KR20080008222A - Medium handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A medium handling device is provided to perform separation, payout and return of bank notes stably without bending or damaging the bank notes in the apparatus. A medium handling device has a plurality of medium accommodation parts accommodating medium and transports the medium between the medium accommodation parts. A payout priority accommodation part and a receipt priority accommodation part are designated among the plurality of medium accommodation parts. A press unit is inserted from the outside, and presses the medium accommodated in the receipt priority accommodation part(32). The press unit presses the inserted medium until a medium is inserted from the outside.

Description

Medium handling device {MEDIUM HANDLING DEVICE}

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram which shows the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 1st Embodiment.

2 is an external view showing a cash automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment.

3 is a side view showing the structure of a gold type stacker.

4 is a front view showing the structure of a gold type stacker.

5 is a plan view showing the structure of a gold type stacker.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device of the first embodiment.

7 is a front view showing a stacker according to the kind of deposit priority.

Fig. 8 is a side view showing a stacker for depositing money.

The front view which shows the accumulation state of a curl banknote.

The side view which shows the accumulation state of a curl banknote.

The front view which shows the press state of a curl banknote.

The side view which shows the press state of a curl banknote.

13 is a flowchart showing a banknote replenishing operation.

The block diagram which shows the control system of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 2nd Embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing a replenishment operation of the second embodiment.

16 is a block diagram showing a banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to a third embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing a banknote replenishing operation according to the third embodiment.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the inside of the gold type stacker of withdrawal priority.

19 is a front view showing an accumulation state of a conventional banknote.

20 is a front view showing an accumulation state of a conventional banknote.

The front view which shows the accumulation state of the conventional banknote.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

27 Banknote Device

38a, 39b gold type stacker

38c, 38d gold stacker

41 stage

42 integrated dispenser

61, 71 Banknotes

73 Memory

87 integrated parts

88 Separate dispenser

Patent Document: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-053619

TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to the media handling apparatus, such as a banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus which accommodates a banknote so that a banknote can be taken out.

Background Art [0002] Conventionally, a cash automatic transaction apparatus provided in a financial institution or the like is provided with a banknote deposit and withdrawal device for processing the banknotes. In addition, the automatic cash transaction system displays a card insertion slot for inserting a cash card, a bank insertion slot for inserting a bankbook, guidance, etc. Banknotes in and out of which bills and bills are put and discharged are provided. The banknote entry and exit port is connected to the banknote entry and exit device, and the banknote entry and exit port is provided so that the shutter can be opened and closed.

In the following description of the deposit operation, when the customer selects the deposit transaction according to the operation guidance displayed on the customer operation display unit, the shutters of the banknotes and cash drawers open, and when the customer inserts the bills (here, only the bills are inserted). The shutter is closed, and the inserted banknotes are separated one by one and fed to the conveyance path. A discrimination part is provided in the middle of a conveyance path, and the authenticity of a banknote, the kind of a kind, and a loss of a kind are distinguished from a discrimination part, and it is conveyed to a temporary holding part. When all the inserted banknotes are discriminated and a customer confirms the deposit amount, the banknotes held by the temporary holding unit are returned to the stacker for each kind of paper and stored.

The circulation banknotes put by the customer are in various states. For example, moist, curled or folded marks are mixed and added. When a moist banknote is thrown in, the conveyance abnormality, such as a jam or an overlapping conveyance, during the conveyance of a banknote becomes high. Regarding such moistened banknotes, a device in which a humidity sensor is provided at a banknote inlet and outlet, which measures the humidity of the banknotes inserted and determines whether or not the banknotes can be taken in accordance with the measured value is, for example, published in Japan. It is disclosed in patent 2006-053619.

However, in the said conventional apparatus, when a banknote with a curl or a fold is put in, and the inside of a apparatus is conveyed and it accumulate | stores in a gold type stacker, it is integrated in a mountain state as shown, for example in FIG. In FIG. 19, the curled banknote P1 is integrated on the banknote P2 which has already been stored in the state of the mountain. When the banknotes are accumulated again in this state, as shown in Fig. 20, the newly accumulated banknote P3 is held obliquely on the curl banknote P1.

In Fig. 20, when the newly accumulated banknote P3 is held obliquely, the accumulation space 12 is narrowed until the tip thereof contacts the picker guide 11. When the banknotes are newly accumulated in this state, the newly accumulated banknotes collide with the oblique banknotes P3, and folds, tears, or scratches occur on each other banknotes.

Moreover, when curled banknote P1 accumulates in the opposite direction of a mountain shape as shown in FIG. 21, it will be in the state which narrows the accumulation space 12 until the edge part of curl banknote P1 contacts the picker guide 11, When the banknotes are newly accumulated in the state again, the newly accumulated banknotes collide with the curled banknote P1, and folds, tears, or scratches occur on each other banknotes.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a media handling apparatus capable of stably separating, feeding and conveying banknotes without causing folds or damage to the banknotes even when curled banknotes or bills with folded marks are inserted. It aims to do it.

MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM In order to solve the said subject, this invention is a media handling apparatus which has a some medium accommodating part accommodated so that a medium can be taken out, and can convey a medium between a medium accommodating part, The medium of the said some medium accommodating part is a medium handling apparatus. Designating a feeding priority storing portion for giving priority to feeding and a storing priority storing portion for giving priority to storing of the medium, and providing press means for pressing the medium fed from the outside of the apparatus and stored in the storing priority storing portion, and in the pressing means. The press means presses the input medium until the medium is fed from the outside of the apparatus next to the input medium pressed by the press.

When the remaining amount of the medium to be stored in the feeding priority storage unit is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the medium stored in the storage priority storage unit and elapsed a predetermined time is transferred to the feeding priority storage unit.

In addition, in the storage-first storage section, a blow-in section for taking in the medium and a feeding-out section for dispensing the media are provided separately, and when the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding-priority storage section becomes less than or equal to a predetermined value, The medium which has been stored and has elapsed for a predetermined time may be fed out from the feeding section and transferred to the feeding first storage section.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described according to drawing. FIG. 1: is a block diagram which shows the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an external view which shows the cash automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. In addition, in this embodiment, a banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus is demonstrated as an example of a medium handling apparatus, and a banknote is described as an example. First, a cash automatic transaction apparatus equipped with a banknote withdrawal device will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

In Fig. 2, the cash automatic transaction apparatus 21 displays a card insertion port 22 into which a cash card is inserted, a bankbook insertion port 23 into which a bankbook is inserted, guidance, and the like, and operates a customer. The display section 24, the coin entrance / exit 25 for injecting and discharging coins, and the banknote entry / exit 26 for inserting and discharging bank notes are formed. The inside of the apparatus 21 is provided with a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 27, the banknote and withdrawal device 26 is connected with the banknote and withdrawal device 27, and the shutter which is not shown in figure can be opened and closed. It is installed.

In FIG. 1, in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 27, the waiting portion 28, the discriminating portion 29, the temporary holding portion 30, the replenishment collection cassette 31, the reject cassette 32, and the banknote storing portion 33 are shown in FIG. ) Is installed. In the customer service part 28, the bank notes within the banknote accommodating part 34 and the banknote accommodating part 34 which store the banknote deposit and withdrawal opening 26, the deposit banknote, and the withdrawal banknote for carrying out withdrawal of a banknote, and rotate in a predetermined range. Separation and feeding section 35 that separates and feeds out is provided.

The discriminating unit 29 discriminates the kind, authenticity, and loss of money from the bills that are conveyed. The temporary holding part 30 has the temporary storage part 36 which temporarily stores a banknote, and the accumulation drawing part 37 which isolates and feeds while accumulating a banknote, and determines the deposit amount of a banknote. Suspend until The replenishment collection cassette 31 accommodates the collected banknotes while storing the banknotes for replenishment. The reject cassette 32 accommodates banknotes which are determined not to be used as withdrawal banknotes among replenishment banknotes, and banknotes which are determined not to be used for withdrawal of those withdrawn as withdrawal banknotes.

Four gold type stackers 38a to 38d are provided in the banknote accommodating portion 33. The gold type stackers 38a to 38d store bills by gold type, and the gold type stacker 38a and the gold type stacker 38c store 10,000 yen tickets, and the gold type stacker 38b and the gold type stacker 38d We store 1,000 yen ticket. Moreover, among the stackers which store 10,000 yen ticket, the gold type stacker 38a is a stacker (feed priority storage part) which gives priority to withdrawal, and the gold type stacker 38c is a stacker (storing priority storage part) which gives priority to deposit. In addition, for the 1,000 yen ticket, the gold type stacker 38b is a stacker (investment priority storing part) which gives priority to withdrawal of 1,000 yen ticket, and the gold type stacker 38d is a stacker (storing priority storing part) which gives priority to deposit of 1,000 yen ticket. to be. Any gold type stacker 38a-38d has the integrated feeding part 39 in the upper part.

3 is a side view showing the structure of the gold type stacker, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the structure of the gold type stacker. The internal structure of any gold type stacker is the same, and it demonstrates by taking the gold type stacker 38a as an example. In FIG. 3, FIG. 4, the gold type stacker 38a guides the upper part of the banknote P integrated in the stackable stage 41, the front guide 42, and the accumulation space 46 on the stage 41. As shown in FIG. The feed guide 44 for guiding the pick-up and drop-out of the picker guide 43, the banknote P to the accumulation space 46, and the gate guide 45 and the banknote P for guiding the bank-out of the banknote P similarly. Side guides 47a and 47b for guiding both side portions of the bottom face) are provided.

Moreover, the picker roller 48 which isolate | separates banknote P is provided in the upper part of the integrated banknote P, and the feed roller 49 is provided adjacent to the picker roller 48. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the picker roller 48 and the feed roller 49 are provided in two places on the left and right, and it is made to feed | feed out without skewing the banknote P. As shown in FIG. 5 is a top view which shows the structure of a gold type stacker.

Moreover, the gate roller 50 and the conveyance roller 51 are provided facing the feed roller 49. As shown in FIG. Since the gate roller 50 prevents double feeding when feeding out the banknote P, it rotates in the same direction as the feed roller 49 only when accumulating. The conveyance roller 51 and the other conveyance rollers 52 and 53 convey the drawn banknote P upwards, or convey the banknote conveyed from the upper direction to the accumulation space 46. The integrated feeding unit 39 (indicated by a dashed-dotted line in FIG. 3) is constituted by the above rollers.

3 to 5 show the configuration of the gold type stacker 38a that gives priority to withdrawal of 10,000 yen bills, the gold type stacker 38c that preferentially deposits the 10,000 yen bill also has the same configuration. Moreover, the gold type stacker 38b which gives priority to withdrawal of 1,000 yen ticket, and the gold type stacker 38d which gives priority to deposit of 1,000 yen ticket have the same structure.

It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 1st Embodiment. In FIG. 6, the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 27 of 1st Embodiment is controlled by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61. FIG. The banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 operates according to the instruction | indication of the control part 62 of the cash automatic transaction apparatus 21, The hospitality part 28, the discrimination part 29, the temporary holding part 30, and the replenishment collection cassette 31 ) To control them.

Moreover, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 controls the gold type stacker 38a-38d. The gold type stacker 38a includes an integrated feeding driver 63 for driving the integrated feeding unit 39, a stage driving unit 64 for driving the stage 41, and a banknote P integrated on the stage 41. The position detection sensor 65 which detects an upper surface position is provided, and these are controlled by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61. FIG. The press means of this embodiment is comprised by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61, the stage drive part 64, the stage 41, and the position detection sensor 65. FIG. The other gold type cassettes 38b to 38d also have the same configuration, and are controlled by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit 61, respectively.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. First, the deposit operation will be described. In Fig. 1, when a deposit transaction is designated by the customer, a shutter (not shown) of the banknote entry and exit 26 is opened. When a customer puts a banknote for a deposit into the banknote accommodating part 34, a shutter closes and the banknote in the banknote accommodating part 34 is fed out one by one by the separate feeder 35. In addition, the bill put by a customer shall be a bill with a curl.

The drawn banknote passes through the conveyance path 55a and is sent to the discriminating part 29. The discrimination unit 29 discriminates the authenticity, the paper type, the loss loss, and the like of the banknotes, and the banknotes which can be deposited are conveyed and accumulated in the temporary holding unit 30. When all the put banknotes are discriminated, the result of the discrimination is displayed on the customer operation display unit 24. When the customer approves the result of the discrimination, the deposit transaction is completed and the banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding unit 30 are accumulated. Each piece is sent out to the conveying path 55b by the feeding unit 37, sent to the discriminating unit 29, and then passes through the conveying path 55c, and the gold type stacker 38c or the gold sorting priority is deposited by gold type. It is sent to the stacker 38d. That is, the 10,000 yen ticket is sent to the gold type stacker 38c, and the 1,000 yen ticket is sent to the gold type stacker 38d.

7 and 8 show a gold type stacker 38c prior to depositing. In FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the receipt of the deposit banknote into the gold type stacker 38c of the deposit priority is started, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 shown in FIG. 6 responds to the detection signal from the position detection sensor 65. FIG. The stage drive part 64 is driven based on it, and the stage 41 is moved so that the space | interval of the banknote P and the picker guide 43 on the stage 41 may become fixed distance L1. This secures an accumulation space 46 for the newly accumulated banknote.

Next, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 drives the accumulation feeding mechanism part 63 to operate the accumulation feeding part 39, and blows the deposit banknotes sent from the temporary holding part 30 into the accumulation space 46. 9 shows a state in which the curl banknotes sent to FIG. 10 are accumulated. In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the curled banknote P1 is integrated on a banknote P2 in which it is stored in a mountain shape.

When all the banknotes in the temporary holding part 30 are blown into the gold type stacker 38c or 38d which is a deposit priority, the banknote depositing / taking control part 61 drives the stage drive part 64, and raises the stage 41. FIG. . The stage 41 is raised until the curled banknote P1 is pressed against the picker guide 43 and the picker roller 48. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, curled banknote P1 will be in the state pressed between the received banknote P2, the picker guide 43, or the picker roller 48. FIG. The press state of this curl banknote P1 is hold | maintained until the next transfer banknote is thrown in. The banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 measures the time which a press state continues with the built-in timer. 11 and 12 are a front view and a side view showing a press state of a curl banknote. The deposit operation is completed by the above.

Next, the withdrawal operation will be described. 1 and 2, when a withdrawal transaction is designated by the customer, the withdrawal processing is started in the banknote withdrawal device 27 after inserting a cash card, combining a password and specifying withdrawal amount. At this time, when the 10,000 yen ticket is withdrawn, the 10,000 yen ticket provided for withdrawal is withdrawn from the withdrawal priority gold type stacker 38a, and when the 1,000 yen ticket is withdrawn, it is provided withdrawal from the withdrawal priority gold type stacker 38b. 1,000 yen ticket will be expended.

The drawn banknote is conveyed to the conveyance path 55c and sent to the discriminating part 29. The banknote determined by the discrimination part 29 to be withdrawable is conveyed to the conveyance path 55d, is sent to the customer service part 28, and is integrated in the banknote accommodating part 34. When the banknote of a designated amount is accumulated in the banknote accommodating part 34, the shutter which is not shown in figure opens, and a customer takes out the banknote of a designated amount from the banknote entrance / exit 26. When the bill is taken out, the shutter closes, and the withdrawal transaction ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in the case of a deposit transaction, the deposit notes are stored in the deposit type priority stacker 38c or 38d, and in the case of a withdrawal transaction, the deposit notes are withdrawn from the deposit type priority stacker 38a or 38b. The banknote provided is drawn out. In this way, by treating the gold type stacker by depositing priority and withdrawal priority, if a bill without curling is pre-filled in the gold type stacker of the withdrawal priority, as long as there is a curled deposit, the banknote is not provided to the withdrawal. It becomes possible to reduce generation | occurrence | production of jams etc. in conveyance.

However, if the gold type stacker is divided into deposit priority and withdrawal priority, the gold type stacker of the deposit priority becomes full soon, and the gold type stacker of the withdrawal priority becomes empty soon. Therefore, in this embodiment, the replenishment process which transfers a banknote from the gold type stacker of deposit priority to a gold type stacker of withdrawal priority is performed. Specifically, the 10,000 yen ticket is transferred from the gold kind stacker 38c of the deposit priority to the gold kind stacker 38a of the withdrawal priority, and 1,000 yen ticket is transferred from the gold kind stacker 38d of the deposit priority to the gold kind stacker 38b of the withdrawal priority. Transfer it. Next, a banknote replenishment operation is demonstrated.

13 is a flowchart showing a banknote replenishing operation. Hereinafter, according to the flowchart of FIG. 13, the operation | movement which transfers a banknote from the gold type stacker 38c of a deposit priority to a gold type stacker 38a of a withdrawal priority is demonstrated. This operation is started when the number Nz of the remaining banknotes in the withdrawal-preferred gold type stacker 38a becomes less than or equal to the preset set value Na (step 1). This determination is performed by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit 61.

Next, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 judges whether a predetermined time or more has passed since the banknote P1 was finally received in the gold type stacker 38c of a deposit priority (step 2). As mentioned above, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 measures the time from the time when the banknote P1 was last received by the timer built in. It is determined whether the measurement time Tz is equal to or greater than the preset time Ta.

The measurement time Tz is time when the payment banknote P1 stored last is pressed by the stage 41, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, and setting time Ta is the payment banknote P1 which was pressed. C) is removed, and the time is set long enough so that the effect of curling does not appear at the time of separation, feeding or conveyance and integration.

When the press time Tz of the banknote P1 is more than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 61 drives the accumulation drawing drive part 63 of the deposit type priority stacker 38c, and drives the accumulation drawing part 39. It operates, isolate | separates and extracts the banknote stored in the stacker 38c one by one, and transfers it to the gold-type stacker 38a prior to withdrawal. On the other hand, in the withdrawal-preferred gold type stacker 38a, the integrated feeding unit 39 is driven to store the banknotes sent one by one (step 3). The bills conveyed at this time may contain bills with curl or folded marks at the time of input from the customer. However, curls and the like have been corrected for a sufficient time in the deposit type stacker 38c prior to deposit. It does not generate | occur | produce a jam at the time of feeding, conveyance, and accumulation.

In step 2, when the press time Tz of the banknote P1 is shorter than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit 61 does not pass enough time to remove the curling property of the banknote P1 and withdraws priority. The transfer of bills to the gold type stacker 38a is not performed. Then, only the withdrawal transaction that can be traded with the number of banknotes remaining in the withdrawal-preferred gold type stacker 38a is executed (step 4).

In the above example, the 10,000 yen ticket has been described as an example. However, even in the case of 1,000 yen ticket, the press operation of the deposit banknote and the replenishment operation of the banknote from the gold class stacker 38d of the deposit priority to the withdrawal priority stacker 38b are described. The same is done.

As described above, in the first embodiment, after depositing the stacking stacker prior to the deposit and the stacking stacker prior to the withdrawal, the deposit notes with curling properties or folded marks are once stored in the stacking stacker prior to the deposit. Since the frequency of feeding and conveying can be reduced, damage and jams of bills due to curling properties, folds, etc. can be reduced, and the idle rate of the device can be reduced.

Moreover, by providing the press means which presses a deposit banknote in the gold type stacker of deposit priority, even if it is a banknote with curl property at the time of deposit, it is possible that the curl property is corrected when feeding out from the gold type stacker of deposit priority, Stable separation, conveyance and integration are possible.

In the case of dispensing the stored bank notes from the gold-based stacker prior to the deposit, the curls are forced out after the curl is forced into a state where the curl of the deposited bank notes is corrected. Stable separation, conveyance and integration.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, when the banknotes are transferred from the priority paper type stacker to the withdrawal priority, the transfer money notes stored in the money type stacker prior to the deposit have been in a press state uniformly for a predetermined time Ta or more. It was judged whether or not to transfer the bills depending on whether or not, but the curling properties and folded marks of the bills differ in the time required for the correction by the number of bills. In view of this point, the second embodiment adds an improvement to the first embodiment.

It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. In FIG. 14, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71 is connected to each part in the apparatus 72 similarly to 1st embodiment by controlling the whole banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 72 of 2nd Embodiment. The banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit 71 is provided with a storage unit 73. The memory | storage part 73 memorize | stores the number of sheets of each kind of money transfer banknote by the kind information and the number information sent from the discriminating part 29. As shown in FIG. The other structure is the same as that of 1st Embodiment.

Next, although the operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated, the operation | movement which accommodates the deposit banknote put in from a customer to the gold type stacker 38c or 38d of a deposit priority, and withdraws a withdrawal banknote from the gold type stacker 38a or 38b of a withdrawal priority. And the withdrawal operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore, a replenishment operation for transferring the banknote from the deposit type priority stacker 38c, 38d to the withdrawal priority stacker 38a, 38b is shown in FIG. According to the flowchart shown, the figure of 1st Embodiment is usefully demonstrated. 15 is a flowchart illustrating replenishment operations of the second embodiment. In addition, in the following description, it demonstrates as an operation | movement which moves a banknote from the gold type stacker 38c of a deposit priority to the gold type stacker 38a of a deposit priority.

The banknote refilling operation is started when the number Nz of the remaining banknotes in the gold type stacker 38a prior to the withdrawal becomes less than or equal to the preset set value Na (step 11). Although this determination is performed by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71, the number of sheets of the banknotes last received by the gold type stacker 38c of the deposit priority is memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 73 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71. As shown in FIG. Next, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71 calculates the reference time for comparing with the press time of the last deposit banknote pressed by the gold type stacker 38c of a deposit priority based on the number of the last banknotes memorize | stored. (Step 12). This is calculated by multiplying a certain coefficient Y by the number Nb of the last banknote. In this way, the reference time Ta is obtained.

Next, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71 compares the calculated reference time Ta and the measurement time Tz measured from the time of storing the banknote P1 last by the built-in timer (step 13). As described in the first embodiment, the measurement time Tz is the time when the received banknote P1 finally stored is pressed by the stage 41, and the reference time Ta is the deposited banknote P1 that is pressed. It is calculated based on the number of sheets at a time sufficient for the curl property of the sheet to become small and the effect of curling property does not appear at the time of separation, feeding or conveyance and integration.

When the press time Tz of the banknote P1 is more than the reference time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71 drives the accumulation drawing drive part 63 of the deposit type priority stacker 38c, and drives the accumulation drawing part 39. It operates, isolate | separates and extracts the banknote stored in the stacker 38c one by one, and moves it to the gold-type stacker 38a of withdrawal priority. On the other hand, in the withdrawal-preferred gold type stacker 38a, the integrated feeding unit 39 is driven to store the banknotes sent one by one (step 14). Although the bills conveyed at this time may contain bills with curl or folded marks at the time of input from the customer, curls are corrected since they are pressed for a sufficient time in the gold type stacker 38c prior to depositing. There is no case where a jam occurs at the time of feeding, conveyance and accumulation.

In step 13, when the press time Tz of the banknote P1 is shorter than the reference time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part 71 assumes that the time sufficient for removing the curl property of the last banknote P1 has not elapsed, The transfer of bank notes to the gold type stacker 38a prior to withdrawal is not performed. Then, only the withdrawal transaction that can be traded with the number of bills remaining in the withdrawal-first stacker 38a is executed (step 15).

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the banknote is moved from the deposit type priority stacker to the withdrawal priority type gold stacker, it is sufficient to prevent the curling effect from appearing at the time of separation, delivery or conveyance and accumulation. In order to calculate the reference time, it was calculated based on the number of the last bank notes, so the time required to be able to withdraw money if the number of sheets is shorter is shortened, and the switching time from the bank notes to withdrawal bank notes is shortened, and the banknotes are recycled. The rate is improved.

In the above embodiment, when calculating a reference time sufficient to prevent the curling influence from appearing at the time of separation, delivery or conveyance and accumulation, the calculation is performed based on the number of the last deposited bank notes, but the deposit transaction is continuous. In the case where the number of the last deposit transaction is small and the number of the deposit transaction just before the last is large, even if the curling property of the last deposit bank note is corrected at the time point of the calculated reference time elapses, the curl property of the last deposit bank note is corrected. The case is not corrected.

Assuming such a case, the paper money may be transferred in consideration of whether or not enough time has elapsed to correct the curling property of the immediately received paper money. In this case, determination of step 13 of the flowchart of FIG. 15 is performed with respect to the last banknote and the last banknote, respectively, and when both press time Tz is more than the reference time Ta, it is made to transfer a banknote. .

Next, a third embodiment will be described. It is a block diagram which shows the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. In FIG. 16, four gold type stackers 83a to 83d are provided in the banknote accommodating portion 82 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 81 of the third embodiment. The gold type stackers 83a to 83d store bills by gold type, and the gold type stacker 83a and the gold type stacker 83c store 10,000 yen tickets, and the gold type stacker 83b and the gold type stacker 83d We store 1,000 yen ticket. Moreover, among the stackers which store 10,000 yen ticket, the gold type stacker 83a is a stacker (feed priority storage part) which gives priority to withdrawal, and the gold type stacker 83c is a stacker (storing priority storage part) which gives priority to deposit. In addition, with respect to the 1,000 yen ticket, the gold type stacker 83b is a stacker (investment priority storing part) which gives priority to withdrawal of 1,000 yen ticket, and the gold type stacker 83d is a stacker which gives priority to deposit of 1,000 yen ticket (storing priority storing part) ) to be.

Each gold-type stacker 83a-83d has the integrated part 87 in the upper part, and has the same side lower part feed-out part 88. As shown in FIG. That is, the banknotes conveyed to the stackers 83a to 83d for each gold type are accumulated inside by the accumulating unit 87, and in the case of dispensing the banknotes from the inside, the separated feeding unit 88 one by one on the conveying path. Is aided. The other structure is the same as that of 1st Embodiment.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. In addition, since the deposit operation of 3rd Embodiment is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted and a withdrawal operation is demonstrated here.

In Fig. 16, when a withdrawal transaction is designated by the customer, after the insertion of the cash card, the combination of the password, the designation of the withdrawal amount, the withdrawal processing is started in the banknote withdrawal device 81. In this case, when the 10,000 yen ticket is withdrawn, the banknotes used for withdrawal by the separate drawer unit 88 from the gold type stacker 83a of the withdrawal priority are withdrawn from the lower side to the conveyance path 55e one by one. In the case of withdrawal, the banknotes provided for withdrawal from the withdrawal priority stacker 83b to the conveyance path 55f by the separate withdrawal unit 88 are repeatedly withdrawn one by one from the lower side.

The banknote conveyed to the conveyance path 55e and the conveyance path 55f conveys the conveyance path 55c, and is sent to the discriminating part 29. The banknote determined as withdrawable by the discrimination part 29 is conveyed to the conveyance path 55d, is sent to the customer service part 28, and is integrated in the banknote accommodating part 34. When the banknote of a designated amount is accumulated in the banknote accommodating part 34, the shutter which is not shown in figure opens, and a customer takes out the banknote of a designated amount. When the bill is taken out, the shutter closes, and the withdrawal transaction ends.

Next, a banknote replenishment operation is demonstrated. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a banknote replenishment operation of the third embodiment. Hereinafter, according to the flowchart of FIG. 17, the replenishment | operation operation | movement which transfers a banknote from the deposit type priority gold type stacker 83c to the withdrawal priority gold type stacker 83a is demonstrated.

First, it is determined whether or not the number Nz of the remaining banknotes in the gold type stacker 83a prior to the withdrawal is less than or equal to the preset set value Na (step 21). This determination is performed by the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part which is not shown in figure.

18: is explanatory drawing which shows the inside of the gold type stacker 83c of a deposit priority. 18 shows a state immediately after the start of the refilling operation of banknotes. As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 in 1st Embodiment, the state before the replenishment operation | movement of a banknote starts, the banknote accommodated in the gold-type stacker of deposit priority is in the state pressed by the stage 41, and When the banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit detects that the number of sheets of the remaining banknotes of the gold type stacker prior to withdrawal has reached the set value Na or less, the stage 41 is lowered to a state shown in FIG. 18. The state shown in FIG. 18 is a state which can be fed out one by one by the separation | feeding-out part 88 from below.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal control part which is not shown in memory memorize | stores the number of sheets of each banknote of a banknote for every banking transaction by the kind information and the number information sent from the discrimination part 29, and also memorizes the storing elapsed time of each banknote. To have wealth. In Fig. 18, the number of bills received and the elapsed time for storing the bank notes are shown for each deposit transaction. That is, the number of sheets of the banknotes (bundles) 91 is Nx, and the storing elapsed time Tx has elapsed. Similarly, the number of transfer bank notes (bundles) 92 is (N (x + 1)), and the storing elapsed time (T (x + 1)) has elapsed and is as follows. The storage elapsed time is, of course, the longest at the bottom of the stack of deposit banknotes and shortens as you go up. The number of sheets of each deposit banknote and the elapsed storage time are stored in the storage unit.

When the number of sheets of the remaining bank notes of the gold type stacker 83a prior to the withdrawal becomes less than the set value Na, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part first becomes the elapsed time Tx of the deposit bank note 91 which is stored earliest. It is determined whether or not there is (step 22). The storing elapsed time Tx is almost comparable to the time when the receipt banknote 91 accommodated for the first time was pressed by the stage 41, and setting time Ta is the same as that of 1st Embodiment of the deposit banknote which was pressed. Curling property is removed, and it is set at a time sufficient for the effect of curling property not to appear at the time of separation, feeding, or conveyance and integration.

When the storing elapsed time Tx is equal to or larger than the set time Ta, the number Np of the banknotes that can be extracted from the gold type stacker 83c is determined (in this case, the number Nx of the banknotes (bundles) 91; in step 23). Next, similarly with respect to the transfer banknote (bundle) 92 previously stored, it is determined whether the storing elapsed time T (x + 1) is equal to or larger than the set time Ta (steps 24 and 25). If the stored elapsed time Tx in step 25 is equal to or greater than the set time Ta, the processing from step 23 to step 25 is repeated.

When the storing elapsed time Tx in step 25 is shorter than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control unit drives the separate drawing unit 88 of the gold type stacker 83c prior to the deposit, for the number of sheets calculated in step 23, Each banknote stored in the gold type stacker 83c is fed out to the conveyance path 55g one by one, and is transferred to the gold type stacker 83a prior to withdrawal. For example, when storing elapsed time Tx and Tx + 1 of a banknote (bundle) 91 and a banknote (bundle) 92 are more than setting time Ta, the number of sheets which added the number Nx and the number N (x + 1) is fed out.

On the other hand, in the withdrawal-priority gold type stacker 83a, the accumulation part 87 is driven, and the banknotes sent one by one are stored therein (step 26). The bills conveyed at this time may contain bills with curl or folded marks at the time of input from the customer. However, curls are corrected because they are pressed for a sufficient time in the gold type stacker 83c prior to deposit. There is no case where a jam occurs at the time of feeding, conveyance and accumulation.

In step 22, when the storing elapsed time Tx of the deposit banknote (bundle) 91 received earlier is shorter than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit and withdrawal control part has not elapsed enough time to catch the curl of the deposit banknote 91. The transfer of banknotes to the stackers 83a according to the withdrawal priority is not performed. Then, only the withdrawal transaction that can be traded with the number of banknotes remaining in the withdrawal-preferred gold type stacker 83a is executed (step 27).

In the above example, the 10,000 yen ticket has been described as an example. However, even in the case of 1,000 yen ticket, the same operation is applied to the press operation of the deposit banknote and the replenishment operation of the banknote from the gold type stacker 83d of the deposit priority to the withdrawal priority stacker 83b. Is carried out.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, in the case of dispensing banknotes by providing the separating and dispensing unit 88 on the opposite side of the accumulating unit 87 in the gold type stackers 83c and 83d for depositing priority, It becomes possible to extract from a banknote, and it becomes possible to increase the number of banknotes repeatedly sent out for replenishment. As a result, many banknotes whose curls and folds have been corrected can be turned for withdrawal, and the recycling rate can be improved.

According to the present invention, a feeding priority storage portion which prioritizes feeding of a medium and a storage priority storage portion which give priority to storage of a medium are designated, and the medium which is put in from the outside of the apparatus and stored in the storage priority storage portion is then stored from the outside of the apparatus. Since the press means was pressed by the press means until the medium was inserted, even if the inserted medium was curled or there were folded marks, the curls and folded marks could be corrected, and separation and conveyance as the following processing were performed satisfactorily. It becomes possible.

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A medium handling apparatus having a plurality of medium storage portions for storing a medium in a feedable manner, and capable of transferring the medium between the medium storage portions, Among the plurality of media storage portions, an feeding priority storage portion for giving priority to the feeding of the medium and a storage priority storage portion for giving priority to the storing of the medium are designated. A press means which is fed from the outside of the apparatus and presses the medium accommodated in the storage first storage portion, And the press means presses the input medium until the medium is fed from the outside of the apparatus next to the input medium pressed by the pressing means. The method of claim 1, And when the remaining amount of the medium to be stored in the feeding priority storage portion is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the medium handling device that transfers the medium stored in the storage priority storage portion and elapsed a predetermined time to the feeding priority storage portion. The method of claim 2, The predetermined time is set in accordance with the number of media stored in the storage priority storage section. The method of claim 1, The storing priority storing portion is provided separately with a blowing portion for taking in the medium and a feeding portion for feeding out the medium, When the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding priority storage unit becomes less than or equal to a predetermined value, a medium which is stored in the storage priority storage unit and has elapsed for a predetermined time from the feeding unit and is transferred to the feeding priority storage unit. Handling device. The method of claim 4, wherein And the dispensing unit feeds the medium taken in from the blowing unit in the order in which the feeding unit is taken in. The method of claim 5, And when the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding priority storage portion is equal to or less than a predetermined value, all the media stored in the storage priority storage portion and elapsed a predetermined time are fed out from the feeding portion.

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