JPS6275790A - Identification control system for sheets - 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 Application of the Invention] The present invention detects tears, folds, stains, etc. of paper sheets handled by automatic machines, etc. 1. The present invention relates to a paper sheet discrimination control method that limits the acceptance of unfit bills, that is, paper sheets that are not suitable for recycling, when stored in a device.

[Background of the invention]

For example, in the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-52'59, the physical quantity of the paper sheet being conveyed is detected and compared with a discrimination level to determine whether it is a normal note or a damaged note. A desired level is selected from a plurality of levels using a switch (both illustrated and described are manual). Although it is possible to change the level of banknotes that are not suitable for recycling, there has been no solution when non-returnable paper sheets remain in the device for more than a predetermined amount. The storage capacity of non-recycled paper sheets, i.e. unfit bills, is accumulated, and when the amount exceeds a predetermined amount, the equipment is restricted from receiving unfit bills, and the non-recycle box, which is installed outside the store and operated overtime, becomes full. The goal is to prevent this from happening and to be able to take a step closer to knowing how to operate it.

[Summary of the invention]

Banknotes deposited in a recycling ATM or the like are separated, transported, and stacked at least twice until they are withdrawn. This action may cause the banknotes to tear, or the damage may grow (7 plus, banknotes that are not suitable for recirculation are treated as unfit notes, and are stored in the non-return box. On the other hand, unfit notes of deposited banknotes are also placed in the non-return box. When the non-return box is full, an alarm is generally issued by mechanically or by counting the amount of unfit notes stored, and the device is shut down and the unfit notes are removed from the non-return box. It is not acceptable for the equipment to go down during installation or after-hours operation.One way to counter this is to make the non-reflux Hawks larger, but there was a problem as the equipment became larger.This invention allows for example ATMs to deposit money. When it is predicted that the non-returnable box will be full of recirculated unfit notes within the time that is about to end, the deposit of unreturned unfit notes is restricted.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a recirculation ATM which is an embodiment of the present invention. Banknotes sent from the deposit/withdrawal port 1, which has a feeding mechanism that separates and feeds out the inserted banknotes one by one, pass through a passage 2 to at least verify the authenticity of the banknotes, the denomination, and whether or not the banknotes are recycled. That is, it is discriminated by a discrimination section 6 that discriminates whether it can be handled as a disbursed banknote and distinguishes the front and back sides. 4 is a temporary withdrawal storage section that stores banknotes that have been verified as fake or non-returnable by this verification unit through passage 5; A temporary deposit storage section 10.11 stores the verified banknotes through a passage 7.8, and a banknote 10.11 is fed out from the temporary deposit storage section 6 through a passage 9, where the banknotes are again discriminated in the discrimination section 3. A denomination, e.g., 1,000 yen notes, and B denomination, e.g., 1,000 yen notes, which are discriminated as recirculated banknotes, are stored in the A denomination cash box and B denomination cash box, respectively, which are stored through the entire aisle 12.13. Banknotes that are bent, torn, etc., and banknotes other than A denomination and B denomination are stored in the cash box all at once. At 16.17, the A denomination cash box 10 and the B denomination cash box 11 are fed out. On the 1st, the passage through which gold banknotes pass through the passage 7 is used to store banknotes that are judged by the discriminating unit 3 to be of a predetermined amount, for example, when there are two overlapping banknotes, or when the banknotes are torn and do not need to be withdrawn. 19 is a banknote at the time of withdrawal. A reversal dispensing conveyance path for banknotes that need to be reversed; 20 is a collection box 1 for storing banknotes left behind by the customer at the deposit/withdrawal port 1;
Reference numeral 4 denotes a cash box, which passes through a path 21 at the start of business and when replenishing banknotes, and bills are loaded into the A denomination box or the B denomination box, respectively.

At the end of the day, the banknotes dispensed from each denomination box pass through a passage 15 and are stored in an inkstone box 14.

The description of one embodiment will be continued with reference to FIGS. 2 and 6. FIG. 6 is a control block diagram of the recycling ATM according to this figure, 31 is the main control unit that manages the whole, 27 is the control unit that controls the non-reflux box,
The control unit is equipped with a memory 28, and it is possible to store the number of sheets in the non-reflux box.

It remembers how many sheets are stored in a unit time and the average. 22 is a cable connecting the main control unit and the non-reflux box. 23, 24, and 25 can be controlled by the main control unit. Cables connecting each denomination box and cash box are shown, and respective control units are not shown. Reference numeral 29 indicates a control section of the discrimination section. This control unit counts the type, authenticity, fitness, number of bills, etc. at the time of deposit or withdrawal, stores them in the MEM 30, and reports the details to the main control unit after the transaction is completed. A cable 26 connects the main control section 51 and the control section 29 of the discrimination section. The main control section 51 includes a memory 52. The main control unit determines whether the non-return box will be full by the end of the transaction based on the data regarding banknote storage in the non-return box control unit and the banknote discrimination data in the discrimination control unit for each transaction. If it is predicted that the unfit note will become a genuine note, it is not stored in the water valve recirculation box 18 as shown in FIG. Further explanation will be added with reference to FIG. The vertical axis indicates the storage capacity of the non-recirculation box, and 36 indicates that it is full of banknotes.

The horizontal axis indicates the operating time of the ATM. The diagram shows that the operation starts at 10 o'clock (and ends at 26 o'clock (-). 36 is 2
This is the amount of uncirculated banknotes stored at the time. The stored non-returnable banknotes are the banknotes shown in the shaded area 35 that were stored at the time of membership, and the banknotes that are stored when being paid out from the temporary storage unit to each denomination box or when being paid out from each denomination box for withdrawal. It is divided into 56. If the ATM continues to operate until 6 o'clock, the number of banknotes dispensed from the temporary storage section and each denomination box will increase to 67, and by 2 o'clock, if you add the banknotes stored at the time of membership, the non-return box will reach 38 full. It turns out.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is unavoidable that non-returnable banknotes are torn or bent during deposits or withdrawals in recycle-type ATMs, and such banknotes are stored in the non-recycler box as damaged notes. is common. If this proposal is adopted, the side legs will be able to grasp the storage status of the non-reflux box.

This prevents the non-reflux box from becoming full during operating hours, and is also effective for unmanned installations such as installation outside stores.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recycling ATM showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bronch diagram of a control section, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the amount of banknotes accommodated in a non-recycling box. 1... Deposit/withdrawal port ・Discrimination section 4... Temporary withdrawal storage section 5... Temporary deposit storage section 10...A denomination cash box 18...Non-return box 20 Forgotten collection box, /(5 Patent attorney Masao Ogawa □: Inori Kaji K -

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Detects tears, folds, stains, etc. on the paper sheets being conveyed and compares them with a preset discrimination level to distinguish between good and unfit notes, and uses the normal notes to be recycled. In a device that stores unfit notes in a recycle box and stores unfit notes in a non-recycle box, the amount of unfit notes stored in the non-recycle box is accumulated, and when the amount exceeds a certain amount, the acceptance of unfit notes into the device is restricted. A paper sheet discrimination control method featuring the following.