JPS61286993A - Coin settling processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a coin settlement processing device suitable for settlement processing of large quantities of coins of various denominations.

[Conventional technology] Financial institutions such as banks have separate deposit accounts for each of their business partners, such as transportation-related institutions such as railway companies and bus companies, and various amusement facilities, and deposits from these business partners are established separately. The company processes sales proceeds almost every day.

Incidentally, due to the nature of the business partners mentioned above, coins are the most commonly used in settlement processing, and the reality is that coins account for most of the sales proceeds. Moreover, in recent years, with the issuance of new 500 yen coins, the proportion of these coins is increasing.

Conventionally, a coin counting machine capable of exclusively counting such coins was prepared, and the coins collected from each business partner (usually placed in bags by denomination) were loaded into the machine at any time. This counting result is appropriately aggregated to accomplish the same payment process.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Previously, the same payment process had to be carried out repeatedly by a person in charge of carrying a large number of coins of various denominations and loading them into a coin counting machine. However, considering the length of several meters and the weight of these coins, it was a labor-intensive task.

[Means and effects for solving the problems] The present invention provides a coin settlement processing system 3 that can process the above-mentioned large quantities of coins of various denominations with high efficiency and minimal effort! l! The purpose of this invention is to provide a device, in particular,
A plurality of coin counting means each having a coin counting machine are provided, and each of these coin counting means is assigned a number for identification and a denomination to be counted in advance, and an appropriate display means is provided to display each of these coin counting means. The presence or absence of operation at that point in time is identified and displayed in correspondence with the above number. Furthermore, a coin conveying means capable of loading and automatically conveying coins to be settled is provided so that the conveyed coins can be automatically loaded into any of the above coin counting means, and an input means such as a keyboard is provided. The number of the coin counting means that you wish to use (at least one that is in an inactive state is selected based on the display contents above), the denomination data of the coin to be settled above, and an identification code indicating the business partner, etc. When the input number is input, the coin conveying means conveys and loads the coin into the coin counting means corresponding to the number based on the input number, and the counting data counted by the coin counting means is inputted. The denomination data and identification code are stored in an appropriate memory in correspondence with the denomination data and identification code. As a result, the coins collected from the above-mentioned business partners can be automatically transported and counted simply by the person in charge supplying the coins to the above-mentioned coin transporting means and inputting the prescribed information through the above-mentioned input means. Then, all the data necessary for settlement will be automatically stored in the above memory, and if this stored data is aggregated according to the above identification code, the above-mentioned customer or business type etc. The payment process can also be easily accomplished.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the coin settlement processing device according to the present invention, no matter how large the amount of coins and the number of denominations, it is possible to settle the coins with a minimum amount of effort and with high efficiency.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3 show the configuration of an embodiment of a coin payment processing device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1000 is a coin counting and processing device;
The processing device 1000 has a plurality of i.e. Here, 16 counting devices 1010
~1160. Furthermore, these first
- The 16th counting devices 1010 to 1160 are assigned denominations to be counted in advance according to the switching mode of the denomination selection switches KS each has, and here, as an example, the first and second counting devices 1010 ~1
1 yen coin at 020, third to fifth counting devices 1030 to 1
5 yen coin at 050, 6th to 8th counting devices 1060 to 1
10 yen coin at 080, 9th to 11th counting device 1090
~1110, the 50 yen coin is sent to the 12th to 14th counting devices 1
It is assumed that 100 yen coins are allocated to the counters 120 to 1140, and 500 yen coins are allocated to the 15th and 16th counting devices 1150 to 1160, respectively.

In addition, in FIG. 1, 2000 is based on the denomination data of the coin to be settled, an identification code for identifying the business partner or its business office, etc. inputted by the operator's appropriate operation. A central control device 3000 that centrally controls the device includes coin transport carts 3310 and 3320 that move on the transport path CP.
a coin transport command device that controls the driving mode of the coin transport control device 400 based on commands sent from the central control device 2000;
0 is a conveyor device that conveys the coins ON counted and bagged by the coin counting processing device 1000 using a belt or the like as shown by the arrow in the figure, and 5000 is the total number of coins CN conveyed by this conveyor device 4000. This is a weighing device that performs a final check on the numerical value based on its weight. The weighed coins CN are transported by a transport vehicle CY and stored in a safe (not shown).

In addition, the above-mentioned coin transportation trolleys 3310 and 3320 are
While detecting the magnet MG provided on the side of the conveyance path CP as shown in the figure so as to correspond to the position of each counting device with an appropriate magnetic detection element, the coin is set at the target instructed by the coin conveyance command device 3000. It reaches the position of the counting device, and after reaching the position, it tilts its hopper HP as shown in Figure 2 and operates to transfer the transported coins to the designated hopper SHP of the counting device. .

FIG. 2 is a front view of the state in which the coin transporting trolley 3310 is transferring the transported coins to the twelfth counting device 1120 (see FIG. 1). However, this specific control mode will be explained in detail later.

FIG. 3 shows the electrical configuration of the device according to the embodiment, and the functions of the above-mentioned parts will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 3.

First, each counting device in the coin counting processing device 1000, taking the first counting device 1010 as an example, the hopper S
A coin counting unit 1011 that counts coins inserted into the HP and outputs this counting data to the central control device 2000. Coins are put into the hopper SHP by a denomination setting unit 1012 that outputs information indicating the denomination to be counted by the counting device selected by the denomination selection switch KS to the central control unit @2000, for example, by optical means. When it is detected that a coin has been deposited, or when a manual start button (not shown) of the counting device is operated by the operator, an appropriate motor is driven to separate the coins one by one and feed them into the coin counting section 1011. , or when the coin counting unit 1011 is not counting coins even though the counting device has been operating for a predetermined period of time, this may be detected and the counting device may be stopped. The central control unit 20 not only comprehensively controls the drives involved in coin counting, but also transmits signals indicating the operating status.
The drive control unit 1013 outputs to 00, the coin counting unit 1
If a coin is jammed during counting at 011, or if there is an abnormal coin (for example, a counterfeit coin, a coin that is significantly soiled or deformed, a coin of a different denomination, etc.), this fact is detected and the drive control unit 1013 makes an emergency stop of the counting device. an abnormality detection unit 1014 that prompts
When the above-mentioned abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection section 1014, a notification section 1015 notifies the operator of this by lighting a lamp or emitting an alarm sound through a buzzer or the like as appropriate; The installed bag (see Figure 2) is filled with coins counted in a predetermined manner by the device, and as a result, the bag containing coins is automatically filled with coins that have been counted in a predetermined manner or by an appropriate mechanism (not shown). When the bag CNB is exchanged with the bag CNB, the bag containing the coins is sent to the conveyor unit H4000. If the staff is doing it manually, they remove the bag from the tube of the counting device and move the box CNB to the arrow shown in Figure 1. (The bag is moved as shown in FIG. 2, and the bag is appropriately opposed, and then placed on the conveyor device 4000.) This is detected by a limit switch or the like, and the drive control unit 1013 and the central control unit 20 detect that the next coin counting is possible.
Each of these counting devices 1010 to 116 is configured to have a bag change detection section 1016 for notifying the bag change to 00.
Both of them are configured to achieve necessary data exchange with the central control unit 2000 mentioned above via the pass line BL.

Note that in this embodiment, each of these counting devices 1010
-1160 performs the above-described coin counting operation using 4000 coins as one counting unit, and once the counting of 4000 coins is completed, the counting operation is temporarily stopped and the bag is replaced.

Further, the central processing unit 2000 has an interface 22
10,2220.2230 via Coin Counter @
1000, conveyor device 4000, weighing device 5000.
and a CPU 2100 that centrally controls the apparatuses of this embodiment by exchanging data with and receiving data from the coin transport commanding apparatus 3000 or sending necessary commands to these apparatuses. Operation unit 23 for inputting various data and commands necessary for payment processing
00, a storage unit 2400 for storing the counting data transmitted from the coin counting processing device 1000, visually displaying the contents input on the operation unit 2300 and the contents stored in the storage unit 2400 as necessary. Display section 2500
, a printing section 26 that also prints these contents as necessary.
00 respectively. In this embodiment, the operation unit 2300 has a "denomination key" for specifying and inputting the aforementioned denominations of 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen, and a required numerical value. A ``numeric keypad'' is used to enter business information, a ``business office key'' is operated in advance when entering an identification code indicating a business office, and a ``numeric keypad'' is used to input an identification code indicating a business partner.
``Client key'' which is operated in advance when inputting the machine number using the ``numeric keypad'' of the counting device that is not in operation, ``machine number key'' operated when inputting the machine number of the counting device that is not counting, that is, not in operation; A "start key" that prompts the trolleys 3310 and 3320 to start running, a "date key" that is operated when entering the date using the "numeric keypad", and a "clear key" that is operated when correcting these manually-generated data. The storage section 2400 has storage areas as shown in the following Tables 1 to 3, that is, the amount of money to be counted by each counting device set and assigned by the denomination selection switch KS. A set denomination storage area (Table 1) for storing the denomination, the corresponding count output from the drive control unit, and a flag is set based on the signal indicating the operating status of the device (if it is in operation, the flag is set). '''1#, if not in operation, set the same flag to 10#
) As a result, the operation status storage area (Table 2) that stores the operation status of each counting device, and the coin counting processing device 1000 corresponding to the identification code and denomination data inputted on the operation section 2300. It has at least a settlement data storage area (Table 3) for storing count data according to the above, and stores and holds the necessary contents in the manner shown in the table based on the write control of the CPLJ2100.

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 The coin transport command device 23000 includes a coin transport command unit 3100. which commands the running mode of the coin transport trolleys 3310 and 3320. and the command unit 310
For example, in the central control device 2000, the above-mentioned "machine number key" and " Based on the machine number input through the "numeric keypad", the coins are transported to the position of the counting device corresponding to the machine number of the coin counting processing device 1000 on the condition that the "start key" of the operation unit 2300 is operated. trolley 3
310 or 3320 to start running,
When the trolley 3310 or 3320 reaches the target counting device, it is stopped, and after the coins have been transferred to the counting device, they are transported to the reception area RA (see Figure 1). Executes travel control such as returning the vehicle. In addition, when the coin transport trolley 3310 or 3320 is made to reach the target counting device position, the coin transport trolley 3310 or 3320 is made to sequentially detect the magnet MG (see Fig. 1), and the detection result is As described above, the sensor is stopped at a desired position based on the number of detections (for example, the number of detections).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.Finally, an example of the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment as a whole will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Now, each counting device 1010 is
Assuming that the denominations to be counted by each of these counting devices are set through the aforementioned denomination selection switch KS of ~1160 (step 1), these setting data are imported into the central controller 2000 via the denomination setting section. Re,
It is registered in the storage unit 2400 in the manner shown in Table 1 above (step 2). In addition, these counting devices 1 here
It is assumed that the manner of setting denominations of 010 to 1160 is as shown at the beginning for the same embodiment device. In addition, the operational status at any time is also stored in the storage unit 2400 in the manner shown in Table 2 above.
is stored in the operating status storage area.

Next, if the operator (staff) inputs the current date through the operation unit 2300 of the central control unit 2000, the CPLI 2100 stores this in an appropriate area of the storage unit 2400 as necessary data for creating a daily report, etc. (step 3), and the storage unit 2400
In step 4), the operating status of the coin counting processing device 1000 is checked based on the storage contents in the operating status storage area of .The above denomination setting mode and this check result are displayed on the display section 2500, for example, in the manner shown in FIG. etc. (Step 5).

Incidentally, in Figure 5, "1" displayed in the "Machine" column
” to “16” are the first to sixteenth counting devices 210.
These are predetermined machine numbers corresponding to 10 to 1160, respectively, and the "○" or "x" mark displayed in the "Status" column is the coin counting processing device 1000 (first
- 16th counting device 11010 to 1160) ("O" indicates non-operational or usable state, and rXJ indicates operating state), and "Denomination""1yen","5 yen J, r10 yen J, r50 yen" are displayed in the column.

"100 yen" or "500 yen" is the denomination to be counted by each counting device set in advance. Also, “Business Partner N”
Columns ``O1'' to ``Processing No.'' and ``J'' display the gIl chain identification code, collection date data, and the processing number for the coins currently being counted.The ``message column'' will be described later. This column displays various instructions for the operator regarding the operation of the device.

After this, the operator will check the coins collected from each business partner (assuming they are placed in bags by denomination) at any time, including the denomination of the coin to be processed and the machine number of the counting device desired to be used (however, the (Limited to those coins with the "Status" display field marked rOJ) and the necessary identification code, and move the coins to be processed to the hopper CHP of the coin transport trolleys 3310 and 3320 for settlement on the day. Processing will now begin.

Now, based on the display contents of the display section 2500 described above, the operator uses the operation section 2300 to obtain the denomination data of the coin (bag) to be processed and the machine number of the unoccupied counting device corresponding to the denomination. , an identification code such as a customer code or a business office code, and the collection date of the coin (step 6a), the CPIJ2100 calculates the counting device corresponding to the machine number, at least for the machine number entered above. Recheck whether or not is truly vacant based on the memory contents of the operating status storage area (
Step 6b). In addition, in this embodiment, since there are two or three counting devices that correspond to the same denomination,
Even if the same denomination data is specified and input for the same operation, 2
However, when the operator performs the same operation for the third or fourth time, if the counting device corresponding to the designated denomination is not in operation. If there is nothing, C
The PLJ 2100 guides the operator to process coins of other denominations through the message column (see FIG. 5) of the display section 2500. However, even if the above-mentioned counting device is selected, we will provide appropriate guidance to this effect.

Once the counting device has been selected in this way, the operator can then:
The coins to be processed are transported to the coin transport trolley 3310.
and 3320, whichever is empty hopper 〇HP is loaded (step 7), the operating section 2300
(Step 8).

Now, hypothetically, the selected counting device is the twelfth counting device 1.
120, and the coin transport trolley loaded with the coins is the trolley 3310, the coin transport command device 3000 targets the trolley 3310 based on the machine number transmitted from the central control device 2000. Step 9) indicates that the counting device is the twelfth counting device 1120, and further moves the trolley 3310 to the position of the twelfth counting device 1120 based on the detection of the magnet MG, and then stops it ( Step 10). Thereafter, the trolley 3310 tilts its hopper 〇HP in the manner shown in FIG. Transfer to the hopper SHP of the device 1120 (step 11a).

The twelfth counting device 1120 loaded with coins in this way is
As mentioned above, counting starts automatically when it is detected by optical means etc. that coins have been put into the hopper SHP, or passively when the manual start button is operated by an operator (staff member). do(
Step 12a). Further, after the transfer of the coins is completed, the cart 3310 returns to the reception area RA (see FIG. 1) based on the command from the command device 3000 (step 11b), and waits for the next process (step 11b). Step 1
1C). Note that this selected twelfth counting device 1120
At the point when starts counting, the central controller 2000 closes the operation flag of the twelfth counting device 1120 as %1# (
Table 2), and at the same time the next coin becomes ready for processing (step 12b). This allows the operator to
Next, you will need to enter the date, denomination data, machine number, identification code, etc. for the coin to be processed as described above (
Steps 3-6a).

Now, in the twelfth counting device 11120, after starting counting the coins, the counting is temporarily stopped when the counted value reaches 4000 J (Step 13), and after the bag is replaced as described above ( Step 14) The detection signal is sent to the central NwJ device 200 through the bag exchange detection section.
0 (step 15a), and further sends the counting data to the central control unit @2000 through the coin counting section (step 16a). This allows the central controller 2
000, at the time when the detection signal related to the bag exchange is received, the counting device in the operating status storage area (see Table 2) of the storage unit 2400, that is, the twelfth counting device 1
Set the operation flag of 1120 to 109 (step 15b
), the status display of the machine number on the display unit 2500 is changed to the machine whose operating flag is %0#, that is, the 12th machine.
The display of the counting device 1120 is changed from "x" to "o", and the corresponding display of customer No. 0 to process No. 0 is also canceled. Moreover, at the time when the above-mentioned count data is received, it is written into the above-mentioned settlement data storage area (see Table 3) of the storage unit 2400 in correspondence with the input identification code and denomination data! (Step 16b). Of course, these identification codes and denomination data may be registered at the time when the counting device is selected (step 6).

On the other hand, the bag containing the counted coins is appropriately sealed (step 17) and placed on the conveyor device 4000 (step 18), and then placed on the weighing device 5000.
The weight is checked (step 19). That is, once the denomination and number of denominations are determined, the weight should also fall within a certain predetermined range, and by checking the weighing here, it is possible to make a final judgment as to whether the above-mentioned counting process has passed or failed. This determination is also made by the central control unit @200 based on the weighing data sent from the weighing device 5000, the counting data sent from the counting device, and the specified denomination data.
0 will do it.

By repeating the above operations and actions, the storage unit 2400 will be constantly registered with counting data such as by business partner or business cut-off for coins subject to refined processing, and will eventually be registered in the storage unit 2400. If the data stored in section 2000 is organized based on its identification code,
The same payment processing is achieved with high efficiency. In this embodiment, it is assumed that for fractional coins less than 4,000 coins, data corresponding to the final count value is registered in the storage section 2400 based on an appropriate operation on the operation section 2300.

By the way, in the above example, 16 counting devices were used and six types of coins were allocated to each of the two or three devices, but it goes without saying that the number of these counting devices and the manner in which they are allocated are arbitrary. Also, the number of the coin transporting carts may be arbitrarily determined depending on the number of the counting devices and other circumstances.

Further, the above-mentioned magnet MG also serves as a means for notifying the trolley or its command device of the position of the target counting device.
However, the same effect can be achieved by installing a limit switch, a photoelectric sensor, or even an oscillator.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the coin settlement processing device according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a front view showing a part of the embodiment device shown in FIG. 1 from the front; Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the device according to the embodiment;
The figure is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the device according to the embodiment.
The figure is a diagram showing an example of a display mode on the display section of the device of the same embodiment. 1000... Coin counting processing device, 1010, 1020.1030.1040.1050.
1060.1070°1080, 1090.1100.
1110.1120.1130.114G. 1150, 1160...Counting device, 1011...Coin counting section, 1012...Denomination setting section, 1013...
Drive control unit, 1014... Abnormality detection unit, 1015...
- Notification unit, 1016...Bag replacement detection unit, 2000...
- Central control unit, 2100...cpu. 2210, 2220.2230...Interface, 2300...Operation unit, 2400...Storage unit, 25
00...Display section, 2600...Printing section, 3000.
Coin transport command device, 3100 Coin transport command unit, 3200 Data output unit, 3310, 3320
... Coin transport trolley, 4000 ... Conveyor device, 5
000...Weighing device, KS...Denomination selection switch,
CP...coin transport path, MG...magnet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A plurality of coin counting means each assigned a number for identification in advance and performing a counting process on coins of preset denominations to be counted; a display means for identifying and displaying the presence or absence of operation at a time in correspondence with the number; a first input means for selectively inputting a desired coin counting means to be used by the number; and at least an object for payment. a second input means for specifying and inputting denomination data indicating the denomination of the coin and a related identification code for the coin; a coin conveying means for automatically conveying the coins to the coin counting means corresponding to the number; and coin counting data counted by each coin counting means, denomination data and identification code inputted by the second input means. A coin settlement processing device comprising a memory means for collectively storing the coins in correspondence with each other.