JPS62266694A - Paper money handler - 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 a banknote handling device such as an automatic teller machine,
More specifically, one banknote taking in and dispensing part, a banknote counting part, and a banknote storage part are each configured as independent elements, and banknotes are transferred between each element all at once by one banknote transport mechanism. Concerning improvements to equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of banknote handling device proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 129822/1983, an appropriate number of banknotes are divided and taken out from among the banknotes stored in a removable banknote storage part at the time of dispensing. After counting in the 0 banknote counter, the banknotes are delivered to the 1 banknote receiving and dispensing port.

At the time of taking in, the taken-in banknotes counted by the banknote counting section are stacked and stored on top of the banknotes in the banknote storage section.

After the handling is completed, all the banknotes in the banknote storage section are passed through a counting section and counted, thereby conducting a close examination to ascertain the total number of banknotes in the device.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above conventional technology, one payout is required.

To take out banknotes from the removable banknote compartment.

It is necessary to divide the stored banknotes into an appropriate number of sheets and deliver them to the hand section of the banknote transport mechanism section.

There was a problem that the transaction time became long. Also.

The total number of banknotes cannot be ascertained unless all banknotes in one banknote storage section are passed through a banknote counter and counted after handling is completed.

Another problem was that it took a long time to conduct the examination.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling device of this type that shortens the transaction time at the time of payout and the inspection time after handling.

[Means for solving problems]

The purpose of the above is to divide the single banknote storage unit into two types: a bulk banknote storage unit that can be attached and removed, and a separate banknote storage unit that has multiple storage shelves that can store banknotes divided into appropriate numbers. The banknotes stored in the banknote bulk storage section are divided into appropriate numbers by the banknote transport mechanism, taken out and counted by the 0-banknote counting section, and then divided and stored in the storage shelves of the banknote division storage section, and the banknotes are stored in each storage shelf. The number of bills is stored in the control unit, and when handling and dispensing, the bills stored separately in the storage shelf of the bill dividing storage unit are taken out by the bill transporting mechanism and counted and dispensed by the bill counting unit, and when being taken in, the bills are counted. The banknotes counted by the unit are stored in an empty storage shelf of the banknote division storage unit or a storage shelf with room in the storage unit, and the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf after dispensing or loading is sent to the control unit. This can be achieved by storing the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf and having the controller calculate the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf after handling is completed.

[Effect]

The storage shelf of the banknote division storage section stores banknotes that are divided and taken out in appropriate numbers from the banknote bulk storage section before handling starts, and when dispensing, the banknotes in the storage shelf are taken out all at once and the banknote counting section takes out the banknotes. Therefore, there is no need to divide the banknotes each time the banknotes are paid out. In addition, the number of bills stored in each storage shelf of the one-bill split storage section is always stored in the control section (by this, all the bills are passed through the bill counter again and counted when eating after handling. There's no need.

The total number of banknotes can be determined in a short time by calculation.

[Embodiments] The following six embodiments of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows the configuration of an automatic teller machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote intake/dispensing port 19 banknote counting unit 29 banknote bulk storage unit 32 banknote division storage unit 4 are each configured as independent elements, and the transfer of banknotes 7 between each element is indicated by arrow αl b+ ' 1d. This is carried out all at once by a banknote transporter detail 5 having a mechanical hand (hereinafter referred to as the hand section) 5α that performs vertical movement, forward and backward movement, one rotation, and opening/closing operations. As schematically illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 11, the banknote counting unit 2 includes a separation unit 16 that separates and takes in the banknotes accumulated in the inlet 10 one by one, and a separation unit 16 that discriminates and counts the banknotes that have been taken in. An inspection section 17 and a stacking section 11 , 12 which sort the bills that have passed through the inspection section 17 according to the discrimination results.
, 13 is built-in. Reference numeral 9 denotes a control unit that performs overall control over the entire stock, and is comprised of a processing layer A that executes transaction control of payout and take-in, and inspection before the start of handling and after the end of handling according to a control program.

The banknote bulk storage section 3 is used as a safe and is removable from the base 6.

; Fig. 42 and Fig. 3 show examples of the structure of the banknote division storage section 4.

The row shown in FIG. 2 is a fixed type with multiple storage shelves 4α that can divide and store banknotes 7 in appropriate numbers.The rows shown in FIG. Ru.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, two sets of storage shelves 14 similar to those shown in FIG. The direction is changed.

The storage shelf 14 shown in FIGS. 942 and 3 has several rows for each of the six banknote denominations, and several rows for rejected banknotes.

Next, the operations of inspecting banknotes, dispensing (payment) and taking in (deposit) in this embodiment will be explained before the start of handling and after the end of handling.

(1) Inspection before the start of handling Figures 4 and 5 show the banknote transportation route, and Figure 12 shows the operation flow.

In the initial state, the banknote section 5α of the zero banknote transport mechanism section 5 is located in front of the delivery port 8 of the banknote bulk storage section 3 (step 101). Next, as shown in FIGS. 4A-B-C, the hand portion 5α enters the delivery port 8 and separates the appropriate number of banknotes by the banknote dividing mechanism (not shown) in the one banknote bulk storage unit 3. The banknotes are grasped, returned to the initial position, moved upward, and delivered to the inlet 10 of the banknote counter 2 all at once (step 102). In the banknote counting section 2,
Count the delivered banknotes and stack them in the stacking section 11 (
Step 103). As shown in FIG. 5 D-H, the hand portion 5
α receives the banknotes all at once from the stacking unit 11 and stores them in the designated storage s14 of the one-banknote division storage unit 4 (step 104). The number of banknotes stored in the storage shelf 14 counted by the banknote counter 2 is stored in the control unit 9 (step 105
). In step 106, it is determined whether or not the banknote bulk storage section 3 is empty, and the operations 102 to 105 described above are repeated until the banknote bulk storage section 3 is empty. Thereafter, the control unit 9 totals the banknotes stored in each storage shelf 14 to determine the total number of banknotes that can be traded (step 107).

(2) Payout (Payment) Figures 6 and 7 show the banknote transportation route, and the 1:x3 diagram shows the operation flow.

In the initial state, the hand section 5/2 of the one-bill banknote transport mechanism section 5 is located in front of the storage shelf 14 of the designated stage of the five-bill banknote division storage section 4 (step 201). in this case.

Which storage shelf to select is determined by the storage shelf 14σ) banknote storage bank, Kanagawa, etc. stored in the stabilization unit 9. As shown in Figure 56 p"-○-H, the hand section 5a enters the storage shelf 14, grasps the stored banknotes all at once, returns to the initial position, and then It moves upward and receives and delivers the banknotes to the intake port 10 of the zero banknote counter 2 (step 202).

The banknote counting unit 2 discriminates and counts the received banknotes, and based on the results, for example, the paid banknotes are placed in the stacking unit II.
Rejected banknotes and surplus banknotes are stacked in the stacking units 12, 13, etc. (step 203). As shown in FIG. 7I, the hand unit 5α grasps the payout banknotes accumulated in the stacking unit 11 all at once and transfers them to the banknote take-in and payout port l (step 2).
04). In addition, the banknotes accumulated in the accumulation sections 12 and 13 are
Each is gripped with the hand portion 5α.

The banknotes are returned to the original banknote storage shelf of the banknote division storage unit 4 or stored in the jet banknote storage shelf (step 205).

The control unit 9 stores the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf 14 after dispensing (step 206). As a result, when the number of bills in the one-bill split storage unit 4 falls below the specified number, the payment transaction can be canceled.

(3) Taking in (Deposit) Figures 8 and 9 show the banknote transportation route, and Figure 14 shows the operation flow.

As an initial state, the hand portion 5α of the banknote conveying mechanism portion 5 is 0.
Wait at the front position of the banknote take-in and payout port l (step 3
01). As shown in FIG. 8, the banknotes inserted into the zero banknote inlet/dispensing port 1 are collectively held by the hand portion 5α and delivered to the inlet port 10 of the zero banknote counting unit 2 (step 302). The banknote counting unit 2 discriminates and counts the received banknotes, separates them into genuine banknotes and banknotes that cannot be distinguished, and stacks them in the stacking units 11, 12, etc. (step 303). Now, considering the case where unidentifiable banknotes are stacked in the stacking section 11, the unidentifiable banknotes are collectively held by the hand section 5α and are not delivered to the one-banknote receiving/dispensing port 1 (step 304). Step 305
Then, it is determined whether or not there is an empty storage shelf in the six banknote division storage section 4. If there is an empty storage shelf, hand part 5
a holds the genuine notes accumulated in the accumulation parts 12, 13, etc.;
As shown by -L in FIG. 9, the banknotes are stored in the vacant storage shelf 14 of the one-bill split storage section 4 (step 306). This storage,
The number of banknotes counted is stored in the control unit 9 (step 30
7). If there is no empty storage shelf, step 308
This will determine if there is a storage shelf with enough storage space. If you have a storage shelf with plenty of storage space, this storage shelf
Storing the imported banknotes together with the banknotes already stored (
Step 309). In this case, the total number of sheets stored in the storage shelves is stored in the control section 9 (step 310).

If there are no vacant storage shelves or storage shelves with sufficient storage capacity, all of the banknotes that were not inserted are returned to the banknote take-in/discharge port 1, and the deposit transaction is canceled (step 311).

(4) Inspection after handling is completed! Figures 10 and 11 show the banknote transportation route, and Figure 15 shows the operation flow.

As an initial state, the hand portion 5α of the banknote conveyance mechanism portion 5 is 0.
It is located in front of the storage shelf 14 of the designated stage of the banknote division storage unit 4 (step 4o1). Next, as shown in FIG. 10 MP, the hand portion 5α enters the storage shelf 14 and takes out the stored banknotes all at once.

The taken out banknotes are stored in the single banknote bulk storage unit 3 as shown in QR in FIG. 11 (step 402).

In step 403, it is determined whether the one-bill split storage section 4 is empty or not, and the above-mentioned operation 402 is performed for all the storage shelves 14. The control unit 9 totals the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf 14 stored at the time of completion of handling.

The total number of banknotes by denomination is determined (step 404).

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the great invention, before the start of handling, the banknotes are divided and stored in a large number of storage shelves of the banknote division storage section, and at the time of dispensing, the divided banknotes are collected from the storage shelf by the banknote transport mechanism section, and then Since the banknotes are taken out and folded, there is no need to divide the banknotes and deliver them to the banknote conveyance mechanism section each time the banknotes are paid out, thereby shortening the transaction time. In addition, the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf of the 0 banknote division storage unit is constantly stored in the control unit, and the total number of banknotes can be grasped simply by adding up this information, so all banknotes are counted again after handling is completed. The banknotes can be stored in a removable bulk storage unit without passing through the bank, which has the effect of shortening the examination time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic teller machine that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the structure of a bill split storage section, and FIG. 3 is another example of the structure of the bill split storage section. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are explanatory diagrams showing the banknote transportation route during inspection before handling, FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing the banknote transportation route at the time of dispensing, whistle 8 diagram, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a banknote conveyance route at the time of taking in. Figures 10 and 11 are explanatory diagrams showing the banknote conveyance route during inspection after handling, Figure 12 is an operation flow diagram of the inspection before handling, Figure 13 is an operation flow diagram at the time of dispensing, and Figure 14 is FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the operation of the uptake group, and is a flowchart of the operation at the time of inspection after handling. 1...Banknote inlet/outlet section. 2...Banknote counter, 3...Banknote bulk storage unit. 4...Banknote division storage unit, 5...Banknote transport mechanism unit. 7...Banknotes, 9...Control unit. 14...Storage shelf.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bill handling device in which a bill receiving/dispensing port, a bill counting section, and a bill storage section are each configured as independent elements, and a bill conveying mechanism unit collectively transfers bills between the above-mentioned components. The storage section is divided into two types: a removable banknote bulk storage section and a banknote division storage section that has a large number of storage shelves that can divide and store banknotes in appropriate numbers. The stored banknotes are divided into appropriate numbers by the banknote transport mechanism and taken out, counted by the banknote counting unit, and then stored separately in the storage shelves of the banknote division storage unit, and the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf is controlled. When dispensing during handling, the banknotes divided and stored in the storage shelf of the banknote division storage unit are taken out by the banknote transport mechanism, counted and paid out by the banknote counting unit, and when being taken in, the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage unit. The control unit stores the received banknotes counted by the counter into an empty storage shelf or a storage shelf with sufficient storage capacity in the banknote division storage unit, and controls the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf after dispensing or taking in the banknotes. 1. A banknote handling device, wherein the number of banknotes stored in each storage shelf is totaled by a control unit after handling is completed.