JPS625743Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a shutter device installed at a bill receiving or depositing slot in an automatic teller machine, automatic teller machine, or other automatic teller machine.

(Prior Art) Automatic teller machines such as those described above are often provided with a shutter to prevent foreign objects from being accidentally inserted into the banknote receiving or depositing slots. Conventionally, for example, in the case of a payment machine, this shutter opens when a payment bill is discharged into a receiving slot, and closes when it detects that the bill has been removed. In the case of a deposit machine, the shutter of the deposit slot opens when a deposit card is inserted or a key is operated, and the shutter is closed when an execution key is pressed or a certain period of time has elapsed after inserting a bill.

On the other hand, as the above-mentioned automatic teller machines have become popular and their usage rate has increased, a situation has frequently arisen in which a large number of customers line up in front of the automatic teller machine, causing traffic congestion. There are various reasons why this situation occurs, but one of them is that there are many usage patterns that unnecessarily prolong the time it takes to take out paid bills from the receiving slot or insert deposited bills into the deposit slot. Conceivable.

One idea was to shorten the amount of time the shutters at the receiving and deposit slots are left open when making payments or deposits, but if the time is shortened unnecessarily, there is a risk that customers' hands will be caught in the shutters.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) In this way, with conventional automatic teller machines, if a customer takes too long to put in and take out banknotes from the banknote receiving or depositing slot, other customers will have to wait longer. There is a problem with the length of the banknotes, and if you try to shorten the opening time of the shutters at the receiving or deposit slots so that customers can quickly put in and take out banknotes, there is a risk that the customers' hands will be pinched.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a safe way for customers to receive banknotes by controlling the opening and closing of the shutters installed in the banknote receiving and depositing slots, taking into account the usage of automatic teller machines. The goal is to speed up deposits and deposit operations, improve the operational efficiency of automatic deposit and withdrawal machines, and improve the flow of customers.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a detector that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the receipt or deposit slot when the shutter is open, and a detector that is activated by the shutter opening operation. a timer for timing a first predetermined time and a second predetermined time; a first shutter close signal is generated by timing the first predetermined time in response to a detection signal from the detector; a control circuit that generates a second shutter close signal when a predetermined time has been counted; and a shutter drive means that partially closes the shutter in response to the first shutter close signal and completely closes the shutter in response to the second shutter close signal. It is prepared.

(Function) This invention works when the shutter is open.
The presence or absence of banknotes in the receipt or deposit slot is detected when a first predetermined time has elapsed from the shutter opening operation, the shutter is partially closed in response to the detection of the presence or absence of banknotes, and the shutter is completely closed when a second predetermined time has elapsed. The shutter closes in two steps. That is, the first stage operation of partially closing the shutter prompts the user to put in and take out bills and prevents the user's hands from being caught, and then the second stage operation completely closes the shutter.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a deposit slot for banknotes 2 (receiving slot in the case of a payment machine), 3 is a front panel of an automatic teller machine, 4
5 is a base plate on which banknotes 2 are placed; 5 is a shutter having a rack 5a; 6 is a pinion that meshes with the rack 5a; 7 is a pulse motor serving as a rotational drive source for the pinion 6; 8 is the pulse motor. motor 7
9 is a shutter opening/closing control circuit connected to the motor driving control circuit 8 to control the opening/closing operation of the shutter 5; 10 is a microcomputer, for example; A main control circuit 11 that sends a shutter open signal OS, a first shutter close signal _CS1 , or a second shutter close signal _CS2 to the control circuit 9 is activated by a start signal ST from the main control circuit 10, and is reset. A timer that is reset by the signal RS, _S1 is a key press signal of a deposit key provided on an operation keyboard section (not shown), _S2 is a signal for detecting insertion of a valid deposit card, _S3 is a bill release signal at the time of payment transaction, 12 is a light source that illuminates a part of the banknote deposit slot 1; 13 is a banknote sensor that detects the presence or absence of banknotes 2 by receiving light from the light source 12; its detection signal is supplied to the main control circuit 10; .

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in the case of a deposit transaction, the main control circuit 10 enters the deposit cycle operation upon generation of the key press signal _S1 of the deposit key on the operation keyboard section or the card insertion detection signal _S2 , and sends out the shutter open signal OS. The shutter opening/closing control circuit 9 thereby outputs a command signal for the direction and amount of rotation for opening the shutter 5 to the motor drive control circuit 8, which rotationally drives the pulse motor 7 to rotate the pinion 6 clockwise. As a result, the shutter 5 opens upward, and the deposit slot 1 becomes ready for bill insertion.

On the other hand, the main control circuit 10 outputs the above-mentioned shutter open signal OS.
Simultaneously with sending out the start signal ST of the timer 11, the timer 11 is started. This timer 1
1 clocks the first predetermined time, the banknote sensor 1
3, the main control circuit 10 immediately generates the first shutter close signal _CS1 , but when the banknote 2 is not detected, the timer 11 indicates that the first predetermined time has been counted. 1st to show
After waiting for the insertion of a bill until the timing signal _T1 is generated, the first shutter closing signal _CS1 is generated.

In response to this first shutter closing signal _CS1 , the shutter opening/closing control circuit 9 sends a command signal to the motor drive control circuit 8 for a direction of rotation opposite to that described above and a rotation amount such that the shutter 5 closes part way into the deposit slot 1. As a result, the motor 7 rotates a predetermined amount in the opposite direction to the above,
The shutter 5 is closed via the pinion 6 to a position 5' indicated by the chain line in the figure. Even when the shutter 5 is closed to this first-stage closing operation position, a gap sufficient to allow insertion of banknotes 2 is still left in the deposit slot 1.

If a detection signal indicating the presence of a banknote is obtained from the banknote sensor 13 after the one-step closing operation of the shutter 5, the main control circuit 10 sends out a second shutter close signal _CS2 , and causes the shutter opening/closing control circuit 9 to close the shutter 5 completely. Close to. While the banknote 2 is not detected, insertion of the banknote 2 is awaited, but when the timer 11 generates a second time signal _T2 indicating timing of the second predetermined time, the main control circuit 10
sends out the second shutter close signal _CS2 , completely closes the shutter 5, and resets the timer 11 in the same way as above.

After the shutter 5 is completely closed, if the banknote 2 is in the deposit slot 1, it is sucked into the banknote discrimination device 14 and the deposit transaction process is started. If there are no banknotes 2, the system waits for the deposit key to be pressed again or for the deposit card to be inserted. In the case of a deposit transaction using a deposit card, the card will of course be returned immediately if no banknotes are inserted.

Next, in the case of a payment transaction, the banknote counting/discharging device 1
The main control circuit 10 enters a dispensing operation cycle upon generation of a bill discharge signal S indicating that the bill 2 has been discharged from the banknote 4 to the receiving slot 1. After entering this withdrawal operation cycle, as shown in FIG. 3, when there are no banknotes 2 from the receiving slot 1, the shutter 5 is closed, and when there are banknotes, the second predetermined period of time is waited for the banknotes 2 to be taken out. As in the case of the deposit transaction, the opening/closing operation of the shutter 5 is controlled in two steps according to the detection of the presence or absence of banknotes in the receiving slot 1 and the timing of the timer 11. However, if the banknote 2 still remains after the shutter 5 is completely closed, it is assumed that the banknote 2 has been forgotten and is taken inside.

In this embodiment, the shutter is opened and closed by the meshing of a rack and pinion, but the mechanism for moving the shutter is not limited to this particular configuration, and the structure of the banknote deposit and receipt slots may also be modified. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Further, in the above embodiment, one timer sends out two clock signals, but it goes without saying that two timers may be used to generate these clock signals.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, the shutter device of the present invention allows the user to quickly insert or receive banknotes because the shutter closes halfway when inserting or receiving banknotes during deposit or payment. This has the effect of increasing the operating efficiency of the automatic deposit/withdrawal machine and smoothing the flow of customers.Also, this first shutter closing action may cause customers to reflexively withdraw their hands. Therefore, even if the shutter opening time is shortened, accidents such as passengers' hands getting caught in the shutter can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation when depositing money, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation when withdrawing money. 1...Deposit slot (receipt slot), 2...Banknotes, 5...
...Shutter, 9...Shutter opening/closing control circuit, 10
...Main control circuit, 11...Timer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A detector for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes in the receiving or depositing slot when the shutter is open in a shutter device of an automatic teller machine that has a shutter at the receiving or depositing slot for banknotes. a timer that is activated by the shutter opening operation and measures a first predetermined time and a second predetermined time; and a timer that is activated by the shutter opening operation and measures a first predetermined time and a second predetermined time; a control circuit that generates a second shutter close signal by generating a signal and clocks the second predetermined time; and a control circuit that closes the shutter halfway by the first shutter close signal and closes the shutter halfway by the second shutter close signal. A shutter device for an automatic teller machine, characterized in that it is equipped with a shutter drive means for completely closing the shutter.