JPS61276093A - Apparatus for storing and delivering paper - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage and feeding device that stores and feeds paper sheets such as banknotes.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Automatic transaction devices called △TM are widely used in banks, etc., and automation and speeding up of counter operations have been achieved. Recently, however, banks have begun to adopt a two-day work week, and ATMs are no longer available when banks are closed, resulting in a corresponding decline in service to customers, and measures to improve this situation are being considered. One way to solve this problem is to operate automated corners unmanned. but,
Conventional ATMs have separate units for deposits and withdrawals, so the deposit unit only collects money, while the withdrawal unit only takes money out.

For this reason, it is necessary to frequently take out banknotes from the depositing unit and replenish money to the dispensing unit, which is a disadvantage of automation. In order to solve such problems, a circulation type (recycling type) depositing and dispensing device has been developed that circulates and uses deposited bills as disbursed bills.

A banknote conveying device that stores banknotes and accurately and quickly delivers the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal device is particularly needed for unmanned automation.

[Purpose of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet storage and feeding device that can store paper sheets such as banknotes and reliably feed out the stored paper sheets one by one.

[Summary of the Invention] According to the present invention, there is provided a storage box body for storing paper sheets, a means provided at the upper part of the storage box body for feeding the paper sheets into the storage box body, and a means for feeding the paper sheets into the storage box body, and a means for feeding the paper sheets into the storage box body. an upper plate that is movably provided; a bottom plate that is movably provided on the storage box and on which paper sheets to be introduced are loaded; and the upper plate and the bottom plate are driven. plate means; a holding means that is retractably provided in the storage box body and holds an upper part of a bundle of paper sheets loaded on the bottom plate body in a predetermined position; There is provided a paper sheet storage/feeding device comprising means for feeding out the paper sheets lifted upward by the bottom plate when the holding means is in the retracted state.

[Embodiments of the Invention] The ATM 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a recycling deposit/withdrawal device 2 of the present invention inside.

In addition, a passbook handling unit 110, a cash card handling unit 111, a CRT unit 112, and a control/power supply unit 113 are provided.

Passbooks are taken out to the passbook taker unit 110 via the passbook inlet/outlet 110a. A cash card is delivered to the cash card handling unit 111 via a cash card exit 111a. The CRT display unit 112 displays predetermined guidance on the CRT display 112a.

FIG. 2 shows a block circuit of an ATM and its peripheral devices.According to this, a main control unit 6 composed of a computer is provided, and this main control unit 6 has a control unit 2 for depositing and withdrawing money. It is connected via a deposit/withdrawal device control section 3 that controls the device. Further, an internal monitor 5 is coupled to a main control unit 6 via an internal monitor control unit 4 . Further, a storage section 7, a group control device input/output control section 8 and a transmission 11
1a section 9 is connected to main control section 6. The group control I device input/output control section 8 is coupled to the group recycling self-propelled trolley device 11 via the group control section @10.

The group recycling self-propelled trolley device 11 has a mobile trolley that can be moved to a plurality of ATMs installed in a bank,
This is a banknote handling device that dispenses and replenishes banknotes between ATMs. Such a banknote handling device was developed in a patent application filed in 1986-9.
No. 7815.

The transmission control unit 9 is communicably coupled to a host computer 120 installed at a bank's head office or the like.

According to the deposit/withdrawal device 2 shown in FIG. 3, deposit/withdrawal 0 door 1
2 is provided so that it can be opened and closed in the front and back, and is opened and closed by a motor M1 shown in FIG. A deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 is provided at the bottom of the deposit/withdrawal hopper 12 for storing banknotes to be thrown in at once. A bill taking-in roller 14 having a rubber tip on a part of its periphery is provided at the lower exit portion of the hopper 13 in order to sequentially send out bills one by one. An eccentric rubber roller 15 is provided on the top of the take-in roller 14, and a gate roller 1 that rotates in the opposite direction to the roller 14 is provided on the side.
6 is provided.

A backup 17 is provided to press the banknote bundle inserted into the hopper 13 against the take-in roller 14 and the feed row 515 with a substantially constant pressure using a spring force. That is, the lower part of the backup 17 is attached with a hinge so that it can be opened, and the banknotes are transferred to the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 1.
3, it is opened by a magnet to form a banknote introduction port. Magnetic sensors P4 and P5 for detecting the printed magnetic pattern of the banknotes are disposed facing each other inside the banknote inspection unit 18 provided approximately at the center of the deposit/withdrawal device housing.
Furthermore, a contact image sensor P6 that optically reads the print pattern on the surface of the banknote through a SELFOC lens 19 and a thickness detector P7 that detects the thickness of the banknote are provided. The thickness detector P7 is constituted by a potentiometer type thickness detector that detects the thickness based on the angular displacement of the rotation angle of the arm supporting the detection roller.

The banknote inspection section 18 sends a detection signal to a banknote inspection section control unit 20 disposed below. The banknote inspection unit control unit 20 processes signals output from each sensor of the banknote inspection unit, determines the denomination, authenticity, fitness (determining whether it is suitable for withdrawal), and whether the banknote is front or back. The resulting signal is transferred to the deposit/withdrawal control section 3.

The first gate G1 installed in the banknote conveying path provided around the middle between the banknote validating unit 18 and the banknote validating unit control unit 20 is provided to selectively form a banknote replenishment path and a banknote dispensing path, Driven by rotary solenoid S2. The second gate G2 is provided to switch the conveyance path from the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 and the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 to the bulk storage box 27 and vice versa, and is driven by a rotary solenoid S3. The first gate G1 has a banknote sensor P8
It operates in response to signals generated when it passes through.

The second gate G2 is activated after a predetermined delay time has passed since the sensor P8 detects the banknote. That is, the operation timing of the first and second gates G1 and G2 is determined by the sensor P8.

In addition to the first and second gates GI G2, various gates 03 to G9 and sensors are provided, and these gates will be explained later. In these gates, gates G5, G6, and G7 require high-speed sorting, and all are activated at the timing of detecting the leading edge of the banknote, and unless the next banknote receives a command to move in the opposite direction, it will self-hold and move in the same direction. Forms a conveyance path for banknotes.

A temporary storage section 23 with front and back matching is provided adjacent to the banknote inspection section 18 . The temporary storage section 23 guides the banknotes to the left and right by the operation of the gate G6, thereby reversing the front and back of the banknotes and aligning all the banknotes to the front side. A tapping wheel 28 is provided in each of the two storage sections of the temporary storage section 23, and these tapping wheels 28 have a plurality of flexible protrusions and knock off the rear end of the banknotes being carried in. It has the function of preventing collisions with the leading edge of incoming banknotes and preventing jams. Such jam prevention tapping wheels are provided in all of the stacking sections provided in each section. A vertically movable press plate 29 with an idle roller 29a attached is attached to the upper part of the temporary storage section 23, and a vertically movable bottom plate 3 is attached to the bottom surface.
0 is set. The upper press plate 29 and the bottom plate 30 are moved up and down by one DC geared motor M4, and the upper press plate 29 is suspended by a spring against the link of the vertical mechanism so as to absorb the thickness of the stacked banknotes. The bottom plate 30 is formed in a comb-teeth shape, and is in a nested relationship with the conveyor belt so that when the bottom plate 30 is lowered, it passes through the conveyor belt.

A reject ticket stacking section 24 is arranged adjacent to the stacking section 23 . The stacking section 24 is formed by an upper belt 24a and a lower belt 24b, and as described later, the upper belt 24a is vertically rotated by a roller 32, and the lower belt 24b is vertically rotated by a roller 33.

A 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 and a 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 are arranged below the stacking portions 23 and 24. These storage boxes 25
．． The operation of 26 will be described later. The bulk storage unit 27 detachably attached to the rear of the deposit/withdrawal device 2 includes a loading/scrutinizing bulk storage box 34, a collection box 35, and a rejected ticket storage box 36.
It is divided into three categories.

The electrical connections of various members of the deposit/withdrawal device f2 shown in FIG. 2 are shown in FIG. 3. According to this diagram, timing detector P3, magnetic bang (front) detector P4, magnetic bang (back) detector P5, optical bang (front) detector P6
And the thickness detector P7 is connected to the banknote inspection section control unit 20. The deposit/withdrawal door opening/closing motor M1 to the transport main motor M12 are connected to a motor driver MO. The deposit/withdrawal backup release switch $1 to bulk storage box hold claw release switch 817 and its clutch C1 are connected to the magnet driver MGD. The deposit/withdrawal port front wall detection switch SW1 to the bulk storage box set detection switch 5W25 are connected to the switch interface SW1. The deposit/withdrawal port height detection switch 21 to the banknote insertion detection switch P14 from outside the machine are connected to the photo sensor interface PH1.

The banknote inspection section control unit 20 is connected to the deposit/withdrawal device control section 3, and includes a motor driver MTD and a magnet driver M.
GD, switch interface SWI, and photo sensor interface PHI are connected to the deposit/withdrawal device control unit 3 via the interface I10.

FIG. 5 shows a mechanical circuit showing the state of conveyance of banknotes when operating the deposit/withdrawal device shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

The functions of each member shown in this figure are shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b).

The internal monitor 5 shown in FIG. 7, which is provided on the rear surface of the housing of the deposit/withdrawal device 2, is configured so that it can be operated by an attendant. That is, this internal monitor 5 is provided with a display panel 5a including LEDs provided corresponding to status display and call content, respectively, a 7-segment display panel 5b, a keyboard 50, and a numeric keypad 5d. Furthermore,
A7 segment display panel 5b provided with a power switch 5e and a group circulation/single changeover switch 5f
is a 5-digit display, the code representing the selected transaction type and the machine operation step number are each displayed as a 1-digit number, and when an error occurs in the operation of the machine, the error code is displayed as a 3-digit number. The keyboard 5C includes keys for inputting various data and processing commands, and for displaying the amount of stored banknotes.

The changeover switch 5r is provided to switch between controlling the plurality of ATVs as one group or controlling them individually.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of banknotes when depositing, and this depositing operation will be explained according to the flow shown in FIG. Motor M1 is rotated forward to open the door. When the cash withdrawal account 12 is completely opened, the deposit/withdrawal door opening switch SW2 is turned on and the motor M1 is stopped.

In this state, the depositor inserts banknotes ¥ into the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 through the deposit/withdrawal port, and then manually closes the deposit/withdrawal 0 vinegar 12, and the switch SW1 detects the closing of the daily withdrawal foot 12. turns on. Then, the photosensor P2 that detects whether a banknote is inserted is in the banknote inserted state, that is,
Detects dark conditions. Next, it is determined whether the photosensor P1, which detects the height of banknotes at the deposit/withdrawal port, detects darkness. This photosensor P1 is provided to detect whether the banknotes are inserted in the correct position, and is arranged at a position slightly higher than the width of the banknotes and lower than the length of the banknotes. When the banknotes are inserted in the vertical direction, the 7-bit sensor P1 detects darkness, that is, it detects that the banknotes have been inserted in the wrong direction, and in this case, the message ``Please reinsert the banknotes correctly'' is displayed on the CRT display 112a. . At this time, the cash withdrawal slot 12 is opened again to enable the re-insertion of banknotes. If the banknotes are correctly inserted, the motor M2 that drives the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal bank 13 rotates normally. When this motor M2 is rotating normally, the one-way clutch connected to this motor M2 is in a released state, and in this state, the banknotes continue to be pressed toward the feeding roller by the spring force. At this time, when the main motor M12 that drives the main transport path is rotated, the main transport path starts to move at a low speed. When the electromagnetic clutch C1 is energized and the main conveyance path enters a high-speed conveyance state, the motor M3, which starts taking in banknotes, rotates normally. As the motor M3 rotates, the take-in roller 14, rubber roller 15, and gate roller 16 rotate, and bills ¥ are fed into the main conveyance path one by one. When each banknote ¥ enters the banknote inspection section 18, the banknote inspection section 1B determines the denomination, authenticity, and front and back sides of the banknote ¥ by a well-known method. The banknote ¥ passing through the banknote inspection section 1B is guided downward by the first gate G1, further transferred upward by the roller, and enters the gate G5 via the gates G2, G3, and G4. As a result of the inspection by the banknote inspection unit 18, if it is determined that the incoming banknote ¥ is a genuine note, the amount of the banknote ¥ is sequentially added to the transaction deposit memory, and the gate G
5 is switched to the temporary storage section 23 side. This switching is performed by operating the rotary solenoid S6, and the rotary solenoid S6 is operated at a predetermined time delay from the time when the front end of the banknote is detected by the photosensor P9. If the banknote ¥ led to the temporary storage unit 23 is determined to be front or back, the gate G6 is tilted to the right, and the banknote ¥ is sent to the left passage (
path). If the determination is tails, the gate G6 is pushed to the left and the banknote ¥ is guided to the path on the right.

Note that the gate G6 is driven by a solenoid S7, and this solenoid S7 is operated with a delay time somewhat longer than the delay of the solenoid S6 from the time when the front end of the bill is detected by the photosensor P9. The banknotes ¥ passed through the gate G6 are stored in the temporary storage section 23.

As a result of the inspection by the bill inspection section 18, if the incoming bill ¥ is not a genuine bill, the gate G5 is switched to the reject side. This switching is performed by deenergizing the rotary solenoid S6, and the rotary solenoid S6 is deenergized at a predetermined time delay from the time when the leading edge of the banknote is detected by the photosensor P9.

The banknotes guided to the reject side are accumulated in the deposit reject accumulation section 24.

As described above, banknotes are distributed to the temporary storage section 23 or the deposit reject accumulation section 24, and the deposit/withdrawal hopper 1
3 banknotes are all sent out, and the photo sensor P2 becomes “bright”.
When the status is detected, deposit and withdrawal Rohotsuba 13 backup 1
Motor M2 reverses so that 7 is raised. When the backup 17 reaches the upper stop position, the detection switch SW3 detects this. Motor M2 is stopped in response to this detection.

When a detection switch (photo interrupter) SW4 that detects the stop position of the pulse motor that drives the take-in roller 14 detects the stop position, the banknote take-in motor M3 is stopped. At this time, the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off, and the main motor M12 is stopped in order to further stop the main conveyance path.

Thereafter, it is checked whether there are any rejected tickets, and if there are no rejected tickets, the number of bills for each denomination is stored in the transaction deposit memories a1b, c. The CRT display 112a shows 'The deposit amount is 00 yen. If it is correct, press ``O'', if it is too far, press rXJ'' will be displayed.
When the ``○'' button is pressed, banknotes of ¥ are sent out in a batch from the temporary deposit storage section 23 to the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13. The operation of the temporary storage section 23 at this time will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9(a) shows a state in which the banknote bundle is stored in the storage box, and the upper press plate 29 is lowered from this state. When the upper press plate 29 presses the banknote bundle against the bottom plate 30, the bottom plate 30 descends. Since the bottom plate 30 is in a nested relationship with the conveyor belt, the bottom plate 30 passes through the conveyor belt and moves to a position below the conveyor belt. At this time, the front side plate 31 of the bottom plate 30 rotates and falls forward to form a carry-in path. The upper press plate 29 stops halfway depending on the thickness of the banknote bundle due to spring force. As the banknotes are pressed against the conveyor belt and carried out, the upper press plate 29 descends to press the banknotes against the conveyor belt. Upper press plate 29
reaches the lower stop position and the detection switch SW6 is turned on,
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11(d), motor M4 is stopped. Here, solenoid $8 is turned on to open gate G10.

Next, the motor M5 is rotated normally in order to lower the upper belt of the deposit reject accumulation section 24. That is, motor M5
As a result of normal rotation of the roller 32, the roller 32 descends from the position shown in FIG. 10(a) to the position shown in FIG. 10(b). As a result, the upper belt moves to the lower belt while pressing the banknote bundle in the stacking section. When the upper and lower belts of the deposit reject accumulation section reach the lower stop position, the detection switch SW9 is turned ON and the motor M5 is stopped. At this time, a return bus (passage) to the deposit/withdrawal port is formed by the upper and lower belts. Furthermore, Figure 10 (C)
As shown in , the roller 33 rises and the lower belt moves up and down so as to push up the upper belt.

When this stops at the upper stop position, a conveyance path to the back side is formed.

When the solenoid S1 is energized, the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 is rotated, and the backup 17 is opened so that an entrance conveyance path to the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 is formed. At this time, in order to drive the main conveyance path at low speed, the main motor M2 is turned on while the clutch C1 is turned off. This is to transport banknotes in bundles, and the transport speed is 1/10 of the speed when transporting banknotes one by one.
will be lowered to FIG. 13 shows the conveyance route for this bundle of banknotes. Photo sensor P10 during conveyance of banknote bundle
detects the remaining banknotes in the temporary deposit storage section 23, and when there are no remaining banknotes, a timer is set in response to the detection output of the photosensor P10, and the motor M12 is stopped when the set time of the timer has elapsed.

After the motor M12 is stopped, the solenoid S1 is turned off as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11(e), and the tip of the deposit/withdrawal lock-up 17 is returned to its original position. Further, solenoid S8 is turned off and gate G10 is closed. Furthermore, the motor M5 is reversed so that the upper belt of the deposit reject accumulating section 24 returns to its original position, and switch SW8 is turned on during the return operation of the deposit reject accumulating section 24.
Motor M5 is then stopped. At this time, a reject ticket accumulation space is formed between the upper and lower belts.

On the other hand, the upper press plate 29 and the bottom plate 3o of the temporary storage section 23
Motor M4 is reversed to raise to the initial position. When the upper press plate 29 and the bottom plate 30 reach the upper stop position, the photo interrupter SW4 is turned on, and the motor M5 is turned on.
will be stopped. After this, the operation of discriminating the disbursed banknotes is performed according to the route shown in FIG. 14, but before that, as shown in FIG.
Returning to the flow above, the operation when a rejected ticket exists will be explained.

If there is a rejected ticket, it is determined whether the number of times it is used is three times or less. If a reject ticket exists, the inspection of the rejected ticket is repeated, and the limit is set to three times. If the number of times is less than the limit of three times, the message ``Please reinsert the banknote correctly'' is displayed and the operation follows the flow shown in FIG. 11(h).

That is, solenoid S8 is energized and gate G10 is opened. The motor M5 is rotated forward, and the deposit reject accumulation section 2
4 upper belt 24a is lowered. Upper belt 24a
When reaches the lower stop position, photo interrupter SW9 turns O.
N, and motor M5 stops. The solenoid S1 is turned on so that the tip of the backup 17 is bent to form a bill receiving space. In this state, the rejected ticket can be transported. By driving the main motor M2, the rejected ticket is returned to the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 at low speed. At this time, a timer is set,
Motor M12 is stopped after a predetermined time.

At this time, the timer functions in place of a bill remaining sensor for the deposit reject accumulation section 24.

Solenoid S1 turns OFF when the return of the reject banknote is completed.
The backup 17 is restored to its original state.

Furthermore, solenoid S8 is turned off and gate G10 is closed. In the flow of Fig. 11(i), motor M
5 is reversed. This is a drive for raising the upper belt 24a of the deposit reject accumulation section 24 to re-form the accumulation space. When the upper belt 24a reaches the middle stop position, the photointerrupter SW8 is turned on, and in response, the motor M5 is stopped. After this, Figure 11 (a
Returning to the flow shown in ), the depositor reloads the returned banknotes by opening the withdrawal bank 12, and the banknotes are inspected again according to the same flow. This banknote re-examination is limited to 3 times.
When the number of times is exceeded, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11(C), the message "Unreadable bills will be returned" is displayed, and the pre-processing for discriminating bills to be paid as described above is executed. This pretreatment is the first
The process is completed by stopping the motor M4 in the flow shown in FIG. 1(e).

Next, a dispensing banknote discrimination process is performed. First, it is determined whether the "○" button has been pressed. If this determination is YES, the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on, and the main conveyance path is further driven at high speed. Motor M12 is driven. At this time, the motor 2 is rotated normally in order to push down the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13. Banknotes ¥ is a backup 1
7 is pressed against the intake row 515. The motor M3 that rotates the take-in roller 15 is driven to rotate in the forward direction, so that banknotes ¥ are sent out one by one to the main conveyance path. As shown in FIG. 14, this banknote is conveyed to the banknote inspection section 18 by the main conveyance path, and the denomination and fitness are determined. This banknote inspection determines whether the banknote is suitable for withdrawal, and in this determination, banknotes that have been covered with adhesive tape or the like, and banknotes that are stained or damaged are treated as unsuitable for withdrawal. Eligible for this withdrawal
When 1,000 yen banknotes that are determined to be unsuitable and are suitable for withdrawal are sequentially sent, 1,000 yen are sequentially added to the stored amount memory O corresponding to the 1,000 yen storage box 26. At this time, the gate G1 is rotated to the right so that the banknotes are transported to the storage box 26. This rotational drive of the gate G1 is performed by turning on the solenoid S2. When the 1,000 yen bill is conveyed to the 1,000 yen storage box 26 via the conveyance path and the photo sensor P12 detects passage of the 1,000 yen bill, the solenoid S12 is turned OFF, the gate G8 is rotated to the left, and the passage to the 1,000 yen storage box 26 is carried out. is formed. Therefore,
The thousand yen bills are sequentially stored in the thousand yen bill storage box 26.

If the transported bill is a 10,000 yen bill instead of a 1,000 yen bill, 10,000 yen is sequentially added to the storage amount memory P corresponding to the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25. - The 10,000 yen bill is conveyed to the 10,000 yen storage box 25 via the gate G1. At this time, photosensor P1
1 When the passage of a 10,000 yen bill is detected, solenoid S9 turns O.
N is turned, gate G7 is rotated to the left, and 10,000 yen storage box 2 is opened.
5 is formed. Therefore, -10,000 yen bills are sequentially stored in the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25.

If there is an inappropriate withdrawal, the transaction deposit memory a,
The value obtained by subtracting the total number of stored 1,000 yen bills and the number of stored - 10,000 yen bills from the total number of banknotes stored in b and c is added to Q. Next, solenoid S2 is turned off and gate G1 is rotated to the left. Furthermore, solenoid S3
is turned ON, and gate G2 is rotated to the left. As a result, the banknotes that are inappropriate for withdrawal are guided to the reject storage box 36 by the gates G1 and G2 and stored there.

As described above, all the banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 are sorted into the storage boxes 25, 26, 36, and when the photo sensor P2 detects that there are no bills remaining, the motor M2 is activated to raise the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13. rotates in the opposite direction. When the backup 17 reaches the upper stop position, the proximity switch SW3 is turned ON and the motor M2 is stopped. At this time, when the photosensor SW4 is OFF, that is, the motor M3 is stopped when the motor stop position for receiving and sending money to the deposit/withdrawal port is detected.

Subsequently, the main transport path motor M12 is stopped.

At the time of re-fetching, it is determined whether or not there is a rejected bill. If NO, the process moves to the storing operation; if YES, the total number of bills stored in transaction deposit memories a, b, and c is calculated by 1,000 yen. The value obtained by subtracting the total number of stored yen bills and the number of stored -10,000 yen bills is added to Q, and then the storage operation is started. The storing operation is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. 12, and this storing operation will be described in 11. When the storage operation is completed, the values in the transaction memories a, b, and c are added to the values in the current high memories R, S, and T of the deposit/withdrawal device, and are stored.

The transaction memory a%b is added to the values of deposit cumulative memory A, B, and C.
, C are added and stored in memories A, B, and C, respectively.

Memories a, b, and c are cleared, and the depositing and dispensing banknote discrimination processing ends.

Next, the storage operation will be explained according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 12, but before that, the configurations of the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 and the -10,000 yen hole storage box 25 will be explained. However, the structure of the thousand yen bill storage box 26 and the million yen hole storage box 25 is exactly the same as that of the bulk storage box 34 of the bulk storage section 27 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. The structure of the storage box will be explained based on the following.

A take-in roller 15a and a feed-in roller 16a are provided at the top of the storage box 34. These rollers 14a and 15a are connected by an intermediate gear, rotate one-to-one, and take in or feed one bill per rotation. The rollers 14a and 15a are removably coupled to a motor M1 through a swivel coupling and are driven by this motor MIO. An elastic belt 4 is coaxially connected to the take-in roller 14a.
1 and an idle roller 54 are installed, and these can freely rotate independently of the take-in roller 14a. The entrance side idle roller 40 is connected to the intake shaft idle roller 54 via a telescopic belt 41, and both are rotated by the travel of the telescopic belt 41 receiving power from the main conveyance path belt. Three rows of beating wheels 28a are provided facing the idle roller 40 on the entrance side. These beating wheels 28a have the same function as the beating wheels 28 of the temporary storage section 23. The back-up plate 38 is supported by a guide rod 48 via a linear ball bearing so as to be vertically movable. Further, the back-up plate 38 is always urged upward by a spring 46. Furthermore, the back-up plate 38 is connected to a drive belt 49, and is connected to a DC motor M11 with a gear reduction gear by a detachable coupling to a pulley 55 with a one-way clutch. When the motor M11 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 16, the one-way clutch is locked and the back-up plate 38 is lowered against the spring 46 via the pulley 55 and belt 49.

When the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch slips, and the back-up plate 38 is urged upward by the tensile force of the spring 46, but when the motor M11 is stopped, the self-locking mechanism of the gear reducer forces the one-way clutch upward. The tensile force of the spring 46 causes the back-up plate 38 to
cannot rise and has stopped.

The back-up plate 38 has a micro switch 5 for empty detection.
W21 is attached, and the push plate 39 has an escape hole corresponding to the actuator of the microswitch SW21. Therefore, if there are no banknotes when the back-up plate 38 is raised to the uppermost position, the actuator in the escape hole can detect the crowd and the absence of banknotes.

The push-in plate 39 is supported by a guide roller 48 via another linear ball bearing independently of the back-up plate 38 so as to be vertically movable. Further, the push-in plate 39 is always urged upward by a separate spring 47 independent of the back-up plate 38, and furthermore, a drive belt 50 is connected to the push-in plate 39 via a pulley 56 with a one-way clutch and a removable camp ring. DC motor M11 with gear reducer
is combined with

The operation of the push-in plate 39 is exactly the same as that of the back-up plate 38; when the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch slips, and when the motor M11 rotates counterclockwise, the one-way clutch is locked.

Therefore, when the DC motor M11 rotates counterclockwise, the push plate 39 and the back-up plate 38 descend at the same speed while maintaining the same distance. On the other hand, when the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are unlocked so as to rise within the range of the circumferential speed of the pulleys 55, 56.

At this time, depending on the load conditions, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 can stop, slowly rise, or perform different operations.

The hold claws 42 and 43 are supported by magnets 816 and S17 and return springs 44 and 45, respectively. In FIG. 15, the arm tip of the left holding claw 42 is in contact with the rotating shaft of the beating wheel 28a.

Therefore, when the solenoid 816 attracts the holding claw 42, the striking wheel 28a simultaneously rotates to the left and escapes. In this escape position, the beating wheel 28a does not receive rotational driving force from the external conveyance path, so the beating wheel 28a does not rotate.

Even when the intake pulse motor MIO is stopped, if the main conveyance path is driven, the telescopic belt 41, the entrance side idle roller 40, and the intake shaft idle roller 54 are connected via the belt gear.
, the beating wheel 28a1, the reversing roller 16a1, and the feed roller 57 rotate, so that bills can be conveyed. If the rubber chip of the take-in roller 14a is on the conveyance path during banknote conveyance at this time, there is a risk that it will become an obstacle. Therefore, in order to take in the first bill without skipping when taking out a bill, the rubber chip of the take-in roller 14a is necessary. It is necessary to always correctly stop the stop position between the conveyance path and the intake surface. For this purpose, a switch 5W20 is provided, which detects the stop position from the notch position of the notch disk attached to the intake shaft, and detects the stop position of the motor M.
Stop 10.

By configuring the storage box as described above, there are the following advantages. That is, since the two upper and lower plates can be moved up and down with a freely spaced interval using one motor, it is possible to correspond to the amount of banknotes stored. At the time of taking in, the stacking height is mechanically set by a holding claw so that up to 100 banknotes can be stacked, so that the banknotes can be stacked without being affected by stacked banknote bundles. Since the pushing plate is moved below the holding plate, even if the stacking is somewhat disordered, the banknotes can be aligned and pushed in. The fixed force of the spring raises the banknotes and presses them against the holding claws, so even if the stacked banknotes become loose or fluffy during stacking, the banknotes are pressed against each other in one storage operation, so a large amount can be stored in a small space. Can store banknotes.

Next, the storage operation of the storage boxes 25, 26, and 34 will be commonly explained according to the flow shown in FIG. 12 and the steps shown in FIG. 15.

In FIG. 15(a), when taking in banknotes, solenoids S10, S11, S13, S14, 816, 817
is turned off, and the hold claws 42 and 43 are inside the storage box. In this state, the bundle of banknotes already stored is regulated by the hold claws 42, 43.

Further, the holding claws 42 and 43 and the stored banknotes form a bottom for newly taken in banknotes. The distance to the bottom is set to a value that is suitable for stacking up to 100 banknotes and prevents the banknotes from standing up or turning over. In other words, the distance is set to prevent the paper from turning upside down or becoming stuck in an upright position. Therefore, the banknotes taken in enter obliquely and are stacked one after another as shown in FIG. 15(a). All banknotes that can be withdrawn from the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 are held by the hold claw 42.43
If it is piled up on top of it, the import will stop. At this time, the motors M7, M9, and Mll rotate normally (rotate counterclockwise in the figure), and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 descend, but since the one-way clutch is locked, the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 Both descend at circumferential speed.

Solenoids S10 and S11 after a predetermined time by a timer.
, S13, 814, 816, and S17 are turned on, and the hold claws 42, 43 are opened (FIG. 15b). When the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 29 descend to the push-in position shown in FIG. 15(C), the switch SW14.5W19
．． 5W24 turns ON.

At this time, motors M7, M9, Mll are stopped, and solenoids S10.811, 813, S14.816
．． 817 is turned off and the holding claws 42, 43 enter the storage box again (FIG. 15d).

After this, motors M7, M9, Mll reverse, ie, rotate clockwise in the figure. In the reverse rotation, the one-way clutch becomes free, so the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are raised separately by the spring force. Since the pushing plate 39 is constructed in a nested relationship with the holding claws 42.43, it passes through the holding claws 42.43, but the upper part of the bill bundle placed on the back-up plate 38 collides with the holding claws, and the back-up plate 38 stops. At this time, the banknotes are pressed together by the lifting force of the back-up plate 38 and packed together. That is, since the banknotes taken into the storage box are packed together, a considerable amount of banknotes can be stored in a small space.

When the push plate 39 reaches the invoice ticket guide position, the switch 5W13.5W18.5W23 is turned on. In order to stop the lifting of the backup plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 in response to the ON of this switch, motors M7, M9, and Ml are used.
1 is stopped, and the storage operation is completed.

If rOJ is not pressed in the flow of FIG. 11(e), the process moves to the flow of FIG. 11(j). That is, the motor M1 is rotated in the normal direction in order to open the cash withdrawal leg 12. When the withdrawal port 12 reaches the open stop position, the switch S
W2 is ONL and motor M1 is stopped. Here, when the depositor takes out the banknotes from the deposit/withdrawal roboper 13, the remaining banknotes disappear.] The transfer sensor P2 is turned ON, the motor M1 is reversed 7, and the cash withdrawal port 12 is closed. When deposit/withdrawal port #12 reaches the closed position, switch SW1 turns OFF.
N, and motor M1 stops. This will bring you to the initial state, allowing you to perform the next deposit operation.

Next, withdrawal will be explained with reference to the flows shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. When the button corresponding to the deposit is pressed according to the guidance on the CRT display 112a and the withdrawal amount is keyed in, the main motor M12 that drives the main conveyance path is rotated in the normal direction.

Due to the forward rotation of only the main motor M12, the main conveyance path begins to travel at low speed C. When the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on, the main conveyance path rotates at speed. If the withdrawal is specified as a 10,000 yen bill or a 1,000 yen bill, the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 is selected first, and -
The operation of dispensing money from the 1,000-yen hole is started, and then the 1,000-yen bill storage box 26 is selected, and the operation of dispensing 1,000-yen bills is started. If the withdrawal is specified as a 1,000 yen bill, the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 is selected from the beginning,
The operation of dispensing 1,000 yen bills begins.

The withdrawal operation operates according to the flow shown in Figure 20.
As shown in FIG. 1(a), the motor M7 (M9) is rotated in the normal direction in order to slightly lower the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39. This is to release the stored banknotes from being pressed against the bold pawls 42 and 43 by the pushing up force of the back-up plate 38, and to facilitate the holding pawls from the stored banknote bundle. This amount of descent is set by a timer, and when this timer time elapses, motor M7 (M9) is stopped and solenoid 810, $11 (813, 514
) is turned on, and the hold claws 42 and 43 are opened.

In this state, the motor M7' (M9) is reversely rotated, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When the banknotes are raised to a predetermined position, a timer is activated, and motors M6 (M8) rotate normally to start taking in and feeding out banknotes. The forward rotation of the motor M6 (IV48) causes the take-in roller 14a to rotate and feed out the banknotes one by one.

At this time, the foot sensor pH (PI3) detects the passage of bills, and the number of bills passed is counted based on the detection signal.

The banknotes dispensed from the storage box 2526 are conveyed to the banknote inspection section 18 by the main conveyance path.

The transported banknotes are inspected by the banknote inspection section 18 for denomination, authenticity, and stacking. If it is determined through these inspections that the bill to be withdrawn is a valid bill, the gate G2 is moved to the right and the solenoid $3 is turned off to form a passage to the temporary storage section 23.
be made into Solenoid $3 is energized so that the tickets 1 to G2 move to the left if they are not legitimate bills, so that they are guided to the reject storage box 36 as reject tickets. This gate switching timing is determined by the detection of bill passage by the photosensor P8. When a valid bill is detected by the seven-note sensor P9, the rotary solenoid S6 is biased to rotate to the left in order to switch the gate G5 to the temporary storage section side. Further, the rotary solenoid S7 is deenergized in order to switch the gate G6 to the right by a spring force to form a left path. In this state, banknotes are sequentially stored in the temporary storage section 23. It is checked whether there is an eject ticket in which the number of bills sent out from the storage box reaches a specified number.

If there is a rejected ticket, the number of rejected tickets is added to the designated number, and the process returns to the flow of counting the number of dispensed tickets shown in FIG. 20(a). If there is no rejected ticket, it is checked whether the photosensor 5W10 (SW15) for detecting the stop position of the take-in motor has detected the stop position (dark detection). If YES, the intake motor M6 (M8) is stopped. In this state, the designated number of banknotes has been completely fed out from the storage box, but at the end of this banknote feeding, the banknotes are gradually drawn out from the storage box, that is, R
After the final banknote is sent out, the next banknote is transferred to the take-in roller 14.
The bill is fed out a little by a, and the leading edge of the bill protrudes between the take-in roller 14a and the reversing gate roller 16a. When this gradual withdrawal occurs, the gradually dispensed banknotes will not return correctly, causing a malfunction in the next withdrawal. Therefore, in order to eliminate this irregularity, the backup plate 38 is lowered while the conveyor belt continues to run even if the take-in motor M6 (M8) is stopped after a predetermined number of banknotes have been fed out. As a result, when the banknote bundle becomes loose, the reversing roller 16a pulls the slightly dispensed banknotes back into the storage box. To eliminate this unevenness, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 start to descend simultaneously, but since the push-in plate 39 is retracted by an amount α from the take-in roller surface, when the back-up plate 38 is lowered by α, this α The bill bundle is loosened by that amount, and by taking advantage of this loosening, the gradual coming out is eliminated, and by lowering the push plate 39, the gradually coming out bills, that is, the uppermost banknotes are returned to the normal position.

As the motor M7 (M9) rotates forward, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are lowered as shown in FIG.
9) turns on. Motor M7 responds to the push position detection.
(M9) is stopped, and the lowering of the backup plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 is stopped.

At this time, solenoid S10.5i1 (813,514
) is turned OFF, and the hold claw is returned to the storage box (e). Again, motor M7. (M9) is reversed and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised (f).

When the stored banknotes collide with the holding claw, the back-up plate 38
stops. When the push plate 39 rises to the guide position, the switch SW13 (SW18) is turned on. As a result, the motor M7 (M9) driving the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 upward stops, and the dispensing operation is completed.

According to the above-mentioned withdrawal operation, the holding claw is retracted from the stored ticket after the back-up plate 38 is lowered slightly to reduce the pressure between the stored tickets, which is pressed by the back-up plate 38, so that the banknotes are not scratched. The magnetic force of the solenoid required for retracting the holding claw can be reduced. In addition, if the motor M11 continues to rotate clockwise during the withdrawal process, the back-up plate will gradually rise due to the force of the pressing spring 46 as banknotes are received, eliminating the need for pressure detection or complicated control. Stable capture is possible even when Furthermore, even after the rotation of only the take-in roller has been stopped, while the banknotes continue to travel on the conveyance path and the reversing roller continues to rotate, the banknotes that are pressed against each other become loose, and the pushing plate then pushes the banknotes downward. By pushing down, the protrusion is corrected and stored. Furthermore, since the push-in plate is lowered below the holder claw and then returned to its original position, a space for accumulating the next deposited banknote can be reliably created.

When the dispensing operation is completed, the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off, the main motor M12 is further stopped, and the main conveyance path is accordingly stopped. Thereafter, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 19(b), the motor M4 is rotated normally, and the bottom plate 30 of the temporary storage section 23 is lowered below the conveyor belt, and the upper press plate 29 is also lowered.

When the bottom plate 30 and the upper press plate 29 are lowered to the lower stop position, the switch SW6 is turned on and the motor M4 is stopped. At this time, solenoid $8 is turned on and gate GIO is opened. The motor M5 is rotated normally, and the upper belt 24a of the deposit reject accumulation section 24 is lowered. When the upper belt 24a reaches the lower stop position, the detection switch SW9 is activated.
When is turned on, motor M5 stops. The solenoid S1 is turned ON, and the tip of the deposit/withdrawal lock-up 11 rotates and becomes open. In this state, when the motor M12 is driven and the main conveyance path runs at a low speed, the banknote bundles in the temporary storage section 23 are conveyed all at once and enter the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 via the deposit reject accumulation section 24. The conveyance process at this time is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

When the food sensor P10 for detecting residual banknotes in the temporary storage section detects a bright state, that is, there is no residual banknote, the motor M12 is stopped after a set time of the timer from the detection, and the traveling of the main conveyance path is accordingly stopped. Thereafter, the solenoid S1 is turned off to restore the backup 17, and the solenoid S8 is further turned off to close the gate G10. In addition, the upper belt 2 of the deposit reject accumulation section 24
Motor M5 is reversed to return 4a to its original position.

When the upper belt 24a reaches the return position and the switch SW8 is turned on, the motor M5 stops. Similarly, the motor M4 is reversed in order to raise the bottom plate 30 of the temporary storage section 23 together with the upper press plate 29 to the return position.

When the bottom plate 30 and the upper press plate 29 are detected by the lower stop position detection switch SW5, the motor M5 is stopped.

Thereafter, the process returns to the flow shown in FIG. 11(j), and the withdrawer can now take out banknotes from the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13, and the process returns to the initial state.

FIG. 22 shows a route for collecting forgotten banknotes.

This forgotten banknote collection is an operation to collect the banknotes left behind when the customer sometimes forgets to take out the banknotes even though the customer performs a withdrawal operation. In this collection operation, after the withdrawal banknote 12 is opened to enable withdrawal of the withdrawal banknotes, if a predetermined period of time has passed and the inside of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 remains in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13, The left banknotes in the hopper 13 are transported to the collection box 35 by the main transport path. At this time, the banknote passes through the banknote inspection section 18.
In step 8, the package may be transported to the collection box 35 without being inspected. The amount of collected banknotes is recorded together with the account number of the customer who forgot to collect the banknotes, and will be used for later inquiries.

Next, the operation of the external replenishment route shown in FIG. 23 will be explained with reference to the flowcharts in FIGS. 25(a) to 25(f).

External replenishment is performed by opening the rear door of the ATMI and operating the keyboards 5C and 5(1) of the internal monitor 5 shown in FIG. It will be checked whether the
If it is S, the mode switching (normal transaction mode and clerk operation mode switching) key on the keyboard 5C is pressed. The attendant operation mode lamp on the display panel 5a lights up. Next, the replenishment key is pressed, and then the 10,000 yen or 1,000 yen key is pressed to specify the denomination. The banknote number key is pressed and the number of replenishment banknotes is input from the ten-key keyboard 5d. The number of sheets is displayed on the segment display 5b. If the denomination and number of coins are correct, the confirmation key is pressed. At this time, it is checked whether the designated denomination storage box is full. If it is full, all input data is cleared and the flow returns to the replenishment key press flow. If it is not full, it is checked whether the number of sheets is within the limit number of sheets per replenishment (for example, 100 sheets). If it is within the limit, the replenishment pinch roller is opened, and if it is outside the limit, all input data is cleared and the flow returns to the replenishment key press flow. When the replenishment pinch roller is opened, banknotes can be inserted, and a bundle of 100 banknotes is inserted into the replenishment pinch roller. The insertion of the banknote bundle is detected by the photo sensor P14, and in response to this detection, the gate GIO is opened by the energization of the solenoid S8.

Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 25(b), the motor M5 is reversed in order to raise the lower belt 24a of the deposit reject accumulation section 24. When the upper and lower belt stop position detection switch SW7 is turned on, the motor M5 is stopped. The solenoid S1 is turned on in order to rotate and open the tip of the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 to create an intrusion conveyance path. Here, the motor M12 is driven, and the main conveyance zone is driven at a low speed.

The above low-speed drive will be explained based on the switching mechanism shown in FIG. 24. When the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned OFF and the electromagnetic clutch C2 is turned ON while the main motor M12 is rotating normally, the rotational force of the motor M12 is transmitted to the reduction gear 63 via the upper gear in the figure and the clutch C2. be done. The rotational force of this reduction gear 63 is transmitted as it is to the output shaft 59, and rotates the belt 61 to rotationally drive the conveyance drive shaft 62. At this time, the conveyance drive shaft 62 is decelerated by three gears from the motor M12, and is approximately 1/1 of the rotation speed of the motor M12.
Rotates at a speed of 0. This low speed rotation of the transport drive shaft 62 causes the transport belt to run at a low speed. During this low-speed travel, banknotes are conveyed as a bundle.

During normal rotation of motors M1 and M2, electromagnetic clutch C1 is
N, and when the electromagnetic clutch C2 is turned OFF, the rotational force of the motor M12 is substantially directly transmitted to the output shaft 59 via the lower gear and the clutch C1. Therefore, the output shaft 59 rotates at high speed, and the conveyance drive shaft 62 rotates at high speed accordingly. That is, the main conveyor belt runs at high speed. At this time, banknotes are transported one by one.

The bill bundles conveyed by the main conveyance path running at low speed pass through the gates G3, G4, G5, G6, the deposit reject accumulation section 24,
When the bill enters the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 via the gate G10 and the backup 11 and is stored in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13, the photosensor P2 detects the banknote bundle. In response to this detection, motor M12 is turned off, and travel on the main conveyance path is stopped. Thereafter, by turning off the solenoids S1 and S8, the deposit/withdrawal robust up 17 is returned to its original position and the gate G10 is closed. Furthermore, motor M
5 is rotated in the forward direction, and the lower belt 24b of the deposit reject accumulation section 24 is returned to its original position. When the intermediate stop position detection switch SW8 is turned on, the motor M5 is stopped.

Next, 1! Magnetic clutch C1 and motor M12 are turned on, and the main transport path is driven at high speed. Deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13
In order to push down the backup 17, the motor M2 is rotated forward. In this state, the motor M3 is rotated in the normal direction to feed the banknotes one by one into the main conveyance path. At this time, if it is not the inspection mode for inspecting supplementary banknotes, the solenoid S2 is turned on and the gate G1 is rotated to the right in order to form a passage to the thousand yen bill and million yen hole storage boxes 25 and 26.

Since the designated denomination is 10,000 yen as described above, solenoid S9 is turned on to switch gate G7 to the left. At this time, the gate 8 is switched to the right by turning off the solenoid $12 so as not to form a passage to the thousand yen bill storage box 26. The transported ten thousand yen banknotes are sequentially stored in the ten thousand yen hole storage 125. When the photosensor P2 for detecting the remaining banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal hopper detects a bright state, when it detects that there are no bills remaining, the process moves to the flow shown in FIG. is reversed. When the backup upper stop position detection switch SW3 is turned on, the motor M2 is stopped. When the deposit/withdrawal port intake/feed motor stop position detection switch SW4 detects the stop position, the motor M3 is turned off and the bill intake is stopped. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off and the main motor M12 is stopped. At this point, the replenishment banknote storage box 25
This means that the number of replenishment banknotes, that is, the number of denomination designated input banknotes, has been transferred to the designated storage box (10,000-yen hole storage box 25).
is added to the remaining amount, and the total number is stored. After this, the storage operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12 is executed. When the storing operation is completed, the mode switching button on the keyboard 5C of the internal monitor 5 shown in FIG. 5 is pressed to return to the normal transaction mode. This return to mode can be confirmed by the lighting of the normal transaction mode LED on the display panel 5a.

When returning to the slow step in FIG. 25 <C> to inspect the replenishment banknotes, the replenishment banknotes are inspected in the banknote inspection section 18. In the inspection results, the supplementary banknotes are of the designated denomination,
It is confirmed whether the banknote is suitable for withdrawal, and if it passes, the solenoid S2 is turned on and the gate G1 is rotated to the right to form a passage to the thousand yen bill and ten thousand yen hole storage box 25,26. . Since the designated denomination is 10,000 yen as mentioned above, Gate G
Solenoid $9 is turned ON to switch 7 to the left.

At this time, the gate 8 is switched to the right by turning off the solenoid S12 so as not to form a passage to the thousand yen bill storage box 26. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 25(e), the transported ten thousand yen banknotes are sequentially stored in the ten thousand yen hole storage box 25.

If there is a banknote that has failed the replenishment banknote inspection, the solenoid S1 is turned OFF, the gate G1 is turned to the left, and the solenoid S3 is turned ON in order to form a passage to the JECT banknote storage box 36. Gate G2 is rotated to the left. Therefore, reject tickets and reject ticket storage box 3
It is stored in 6.

When all the supplementary banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 are sent out and the photosensor P2 for detecting remaining banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal hopper detects a bright state, the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 is activated.
Motor M2 is reversed to raise . When the backup upper stop position detection switch SW3 is turned on, the motor M2 is stopped. When the deposit/withdrawal port intake/feed motor stop position detection switch SW4 detects the stop position, the motor M
3 is turned OFF and the taking in of banknotes is stopped. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off and the main motor M12 is stopped. Moving to the flow shown in FIG. 25(f), it is checked whether a rejected ticket exists. If there is no rejected ticket, the amount stored in the denomination storage box, that is, the million yen hole storage box 25, is subtracted from the specified input amount. This calculated value is added to the remaining amount of money in the JECT ticket storage box. Then, the input amount of the designated denomination is added to the remaining amount of money in the designated storage box (10,000 yen storage box 25), and the total value is stored. If there is no rejected ticket, the input amount of the designated denomination is directly added to the remaining amount of money in the designated storage box (10,000 yen storage box 25), and the total value is stored. After this, the storage operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12 is executed. When the storing operation is completed, the mode switching button on the keyboard 5C of the internal monitor 5 shown in FIG. 5 is pressed to return to the normal transaction mode. This return to mode can be confirmed by lighting the normal transaction mode lamp on the display panel 5a.

In the above-mentioned external replenishment of banknotes, there are cases in which the replenishment banknotes are inspected and cases in which they are not inspected, which will be explained below. In the case where the inspection is not performed, for example, in a conventional dispensing unit, the teller withdraws the bundled banknotes in units of 100, and the savings clerk handles the bundled 100 banknotes as they are without inspecting them.

This is because the banknotes are rejected based on the trust that the bundled banknotes are infallible. If you follow the same idea, there will be no need for inspection. On the other hand, in the case of inspection, it is necessary to completely eliminate errors by ensuring that ATVs do not accept banknotes unless they have passed the ATV II test, which relies on manual labor.

The above idea of replenishment is based on the fact that when recycling is applied to a single field AT Iv+, the 1,000 yen bill storage box is often empty and is almost never full. It is based on establishing a gap and being able to replenish when a shortage occurs. Therefore, in the following embodiment, when there is a local imbalance between multiple ATMs in terms of timing, time, or location, the banknotes are sucked up in units of 100 from an overloaded machine and transferred to other machines. Replenish 1
Noh is explained. This example is shown in Figures 26 and 27.
This will be explained with reference to flowcharts in FIGS. (a) to (f).

This partial siphoning operation is also designated by the internal monitor 5. That is, it is checked whether the changeover switch 5f is in the standalone mode. If YES, keyboard 5C
The mode switching (normal transaction mode and attendant operation mode switching) key is pressed. The attendant operation mode lamp on the display panel 5a lights up. Next, the partial copying key is pressed, and then the ten thousand yen or thousand yen key is pressed to specify the denomination. The user presses the banknote number type key and inputs the number of banknotes to be drawn from the ten-key keyboard 5d. The number of sheets is displayed on the segment display 5b. If the denomination and number of coins are correct, the confirmation key is pressed. At this time, it is checked whether the designated denomination storage box is empty. If it is empty, all input data will be cleared and the process will return to the key press flow for partial downloading. If it is not empty, a check is made to see if the number of copies is within the limit (for example, 100 copies) per copy. If it is not within the limit, all input data is cleared and the process returns to the partial key press flow. If it is within the limit, the motor M12 is rotated forward and the main conveyance path is driven. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on and the main transport path is driven at high speed.

A storage box of the designated denomination, for example, the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 (or the 10,000 yen hole storage box 25) is selected. In order to slightly lower the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 of the storage box 26, the motor lv17 (M9) is rotated forward for the time set by the timer. When the timer setting time elapses, motor M7 (M9
) is stopped and solenoid S10.811 (813,5
14) is turned ON, and the hold claws 42 and 43 are opened. In this state, the motor M7 (M9) is reversely rotated, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When it rises to a predetermined position, a timer is activated, and motor M6 (M8) rotates normally to start taking in and feeding out banknotes.

The take-in roller 14a is rotated forward by the motor M6 (M8).
rotates and feeds out banknotes one by one. At this time, the photosensor P11 (P12) detects the passage of banknotes, and the number of bills passed is counted based on the detection signal. The banknotes dispensed from the storage box 2625 are conveyed to the banknote inspection section 18 by the main conveyance path. The transported banknotes are checked by the banknote inspection unit 18 to determine the denomination,
The overlap will be inspected. If it is determined through this inspection that the bill to be dispensed is genuine, the gate G2 is moved to the right and the solenoid S3 is turned off to form a passage to the temporary storage section 23.
Be given an F. If the bill is not a valid bill, the solenoid S3 is energized so that the gate G2 moves to the left in order to guide the bill to the reject storage box 36 as a reject ticket. This gate switching timing is determined by the detection of passage of banknotes by the photosensor P8. When a valid bill is detected by the photosensor P9, the rotary solenoid S6 is biased to rotate to the left in order to switch the gate G5 to the temporary storage section side. Therefore, the banknotes are sequentially conveyed to the deposit reject stacking section 24.

When the number of banknotes sent out from the storage box reaches the specified number, it is checked whether there is a direct ticket.

If there is a rejected ticket, the number of rejected tickets is added to the specified number, and the process returns to the flow of counting the number of dispensed tickets shown in FIG. 27(b). If there is no reject ticket, photo sensor swi for detecting the stop position of the intake motor.

It is checked whether (SW15) has detected the stop position (dark detection). If YES, the intake motor M6 (M8) is stopped. The forward rotation of the motor M7 (M9) lowers the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39, and when they descend to the push-in position, the switch SWI4 (SW19) is turned on.

The motor M7 (M9) is stopped in response to the push-in position detection, and the backup plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are accordingly stopped.
The descent of is stopped. At this time, solenoid S10.8
11 (S13.514) is turned OFF, and the hold claw is returned to the storage box. Once again, the motor M7 (M9) is reversed, and the backup plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When the stored banknotes collide with the holding pawl, the back-up plate 38 stops. When the push plate 39 rises to the guide position and the switch SW13 (SW18) is turned on, the motor M7 (M9) driving the backup plate 38 and the push plate 39 upward stops. The i-magnetic latch C1 and motor M12 are sequentially turned off, and the main transport path is stopped. In order to raise the lower belt 24a of the deposit reject accumulation section 24, the motor M5 is reversed. When the photo-interrupter SW7 for detecting the stop position on the belt is turned on, the motor M5 is stopped. In this state, motor M12 is reversed. In this case, in the switching mechanism shown in FIG. 24, electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off and electromagnetic clutch C2
is turned on. Therefore, the reverse rotational force of the main motor M12 is transmitted to the reduction gear 63 via the upper gear and the clutch C2, and the drive shaft 62 is rotated in the reverse direction at a low speed. Therefore, the main conveyance path runs backwards at a low speed, and the banknotes in the deposit reject accumulation section 24 are collectively conveyed outward as shown by the broken line. When the photosensor P14 provided close to the replenishment port 12a detects (dark detection) the bundle of banknotes to be conveyed, the motor M12 is turned off after the time set by the timer, and the movement of the main conveyance path is stopped. If there is no rejected ticket during banknote inspection, the input amount of the specified denomination (1,000 yen bill) will be subtracted from the amount remaining in the relevant storage box (1,000 yen bill storage box).
be remembered. If a rejected ticket exists, the designated denomination (thousand yen bill) amount corresponding to the number of rejections is calculated. The calculation result value is added to the remaining amount of money in the reject storage box, and the added value is stored. The added value of the calculated value and the specified number of coins is subtracted from the remaining amount of money in the denomination-specific storage box, and the result is stored.

When the balance is determined by the storage box balance calculation described above, the specified amount is subtracted from the current amount memory of the deposit/withdrawal device, and the result, that is, the total amount held by the ATV is stored. When this process is completed, the mode switching button on the keyboard 5C of the internal monitor 5 is pressed to return to the normal transaction mode. At this time,
The normal transaction mode lamp is turned on, and the deposit/withdrawal device i2 returns to its initial state.

Figure 28 shows the flow of banknotes in the inspection mode in which deposits and withdrawals are settled and the bills in the 10,000 yen hole storage box 25 and the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 are transferred to the bulk storage box. The explanation is shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 29(a) to (C). According to this flow, first, the mode switching (normal transaction mode and clerk operation mode switching) key on the keyboard 5C of the internal monitor 5 is pressed. The attendant operation mode lamp on the display panel 5a lights up. Next, the review key is pressed, and then the confirmation key is pressed. At this time, the motor M12 is rotated in the normal direction, and the main conveyance path is driven. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on and the main transport path is driven at high speed. It is checked whether banknotes ¥ exist in the million yen hole storage box 25. If a million-yen hole exists, the million-yen hole storage box 25 is selected. Thereafter, an inspection operation for the million-yen hole is performed according to the flowcharts in FIGS. 30(a) to (C), and this inspection operation will be described later.

After the 1000 yen hole inspection operation, it is checked whether banknotes ¥ exist in the 1000 yen bill storage box, and if YES, the 1000 yen storage box is selected. Next, a scrutiny operation is performed on the 1,000 yen bill.

In the above-mentioned inspection operation of 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen, Figure 30 (a
), first, the motor M7 (M9) is rotated in the normal direction in order to lower the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 slightly. This is to release the stored banknotes from being pressed against the holding claws 42 and 43 by the pushing up force of the back-up plate 38, and to easily separate the holding claws from the stack of stored banknotes without damaging the banknotes. . The amount of descent of the backup plate 38 is set by a timer, and when the timer elapses, motor M7 (M9) is stopped and solenoid S10.311 (S13.514) is turned on.
, and the hold claws 42 and 43 are released. In this state, the motor M7 (M9) is reversely rotated, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When the banknotes are raised to a predetermined position, a timer is activated, and motors M6 (M8) are rotated in the normal direction to start taking in and feeding out banknotes. Motor M6
The forward rotation of (M8) causes the take-in roller 14a to rotate and feed out the banknotes one by one. At this time, photosensor P11 (
PI3) detects the passage of bills, and the number of bills passed is counted based on the detection signal. The banknotes dispensed from the storage box 2526 are conveyed to the banknote inspection section 18 by the main conveyance path.

The banknote inspection unit 18 determines the denomination and stacking of the conveyed banknotes. If it is determined through these inspections that the bill to be dispensed is genuine, solenoid S3 is turned off to tilt gate G2 to the right in order to form a passage toward gate G3.
be made into If the bill is not a valid bill, the solenoid S3 is energized so that the gate G2 moves to the left in order to guide the bill to the reject storage box 36 as a reject ticket. This gate switching timing is determined by the detection of bill passage by sensor P8.

The gate G3 is tilted to the left in order to guide banknotes to the bulk storage box 34. This gate G3 is plunger solenoid S4
It is driven by being energized.

In this state, the genuine bills are sequentially stored in the bulk storage box 34.

When a rejected ticket is conveyed to the rejected ticket storage box 36 via gate G2, it passes through gate G9.
9 is activated only during the collection operation, the intrusion reject ticket is carried into the reject ticket storage compartment 36 as it is.

It is checked whether the storage boxes 25 and 26 are empty.

For this empty detection, empty detection switches 5W11 and 5W16 are ON.
It will be judged whether or not it has become. If the storage box is not empty, it is determined whether the number of bills sent out from the storage box matches a predetermined number. If YES, it is checked whether the photosensor 5Who (SW15) for detecting the stop position of the intake motor has detected the stop position (dark detection). If YES, the intake motor M6 (M8) is stopped. At this time, the bulk storage box 34 is selected and the storage operation is started. This storage operation is performed in the same manner as the flow shown in FIG.

When the designated storage box is empty, the gate G3 is returned to the right by turning off the solenoid S4.

If it is not empty, the flow returns to the flow for counting the number of sheets fed out in FIG. 30(a).

In the flow shown in FIG. 30(C), the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are lowered by normal rotation of the motor M7 (M9). When these are lowered to the push-in position, the switch SW
14 (SWl 9) turns on.

Motor M7 (M9) turns OFF in response to push-in position detection.
F, and the lowering of the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 is stopped. At this time, solenoid 810.811
(813, 514) are turned OFF, and the hold claw is returned to the storage box. Once again, the motor M7 (M9) is reversed, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When the stored banknotes collide with the holding pawl, the back-up plate 38 stops. When the push plate 39 rises to the guide position, the switch 5W13 (SWl8) turns ONk:'! Ru.

CJ: '), the motor M7 (M9) driving the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 upward stops, and the inspection operation is completed.

When the inspection operation is completed, the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off, and the main motor M12 is further turned off. This causes the conveyance path to stop. Next, based on the memory contents of the storage unit (7) (Fig. 31), as shown in Fig. 29 (b), the number P of sheets sucked from the million-yen hole storage box is the number of sheets stored in the million-yen hole storage box with the current high memory. is set to Furthermore, the number of bills sucked out from the 1,000 yen bill storage box, 0, is set to the number of bills currently stored in the 1,000 yen bill storage box in the memory. The cumulative number of million yen coins deposited into the device is added (B-A+E+F). Also,
The cumulative number of thousand yen bills deposited into the device is added (LA+D+F). Furthermore, the cumulative number of 5,000 yen bills deposited into the device is set (NC). The number of million yen holes that should be in the reject ticket storage box 36 is calculated.
(V-L-P). Additionally, the number of thousand yen bills that should be in the reject ticket storage box 36 is calculated (IJ-L-0). A-N, ■, and U in the cumulative memory area are dumped to the printing device, and the storage section is cleared. Number of sheets stored in the ten thousand yen hole of the loading box P
and the number of stored 1,000 yen bills (0) are compared (verification). The number of coins of each denomination stored in the reject box is compared with N, ■, and U. If the verification is successful, a new bulk storage unit is set in the deposit/withdrawal device 2. That is, bulk storage unit 2
7 will be replaced with a new bulk storage unit. The mode switching button is pressed to return to normal trading mode. The normal transaction mode lamp lights up and the deposit/withdrawal device returns to its initial state.
I will fly.

FIG. 32 shows the flow of banknotes when the banknotes stored in the bulk storage box 34 of the bulk storage section 27 are loaded into the denomination-specific storage boxes, that is, the 10,000-yen hole storage box 25 and the 1,000-yen bill storage box 26. It is shown. In this loading, mode switching is first performed as in replenishment, inspection, etc. That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 33(a), the mode switching key on the keyboard 5C of the internal monitor 5 is pressed and the attendant operation mode is set. At this time, the attendant operation mode lamp on the display panel 5a lights up.

Next, the loading key is pressed to set the loading mode.

To set the number of sheets to be loaded into the ten thousand yen hole, the number input key is pressed, the number of sheets is entered using the numeric keypad, and when the ten thousand yen key is further pressed, the number of ten thousand yen sheets is displayed on the segment display 5b of the internal monitor 5.
is displayed, and the input number is further added to the cumulative memory G. To set the number of loaded 1,000 yen bills, the number input key is pressed, the number is input using the numeric keypad, and when the 1,000 yen key is further pressed, the number of 1,000 yen bills is displayed on the segment display 5 of the internal monitor 5.
b, and the input number is further added to the cumulative memory F. When the confirmation key is pressed, motor M12 is rotated forward,
The main transport path is driven. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on and the main transport path is driven at high speed. In order to slightly lower the backup plate 38 and the push-in plate 39, the motor M11 is rotated forward for the timer period.

When this timer time has elapsed, motor M11 is stopped,
Further, the solenoids 816 and 817 are turned on, and the hold claws 42 and 43 are opened. In this state, motor M1
1 is reversed, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When it rises to a predetermined position, a timer starts,
Motor MIO is rotated normally to start taking in and feeding out banknotes. Take-in roller 1 is rotated by normal rotation of motor M10.
4a rotates and bills are sent out one by one from the bulk storage box 34. At this time, the photosensor P13 detects the passage of banknotes, and the number of passed banknotes is counted based on the detection signal.

Solenoid S5 is turned on and gate G4 is pushed to the left. Therefore, the banknote ¥ is conveyed in the direction of the banknote inspection section 18. The banknote inspection unit 18 determines the denomination and stacking of the conveyed banknotes. If it is determined through these inspections that the bill to be dispensed is a genuine bill, the solenoid S2 is activated to tilt the gate G1 to the right in order to form a passage in the direction of the 10,000 yen hole storage box 25 and the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26. is turned on. If the bill is not a valid ticket, the solenoid S2 is turned OFF and the solenoid S3 is turned ON so that the gates G1 and G2 are tilted to the left in order to guide the ticket to the reject storage box 36 as a reject ticket. The switching timing of the gate G1 is determined by the detection of passage of banknotes by the photosensor P8.

It is determined whether the denomination of the banknote ¥ to be conveyed toward the denomination storage box is a 1,000 yen note or a 10,000 yen note. If it is a 10,000 yen note, solenoid S9 is turned on so that gate G7 falls to the left in order to guide the 10,000 yen note to the 10,000 yen hole storage box 25. The switching timing of this gate G7 is determined by the detection timing of the banknote ¥ by the photosensor P11. If it is a 1,000 yen bill, the solenoid 812 is turned on so that the gate G8 falls to the left in order to guide the 1,000 yen bill to the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26. The switching timing of this gate G8 is determined by the timing of detecting the banknote ¥ by the photosensor P12. Photosensor P11 and PI
The number of stored ten thousand yen bills and the number of thousand yen bills stored are counted by the banknote detection signal No. 3.

The banknotes sorted as above are placed in the ten thousand yen hole storage box 25.
, are stored in the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 and the rejected ticket storage box 36, respectively. Each time banknotes are stored, it is determined whether the bulk storage box 34 is empty or whether the stored banknote count value matches a predetermined number of banknotes. If either of them is determined as YES, it is determined whether or not the sensor 5W20 has detected the darkness, that is, has detected the stop position of the bulk storage box take-in and feed motor. This judgment is Y
If it is ES, the batch storage box take-in motor M10 is stopped.

At this time, the deposit reject accumulation unit 24
Alternatively, the million-yen storage box 25 is selected, and the storage operation is started for the selected storage box. Incidentally, when the bulk storage box 34 becomes empty, the storage operation of both the 1,000-yen hole storage box 25 and the 1,000-yen bill storage box 26 is started at the same time. This storage operation is performed according to the flow shown in FIG.

When the bulk storage box 34 becomes empty, the drainoid S3 is turned off and the gate G2 is returned to its original state. 33rd if not empty
Returning to the flow shown in Figure (b). Furthermore, solenoid S5 is turned off in order to restore gate G4. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned off, the motor M12 is turned off, and the main conveyance path is stopped. Next, the motor M11 is rotated forward,
The back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are lowered. When the push-in plate 39 descends to the push-in position, switch SW2
4 turns on. Motor M11 responds to the detection of the pushing position.
is stopped, and the lowering of the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 is stopped. At this time, solenoid 816.817
is turned off, and the hold claw is returned to the storage box.

The motor M11 is reversed again, and the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are raised. When the stored banknotes collide with the holding pawl, the back-up plate 38 stops. Push plate 3
9 is raised to the guide position and the switch 5W23 is turned on, the motor M11 driving the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 upward stops.

The number of ten thousand yen bills stored in the ten thousand yen bill storage box is added to the number P of ten thousand yen bills stored in the current high memory, and the result is stored. The number of 1,000 yen bills stored in the thousand yen bill storage box is added to the number O of 1,000 yen bills stored in the current high memory, and the result is stored. The number of rejected tickets stored in the reject ticket storage box is calculated by adding the subtracted values of the input number Q of 10,000 yen bills, the input number f of 1,000 yen bills, and the number of stored tickets in the 10,000 yen hole storage box 25 and the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26. , the calculated value is added to Q and stored. Deposit/withdrawal current high memory R and S values Q and f
are added to obtain a new current amount, and this amount is stored. After this process is completed, the mode switching button is pressed and the deposit/withdrawal device is returned to the normal transaction mode.

Figure 34 shows group recycling' [111 in leaf units (
The flow of banknotes when the banknotes are replenished one by one is shown by solid arrows. According to this embodiment, the group recycling device 11 that runs behind the ATM 1 is connected to the deposit/withdrawal device 2, and replenishment in units of leaves is started. This group recycling device 11 is, for example,
A device for replenishing banknotes in denominations described in 97915 can be used. That is, when the group recycling device 11 replenishes, for example, a million yen slot into the deposit/withdrawal device 2, the banknotes are guided to the banknote inspection section 18 via gates G3 and G4 as shown by solid arrows. The banknotes passed through the banknote inspection section 18 are conveyed to the million yen storage box 25 through the gate G1, and are stored in the million yen storage box 25 through the gate G7.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 34, croup recycling is performed leaf by leaf, but supplementary banknotes can be brought in as a bundle. In this case, a bundle of banknotes is carried in through the same route as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 23, and banknotes are replenished. in this case,
As the group recycling system @11, an automatic banknote bundle replenishing system shown in FIG. 35 is used. This device has motor 13
A lower unit 130a is equipped with a drive vehicle 131 that is driven by a drive wheel 131 and can run on rails 115, and an upper unit 130 is placed on top of the lower unit 130a.
It is equipped with a mobile cart 114 made up of b. The upper unit 130b can be moved up and down with respect to the lower unit 130a by a lifting motor 139, a pinion gear 140 and a rack gear 41 that are interlocked with the lifting motor 139. Also,
The upper unit 30b includes a recycle W unit 136, an operation keyboard 143, and a liquid crystal display 144. Furthermore, an optical communication type transceiver 150 is provided, which performs optical communication with the transceiver provided in each ATV and is a group recycling device! ! 11 mobile trolley 1
14, transmits and receives control signals for self-running, stopping, etc.

A movable safe unit 100 that can be moved back and forth by an advance/retreat drive motor 142 is provided on the upper unit 130a. This mobile safe unit 100 includes a motor 10.
A conveyor belt 101 that is rotated in forward and reverse directions by 2 is provided. A banknote bundle is fed to this conveyor belt 101 by a bending rubber roller 105 . A cutter 104 driven by a rotary solenoid 103 is disposed between the conveyor belt 101 and the rubber roller 104. This cutter 1
04 is provided for cutting the band of the banknote bundle.

When the band is cut, the banknote bundle is bent by the pushing force of the rubber roller 105, and the band is cut by the cutter 104 using this bending. For this purpose, the conveyor belt 1
01 and the rubber roller 105 are configured to be driven independently. A bundle of banknotes with a band (a bundle of 100 bills or a bundle of 1000 bills for replenishment) 106 is placed on the backup 108 . The backup 108 is urged upward by a rising spring 109, and can place eight bundles of 100 sheets. The banknote bundle pushing claw 107 pushes out the banknote bundle 106
The rubber roller 105 is driven to send out one bundle at a time to the rubber roller 105.

The group recycling device 11 requires replenishment A
When the TV is moved, a bundle of banknotes, for example, a bundle of -10,000 yen banknotes, is removed from the mobile safe unit and refilled from the rear replenishment port 2a of the deposit/withdrawal device 2. The banknote bundle replenished from the replenishment port 2a is conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 by a conveyance path belt running at low speed, as shown in FIG. The banknote bundles in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 are fed out one by one and conveyed to the million yen hole storage box 25 via the banknote inspection section 18, and the storage box 25 is replenished.

In the case of partial ejection, inspection, or loading, banknotes are delivered to the mobile safe unit in units of 100 banknotes.

In this case, 100 banknotes can be pulled into the mobile safe in a bundle when receiving the banknotes.

In the deposit/withdrawal device as described above, the banknotes may jam in the conveyance path during conveyance of the banknotes. In this case, unmanned automation cannot be achieved by opening the inside of the deposit/withdrawal device to clear the jam. However, according to this invention, jams can also be automatically cleared.

This is because, according to the present invention, the transport system has the following three features. That is, 1. Banknotes can be transported in bundles, and 24 bundles can be transported at low speed; 3. Low-speed conveyance can be performed in both forward and reverse directions. By utilizing these features, jams can be automatically cleared.

Jams generally occur near the gate, and a bill detector (bill sensor) consisting of a photo sensor or the like is provided in front of the gate to detect the passage of bills and determine the gate activation timing. This sensor is used to detect jamming of banknotes at the gate. In other words, the banknotes being conveyed pass the sensor in a predetermined time, but when the banknotes become jammed at the gate and stay at the sensor position, the sensor takes a long time to detect the banknotes, and the occurrence of a jam is determined based on this detection time length. Ru. Another method is jam detection called shift control. This is a method of confirming that banknotes are being conveyed between two adjacent sensors for a predetermined period of time. In this method, a jam is not detected when the photosensor detects darkness, but a jam is determined to occur when a banknote that has passed through a previous sensor does not reach the next sensor within a predetermined time. Therefore,
This jam detection is a bright detection.

FIG. 36 to FIG. 39 show the occurrence of a jam and its release. FIG. 36 shows a state in which the banknotes being conveyed while being sandwiched between the upper and lower conveyor belts B1 and B2 collide with the gate G, and two or three banknotes are jammed at the gate. At this time,
The occurrence of a rejam is detected by the sensor described above. In response to this jam detection, the conveyor belts 81 and B2 are run in the opposite direction for a predetermined period of time, and the banknotes are evacuated from the gate G (FIG. 37). In this case, the reversal time is determined to be the minimum necessary. Next, the gate G is moved below the conveyor belt (FIG. 38). Once again, the conveyor belts B1 and B2 are run in the banknote conveyance direction (FIG. 39). At this time, the jammed banknotes are conveyed through the gate, and the jam is automatically cleared.

Regarding this jam, in the case of a deposit transaction, if a jam occurs before the depositor completes the deposit transaction, the gate is directed toward the deposit/withdrawal port. On the other hand, in a withdrawal transaction, if a jam occurs before the transaction is completed, the gate operates to collect the banknotes into the reject storage box.

However, after the state shown in FIG. 37, in case 1 where it is desired to transport the jammed banknote in the direction in which the gate G is located, that is, in the downward direction in the figure, the transport system is Since the gate G is configured to allow a stack of bills to pass through, jammed bills can pass through the gate G without difficulty.

In the above embodiment, sensors are provided at various locations to detect the conveyance state of banknotes.
For example, one sensor is used to determine gate timing for gates G4, G5, and G6. Although it is preferable to use a common sensor in this way because it helps to reduce costs, it is also possible to provide individual sensors for these approach gates.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, paper sheets such as banknotes can be reliably stored one by one in a storage box, and the stored paper sheets can be reliably fed out one by one.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic transaction device using a paper sheet storage/dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the automatic transaction device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device, FIG. 5 is a mechanical circuit diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6(a) and ( b) is a diagram explaining the functions and operations of the various members shown in Figure 5, Figure 7 is a perspective view of the internal monitor, and Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the inside of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes during deposit operation. Fig. 9 <a) to (d> is a schematic structural diagram of the temporary storage section in the banknote bundle discharging operation, Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the deposit reject accumulation unit in the banknote discharging operation, and Fig. 11 is a diagram of the structure. (a) to (j> are flowcharts explaining the deposit operation, FIG. 12 is a flowchart explaining the storage operation of the storage box, and FIG. 13 is the flow of transporting banknote bundles from the temporary storage section to the deposit/withdrawal port hopper. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of the depositing and dispensing device showing the flow of banknotes during storage operation, and FIG. 15 (a) to (
e) is an operational diagram of the storage box during storage operation, FIG. 16 is a schematic side view of the bulk storage section, FIG. 17 is a schematic plan view of the bulk storage section, and FIG. Schematic structural diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow, Figure 19(a)
~(C) is a flowchart diagram of withdrawal mode, Figure 20 (
a) to (C) are diagrams showing the withdrawal operation subroutine in the withdrawal mode, Figures 21 (a) to (f) are operation diagrams of the storage box in the withdrawal operation, and Figure 22 is the flow of banknotes in the collection operation. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of the depositing and dispensing device showing the flow of banknotes in external replenishment mode, FIG. 24 is a diagram of the main conveyance path drive mechanism, and FIG. 25 (a)
) to (f) are flowchart diagrams of external replenishment mode, second
Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes in the partial suction mode, Figures 27 (a) to (f) are flowcharts in the partial suction mode, and Figure 28 is the flow chart in the scrutiny mode. A schematic structural diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes, FIGS. 29(a) to 29(C) are flowcharts of the inspection mode, and FIGS. 30(a) to (C) are inspection operation subroutine diagrams,
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing the storage contents of the storage unit, FIG. 32 is a schematic structural diagram of the depositing and dispensing device showing the flow of banknotes in the loading mode, and FIGS. 33(a) to (e) are flowcharts of the scrutiny mode. Fig. 32 is a schematic structural diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes during external replenishment, Fig. 35 is a schematic structural diagram of the group recycling device, and Figs. 36 to 39 are conveyance diagrams to explain automatic jam release. It is a diagram of the road. 1...ATM, 2...Deposit/withdrawal device, 5...Internal monitor, 11...Self-propelled trolley device for group recycling,
12...Person withdrawal daily rate, 13...Deposit/withdrawal hopper, 1
4.14a... Take-in roller, 17... Backup plate, 18... Banknote inspection section, 23... Temporary storage section,
24... Deposit rejection collection section, 25... Thousand yen hole storage box, 26... Thousand yen bill storage box, 27... Bulk storage section, 34... Bulk storage box, 35... Collection Storage box, 36
...Reject ticket storage box, G1-G9...Gate,
P1-P14...Sensor, SW1-5W25...Detection switch, $1-817-...Solenoid, M1-M
12...Motor, C1, C2...Electromagnetic clutch. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 7 Figure 9 Figure 11 Figure 11 Figure 11 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 (c) Figure 19 Figure 20 (C) Figure 20 (a) (t)) (C) Figure 21 (f) Figure 21 Figure 27 Figure 27 Figure 27 (d) Figure 27 Figure 27 (f) Figure 27 (a) 290 (b) Fig. 29 Fig. 30 Fig. 30 Fig. 31 Fig. 33 (b) Fig. 33 Cause Fig. 33 (d) Fig. 33 Fig. 33 Fig. 35 Commissioner of the Patent Office Mr. Uga Michibu 1, Display of the case Japanese Patent Application No. 118156/1986 2, Name of the invention Paper sheet storage and feeding device 3, Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Patent applicant (307) Toshiba Corporation 4, Agent Toranomon 1, Minato-ku, Tokyo No. 26-5 No. 17 Mori Building Specification 7, on page 78, line 18 of the amended statement, "Figure 32" is corrected to "Figure 34." ／−１１ゝ＼

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A storage box body for storing paper sheets, a means provided at the upper part of the storage box body for feeding paper sheets into the storage box body, and an upper plate provided on the storage box body so as to be movable up and down. a bottom plate that is vertically movable in the storage box and on which paper sheets to be introduced are loaded; plate means for driving the top plate and the bottom plate; and the storage box. a holding means that is retractably provided on the storage box body and holds the upper part of a bundle of paper sheets loaded on the bottom plate body in a predetermined position; A paper sheet storage and feeding device comprising means for feeding paper sheets lifted upward by a bottom plate. (2) The upper plate has a function of guiding paper sheets introduced from the banknote taking means into the storage box body and a function of pushing paper sheets loaded on the bottom plate under the holding means. The paper sheet storage/feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet storage/feeding device is raised to a position where it is retracted from the paper sheet feeding means and the paper sheet feeding device when paper sheets are fed out. (3) The plate driving means includes a lowering driving means for driving the bottom plate and the upper plate in a downward direction, a rising driving means for driving the bottom plate and the upper plate in an upward direction, and a lowering driving means for driving the bottom plate and the upper plate in an upward direction. Claim 1 comprising a one-way clutch means that is in a coupled state that simultaneously transmits driving force to both the bottom plate and the top plate in the upward direction, and is in a free state in the upward direction. Or the paper sheet storage and feeding device according to item 2. (4) The paper sheet feeding means is composed of a take-in rotating roller having a braking part formed by a braking member and an active part being formed by a sliding member, and a rotating roller that rotates in reverse with respect to the taking-in roller, and the above-mentioned brake 3. The paper sheet storage and feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising means for stopping the taking-in rotating roller so that a portion thereof does not face the taking-in side and the conveying side. (5) The paper sheet feeding means strikes and feeds the paper sheets in order to prevent collisions of continuously conveyed paper sheets;
The paper sheet storage/feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a rotating body that is detached when the holding means is detached. (6) The paper according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding means is detached from the paper sheet after the bottom plate is lowered to release the pressing force applied to the paper sheet. Leaf storage and feeding device.