JPS6272097A - Cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cash processing device that automatically processes cash in a retail store such as a supermarket.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Conventionally, for example, in large retail stores (such as supermarkets) with multiple checkout counters, the register for inputting the sales amount has a storage box for storing cash.
Cash received from customers was placed in the storage box, and if there was change, it was taken out of the storage box and given to the customer. In addition, we will settle the payment on the same day or when the cashier changes,
The total sales amount is sent from the register memory to the printing unit,
The total amount of sales will be printed, so count the total amount of cash in the register storage box, check it with the total amount of sales printed above, and then print it as cash to the teller or store manager. Hand over the slip.

The teller or store manager checks the cash against the slip and receives it.
It requires a great deal of time and effort, such as sorting the cash along with other cash registers by denomination and storing it in a safe.

In addition, a cash counting machine is provided to automate the cashier's cash counting and cash handing over to the teller. There were inconveniences such as having to wait in line to use it. Furthermore, each register holds cash, which is not desirable from a security standpoint, and poses a major safety problem.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to enable automatic cash processing at retail stores, etc. without human intervention, and to automatically prepare or replenish change. An object of the present invention is to provide a cash processing device that can be used for various purposes and has extremely high safety.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an input means for inputting the price of the article and the amount of cash received from the customer, and a change is released based on the price and amount input by the input means. A change discharging means, an input section into which cash received from a customer is inputted, a conveyance means for conveying the cash inputted into the input section, a depositing means for depositing the cash conveyed by the conveyance means, and a depositing means for depositing the cash conveyed by the conveyance means. and a dispensing means for dispensing money, and by transporting the cash dispensed by the dispensing means to the change discharging means by the conveying means, for example, conventionally, a cashier hands over the cash to a teller, and the teller receives the cash. This eliminates the need for tasks such as checking the amount of cash and depositing it in a safe, all of which can be done automatically, and furthermore, change can be prepared or replenished automatically.

[Embodiment of the Invention] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the layout of a supermarket in which a cash processing device according to the present invention is used. In the figure, 1.
... is the customer's entrance, 2. ... is the cashier counter, 3
．． ... is a product case, 4. ... is a product shelf, 5 is an office, 6 is a teller room, 7 is a safe, 8 is an automatic teller machine, 9 is a carrier operating machine, 10 is a safe, 11 is a link between each cash register counter 2 and the automatic teller 118 This is a near motor transport path.

A register 12, a change dispenser 113, and a cash slot 14 are provided on each register counter 2, respectively. A customer who enters through the doorway 1 takes a product from the product case 3 or the product shelf 4 and comes to the checkout counter 2. At the cashier counter 2, the cashier operates the register 12, inputs the type and amount of the product, calculates the total amount, shows the total amount of the products to the customer, receives cash, and transfers the received cash to the cashier counter 2. It is placed in a carrier 16, which will be described later, located in the input port 14.

If you need change, we'll give you change! 113 automatically. Carrier 16 containing cash is
It is carried to the linear motor conveyance path 11 by a lift 51 which will be described later. The linear motor conveyance path 11 is installed in the bit under the floor so that it does not interfere with the customer's walking. Carrier 1 transported to linear motor transport path 11
6 is transported by a linear motor transport path 11 to an automatic teller Ia8 provided in the teller room. Note that the carrier operating device 9 is used to perform operations such as initial setting of the carrier 16, checking storage of the automatic teller machine 8, and paying bills.

FIG. 2 shows the register counter 2 in detail. That is, a register 12 is installed above the cash register counter 2. This register 12 includes an operation section 21 for inputting the amount, etc., and a display section 22 for displaying the input amount, etc.
, an ID card reader 23 for registering a register number (or cashier), a printing section 24 for issuing a receipt, and the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 21 includes a key switch 31 that enables operation and payment such as printing out the total sales amount at the end of business hours, and an item key 32 for inputting the type of product. , a numeric keypad 33 for inputting the amount, etc., a denomination key 34 for inputting the denomination of change, a total key 35, a deposit key 36, an inquiry key 37, a change key 38
, a care oyster 39, etc. are provided.

Also, change will be released on cashier counter 2! 113 is installed. The change dispenser 13 stores change coins by denomination, for example, and is configured to dispense the coins onto a tray 15. The change discharging country 13 is electrically connected to the register 12 and operates according to the difference between the deposited amount and the sales amount calculated by the register 12, and dispenses coins corresponding to the difference as change. It is designed to be released automatically as follows.

Furthermore, the cash register counter 2 is provided with a cash slot 14 in which the carrier 1C is stopped. That is, the carrier 16 is lifted from the linear motor conveyance path 11 by a lift 51, which will be described later, and stops within the cash slot 14, allowing the carriers 16 of other cash register counters 2 to pass under this cash register counter 2. At the same time, the door 17 of the cash slot 14 is opened so that sales cash can be easily inserted. Furthermore, when the carrier 16 comes to the cash slot 14, the lid 18 automatically opens.
Injecting cash has become easier. Further, the carrier 16 has a bill storage section 19 and a coin storage section 20, which are lifted diagonally when opened by springs (not shown), so that bills and coins can be stored in the respective storage sections 19 and 20. It makes it easy to input.

4 to 6 show the near motor conveyance path 11, the cash slot 14, and the carrier 16 in detail. 4 shows a state where the carrier 16 is stopped under the cash slot 14 of the cash register counter 2, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the carrier 16 is stopped inside the cash slot 14 of the cash register counter 2. are shown respectively. Linear motor conveyance path 1
1 is composed of a pair of rails 41 on which the carrier 16 runs, a stator 42 forming a linear motor, a coil 438, and a second transmission conductor 44. The carrier 16 is regulated horizontally and vertically by rollers 45 with respect to the rail 41 of the linear motor transport path 11, and is accelerated and decelerated by the stator 42, coil 43, and two transmission conductors 44 attached to the carrier 16. It will be done. Stator 42
The coils 43 are installed at the stop position of the carrier 16, that is, at the cash register counter 2 and the automatic teller machine 8, and at other fixed distances, and start, accelerate, decelerate, and stop at the locations where the stator 42 and the coil 43 are located. , stator 4
2 and the coil 43 are absent, the vehicle coasts. Note that the carrier 16 is stopped as follows. For example, when the carrier 16 stores cash in the automatic teller machine 8 and returns below the cash register counter 2, the stator 42 and the coil 43 act on the two transmission conductors 4 so that a brake is applied to the movement of the carrier 16.
A magnetic field is applied to the carrier 16, thereby stopping the carrier 16.

The carrier 16 is provided with the lid 18 as described above, and the lid 18 is locked by lid lock bins 46 provided on both sides of the carrier 16, and the lid lock bins 46 are attached to the door 17. cam 4
By being pressed inward by 7, the lock is released, and 118 is automatically opened by a spring 48. 118 opens, the banknote storage section 19
The coin storage section 20 is lifted diagonally by the force of an arm 49 and a spring (not shown). The carrier 16 has a protrusion 5 that acts from the door 17 so that the lid 18 is closed by the closing operation of the door 17 of the cash slot 14.
0 is set.

The carrier 16 is provided with a socket 53 having a hole that fits into the catcher 52 of the lift 51 so as to lift the carrier 16 to the cash slot 14. The carrier 16 is provided with a lever 54 for detecting when the carrier 16 has arrived directly below the cash slot 14. The lever 54 and the optical detector 55 detect that the carrier 16 has arrived directly below the cash slot 14 and stopped. When this is detected, the drive pulley 56 and idle pulley 57 of the lift 51 rotate in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and the lift belt 58 stretched between these two pulleys 56 and 57 rotates. worn catcher 5
2 moves up. The movement of the catcher 52 causes the catcher 52 to fit into the socket 53, and the carrier 16 can be lifted upward. The drive pulley 56 is driven by a stepping motor (not shown), and the rotation of the stepping motor causes the drive pulley 56 to rotate in the direction of the arrow, causing the catcher 52 to rise and fit into the socket 53.
The stepping motor is designed to temporarily stop when the carrier 16 stops falling.

Racks 59, 60 are mounted on carriers 16 as shown in FIG.
stop position, for example, the cash slot 14 of the cashier counter 2
The carrier 16 is attached to rails 41A and 41B, which are located directly below the rails 41A and 41B, which are partially cut out of the near motor transport path 11, so that the carrier 16 can pass thereunder. Rails 41A, 41B
is capable of parallel movement in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the carrier 16, and when the pinion 61 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown by a motor (not shown), the rack 59.
60 respectively move outward (in the direction of the arrow in the figure), and the rails 41A, 41B attached thereto open outward. This eliminates the rails 41A and 41B that prevent the row 545 of the carrier 16 from moving upward, so that the carrier 16 can rise. Here, the carrier 16, which is temporarily stopped with the catcher 52 fitted into the socket 53, is raised by the rotation of a stepping motor (not shown) and stopped within the cash slot 14. The stopping position of the carrier 16 within the cash slot 14 is a position where the protrusion 50 of the carrier 16 contacts the door 17 of the cash slot 14 .

When the carrier 16 arrives at the stop position in the cash slot 14, a motor (not shown) rotates to open the door 17. At this time, as the door 17 moves in the opening direction, the cam 47 attached to the door 17 moves, and the carrier 1
The lid lock bin 46 that locks the lid 18 of No. 6 is pressed inward, thereby opening the lid 18. When the lid 18 is opened while the lid lock bin 46 is pressed inward by the cam 47, the door 17 is closed to the carrier 1.
6, the lid 18 will be in an open state and the lid 11B will be in an unlocked state by the time the lid locking bin 46 is returned to the outside by a spring (not shown). Therefore, the lid 18 is gradually opened by the action of the spring 48 as the door 17 is moved. Further, the banknote storage section 19 and the coin storage section 20 are connected to the arm 49.
The stop caused by M2S is released by the force of a spring (not shown), so that it is lifted diagonally. Here, by inserting cash, which is sales proceeds, into the banknote storage section 19 and the coin storage section 20, and closing the lid 18 of the carrier 16 so that the lid O-tsukbin 46 is caught, the lid 18 is inserted into the cash slot 14. A detector 62 checks that the lid 1 is closed.
When it is detected that the door 8 is closed, the door 17 is closed by a motor (not shown). When the door 17 closes, the drive pulley 56 is rotated in the opposite direction from when it was raised, so that the carrier 16 is lowered by the catcher 52 attached to the lift belt 58, and the rollers 45 of the carrier 16 ride on the rails 41A and 41B. Once stopped at this position, the rail 41A,
41B moves inward, and the rollers 45 of the carrier 16 ride on the rails 41A and 41B. Then, the drive pulley 56 rotates again, and the stopped carrier 16
is lowered, and the lowering is stopped when the catcher 52 comes off the socket 53. Note that the lowering operation of the lift 51 is as follows:
This is done after confirming that no other carriers 16 are passing, and the rail 41A is moved in time with the lowering operation of the lift 51.

41B is moved outward to receive the carrier 16. Further, when the carrier 16 is lifted by the lift 51, the rails 41A and 41B immediately move inward to allow another carrier 16 to pass.

FIG. 7 shows the bill processing section 100 of the automatic teller machine 8 in detail. That is, the carrier 16 that has carried the banknotes and coins stops at the fixed position of the automatic teller 18. By detecting this with a detector (not shown), the teller lift 101 having the same configuration as the lift 51 operates,
The carrier 16 is raised to the delivery position by the teller lift 101.

At this delivery position, the lid 18 is removed from the lid locking bin 46 by means of pressing the lid locking bin 46 of the carrier 16 (not shown) inward, and the lid 18 is removed from the lid locking bin 46 by the force of the spring 48.
8 opens. As a result, the banknote storage section 19 is lifted diagonally. In this state, the banknotes in the banknote storage section 19 are clamped by the banknote transfer device 102, which had been evacuated so as not to interfere with the opening operation of the first monument of the carrier 16 and the lid 18, and this banknote transfer device By the rotation of 102, the banknotes are conveyed to the banknote-FR warehouse 103. Note that the carrier 16 and the banknote storage section 19 are arranged so that the banknote transfer device 102 can clamp the banknotes in the banknote storage section 19.
A part of the banknote amount is 1IIi! The notch is provided so as not to interfere with the mounting 102.

The attended banknotes-special thickness 103 sends the received banknotes to the supply unit 104.
A conveyor 105, a clamper 106 that operates together with the conveyor 105 and assists the conveyor 105 in conveying the banknotes, and a clamper 106 that temporarily collects banknotes during withdrawal.
03 and a pushing car 107 for stacking banknotes. The clamper 106 is held so that a space is formed between the clamper 106 and the conveyor 105 when receiving banknotes from the banknote delivery device 102 or stacking banknotes at the outflow banknote temporary JI 1103 at the time of withdrawal. However, when feeding banknotes from the banknote special thickness 103 to the supply unit 104 or the banknote transfer device 102, the holding mechanism is released and a spring (not shown) acts to press the banknote against the conveyor 105. The conveyor 105 and the clamper 106 rotate to the supplying section 104 while clamping the banknotes with a special thickness of 103, and after this rotation, the conveyor 105 operates to supply the banknotes clamped by the conveyor 105 and the clamper 106. 104.

The supply section 104 is provided with a backup device 108 that is retracted when bills are fed from the outgoing bill-special thickness 103 and pressurizes the bills when taking out the bills that have entered the supply section 104 one by one. It is provided. When a banknote enters the supply unit 104, the backup holding of the backup device 108 is released, and the backup presses the banknote against the take-out roller 109 by a spring. The banknote is taken out by roller 1
09, the take-out roller 109 and the feed roller 110 are rotated by a detection signal from a banknote presence/absence detector (not shown), and the banknotes in the supply section 104 are taken out. At this time, the gate row 511
It acts so that only the banknotes that are in contact with the banknotes are taken out, and the removal of the second and subsequent banknotes is prohibited. The banknotes taken out from the supply unit 104 are sent to a thickness detection unit 112 to confirm whether each banknote is exactly one sheet at a time.The banknotes that have passed through the thickness detection unit 112 are sent to an inspection unit 113. sent. The inspection unit 113 uses a well-known optical or magnetic detection method to determine the type of banknote and the front and back sides of the banknote. The banknotes whose type and front and back sides have been determined by the inspection unit 113 are passed through the sorting gate 114 by the arrow 1 shown in the figure.
You will be guided in 15 directions. If the type cannot be determined by the inspection unit 113, or if the thickness detection unit 112 determines that the type is two-sheet, then the arrow shown in the figure
The banknotes are guided in the direction 6, sent to the special banknotes 103, where they are accumulated, and sent again to the supply unit 104, where they are taken out again.

The banknotes that have been sorted in the direction of arrow 115 by sorting gate 114 are guided in the direction of arrow 118 or 119 shown in the figure by front and back sorting gate 117. That is, banknotes determined by the inspection unit 113 to be face-up are sorted in the direction of arrow 118, and banknotes determined to be face-down are sorted in the direction of arrow 119. The passage time of the banknotes to the merging part 122 is the same between the front banknote transport path 120 in the direction of arrow 118 through which the front banknotes pass and the reverse banknote transport path 121 in the direction of arrow 119 through which reverse banknotes pass. ing.

In the face-down banknote conveyance path 121, the face-down banknote is turned face up by the reversing belt 123 midway.

In this way, all the banknotes that have reached the confluence section 122 are arranged face up.

The banknotes that have passed through the merging section 122 are sent to the sorting and conveying section 124. If the banknotes sent to the sorting conveyance section 124 are 10,000 yen banknotes, the sorting gate 125A rotates and the banknotes are transferred to the temporary storage 126.
Lead to A. In addition, if it is a 5,000 yen bill, sort gate 125
B rotates and guides it to the temporary storage 126B, and if it is a thousand yen bill, the sorting gate 125C rotates and guides it to the temporary storage 126C.
lead to.

Furthermore, if it is a yen banknote, the guide 127 guides it to the temporary storage 126C. In addition, temporary storage 126A,
. . 126D are provided with push-in molds 128A, . . . 128D that assist in accumulation, respectively.

However, all the bills that were in the supply unit 104 have been taken out, and the bill presence/absence detector detects that there are no bills, and the denomination cannot be determined, and there are no bills taken in duplicate. In this case, temporary storage 126A,...1
The banknotes contained in 26D are stored in each shutter 129.
A.

...129D opens left and right and falls downward (
(See factors 8 a and b). In addition, Shit”/Evening 129A.

...129D temporarily stores 126A, ...1
26D and the banknotes in storage 130A, . . . 130D are completely separated. Next, storage 130A,...13
Claw mechanism 131A that holds down the banknotes contained in 00,
...131D rises. At this time, the claw mechanism 131
A, . . . 131D, its claws are obstructed by unillustrated obstruction members (for example, brushes) provided on the left and right side walls, bend inward, and rise vertically on the outside of the side walls (8th
(See Figure C). When the shutters 129A, . . . 129D open before the claw mechanisms 131A, . The backup mechanisms 132A, . . . 132D are held by stepping motors (not shown) provided in the springs 132A, .

Furthermore, when the claw mechanisms 131A, . . . 131D rise, the obstructing member on the side wall disappears, and the claws, which had been folded vertically on the outside of the side wall, are moved by a spring (not shown) to the upper part of the temporary storage compartments 126A, . . . 126D. It comes out on the inside (see Figure 8C). To temporary storage 126...
At the top of 126D, the banknotes in it are exposed to shutter 1.
29A, . . . , 129D are opened and fall downward, creating a space where there are no bills. Next, a claw mechanism 131 that extends its claws into the temporary storage 126A, . . . 126D.
A,...131D begins to descend. At this time, the holding of the stepping motors that have been held to stop the backup mechanisms 132A, . . . , 132D from rising is released. Since the claws of the claw mechanisms 131A, . . ., the bow 31D cannot be rotated upward, pushing away the obstruction member on the side wall clamps the banknotes and lowers them to the lower end, allowing the banknotes to be moved to the storage compartments 130A and 31D, respectively. ...Insert into 130D (see Figure 8C). After that, the shutter 129A,
...129D closes (see Fig. 8). As described above, the banknote storage 13 transported by the carrier 16
0A, . . . 1300, that is, banknotes are deposited.

Next, the withdrawal of banknotes from the storages 130A, . . . , 130C will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

FIG. 9(a) shows the standby state. Storage 130A
,...130C are transferred to the claw mechanisms 131A,...130C by the backup mechanisms 132A,...132C.
...It is pressed against the claw of 131C.

When a withdrawal order comes, the shutters 129A,...129C
9), and then the pawl mechanism 131A.

...131C rises, and the claw is bent downward by the obstruction member on the side wall and folded to the outside of the side wall (see FIG. 9C). In this case, unlike when storing banknotes, the claw mechanism 1
31A, . . . 131C do not rise to the upper end but stop in the middle, and the claws of the claw mechanisms 131A, . . . 131C are in a folded state. At this time, the backup mechanism 132
A, . . . 132C remain stopped at predetermined positions due to the holding of the stepping motor. next,
By releasing the hold of the stepping motor, the spring causes the backup mechanism 132A,
...132C rises and takes out the uppermost banknote with roller 1
33A, ... 133C (see Fig. 9d).

When bills are pressed, the required number of bills are taken out according to the withdrawal command. This taking out is carried out by taking out rollers 133A, . . . 133C, feeding rollers 134A, .
5A,...135C and backup mechanism 132A,...
... 132C spring-driven take-out roller 133A,
...Pushing to 133C is done by force.

In this way, the extracted banknotes are transported by the sorting transport all 124, sent to the payment transport section 137 by the payment gate 136, and merged with the flow of banknotes from the supply section 104 at the merging section 138 at the end of the extraction of the supply section 104. . Merging section 138
The banknotes that have passed through are sent to a thickness detection section 112 to check whether two bills are taken, then passed through an inspection section 113, guided in the direction of an arrow 116 by a sorting gate 114, and sent to a reject gate 139. The reject gate 139 guides the sent banknote to the outgoing banknote-special thickness 103 if the banknote is not a two-sheet banknote, and to the reject stacking section 140 if the banknote is a two-sheet banknote. When the required number of banknotes has been taken out, the backup mechanisms 132A, . . . 132C
is lowered to the lowest end by the stepping motor (see FIG. 9e), and then the claw mechanisms 131A, .
0A, ... 130C (see Figure 9 f).

When this is completed, the backup mechanism 132A...
When the hold of the stepping motor 132C is released, the backup mechanism 13 is activated by the spring.
2A,...132C rises and transports banknotes to heavy machinery 1N 13
1A, . . . 131C, and then the shutters 129A, . . . 129G close and return to the state shown in FIG. 9(a). On the other hand, the banknotes accumulated in the outgoing banknote temporary j1103 are delivered to the banknote delivery device 102 by pressing the clamper 106 against the conveyor 105 and rotating the conveyor 105 in the opposite direction to the time of deposit, and transferred to the carrier by the banknote delivery VR device 102. 16 into the banknote storage section 19. In the manner described above, banknotes are withdrawn from the storages 130A, . . . , 130C.

FIG. 10 shows the coin processing section 200 of the automatic teller machine 8 in detail. That is, the carrier 16 that has carried banknotes and coins as described above is lifted by the teller lift 101 to the banknote and coin delivery position. The transfer positions are such that the bill storage section 19 matches the bill delivery device 102 and the coin storage section 20 matches the coin receiving device 201. The coin receiving device 201 includes a chute 20 that receives coins from the coin storage section 20 of the carrier 16.
2, and a linear motor 203 that causes the chute 202 to move linearly. The linear motor 9203 is a motor that has a built-in rack and a pinion, for example, and is capable of linear movement like an air cylinder. Shoot 202
waits at a position where it does not interfere with the carrier 16 until the carrier 16 is raised and the lid 18 is opened. When the carrier 16 rises and the lid lock bin 46 is pressed by means not shown to open the chute 202, the chute 202 is moved forward by the linear motor 203, lifting the coin storage section 20 and entering the coin storage section 20. shoot coins 2
02 into the supply chute 204. The coins entering the supply chute 204 slide down the slope of the supply chute 204 and enter the supply hopper 205 . Coins entering supply hopper 205 are placed in bin 206. A disc 20 provided with...
7 lifts the sheets one by one and enters the dividing section 208.

The sorting section 208 includes a detector 209 for determining and counting the denominations of coins using a well-known inductive inductance, and a reject gate 2101 for rejecting coins whose denominations cannot be determined by the detector 209. Sorting ports 211A,...211F that sort coins by diameter size
, detectors 212A, . . . , 212F are provided for counting coins that have entered the sorting ports 211A, . . . , 211F.

The coins sorted by the sorting ports 211A, .
Guided to JI214A,...214F. Coin temporary storage 11214A, . . . 214F is for temporarily stocking coins. For example, if there is a discrepancy between the count by the detector 209 and the count by the detectors 212A, . , the coins are sent back to the supply hopper 205 for counting again. If the above counts match, coin temporary storage j121
The coins entering 4A, . . . 214F are moved into coin input/output 216A, . . . by the temporary storage drive linear motor 215.
・You will be led to 216F. Coin temporary storage 214A...
・214F has a bottomless shape, and the coins inside are moved to the front side in Fig. 10 by the temporary storage drive linear motor 215, so that the coins inside can be inserted or removed.
The coins contained therein are guided by i216A, . Withdrawal conveyor 21
The coins dropped into the slot 7 are sent to a vertical conveyor 218, and the coins picked up by the vertical conveyor 218 are sent to a dispensing conveyor 220 for delivery to a dispensing special 219.

Incidentally, coins whose denominations cannot be determined by the detector 209 are sent to the dispensing conveyor 217 by a reject gate 210 and a reject chute 221. The coins sent to the dispensing conveyor 217 are sent to the dispensing conveyor 217 to the dispensing special 219, and by the rotation of the supply gate 222, they enter the supply hopper 205 through the supply chute 204 and are counted again. is possible.

Next, the withdrawal from the coin input/output 216A, . . . , 216F will be explained. Coin in/out 216A,...216
F is a withdrawal chute 22 for taking out coins one by one.
3A, . . . 223F, such as a well-known disk dispensing device 224A.

...224F is provided. Withdrawal chute 223
Counting means 225A, . . . 225F for optically or mechanically counting the number of coins dropped downward are provided at the upper ends of the coins A, . . . 223F. The dispensing chute 223A, . . . 223F includes a counting means 225.
A,... Storage division gate 226A below 225F,
...226F is provided, and this storage division gate 226
A. With 226F, withdrawal chute 2 is used when withdrawing money.
Coins are sent to the dispensing conveyor 217 through one of the exits 23A, . . . , 223F. In addition, the coin input/output 216
Coin entry/exit 216A,...2 when A,...216F reaches a certain maximum or at the time of payment of the automatic teller machine 8.
In order to collect the coins on the 16th floor, the storage compartment gate 226
A,... 226F allows the withdrawal chute 223A,...
...Coin storage 22 via the other exit on 223F
Coins are sent to 7A,...227F.

Coins sent to the dispensing conveyor 217 through one exit of the dispensing chutes 223A, . . . 223F at the time of dispensing are
It is sent to a dispensing station 219 via a vertical conveyor 218 and a dispensing conveyor 220 for storage. Withdrawals - Special 2
When the amount necessary for withdrawal is withdrawn at step 19, the withdrawal gate 228 is opened, and the coins stored at the time of withdrawal jl[219 are already waiting to be received by the coin ejecting device 229. The coins are placed in the coin storage section 20 of the carrier 16. The coin ejection device 229 is connected to the ejection chute 23
0 and a linear motor 231 that causes the discharge chute 230 to move linearly, and the carrier 16
The coins are not obstructed from coming to a fixed position, and the coins can be reliably ejected into the coin storage section 20 of the carrier 16 when dispensing coins. In this way, after the coin is transferred by the coin discharging device 1229 and the above-mentioned bill transfer is also completed, the clamp section of the bill delivery device r1102 of the bill processing section 100 and the discharge chute 230 of the coin discharging device M229 return to the standby state. And press the lid v! tW
1141 operates to push down the lid 18 of the carrier 16 and lock the lid 18 with the lid lock bin 46 of the carrier 16. After this locking is performed, the carrier 16 is lowered by the teller lift 101, guided onto the linear motor conveyance path 11, and conveyed by the linear motor conveyance path 11 to a designated cash register counter 2.

FIG. 11 schematically shows the control section.

That is, 71 is a main control unit that controls the entire device, and this main control unit 71 includes a banknote control unit 72 that controls the banknote processing unit 100 and a coin control unit 7 that controls the coin processing unit 200.
3. Teller machine lift control unit 74 that controls the teller lift 101, conveyance control unit 75 that controls the linear motor conveyance path 11 and carrier 16, operation control unit 76 that controls the carrier operating machine 9, cash availability and sales Teller machine memory 77 that stores the amount, etc., each cash register counter 2. . . . register counter control section 78. ...etc. are connected.

The cashier counter control unit 78 stores a register control unit 79 that controls the register 12, a change system m unit 80 that controls the change dispenser 13, the sales amount of the cashier counter 2, the amount of cash and change used in the change dispenser 13, etc. Register memory to keep 8
1. A lift control unit 82 that controls the lift 51 of the cash register counter 2 and the like are connected.

FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of the teller machine memory 77, in which the cash memory M1. A storage memory M2 that stores the amount of cash inside the storage, a temporary storage memory M3 that stores the amount of cash that has entered the temporary storage among the cash being processed by the bill processing section 100 and the coin processing section 200, and coins. A coin input/output memory M4 stores the cash amount of coins input/output by the processing unit 200, a total sales memory M5 stores the total sales of each register counter 2, and a coin input/output memory M5 stores the cash amount of the coin input/output of the processing unit 200. A change withdrawal amount memory M6 stores the amount of change withdrawn to each cash register counter 2, a cash register memory M7 stores the deposit amount and sales amount for each cash register counter 2, etc., stores the sales amount for each item of sales. Memory by sales item M8. . . , current withdrawal memory M9, setting change memory M10 for storing the amount of cash set as change in the banknote processing section 100 and coin counter 311 section 200. and a deposited amount memory M11 that stores the amount inputted from each register 12.

Next, the overall operation in such a configuration will be explained. First, before this retail store opens the oven, the banknote processing section 1
00 supply unit 104 and the supply hopper 2 of the coin processing unit 200
When you set the necessary cash as change in 05 and operate the carrier operation 119, the main control section 71 controls the banknote control section 72 and the coin control section 73 in response to a signal from the operation control section 76.
control the banknote processing section 100 and the coin processing section 2, respectively.
Operate 00. As a result, the cash in the supply unit 104 and the supply hopper 205 is counted and sorted, and the banknotes enter the temporary storages 126A, . . . 126D, and the coins enter the temporary coin storages 214A, . . . 214F.

This data is stored in the temporary storage memory M3 of the teller machine memory 77.
When all the cash set in the supply section 104 and supply hopper 205 is processed, the contents of the temporary storage memory M3 are displayed on the display section of the carrier operating device 9.

Here, the amount of cash set is the temporary storage memory M
3, by operating the storage key of the carrier operating device 9, the temporary storage 11126A, . . . 1
The banknotes in 26D are stored in storage 130A,...130D
The coins stored in the temporary coin storage 214A, . . . 214F enter the coin storage 216A, . . . 216F. As for the contents of the temporary storage memory M3, banknote data is stored in the storage memory M2, coin data is stored in the coin storage memory M4, and each of these data is also stored in the cash memory M1. . Further, since this cash is prepared as change and is not included in the sales amount, the cash data is stored in the set change memory M10. This is necessary for checking the sales amount at the time of settlement at the time of closing, which will be described later. If carrier operation 119
If you think that the content displayed on the display unit does not match the amount of cash set, please operate the return key of the carrier operating device 9 to send the banknotes to the temporary storage 126A of the banknote processing unit 100. ...126D Open the door (not shown) installed before and temporarily store the thickness 126A,...1
26D, the coin can be taken out from the linear motor 215
As a result, the coins are dropped from the temporary coin storages 214A, . After confirmation, counting can be performed again. In this way, cash as change is set in the banknote processing section 100 and the coin processing section 200.

Next, by operating the initial set key of the carrier operating device 9, the carriers 16 are initially set in the cash slots 14 of each cash register counter 2. This carrier 16
When the initial setting of the registers 12 is completed, each register 12 can be operated. When the operation of each register 12 becomes possible,
The cashier that operates each register 12 is register 1.
The operator is registered by setting the key switch 31 of No. 2 to the "operator" position and inserting his or her ID card into the card reader 23. Next, the cashier presses the change key 38 of the register 12 to
The amount of cash required for initial change is dispensed by the coin processing section 200 through a dispensing process, and is carried to the cash slot 14 by the carrier 16. The cashier sets the brought cash into the change dispenser 13 according to denomination. The amount of cash brought in is subtracted from the coin input/output memory M4 and the cash memory M1, input into the change withdrawal amount memory M6, and input into the change fund amount in the cash register memory M7 for each cash register number. In addition, the amount of change and the balance of change for each denomination in the register memory 81 are input via the register counter control unit 78. In addition, the set of change is
In addition to the method of dispensing money from the automatic teller machine 8 through the carrier 16, the cashier can
It is also possible to carry the change by hand and set it in the change dispenser 13. This method is based on the maintenance key 39 of register 12.
, enter the number of coins using the numeric keypad 33, then press the denomination key 34, repeat pressing the numeric keypad 33 and denomination key 34 again, and then press the total key 35 to save the cash register memory. 81, the amount of change funds and the change balance for each denomination are entered. This stored content is input into the change withdrawal amount memory M6 and the change funds amount in the register memory M7 corresponding to the register number input with the ID card, in the same manner as the withdrawal process through the carrier 16. In this way, change can be set in the same way as the withdrawal process from the automatic teller machine 8 through the carrier 16. This method is effective when customers have not yet arrived at the store, such as first thing in the morning, so there is no crime prevention problem when carrying cash, and when it is necessary to set the change all at once in order to start the operation of each cash register counter 2.

In this way, when change is set at each cash register counter 2, the retail store is opened. next,
Explain the processing of sales. The customer takes the products to be purchased from the product case 3 or product shelf 4 and puts them at the checkout counter 2.
I'm coming. The cashier presses the item key 32 indicating the type of product, and then inputs the amount using the numeric keypad 33.

Next, if the product is the same, press the same item key 32 and enter the amount using the numeric keypad 33. If the product is of a different type, press another item key 32 and repeatedly input the amount using the numeric keypad 33. When the person finishes inputting the items and amounts of the items he/she brought for shopping, he/she presses the total key 35 to cause the cash register counter control section 78 to calculate the total amount and display the total amount on the display section 22. . This display shows the amount owed to the customer. When the cashier presents the amount to the customer and the customer hands over the cash to the cashier, the cashier presses the numeric keypad 33.
Enter the amount using and then press the deposit key 36.

When the deposit key 36 is pressed, the cash register counter control section 78
calculates the difference between the amount to be paid and the amount of cash handed over by the customer, and if change is required, displays the amount of change on the display section 22, and operates the change dispenser 13 to dispense the displayed amount. Coins that match the coins are released into the tray 15.

Of the cash received from the customer, the cashier sets banknotes in the bill storage section 19 of the carrier 16 in the cash slot 14 and sets coins in the coin storage section 2o of the carrier 16, and closes the lid 18 of the carrier 16. It is detected by the detector 62. This detection signal is sent to the transport 1III control unit 7 via the cash register counter control unit 78 and the main control unit 71.
5, and when it is confirmed that there is no problem in transporting other carriers 16, the register counter control section 78 sends a command to the lift control section 82 to drive the lift 51.

When the lift 51 is driven, the carrier 16 is lowered and delivered to the linear motor conveyance path 11, and is conveyed to the automatic teller machine 8, where cash is deposited.

In this deposit process, the banknotes are stored in the storage 130A,...130
When the coin enters the coin output jK216A, . The amount is entered into the amount and sales amount, and the amount for each item is added to the memory M8 for each sales item. Here, if the current deposit amount input from the register 12 and the total amount of cash processed by the banknote processing section 100 and the coin processing section 200 of the automatic teller box 8 are different, it will be an input error on the cashier's part. The difference amount is added and stored in the difference amount in the cash register memory M7 and the difference amount in the cash memory M1 for each cash register number. The above-mentioned difference is added as "-" when the amount of cash is less than the input amount of the register 12, and as "+" when it is more. In addition, the data being processed in the cash register memory M7 for each cash register number, such as the current sales amount, the amount by item, and the current deposit amount, is stored in the cash register memory M7 when the detector 62 detects that 118 of the carrier 16 is closed. Moved from 81. As a result, the next customer can be entered in the cash register memory 81, and at the same time,
When this cash processing equipment stops due to a problem, it is clear how the cash is being processed. Therefore, when money is withdrawn for change by the automatic teller machine 818, loaded onto the carrier 16, and the lid 18 is closed by the lid pressing device 141, the contents stored in the automatic teller machine 8 in the cash dispensing memory M9 are changed for each cash register number. The memory is transferred to the change withdrawal area of the register memory M7.

In this way, the cash that is still being processed with the customer is stored in the register memory 81, which is the storage section of each register counter 2, and the cash on the carrier 16 is stored in the register memory M7 for each register number. The amount (change) and the cash being processed by the banknote processing unit 100 and coin processing unit 200 of the automatic teller machine 8 are stored in the temporary storage memory M3 and the current withdrawal memory M9.
It is designed to be memorized. Therefore, it is clear where the cash is being processed depending on the stored contents.

In addition, if the difference between the cash paid by the customer and the sales amount, that is, the amount required for change, exceeds 1,000 yen and change for banknotes is required, the carrier 16 will process the deposit of the cash paid by the customer. When the cash is sent to the automatic teller machine 8 by
It returns to the cash slot 14. Thereby, the cashier can hand over the banknotes as change from the carrier 16 and the change of coins ejected from the change ejecting machine 13 to the customer.

Next, a case will be described in which there are fewer change coins in change release 1113. Release change! The change balance of 113 is always checked when the contents of the cash register memory 81 are changed after the cash register counter control unit 78 of each cash register counter 2 releases coins. When the register counter control unit 7
8 outputs a signal to the main control section 71. And 10
In order to deposit the sales cash from sales for which the balance of yen coins is less than 10 coins, the coin processing unit 2 is sent to the automatic teller machine 8 by the carrier 16.
00 withdrawal process, the required number of coins are loaded into the carrier 16 and inserted into the designated cash slot 1 of the cash register counter 2.
I'll be back at 4. Therefore, the cashier is carrier 1
A coin is taken out from 6 and set in a change dispenser 13. At this time, the amount of coins brought in is subtracted from the coin amount memory M4 and the cash memory M1, and the contents of the change amount memory M6 are subtracted. Furthermore, the amount of change in the cash register memory M7 for each cash register number is added, and the cash register memory 8
The change wage amount and the balance of 10 yen coins are added.

Next, when it is time to close the cash register counter 2, the cashier sets the key switch 31 of the register 12 to the 11'' position, thereby releasing the remaining change coins from the change dispenser 1113. At this time, the remaining cash amount for change is subtracted from the change fund amount in the cash register memory 81, and the balance of each denomination becomes rOJ. Change dispenser 13
Set the coins released from the carrier 16 into the lid 18.
By closing the register memory 81, the contents of the register memory 81 are transferred to the register memory M7 for each register number. At this time, the amount of released coins is included in the current sales amount in the cash register memory M7 for each cash register number, so that in the event of a trouble such as a stoppage of the carrier 16, it can be processed without any trouble. The coins conveyed by the carrier 16 are deposited in the coin processing section 200 and enter the coin receiving/dispensing warehouses 216A, . . . , 216F. At this time,
Unlike the normal deposit processing when processing sales cash, this time, when the teller memory 77 is changed, the change withdrawal amount memory M6 is also changed. That is, the amount of cash that has just been deposited (remaining change) is subtracted from the change withdrawal amount memory M6. Carrier 16 automatically pays and disburses cash! ! After unloading at step 8, it returns to the original cash slot 14 of the cash register counter 2 and stops. After that, the cashier takes out the ID card from the ID card reader 23 of the register 12 and presses the key switch 31.
By setting the cashier to the "off" position, the cashier's job is finished.

Finally, after the store closes for the day and each cashier has made the payment as described above, the automatic teller machine 8 performs the final payment operation. That is, when the payment key for payment processing in carrier operation t19 is pressed, the coin receiving/dispensing 21
The coins of 6A, . . . 216F are fed out by the disc feeding device 224A,
... 224F, withdrawal chute 223
A,...223F and storage division gate 226A,...
226F and coin storage 227A,...227
It is stored in F.

When this is completed, the banknotes will be stored in the storage compartments 130A, 13
From 00, coins are stored in coin storage 227A,...227F
By operating the end key of the carrier operation 11a19, the contents of the teller machine memory 77 are printed by the printing device provided in the carrier operation machine 9, and the amount of cash available today and the sales amount for each cash register number are printed. , slips such as sales by item are printed out. At this time, the monarchy part 71 adds the total amount in the cash memory M1 and the total amount in the change withdrawal memory M6, and calculates the total amount in the deposited amount memory Mll and the total amount in the set change memory MIO from the addition result. Each amount data is verified by subtraction, and the verification result is printed out on a slip as a cash difference. This cash difference usually matches the difference in the cash memory M1, but if there is a difference between the two, it will be a mistake when setting change into the change dispenser 13, for example.

According to the cash processing device described above, tasks that conventionally required a large amount of time and effort, such as the cashier handing cash to the teller and the teller checking the cash, are no longer necessary, and it also eliminates the need to close the store. In some cases, it becomes possible to immediately make payment, which is the final step in sales.

Therefore, cash processing at large retail stores such as supermarkets can be performed automatically without human intervention. Moreover, since each cash register counter does not carry any cash other than change coins, it is extremely safe in terms of crime prevention. In addition, when initially setting change to the change dispenser, when a larger amount of change than the cash prepared by the change dispenser is required, when the change dispenser needs to be refilled with cash, the automatic teller machine Since the money is withdrawn and conveyed to the cash slot of the cash register counter by the linear motor conveyance path, change can be prepared or replenished automatically. Furthermore, since change can be automatically prepared or replenished, there is no need for the cashier or clerk to carry cash for change, resulting in extremely high security in terms of crime prevention, and labor-saving effects can also be expected.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, by equipping a change dispensing machine with the function of discharging banknotes in addition to coins, it is possible to quickly process change at the cash register counter, and the automatic teller machine dispenses money when the cash register counter starts operating and when change is refilled. Only. Further, by providing a reading device for reading the name and amount of the product attached to the product at the cash register counter and inputting the name and amount of the product attached to the product into the register, manual input at the register can be omitted.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, cash processing at retail stores etc. can be performed automatically without human intervention, and change can be prepared or replenished automatically, resulting in extremely high safety. It is possible to provide a cash processing device with

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the layout of a supermarket, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the cash register counter, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cash register. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the carrier, lift and linear motor conveyance path at the cash register counter; FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the cash input slot at the cash register counter; FIG. A plan view showing the carrier, lift, and linear motor conveyance path, Fig. 7 is a side view showing the structure of the automatic teller's banknote processing section, and Fig. 8 is a temporary storage section of the banknote processing section.
Figure 9 is a diagram for explaining the banknote storage operation of the Jii and the storage, Figure 9 is a diagram for explaining the withdrawal operation of the banknote processing section from the storage, and Figure 10 is the configuration of the coin processing unit for each automatic teller. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section,
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the teller machine memory. 2... Cash register counter, 8... Automatic teller example, 9... Carrier operating device, 11...
Linear motor conveyance path, 12...Register, 13
...Change dispenser, 14...Cash slot, 16...Carrier, 19...Banknote storage section, 20...Coin storage Part, 51...
Lift, 71... Main control section, 72...
Banknote control section, 73... Coin control section, 74...
... Teller machine lift control unit, 75... Transfer control unit, 77... Teller machine memory, 78...
Register counter control Ia section, 79... register counter control section, 80... change control section, 81...
Registration memory, 82... Lift control unit, 100.
...Banknote processing section, 200...Coin processing section. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (a) (b) (()Figure 9 (d) (e) (f ) Figure 9

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) An input means for inputting the price of the item and the amount of cash received from the customer, a change dispensing means for discharging change based on the price and amount input by the input means, and an input means for inserting the cash received from the customer. The dispensing unit includes an inputting section, a conveying means for conveying the cash input into the inputting section, a depositing means for depositing the cash conveyed by the conveying means, and a dispensing means for dispensing the cash. A cash processing device characterized in that cash dispensed by a money means is conveyed to the change discharging means by the conveying means. (2) The cash according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing means dispenses cash when a larger amount of change than the cash prepared by the change discharging means is required. Processing equipment. (3) The cash processing device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing means dispenses cash when the change dispensing means needs to be replenished with cash. (4) The transporting of cash from the dispensing means to the change discharging means by the transporting means is carried out after the cash put into the input section is transported to the depositing means and back. 3. The cash processing device according to any one of items 3 to 3. (5) The cash processing device according to claim 1, wherein the depositing means and the dispensing means are integrated into a depositing and dispensing device, and deposited cash can be used as cash for withdrawal. . (6) The cash processing device according to claim 1, wherein the input means, the change discharging means, and the input section constitute one terminal section, and there are a plurality of these terminal sections.