KR20100108192A - Paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A paper money processing unit is provided to help a user to easily manage the device by replacing an empty receipt box with a temporary reserving unit. CONSTITUTION: A discriminating unit(3) determines whether papery moneys are counterfeit or not. A plurality of receiving units receives and discharges the paper money through one opening and is detachable. A temporary containing unit(4) receives the discriminated paper money. If the temporary containing unit is not operated, an empty receiving unit is used instead of the temporary containing unit.

Description

Paper sheet processing equipment {PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus having a temporary holding portion for temporarily storing paper sheets deposited at the time of waiting for a deposit amount confirmation.

The conventional paper sheet processing apparatus performs various transactions, such as a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction, based on operation by a customer. Here, description of each part and the operation | movement at the time of deposit and withdrawal with respect to the paper sheet processing apparatus which have the structure similar to the apparatus disclosed by patent documents 1 and 2 are demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 18-26.

18 is a side view of a conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.

In FIG. 18, paper sheets (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "paper bills") are fed into the discharge unit 101 at the time of deposit, and the bank notes are lowered on the conveyance path inside the apparatus by the feeding unit (not shown). It is fed out through the opening 121. In addition, a banknote is dispensed to the ejection part 101 through the upper opening 122 by the drawing part from the conveyance path inside the apparatus at the time of withdrawal.

In the discrimination unit 103, it is discriminated whether the banknote is a normal right or an unknown right at the time of deposit or withdrawal.

The bank notes discriminated as normal right by the discriminating unit 103 at the time of deposit are temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit (escrow) 104 through the upper opening 124 in order to await the confirmation instruction by the customer.

The banknote discriminated as normal right by the discriminating unit 103 at the time of deposit is conveyed back to the discriminating unit 103 through the lower opening 123 of the temporary holding unit 104 when the confirmation instruction by the customer becomes OK. In the discrimination unit 103, it is discriminated whether or not it is suitable for recycling. At this time, the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit 103 as not suitable for recycling and the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit 103 at the time of withdrawal are stored in the reject unit 106-1 or 106-2. .

The banknote discriminated as normal right by the discriminating unit 103 at the time of deposit is conveyed back to the discriminating unit 103 through the upper opening 124 of the temporary holding unit 104 when the confirmation instruction by the customer becomes OK. In the discrimination unit 103, it is discriminated whether or not it is suitable for recycling. At this time, the banknote discriminated as being suitable for recycling is stored in either storage.

The paper sheet processing apparatus of FIG. 18 has five paper sheet storages, three paper sheet storages 111-1, 111-2, and 111-3 on the front side (right side in FIG. 18), and a rear side (FIG. In the two paper sheet storage boxes 112-1 and 112-2 of the left side (18), the two sides of a back side have large height, depth, and width. Then, the two sheet paper storage compartments 112-1 and 112-2 on the rear side include a reject portion (not shown) therein, and are pulled out to the rear by opening and closing the opening / closing door provided on the rear side. It is removable for the body.

Banknotes drawn out in the paper sheet storages 111-1, 111-2, and 111-3 at the time of storing fall on the stage (not shown) which can move to the up-down direction of a storage box. The stage is fixed at an upper position, for example, when the number of banknotes stored therein is small.

In addition, the banknotes conveyed in the paper sheet storage 112-1, 112-2 at the time of storage fall to the bottom of a storage box. That is, in the paper sheet storages 112-1 and 112-2, a banknote is accumulated from the bottom.

Paper sheet storages 111-1, 111-2, and 111-3 include a feeder that can feed bills in both directions when bills are stored and when bills are sent out on a conveying path (not shown) ), And each has one entrance (top openings 125-1, 125-2, and 125-3).

The paper sheet storages 112-1 and 112-2 have upper openings 126-1 and 126-2 when banknotes are stored, and lower openings 128-1 when banknotes are sent out on a conveyance path. , 128-2). Moreover, the other upper opening 127-1, 127-2 which the paper sheet storage 112-1, 112-2 has is through the internal reject part, respectively.

Next, the operation | movement at the time of deposit and withdrawal of the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus is demonstrated.

First, the operation at the time of deposit is explained.

In response to the deposit instruction made by the customer, a shutter (not shown) is opened, and a bill insertion standby state is released to the ejection unit 101.

When a customer puts a banknote into the discharge part 101, it is confirmed (detected) that the banknote was thrown in, and a shutter closes. Then, the inserted banknote is moved to the position of the feeding section provided near the lower opening 121 by a pressing member or the like (not shown), and the banknote is fed on the conveying path inside the apparatus by the feeding section. At this time, a banknote is conveyed from the delivery part 101 to the discrimination part 103 via the conveyance path 140 as shown in FIG.

In the discriminating unit 103, it is discriminated whether or not the banknote is a normal ticket.

The banknote discriminated as unknown by the discrimination part 103 is conveyed from the discrimination part 103 to the discharge part 101 via the conveyance path 141 as shown in FIG. And it is discharged to the discharge part 101 through the upper opening 122, and is returned to a customer.

Banknotes discriminated by the discriminating unit 103 as normal tickets are conveyed from the discriminating unit 103 to the temporary holding unit (escrow) 104 via the conveying path 142 as shown in FIG. 21. In order to wait for the confirmation instruction by the customer, it is temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit 104. At this time, a screen (not shown) for prompting the customer to confirm the deposit amount is displayed.

In this state, when the confirmation instruction by the customer is canceled, the banknote is conveyed from the temporary holding unit 104 to the dispensing unit 101 and returned to the customer through the dispensing unit 101.

On the other hand, in this state, when the confirmation instruction by the customer becomes OK, one or more banknotes corresponding to the deposit amount are moved to the position of the lower opening 123 of the temporary holding part 104, and the lower opening By the feeding unit (not shown) provided near 123, the banknotes corresponding to the amount of money deposited from the temporary holding unit 104 are dispensed one by one on the conveying path, and the conveying path 143 as shown in FIG. Is sent from the temporary holding unit 104 to the discriminating unit 103 again. In the discriminating unit 103, it is discriminated whether or not each banknote is suitable for recycling.

The banknote discriminated as being suitable for recycling in the discrimination by the discrimination unit 103 goes up the exit side of the discrimination unit 103 as shown in FIG. 23, descends by U turn, and thereafter, as a whole, in front of the apparatus. It is accommodated in any one of the storages 111-1, 111-2, 111-3, 112-1, and 112-2 via the conveyance path 144 which faces the trough.

On the other hand, the banknote discriminated as being unsuitable for recycling by the discrimination part 103 is conveyed from the discrimination part 103 to any reject part via the conveyance path 145 as shown in FIG. It is accommodated in the corresponding reject part (reject part 106-1 or 106-2).

Subsequently, the operation at the time of withdrawal will be described.

In response to the withdrawal instruction made by the customer, the banknote is dispensed from any storage and conveyed to the discriminating unit 103. When banknotes are drawn from any one of the storages 111-1, 111-2, and 111-3, the discriminating unit (1) is separated from each storage via the conveyance path 146-1 as shown in FIG. Banknotes up to 103 are conveyed. When banknotes are dispensed from any of the storage bins 112-1 and 112-2, banknotes extracted from the lower openings 128-1 and 128-2 of the storage bins 112-1 and 112-2. 26 is a conveyance path 146-2 which first faces the front of the apparatus from the apparatus bottom and then moves upward and reaches the upper side of the storage 111-1, etc. in the front, and then faces the apparatus rear surface. ) Is conveyed from each storage to the discrimination unit 103.

In the discriminating unit 103, it is discriminated whether or not the banknote is a normal ticket.

The banknote discriminated as unknown by the discrimination part 103 is conveyed from the discrimination part 103 to any one reject part via the conveyance path 145 as shown in FIG. 24, and the corresponding reject is carried out. It is stored in a part (reject part 106-1 or 106-2).

The banknotes discriminated by the discriminating unit 103 as the normal ticket are conveyed from the discriminating unit 103 to the discharging unit 101 via the conveying path 141 as shown in FIG. 20, and sent to the discharging unit 101. It is discharged | released, and it becomes a waiting state to take out a banknote by a customer.

The operation of the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus has been described above, but as is clear from the drawings after FIG. 18, the storages 112-1 and 112-2 have upper openings 126-1 and 126-2. The banknotes are stored from the banks, and the banknotes are fed from the lower openings 128-1 and 128-2. And due to this point, at the time of withdrawal, the conveyance path 146-2 from the lower opening 128-1, 128-2 toward the discrimination part 103 is as shown in FIG. In the front of the device first, then ascending upward to reach the upper side of the front, such as the cabinet (111-1), and then to the discriminating unit 103 toward the rear of the device.

For this reason, the total length of the conveyance path inside the apparatus becomes long, and with it, it can allocate to the cost up and storage which accompany the increase of the occurrence rate of the obstacles, such as a jam, and the increase of the component score which comprises a conveyance mechanism. There is a problem such as a decrease in space.

On the other hand, during operation of the paper sheet processing apparatus, an obstacle may occur at any place in the apparatus. If the device is stopped each time, there is a problem with customer service. As an example, at the time of a deposit processing, the banknote discriminated as a normal ticket is temporarily stored in the temporary holding part (escrow) 104, while waiting for the instruction of deposit confirmation by a customer.

When a failure occurs in the temporary holding unit 104 and the state becomes unavailable, the deposit processing cannot be performed, and the apparatus is stopped.

In addition, as a related art, in patent document 3, the banknote handling apparatus which has one banknote holder is described. This bill holder is divided into two housing parts inside. For example, during operation, a thousand won ticket is stored in a bill pool part provided separately from the bill holder, and a reject bill and a 10,000 won ticket are stored in a first storage part of the bill holder. And after completion | finish of operation, a thousand won ticket is conveyed from the banknote pool part on the 10,000 won ticket of the 2nd accommodating part in a banknote box, and is stored. Thereby, the storage space of a banknote is utilized effectively.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent No. 3260141 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent No. 3754620 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-149784

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus which can secure a wide space in a storage space and which can continue operation even when a failure occurs in a temporary holding portion.

The proposed paper sheet processing apparatus includes a discriminating unit for discriminating the authenticity of paper sheets, a plurality of detachable cabinets in which paper sheets are stored or fed through one opening, and the one opening is provided on the upper surface, respectively, At the time, when the paper sheet discriminated as genuine by the said discriminating part is accommodated or taken out, and the conveyance part which conveys paper sheets between each said part, when the said temporary holding part is not available, It is assumed that at least one of the empty storage bins in the storage bin is used as a substitute for the temporary holding unit.

In the proposed paper processing apparatus, a plurality of storage spaces are arranged in the depth direction at the same or approximately the same height, width, and depth, and one opening is provided in each upper surface. The bottom of the storage was pointed toward the front of the apparatus, after which the ascending conveying path was unnecessary. Therefore, the space of the storage space can be secured widely, and the storage space is made redundant, and when the temporary holding part cannot be used, for example, by emptying one of the plurality of storage spaces, the empty storage space is recalled. It can be used as a substitute for a temporary hold to continue operation.

1 is a side view of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of the deposit primary operation.
3 is a flowchart of the deposit secondary operation.
4 is a flowchart of a withdrawal operation.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from a sending part to a discriminating part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the unknown part holding part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the temporary holding part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 7B is a view showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating unit to the storage for replacing the temporary holding unit in the sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG.
8A is a view showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the temporary holding part to the discriminating part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
8B is a view showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the storage to the discriminating portion for replacing the temporary holding portion in the sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conveyance path (part 1) of banknotes from the discriminating unit to the storage in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG.
Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a conveyance path (2) of banknotes from the discriminating part to the storage in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a view showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the rejecting part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG.
Fig. 12 is a diagram showing a conveyance path (part 1) of banknotes from a storage bin to a discriminating unit in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
The figure which shows the conveyance path (2) of bank notes from the storage to the discrimination part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of this embodiment.
Fig. 14 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the discharging part in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a view showing a conveyance path (1) of banknotes from a storage bin for replacing a temporary holding part in another sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment to another storage. FIG.
FIG. 16 is a view showing a conveyance path (2) of banknotes from a storage bin for replacing a temporary holding part in another sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment to another storage.
Fig. 17 is a flowchart of the device stop avoidance processing at the time of the occurrence of failure in the case of emptying the storage space for temporary suspension part replacement during operation;
18 is a side view of a conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
The figure which shows the conveyance path of the banknote from a sending part to a discriminating part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
20 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the discharging part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
Fig. 21 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the temporary holding part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
Fig. 22 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of bills from the temporary holding portion to the discriminating portion in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
The figure which shows the conveyance path of the banknote from a discriminating part to a storage in the conventional paper processing apparatus.
Fig. 24 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of banknotes from the discriminating part to the rejecting part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
The figure which shows the conveyance path (the 1) of banknotes from the storage to the discrimination part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.
It is a figure which shows the conveyance path (2) of banknotes from the storage to the discrimination part in the conventional paper sheet processing apparatus.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described in detail based on drawing.

1 is a side view of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a banknote is thrown into the delivery part 1 at the time of a deposit, and the banknote is fed out on the conveyance path inside the apparatus by the feeding part 2. In addition, a banknote is dispensed to the sending part 1 by the drawing part 2 from the conveyance path inside the apparatus at the time of withdrawal. That is, the dispensing part 1 has only one entrance and exit between the inside of an apparatus, and the dispensing part 2 is a mechanism which can feed a banknote bidirectionally.

In the discrimination section 3, it is discriminated whether the bill is a normal right or an unknown right at the time of deposit or withdrawal.

The banknote discriminated as the normal right by the discriminating part 3 at the time of deposit is temporarily stored in the temporary holding part (escrow) 4 in order to await the confirmation instruction by a customer. The temporary holding part 4 is also provided with a feeding part 5 capable of feeding the bill in both directions.

Banknotes which are discriminated as normal right by the discriminating unit 3 at the time of deposit are returned to the discriminating unit 3 again when the confirmation instruction by the customer becomes OK, and the discriminating unit 3 discriminates whether or not it is suitable for recycling. do. Banknotes discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 as unsuitable for recycling and banknotes discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 at the time of withdrawal are unknown to the reject unit 6-1 or 6-2. It is stored. The reject sections 6-1 and 6-2 have inserting mechanisms 7-1 and 7-2 of the bill and gates 24-1 and 24-2, respectively.

In addition, the banknote discriminated as being suitable for recycling by the discrimination in this discrimination part 3 is stored in either storage.

The bank notes discriminated as unknown in the discriminating unit 3 at the time of deposit are stored in the unknown right holding unit 8 and returned to the discharge unit 1 via the unknown right holding unit 8.

The paper sheet processing apparatus of FIG. 1 has six paper sheet storages, four paper sheet storages 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, and 11-4 on the front side, and two paper sheets on the rear side. Although the flow cabinets 12-1 and 12-2 have the same or substantially the same height, depth, and width, only two paper storage cabinets 12-1 and 12-2 on the rear side are provided in this embodiment. The reject portions 16-1 and 16-2 are included therein. Moreover, the six paper sheet storages are mounted on the guide rail which is not shown in figure, and are pulled out integrally in the back by removing the opening / closing door provided in the back surface. All six paper storage bins are detachable from the apparatus main body.

The paper sheet storage 11-1 has a feeding section 13-1 capable of feeding the banknote in both directions when storing the banknote and when sending the banknote onto the conveying path. In addition, the paper sheet storage 11-1 is rotated around the center at the time of bill storage and bill sending, so that the gates 21-1 and 25-1 move to a necessary position for storing or sending bills. Has

The paper sheet storage 11-2 has a feeding section 13-2 that can feed the bills in both directions when storing the bills and when sending the bills onto the conveying path. In addition, the paper sheet storage 11-2 is rotated around the center at the time of bill storage and bill sending, so that the gates 21-2 and 25-2 move to necessary positions for storing and sending bills. Has

The paper sheet storage 11-3 has a feeding section 13-3 capable of feeding the banknote in both directions when storing the banknote and when sending the banknote onto the conveying path. Further, the paper sheet storage 11-3 is rotated around the center at the time of bill storage or bill sending, so that the gates 21-3 and 25-3 move to a necessary position for storing or sending bills. Has

The paper sheet storage 11-4 has an feeding section 13-4 capable of feeding the banknote in both directions when storing the banknote and when sending the banknote onto the conveying path. In addition, the paper sheet storage boxes 11-4 are rotated around the center at the time of bill storage and bill sending, so that the gates 21-4 and 25-4 move to necessary positions for storing or sending bills. Has

The paper sheet storage 12-1 has a feeding section 15-1 capable of feeding the bills in both directions when storing the bills and sending the bills on the conveying path. At the time of sending out a sheet or a bill, it has the gate 22-1, 27-1 which moves to the required position for storing and sending by rotating around the center. In addition, the paper sheet storage 12-1 includes a reject portion 16-1, a feeding portion 18-1 which feeds out the paper money in the reject portion 16-1; It has a gate 23-1.

The paper sheet storage 12-2 has a feeding section 15-2 which can feed the bills in both directions when storing the bills and when sending the bills out on the conveying path. At the time of sending out paper or banknotes, the centers have gates 22-2 and 27-2 that move to necessary positions for storing and sending by rotating around the center. In addition, the paper sheet storage 12-2 includes a reject portion 16-2, a feeding portion 18-2 which feeds out at the time of storing bills in the reject portion 16-2, It has a gate 23-2.

The banknotes drawn out in the paper storage bins 11-1 to 11-4 and 12-1 to 12-2 at the time of storing are the stages 17-1 to 17-4 which can move in the up-down direction of each storage bin, It falls on 19-1-19-2). The stage is fixed at an upper position, for example, when the number of banknotes stored therein is small.

As a gate other than the above, the gate 33 guides the banknote from the discharge unit 1 side to the discriminating unit 3 or to the reject units 6-1 and 6-2 ( Alternatively, it is determined by changing the position by rotating the periphery of the center through the reject sections 6-1 and 6-2 to guide the cabinets 12-1 and 12-2.

The gate 32 guides the banknotes from the discharge unit 1 side or the temporary holding unit 4 side to pass through to the discriminating unit 3 side, or the banknotes from the storage side to the discharge unit 1. Determine whether to induce by changing the position by rotating around the center.

The gate 31 rotates around the center whether the banknote from the exit side of the discriminating unit 3 is led to the unknown right holding unit 8 or through to convey the conveying path image toward the storage. To change the position.

The gate 28 rotates around the center to guide the banknote from the exit side of the discriminating section 3 to the temporary holding section 4 side or to pass through the conveying path onto the storage side. Determine by changing position.

The gate 26 moves around the center of whether the banknote guided by the gate 28 to the temporary holding part 4 is guided to the temporary holding part 4 or through the temporary holding part 4. Determine by rotating to change position.

In addition, in this embodiment, the case where the failure | occurence | production generate | occur | produces during operation to the temporary hold part 4 and cannot use is assumed. As described above, in the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present embodiment, a plurality of storage bins are arranged in the depth direction at the same or approximately the same height, width, and depth, and one opening is provided in each upper surface, so that the paper sheet is conventional. Compared with the processing apparatus, the bottom of each storage compartment was directed toward the front of the apparatus, and then the ascending conveying path was not necessary. Therefore, the space of the storage space can be secured a little wider, which makes the storage redundant, and, for example, when one of the plurality of storage spaces fails in the temporary holding portion, instead of the temporary holding portion. Can be assigned as the return destination. Thereby, even if a failure occurs in the temporary holding part 4, a device stop can be avoided.

In the flowchart of FIG. 2 described later, it is determined whether or not the temporary holding unit 4 is usable by the firmware at the time of deposit.

When it is determined that it can be used, the banknote determined by the discriminating unit 3 to be the normal right is conveyed to the temporary holding unit 4.

On the other hand, when it is judged that it is unusable, the banknote determined by the discriminating part 3 is determined as the normal position in the paper sheet processing apparatus (here, the position where the storage 11-1 is mounted is replaced with the position). However, it is conveyed to the storage in a position where the other storage may be mounted.

2 is a flowchart of the deposit first operation.

In step S1 of Fig. 2, in response to the deposit instruction made by the customer, the shutter (not shown) is opened, and the banknote insertion state for the ejecting unit 1 is placed.

When a customer puts a banknote into the discharge part 1, it is confirmed (detected) that the banknote was inserted in step S2, and the shutter closes. Then, it is determined whether or not the length of the inserted banknote is normal.

When it is determined in step S2 that the length of the banknote is abnormal, in step S3, the banknote which is determined to be abnormal in length is returned to the customer through the discharge unit 1, and the series of operations is completed.

When it is determined in step S2 that the length of the banknote is normal, in step S5, the banknote is put up to the position of the feeding unit 2, and in step S6, the banknote is placed on the conveying path inside the apparatus by the feeding unit 2. Banknotes are sent out. At this time, the banknote is conveyed from the discharge part 1 to the discrimination part 3 via the conveyance path 40 as shown in FIG.

In following step S7, the discrimination part 3 discriminates whether the banknote is a normal right. The firmware also determines whether or not the temporary hold section 4 is available at that time.

The banknote discriminated as the unknown right by the discriminating part 3 in step S7 is conveyed from the discriminating part 3 to the unknown right holding part 8 via the conveyance path 41 as shown in FIG. Then, it is stored in the unknown right holding part 8, and the banknote is sent to the dispensing part 1 via the unknown right holding part 8 in step S8, and returned to the customer.

Subsequently, in step S9, the apparatus is in the standby state for inserting a banknote again. That is, the flow returns to step S2 on the flow. In addition, when a customer gives a cancellation instruction from the insertion wait state of step S9, a series of operation | movement is complete | finished.

In the case where it is determined in step S7 that the temporary holding unit 4 is usable by the firmware, the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 opens the return path 42-1 as shown in Fig. 7A. Through this, it is conveyed from the discriminating part 3 to the temporary holding part (escrow) 4.

On the other hand, in the case where the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 in step S7 as the normal right is determined by the firmware that the temporary holding unit 4 is unusable, the conveying path 42-as shown in Fig. 7B. Through 2), it is conveyed from the discriminating part 3 to the storage 11-1 for replacing a temporary hold part.

In any case, in order to wait for the confirmation instruction by the customer, it is temporarily stored in the conveyance destination (temporary hold part 4 or storage 11-1). At this time, in step S11, a screen (not shown) for prompting the customer to confirm the deposit amount is displayed.

In this state, when the confirmation instruction by the customer is OK in step S12, control is shifted to the deposit secondary operation shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in this state, when the confirmation instruction by a customer is canceled in step S13, a banknote is conveyed from the temporary hold part 4 to the discharge part 1, and is returned to the customer through the discharge part 1. And a series of operation | movement is complete | finished.

3 is a flowchart of the deposit secondary operation. The operation of this flowchart is a banknote discriminated by the discrimination unit 3 as normal ticket at the time of deposit, and the confirmation instruction by the customer is confirmed in the temporary holding unit 4 or the storage 11-1 for replacing the temporary holding unit. It is performed with respect to one or more banknotes corresponding to the deposit amount of money which became OK.

When the confirmation instruction by the customer is OK in the temporary holding part 4 or the storage 11-1, in step S21 of FIG. 3, the dispensing part of the temporary holding part 4 or the storage 11-1 is shown. One or more banknotes corresponding to the deposit amount are moved to the position, and in step S22, the banknote corresponding to the deposit amount is 1 from the temporary holding part 4 or the storage 11-1 by the feeding unit. The discriminating part is again sent out from the temporary holding part 4 or the storage 11-1 through the conveying path 43-1 or 43-2 as shown in FIG. It is conveyed to (3). In the discriminating unit 3, it is discriminated whether or not each banknote is suitable for recycling.

In the discrimination by the discriminating unit 3, the banknote discriminated as being suitable for recycling in step S23 is stored in any storage. When any one of the storages 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 is a storage destination, the discriminating part 3 is carried out via the conveyance path 44-1 as shown in FIG. It is conveyed to each cabinet from and stored. When either of the storages 12-1 and 12-2 is a storage destination, it is conveyed from the discriminating part 3 to each storage via the conveyance path 44-2 as shown in FIG. do.

On the other hand, the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 as unsuitable for recycling in step S24 is either rejected from the discriminating unit 3 via the conveying path 45 as shown in FIG. It is conveyed to and stored in the corresponding reject part (reject part 6-1 or 6-2). And a series of operation | movement is complete | finished.

4 is a flowchart of the withdrawal operation.

In step S31 of FIG. 4, in response to the withdrawal instruction made by the customer, a banknote is drawn from any storage and conveyed to the discriminating unit 3. When banknotes are dispensed from any of the storages 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, and 11-4, each storage is via the conveyance path 46-1 as shown in FIG. Banknotes are conveyed from to the discrimination part 3. When banknotes are fed from any of the storage 12-1, 12-2, the banknotes from each storage space to the discriminating part 3 through the conveyance path 46-2 as shown in FIG. Is returned.

Subsequently, in step S32, in the discriminating unit 3, it is discriminated whether or not the banknote is a normal ticket.

The banknote discriminated as unknown by the discriminating part 3 in step S32 is conveyed from the discriminating part 3 to any reject part via the conveyance path 45 as shown in FIG. To a reject portion (reject portion 6-1 or 6-2).

The banknote discriminated as the normal right by the discriminating unit 3 in step S32 is conveyed from the discriminating unit 3 to the discharge unit 1 through the conveying path 47 as shown in FIG. 14, and in step S33. It is accommodated in the discharge part 1.

Subsequently, in step S34, the shutter (not shown) is opened, and the banknote pulling-out state for the ejection unit 1 is placed.

In this state, when a banknote is taken out within a predetermined time, a series of operations are immediately terminated.

In this state, when the banknote is not taken out even after a lapse of a certain time, it is carried out by not taking out the medium (here, the banknote) in step S35, and the series of operations is completed.

In addition, in the above description, the storage cabinet (here, the storage 11-1) mounted in the predetermined position in the paper sheet processing apparatus was allocated as a substitute for when the failure | occurrence | production in the temporary hold part 4 occurred. . In order to allocate for replacement, the storage 11-1 must be empty. For this reason, when the bank 11-1 is attached to the apparatus, it is necessary to move all the bills in the bank 11-1 to another bank.

For example, a banknote is conveyed from the storage 11-1 to the storage 11-3 via the conveyance path 51 as shown in FIG. 15, or conveyed as shown in FIG. The bills are conveyed from the storage 11-1 to the storage 12-2 via the furnace 52.

In addition, there is a method of emptying a bin for use as a substitute for a temporary holding unit during operation, instead of installing an empty bin in advance.

Fig. 17 is a flowchart of the apparatus stop avoidance processing at the time of the occurrence of a failure in the case where the storage compartment for empty temporary holding unit is empty during operation. As shown in FIG. 17, this process is a process entered between step S7 and S11 of FIG.

In step S101 of FIG. 17 subsequent to step S2 of FIG. 2, it is determined whether the temporary holding unit 4 is normal (usable).

When it is determined in step S101 that the temporary holding part 4 is normal, in step S102, the transfer destination of the bill is set as the temporary holding part 4, and control is transferred to step S11 of FIG.

When it is determined in step S101 that the temporary holding part 4 is broken, in step S103, among the cabinets 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 12-1, 12-2 in the apparatus. It is determined whether or not there is an empty storage box (empty stacker).

When it is determined in step S103 that there is an empty stacker, in step S104, the empty stacker is used as the transfer destination instead of the temporary holding unit 4, and control is transferred to step S11 in FIG.

When it is determined in step S103 that there is no free stacker, either one of the stackers is determined as the stacker which makes the free stacker, or the stacker mounted at the predetermined position is determined as the free stacker. In step S105, all of the bills stored in the stacker are moved to another stacker via the conveying path as shown in Figs.

In step S106, the empty stacker is used as the transfer destination instead of the temporary holding unit 4, and control is transferred to step S11 in FIG.

1, 101: discharge part
2, 5, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 15-1, 15-2: (bidirectional) feeder
3, 103: discrimination unit
4, 104: temporary hold
6-1, 6-2, 106-1, 106-2: reject part
7-1, 7-2, 18-1, 18-2: dispenser
8: withholding of unknown rights
11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 12-1, 12-2, 111-1, 111-2, 111-3, 112-1, 112-2: paper sheet storage
16-1, 16-2: Reject part in storage
17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 19-1, 19-2: stage
21-1, 21-2, 21-3, 21-4, 22-1, 22-2, 23-1, 23-2, 24-1, 24-2, 25-1, 25-2, 25- 3, 25-4, 26, 27-1, 27-2, 28, 31, 32, 33: gate
121, 123, 128-1, 128-2: lower opening
122, 124, 125-1, 125-2, 125-3, 127-1, 127-2: upper opening
40, 41, 42-1, 42-2, 43-1, 43-2, 44-1, 44-2, 45, 46-1, 46-2, 47, 51, 52, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146-1, 146-2: return path

Claims (3)

A discriminating part that discriminates the authenticity of the paper leaf,
A plurality of detachable storage bins in which paper sheets are stored or fed out through one opening, and each of the one openings is provided on an upper surface thereof;
At the time of deposit, the temporary holding part which paper sheet discriminated by the said discrimination part as the real thing is received or sent out,
Carrier which conveys paper sheets between each said part
Has,
The paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by using at least one of the empty storage spaces of the said some storage container as a substitute of the said temporary storage part, when the said temporary holding part is unavailable. The method of claim 1,
The paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by extracting and emptying all the paper sheets in the storage box when the storage box is mounted at a predetermined position as the temporary holding unit used as the replacement. The method of claim 1,
In the case where the temporary holding unit is unavailable, the storage unit further includes an empty storage determining unit that determines whether at least one or more of the plurality of storage units are empty, or not.
When it is determined by the empty storage determining unit that there is no empty storage, all paper sheets in the storage are emptied out of one of the plurality of storages and used as a substitute for the temporary holding part. ,
The paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by using the empty storage container as a substitute for the temporary holding part when it is determined by the empty storage determining unit that there is an empty storage container.

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