JPS6290794A - Temporary stocker control for coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for controlling a temporary stocker when returning coins that have been deposited in a coin processing device installed in an automatic transaction processing device or the like.

[b) Summary of the Invention 1 The temporary stocker control method of the coin processing device according to the present invention is such that when the coins that have been inserted and temporarily stored in the stocker are dropped into the return section, the coins are dropped once. Later, the coins are further tilted to eliminate the coin jam in the temporary stocker, and the coins are gradually dropped into the return section, thereby making it possible to eliminate the coin jam in the return section.

(C) Prior Art and Its Disadvantages In a coin processing device installed in a general automatic transaction processing device, coins inserted are classified and then sorted and stored in temporary stockers installed for each denomination. If a transaction, etc. is completed, this coin is dropped into the storage section, but if a transaction, etc. is not completed, this coin is dropped to a withdrawal belt (dispensing belt), and the coin is dropped into the storage section. returned to the customer. However, since coins are ejected one by one from the coin dispensing device, the dispensing belt only needs to be thin. Eject onto a coin or heald (
coins could get stuck on the belt. If coins got stuck on the belt, all the deposited coins would not be returned and this would cause trouble with customers. To provide a partial stocker control method for a coin processing device that does not cause coin jamming even when used and deposited coins are returned.

(e1 Structure and Effect of the Invention This invention provides a device that stores some of the inserted coins and rotates the opening toward the storage section or the return section to drop the stocked coins into the storage section or the return section. The stocker is characterized in that, when returning coins, the stocker is rotated by a certain angle, then stopped once, and then rotated by a certain angle.

With the above configuration, according to the present invention, some of the coins in the stocker to be returned partially fall due to the initial rotation. The next further rotation causes the remaining part to fall out.

By doing this, for example, even when using a thin dispensing belt to return deposited coins, by dropping the coins while driving the belt, the coins can be dropped without causing a coin jam. . Moreover, by doing this, it is possible to eliminate coin jamming in the temporary stocker.

As a result, when returning the deposited coins, there is no need to return fewer coins due to jamming, and there is an advantage that troubles with the customer will not occur.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 5 is an external view of an ATM equipped with a coin processing device that partially uses a stonoka control method, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

On the vertical panel surface of the customer operation panel of this ATM, there is a handling indicator 1. A bankbook insertion slot 2 and a card insertion slot 3 for inserting a bankbook are installed, and a banknote deposit/withdrawal slot 4 is provided on the horizontal panel surface. A CRT 5 and a coin withdrawal section 7 are installed. A touch panel switch 6 is attached to the surface of the CRT 5 to detect whether or not a finger or the like touches the CRT 5 and its position. A transaction selection key and a numeric keypad are displayed on the CRT 5 at each stage of a transaction, and the sixth recessed hole through which the touch panel switch 6 detects the depression of these keys by the customer is a block diagram of the control section of the ATM. This control section is composed of a master-slave system. That is, the main control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire device is a mask CPU (M-CPU) 1.
0. ROM10a and RA that store control programs
An auxiliary control unit 13 consisting of M10b and each human output unit connected to the main control unit 11 via an internal bus.
2 to 13 [are connected. Auxiliary control unit 132-1.
3 f is slave CPU (S-CPU) 12a ~
L2f, RO that stores the operation program of each 5-cpU
It is composed of M24a to 24f and RAMs 25a to 25f that store various input and output data. A banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 14 that counts and discharges banknotes to the deposit and withdrawal port 4 is connected to the auxiliary control unit 13a. Auxiliary control section 13
A pill checker 15 is connected to b for determining the authenticity of banknotes deposited from the deposit/withdrawal port 4. Auxiliary control unit 13C
A slip issuing machine 16 and a card reader 17 for issuing transaction details slips are connected to. A passbook printing machine 18 is connected to the auxiliary control section 13d. The auxiliary control unit 13e includes a key manual device 21 including the touch panel switch 6.
A display unit 22 including the CRT 5 is connected thereto. A coin processing device 19 is connected to the auxiliary control section 13f. Further, a transmission control unit 20 for communicating with the center via a dedicated line is connected to the internal bus.

Figures 2 (Al and 2B) are schematic front and side views of the coin processing device of the ATM. A plurality of partial stockers 36 for partially stocking deposited coins for each denomination are connected to a rotating shaft 37.
are installed side by side on top. In addition, in order to process all the coins currently used in Japan, from 1 yen coins to 500 yen coins, ATMs require six partial stockers, but the explanation is simplified in this diagram. In order to do so, I will only write down three items. At one end of the rotating shaft 37, there is a position detection cam 38°3 for detecting the rotational position of the stoker 36.
9 is attached. This position detection cam 38.39
Partial stocker position detection sensors 40 and 41, which are microswitches, are installed so that the tip of the arm is in contact with the side surface of the stocker. In the side view, a coin ejector 42 is installed at the lower right of the temporary stonoka 36 to store coins that are partially stocked in the stocker 36. This coin processing device is a circulation type coin processing device that uses the deposited coins as withdrawal coins for subsequent withdrawal transactions, so when the deposited coins are on the ATM side, the next withdrawal The coins are stored in the coin dispenser 42 in preparation for transactions. A plurality of coin ejecting machines 42 are also installed for each denomination, partially corresponding to the stofker 36. Further, a dispensing belt 43 is installed at the lower left of the temporary stocker 36 for conveying coins dispensed from the coin dispenser 42 to a bucket 44 (see front view) during a dispensing transaction. Side walls 45 are installed on both sides of the dispensing belt 43 to prevent coins on the dispensing belt 43 from falling.

During a withdrawal transaction, a predetermined number of coins of each denomination are continuously delivered from the coin dispenser 42 to the withdrawal held 43.
released upwards. The dispensing belt 43 rotates in the direction of the bucket 44, and the coins released onto the belt are stored into the bucket 44. When the discharging of the coins and the storage of the coins into the packet are completed, the bucket is raised and the coins are generally transported to the coin dispensing section 7. In addition, some coins deposited from the coin withdrawal unit 7 during a deposit transaction and partially stocked in the stocker 36 are
When the transaction is completed and becomes the one on the ATM side, the temporary strike 7 force 36 is rotated to the position shown at 36c, and the coin is dropped into the coin discharger 8142. Further, when the transaction is canceled and the coins are returned to the customer, the temporary stonoka 36 is rotated from 36b' to the position shown at 36b to drop the coins inside onto the dispensing belt 43. The fallen coins are stored in the bucket 44 and conveyed to the coin depositing and dispensing lower.

FIG. 3 (Al and (B) respectively show the position detection cam 39
, temporary stocker position detection sensor 41 and position detection cam 38. 4 is a diagram showing a temporary stocker position detection sensor 40. FIG. These figures partially show the position of the stocker 36 as shown in FIG.
That is, the position detection cam is shown when it is stopped with the opening facing directly upward. First, in the same figure (81,
In this state, the arm tip of the stocker position detection sensor 40 is partially fitted into the recess A formed on the side surface of the position detection cam 38, and the stocker position detection sensor 40 is temporarily turned off. In addition, in cA) of the same figure, the position detection cam 3
9 has recesses C, B and B' formed therein. In the illustrated state, the arm tips of some of the stocker position detection sensors 41 are not fitted into the recesses, so the temporary stocker position detection sensors 41 are turned on, but the rotating shaft 37 rotates and the temporary stocker 36 is moved to 36a, 36a, When the positions 36b and 36b' are pressed down, the arm tips fit into C, B, and B', respectively, and the temporary stocker position detection sensor 41 is turned off. These temporary stocker position detection sensors 40 and 41 are turned on and off.
Off is input to 5-CPUI2f. However, some of these stoker position detection sensors 40, 4 are used for other equipment.
The on/off status of 1 is inverted and transmitted.

FIG. 6fB) is a block diagram of the coin processing device 19. 5-CPU 12f of the auxiliary control unit 13f includes a deposited coin sorting machine 30 that determines the authenticity of deposited coins, classifies them by denomination, and transports them to the temporary stocker 36;
The coin ejection machine 42, the partial stifle force rotation device 31 that rotates the rotating shaft 37 to rotate the temporary stofker 36 to the 36' or 36'' position, and the dispensing belt drive device that drives the dispensing heddle 43. 32, a packet lifting device 33 is connected that lifts and lowers the temporary stocker position detection sensors 40, 41 and the bucket 44 between the end of the payout belt 43 and the coin payout lower.
The RAM 25f connected to 2f includes a timer for checking the rotation time of the partial stoker 36 of the temporary stocker rotating device 37 and a bolt timer for measuring the stopping time of the partial stocker 36 at positions 36b and 36b'. is set.

Figure 1 shows that the deposit transaction was canceled at the above ATM.
A flowchart showing the operation when returning the coins in the temporary stocker 36, and FIG. 4 is a time chart of signals partially input to the stocker rotating device 31 during the coin returning operation. In addition, in FIG. 4, the F/R signal is a signal that partially sets the forward rotation or reverse rotation of the stocker rotation device 31;
When it is "H", normal rotation is set.The G/S signal is a signal that partially sets the drive and stop of the stocker rotating device 31, and when it is "H", it can be driven.The gate signal is "H". ”
At this time, this is a signal that enables the F/R signal and G/S signal, and is output based on the detected value of the temporary stocker position sensor 39, 40.

All of these signals are partially output from the 5-CPUI 2 f to the stocker rotating device 31.

Step nl (Hereinafter, step ni will be simply referred to as ni.

), the bucket 44 is lowered to the end of the dispensing belt 43, and the dispensing belt 43 starts rotating (n2). Start the temporary stocker rotation device 31 and partially rotate the stocker 36 to 36b.
(n3: T in Fig. 4)
1. The same applies hereafter), Check the number of coins temporarily stocked in the storage tank 36 from the operation results of the deposited coin sorter 30 (n4), If the number of coins stocked is 50 or more, it is determined by n5. , the timer of the RAM 25f is set, and the temporary stocker position detection sensor 41 detects the concave portion B' of the position detection cam 39.
Rotate (n7.n9). If the timer times up before the temporary stocker position detection sensor 41 detects the recess B', it is determined that the operation of the temporary stocker rotation device 31 is abnormal and the process proceeds to error processing (n8). temporary stofka 3
6 stops at position 36b' (T2), it stops until the bolt timer measures 1 second (n1O), and then further partially drives the stocker rotating device 31 (n1O).
il: T3), set the timer n, 12), recess B
Partially reverses the stocker until it detects (n13.n1
5). If the timer elapses before the temporary stocker position detection sensor 41 detects the recess B, it is determined that the operation of the temporary stocker rotation device 31 is abnormal and the process proceeds to error processing (n14). When the temporary stocker 36 stops at the position 36b (T4), it stops until the halt timer measures 1 second (n16), and then the temporary stocker drive device 3
1 in the direction of normal rotation (n17:T5)
, set the timer (n18), and partially rotate the stocker in the normal direction until the temporary stocker position detection sensor 40 detects the fourth part A of the position detection cam 38 (n19.n21). If the timer times out before the temporary stocker position detection sensor 40 detects the recess A, the temporary stocker rotation device 31
Assuming that the operation is abnormal, proceed to error processing (n20)
. When the temporary stopper 36 stops at the position shown in Fig. 2 (T6
), the bolt timer operates (n22), and after the halt timer times out, the rotation of the dispensing belt 43 is stopped (n23), and the bucket 44 is raised to the coin receiving/dispensing lower (n24).

According to the partial stocker control method of this coin processing device, when coins temporarily stored in the stocker 36 are to be returned, first, the dispensing belt 43 is driven and the coins that have fallen onto the dispensing belt 43 are immediately removed. The bucket can be transported in the 44 direction. Next, some of the coins fall due to the rotation of the temporary stopper 36 to 36b'. The fallen coins are quickly conveyed toward the bucket. The next rotation up to 36b causes some of the remaining coins to fall. By doing this, even when coins are returned using the dispensing belt 43 with a width of about 30 m, the coins can be dropped and stored in the bucket without causing a coin jam on the dispensing belt 43. In addition, it is possible to eliminate coin jamming in the temporary storage tank 36.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit of a coin processing device using a partial packet processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view and a side view of the coin processing device, respectively. Figure 3 <Al, (B) shows a position detection cam and part of the stocker position detection sensor for detecting the rotational position of the temporary stocker, and a position detection cam and part of the stocker position detection sensor for detecting the home position, respectively. A diagram showing the sensor, FIG. 4 is a time chart of the signal that controls the motor that drives the temporary stocker, FIG. 5 is an external view of the ATM equipped with the coin processing device, and the sixth recess is the AT
FIG. 6(B) is a block diagram of the control section of the coin processing device. 31-part stocker rotation device, 36-temporary stocker, 38.39-position detection cam, 40.41-part stocker position detection sensor, 43-dispensing belt.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A temporary stocker that temporarily stores inserted coins and drops the stocked coins into the storage section or return section by rotating its opening toward the storage section or return section, is placed at a certain angle when returning the coins. 1. A temporary stocker control method for a coin processing device, which comprises rotating, temporarily stopping, and then rotating at a certain angle.