JPS63241687A - Automatic transactor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a deposit/withdrawal device that is installed in, for example, a mechanized corner of a bank and automatically deposits and withdraws banknotes. relating to automatic transaction equipment.

(Prior art) In recent years, automated teller
aMachine (ATM) is installed in a bank's mechanized corner and allows customers to automatically withdraw banknotes (withdrawals) or deposit (deposits) using transaction media such as cards or passbooks. In addition, bank counters are open for extended hours even after they close.
However, it is expected that the number of units installed will increase in the future, as it is also used for unmanned operation in department stores, supermarkets, and other stores.

Against this background, improving the efficiency of operating funds for deposit/withdrawal devices, as well as improving the efficiency and rationalization of personnel, has become an important issue for financial institutions such as banks. In order to improve the efficiency of operating funds, which is one of the issues, automatic banknote circulation type deposit and withdrawal devices have been developed and put into practical use, in which banknotes that have been deposited are used as banknotes to be withdrawn.

Usually, automatic transaction devices such as those described above use a portable safe cassette that is removable from the main body of the device and can be easily carried in and out of the device. It looks like this.

Conventionally, in the automatic transaction device 11, the conveyance path for conveying the banknotes to the safe cassette and the banknote taken out from the safe cassette are independent. ing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional device, the conveyance path for conveying the banknotes to such a safe cassette and for conveying the banknotes taken out from the safe cassette is in an independent state. The system has a complicated structure and is inefficient in terms of system space.Moreover, when a so-called jam occurs in which banknotes become jammed, the conveyance path cannot be sufficiently opened and processing is difficult.

The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an automatic transaction device that can simplify the transport path mechanism, improve space efficiency, and also facilitate maintenance and jam removal. This is what we are trying to provide.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a banknote receiving section that receives banknotes for deposit inserted by a customer, and a conveyance path that sequentially takes in and conveys the banknotes in the banknote receiving section. and a stacking means for stacking the banknotes taken in and conveyed by the conveyance path, a storage section for storing the banknotes stacked by the stacking means, and a storage section for using the deposit banknotes stored in the storage section as withdrawal banknotes. An automatic transaction device comprising a safe cassette that is removable from the main body of the device and has a retrieval means for taking it out from a storage section incorporated therein, wherein a part of the safe cassette forms a part of the conveyance path. It is.

(Function) That is, in the present invention, since a part of the safe cassette forms a part of the conveyance path, the mechanism of the conveyance path is simplified compared to the conventional structure in which the conveyance path is provided independently. In addition, the conveyance path can be sufficiently opened, and maintenance and jam removal can be facilitated.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a banknote automatic circulation type deposit/withdrawal device as an automatic transaction device of the present invention. This deposit/withdrawal device 1 has an operation panel section 3 formed on the customer service side of the main body 2, and its vertical panel section 3a.
There are a passbook insertion slot 4, a card insertion slot 5, and a slip issuing slot 6, and the horizontal operation panel 3b has a deposit/withdrawal lower part that serves as a deposit and withdrawal slot, and multiple operations. An operation section 9 having a button 8, and a guide display section and a CRT display section 10 are provided.

Also, inside the main body 2, there is a passbook reading/printing device (which accepts a passbook inserted through the above-mentioned passbook insertion slot 4, reads and records its magnetic information, and prints transaction details.
A card/slip processing unit 11 (not shown) is provided which handles a magnetic card inserted through the card insertion slot 5, issues a slip to the slip issuing port 6, and creates a copy journal. Further, the main body 2 houses a deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 having functions for depositing and returning forgotten banknotes A, collecting them, loading them, and inspecting them, and an internal monitor device 13 .

Next, the configuration of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, 14m is the upper unit of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 (F), and 14b is the lower unit.

At the front side (in the customer service side direction) upper part of this upper unit 14a, there is a bill loading/unloading device 1 corresponding to the deposit/withdrawal lower.
5 is provided. Further, a safe cassette 19 is arranged on the rear side of the upper unit 14 & constitutes a loaded banknote storage section 23 . Also, inside the lower unit 14b, there is a third. Second, first safe cassette 1B, 17.1
6 is arranged, 5,000 yen/rejection/recovery bill storage 22 as a dispensing non-conforming banknote storage section, and a 1,000 yen banknote storage section (second
)21. Ten thousand yen bill storage section (second storage section) 20
It consists of

The above first to fourth safe cassettes 16, 17° 18.19
Each of them has the first. Second. Third. Fourth accumulation and extraction device 2
4, 25, 26, and 27 are provided, and a 7 wrapper 315 is provided as a partitioning means for forming a space 301g as an accumulation section.

Also, the first to third safe cassettes 16, 17, 18 are the fourth safe cassettes.
As shown in the figure, by rotating the transport section 51 of the lower unit of the deposit/withdrawal device 12 upward, it can be pulled out to the top.

Similarly, the fourth safe cassette 19 is also connected to the upper unit 1.
By rotating the conveyance section 50 of 4a upward, it can be pulled out to the top.

Further, an inspection section 36 is disposed approximately at the center in the front vertical direction within the upper unit main body 14a, and a temporary withdrawal accumulation section 37 and a temporary deposit accumulation section 38 are provided on the right side of the inspection section 36.

In addition, a banknote conveyance path R is formed in the unit body 14 so that the banknote A can be conveyed to each part, and at the branch part there are sorting darts 39a to 39a whose drive source is a rotary lenoid (not shown). 39J is installed. Furthermore, bill passage detectors 4 are installed at various locations along the bill conveyance path R.
A banknote presence/absence detector (residual check sensor) 41 is installed at each stacking location where banknotes 0a to 40p and banknotes A...
It has a configuration in which a to 41rl, 451, and 320g are arranged. The banknote passage detectors 40a to 40p and the banknote presence/absence detectors 41a to 41d, 451° 320a have a well-known structure consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

Note that each banknote storage section 20, 21, 22, 23 is provided with a full detector 44, a preliminary full detector 45, and an empty detector 42, respectively.
and an empty preliminary detector 43 are provided. Each of the above-mentioned detectors 42, 43, 44, 45 is constituted by a micro switch, for example, and is turned on and off by a push plate 310.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the money depositing and dispensing lower and the banknote taking in and taking out device 15 disposed opposite to this depositing and dispensing lower will be explained. In the figure, reference numeral 415 denotes a door body for opening and closing the deposit/withdrawal lower. The handle 415a of this door body 415 is located at a lower position than the top surface of the horizontal operation panel 3b, and the door body 415 is The opening/closing operation of the door is not obstructed.

Reference numeral 403 denotes a take-in roller provided on the side where the front panel 401 is arranged, and is driven by a take-in drive motor 404 to take in the banknotes A accumulated in the stacking section 454 one by one. A detection plate 405 is provided on the shaft of the capture drive motor 404, and an initial position is detected by a capture timing detection switch 406. A first floor 407 supports the bill A in an upright position, and is connected to a link 409 via a floor pin 40B. The link 409 is swingably supported via a link pin 410 and swings by the rotation of an eccentric cam 412 provided on the shaft of a floor drive motor 411, and this swing causes the floor 407 to vibrate up and down. It is supposed to be done. The first floor 407 is formed into a comb shape, as shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), to allow foreign objects such as coins to pass therethrough. As shown in 2
It has a plurality of gaps 413 into which the corners of the bill A' inserted in a folded state fall.

In the figure, 456 is the second floor that receives folded banknotes A';
It is provided at a lower position than the floor 407 and is shaped like a comb like the oshi.

In the figure, 457m and 457b are optical sensors; 9. i
lo, the gap between the floor 407 and the second floor 456 is optically detected.

The shutter 415 can be opened by operating the shutter lock release solenoid 416 and operating the shutter drive motor 417.
When the shutter 415 is closed, the shutter drive motor 417 is rotated in the reverse direction, and whether or not the shutter is completely closed can be detected by the shutter close detection cell 419. . 42
0 is a height position detection cell of the banknote A, which can detect a case where the banknote A is inserted in the wrong direction.

Reference numeral 425 denotes a gout roller (double-sheet prevention mechanism) that is disposed opposite to the take-in roller 403 and rotates in the opposite direction of the rotation of the take-in roller 403 in conjunction with the take-in drive motor 404 to prevent double banknotes A. , 426 is the taking-in portion 4 between the taking-in roller 403 and the dirt roller 425 for taking in the banknote A.
A feeding roller 427 feeds banknotes A into the stacking section 4.
A discharge roller 428 is a tray provided below the floor 407.

As shown in FIG. 7, the 7-point panel 401 and the backup 402 are slidably supported on a slide shaft 432 via bearings 430 and 431, respectively. These front panels 401 and ba, kua, f40
2 is provided with protruding pieces 433 and 4B4, a front arm nelvin 435 is attached to the protruding piece 433 of the front panel 401, and a long hole 436 is formed in the protruding piece 434 of the backup 402. The front panel pin 435 is slidably fitted. The front panel 401 and the backup 402 are elastically biased via springs 437 and 438, respectively, toward the side where the take-in roller 403 is arranged (leftward in the figure), and the front panel 401 and the backup 402 are biased toward the front/J? A notch 439 is formed in the channel 401 at a portion facing the take-in row 2403, and as the front panel 401 moves toward the side where the take-in roller 403 is disposed, a portion of the take-in roller 403 is relatively nested through the notch 439. Freon in the state) p! The inside of flannel 401!
i:, jl) Projects into the banknote stacking section 454.

440 is a stopper that restricts the range of movement of the front panel 404 toward the intake row 2403; 441 is a backup drive motor; a lever 442 is attached to the shaft of this backup drive motor 441; Backup 4
A backup pin 443 is attached to the bearing 431 of 02, and this backup pin 443 is attached to the spring 438.
The front panel bin 435 contacts the lever 442 against the biasing force of the lever 442 , and in this state, the front panel bin 435 contacts one end edge of the elongated hole 436 , and as a result, the front panel 401 and the backup 402 are spaced apart and facing each other in parallel to the gate row 24 .
25 and the discharge roller 427 so as to face the upper part thereof. Further, a movable part 4 that can rotate outwardly via a hinge 444 is provided at the bottom of the backup 402.
45.

In addition, 40m in Fig. 5 is an uptake counting cell.

451 is a residual detection cell, 452 is a human detection cell, 453
is the backup initial detection cell.

Next, the operation of taking in banknotes A will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

'Figure 8 (,) shows the state when banknote A is inserted.
Banknotes A are inserted into the input area 454 between the banknotes and the banknotes. On this occasion,
If foreign objects such as coins or paper clips are mixed into banknote A,
It passes through the gap 413 of the floor 407 to the saucer 4.
It falls within 28. The input area 454 is the gate row 242
5 and the upper part between the discharge roller 427,
Therefore, foreign matter should be removed from the gate row 2425 or discharge roller 42.
It falls accurately without getting caught by 7.

After this, the shutter 415 closes and the floor drive motor 4
1 rotates forward and backward at high speed, and in response, the 7p 407 vibrates up and down, and this vibration aligns the banknote A, and the foreign matter a remaining on the banknote A completely falls into the tray 428. [Figure 8(b)].

At this time, if, for example, a folded bill A' is inserted into the Afro, the folded bill A- is inserted into the Afro.
As shown in FIG. 4(c), the particles are accumulated on the floor 456 and are detected by the sensor 457a. In this case, the shutter 41
5 and ask the customer to re-enter it correctly.

Then, by operation of the backup drive motor 441, the seventh
As shown in Figure (b), the lever 442 rotates counterclockwise by a predetermined angle, and the springs 437.
With the urging force of 8, the back alignment 7° 402 and the front armpit 401 move integrally to the side where the take-in roller 403 is disposed so as to follow this. With this movement, a portion of the intake row 2403 is nested through the notch 439 of the front panel 401 and inserted into the front armpit 4.
01 and the front panel 401
comes into contact with the stock/4440 and stops, and one banknote A is pressed against the take-in row 2403 by the backup 402 [Fig. 8(C), Fig. 7(b)].

In this state, the feed roller 426, the take-in roller 403, and the gate row 2425 rotate, and the banknote A
is sent by the feed roller 426 to the take-in section 455 between the take-in roller 403 and the gooter roller 425, and the bills A are taken in one by one by the take-in roller 403 while the gate row 2425 prevents double taking. .

When the taking-in is completed, the residual detection cell 451 performs a residual check, after which each member returns to its original position, and the banknote taking-in process is completed [FIG. 8(d)].

Next, the operation of discharging one banknote A to the stacking section 454 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9.

First, the backup drive motor 441 rotates clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 7(,) as shown in FIG. 7(e)K. In response, the backup 402 and the front flap 401 move to the opposite side of the take-in roller 403 against the sufflings 438 and 437, and in this position, the movable part 445 of the backup 402 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) to move outward. It opens, and in this state, the front panel 401 and the pack
Banknote A is released between 402 and 402 [Figure 9 (,)]
.

Thereafter, the movable part 445 of the packer f402 is closed by turning off the solenoid, and then the front panel 401 and the backup 402 return to their initial positions by the operation of the backup drive motor 44 [FIG. 9(b)].

In this state, the floor 40 is moved by the operation of the floor drive motor 411.
7 is raised, and the shutter 415 is opened by the operation of the shutter drive motor 417, thereby making it possible to return the bill A to the customer [FIG. 9(C)]. When the banknote A is removed by the customer, the shutter 415 is closed by the operation of the shutter drive motor 417, and the remaining detection cell 45
At step 1, the remaining banknote A is checked and the banknote A discharging process is completed [see FIG. 9(d).

Next, the temporary deposit accumulation section 38 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

In the figure, 201 is a support bin, and a backup lever 202 and a backup link 203 are each rotatably attached to this support bin 201. At the tip of the backup lever 202, there is provided an upper conveying means facing the stacking section 230 of banknotes A, and this upper conveying means 231 is connected to three timing belts 204... and these timing belts 204... The intermediate timing belt 20
4 is connected to a drive source (not shown) K via a drive belt 206, so that the timing belt 205 runs endlessly in conjunction with the drive source.

A long hole 208 is formed at the upper end of the backup link 203, and a disk bin 210 attached to the link disk 209 is loosely engaged with the long hole 20B. The backup link 203 is configured to swing around the support bin 201 as a fulcrum.

A connecting bin 211 is attached to the lower end of the backup lever 20B.
is attached, and a spring 212 is tensioned between the connecting bin 211 and the backup lever 202, and the elastic force of the spring 212 causes the backup lever 20 to
2 is biased in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and this biasing force causes the backup lever 202 to abut against the stopper bin 213 attached to the backup link 203.

At the lower part of the stacking section 230, a conveyor belt 2 constituting a lower conveyor means 232 is disposed so as to face the upper conveyor means 231.
14 is provided horizontally, and this conveyor belt 214 runs in conjunction with the drive source. A link fulcrum pin 215 is provided below this conveyor belt 214, and the first link 2
16 is rotatably attached, and this integrated first link 21
A second integrated link 217 is spanned between the lower end of the back-up link 203 and the lower end of the backup link 203 . A fly-out prevention plate 218 is attached to the first stacking link 216 to prevent the banknotes A from flying out.
A pedestal 220 is rotatably attached. This pedestal 220 is supported horizontally with its leading edge slidably abutting on an inclined surface 221, and this pedestal 220 is nested in the conveyor belt 214, and remains in the horizontal state. It can move from above to below the conveyor belt 214.

A tapping wheel 222 constituting a banknote A stacking means 233 is provided on the side of the stacking section 230.
The banknotes A are sequentially fed into the stacking section 230 one by one by rotating in conjunction with the drive source.

In the figure, 234 is an integrated guide, which is connected to a plunger solenoid 236 via a link fulcrum 235. or,
The collection guide 234 is pressed to the left by a spring (not shown). At this time, the distance from the pop-out prevention plate 218 is set to be an optimum distance for stacking new banknotes (newly issued banknotes). Next, when the plunger solenoid 236 is energized, the accumulation guide 234 moves to the right (first
It is moved to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in the figure (&). At this time, the distance from the anti-jumping plate 218 is set to be the optimum distance for stacking old bills (banknotes before ticket exchange).

Next, we will discuss the operation.

When the banknotes A are waiting to be stacked, as shown in FIG. 10(a) and FIG. 11(,), the protrusion prevention plate 21
8 stands up almost vertically, and the pedestal 220 is connected to the conveyor belt 214.
Facing above, the timing belt 2 is placed above the pedestal 220.
06 is retreating at a large distance. Under such conditions, the timing belt 205, conveyor belt 214, . The tapping wheels 222 operate, and the bills A are sequentially fed one by one onto the pedestal 220 and stacked by the operation of the tapping wheels 222. At this time, since the banknotes A can appropriately slide on the pedestal 22θ, the banknotes can be easily aligned.

When the banknotes A are stacked in this manner, the link disk 209 rotates and the backup link 203 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, as shown in FIG. 10 (6). In response to this rotation, the backup lever 202 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure by the biasing force of the spring 212, and the timing belt 205 is lowered. Further, the lower end of the first accumulation link 216 is pulled to the right in the figure via the second accumulation link 217, and the first accumulation link 216 rotates counterclockwise in the figure.
Due to the rotation of the pop-out plate 218, the pop-out plate 218 falls down to a substantially horizontal state and retreats from the conveyance path of the banknote A, and further follows the movement of the pop-out prevention plate 218 to lower the cradle 220.
is in a horizontal state and then descends and retreats below the conveyor belt 214 (see FIG. 11).

As the timing belt 205 descends and the pedestal 220 retreats below the conveyor belt 214 in this way, the banknotes A accumulated on the pedestal 220 are sandwiched between the timing belt 205 and the conveyor belt 214. In response to this, the bill A is conveyed from the stacking section 230 to a predetermined position by the endless running operation of the timing belt 205 and the conveyor belt 214 (see FIG. 11(c)).

After the conveyance is completed, each member returns to its original state and waits for the next operation (see FIG. 11(d)).

Next, referring to FIG. 1 and FIGS.
The fourth accumulation/takeout mechanism 24°25.26.27 will be explained. Since they all have the same configuration,
[zeta] Here, only the first accumulation/takeout mechanism 24 will be explained, and other explanations will be omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a storage section, and a collecting roller 302 and a rattling wheel 303 as a taking-in means are provided corresponding to a receiving opening 340 formed on one edge side of the upper part of the storage section 20.
The banknotes A are fed into the storage section 2o by the stacking roller 302 and the tapping wheel 303. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the shaft 302a of the collecting roller 302
A gear 336 is provided via a one-way clutch 335, which allows rotation only in the counterclockwise direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. is prevented. In addition,
337 is a gear provided within the device and meshes with the gear 336. Further, a take-out roller 304 and a feed roller 305 that are linked to a pulse motor (not shown) are provided corresponding to the take-out port 341 formed on the other end side of the upper part of the storage section 20. The banknotes A in the storage section 1 are sequentially taken out one by one by the roller 305 via the rubber surface 304g of the takeout roller 304.

Note that the take-out roller 304 is provided with a gut roller 306 and a pick-up roller 307 on the banknote A discharge side.

As shown in FIG. 17, a detection plate 322 is provided on the shaft 304b of the take-out roller 304, and a take-in timing detection switch 323 detects the initial position.

Further, reference numeral 321 is a take-out roller lock release solenoid. When turned ON, the lever 33 fitted in a recess 330a formed in a plate 330 provided on the shaft 304b of the take-out roller is attracted, and the take-out roller 304 is locked. is canceled. The lock release solenoid 321 is turned ON only when taking out banknotes. For this reason, when opening the upper transfer section 5 of the safe or removing the safe, the ejection row 2 may be accidentally removed.
Even if the banknote 304 is turned, the stacked banknotes A are prevented from coming out.

Note that 332 is a spring that always biases the lever 331 in the direction of fitting into the recess 330m, and 333 is a gear provided on the shaft 304b of the take-out roller, which meshes with a gear 334 in the device. ing.

30B is a slide shaft, this slide shaft 3
08, a push plate 30 that pushes banknotes A below the storage section 20
9, and a pack backer f310 that pushes up the banknotes A in the storage section 20, and the backup 310 is always elastically biased upward by a spring (not shown). It can be stopped and fixed at any position.

Flats A315°31 are installed on both sides of the middle part of the storage section 20.
5, and these flappers 315, 315 are opened and closed in conjunction with a solenoid (not shown), and normally a spring (not shown) is provided to maintain the open state so that the flappers do not protrude into the interior of the storage section 20. ) is elastically biased. Note that 316 is a residual detection sensor, and 317 is a removal detection sensor.

The push plate 309 and the backup 310 have a 16th
As shown in the figure, each elongated transmission hole 309h extends from one end to the other end.

310a is formed. In addition, these push plates 30
An empty detection sensor 320 is provided between the upper and lower portions of the 9 and the backup 310. This sky detection sensor 32
0 is comprised of the light emitting element 320* and the light receiving element 320b,
Light emitted from the light emitting element 320a enters the light receiving element 320b through the transmission holes 309a and 310g in an oblique direction with respect to the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the pusher plate 309 and the backup 310.

FIG. 1 is a diagonal external view of the safe cassette 16.

Parts of the outer peripheries of the collecting roller 302 and the take-out roller 304 are exposed from the safe cover 344 so that their upper portions form a conveyance path.

Note that guide rollers 342 . . . are disposed on the upper surface and are in rolling contact with rollers 345 .

Next, the operation will be described.

First, during standby, as shown in FIG. A banknote A is placed, and the banknote A is elastically pressed from below by a pack roller 7° 310. Therefore, when stacking banknotes A, the stacking roller 302
Then, the banknotes A are sequentially taken into the storage section 20 by the tapping wheel 303 and temporarily accumulated in the temporary storage section 310a in the space above the flappers 315, 315 [Fig.
b) ] @When the loading of banknotes A is completed, the push plate 3
09 is lowered, and the banknote A in the temporary storage section 301* is pushed down together with the 7 flaps 315, 315 and moved to the specified storage position [FIG. 13(C)]. After this, the solenoid
"On" gives hula, A? 315.

315 is closed [FIG. 13(d)], and the push plate 309 is raised and returned to the timing position, whereby the banknotes A are locked to the francs 4315, 315 and held in a stacked state below them. [Fig. 13(e)].

Note that the push-in plate 309 is nested in the flapper 4315, 315, and the flapper 315,
315 can be moved up and down regardless of the arrangement. In this way, the accumulation and storage of banknotes in the storage section 20 is completed, but as shown in FIG. 13(C), the push plate 30
When the banknote A is pushed in at step 9, the residual detection sensor 316 checks whether the banknote A remains in the temporary storage section 301a, and if the residual is detected, the tab residual detection sensor 316 is dark Then, the above-described accumulation and storage process is repeated again.

On the other hand, when taking out a banknote A, the push-in plate 309 descends from the standby state shown in FIG. Figure (b)]. After this, push plate 3
09 rises together with the banknote A pressed upward by the backup 310 and returns to the standby position, and the banknote A contacts the takeout roller 304 and the feed roller 305.
Figure 14 (C).

In this state, the rubber surface 30 of the take-out roller 304 is
4&, and when a predetermined number of bills have been taken out, the taking-in timing detection switch 323
In response to the signal, the take-out roller 304 stops in a state where the rubber surface 304a is brought out onto the transport path surface of the banknote A and maintains a position where it does not contact the banknote A remaining in the storage section 301 [first
Figure 4 (d).

By the way, since the bill A is taken out only when the rubber surface 304a of the take-out roller 304 comes into contact with the bill A,
The leading edges of the other banknotes A, except for the banknote A that is being taken out, should remain flush with the removal side floor 301A of the storage section 301. This is because the dirt roller 306 performs the cleaning.

Normally, the leading edge of the banknote A is guided to the position of the pick-up roller 306, or the timing of take-out is shifted for some reason, and the leading edge of the banknote A is guided to the pickup roller 306.
It may even reach the 07 position.

However, when banknotes A are stored together, the method shown in FIG. 13 (
As shown in c), the banknotes A in the storage section 20 are transferred to francs) 4
315, 315, and then push the flapper 315, 3
Since the temporary storage section 301& as a storage section must be formed above the retrieval side floor 3 as described above.
If there is a banknote A whose leading edge protrudes from 01A (hereinafter referred to as Choro Deho AI), the leading edge will break when the Choro Deho Al is pressed by the push plate 309, and when it is taken out, it will not be possible to remove it. Therefore, it is necessary to pull back the Choro Deppo Al to a position where it is flush with the extraction side floor 301.

Therefore, when the banknotes A are sequentially taken out and a predetermined number of banknotes have been taken out, if the leading edge of the banknote A protrudes to the pickup roller 307, this is detected by the removal detection sensor 317. Based on this, the bill A is directly taken out as a reject ticket and stored in a reject warehouse.

When the leading edge of the banknote protrudes into the dirt row 2306 (cholo-extrusion AI), if the pick-up detection sensor 317 is bright, the pushing plate 309 is first lowered, and the tip-off AI is pulled back from the gate row 2306 [FIG. 15(a)], and the banknotes A accumulated on the top of the Choro Deiyu 1 and the backup 310 are pressed by the push plate 309 and are integrally pushed downward with the backup 310. move it to Then, when it has moved to a certain position, the backup 310 is fixed via the electromagnetic brake 311, and in this state, only the push plate 309 is raised and returned to the standby position [FIG. 15(b)]. In response to this, the suppression of the banknote A on the backup 310 is released, and thereafter, in this state, the backup 310 is raised (by turning off the electromagnetic brake 311) [FIG. 15(C)]. At this time, since the pressure on the banknotes on the backup 310 has been released, the exit ticket AI located at the top layer is freely moved and aligned by friction with the withdrawal side floor 301A.

Here, the push plate 309 is lowered again to push the banknote A downward, and the residual detection sensor 316 detects the residual banknote A in the upper space.If the residual detection sensor 316 is dark, Since the order of the departure AI is insufficient, the electromagnetic brake 31 is turned on to fix the backup 310, the push plate 309 is returned to the standby position, and then the electromagnetic brake 311 is turned off and the backup 310 is turned on. Repeat the above-mentioned alignment operation of raising the banknote again, and if the residual detection sensor 316 is bright, it means that the alignment of the Choro Deshyu AI is complete, and after pushing the banknote A downward with the push plate 309. The flappers 315, 315 are closed via the solenoid, and the banknotes A are
? 315, held below 315 [Fig. 15(d)]
.

On the other hand, when taking out the banknote A, the banknote A in the storage section 20
When all are taken out, as shown in Figure 12 (,),
When the take-out detection sensor 317 remains bright for a certain period of time, the empty detection sensor 320 becomes "on" in response to this, and
The backup 3/0 is pressed by the pushing plate 309 and lowers integrally with the pushing plate 309 [FIG. 12(b)]. When the backup 310 passes through the flappers 315, 315, these flappers'? 315, 31
5 is closed when the solenoid is turned on, and the backup 310 is locked by these flappers 315 and 315.
The push plate 309 also rises and returns to the standby position [12th
Figure (C)].

At this time, the light emitted from the sky detection sensor 320 is transmitted through the transmission hole 309h.
, 309b, but this emitted light passes through the push plate 3
Since it is oriented diagonally with respect to the moving (lowering) direction of the backup plate 309 and the backup 309, the emitted light is relatively directed toward the transmission hole 309h according to the movement of the push plate 309 and the backup 310.

310a is in a state where it sequentially shifts from one end side to the other end side. Therefore, it is possible to perform empty detection over a wide area B on the upper surface of the backup 310, and therefore, the backup 310a
Even if a banknote such as a folded ticket or an unrolled banknote is left on top of the banknote 10, it can be accurately detected without missing it.

FIG. 19 is only for explaining the electric circuit. That is, the main control section 150 is a device that controls the entire system, and the storage section 152 is constructed of, for example, a ROM (IJ-only memory) and stores control programs and the like. The cash withdrawal machine control unit 151 is the main control unit 150
The deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 is controlled according to signals from the inspection control section iss and from the inspection control section iss. The inspection control section 155 controls the inspection section 36. The operation panel section/internal monitor device control section 153 controls the operation panel section 3 and the internal monitor device 13. card·
The slip processing control device 154 controls the card/slip processing unit device 11. The passbook reading/printing control unit 156 reads the magnetic stripe of the passbook inserted through the passbook insertion slot 4 and controls the passbook reading/printing device 157 that records transaction details in the passbook and journal.

The main control section 150 controls each storage section 2 in response to signals from each detector in the withdrawal device 12 and a signal from the inspection section 36.
It counts the number of coins stored in 0, 21, 22, and 23, the number of stored coins for each denomination, the number of loaded coins, the number of coins inspected, etc. Further, the main control section 150 controls a remote monitor device 176 provided at a location apart from the deposit/withdrawal device by means of a remote monitor input/output control section 159. Furthermore, the main control section 150 includes the communication control section 1
58 for data transmission with a central processing unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 20, the internal monitor device 13 includes an operation progress code display section 161, a reset button 162,
A loading button 160, a replenishment button 163, a number display section 164 that displays the number of transactions for each denomination or the number of loaded or inspected 10,000 yen banknotes, 1,000 yen banknotes, a storage button 166, a line button 168, Collation is tan 169,
A return button 167, a display 170 that blinks to indicate the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 and a lit light to indicate the end, a display 171 that blinks to indicate the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 21 and lights up to indicate the end; An indicator 172 that blinks to indicate the near end of the yen/exclusion ticket storage section 20 and lights up to indicate the end.
, a display 174 indicating recovery and loading, and keys including denomination keys such as -do xvs'h.

The remote monitor 175 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, a display 178 indicates the near end of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting, a display 179 indicates the air end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting, and a 5,000 yen/exclusion ticket. An indicator 180 that indicates the near end of the storage section 20 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting.
It is comprised of a display section 177 that displays subjects, operation steps, and operation status codes, a display section 177 that displays the number of loaded or inspected 10,000 yen bills, and a number button 176.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. For example, first of all, a customer (customer) inserts a card into the card insertion slot 5 after seeing the operation guide "Please insert your card or bankbook" displayed on the CRT display section 10. Then, the data on the magnetic stripe of the card is read by a reading section (not shown) and supplied to the main control section 150.

Thereby, the main control unit 150 checks the validity of the card. If the card is valid, the main control unit 150
"Please enter your PIN number" will appear on the CRT display 10.

” is displayed. When the customer inputs his/her PIN number using the operation button 8, the main control unit 15
0 checks whether the password read from the card and the password entered into the operation button 8 match or are related.

If they match, or if the relationship satisfies predefined rules, the main control unit 150 displays the CRT display unit 10.
``Please select the type of transaction'' and
Selecting ``Deposit, Withdrawal, Transfer Transfer, Balance Inquiry'' will display the instructions on the button.

When a transaction type is selected, when the button 8 is pressed to perform an operation corresponding to deposit, the main control section 150 enters the deposit acceptance state and outputs a deposit instruction to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. Thereby, the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 opens the door body 415 of the deposit/withdrawal lower. Next, when the customer inserts the banknote bundle A into the banknote storage chamber 454 in a standing position with both front and back denominations mixed, and then closes the door body 415, the shutter closure detector 419 detects that the door body 415 is closed. Next, the floor drive motor 411 rotates at a high speed, and the floor 407 vibrates up and down in response to this, and the bill A is moved to a glance position by this vibration. At this time, when the detector 457 detects that the banknotes A are stacked incorrectly, the main control unit 150 opens the door body 415 and prompts on the CRT display unit 10, ``Please insert the banknotes correctly and close the door.'' When the door body 415 is closed, the alignment operation is performed again, and after the main control unit 150 determines that the banknote A has been correctly deposited into the banknote storage chamber 454 based on the detection by the detectors 457 and 451, the banknote A is taken in once. The sheets are taken in one by one through the roller 403 starting from the frontmost one. This taken-in banknote A is conveyed via the taking-in conveyance path R8. At this time, the bill A is detected to be taken in by the bill passing detector 40a, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of bills taken in based on the detection signal. In addition, when the banknote A passes through the inspection section 36, the "short length", "longitudinal length",
"Magnetic pattern matching", "Color separation of transmitted light", "
By detecting things such as "division matching of minute parts by reflected light", it is possible to "distinguish the ticket type", "distinguish authenticity",
“Front/backside discrimination” and “new/old ticket discrimination” are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control unit 150. Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the result of the intersection using a counter (not shown). Moreover, the main control unit 150 determines whether the banknote A is "false" or not.

If the banknotes cannot be recognized as valid banknotes due to overlapping, extremely skewed, or damaged banknotes, a rejection signal is output to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. As a result, when the leading edge of the bill A reaches the bill passage detector 40f, the gate 39c moves to the left to transfer the third distribution to the fourth distribution f-to 39tl.
is rotated to the left.

Then, the banknotes A are temporarily accumulated in the temporary withdrawal accumulation section 37.

On the other hand, it is determined as "true" in the authenticity discrimination, and "true" in the front/back discrimination.
In the case of a bill that is determined to be "back", the main control unit 150 outputs a signal to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12.

According to this), the banknote is distributed to Dart 39C139d.
The money is distributed through the left conveyance path and accumulated in the temporary deposit accumulation section 38. In addition, it is determined as “true” in the above truth/false judgment,
The banknotes A which are determined to be "fronts" are sorted by the gate 39C and accumulated in the temporary deposit accumulation section 38 via the right conveyance path.

Further, when the inspection result is an old note, the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 turns on the plunger solenoid 236, and the accumulation guide 234 moves to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 10 (,) to expand the accumulation section. Once turned on, the deposit/withdrawal machine s12 remains in the on state until the withdrawal process is completed.

On the other hand, when the detector 451 detects that there is no bill in the bill storage chamber 454, the rotation of the take-in roller 403 is stopped and the take-in process is ended.

Next, when the rejected banknotes A are accumulated in the temporary collection unit 37, the arm 92 moves downward, the rejected banknotes A are sandwiched between the conveyor belts 82 and 62, and the banknotes are collected all at once. It is transported to the storage chamber 454 [see FIG. 9]. The rejected banknotes A thus returned to the banknote storage chamber 454 and stacked are taken in and conveyed again, and a deposit process is performed.

In this way, after all the inserted banknotes A are accumulated, they are counted and verified. Out of the genuine notes determined by the inspection department 36, the number of 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, and 1,000 yen bills are determined by a passage detector 401 on the conveyance path to the deposit temporary accumulation section 38. The number of sheets counted by each of the sheets 40b is verified by the main control unit 150, and counting is guaranteed by double checking.

After the counts are verified in this way, the main control unit 15
0 displays the number of ticket types and the total deposited amount on the CRT display section 10 of the operation panel section 3, prompting the customer to confirm the deposited amount and the number of ticket types. When the customer presses the confirmation button, the banknotes A in the temporary deposit stacking unit 38 are transferred to the stacking unit 4 of the bill loading/unloading device 15 when the acceptance is determined to be “acceptable” after online communication.
54. That is, the timing belt 205 of the deposit temporary accumulation section 38 is lowered, and the pedestal 220 is further retracted below the conveyor belt 214. For this reason.

The banknotes A accumulated on the pedestal 220 are held between the timing belt 205 and the conveyor belt 214 and transferred to the accumulation section 230.
[See Figure 11 (,)].

Next, in the banknote loading/unloading device 15, the backup 402 and the front panel 401 move to the opposite side of the loading roller 403, and the movable part 445 of the backup 402 opens outward and passes through the discharge row 2427 to the temporary deposit accumulation section 3.
The banknotes conveyed from 8 to 8 are received and stacked in the stacking section 454.

Further, the take-out roller 403 is rotated and the banknotes A are taken in one by one. This taken-in banknote A is conveyed via the taking-in conveyance path R2. At this time, the banknote A passes through the banknote passage detector 4.
0a performs capture detection, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of captured sheets based on the detection signal. Also, banknote A
When it passes through the inspection section 36, it is checked again for "short length", "longitudinal length", "magnetic pattern matching", "color separation of transmitted light", "division matching of fine parts using reflected light", etc. By performing the detection, "bill type discrimination", "authenticity discrimination", and "fitness discrimination" are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control unit 150. Accordingly, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Also,
The main control unit 150 controls the deposit/withdrawal machine s1 when the banknote A1, which is found to be "false" in the authenticity determination, is stacked, is extremely skewed, or is damaged and cannot be recognized as a correct banknote.
2 outputs an exclusion signal. Thereby, when the leading edge of the banknote A reaches the banknote passage detector 40j, the gate 39g is rotated to the left for the seventh distribution. Then, the banknotes A are accumulated in the 5,000 yen/removed banknote/recovery banknote collection section 22.

On the other hand, if the 5,000 yen bill is determined to be "true" in the authenticity determination, the main control unit 150 outputs the signal to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. As a result, the banknotes A are sorted by the dart 39g and stacked in the temporary storage section 301m by the third stacking/retrieving device 26. At this time, each storage section 20, 21
．． At 22, the flapper 315 is held in a closed state protruding into the storage section 20, and a space is formed above the flapper 315, and the banknotes A are stacked by the stacking roller 302 and the rattling wheel 303.

On the other hand, in the case of 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes, the operation is similar, and the first. They are accumulated in second temporary storage units 33 and 34. At the time of the above accumulation, the passage detector 40k.

Based on the detection signals of 40m and 40o, the main control unit 150 counts the number of accumulated bills of 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and -10,000 yen using a counter (not shown).

On the other hand, when the detector 451 detects that there is no bill in the bill storage chamber 454, the rotation of the take-in roller 404 is stopped and the take-in process is ended. When the loading is completed, the push plate 309 descends, and the banknotes A in the temporary storage section 301a are moved to the flapper 315.
It is pushed down and moved to the specified storage position [first
See Figure 3 (,)].

After this, by turning on the solenoid, Furanogu 31
5 is closed [see FIG. 13(d)], and the push plate 3θ9 is still raised and returned to the standby position, whereby the banknotes A are retained by the flapper 315 and held in a stacked state below the flapper 315. [See Figure 13(,)].

Next, when selecting the transaction type, when the button 8 is pressed to perform an operation corresponding to a withdrawal, the main control unit 150 displays a guide message saying, ``Please press the button for the amount and finally press the button for the yen.'' is displayed on the CRT display unit 10. The customer then inserts the amount using the operation button 8 according to the instructions. By inputting this amount, the main control section 150 causes the CRT display section 10 to display a guide message saying, ``If the amount is correct, press the confirmation button.If the exchange is incorrect, press the correction button.''. When the button is pressed down, the main control unit 150 displays the message "Communicating". Please wait for a little while.

” are displayed on the CRT display unit 10.

At this time, the main control unit 150 performs online communication and outputs a withdrawal command to the deposit/withdrawal device 12. As a result, the deposit/withdrawal device 12 takes out banknotes A corresponding to the above amount from the banknote storage section 21, 22 and stacks them in the temporary withdrawal stacking section 37.

That is, from the standby state shown in FIG.
opens, and the pushing plate 309 hits the upper surface of the banknote A [first
Figure 4(b)]. Thereafter, the pushing plate 309 rises together with the banknote A pressed upward by the backup 310 and returns to the standby position, and the banknote A comes into contact with the take-out row 2304 and the feed roller 305 [Fig. )].

In this state, the rubber surface 30 of the take-out roller 304 is
4a, and when a predetermined number of bills have been taken out, the rubber surface 304a takes out the bills A onto the transport path surface and maintains a position where it does not come into contact with the bills A remaining in the storage section 301. In this state, the take-out roller 304 stops (see FIG. 14(d)). The banknotes A taken out in this manner are sorted into darts 39&.

39b, 39c, 39d, 39e, 39f, 39g.

39h and 39S and are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 37. At this time, the bill A taken out from the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 is detected by the bill passage detector 40n, and
Based on the detection signal, the main control section 150 counts the number of sheets taken out. Also, banknotes A taken out from the thousand yen banknote storage section 21
The bill passing detector 401 detects the removal of bills, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of bills taken out based on the detection signal.

Further, when the taken out banknote A passes through the inspection section 36, "bill type discrimination" etc. is performed, and the result is sent to the main control section 1.
50. Thereby, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Further, the banknote passing detector 40 detects the banknotes to be accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 37.
Accumulation detection is performed by g, and the main control section 150 counts the number of accumulated sheets based on the detection signal.

When the number of bills taken out by the passage detectors 40n and 40L reaches the set number, the main control unit 15θ ends the taking out of bills from the corresponding bill storage section 22.21. Further, the main control unit 150 performs a small quantity check to see if the added number of 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes according to the inspection result matches the accumulated number of banknotes.

At this time, the taken out banknote A passes through the inspection section 36 and is
Bill storage section 22.21 corresponding to each ticket by "bill type discrimination"
It is reconfirmed that it is the same type of ticket that was taken out. Normally, re-examination is not necessary for this "discrimination of ticket type," but it is best to re-examine the ticket since it cannot be said that there are no errors when setting the missing amount.

Regarding "determination of fitness and loss", depending on the operation mode at the time of deposit,
It will be determined whether classification based on fitness or loss is necessary. Tsumashi,
For deposits, we will accept any ticket, no matter how dirty, torn, or repaired with cellophane chips, as long as it is a ``true'' bill and the type of bill can be determined. They may be stored in the 10,000 yen storage section 20, 1,000 yen storage section 21 for withdrawal, or they may be stored in the 5,000 yen/elimination/recovery bill storage section 22. Judgment is necessary, but in the latter case it is not particularly necessary.

In any case, unfit notes must be avoided as banknotes to be paid out to customers.

When carrying out fit/fail classification control, unfit bills are those that have overlaps that occur when normal bills are taken out, significant skew, and abnormal pitches that exceed the standard, and cannot be identified by the inspection unit 36. Similar to the rejected banknotes, the banknotes are guided to the 5,000 yen/rejected/recovered banknote storage section 22, where they are accumulated and stored. In addition, if an exclusion ticket occurs, rotate the first gate 39a to the right,
The 5,000 yen/discarded/recovered banknotes are accumulated and stored in the banknote storage section 22 as they are. The storage location for rejected banknotes can be switched to the rejected banknote accumulation section.

When rejected banknotes are generated in this manner, additional withdrawal is performed to replenish the specified number of banknotes.

Thus, the payout banknotes A accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 37 are sent out all at once by the mechanism shown in FIG. 9, and are accumulated in the banknote storage chamber 454. After that, after online communication, if the transaction is "permitted", the deposit/withdrawal lower will be activated and the banknote A will be processed.
is passed to the customer and the process ends.

Therefore, since a part of the safe cassette 1θ, 17.18° 19 forms a part of the conveyance path R, the mechanism of the conveyance path R is smaller than that of the conventional case where it is provided independently. In addition, the conveyance path R can be sufficiently opened, and maintenance and jam removal can be facilitated.

Also, a safe cassette 16.1 forming part of the conveyance path R
A part of 7.18.19 is the accumulation roller 3 that performs the accumulation operation.
02, a part of the outer circumferential surface of the take-out roller 304 for performing the take-out operation, and the upper surface of the safe cover 344, so that reliable conveyance can be performed.

Note that the collecting roller 302 and the take-out roller 304 are connected to the safe cassette 16, 17. In the above embodiment incorporated in the IB, 19, the main body and the safe cassettes 16, 17, 18
, 19 does not have to be kept strictly constant, stable takeout performance and stacking performance can be maintained. Further, there is no need for a large window to release the banknote surface so that the takeout roller 304 comes into contact with the safe cassette 16, 17, 18, 19, and the removal of banknotes from the safe cassette 16, 17, 18, 19 is prevented. It becomes possible to eliminate the need for a door and a door opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the door in conjunction with the operation of attaching the door to the main body.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic transaction device that simplifies the mechanism of the conveyance path and improves space efficiency, and also allows easy maintenance and jam removal. It has a very effective effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a safe cassette, which is the main part, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway external perspective view of an automatic transaction device, and FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical side view of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the safe cassette being taken out, FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical side view of the banknote taking in/out device, and FIG. 6 (, ) is a view of the banknote support section. schematic perspective view,
FIG. 6(b) is a perspective view showing the supported state of the banknote when it is inserted in a folded state, FIG. 6(c) is a side view, and FIG.
9 to 9 are side views showing different operating states of the bill taking in/out device, FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the temporary stacking section, FIG. 11 is a side view showing the same operating state, and FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of the temporary stacking section.・A side view of the take-out device; FIGS. 13 to 15 are side views showing different operating states of the stacking/taking-out device; FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the banknote detection operating state; and FIG. 17 is a side view of the take-out roller side. FIG. 18 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the collecting roller side; FIG. 19 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration;
FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the configuration of the internal monitor, and FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the configuration of the remote monitor. A...Banknote, 7...Payment/withdrawal port (banknote receiving part), 12.
...Deposit/withdrawal mechanism, 16,17.18.19...Safe cassette, 20,21,22.23...Accommodating section, 302
... Accumulating roller (take-in means), 304... Take-out roller (take-out means), 344... Safe cover, R.
...Conveyance path. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 14 Kaisho 63-241687 (16) (b) Figure 8

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A bill receiving section that accepts banknotes for deposit inserted by a user, a conveyance path that sequentially takes in and conveys the banknotes in this bill receiving section, a stacking means that stacks the bills taken in and conveyed by this conveyance path, and this stacking section. A storage section for storing banknotes accumulated by means, and a safe cassette that is removable from the main body of the device, incorporating a taking-out means for taking out the depositing banknotes stored in the storage section from the storage section to use them as withdrawal banknotes. An automatic transaction device comprising: a portion of the safe cassette forming a portion of the conveyance path. (2) A part of the safe cassette that forms part of the conveyance path is
Claim 1, characterized in that it is constituted by a part of the outer circumferential surface of the accumulating roller that performs the accumulating operation, a part of the outer circumferential surface of the take-out roller that performs the take-out operation, and the wall surface of the safe cover. Automatic trading device described.