KR20090123787A - Bill receiving and paying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bill receiving and paying apparatus is provided to improve the work efficiency of user by improving the water retention. CONSTITUTION: The deposit and withdrawal outlet accept the paper currency. Deposit and withdrawal outlet emit the paper currency. The bill distinction part distinguishes the paper currency. The temporary storage provisionally purchases the paper currency accepted to deposit and withdrawal outlet. Stacker purchases the accepted paper currency or the paper currency emitted. The stacker conveyance way part(8) comprises the first paper currency return course. The stacker conveyance part sends back the paper currency from stacker. The stacker conveyance part sends back the paper currency in stacker. The second paper currency return course sends back the paper currency in deposit and withdrawal outlet, the bill distinction part, and the first paper currency return course of the stacker conveyance part and temporary storage. The fasten-unfasten means attaches the stacker conveyance part.

Description

Banknote deposit and withdrawal device {BILL RECEIVING AND PAYING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a banknote deposit and withdrawal device for depositing and withdrawing banknotes, when a stacker is attached to or detached from the stacker, and when an abnormality such as a jam occurs at the stacker or the stacker conveying path part stored in the safe. The present invention relates to a technology effective for improving conservatism.

Background Art Recently, a banknote deposit and withdrawal device mounted in an ATM or CD, such as an ATM or a CD, installed in a store such as a financial institution or a convenience store, has a stacker for storing bills in a stacker storage unit (tray) disposed below the banknote. The tray which accommodates side by side, the stack which accommodated several stackers, and the stacker conveyance path part which conveys banknotes from a plurality of stackers are accommodated and stored in a safe as a lower unit. On the other hand, mechanism parts, such as a banknote entrance and exit and a banknote discrimination part, are gathered in the upper part of a banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus, and it is generally arrange | positioned as an upper unit.

In the maintenance and operation of a banknote deposit and withdrawal device having such a form, the cashier slides the lower unit out, pulls out or extrudes it, and opens and closes the stacker by opening and closing the stacker conveying path disposed above the tray of the lower unit. It was common to remove a banknote.

As such a conventional apparatus, the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus shown, for example in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-111446 (patent document 1) is proposed.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-111446

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus described in Patent Literature 1, in order for the attendant to remove the stacker, it is necessary to open the stacker conveying path portion arranged above the tray after taking out the lower unit from the safe. The stacker conveyance path part is comprised as a common conveyance path of all the stackers, and there exists a tendency for the weight to become heavy. For this reason, the operability of a stacker putting on and taking off is very bad, and the operation efficiency of a staff member falls.

Moreover, in order to ensure the operability at the time of stacker attachment and detachment, the stacker conveyance path part may be integrated with an upper unit, and only a tray may be slidable in a safe. In this case, there is a restriction in that the opening area of the safe can not be increased in securing security. Therefore, a connection transport path connecting the stacker inside the safe and the stacker upper transport path disposed outside the safe is required to be arranged for each stacker. Occurs. In addition, when abnormality, such as a jam, arises in a connection conveyance path, the upper unit is taken out, and operation, such as removal of a jam banknote, from the lower surface of an upper unit is needed. Moreover, when the tray is withdrawn from the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus, the banknote which remained in the inside of a safe with jam etc. may fall. For this reason, water retention property worsens and the working efficiency of a staff member falls.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paper money deposit and withdrawal device that enables improvement of working efficiency of a cashier in maintenance and operation by allowing the stacker conveying path portion of the paper money deposit and withdrawal device to be detachable.

The above object of the present invention is to accept and insert a banknote or to discharge the banknote, a banknote discrimination unit for discriminating the banknote, a temporary storage for temporarily storing the banknotes accommodated in the banknote, and the bill received and / or discharged A stacker conveying path section having a stacker for storing bills, a first bill conveying path for conveying bills from the stacker and / or conveying bills to the stacker, an entry and exit port, a bill discrimination section, a temporary storage and a stacker conveying path section It is achieved by the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus provided with the 2nd banknote conveyance path which conveys a banknote to a 1st banknote conveyance path, and the attachment / detachment means which attaches and detaches a stacker conveyance path part.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the staff by improving the operability of the stacker putting on and taking off and at the same time improving the water retention in jam removal or the like.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 shows an appearance of an automatic cash transaction device 101. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the automatic teller machine 101. With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, a description will be given of a cash automatic transaction apparatus 101 which performs processing such as depositing, payment, payment, etc. using a card, a banknote, a specification table as a medium.

The automatic cash transaction device 101 displays a card / specification statement processing unit 102 for processing a user's transaction card or transaction statement, a bankbook processing unit 103 for processing an account, a housing 101c for covering the device, and information necessary for a customer. Customer operation unit 105 for inputting necessary or necessary information, banknote depositing device 1 for depositing banknotes, external interface unit 106 for transmitting and receiving data with the outside, and cashier operation unit 108 for use by a cashier at the time of repair ), A storage unit 109 for storing basic information and programs of each device, a main body control unit 107 for controlling them, and a power supply unit 110 for supplying electric power to the respective units. In addition, in FIG. 1, the interface part 106, the field source control part 108, the memory | storage part 109, the main body control part 107, and the power supply part 110 are abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 3: is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 1 mounted in the cash automatic transaction apparatus 101 of FIG. The right side of Fig. 3 corresponds to the device front side where the user stands at the time of the transaction.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 is largely divided, and is divided into an upper unit 1a and a lower unit 1b, and is configured. The upper unit 1a mainly collects mechanisms necessary for passing bills to the user. In the lower unit 1b, a plurality of stackers are provided in the safe 10 for accommodating the bank notes received in the deposit transaction or the bank notes to be withdrawn in the withdrawal transaction. Hereinafter, the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1b will be described in detail.

The upper unit 1a includes an entry and exit port 20 for accommodating and releasing banknotes, a banknote discrimination unit 30 for discriminating banknotes, a temporary storage 40 for temporarily storing the banknotes deposited until a transaction is established, and And a reject box 60 for storing banknotes not provided for withdrawal, and a control unit 19 for controlling each unit. 3, the control part 19 is abbreviate | omitted. Moreover, the entrance / exit port 20 has the partition plate 20a which moves according to a process, and the front of the partition plate 20a is a banknote successive part and the back is a banknote accumulation part.

Next, a banknote conveyance path (also called a 2nd banknote conveyance path) which conveys a banknote to each part of the upper unit 1a is demonstrated. A banknote conveyance path is comprised by the some conveyance path and the distribution gate which distributes banknotes conveyed according to a destination. The banknote conveyance path of the upper unit 1a carries conveying paths 51a and 51b, a distribution gate 50a, and a banknote discrimination unit 30 which connect the banknote succession part and the banknote discrimination part 30 of the entry and exit 20. A carrier path 51c for connecting, a carrier path 51d for connecting the distribution gate 50a and the distribution gate 50b, a carrier path 51e for connecting the distribution gate 50b and the temporary storage 40, and a distribution gate. It consists of the conveyance path 51f which connects 50b and the banknote accumulation part of a cash drawer, and the conveyance path 51g which connects the distribution gate 50a and the reject bin 60. As shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the banknote conveyance path of this upper unit 1a is generically called the banknote conveyance path 51. A distribution gate 50c for distributing banknotes is provided in the lower unit 1b in the middle of the conveyance paths 51a and 51b connecting the entrance / exit port 20 and the banknote discrimination unit 30. Below the distribution gate 50c, the connection conveyance path 57 which exchanges a banknote with the lower unit 1b is provided in the safe 10. As shown in FIG.

Next, the lower unit 1b will be described. The lower unit 1b housed in the safe 10 includes a stacker 71a to 71d for storing bills for each kind of money and a stacker 61 for storing bills not provided for recycling. It consists of a storage part 9 (also called a tray), each said stacker 71a-71d, and the stacker conveyance path part 8 arrange | positioned above the said storage storage 61. This stacker conveyance path part 8 is stacker 71a-the upper side of the conveyance path 51h (also called 1st banknote conveyance path) and the entrance and exit of the banknote of the stacker 71a-71d and the storage storage 61. 71d) and distribution gates 50d to 50h for distributing banknotes to be stored in each of the storage-only storage 61. As shown in FIG. The stacker conveyance path part 8 of this embodiment conveys a banknote from the stacker 71a-71d to the connection conveyance path 57, and simultaneously stacks 71a-71d and the storage dedicated storage 61 from the connection conveyance path 57. As shown in FIG. It is a bidirectional conveyance path which conveys a banknote to the (). Moreover, at least the conveyance path 51b, the conveyance path 51c, the conveyance path 51d, the conveyance path 51e, and the connection conveyance path 57 also carry the bidirectional conveyance path which can convey a banknote in either before and after directions. Although the conveyance direction of a conveyance path changes with a structure and a use of a banknote device, it is not limited to the conveyance direction described in this Example. Moreover, the sensor which monitors conveyance of a banknote is provided in the conveyance path, and it becomes possible to detect generation | occurrence | production of jams and the like.

The upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1b are fastened to the cash automatic transaction apparatus 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown), respectively. By releasing the lock mechanism, the upper unit 1a or the lower unit 1b can be pulled out of the apparatus for removal of the jam banknotes and the removal of the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage storage 61. In particular, since the lower unit 1b or the tray 9 is stored in the safe, the attendant opens the safe door 10a, draws it out in the direction of 15a, and removes or stacks the jam bills of the stacker conveyance path 8. The banknotes of the 71a-71d and the storage storage 61 are supplemented / recovered. Moreover, after completion | finish of a job, the officer returns the lower unit 1b or the tray 9 to the direction of 15b, closes the safe door 10a, and complete | finishes a job.

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a control relationship of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 explained using FIG. 3.

The control unit 19 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 is connected to the main body control unit 107 of the automatic teller machine 101 via a line and performs control according to an instruction from the main body control unit 107. Moreover, the control part 19 transmits the state of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 to the main body control part 107, and controls each part according to the transaction and the process of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1, respectively. In addition, the deposit and withdrawal outlet 20 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1, the banknote discrimination part 30, the temporary storage 40 (also called a temporary hold part), the banknote conveyance path 51, the reject bank 60, storage Units such as the dedicated storage 61 and the stackers 71a to 71d are operated by drive control (not shown), electromagnetic solenoids, and the like controlled by the controller 19.

Next, the deposit transaction processing and withdrawal transaction processing which are the main processes of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 are demonstrated.

First, the deposit transaction processing will be described. Banknotes drawn out from the entry / exit opening 20 are conveyed to the banknote discrimination part 30 via conveyance paths 51a and 51b. The conveyed banknote is determined by a sensor or the like provided in the banknote discrimination unit 30 to determine its authenticity or damage state. In addition, the control unit 19 counts the number of sheets for each banknote type on the basis of the determination result of the banknote, determines whether the banknote is accepted or not, and the destination of the banknote. Remember the authenticity or damage status, whether or not the bill is accepted, and the return destination. The discriminated banknote is conveyed to the distribution gate 50b via the distribution gate 50a by the conveyance path 51c.

The banknotes conveyed to the distribution gate 50b are distributed based on the banknote information stored in the above-described storage unit. That is, the banknotes which can be accommodated in the banknote information are conveyed to the temporary storage 40 via the conveying path 51e, and stored once. On the other hand, the unacceptable banknote is conveyed to the banknote accumulating part comprised in the back part of the deposit and withdrawal opening 20, and is accumulated as a reject banknote in a deposit processing.

When the amount of bills counted is determined by the user (when it is determined that the deposit transaction is OK), the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 differs from the procedure when the banknotes once stored in the temporary storage 40 are stored. It goes to the bidirectional conveyance path 51e in reverse order. The banknotes carried out in the conveyance path 51e are conveyed in the opposite direction as when stored, and are connected to the conveyance path 57 via the distribution gate 50a, the banknote discrimination part 30, and the conveyance path 51b. It is conveyed to the lower unit according to the distribution gate 50c switched to the direction. In order to convey the banknote conveyed to the lower unit, the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 switches the distribution gates 50d-50h so that the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 may be conveyed to the conveyance destination stored in the memory part which is not shown in figure. 71d) is returned and received, and the deposit transaction processing is completed.

Next, the withdrawal transaction processing will be described. In the withdrawal transaction processing, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 transfers a banknote by a predetermined number of sheets from the stackers 71a to 71d in which banknotes are stored for each currency type based on the withdrawal information input by the user from the customer operation unit 105. One after another. The bills which are passed out are conveyed in the order of the conveyance path 51h, the conveyance path 57, the conveyance path 51b, and the banknote discrimination part 30, and are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 30 one by one. Moreover, the control part 19 calculates the number of sheets of each banknote based on the discrimination result of a banknote, and judges whether the said banknote is withdrawn and a return destination. Banknotes judged to be impossible to withdraw are conveyed to the reject bank 60 according to the distribution gate 50a switched in the reject bank 60 direction and accumulated. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be withdrawable is conveyed to the banknote accumulation part of the deposit / exit opening 20 via the distribution gates 50a and 50b, and is accumulated. By opening and closing the shutter of the upper surface of the deposit and withdrawal outlet 20, the banknote and withdrawal apparatus 1 releases the banknote accumulated in the banknote accumulation part of the deposit and withdrawal outlet 20 to the user, and completes the withdrawal transaction process.

Next, the attachment / detachment means of the stacker conveyance path part 8 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 is demonstrated. Below, the structure which consists of a holding mechanism and the accommodating part is demonstrated as an example of a removal means.

FIG. 5: is a side view which shows the detail of the lower unit 1b of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1. FIG. The tray 9 of the lower unit 1b has portions 11a to 11g (hereinafter collectively referred to as the holding mechanism 11) for attaching and detaching the stacker conveying path portion 8, and the safe 10 is a stacker conveying path. The parts 12a-12g (henceforth the holding mechanism 12 generically) for attaching and detaching the part 8 are provided, respectively. Moreover, the stacker conveyance path part 8 is equipped with the accommodating part 8a-8d for holding by the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12. As shown in FIG. In addition, the holding mechanism 11 and its accommodating parts 8a and 8b are also called 1st detachable means, the holding mechanism 12 and its accommodating parts 8d and 8c are 2nd detachable means.

The holding mechanism 11 is an operation part connected via holding members 11b and 11c, rotation points 11d and 11e, pins 11f and 11g, and holding members 11b and 11c and pins 11f and 11g, respectively. It consists of 11a. The holding members 11b and 11c rotate about the rotation points 11d and 11e attached to the tray 9, and hold the said accommodating parts 8a and 8b with which the stacker conveyance path part 8 was equipped.

The holding mechanism 12 is an operation unit connected via holding members 12b and 12c, rotation points 11d and 11e, pins 12f and 12g, and holding members 12b and 12c and pins 12f and 12g, respectively. It consists of 12a. The holding members 12b and 12c rotate about the rotation points 12d and 12e attached to the safe 10, and hold the said accommodating parts 8c and 8d with which the stacker conveyance path part 8 was equipped.

In addition, the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 operate the actuator (not shown) to draw out the restricting mechanisms 13a and 13b that limit or permit the release of the holding state of the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12. Each).

In addition, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 is a cable which prevents the cable from interfering with the slide in the slide rail 24 for drawing the tray 9 to the outside and the withdrawal to the outside of the tray 9 easily. A guide 23 is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the detachable operation of the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage dedicated storage 61.

Hereinafter, the movement of each mechanism of this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. In addition, below, in order for a cashier to take out the banknotes stored in the stacker 71a-71d and the storage storage 61, or to replenish a banknote in the stacker 71a-71d, the stacker 71a-a 71d) or the case which attaches or detaches the storage only storage 61 is demonstrated to an example.

When attaching and detaching the stackers 71a-71d and the storage storage 61, the attendant opens the safe door 10a and operates the operation part 11a in the direction of arrow 14a, so that the holding members 11b and 11c rotate. It rotates in the direction of arrow 15a, 15b about 11d, 11e, and the holding | maintenance by the holding member 11b, 11c of the accommodating part 8a, 8b comprised in the stacker conveyance path part 8 is canceled | released. As a result, the operator can take out the stacker conveyance path 8 and the tray 9 of the lower unit 1b separately. Subsequently, the cashier releases the lock mechanism (not shown) which fastens the lower unit 1b to the automatic teller machine 101, and pulls out the tray 9 in the direction of arrow 16a (outside the safe 10).

The clerk separates the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage storage bin 61 in the direction of the arrow 17a from the tray 9 drawn out of the safe 10, and takes out the stored banknotes, or the stackers 71a to 71d. ), Banknotes are stacked, and the stackers 71a to 71d or the storage storage bin 61 are stored in the tray 9 in the direction of the arrow 17b.

The cashier stores the tray 9 in which the stackers 71a to 71d or the storage-only storage 61 are stored in the safe 10 in the direction of arrow 16b. ), The operation part 11a is operated in the opposite direction to the arrow 14a. As a result, the holding members 11b and 11c rotate in the opposite directions to the arrows 15a and 15b around the rotation points 11d and 11e, respectively, to accommodate the receiving portions 8a and 8b of the stacker conveying path portion 8. Keep it. By closing the vault door 10a, the clerk finishes taking out the bills stored in the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage-only storage 61 or replenishing the bills to the stackers 71a to 71d.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a detachable operation when the stacker conveyance path 8 and the tray 9 are integrated, that is, in the state of the lower unit 1b. 7 (a) is a figure which looked at the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 from the side like FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 (b) shows the lower unit of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 of FIG. It is the figure seen from the right side (front side of the banknote device 1).

Hereinafter, the movement of each mechanism of this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. Below, the recovery process at the time of abnormality, such as a jam, is demonstrated in the stacker conveyance path part 8 as an example.

When recovering the abnormality of the jam etc. which occurred in the stacker conveyance path part 8, the attendant opens the vault door 10a and operates the operation part 12a in the direction of arrow 14b, and the holding members 12b and 12c rotate the rotation point. It rotates in the direction of arrow 15c, 15d about 12d, 12e, and the holding | maintenance by the holding member 12b, 12c of the accommodating part 8c, 8d comprised in the stacker conveyance path part 8 is cancelled. Thereby, the stacker conveyance path part 8 and the tray 9 can be pulled out integrally, ie, in the state of the lower unit 1b.

In addition, the cashier releases the lock mechanism (not shown) for fastening the lower unit 1b to the automatic teller machine 101, and pulls out the lower unit 1b in the direction of arrow 16a (outside of the safe 10). The clerk opens the stacker conveyance path part 8 which comprises the lower unit 1b in the direction of arrow 18, and jams of the conveyance path 51h and distribution gates 50d-50h which were comprised in the stacker conveyance path part 8 Removal and the like. This makes it possible to easily perform an abnormal recovery process such as occurrence of jams.

The clerk removes the jam bills and the like, closes the stacker conveyance path 8 in the opposite direction to the arrow 18, stores the lower unit 1b in the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 16b, and locks not shown. After locking in the automatic teller machine 101 by the operation, the operation unit 12a is operated in the opposite direction to the arrow 14b. As a result, the holding members 12b and 12c rotate in the opposite directions to the arrows 15c and 15d around the rotation points 12d and 12e, respectively, and the receiving portions 8c and 8d formed in the stacker conveying path part 8 are rotated. Keep it. The attendant closes the safe door 10a to end the abnormal recovery process due to jam or the like.

FIG. 8 is a control block diagram when the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 includes withdrawal limiting mechanisms 13a and 13b (FIG. 5) for restricting and permitting the release of the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12. to be.

When the holding of the holding mechanism 11 is released by the staff, the control unit 19 detects the holding release of the holding mechanism 11 by a detection unit (not shown) (S201: YES), and the drawout limiting mechanism 13a. ), Release of the holding mechanism 12 is restricted (S202). Thereby, the stacker conveyance path part 8 is hold | maintained in the safe 10, and a cashier can pull out only the tray 9, and when attaching and detaching the stacker 71a-71d and the storage storage 61 is carried out. Therefore, the opening and closing operation of the stacker conveyance path part 8 is not necessary, and operability improves. After taking out and replenishing the banknotes, the accountant stores the tray 9 in the safe 10 in the direction of arrow 16b in FIG. 6, and locks it to the cash automatic transaction apparatus 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown). The stacker conveyance path part 8 is hold | maintained by the holding mechanism 11.

The control part 19 detects holding | maintenance of the stacker conveyance path part 8 by the holding mechanism 11 by the detection part which is not shown in figure (S203: YES), and permits release | release of the holding mechanism 12 (S204). . The clerk closes the safe door 10a to finish the work.

In addition, when the holding of the holding mechanism 12 is released by the staff, the control unit 19 detects the holding release of the holding mechanism 12 by a detection unit (not shown) (S205: YES), and the drawing limiting mechanism ( The release of the holding mechanism 11 is restricted by 13a) (S206). By taking out the holding | maintenance release of the holding mechanism 11 by the drawout restriction mechanism 13b, it becomes possible to reliably integrate the stacker conveyance path part 8 and the tray 9, and to draw out as the lower unit 1b. . As a result, the cashier can easily remove jam bills and the like of the stacker conveying path portion 8, thereby improving water retention. After the clerk removes the jam bill and the like, the lower unit 1b is stored in the safe 10 in the direction of arrow 16b in FIG. 7, and locked to the cash automatic transaction apparatus 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown). The stack conveyance path part 8 is hold | maintained by the holding mechanism 12. FIG.

The control unit 19 detects the holding of the stacker conveying path unit 8 by the holding mechanism 12 by a detection unit (not shown) (S207: YES), and permits the release of the holding mechanism 12 (S208). . The clerk closes the safe door 10a to finish the work.

In addition, the restriction | limiting of the release | release of the holding | maintenance by the said drawing restriction mechanism 13a, 13b is the holding | maintenance release of the other, by detecting the release | release of the holding | maintenance of either the holding mechanism 11 or the holding mechanism 12 of a circle member. It was assumed that exclusive control to limit the control was to be performed. That is, although the control means which exclusively controls the restriction | limiting or permission of the removal by the 1st attachment / detachment means, and the removal by the 2nd attachment / detachment means is assumed, it is not limited to this.

For example, when jam is detected in the banknote conveyance path 51, you may restrict | release the holding | maintenance of the holding mechanism 12. FIG. In addition, when the clerk instructs the take-out storage 61 and the take-out of the banknotes from the stackers 71a-71d or the replenishment of the banknotes to the stackers 71a-71d, in the cashier operation screen, You may restrict release.

In the above embodiment, when releasing the holding, the operating direction 14a of the operating part 11a of the holding mechanism 11 and the operating direction 14b of the operating part 12a of the holding mechanism 12 are made to be in opposite directions. It is possible to reduce the operational errors of the staff. In addition, not only the said embodiment, but when the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 hold the accommodating parts 8a-8d, or cancel | release holding, the operation direction of the operation part 11a of the holding mechanism 11, and You may make the operation direction of the operation part 12a of the holding mechanism 12 into either direction.

In the above embodiment, the holding members 11b and 11c are mechanically connected by the operating part 11a, and the holding members 12b and 12c are mechanically connected by the operating part 12a. This makes it possible to realize the detachable means at low cost. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the plurality of holding members and the operation unit are configured to be mechanically connected, and the control unit 19 controls the detachable means so that the control unit 19 detaches the stacker conveyance path unit by receiving a command from the operator operating unit 108 or the like. It is good also as an aspect to implement.

In the above embodiment, since the structures of the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 are mechanically connected, the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 are provided with a tray 9 and a safe 10 having a large installation space. ), And the receiving portions 8a to 8d are installed in the stacker conveying path portion 8 having a narrow installation space, but the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 are arranged in the stacker conveying path portion 8. You may provide the accommodating part in (9) and the safe 10. In addition, it is good also as a holding mechanism which uses the accommodating parts 8a-8d for the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 in common. Moreover, it is good also as a holding mechanism which does not provide the accommodating parts 8a-8d, and hold | maintains the upper conveyance path 8 directly by a holding mechanism.

In addition, in this embodiment, since only the stacker conveyance path part 8 from the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1 is made removable, the stacker conveyance path part ( 8) Only replacement and repair are possible.

In addition, although the attachment / detachment means which attaches and detaches the stacker conveyance path part 8 to the tray 9 was demonstrated in this embodiment, when the stackers 71a-71d are not accommodated in the tray 9, attachment / detachment means It is good also as a structure which attaches and detaches the stacker conveyance path part 8 and the stackers 71a-71d. In addition, although the attachment / detachment means which attaches and detaches the stacker conveyance path part 8 to the safe 10 was demonstrated, when the lower unit 1b is not stored in the safe 10, the stacker conveyance path is attached to the upper unit 1a. It is good also as a structure which attaches or detaches the part 8.

As mentioned above, the Example should just remove or separate the stacker conveyance path part 8 from the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 1 by the attachment / detachment means which consists of holding mechanisms etc .. In particular, the stacker conveyance path part 8 which was handled integrally with either the upper unit 1a or the lower unit 1b has a structure independent from any of the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1b. By providing the attachment / detachment mechanism which can attach / detach anything, it becomes possible to change the arrangement of the stacker conveyance path part according to a worker's work, and the working efficiency of a worker can be improved.

In addition, this embodiment is provided with a detachable means, which attaches or detaches the stacker conveyance path part 8 with respect to the tray 9, or attaches or detaches the stacker conveyance path part 8 with respect to the safe 10. It is enough to separate. In particular, the attachment / detachment means which makes the stacker conveyance path part 8 detachable in the inside of the safe 10 is provided as the lower unit 1b, without providing a plurality of connection conveyance paths 57 in the safe 10. It becomes possible to facilitate the removal work of the jam bill at the time of withdrawal.

More specifically, when the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage dedicated storage 61 are attached and detached, the stacker conveying path part 8 is left in the safe 10 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 and only the tray 9 is provided. The tray 9 and the stacker upper conveyance path 8 may be pulled out integrally at the time of taking out and at the time of abnormal process, such as a jam. These improve the operability of a stacker putting on and taking off, and also improving the work efficiency of a staff member by improving water retention in jam removal etc.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic cash machine (101).

2 is a control block diagram showing a control relationship of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 101. FIG.

3 is a side view of the banknote device.

4 is a block diagram showing a control relationship of the banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus 1;

Fig. 5 shows the present embodiment.

6 is a view showing a detachment operation of the present embodiment.

7 is a diagram illustrating a detachment operation of the present embodiment.

8 is a control flow diagram of the withdrawal limiting mechanisms 13a and 13b of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: Banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1a: Upper unit

1b: lower unit 8: stacker conveying path part

8a ~ 8d: Receptacle 9: Tray

10: safe 10a: safe door

11: holding mechanism 11a: operation part

11b and 11c: holding member 11d and 11e: rotation point

11f, 11g: Pin 12: holding mechanism

12a: operation part 12b, 12c: holding member

12d, 12e: rotation point 12f, 12g: pin

13a, 13b: Withdrawal restriction mechanism 19: Control part

20: entrance and exit port 20a: partition plate

23: cable guide 24: slide rail

30: banknote discrimination unit 40: temporary storage

60: reject high 51: banknote conveyance path

51a to 51h: conveying path 57: connection conveying path

50a ~ 50h: Distribution Gate 61: Storage Only

71a ~ 71d: Stacker 101: Automatic Cash Trading Device

101c: housing 102: card / specification processing unit

103: bank account processing unit 105: customer operation unit

106: external interface unit 107: main body control unit

108: cashier control unit 109: memory unit

110: power supply

Claims (9)

An entrance / exit slot for accommodating or discharging banknotes; A banknote discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, Temporary storage for temporarily storing the banknotes accommodated in the entry and exit, A stacker for receiving the bills received and / or bills to be discharged, A stacker conveyance path section having a first bill conveyance path for conveying bills from the stacker and / or conveying bills to the stacker; A second banknote conveying path for conveying a banknote to the first banknote conveying path of the deposit and withdrawal outlet, the banknote discriminating unit, the temporary storage and the stacker conveying path; The banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus provided with the detachable means which attaches or detaches the said stacker conveyance path part. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a tray for storing the stacker, The said detachable means has a 1st detachable means which attaches or detaches the said stacker conveyance path part to the said tray. The method of claim 1, More safe, The said detachable means has a 2nd detachable means which attaches and detaches the said stacker conveyance path part to the said safe. The method of claim 3, wherein And said second detachable means detaches said stacker conveyance path portion inside said safe. The method of claim 3, wherein And a control means for exclusively controlling the restriction or permission of detachment by the first detachment means and detachment by the second detachment means. The method of claim 1, The said stacker conveyance path part is arrange | positioned above the said tray, The banknote deposit and withdrawal apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 1, An upper unit having the entry and exit port, the banknote discrimination unit, the temporary storage box, and the second banknote conveying path; A lower unit having the stacker, a tray for storing the stacker, and the stacker conveying path; A safe for storing the lower unit, The said detachable means attaches and detaches the said stacker conveyance path part to the said tray. The method of claim 7, wherein The said detachable means attaches and detaches the said stacker conveyance path part to the said safe. A cash automatic transaction apparatus comprising the banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to claim 1.

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