JPS6137674B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cash handling machine in banks and the like for saving labor in money changing operations.

Traditionally, when making a withdrawal or deposit at a bank, a customer had to hand the bill for the withdrawal or deposit directly to a bank clerk and wait inside the bank until the clerk completed the paperwork.On the other hand, on the bank side, Since the number of customers does not average during the business hours of the day, the bank becomes busy during peak hours, resulting in customers waiting in the bank for a long time, and in order to prevent this, there is a problem that it is necessary to secure staff to match the peak hours. Ta.

Devices that eliminate these shortcomings, save labor in banks, and improve services for depositors have been widely researched and provided. Automatic teller machines are one of them.

An automatic teller machine automatically performs a series of operations for dispensing a desired amount of money in banknotes from a transaction's savings account using a card that proves the identity of the individual making the transaction.
Therefore, the most important thing for automatic teller machines is that they do not malfunction.

Figure 1 shows a conventional automatic teller machine.
In FIG. 1, 12 is a magnetic card reader/writer, 13 is a printer, 14 is journal paper, 1
7 is a control unit, 18 is a power supply unit, and A is a banknote counter. Transactions are carried out by users, and banknotes are dispensed by picking up banknotes one by one from the banknotes stacked vertically in cash cassettes 1 and 1' with a vacuum suction device 19.
Device 2 that detects whether the picked up banknotes are one or two banknotes
The banknotes picked up through the banknotes are sent to the temporary banknote storage area 15, and it is counted and detected that the banknotes have been sent into the temporary storage area the same number of times as the number of banknotes commanded in advance, and the gate 23 is opened in response to the detection signal and the banknotes are temporarily stored. The banknotes stored in the storage location 15 are sent to the discharge port 2 at once.
0, and when an abnormal detection signal is output, the banknote that caused the detection signal is temporarily stored in the storage area 1.
5, the banknotes are sent to a reject box 11 in the device without ejecting all the stored banknotes by a switching gate.

When the amount of banknotes in the cash cassettes 1, 1' becomes low, the detector 21 outputs an alarm signal, and based on this signal, the bank staff replenishes the banknotes. At this time, the cash cassettes 1, 1' are removed from the device. The cash cassettes 1 and 1' weigh approximately 8 kg, making them difficult to operate. In addition, automatic teller machines are closed at least once a day.
The cash cassette amount is scrutinized to see if it is the sum of the payment amount due to the transaction and the cash cassette balance.
In this case, a phenomenon that the payment does not match may occur. In general, problems related to cash always occur in places where cash is handled, and past statistics indicate that cash failure occurs about once in every 300,000 transactions. Until now, it has not been clear whether the cause of this is due to an excess or shortage of banknotes being dispensed by the machine, or a mistake made by bank employees when setting banknotes into the cash cassette. This is because the number of banknotes set in the cash cassette was checked only by the person who set the cash cassette, and not by the machine.

Therefore, in the present invention, the machine confirms and accepts the amount set in the cash cassette on the machine side, thereby improving the above-mentioned problems.In addition, when handling the cash cassette, the weight when loaded with banknotes is approximately 8 kg.
The purpose is to solve the problem of the device being heavy and requiring strength to carry and attach to the device.

The features of the present invention include an automatic cash setting device for setting cash inserted into the rear part of the cash storage section;
By providing a means to retain the contents of counted cash, the causes of various cash troubles can be clarified,
At the same time, it is possible to separate whether the responsibility is on the equipment side or on the other side.

To explain the present invention with reference to the drawings, FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of an automatic teller machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, an automatic cash setting device B is provided at the rear of a bill counting machine A. This automatic cash setting device B
A set banknote insertion slot 4 is provided at the top of the device, and this insertion slot is large enough to easily fit a bundle of banknotes.A denomination button 5 is provided at the top of the insertion slot 4, and a bill receiving section adjacent to the insertion slot 4 is provided. 7, and a feeding section 8 in contact with this.
A belt 24 feeds out the inserted banknotes one by one and transports them by a belt 24. Next, a banknote identification means 22 (passage detection counter sensor) is provided, and a gate 9 is provided for checking the mixture of other denominations and classifying the banknotes into those whose denominations have been confirmed and those whose denominations have not been confirmed.

Next, the items whose denomination has been confirmed are transferred to a belt 24 in the direction of the cash storage section, and a gate 10 is provided for sorting them into cash cassettes 1 or 1' for each denomination. Also, if the denomination cannot be confirmed, belt 2
4 to the redirect box 11.

Note that section A in FIG. 2 is the same as section A in FIG. 1 is a stop, 16 is a rotating belt, 17 is a control unit, 18 is a power source, 19 is a vacuum absorber, 20 is a discharge port, 21 is a detector, and 23 is a gate.

When setting banknotes in the cash cassettes 1 and 1', the banknotes are inserted into the set banknote insertion slot 4 according to denomination (5,000 yen note, 1,000 yen note). At this time, when the denomination button 5 at the top of the insertion slot 4 is pressed, the gate 10 opens and operates in the direction of the denomination set in the cash cassette, and the banknotes in the banknote receiving part 7 are removed from the payout part 8 one by one. Sent out. In order to confirm that the delivered banknotes are not mixed with other denominations, the banknote identification means 22 performs an identification check (passage detection, counter sensor), and only the recognized denominations are sent to the gate 10.
They are classified into two denominations, 10,000 yen notes and 1,000 yen notes, and are stored in cash cassettes 1 and 1' for each denomination. Further, the denominations that cannot be identified are collected into the reset box 11. Further, if it is desired to insert banknotes of mixed denominations through the set banknote insertion slot 4, a denomination discrimination function may be added to the banknote identification means 22 so that the banknotes can be separated. Further, since the banknotes are counted by the banknote identification means 22 through identification check and passage detection, the number of inserted banknotes can be determined for each denomination. Therefore, the cash storage section (cash cassette 1, cash cassette 1,
The number or amount of money stored in 1') is displayed on the counter 6.

In addition, by displaying the statistical amount or number of coins for each denomination paid to the user in the transaction on the counter 6, the contents related to the cash in the device can be displayed on the counter 6.
The display will make it clear. Further, the contents of the number of bills inserted into the automatic cash setting device B and counted are all printed out at the same time by the printer 13, including the date, time, time, etc., so as to leave a journal 14.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is also effective, for example, in cash handling machines such as cash exchange machines.

According to the present invention, an automatic cash setting device for setting banknotes in the cash storage section (cash cassette) of the banknote counting machine is provided at the rear of the banknote counting machine, and it is possible to identify the denomination and number of banknotes inserted from the set banknote insertion slot. After confirming the above, the banknotes are structured to be stored in cash cassettes by denomination, and the details of the number of banknotes are all printed and left in the journal. Furthermore, the status of bills in and out of the cash cassette is displayed on the counter. That is, by displaying the number or amount of bills stored in the cash cassette and the number or amount of denominations paid in transactions on the counter, the cause and responsibility for various cash troubles can be clarified, and the banknotes can be set. It is no longer necessary to attach a cash cassette to the machine, which greatly reduces labor and eliminates problems that existed in the past.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention, B shows a rear view thereof, and FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the conventional automatic teller machine. cassette, 2 is the detector,
3 is an operation console, 4 is a set bill insertion slot, 5 is a denomination button, 6 is a counter display, 7 is a bill receiving section, 8 is a feeding section, 9 is a gate, 10 is a gate, 11 is a redirect box, 12 is a Card reader writer, 13
1 is a printer, 14 is a journal, 15 is a temporary storage place, 16 is a belt, 17 is a control unit, 18 is a power source, 19 is a vacuum suction device, 20 is a discharge port, 21 is a detector, 22 is a banknote identification means, and 23 is a A indicates a gate, A indicates a bill counting machine, B indicates an automatic cash setting device, and 24 indicates a belt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A cash handling machine comprising a cash storage section for storing cash and a cash removal section for taking out requested cash from the cash storage section, comprising: a cash insertion slot for inserting cash into the rear of the cash storage section; a transfer means for transferring cash inserted from the cash insertion slot; a banknote identification unit for identifying and adding the number of cash inserted from the cash insertion slot while being transferred by the transfer unit; and a gate means for sorting the transferred cash into each preset storage section based on the identification result of the automatic cash machine, and sets the cash inserted from the cash insertion slot into the cash storage section. A cash handling machine comprising: a setting device; and a holding means for holding the sum of the number of cash inserted into the automatic cash setting device. 2. The holding means includes means for displaying the number (amount) of each denomination stored in the cash storage section on a counter provided at the rear of the device. cash handling machine. 3. Claims characterized in that the holding means has means for displaying on the counter the total number (amount) of each denomination paid in transactions with cash set in the automatic cash storage section. The cash handling machine described in paragraph 1.