JPS63241689A - Automatic transactor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to automatic transaction devices such as automatic deposit machines and automatic teller machines installed in mechanized corners of banks, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic transaction device with an improved bill receiving section that accepts bills inserted by customers all at once.

(Prior Art) This type of automatic transaction device is configured to accept banknotes inserted by a customer all at once and to take them in one by one through a take-in means.

Normally, the film forming process for taking in banknotes inserted into the banknote receptacle involves a take-in roller that takes in the banknotes, and a double-sheet count prevention mechanism (gut roller) that is placed opposite to this take-in roller and prevents double-sheet banknotes from being piled up. , and a back-up body that presses banknotes against the take-in roller.

If there is a foreign object, such as a coin or a paper clip, among the stacked banknotes, it may get caught in the take-in section between the take-in roller and the double-bill prevention mechanism placed opposite it. This may result in the inability to take in banknotes or damage to the taking-in means.

For this reason, conventionally, the floor of the bill receiving section that receives bills in the direction of gravity is provided with a gap to allow foreign objects to fall.
Furthermore, they applied vibrations to make them fall.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in addition to the above-mentioned foreign objects, folded bills and tilted bills may be thrown into the bill receiving section.
In this case as well, there is a possibility that the data cannot be imported.

Therefore, in a conventional automatic transaction device having a bill receiving section that simply provides a gap for foreign objects to fall and applies vibration, bills inserted in an inclined state can be detected by taking pictures of the floor. Although the banknotes are aligned, there is no guarantee that they are properly aligned, and the folded banknotes cannot be retrieved, and even if they can be retrieved, they will be rejected.
This was a major obstacle to efficient automated trading.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to accurately detect tilted banknotes and folded banknotes that may not be able to be taken into the banknote receptacle, and to have customers correct them correctly. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic transaction device that enables efficient automatic transactions, and in particular, prevents the failure of transactions from occurring.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a bill receiving section that accepts the bills inserted by the customer all at once, and a means for taking in the bills in the bill receiving section. In the automatic transaction device, the floor of the bill receiving section includes a first comb-shaped floor provided at a first height, and a position lower than the first comb-shaped floor. a second comb-shaped floor provided in the first comb-shaped floor; A detector is provided to optically detect the gap between the second comb-like floors, and the bill is configured to detect bills that are not inserted in the correct orientation.

(Function) In other words, the present invention provides a bill receiving section with a first comb-like floor provided at a first height and a second comb-like floor provided at a lower position than the first comb-like floor. and a comb-shaped floor, and the first. A detector is provided to optically detect the gap between the second comb-like floors, and the structure is configured to detect banknotes that are not inserted in the correct posture.
To accurately discover tilted banknotes and folded banknotes that may not be able to be taken in by a bill receiving part, and to have the customer correct them correctly, thereby preventing failure to take in the banknotes and enabling efficient automatic transactions.

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

FIG. 1 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.
has a bankbook insertion slot 4, a card insertion slot 5, and a slip issuing slot 6, and the horizontal operation panel section 3b has a deposit/withdrawal lower part that serves as a deposit and withdrawal slot, and a plurality of operation buttons. 8... and a guide display section tab C.
An RT display section 10 is 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 the forgotten banknotes, loading them, and inspecting them, and an internal monitor device 13 .

Next, the structure of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 will be explained with reference to FIG. 3. In FIG. 0, 14m is an upper unit of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 (F), and 14b is a 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 14a, and constitutes a loaded banknote storage section 23. Also, inside the lower unit 14b, from the back to the front, there are third, second, and first safe cassettes 1B, 17.1.
6 is arranged, and there is an egg yen/elimination/recovery bill storage 22 as a dispensing non-conforming banknote storage section, a 1,000 yen banknote storage section (second
storage section) 21, 10,000 yen bill storage section (second storage section) 20
It consists of

Said first to fourth safe cassettes 16j17, 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 flapper 315 is provided as a partitioning means to form a space 301a as an accumulation part. Also, the first to third safe cassettes 16, 17° 18 is the 4th
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 the upper unit) 2.
By rotating the conveyance section 50 of 4a upward, it can be pulled out to the top. Also, the upper unit main body 14
An inspection section 36 is disposed approximately in the center in the front vertical direction in a, and a temporary withdrawal accumulation section 37 and a temporary deposit accumulation section 38 are provided on the right side of this section.

Further, a banknote conveyance path R is formed in the unit main body 14 so that the banknote A can be conveyed to each section, and distribution gates 39a to 39j whose drive source is a rotary solenoid (not shown) are provided at the branching section. is installed. Furthermore, bill passage detectors 4 are installed at various locations along the bill conveyance path R.
There is a banknote presence/absence detector (residual check sensor f) 4z at each stacking point where 0m to 40p and banknotes...
It has a configuration in which a to 41d, 451, and 320m are arranged. The bill passage detectors 40a to 40p and the bill presence/absence detectors 41a to 41d, 451.

320'a is 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 equipped with a full detector 44, a preliminary full detector 45, and an empty detector 42, respectively.
and an empty reserve detector 43. Each of the above-mentioned detectors 42, 43, 44.45 is composed of, for example, a micro switch, and is turned on and off by a push plate 310.7 Next, Referring to FIG. 5, the bill loading/unloading device 15 disposed opposite the deposit/withdrawal port 1 and the deposit/withdrawal 07 will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 415 denotes a door body for opening and closing the deposit/withdrawal 7. 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 can be easily accessed by the customer's baggage such as a hand puncture. The opening/closing movement of the body 415 is not obstructed.0 403 is 70n) tJ? A take-in roller is provided on the side where the 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 intake drive motor 404, and the intake timing detection switch f40g detects the input timing. 407 is a first floor that supports the banknote A in an upright position, and is connected to a link 409 via a floor pin 408.
is connected to. The link 409 is swingably supported via a link pin 410, and the floor drive motor 4
It swings by the rotation of an eccentric cam 412 provided on the shaft of 11,
This rocking causes the floor 407 to vibrate up and down. This first floor 401 is shown in FIG. 6(a).
As shown in Figure 6 (Maro) and Figure 6 (b), it is formed into a comb shape and is inserted in a state where it is folded in two to allow foreign objects such as coins to pass through. It has a plurality of gaps 413 into which the corners of the banknote A' fall.

In the figure, 456 is the second floor that receives folded banknotes A';
It is also formed in a comb shape.

In the figure, 451m and 451b are optical upper sensors.
The gap between the second 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 the shutter drive motor 417, and when the shutter is completely opened can be detected by the shutter open detection cell 418. 415f, when closing, the shutter drive motor 417 is rotated in the reverse direction, and whether or not the shutter is completely closed can be detected by a shutter close detection cell 419.

Reference numeral 420 denotes a cell for detecting the height position of a banknote, which is capable of detecting a case where the banknote is inserted in the wrong direction.

Reference numeral 425 denotes a gut 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. Reference numeral 426 denotes a take-in portion 45 between the take-in roller 403 and the gut roller 425 for taking in banknotes A.
5 is a feed roller, 427 is a discharge roller that discharges banknotes A to the stacking section 454, and 428 is a receiving tray provided below the floor 407.

As shown in FIG. 7, the front panel 401 and the pack rear panel f402 are slidably supported by a slide shaft 432 via bearings 430 and 431, respectively. These Freon) pj flannel 401 and backup 402 are provided with protruding pieces 43 Jj434, and front panel pins 43 are provided on the protruding pieces 433 of the front panel 401.
5 is attached, and the protrusion 434 of the backup 402
An elongated hole 436 is formed in the elongated hole 436, and the front glossy flannel pin 435 is slidably fitted into this elongated hole 436. The front panel 401 and the backup 402 are connected to the take-in roller 40 via springs 437 and 438, respectively.
3 is elastically biased towards the arrangement side (to the left in the figure), and a notch 439 is formed in the front panel 401 at a portion facing the take-in roller 403, and the front panel 401 moves toward the arrangement side of the take-in roller 403. As a result, a portion of the take-in roller 403 protrudes through the notch 439 in a nested manner from the inner tab banknote accumulation portion 4541C of the front mother panel 401.

440 is the intake roller 403 of the front main channel 404
441 is a backup drive motor that regulates the range of movement to the side, and this backup drive motor 44
A lever 442 is attached to the shaft of 1. A backup pin 443 is attached to the bearing 43 of the backup 402, and this backup pin 443 is connected to the spring 4.
38 and comes into contact with the lever 442, and in this state, the front no. 4 nelvin 435 comes into contact with one end edge of the elongated hole 436, whereby the shift front panel 401 and the backup 402 are separated and opposed to each other in parallel. It is held so as to face the upper part between the gate row 2425 and the discharge roller 427. Further, the lower part of the backup 402 is configured as a movable part 445 that can be rotated outward via a hinge 444.

In addition, 40m in Fig. 5 is the intake counting cell, 451
452 is a residual detection cell, 452 is a human detection cell, and 453 is a backup initial detection cell.

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

FIG. 8(a) shows the state when a banknote is inserted, and in this state, the front main channel 401 and the backup 402
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 goo roller 42
5 and the upper part between the discharge roller 421,
Therefore, the foreign matter can be removed from the gut roller 425 or discharge roller 42.
It falls accurately without getting caught by 7.

After this, the shutter 415 closes and the floor drive motor 4
11 rotates forward and backward at high speed, and the floor 4177 rotates accordingly.
vibrates up and down, and this vibration aligns the bill person, and the foreign matter a remaining on the bill person completely falls into the tray 428 [FIG. 8(b)].

At this time, if, for example, a two-folded bill A' is placed on the floor, this two-folded bill λ' is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4(C), the particles are accumulated on the floor 456 and are therefore 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 431, 43
With a biasing force of 8, the backup 402 and the front main channel 401 integrally move to the side where the take-in roller 403 is arranged so as to follow this. With this movement, a part of the take-in roller 403 passes through the notch 439 of the front tunnel 401 relative to b1 and is inserted into the front panel 40.
1, and the front tunnel 401
comes into contact with the stopper 440 and stops, and the bill A is brought into a state where it is pressed by the pack roller f402 and the take-in roller 403 [FIGS. 8(C) and 7(b)].

In this state, the feed roller 426, the take-in roller 403, and the gut roller 425 rotate, and the bill A
is caused by the feed roller 426 and the take-in roller 403 and r-
The banknotes are fed into a take-in section 455 between the dirt roller 425 and the dirt roller 425, and the bills are taken in one by one by the take-in roller 403 while preventing double taking.

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

Next, the operation of discharging banknotes to the stacking section 454 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9.

First, the backup drive motor 441 rotates clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 7A to the state shown in FIG. In this position, the movable part 445 of the backup 402 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) and opens outward, and in this state, the front nozzle is released via the discharge roller 427. 401 and back ara f
Banknote A is released between 402 and 402 [Figure 9(a)]
.

After that, the movable part 445 of the backup 402 closes the solenoid to the "off" position, and then the pack up drive motor 441 operates to return the front tunnel 401 and the pack rear f402 to their initial positions (see Fig. 9). ].

In this state, the floor 40 is moved by the operation of the floor drive motor 411.
7 rises, and the shutter 415 is opened by the operation of the shutter drive motor 417, thereby making it possible to return the bill to the customer [FIG. 9(c)].

Then, when the banknote is removed by the customer, the shutter drive motor 417 operates to close the seven-folder 415, and the residual detection cell 451 checks whether the banknote A remains, thus completing the banknote A discharging process [f59 Figure (d)].

Next, the temporary deposit deposit section 38 will be explained with reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 1-1.

In the figure, 201 is a support pin, and a backup lever 202 and a backup link 2θ3 are each rotatably attached to this support pin 201. At the tip of the backup lever 202, there is provided an upper conveyance means facing the banknote accumulation section 2.90, and this upper conveyance means 231 is connected to three timing pulleys 204... and these timing pulleys 204... It is composed of a timing belt 205 that is stretched around an intermediate timing pulley 20.
4 is connected to a drive source (not shown) 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 pin 210 attached to the link disk 209 is loosely engaged with this long hole 20B. The link 2θ3 swings about the support pin 201 as a fulcrum.

A connecting pin 211 is attached to the lower end of the backup lever 203.
is attached, and a spring 212 is tensioned between this connection 211 and the backup lever 202, and the elastic force of this spring 212 causes the backup lever 20
2 is biased counterclockwise in the figure, and this biasing force causes the backup lever 202 to come into contact with the strut pressure pin 213 attached to the backup link 203. The lower part of the accumulation section 230 is opposed to the upper conveyance means 231. As shown in FIG. , a link fulcrum pin 215 is provided, and a first link 216 integrated on this link fulcrum pin 215 is provided.
is rotatably attached, and a second accumulation link 217 is spanned between the lower end of the first accumulation link 216 and the lower end of the backup link 203. A fly-out prevention plate 218 that prevents banknotes A from flying out is attached to the first stacking link 216, and a holder 220 for banknotes A is rotatably attached to the middle part of this fly-out prevention plate 218 via a hinge 219. installed on. This pedestal 22
0 is horizontally supported with its leading edge slidably abutting on the inclined surface 221, and this pedestal 220 is supported horizontally by the conveyor belt 221.
14, and can move from above to below the conveyor belt 214 while remaining horizontal.

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

In the figure, 234 is an integrated guide, which is connected to a plunger solenoid 236 via a link fulcrum 235. or,
The gathering 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 (the 10th
(the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in Figure (a)). At this time, it jumped out.”
7 The distance between the prevention plate 218 and the old banknote (banknote before name change)
The interval is set to be optimal for accumulating.

Next, we will discuss the operation.

When the banknotes A are waiting to be stacked, as shown in factor 10 (a) and FIG. 11 (a), 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.
05 is retreating at a large distance. In such a state, the timing belt 205, the conveyor belt 214, and the rattling wheel 222 operate through the same drive source, and the rattling wheel 222 sequentially moves the banknotes onto the pedestal 220. They are fed in one by one and stacked. At this time, since the banknotes A can appropriately slide on the pedestal 220, the banknotes can be easily aligned.

When banknotes are accumulated in this way, Figure 10 (bl
As shown in , the link disk 209 rotates and the backup link 203 rotates counterclockwise in the figure. 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. Additionally, the lower end of the first accumulation link 216 is pulled to the right in the figure via the second accumulation link 217, causing the first accumulation link 2) 6 to rotate counterclockwise in the figure. The pop-out plate 218 collapses into 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 move the banknote
0 descends in a horizontal state and retreats below the conveyor belt 214 [see FIG. 11(b)].

In this way, the timing belt 205 descends and the pedestal 220 retreats below the conveyor belt 214, so that the banknotes accumulated on the pedestal 220 are transferred to the timing belt 205 and conveyed. It is held between the belt 214 and
In response to this, the paper ginnin 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. W and FIGS.
The fourth accumulation/takeout mechanism 24°25.26.27 will be explained. Since they all have the same configuration,
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 20 by the stacking roller 302 and the tapping wheel 303. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the shaft 302a of the collecting roller 302
is provided with a gear 336 via a one-way clutch 335, which can rotate 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 at the other end of the upper part of the storage section 20. 305, the banknotes in the storage section 1 are sequentially taken out one by one via the dem surface 304a of the take-out roller 304.

Note that the take-out roller 304 is provided with a gout roller 306 and a pick-up roller 307 on the banknote A discharge side. As shown in FIG. The switch 323 detects the initial position.

Reference numeral 321 denotes a take-out roller lock release solenoid, and when it is turned on, the lever 331 fitted in the recess 330a formed in the plate 330 provided on the shaft 3θ4b 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 safe upper transport section 51 or removing the safe, even if the take-out roller 304 is accidentally rotated, the accumulated banknotes are prevented from coming out. 332 is a spring that always urges the lever 331 in the direction of fitting into the recess 330a, and 333 is a gear provided on the shaft 304b of the take-out roller, which meshes with a gear 334 in the device. 0 308 is the slide shaft, this slide shaft 3
08, a push plate 30 that pushes banknotes A below the storage section 20
9, and a pack roller 7'' 310 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 desired position via the .

There are flappers 315 and 31 on both sides of the middle part of the storage section 20.
These flappers 315 and 315 are configured to open and close in conjunction with a solenoid (not shown), and are normally provided with a spring (not shown) to maintain the open state so that they do not protrude into the interior of the storage section 20. ) is elastically biased. Note that 316 is a residual detection sensor, and 311 is a removal detection sensor.

Push plate 309 and back alignment fs 1011Ctd
,, As shown in FIG. 16, the elongated transmission holes 309a are elongated 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 a light emitting element 320a and a light receiving element 320b;
When the light emitted from the light emitting element 320a is tilted obliquely with respect to the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the push-in plate 309 and the backup 310, the transmission holes 309a and 310a
The light is made to enter the light receiving element 320b through the light receiving element 320b.

Figure 4 is a diagonal external view of the safe cassette 16.

A part of the outer periphery of the collecting roller 302 and the take-out roller 304 is exposed from the safe cover 344 so that the upper part forms 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. is placed, and this banknote A is elastically pressed from below by a backup 310.When stacking banknotes, the stacking roller 302
Then, the banknotes 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 flannel 4315, 315 [FIG. 13(b)]. When the banknotes have been taken in, the push plate 30
9 is lowered, and the banknote person in the temporary storage section 301a is Franc A3.
15, 315 and moves to the specified storage position [FIG. 13(C)].

After this, the flapper 315 is turned on by turning on the solenoid.
315 is closed [FIG. 13(d):], and the push plate 309 rises and returns to the initial position, whereby the banknotes are locked to the flappers 315 and stacked below them. It is retained [Fig. 13(e)]. The push-in plate 309 is nested in the flappers 315 and 315, and can be moved up and down regardless of the arrangement of the flaps 315 and 315. In this way, the accumulation and storage of banknotes A in the storage section 20 is completed.
As shown in FIG. 13(C), when a banknote is pushed in by the pushing plate 309, the residual detection sensor 3 checks whether the banknote remains in the temporary storage section 301a, and detects whether the banknote remains. tb residual detection sensor 316
If it is dark, the above-described accumulation and storage process is repeated again.

On the other hand, when taking out the banknote, the push plate 309 descends from the standby state shown in FIG. FIG. 14 (bt) After this, the pushing plate 309 rises together with the banknote A pressed upward by the packer fsxo and returns to the standby position, and the banknote contact comes into contact with the take-out roller 304 and the feed roller 305. [Figure 14(c)].

In this state, due to the operation of the take-out roller 304 and the feed roller 305, the rubber surface 3θ of the take-out roller 304 is
42, 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 tab surface 304a takes out the banknote A onto the transport path surface and remains in the storage section 30 at a position where the banknote A does not come into contact with the banknote person. Figure 14td)
) 0 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,
Except for the person taking out the banknotes, the leading edges of the other banknotes A should remain flush with the person on the removal side floor 301 of the storage section 301. Because the number of sheets is taken by the r-roller 306, the leading edge of the banknote A is usually guided to the position of the r-roller 306, or the timing of taking out the banknote A is off due to some reason. The leading edge may reach the position of the pickup roller 307. However, when storing banknotes A in a stack,
As shown in C), the banknotes A in the storage section 2o are
315, 315, and then push the flapper 315, 3
Since the temporary storage section 301a as the accumulation section must be formed above the retrieval side floor 3 as described above,
If there is a banknote whose tip edge protrudes from 01A (hereinafter referred to as "Choro Komaki A"), the tip edge will break when this Teororo Deho A〃 is pressed by the push plate 309, and the tip edge will break when taken out. There is a possibility that it will not be possible to take it out, so it is necessary to pull back the person who just stepped out to a position where it is flush with the removal side floor 5olf.

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 protrudes to the pickup roller 302, this is detected by the removal detection sensor 317. Based on this, the banknote A is rejected as is, taken out as a ticket, and stored in a reject storage.

When the leading edge of the banknote protrudes into the dirt roller 3θ6 (choro-komaki f), if the pick-up detection sensor 317 is bright, the push plate 309 is first lowered,
The Choro Komaki A" is pulled back from the Gutoro roller 306 [FIG. 15 (a)], and the Choro Deyu and the banknotes accumulated on the backup 310 are pressed with the push plate 309 and backed up. 310 and move it downward together with 310. Then, when it moves 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)]. Accordingly, the suppression of the banknote person on the backup 310 is lifted,
After this, in this state, the backup 310 is raised by turning off the electromagnetic brake 311 [Cause 15 (
C) ) o At this time, the pressure on the banknote A on the backup 310 has been released, so the Choro Komaki located on the top layer! is freely moved and aligned by friction with the extraction side floor 301A.

Here, the pushing plate 309 is lowered again to push the banknote 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 alignment of the small volume A is insufficient, the electromagnetic brake 311 is turned on to fix the backup 310, the push plate 309 is returned to the standby position, and then the electromagnetic brake 31 is turned off to set the backup. Repeat the above-mentioned alignment operation of raising 310 again, and if the residual detection sensor 316 is bright, it means that the alignment to Choro Komaki is complete, and υ is raised by the push plate 309.
After pushing banknote A downward, it is sent to Furano'? via the solenoid. 315, 315 are closed and the banknote person is held below these Franc A 315, 315 [Fig. 15(d)]
.

On the other hand, when taking out the banknotes, the banknotes A in the storage section 20
When all are taken out, as shown in Fig. 12(a)K,
When the retrieval detection sensor f317 is lit for a certain period of time, the empty detection sensor 320 becomes "on" in response to this, and
The backup 310 is pressed by the pushing plate 309 and moves downward integrally with the pushing plate 309 [FIG. 12(b)].

And backup 310 is Fran J'? 315, 31
5, these flappers 315, 3
15 is closed by turning on the solenoid, the back up 310 is locked by these flaps f315.315, and the push plate 309 returns to the rising standby position (812
Figure (c)].

At this time, the light emitted from the sky detection sensor 320 is transmitted through the transmission hole 309a.
, 309b, but this emitted light passes through the push plate 3
09 and the back-up 310, the emitted light is directed toward the transmission hole 309a relative to the movement of the push plate 309 and the pack arranger fsxo.

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 S 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 controls the entire system, and the storage section 152 is composed of, for example, a ROM (read-only memory), and stores control programs and the like. The deposit/withdrawal mechanism control section 15 is the main control section 150
The deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 is controlled in accordance with signals from the inspection control section 155 and from the inspection control section 155. The inspection control section 155 The operation panel section/internal monitor device control section 153 that controls the inspection section 36 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 control unit 150 controls each storage unit 2 according to signals from each detector in the deposit/withdrawal device 12 and a signal from the inspection unit 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 has a communication system sub-section 1.
58, which is shown in the figure, performs data transmission with the central processing unit.

As shown in FIG. 20, the internal monitor device 13 includes an operation progress status code display section 161 and an IJ upper set button 1.
62. Load 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 or 1,000 yen banknotes.
, storage button 166, tightening button 168, verification button 1
69, return button 167, indicator 1701 that indicates the near end of the 10,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting
A display 171 that blinks to indicate the near end of the thousand yen bill storage section 21 and lights up the end, and an egg yen/elimination ticket storage section 20
It is comprised of a display 172 that flashes to indicate the near end of the machine and lights up to indicate the end of the machine, a display 174 that indicates collection and loading, and a keyboard 173 that includes a numeric keypad and denomination keys.

The remote monitor 175 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, a display 178 indicates the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by flashing and indicates the end by lighting, a display 179 indicates the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting, and an indicator 179 indicates the near end of the 1,000 yen bill storage section 22 by blinking and indicates the end by lighting. an indicator 180 that indicates the near end of the 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.

Accordingly, the main control unit 150 checks the validity of the card. If the card is valid, the main control unit 150
causes the CR'I' display section 10 to display an operation guide saying "Please enter your password." Then, when the customer inserts the password into the operation button 8, the main control section 150 checks whether the password read from the card and the password input using 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
Displays instructions for the selection buttons for "deposit, withdrawal, transfer, balance inquiry".

When a transaction item is selected and the operation button 8 corresponding to deposit is pressed, the main control section 150 enters the deposit acceptance state and outputs a deposit instruction to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12. Accordingly, 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. do.

Next, the floor drive motor 411 rotates at high speed, and the floor 407 vibrates up and down accordingly, and the banknotes A are aligned by this vibration. At this time, when the detector 457 detects a failure in stacking banknotes, the main control unit 150 opens the door body 415 and prompts on the CRT display unit 10, ``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 has been correctly deposited into the banknote storage chamber 454 based on the detection by the detectors 457 and 451, the banknote is removed. Including roller 4
03, the sheets are taken in one by one starting from the frontmost one. This taken-in banknote is conveyed via the taking-in conveyance path R8. At this time, the banknote pass detector 40tx detects that the banknote is being taken in, and the main control unit 150 is counting the number of banknotes that have been taken in based on the detection signal. When passing, "short length", "long length",
``Magnetic i4 turn matching'', ``color range of transmitted light,''
By performing detection such as "division matching of minute parts by reflected light", "bill type discrimination", "authenticity discrimination",
“Front/backside discrimination” and “new/old ticket 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). In addition, the main control unit 150 sends a rejection signal to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 if the banknote A1 that is found to be "false" in the authenticity determination cannot be recognized as a valid banknote because it is overlapped, extremely skewed, or damaged. Output. Accordingly, when the tip of the banknote reaches the banknote passage detector 40f, the third distribution is 39c to the left and the fourth distribution is 39c to the left.
J9d is rotated to the left.

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

On the other hand, it was determined to be "true" in the truth/false judgment, and it was a table! In the case of a banknote that is determined to be "backs" in the banknote determination, the main control unit 150 outputs the signal to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12.

In this case, the banknote A will be distributed to J9c.

The money is distributed at J9d and accumulated in the deposit temporary accumulation section 38 via the left conveyance path. If the banknotes are still determined to be "true" in the above-mentioned authenticity determination and "faces" in the front/back determination, they are sorted out at the gate 39c and accumulated in the deposit temporary accumulation section 38 via the right conveyance path. be done.

Further, when the inspection result indicates that the note is an old note, the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 turns on the plunger solenoid 236, as shown in FIG. 10 [a].
The accumulation guide 234 moves to the position shown by the two-dot chain line to expand the accumulation section. Once turned "on", the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12 maintains the "on" state until the receiving 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.
End the taking process〇Next, if the rejected banknotes are accumulated in the temporary withdrawal stacking section 31, the arm 92 moves downward and the rejected banknotes are placed on the conveyor belts 82 and 62. The banknotes are then conveyed all at once to the banknote 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. The number of 1,000 yen bills, 1,000 yen bills, and 1,000 yen bills out of the genuine bills determined by the stamp inspection unit 36 and the passage detector 401 on the conveyance path to the temporary deposit accumulation unit 38 The number of sheets counted according to .40b is verified by the main control unit 150, and the count 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 deposit amount on the CR7 display section 10 of the operation panel section 3, prompting the customer to confirm the deposit 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 pedestal 220
The banknotes A accumulated on the timing belt 205
and the conveyor belt 214 and conveyed from the accumulation section 230 [see Fig. 11 (see C1)].

Next, in the banknote loading/unloading device 15, the backup 402 and Freon) A? The flannel 401 is the intake roller 40
3, the movable part 44'5 of backup-40=402 opens outward and the discharge roller 427
The banknotes conveyed from the deposit temporary accumulation section 38 are received and accumulated in the accumulation section 454.

Further, the take-out roller 403 is rotated and the banknotes are taken in one by one. This taken-in banknote is conveyed via the taking-in conveyance path R2. At this time, the banknote A passes through the banknote passage detector 4.
Detection of the number of sheets taken in is performed at 0 m, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of sheets taken in based on the detection signal. In addition, when the banknote passes through the inspection section 36, the following information is checked again: ``short side length'', ``long side long line, rm-+ turn matching'', ``color separation of transmitted light'', and ``reflection of fine parts caused by reflected light''. By performing detection such as "split matching,""bill type discrimination,""authenticitydiscrimination," and "fitness discrimination" are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control section 150. In this case, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Also,
The main control unit 150 controls the depositing and dispensing mechanism 1 when the banknote 1 that is found to be "false" in the authenticity determination cannot be recognized as a correct banknote due to overlapping, extremely skewed, or damaged banknotes.
2 outputs an exclusion signal. Accordingly, when the tip of the banknote reaches the banknote passage detector 40j, the dart 39g is rotated to the left for the seventh distribution. Then, the banknotes A are accumulated in the egg yen/rejection ticket/collected banknote storage section 22.

On the other hand, if the egg 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 banknote A is distributed l'= ) 39
g, and are accumulated in the temporary storage section 301a by the third accumulation/retrieval device 26.
Franc/'? 315 is the storage section 20
A space is formed above the banknote 315, which is held in a closed state projecting inward, and banknotes A are stacked by the stacking roller 302 and the rattling wheel 303.

On the other hand, 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes operate in the same manner and are accumulated in the first and K2 temporary storage units 33 and 34, respectively. At the time of the above accumulation, the passing detectors 40k, 40
Based on the detection signals of m and 40, the main control unit 150 counts the accumulated number of egg yen, 1,000 yen, and -10,000 yen banknotes using a counter (not shown).Meanwhile, the detector 451 stores the banknotes. When the absence of banknotes in the chamber 454 is detected, the rotation of the take-in roller 404 is stopped, and the take-in process is ended.
It is pushed down together with and moves to the specified storage position [13th
See figure (e)]. After this, the flapper 315 is closed (by turning the solenoid "on") [see FIG. 13(d)],
Further, the push plate 309 is raised and returned to the standby position, whereby the banknotes A are locked to the flange 4' 315 and held in a stacked state below it [see Figure 13 (e)] ].

Next, when the transaction type is selected, when the operation button 8 corresponding to withdrawal is pressed, the main control unit iso displays guidance text on the CRT display saying ``Please press the button for the amount and finally press the yen button.'' Display it as 1o. The customer then inserts the amount using the operation button 8 according to the instructions. When inserting this amount, the main control unit 150 displays a message on the CRT display unit 10 saying, ``If the amount is correct, -43 = If you wish to press the confirmation button or the exchange button, please press the correction button.''
Display it with . When this button is pressed, the main control section 150 causes the CRT display section 10 to display the guidance text "Communication in progress. Please wait for a while." At this time, the main control unit 150 performs online communication and outputs a withdrawal command to the deposit/withdrawal device 12. For this reason,
The deposit/withdrawal device 12 takes out banknotes corresponding to the above-mentioned amount from the banknote storage sections 21 and 22, and causes them to be accumulated in the temporary dispensing accumulation section 37.

That is, from the standby state shown in FIG.
5 opens, and the pushing plate 3θ9 hits the upper surface of the banknote (Fig. 14 (bl)) After that, the pushing plate 309 rises together with the banknote A pressed upward by the backup 310 and returns to the standby position. When the banknote is returned to
and comes into contact with the feed roller 305 [Fig. 14(c)
)] In this state, the bills are sequentially taken out via the rubber surface 5o4a of the take-out roller 304 by the operation of the take-out roller 304 and the feed roller 305, and when a predetermined number of bills have been taken out, the rubber surface 304a The take-out roller 30 is placed in a state where the banknotes are taken out onto the conveying path surface of the banknotes and remains in the storage section 301 in a position where the banknotes do not come into contact with the banknotes.
4 stops [Fig. 14 (dJ). The banknotes A taken out in this way are distributed as J9a.

39b, 39c, 39d, 39e, 391°39g, J
9h and J9i and are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 37. At this time, the banknote A taken out from the ten thousand yen banknote storage section 22
The paper money passing detector 40n detects the paper money being taken out, and based on the detection signal, the main control unit 150 counts the number of paper money taken out. Further, the banknote A taken out from the thousand yen banknote storage section 2 is detected by a banknote passage detector 4171, and the main control unit 150 counts the number of banknotes taken out based on the detection signal. Further, when the removed banknote A passes through the inspection section 36, "bill type discrimination" and the like are performed, and the results are supplied to the main control section 150. Accordingly, the main control unit 150 counts the inspection results using a counter (not shown). Furthermore, the banknotes A to be stacked in the temporary stacking section 37 are detected to be stacked by the banknote passing detector 40g, and the detection signal is used for υ
The main control unit 150 counts the number of stacked sheets.

When the number of bills taken out by the passage detectors 40n and 401 reaches the set number, the main control section 150 ends the taking out of bills from the corresponding bill storage section 22.21. Further, the main control unit 150 performs multi-bill verification to see if the added number of 1,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes according to the inspection result matches the number of accumulated 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 according to "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 the ``performance/loss side,'' it is determined whether or not it is necessary to sort the funds based on fitness or loss, depending on the operation mode at the time of deposit. For deposits, we will accept any dirty, torn, or repaired bill with cellophane tape 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 unit 20, 1,000 yen storage unit 21 for withdrawal, or they may be stored in the egg yen/elimination/recovery banknote storage unit 22, and in the former case, fitness is determined at the time of withdrawal. 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 fitness/damage sorting control, unfit bills are those that are stacked (which occurs when normal bills are taken out), have a significant skew, or have abnormal pitches that exceed the standard, and cannot be identified by the inspection unit 36. Like the rejected banknotes, they are guided to the egg 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 banknotes are accumulated and stored in the egg yen/elimination/recovery 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 that have been temporarily accumulated in the preloading 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, if the transaction is "permitted" after communicating online, the deposit/withdrawal lower will be activated and the banknote A will be processed.
is passed to the customer and the process ends.

Therefore, the deposit/withdrawal lower floor, which serves as the bill receiving section, was
The first comb-shaped floor 407 is provided at a height of ．．
Since a detector 457 for optically detecting the gap between the second comb-like floors 407 and 456 is provided to detect banknotes A that have not been inserted in the correct posture, the banknote receptacle is not able to take in the banknotes. A tilted banknote and a folded banknote A that may be impossible can be accurately discovered, and by asking the customer to correct the banknote correctly, the failure to take in the banknote can be prevented and efficient automatic transactions can be performed.

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 changing the gist. It is possible to accurately detect tilted banknotes and folded banknotes that may not be accepted, and enable efficient automatic transactions that can be prevented by having the customer correct the banknotes correctly. This has the effect of being able to provide an automatic transaction device.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway external perspective view of an automated teller machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a safe cassette, FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal side view of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the safe cassette being taken out, and FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal side view of the bill taking in/out device.
FIG. 6(a) is a schematic perspective view of the banknote support part, FIG. 6(b)
) is a perspective view showing the supporting state of the banknote when it is inserted in a folded state, FIG. 6(c) is a side view, and FIGS. 7 to 9 are side views showing different operating states of the banknote taking in/out device. 10 is a schematic side view of the temporary accumulation section,
FIG. 11 is a side view showing the same operating state, FIG. 12 is a side view of the accumulation/take-out device, FIGS. 13 to 15 are side views showing the accumulation/take-out device in different operating states, and FIG. 16 is a side view of the accumulation/take-out device. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the banknote detection operating state; FIG.
The figure is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the collecting roller side.
20 is a plan view showing the structure of the internal monitor, and FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the structure of the remote monitor. A...Banknote, 1...Deposit/withdrawal port (banknote receiving part), 407
...First wJ tooth-like floor, 456... Second comb-like floor, 457... Detector. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Suzue Takehiko - JW

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an automatic transaction device having a bill receiving section that accepts banknotes inserted by a customer all at once, and in which the bills in the bill receiving section are sequentially taken in through a taking means, the floor of the bill receiving section is arranged in a first place. a first comb-like floor provided at a height of , and a second comb-like floor provided at a lower position than the first comb-like floor;
An automatic transaction device comprising a detector for optically detecting a gap between the second comb-like floors, and configured to detect banknotes that are not inserted in a proper posture.