JPS62135988A - Automatic teller machine - 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] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic deposit/withdrawal device that is installed in a bank or the like and is operated by a customer or bank employee to handle banknotes, and in particular, it is used to remove jammed banknotes that occur during transportation. Regarding the means of collection.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, automatic teller machines used in financial institutions such as banks are increasingly being operated after regular business hours and even on holidays. This automatic deposit/withdrawal machine eliminates the hassle of replenishing and collecting banknotes and improves the efficiency of fund management by rejecting deposited banknotes that are identified as genuine banknotes and rejecting them as genuine banknotes that can be reused for withdrawal. The banknotes are distinguished from the banknotes, and the banknotes that are determined to be genuine banknotes are circulated for withdrawal. In other words, automatic deposit and withdrawal machines are
BACKGROUND ART Systems equipped with a so-called circulating deposit/withdrawal mechanism that circulates reusable regular banknotes for withdrawal are beginning to be put into practical use.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional automatic deposit/withdrawal device. In Figure 2, 1 is an automatic deposit/withdrawal machine, 2 (1 deposit + I
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19 is a separation unit for 1,000-note banknotes; 20 is a separation unit for 10,000-note banknotes; 21 is a separation unit for undamaged notes and 5,000-note banknotes; 23 is a temporary accumulation section for 10,000 notes, 24 is a temporary accumulation section for unfit notes and 5,000 notes, 25 is a temporary accumulation board for 1,000 notes, 261 is a temporary accumulation board for 20,000 notes, 27 is a temporary accumulation area for unfit notes and 5,000 notes. Temporary accumulation board, 28 is a banknote storage section for 1000 yen, 2
9 is a bill storage section for 10,000 notes, 30 is a bill storage section for damaged notes and 5,000 notes, 31 is a storage section for reject and reject notes, 32
, 33 and 34 are stages, 35 is a drive motor for the transport system,
Arrow A indicates the rotation direction of the drive motor 35.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. First, in the case of a deposit transaction, the shutter 3 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2 is opened, and when banknotes 4 are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 2, the insertion of the banknote 4 is detected and the shutter 3 is closed. When the shutter 3 closes, the banknotes 4 are separated by the suppression plate 6 at the separating section 5 ('7').
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As a result, the banknotes 4 are separated and passed through conveyance paths 7 and 8, and are classified into authenticity, good/damage, and denomination at 9 (t4). If the banknote 4 is directly wound and a genuine bill, the conveyance path 10.it, 12
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Furthermore, if the banknotes 4 are 1,000 notes (1,000 notes), they are accumulated from the general path 15 to the temporary stacking section 22; if the banknotes are 10,000 notes, they are accumulated from the transport path 16 to the temporary stacking section 23; In addition, unfit bills or 5,000 bills are accumulated from the transfer path 17 to the temporary accumulation section 24.

In addition, the items that cannot be determined as described above are conveyance path 10.1.
When all the banknotes 4 under the pressing plate 6 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2 are separated and conveyed, the shutter 3 is opened and returned to the customer.

After the above-mentioned operation, if the transaction is approved by the customer, etc.
In response to the signal to that effect, υ each temporary accumulation plate 25° 26.27 moves in the direction of the arrow 1lvJ, and each -II, 5 accumulation section 22.2
The banknotes 4 in 3.24 are stored in each banknote storage section 28.29.
．． It is stored within 30.

Next, the operation of a withdrawal transaction will be explained. First, the temporary accumulation boards 25 and 26 corresponding to the withdrawal type move in the direction of the arrow,
Stages 32 and 33 of the withdrawal type are pushed up. As a result, the banknotes 4 in the banknote storage sections 28 and 29 are removed from the separation section 19.
．． 20 pickup roller, and the drive motor 3
5 rotates in the direction of arrow A. The banknote 4 is conveyed through a conveyance path 13,
8 is sent to the discrimination section 9, where the denomination is discriminated.

The banknotes 4 that are determined to be withdrawal banknotes by the discrimination unit 9 are
The money is accumulated from the transport path 10.14 to the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and when the desired withdrawal amount is reached, the shutter 3 is opened and the money is withdrawn to the customer. Moreover, the banknotes 4 whose denomination cannot be determined as described above are
, 11.18, and are removed to the direct ticket storage section 31.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in such conventional systems, if a banknote jam occurs, the device cannot be restored unless a bank employee or maintenance person opens the cover and removes the banknote. There were 5 problems that made it inconvenient to operate after the project was over or on holidays.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to automatically remove the jammed banknotes when a banknote jam occurs and restore the device, thereby improving the operation of the device. The goal is to improve efficiency.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention having the above features includes a bill jam detection means for detecting a jam of bills in a conveyance path, and
A banknote conveyance means capable of conveying the banknote at high speed, a banknote guide means installed on the conveyance path so as to be movable according to the detection state of the banknote jam detection means, and a jammed banknote storage means installed near the banknote guide means. It is characterized by:

[Effect]

The present invention having the above characteristics (c) When a jammed banknote is detected on the conveyance path, the banknote guide means corresponding to the jammed banknote moves and the guide is released, and the jammed banknote is returned a short distance in the opposite direction at low speed. Then, the previous 8C bill is transported at low speed in the forward direction again.
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[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs.
(a), (b), (The explanation will be based on 0. In the same way, the same parts as in the conventional example are given the same numbers and the explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention showing a state in which a jam occurs. In FIG. 1, 36 is a conveyor belt;
γ is a pulley, 38 is a banknote guide, and in this embodiment, it is arranged between the conveyance path 11 and 12 where the banknote 4 changes direction;
It is rotatably supported by a shaft 39. Further, the bill guide 38 is opened in the direction of arrow B by a solenoid 40 connected to one end thereof, and is urged by a reset spring 41 to the bill guide position 1 shown in FIG.

42 is a guide that guides the banknotes 4 from the conveyance path 11 to 12;
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FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic deposit/withdrawal machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, the drive motor 46 has two forward and reverse directions.
This is a variable speed drive motor that can rotate at two speeds in the force direction and in the low direction, and conveys the banknotes 4.

The fourth section describes an embodiment of the present invention. ,'Q,
(a) shows the banknote guide 38 fully open, (b) shows the jammed banknote 4a sent back, and (C) shows the jammed banknote 4a in the jammed banknote storage section 45.
Shows the state when it is stored.

Next, the above-mentioned Fig. 1, Fig. 2 +′y1 and Fig. 4(a)
, (+3) ) Based on (c), we will explain the use of Example A1 to the main example I. First, for deposit transactions, deposit/withdrawal r: 12
When the shutter 3 is opened and banknotes 4 are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 2, the insertion of the banknote 4 is detected and the shutter 3 is closed.

When the shutter 3 closes, the nII banknote 4 is pushed by the pressing plate 6 and the pink-up roller of the separating section 5, and the drive motor 46 rotates counterclockwise t.times. at high speed.

As a result, the banknotes 4 are separated one by one and transferred to the conveyance path 7.
8, and a discrimination section 9 determines authenticity, fitness, and denomination. After this determination, if the banknote 4 is a genuine banknote, it passes through the transport paths 10, 11, and 12.

Further, if the banknotes 4 are 1,000 notes, they are accumulated from the conveyance path 15 to the temporary stacking section 22, and if the banknotes are 10,000 banknotes, they are accumulated from the conveyance path 16 to the temporary accumulation board 523, and if the banknotes are genuine, unfit or If it is 5,000 bills, it is accumulated from the conveyance path 17 to the temporary accumulation section 24.

The trench, the one that cannot be identified as mentioned above, is the transport route 10.1.
4 to the suppression plate 6 of the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and the suppression plate 6
When all the banknotes 4 under the banknotes 4 are separated and conveyed, the shutter 3 is opened and the banknotes 4 are returned to the customer.

After the above-mentioned operation, if the transaction is approved by the customer, etc.
In response to a signal to that effect, each temporary stacking board 25°26.27 moves in the direction of the arrow, and the banknotes 4 in each temporary stacking section 22, 23, 24 are placed in each banknote storage section 28, 29, 30, respectively. Store it.

Next, the operation of a withdrawal transaction will be explained. First, the temporary accumulation boards 25 and 26 corresponding to the withdrawal type move in the direction of the arrow,
Stages 32 and 33 of the withdrawal type are pushed up. As a result, the banknotes 4 in the banknote storage sections 28 and 29 are removed from the separation section 19.
．． 20 big amplifier roller, drive motor 4
6 rotates counterclockwise at high speed. Due to this rotation, the banknote 4 passes through the conveyance paths 13 and 8 and is sent to the discrimination section 9, where the denomination is discriminated.

The banknotes 4 that are determined by the discrimination unit 9 to be disbursed banknotes are
The money is accumulated from the transport path 10.14 to the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and when the desired withdrawal amount is reached, the shutter 3 is opened and the money is withdrawn to the customer. Further, the banknotes 4 which cannot be separated by denomination +41 as described above are removed from the transfer path 10, 11.18 to the direct ticket storage section 31.

By the way, in the above-mentioned deposit transaction and withdrawal transaction, when the banknotes 4 are conveyed, the jam occurs on the conveyance path 7°8.10~18.
If this occurs, the jammed banknote 4a is detected by a detector (not shown) provided in the running section of the banknote 4 or by the running banknote detector 44. For example, when a jam occurs as shown in FIG. 1, the jammed banknote 4a falling between the banknote guide 38 and the guide 42 is detected by the traveling banknote detector 44.

Upon detection of this jammed banknote 4a, the solenoid 40 is energized and the banknote guide 38 opens as shown in FIG. 4(a).
The drive motor 46 rotates clockwise and the jammed bill 4a is returned via the conveyor belt 36. At this time, the drive motor 46 rotates at a low speed to prevent the jammed bill 4a from jamming again.

When the jammed banknote 4a that has been returned goes out of the detection range of the running banknote detector 44 as shown in FIG. 4(b), the drive motor 4
6 stops and rotates counterclockwise at low speed. Due to this rotation, the jammed banknote 4a travels in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
stored inside.

When the storage is completed, the excitation of the solenoid 40 is released and the bill guide 38 is returned to its original position by the reset spring 41 as shown in FIG. 4(C).

In this embodiment, the removal of the jammed banknote 4a at the banknote direction change point between the conveyance paths 11 and 12 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the removal of the jammed banknote 4a at that point. That is, even in the event of a jam at an unspecified location on the conveyance path 7.8 and 11 to 18, the jammed bill can be removed by being conveyed at low speed to the jammed bill storage section 45.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the automatic teller machine according to the present invention, there is provided a banknote transport means that can transport in two forward and reverse directions and in two high and low speeds;
By providing a banknote jam detection means for detecting a jam of banknotes in the conveyance path, a banknote guide means movably provided on the conveyance path, and a jammed banknote storage means installed near the banknote guide means, the following can be achieved. Demonstrates the effects shown in.

That is, when a jam occurs on the conveyance path, the guide of the banknote guide means corresponding to the banknote in the jar 4 is released, and the jammed banknote is returned at low speed in the opposite direction by a given distance, and then conveyed again at low speed in the forward direction. Since the jammed banknotes are stored in the storage means, the device is automatically restored in the event of a jam failure. Therefore, it can be operated after the general business hours of banks, etc. or on holidays, reducing operating efficiency, and it has the advantage that it can be applied not only to automatic deposit and withdrawal machines, but also to automatic deposit machines and automatic payment machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example, Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 (a) t ( b) M (C) is a side view of a main part showing a process of removing jammed banknotes. 1... Automatic deposit/withdrawal machine 4... Banknotes 4a... Jammed banknotes 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1
5゜16.17.18... Conveyance path 36... Conveyance belt 37... Pulley 38... Bill guide 40.
... Solenoid 41 ... Reset spring 42
... Guide 43 ... Fixed guide 44 ... Traveling banknote detector 45 ... Jammed banknote storage section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A banknote jam detection means for detecting a jam of banknotes in a conveyance path, a transport means capable of transporting banknotes in two forward and reverse directions and at two high and low speeds, and a banknote guide means for guiding the running of banknotes. a jammed banknote storage means installed near the banknote guide means, the banknote guide means being movable and moving to a position where jammed banknotes are guided to the jammed banknote storage means upon detecting a jam of banknotes; An automatic teller/dispensing machine characterized in that when a jam of banknotes is detected, the conveyance means is once driven in a reverse direction at a low speed and then driven in a forward direction to store the jammed banknotes in the jammed banknote storage means.