to each storage 5. For this reason, this banknote processing section 40 has substantially the same configuration as the banknote processing section 20 in the storage 5. That is, - first to third bill storage sections 41A to 41G that store ten thousand yen holes, five thousand yen bills, and thousand yen bills by denomination, respectively; and a cassette holding section 410 that removably holds the cassette 65. , a banknote stacking member 42 disposed in front of the first to third banknote storage units 41A to 41G and the cassette holding unit 41D.
1 banknote extraction member 43, a banknote inspection unit 44, a first conveyance path 45 that conveys banknotes from the first to third banknote storage units 41A to 41G or the cassette holding unit 41D to the banknote inspection unit 44, The bill processing section 40 is composed of a straight conveyance path 46A that conveys the banknotes as they are after passing through the banknote inspection section 44, and a reversal conveyance path 46B that conveys the banknotes with their front and back sides reversed.

The coin processing section 50 in the safe section 4 stores coins from each storage 115 in bulk as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, coins for refund are supplied to each storage 5. The coin processing section 50 has substantially the same configuration as the coin processing section 30 in the storage 5. That is, 5
00 yen, 10 yen.

First to third coin storage sections 51A to 51G that store 100 yen coins by denomination, respectively, and coin ejection paths 5 provided at the lower end sides of the first to third coin storage sections 51A to 51G.
2, the cassette 65 which delivers the coins ejected from the coin discharge path 52 to the cash transport means 6, or receives the coins transported by the cash transport means 6, and the upper end of the vertical movement area of the cassette 65; A coin processing section 5o is constituted by a coin verification section 55 which is provided on the side and determines the authenticity and denomination of coins based on the coin size, weight, etc., and counts various coins. The coins that have passed through the coin validation section 55 are selectively stored in any of the first to third coin storage sections 51A to 51C via the chute 53 based on the size of the coin. It looks like this.

Next, regarding the cash conveying means 6, FIGS. 2 and 5~
This will be explained with reference also to FIG.

This cash conveying means 6 is provided between the safe section 4 and each storage 5. That is, a track 60 is provided between the safe section 4 and each storage 5, which is formed by guiding rails 61, 61 each having a cross-sectional shape and having open ends facing each other.

A conveying body 62 holding the cassette 65 is guided on this track 60 so that cash can be conveyed. As a driving method for this conveying body 62, for example, a linear induction motor consisting of stators 63 as stators distributed along the track 60 and a reaction plate 64 as a movable element attached to the conveying body 62 is used. is used.

Then, based on the magnetic field generated by flowing two-phase or three-phase alternating current to the stator 63, a propulsive force or a reverse propulsive force is applied to the reaction plate 64, and the conveying body
2 is driven to run along the track 60. The stator 63 is provided at a position facing at least the safe section 4 and each storage 5, and the conveyor 62 can stop and start at that position. The operation of the refund system will be explained.

<About cash refunds at each counter 8> First, cash refunds at each counter 8 will be explained.

When a customer applies for a refund of a winning voting ticket at the counter 8, the operator assigned to this window 8 receives the voting ticket from the customer and inserts the voting ticket into the insertion section 18 of the voting ticket reading terminal 15. set. The face information of the voting ticket inserted into the insertion section 18 is read by the above-mentioned reading section (not shown), and the authenticity of the voting ticket is determined based on the reading result.

A determination is made as to whether or not the voting ticket is a winning ticket, and a refund amount is calculated. These determinations and calculations are performed using information for determining authenticity sent from the host computer 1.

This is done by comparing the winning information and the payout information. Further, these determinations and calculations may be performed by the voting ticket reading terminal 15, or part or all of the ticket information may be transmitted to a control unit (not shown) in the safe section 4 or a local control computer. The information may be transferred to a higher-level controller such as No. 2, and performed within this higher-level controller.

As a result of the above determination, if the ticket is a legitimate winning ticket, the payout amount will be displayed on the display 17. The operator will make a cash refund by looking at the information on the display 17.

At this time, the cash for refund is stored in the first to third banknote storage units 2.
1A to 21C and first to third coin storage sections 31A to 31
It can be extracted directly from G.

Alternatively, by operating the input unit 16 of the voting ticket reading terminal 15 and keying in the refund amount, the cash in the storage 5 can be automatically taken out.

To briefly explain such automatic ejection of banknotes and coins, the banknotes are first removed by the first banknote retrieval member 24, which is driven based on the key-in information.
- Various banknotes are taken out from the third banknote storage units 21A to 21C and guided to the banknote inspection unit 22 via the first conveyance path 25. The banknote inspection unit 22 confirms the refund amount, and the banknotes are sequentially conveyed to the stacking unit 29 via the fourth conveyance path 28B. After all the banknotes to be refunded are taken out to the stacking section 29, the door 1
By driving 0A open, the operator can take out the bill.

Coins are taken out based on the key-in information.
Coins are driven to be taken out from the third coin storage sections 31A to 31C, and these coins are discharged into the coin receiver member 37 via the third chute 36. Thereafter, the member 37 of the coin receiver is moved upward to eject the coins into the banknote/coin outlet 10. As a result, it becomes possible to take out coins for refund.

In this way, if bills and coins are counted and automatically taken out, the burden on the operator is greatly reduced.

The operator took out the banknotes in this way.

The coin is handed over to the customer, and the refund operation is completed.

When such a refund operation is completed, the key-in information from the input section 16 or the counting results in the banknote validating section 22 and the first coin validating section 32 are used as refund information by a higher-level controller, for example, the local control computer 2.
．． The information is transmitted to the host computer 1, etc. Further, the inserted voting ticket is collected by a collection unit (not shown).

Cash supply effect to the storage room> When refunds are made at each counter 8 as described above,
As the remaining amount of banknotes and coins decreases, it is necessary to replenish them. Therefore, in this embodiment, the cash in the safe section 4 is transported by the cash transport means 6 and supplied to each storage j[5. Therefore, in the present invention, the host computer 1 or the local control computer 2 is used as a control means for this purpose.
The refund amount at each counter 8 is aggregated and managed for each counter. That is, the host computer 1 etc. inputs the refund amount information from each counter 8, and selects the counter where the total refund amount exceeds a certain amount (i.e., the amount of cash remaining in the storage 5 is small because the refund is large). Cash is supplied to the counter 8 from the safe section 4. Note that the banknote inspection section 22 in the storage 5. If the counting result of the first coin verification unit 32 is input as the refund amount information, the control means can aggregate and manage the refund amount for each denomination, so only a specific denomination can be processed. It is also possible to control the supply to each window 8.

For example, when supplying a thousand yen bill, the corresponding bill ejecting member 43 in the bill processing section 40 of the safe section 4 is driven under the control of the control means to remove the thousand yen bill from the third bill storage section 41G. Send out one sheet at a time. Then, the cassette holding section 4
Thousand yen bills are stored in a cassette 65 arranged in 1D.

When a predetermined number of 1,000 yen bills are loaded in the cassette 65, the cassette 65 is taken out from the cassette holding section 410 by a pushing device (not shown) and moved onto the carrier 62. Thereafter, the control means sequentially drives the stators 63 distributed along the track 60 to make the carrier 62 run along the track 60, and transfers the carrier 62 to the banknote processing section 20 of the predetermined storage 5. lead. Then, the cassette 65 is pushed and moved to be attached to the cassette holding section 21D in the banknote processing section 20. After that, the 1,000 yen bill in the cassette 65 is frictionally fed out by the bill ejecting member 24, guided to the bill inspection section 22 via the first conveyance path 25, and further passed through the straight conveyance path 27A or the reverse conveyance path 27B. The front and back sides of the thousand yen bills are aligned and guided to the first conveyance path 25, and the bill stacking member 23 is driven to store the thousand yen bills in the third bill storage section 21G. Through such an operation, banknotes are replenished. Incidentally, when replenishing other banknotes, the same operation as described above is performed.

When replenishing 100 yen coins, the third coin storage section 51C that stores 100 yen coins is driven in the coin processing section 50 in the safe section 4, and the coins are inserted into the cassette 65 via the coin ejection path 52. discharge.

Thereafter, the cassette 65 is transported by the transport body 62 and guided to the coin processing section 30 of the storage 5 in the same manner as the above operation. When the coin processing section 30 receives the cassette 65, it moves the cassette 65 upward and releases the coins in the cassette 65 to the first coin validation section 32 at its upper end. Thereafter, the coin is transferred to the first coin verification section 32. The coins are stored in the third coin storage section 31C via the second chute 34 and the third holding section 35G. Note that the supply of other coins is performed in the same manner.

The supply of banknotes and coins is not limited to a single denomination, but even if a variety of denominations are mixed together, these supplied banknotes and coins are sent to the banknote inspection section 22 or the 1
Since the coins are sorted by denomination in the coin verification unit 32, there is no problem with the replenishment operation. Further, the bill validating unit 44 and the coin validating unit 55 as counting means in the safe unit 4 can count the amount of cash to be supplied to each counter 8 . For this reason, by outputting Heko's counts etc. from the output device 4A, it is possible to grasp the supplies to each counter 8, and it becomes easy to aggregate and manage the cash amount after the completion of the refund operation. .

In this way, the total amount of refunds is managed at each counter 8 and cash is replenished for each denomination with a low remaining amount, so if each storage 5 is short of cash and the counter is 8 refund operations will not be suspended. Moreover, if denominations with a small remaining amount are replenished each time, there is no need to store a large amount of cash in advance in each storage 5, and funds can be used effectively for other purposes. Furthermore, by completely automating the replenishment of cash, it can greatly contribute to labor savings, and cash management becomes safe and easy.

Function of storing cash in the safe section> After the withdrawal operation at the counter 8 is completed, it is necessary to store the remaining cash in each storage box 5 in the safe section 4 in bulk, and to aggregate and manage the cash. There is. Therefore, since it is first necessary to total the amount of cash remaining in each storage 5 for each storage, the operator must
C and the cash in the first to third coin storage sections 31A to 31C are taken out and counted by hand. After counting the cash, the operator opens the door 10A and deposits the banknotes in the stacking section 29.
Then, the coins are thrown into the first chute 33.

The banknotes put into the stacking section 29 are taken out one by one and guided to the banknote inspection section 22 via the first conveyance path 28A,
Here, the authenticity of the banknotes, the denomination 6 determination, and counting are performed. Further, the coins inserted into the first chute 33 are authenticated by the first coin verification section 32.

The denomination is determined and counted, and the first denomination is passed through the second chute 34. It is led out to the second stop portions 35A and 35B. Here, the total amount counted by the banknote verification section 22 and the first coin verification section 32 is displayed on the display section 11.

Then, when the amount displayed on the display section 11 matches the amount counted before inputting into the storage 5, the operator presses the approval key 12. By pressing this approval key 12, the banknotes are moved straight 1, reversed 111, and sent through paths 27A and 27B.
The front and back directions of the banknotes are unified by passing through one of the banknotes, and the banknotes are stored in the cassette 65 via the banknote stacking member 23.

In addition, the coins parked in the first to third storage sections 35A to 35G are stored in the first to third coin storage sections 31A to 31C1.
The coins are stored in the cassette 65 via the coin ejection path 38 and the second coin validation section 39.

On the other hand, if the operator makes a counting error, the amount displayed on the display unit 11 and the amount counted by the operator will not match. In this case, after a certain period of time has elapsed without the approval key 12 being pressed, these banknotes and coins are returned to the banknote and coin slot 10. That is, the banknotes that have passed through the banknote inspection section 22 are transferred to the fourth conveyance path 28.
It is returned to the input port 10 via B. Also, the first ~
The coins held in the third holding parts 35A to 35G are led out to the coin receiver member 37 via the third chute 36, and the coin receiver with the coins placed thereon is moved to the upper end. The coins will be returned to the input slot 10.

Such a cash return operation is not limited to the one performed when the approval key 12 is not pressed even after a certain period of time has elapsed.
A disapproval key (not shown) may be provided so that when the disapproval key is pressed, the cash is returned.

In this way, when the operator makes a counting error, the cash is returned without being stored in the safe section 4, so it is possible to prevent a mistake in which the total amount of cash remaining does not match.

By pressing the approval key 12, the cassette 65 containing cash is moved onto the conveyor 62.

Both the conveyance bodies 62 and 62 are connected to the banknote processing section 40 within the safe section 4. The process moves to the coin processing section 50, where cash is received and handed over. Then, among these cash, the banknotes are distinguished by denomination and counted by the banknote inspection section 44, and the banknotes are classified into the first to
The coins are stored in the third banknote storage sections 41A to 41G, and the coins are distinguished by denomination and counted by the coin verification section 55.
~It is stored in the third coin storage sections 51A to 51G. The cash stored in this manner is counted for each storage by the banknote validating section 44 and the coin validating section 55, and the counting result is outputted to the output device 14A. On the other hand, the cash sent out from each storage 5 is counted by the banknote verification section 22 in the storage 5 for banknotes, and by the coin verification section 39 in the second bank for coins.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably perform aggregation management for each storage. Note that the safe section 4 does not store the transported cash immediately after inspection and counting, but only when the counting results for each storage in the safe section 4 and the counting results for each storage 5 match. It may also be possible to store only the Furthermore, if the counting results in the safe section 4 and the counting results in each storage 5 do not match, the content of the discrepancy may be outputted to the output device 4A.

In this way, the cash in each storage box 5 can be automatically transported and stored all at once in the common safe section 4, and
The banknote inspection section 44 or the coin inspection section 55 can tally up the cash. By automatically storing cash in the safe 4 without human intervention, it can greatly contribute to saving money, and the cash can be counted and managed safely and easily.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, the cash conveyance means 6 is not limited to drive by a linear induction motor, and various drive systems can be employed.

The cash supply section is not limited to the safe section 4, but may also be a storage in the voting ticket vending device, etc., and the cash obtained by selling voting tickets can be used for refunds, thereby making effective use of funds. It is also possible to aim for

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, even though a large number of cash refund counters are arranged, the work of supplying cash to the large number of cash refund counters is automated, thereby greatly contributing to labor saving. be able to. In addition, by managing the total amount of refunds for each counter and supplying cash to a counter with a small amount of cash remaining based on the total amount of L refunds at each counter, cash can be supplied to a large number of cash refund counters. Management can be performed easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a cash withdrawal system that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of a cash dispensing station, Fig. 3 is an external perspective view of a voting ticket reading terminal, and Fig. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an example of the ticket face information of a voting ticket, FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the banknote processing section in the storage, FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coin processing section in the storage, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coin processing section in the storage. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a banknote processing section in a common safe section, and FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a coin processing section in the safe section. 1.2...control means, 4...cash supply section,
5...Storage, 6...Cash transport means, 8...
window. Agent Patent Attorney Masayoshi Misawa Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A storage for storing cash arranged at each of a plurality of counters for dispensing cash in exchange for winning voting tickets; a cash supply unit for supplying cash to each of these storages; a cash transport means that travels between each storage and transports the cash in the cash supply section to each storage; inputting information on the refund amount at each counter to aggregate and manage the refund amount for each counter; A cash processing device for a cash refund counter, comprising: a control means for controlling the cash supply section and the cash transport means to supply cash to each counter based on the total amount of refunds. (2) The control means aggregates and manages the refund amount at each counter by denomination, and controls the cash supply operation based on the total amount of refund by denomination. Cash processing equipment at cash refund counter.