KR20110069699A - Paper money handling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for handling bank note is provided to use a part of a bank note receiving storage to other purposes while maintaining bank note carriage efficiency and carriage reliability. CONSTITUTION: The first bidirectional carriage path arranges one end near the other end. The second bidirectional carriage path(20) has the second carriage part for enabling a bank note to be carried bidirectionally, and can be connected to one end or the other end of the first bidirectional carriage path. A connection converting part connects one end of the first bidirectional carriage path to the second bidirectional carriage path or connects the other end of the first bidirectional carriage path to the second bidirectional carriage path. A bank note discriminating part, installed on the first bidirectional carriage path, discriminates the bank note. A bank note deposit and withdrawal part(40), connected to the first bidirectional carriage path, deposits the bank note to the apparatus for handling the bank note or withdraws the bank note from the apparatus. The first bank note receiving part(60) connected to the first bidirectional carriage path, receives and stores the bank note. The first bank note receiving part connected to the second bidirectional carriage path, receives and stores the bank note.

Description

Banknote handling device {PAPER MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a bill handling apparatus.

For example, a banknote handling apparatus is provided in the cash automatic transaction apparatus used in financial institutions and the like. Generally, this banknote handling apparatus includes a banknote deposit and withdrawal unit for conveying banknotes between users, a banknote discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing banknotes being conveyed, or a withdrawal or Banknotes or bills to be loaded into banknote compartments containing banknote banks for storing reflux banknotes, banknotes for rejecting banknotes for containing reject banknotes unsuitable for transactions or banknotes banks. A reload recovery unit including a banknote receptacle for accommodating the banknotes recovered from the storage unit is provided. And each of these parts is connected by the conveyance path which conveys a banknote, respectively.

Such a banknote handling apparatus is required to reduce the size of the apparatus, increase the capacity of the banknote, improve the conveyance efficiency of the banknote, improve the conveyance reliability, and improve the workability of the maintenance work. Therefore, various proposals are conventionally made regarding arrangement | positioning of each said part in a banknote handling apparatus, and a structure of a conveyance path. (For example, refer following patent documents 1-3).

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-221636 Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-110230 Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent No. 3815651

However, in the conventional banknote handling apparatus, the use purpose of each banknote holder is being fixed respectively, and the degree of freedom regarding the use of a banknote holder was low. For example, it has not been considered to use the banknote storage in the load collection part as a banknote storage for deposit and withdrawal and a banknote for reject banknotes. Even in the conventional banknote handling apparatus, when the conveyance path of a banknote and the conveyance direction of a banknote in a conveyance path are changed suitably, for example, the banknote storage in a load collection part may be a banknote storage for deposits and withdrawals, or a banknote storage for reject bills. It can be used as. However, in this case, the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote will be reduced.

MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM This invention is for solving the said subject, Comprising: It is the bill handling apparatus WHEREIN: It can make it possible to make use of some bill banks with which a bill handling apparatus is equipped multipurpose while suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a bill. The purpose.

This invention is made to solve at least one part of said subject, and can be implement | achieved as the following forms or application examples.

Application Example 1 As a bill handling apparatus, a first bidirectional transport path having a first transport section capable of transporting bills in a bidirectional direction, wherein the first bidirectional transport path disposed so that one end and the other end in the first bidirectional transport path are adjacent to each other. And a second bidirectional conveyance path having a second conveyance section capable of bidirectionally conveying banknotes, which can be connected to the one end or the other end of the first bidirectional conveyance path, and the one end of the first bidirectional conveyance path; A connection switching unit for switching between connecting the second bidirectional transport path or connecting the other end of the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path; The banknote discrimination part which discriminates, the banknote depositing-withdrawal part which is connected to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, and performs banknote exchange with a user, and the said banknote sense It is connected to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path of the other end side rather than a part, and is connected to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path of the said one end side rather than the temporary storage part for temporarily storing the banknote currently conveyed, and the said banknote discrimination part, A first banknote accommodating part for accommodating the second bill, a second banknote accommodating part for accommodating the bill, and a control unit for controlling the respective parts, wherein the second banknote accommodating part is multipurpose. It is equipped with the 1 or more banknote storage detachably replaceable, The said control part is based on the use purpose of the said banknote storage in the said 2nd banknote storage part, At least the said connection switch part and the said 1st conveyance part And the second bidirectional direction when the control of the second conveying unit is switched and the one end and the second bidirectional conveying path in the first bidirectional conveying path are connected. Controlling the first and second conveying portions so as to convey bills in the direction toward the other end in the first bidirectional conveying path or the opposite direction from the conveying path to the other end, and the other in the first bidirectional conveying path In the case where the stage and the second bidirectional conveying path are connected, the first and the second bidirectional conveying path are conveyed in the direction toward the one end of the first bidirectional conveying path or the opposite direction from the second bidirectional conveying path to the one end of the first bidirectional conveying path. The bill handling apparatus which controls a 2nd conveyance part.

In the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 1, the 2nd banknote accommodating part provided with the 1st bidirectional conveyance path and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, and connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path is removable for one or more banknote storage which can be used for various purposes. It is possible to provide. As a banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, For example, the banknote storage for storing banknotes to be loaded in a 1st banknote accommodating part, the banknote storage for withdrawal for acquiring a banknote for withdrawal, and the banknote for reflux Banknote receptacle for storing a bill, a banknote retrieval for storing a banknote recovered from the first banknote receptacle, or a banknote for retrieving and retrieving a forgetful oblivion banknote taken out of a banknote withdrawal unit at the time of withdrawing a banknote And a reject banknote for storing a rejected banknote or a reject banknote discriminated as unsuitable for a transaction by a banknote discrimination unit. And a control part controls a connection switching part according to the use purpose of the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, and switches which one of the one end and the other end in a 1st bidirectional conveyance path is connected to. Thus, the conveyance route of the suitable banknote can be selected. And a control part can switch the conveyance direction of the banknote in a 1st and 2nd bidirectional conveyance path by controlling a 1st and 2nd conveyance part according to the utilization purpose of the banknote storage provided with a 2nd banknote accommodating part. . Therefore, by the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 1, some banknote storages with which a banknote handling apparatus is equipped can be used versatile, suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

Application Example 2 A bill handling apparatus according to Application Example 1, wherein the second bill acceptor includes a bill acceptor used as a bill acceptor for storing bills to be loaded in the first bill acceptor. The control unit is configured to feed the bills stored in the bill holder into the second bidirectional transport path at the time of the loading process for loading the bills stored in the bill holder into the first bill holder. At least the connection switching unit and the first conveyance so as to be conveyed from the other end in the first bidirectional conveyance path to the first bidirectional conveyance path, pass through the banknote discriminating unit, and load the first banknote storing unit. The bill handling apparatus which controls a part and the said 2nd conveyance part.

In the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 2, at the time of a loading process, the several banknotes accommodated in the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote storage part is equipped can be loaded continuously in a 1st banknote storage part without passing through temporary storage. . That is, the bill handling apparatus of the application example 2 can perform the loading process using the bill storage provided with a 2nd banknote accommodating part, suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote. In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus of Application Example 2, "through a banknote discrimination unit" means a case where a banknote passes through a banknote discrimination unit and a banknote discrimination unit through a banknote discrimination unit. Without going through, there may be a case that the bill passes through the bill discrimination unit. This is the same also in the other application examples described below.

[Application Example 3] A bill handling apparatus according to Application Example 1, wherein the second banknote accommodating part is for storing a banknote storage for a bill for storing banknotes to be loaded in the first banknote accommodating part and a banknote for withdrawal; The banknote storage used together as a banknote storage for withdrawal is provided, The said control part has the banknote which should be loaded in the said banknote storage part, and the banknote which should be withdrawn from the banknote storage is the said banknote. In the case where the bills to be withdrawn from the storage box are first stored in the order of feeding to the second bidirectional transport path, a bill for loading the bills to be loaded into the first bill accepting unit into the first bill accepting unit. At the time of a process, the banknote which should be withdrawn from the banknote container accommodated in the said banknote container is fed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, and the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path The at least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit, and the second conveying unit are controlled so as to be conveyed from the first bidirectional conveying path to the first bidirectional conveying path, to pass through the banknote discriminating unit, and to be stored in the temporary storage unit. The bank notes to be loaded in the first banknote storing section housed in a storage box are fed to the second bidirectional conveying path, and are conveyed to the first bidirectional conveying path from the other end in the first bidirectional conveying path. At least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit, and the second conveying unit are controlled so as to pass through a banknote discriminating unit and to be loaded into the first banknote storing unit, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are stored. Even if it feeds to a 1 bidirectional conveyance path, passes through the said banknote discrimination part, is conveyed from the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, and is loaded in the said banknote receptacle. , The cash handling system, at least connected with the switching section, with the first transfer section, which controls the second transport unit.

By the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 3, the banknote processing is performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, while suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote, and the banknote which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped with A bank can also be used as a banknote bank for withdrawal.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 4 The banknote handling apparatus of application example 1 WHEREIN: The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped with the banknote storage used as a collection banknote storage for accommodating the banknote collect | recovered from the said 1st banknote accommodation part, The said control part, when the collection process which collect | recovers the banknote accommodated in the said 1st banknote accommodating part to the said banknote case, the banknote accommodated in the said 1st banknote accommodating part is fed out to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, At least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said so that it may pass through a banknote discrimination part, and is conveyed from the said other end in a said 1st bidirectional conveyance path to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, and will be accommodated in the said banknote storage box. The bill handling apparatus which controls a 2nd conveyance part.

In the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 4, at the time of collection | recovery process, several banknotes accommodated in the banknote container with which a 1st banknote accommodating part is equipped can be collect | recovered continuously to a 2nd banknote storage part via a temporary storage container. That is, with the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 4, collection | recovery process can be performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, suppressing the fall of conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

Application Example 5 A bill handling apparatus according to Application Example 1, wherein the second bill acceptor is used as a bill acceptor for storing a banknote for withdrawal or a bill acceptor for storing a banknote for reflux. And a bill holder, wherein the controller controls the bills stored in the bill holder into the second bidirectional transport path at the time of the withdrawal process of withdrawing the bill stored in the bill holder into the banknote entry and withdrawal unit. At least said connection switching part, said 1st conveyance part, so that it may be conveyed from the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, passes through the said banknote discrimination part, and withdraws to the said banknote withdrawal part; The bill handling apparatus which controls the said 2nd conveyance part.

By the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 5, a deposit process can be performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

[Application Example 6] A bill handling device according to Application Example 1, wherein the second bill accepting unit is a drawout forgetting bill holder for collecting and storing the forgetting forgetting bills withdrawn and forgotten in the bill accepting and withdrawing section at the time of withdrawing the bill; And a bill holder for use as a bill, wherein the control unit is configured to draw out the bill of forgetting paper money to the first two-way transport path at the time of the drawout bill collection processing for collecting the take-out forget paper money into the bill storage. Controlling at least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part so that it may be conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path from the said other end in a 1st bidirectional conveyance path, and is accommodated in the said banknote storage box, Banknote Handling Device.

By the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 6, a take-out forgetting banknote collection | recovery process can be performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, suppressing the fall of conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 7 The banknote handling apparatus of application example 1 WHEREIN: The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is provided with the banknote storage used as a banknote storage for reflux for accommodating reflux banknotes, and the said control part is the said banknote During the deposit processing for storing the banknotes put in the deposit and withdrawal unit in the temporary storage box, the banknotes put into the banknote and withdrawal unit are fed to the first two-way transfer path and pass through the banknote discriminating unit. The bills stored in the temporary storage unit are controlled to be stored in the temporary storage, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are fed to the first bidirectional conveying path, pass through the banknote discriminating unit, and in the first bidirectional conveying path. At least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance so that it may be conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path from one end, and to be accommodated in the said banknote storage box. That controls the cash handling system.

By the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 7, a deposit process can be performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, suppressing the fall of conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 8 The banknote handling apparatus of application example 1 WHEREIN: The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is used by the said banknote discrimination part as a reject banknote storage for storing reject banknotes discriminated as unsuitable for a transaction. The banknote storage is provided, The said control part is said, When the banknote conveyed by the banknote discrimination part is discriminated as the said reject banknote, the said reject banknote is said from the said one end or the other end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path. The banknote handling apparatus which controls at least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part so that it may be conveyed by a 2nd bidirectional conveyance path and accommodated in the said banknote storage.

By the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 8, a collection process of reject banknotes can be performed using the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, suppressing the fall of conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote.

Application Example 9 A bill handling apparatus comprising: a first bidirectional transport path having a first transport section capable of transporting bills in a bidirectional direction, wherein the first bidirectional transport path disposed so that one end and the other end in the first bidirectional transport path are adjacent to each other; And a second bidirectional conveyance path having a second conveyance section capable of bidirectionally conveying banknotes, which can be connected to the one end or the other end of the first bidirectional conveyance path, and the one end of the first bidirectional conveyance path; A connection switching unit for switching the connection of the second bidirectional transport path, the connection of the other end and the second bidirectional transport path in the first bidirectional transport path, and the first bidirectional transport path to discriminate bills And a control unit for controlling the respective units, wherein the control unit is configured to transfer the banknote from the second bidirectional transport path to the first bidirectional transport path. The said banknote while controlling a 2nd conveyance part and controlling a said 1st conveyance part so that a banknote may be conveyed in the conveyance direction toward the said other end from the said one end, or the conveyance direction toward the said one end from the said other end in a said 1st bidirectional conveyance path. When discriminating the banknotes being conveyed by the discriminating unit, when the banknotes being conveyed are discriminated by reject banknotes which are not suitable for the transaction, the conveyance direction of the banknotes in the first bidirectional conveying path is If the one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path and the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path were connected, continuing control of the said 1st conveyance part so that it may be hold | maintained, the said other end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path and said 1st The other end in the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected so that two bidirectional transport paths are connected. If so, the connection switching part is controlled so that the one end of the first bidirectional conveying path and the second bidirectional conveying path are connected, and the conveying direction of the banknote in the second bidirectional conveying path is reversed. The bill handling apparatus which controls the said 2nd conveyance part.

In the banknote handling apparatus of Application Example 9, even when the banknote is conveyed from the second bidirectional conveying path to the first bidirectional conveying path and a rejected bill is found by the banknote discriminating unit, the conveyance of the banknote in the first bidirectional conveying path The control of the 1st conveyance part is continued so that a direction may be maintained. By doing so, in the first bidirectional conveying path, all the banknotes already conveyed from the second bidirectional conveying path to the first bidirectional conveying path and conveyed subsequent to the reject banknote are discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit, and the banknotes are separated into the conveying direction. It can convey to the downstream side of the banknote discrimination part which concerns. Moreover, in the banknote handling apparatus of Application Example 9, when a banknote is conveyed from a 2nd bidirectional conveyance path to a 1st bidirectional conveyance path, and a reject banknote is discovered by a banknote discrimination part, it is once in a 1st bidirectional conveyance path. And the second bidirectional transport path are connected, the other end of the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected so that the other end and the second bidirectional transport path are connected. In addition, while controlling the connection switching part so that one end in a 1st bidirectional conveyance path and a 2nd bidirectional conveyance path are connected, a 2nd conveyance part is controlled so that the conveyance direction of the banknote in a 2nd bidirectional conveyance path may be reversed. By doing in this way, a reject banknote can be conveyed from a 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path to a 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path, continuing without stopping conveyance of banknotes other than reject banknotes.

In addition, the control part in the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 9 is applicable to the banknote handling apparatus of the application examples 2, 3, and 5 mentioned above, for example. In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus of the application examples 1-8, the banknote deposit and withdrawal part was connected to the 1st bidirectional conveyance path, but in the banknote handling apparatus of the application example 9, you may make it connect the banknote deposit and withdrawal part to a 2nd bidirectional conveyance path. . By connecting a banknote withdrawal part to a 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path, when a reject banknote is included in a banknote, the reject banknote can be conveyed to a banknote withdrawal part.

This invention can be comprised as inventions, such as a cash automatic transaction apparatus provided with this banknote handling apparatus, a currency exchange machine, a banknote dispenser, an automatic ticket machine, in addition to the structure as said banknote handling apparatus. Moreover, it can also comprise as invention of these control methods. In addition, in each aspect, it is possible to apply the various additional elements indicated above.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic cash transaction apparatus 100 equipped with a bill handling apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 100 viewed from the back side.
3 is a perspective view of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 100 viewed from the back side.
4 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a bill handling apparatus 101.
FIG. 5: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of a loading process.
FIG. 6: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 when a reject banknote is found during the loading process.
FIG. 7: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the 1st step of a loading process.
8 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 when a reject bill is found during the operation of the first step.
FIG. 9: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the 3rd step of the loading process.
10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 at the time of collection processing.
11 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 at the time of withdrawal processing.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of withdrawal processing.
FIG. 13: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of take-out forgetting banknote collection process.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of deposit processing.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of deposit processing.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of false winding collection process.
17 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a bill handling apparatus 101A as a modification.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example of this invention is described in the following order based on an Example.

A. Composition of Cash Automatic Transaction Device:

B. Composition of bill handling equipment:

C. Operation handling of banknote handling device:

  C1. Load Handling:

  C2. Recall Processing:

  C3. Withdrawal Process:

  C4. Withdrawal Notes Collection Processing:

  C5. Deposit Processed:

  C6. Disclaimer Processing:

D. Other:

E. Modifications:

A. Composition of Cash Automatic Transaction Device:

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic cash transaction apparatus 100 equipped with a bill handling apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention. This automated cash transaction apparatus 100 is managed by a financial institution such as a bank and is a device for performing various transactions in accordance with the operation of a user (customer). The automatic cash transaction device 100 includes a bill handling device 101, a coin handling device 102, a bankbook handling device 103, a card specification table handling device 104, and a customer operation unit 105. Equipped with. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the cash automatic trading apparatus 100 is equipped with the power supply unit, or the main body control unit for controlling the whole of the cash automatic trading apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

The banknote handling apparatus 101 is an apparatus for passing a banknote with a user. This banknote handling apparatus 101 is demonstrated in detail later. The coin handling device 102 receives the coin with the user. The bankbook handling apparatus 103 handles the bankbook and reads the record or the like written in the bankbook, prints the processing, or the like according to the transaction. The card specification table handling apparatus 104 reads out the information recorded on the magnetic stripe card (so-called cash card), or issues a transaction specification table which records the contents according to the transaction. The customer operation unit 105 is an interface with a user for performing information display for the deposit and withdrawal transaction and operation input for the deposit and withdrawal transaction.

2 and 3 are perspective views of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 100 viewed from the back side. As shown, the banknote handling apparatus 101 is provided with the tray 110 which accommodates the banknote holder 70, and the tray 112 which accommodates banknote holder 71-74. In the tray 112, banknote holders 71-74 are arrange | positioned in the front-back direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101 in a line. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the bill storages 72 to 74 are recycling bins for sorting and storing banknotes for reflux for each type of gold (hereinafter, the bill banks 72 to 74 are respectively recycled). Also referred to as high (72 to 74)). In addition, the banknote 71 is used as a reject bank for storing reject banknotes unsuitable for a transaction (hereinafter, the banknote 71 is also referred to as a reject bank 71). In addition, the banknote storage 70 is used as a loading collection | recovery bank for storing the banknotes to be loaded in the recycling bins 72-74, and the banknotes collect | recovered from the recycling bins 72-74 (henceforth banknote storage). (70) is also referred to as a loading collection point 70).

The tray 110 and the tray 112 are connected by the rail 114, and the tray 110 is able to slide in the front-back direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101 with respect to the tray 112. As shown in FIG. In addition, the housing of the tray 112 and the banknote handling apparatus 101 is connected by the rail 116, and the tray 112 is the front-back direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101 with respect to the housing of the banknote handling apparatus 101. Slide movement is possible. By doing so, the tray 110 and the tray 112 are pulled out from the back side of the bill handling apparatus 101, or the tray 110 is left while leaving the tray 112 inside the bill handling apparatus 101. Bay can be withdrawn from the banknote handling apparatus 101. FIG. By leaving only the tray 112 inside the banknote handling apparatus 101 and allowing the tray 110 to be withdrawn from the banknote handling apparatus 101 from the back side of the banknote handling apparatus 101, The loading / receiving warehouse 70 can be attached and detached without stopping the transaction of the user of 100). In addition, the bill storage 60 can also be attached or detached from the back side of the bill handling apparatus 101. In addition, in this embodiment, the bill storage 60 is used as a drawout forgetting banknote storage for collect | recovering and storing the forgetting forget-memory banknotes taken out and forgotten by the banknote-withdrawal part as mentioned later (henceforth bill storage 60 ) Is also referred to as takeout oblong banknote 60).

B. Composition of bill handling equipment:

The banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment arrange | positions a plurality of banknote storages and conveyance paths of a banknote mentioned above to a limited internal space, and a part of these banknote storages, suppressing the fall of conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote. In order to make it possible to use for multipurpose, the structure demonstrated below is provided.

4 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a bill handling apparatus 101. The banknote handling apparatus 101 is comprised from the upper unit arrange | positioned at the upper part, and the safe part arrange | positioned at the lower part.

In the upper unit, the mechanisms necessary for the receipt of banknotes with the user are gathered. The upper unit includes a banknote deposit and withdrawal bank 30, a banknote discrimination unit 40, a temporary storage bin 50, a takeout banknote bank 60, and a control unit 80.

Moreover, the upper unit carries out bidirectional | two-way conveyance paths 10a-10f (henceforth bidirectional | two-way conveyance paths 10a-10f) which can convey banknotes bidirectionally, and are called 2nd bidirectional conveyance paths, and 2nd bidirectional conveyance. The furnace 20 is provided. And the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 each have the some conveyance roller shown by the circle | round | yen in the figure, and the motor which is not shown in figure to rotate these conveyance rollers bidirectionally. The conveyance roller and the motor which the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 has are corresponded to the 1st conveyance part in [the problem solving means]. In addition, the conveyance roller and the motor which the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 has are equivalent to the 2nd conveyance part in [the solution means of a problem].

As shown, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, one end of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a in the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, one end of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f, That is, one end and the other end in the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 are arrange | positioned so that it may neighbor. And the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 is connected to either adjacent edge part in the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. Whether to connect the bidirectional conveyance path 10a and the second bidirectional conveyance path 20 or the bidirectional conveyance path 10f and the second bidirectional conveyance path 20 is switched by the gate 25g. The gate 25g is corresponded to the connection switching part in [measured solution].

The inside of the banknote deposit box 30 is divided into a banknote dispensing unit 30i and a banknote accumulating unit 30o by the partition plate 31. The banknote feeding part 30i is connected to the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 30a (unidirectional conveyance path). In this embodiment, the conveyance path 30a is connected so that it may join the connection part of the bidirectional conveyance path 10a and the bidirectional conveyance path 10b. And the banknote feeding part 30i is provided with the feeding mechanism which feeds the banknote thrown in by the user to the conveyance path 30a. Moreover, the banknote accumulation part 30o is connected to the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 30b (one-way conveyance path). In this embodiment, the conveyance path 30b is connected so that it may branch off from the connection part of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e. And the banknote accumulation part 30o is equipped with the accumulation mechanism for accumulating the banknote conveyed from the conveyance path 30b. Moreover, the banknote accumulation part 30o is equipped with the pressure plate 32 for moving the banknote integrated in the banknote accumulation part 30o to the banknote feeding part 30i side. The banknote deposit and withdrawal bank 30 and the conveyance paths 30a and 30b correspond to the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit in [solution to solve the problem].

The banknote discrimination part 40 is arrange | positioned on the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c. And this banknote discrimination part 40 is a kind, authenticity, and the like about each banknote conveyed from the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b or the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c. It discriminates whether it is a reject banknote, and outputs the discrimination result to the control unit 80. This differentiation can be performed using various information, such as image data obtained by scanning a banknote, the uneven | corrugated shape of the surface of a banknote, the magnetic characteristic, the optical characteristic with respect to an ultraviolet-ray, etc., for example.

The temporary storage 50 is connected to the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 50a (bidirectional conveyance path). In this embodiment, the conveyance path 50a is connected to the connection part of the bidirectional conveyance path 10e and the bidirectional conveyance path 10f. And the temporary storage 50 is equipped with an accumulation mechanism, and temporarily collects and preserves the banknote in conveyance. The gate 50g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10 and the conveyance path 50a. By switching the gate 50g, it is switched whether the banknote is to be conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10e to the conveyance path 50a or the bidirectional conveyance path 10e is conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10f. .

The take-out oblivion bill storage 60 is connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 60a (unidirectional conveyance path). The ejection forgetting banknote storage 60 and the conveyance path 60a correspond to the 2nd banknote accommodating part in the "solution of a problem."

In the safe part, the recycling bins 72-74, the reject bin 71, and the loading collection | recovery bin 70 are arrange | positioned in the front-back direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101, and are accommodated.

The recycling store 74 is connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a via the conveyance path 74a (bidirectional conveyance path). And the gate 74g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a and the conveyance path 74a. By switching this gate 74g, the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10b to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a is switched. The recycling bin 74 includes a mechanism for accumulating and storing the bills conveyed from the conveying path 74a in the up and down direction, and a mechanism for feeding the bills stored therein to the conveying path 74a. The recycling bin 74, the conveying path 74a, and the gate 74g correspond to the 1st banknote accommodating part in [the solution means of a problem].

Moreover, the recycling bin 73 is connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a via the conveyance path 73a (bidirectional conveyance path). And the gate 73g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a and the conveyance path 73a. By switching this gate 73g, the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10b to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a is switched. The recycling store 73 is provided with the mechanism which accumulates and accommodates the banknote conveyed from the conveyance path 73a in the up-down direction, and the mechanism which draws out the stored banknote to the conveyance path 73a. The recycling bin 73, the conveying path 73a, and the gate 73g correspond to the first banknote accommodating portion in [Action Solution for Problem].

In addition, the recycling store 72 is connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a via the conveyance path 72a (bidirectional conveyance path). And the gate 72g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a and the conveyance path 72a. By switching this gate 72g, the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10b to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a is switched. The recycling bin 72 is provided with a mechanism for accumulating and storing the bills conveyed from the conveyance path 72a in the up and down direction, and a mechanism for feeding the stored bills to the conveyance path 72a. The recycling bin 72, the conveyance path 72a, and the gate 72g correspond to the first banknote accommodating portion in [Action Solution for Problem].

In addition, the reject height 71 is connected to the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 71a (bidirectional conveyance path). And the gate 71g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the conveyance path 71a. By switching 71 g of this gates, the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10a or the bidirectional conveyance path 10f to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is switched. The reject height 71 is provided with the mechanism which accumulates and accommodates the banknote conveyed from the conveyance path 71a in the up-down direction, and the mechanism which draws out the banknote which has been stored to the conveyance path 71a. The reject height 71, the conveyance path 71a, and the gate 71g correspond to the 2nd banknote accommodating part in [the solution means of a problem].

Moreover, the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 is connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 70a (bidirectional conveyance path). And the gate 70g is arrange | positioned at the connection part of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the conveyance path 70a. By switching this gate 70g, the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10a or the bidirectional conveyance path 10f to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is switched. The loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 is equipped with the mechanism which accumulates and accommodates the banknote conveyed from the conveyance path 70a in the up-down direction, and the mechanism which draws out the banknote stored in the conveyance path 70a. The loading collection | recovery warehouse 70, the conveyance path 70a, and the gate 70g correspond to the 2nd banknote accommodating part in the "solution of a problem."

Moreover, on each conveyance path, the some sensor for detecting the passage of a banknote is arrange | positioned, and the conveyance situation of the banknote on each conveyance path is monitored by the control unit 80. FIG. The control unit 80 is comprised as a microcomputer provided with a CPU, a memory, etc. inside, The program prepared previously based on the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination part 40, the conveyance situation of a banknote on each conveyance path, etc. In accordance with this, the operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 is controlled. The control unit 80 is corresponded to the control part in [the solution means of a problem].

C. Controlling the behavior of the bill handling device:

C1. Load Handling:

FIG. 5: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of a loading process. The loading process is a process of loading the banknotes stored in the load collecting bin 70 to be loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of paper money banknotes are stored in the loading collection bank 70.

At the time of this loading process, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g, and connects the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, feeds out the banknote stored in the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 one by one to the conveyance path 70a, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, It conveys in order of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the bidirectional conveyance path 10f, the bidirectional conveyance path 10e, the bidirectional conveyance path 10d, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And the control unit 80 conveys the banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a. The control unit 80 controls the gates 72g, 73g, 74g on the basis of the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination unit 40, and transfers the banknotes conveyed to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a to the conveyance paths 72a to 74a. It is distributed to the recycle bins 72 to 74 for each species and loaded.

In addition, when reject banknote is discovered by the banknote discrimination part 40 during said loading process, the control unit 80 performs the operation control demonstrated below.

FIG. 6: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 when a reject banknote is found during the loading process.

When the reject banknote is found out by the banknote discrimination part 40, the control unit 80 stops feeding of the banknote from the loading collection | recovery bank 70 to the conveyance path 70a once. At this time, conveyance of the banknote in each conveyance path is continued. Then, when all the banknotes which existed on the conveyance path 70a and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 are conveyed after the bidirectional conveyance path 10f, the control unit 80 switches the gate 25g, While connecting the bidirectional conveyance path 10a and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the conveyance direction of the banknote in the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is reversed. And the control unit 80 controls the gate 71g, and stores the rejected bill in the reject store 71 from the conveyance path 71a. Thereafter, the control unit 80 controls the gates 72g, 73g, 74g on the basis of the discrimination result by the bill discrimination unit 40 for each bill conveyed after the reject bill, and recycles 72-74. ) Or the reject store 71. Then, the control unit 80 returns the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 to the operation | movement shown in FIG. 5, and continues the loading process. The control unit 80 ends the loading process when all the bills in the loading collection point 70 or the predetermined predetermined number of bills are loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101, you may make it switch the loading collection | recovery collection | recovery storage 70 and the rejection | recovery height 71. FIG. In addition, you may make it use the take-out forgetting banknote 60 as a reject store.

With respect to the bill handling apparatus 101, there is a request to use the loading collection bank 70 as a bill storage for storing bills for withdrawal so that multiple money species can be withdrawn. In order to meet this demand, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, the aspect demonstrated below can also be employ | adopted as a loading process. In the loading process of this aspect, the operation of loading the withdrawal banknote in the loading collection bank 70 is performed in three steps to be described below.

In preparation for the loading process, the banknotes of this kind to be loaded in the recycling bins 72 to 74 are stored in the lower part of the loading collection bank 70 in advance, and the loading collection bank 70 in the upper part of the loading collection bank 70. We store paper money kind of money that should withdraw from. In addition, in the present embodiment, the number of paper money types to be withdrawn from the loading money storage 70, which is stored in the upper portion of the loading money storage 70, is less than the maximum number of paper money that can be stored in the temporary storage 50. Shall be.

Then, in the first step of the loading process, the banknotes of the paper species to be withdrawn from the loading collection point 70 stored in the upper portion of the loading collection point 70 are transferred to the temporary storage 50 and temporarily stored. In the second step of the loading process, the banknotes of the paper type to be withdrawn from the recycling bins 72 to 74 stored in the lower part of the loading collection bank 70 are loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74. In the third step of the loading process, the bills to be withdrawn from the loading bank 70 stored in the temporary storage 50 are loaded into the loading bank 70.

FIG. 7: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the 1st step of a loading process. In the operation of the first step, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g to connect the second bidirectional transport path 20 and the bidirectional transport path 10a. Moreover, the control unit 80 controls the gate 50g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e and the conveyance path 50a. And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, feeds the banknote stored in the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 one by one to the conveyance path 70a, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, It conveys in order of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the bidirectional conveyance path 10a, the bidirectional conveyance path 10b, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And when the banknote conveyed by the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c is a banknote which should be withdrawn from the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70, the control unit 80 transfers the banknote by the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e. It conveys in order of the conveyance path 50a, and accumulates and stores it in the temporary storage 50.

In addition, when the reject banknote is discovered by the banknote discrimination part 40 during the operation | movement of the 1st step of said loading process, the control unit 80 performs the operation control demonstrated below.

8 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 when a reject bill is found during the operation of the first step.

When the reject banknote is found out by the banknote discrimination part 40, the control unit 80 stops feeding of the banknote from the loading collection | recovery bank 70 to the conveyance path 70a once. At this time, conveyance of the banknote in each conveyance path is continued. Then, when all the banknotes which existed on the conveyance path 70a and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 are conveyed after bidirectional conveyance path 10a, the control unit 80 switches the gate 25g, While connecting the bidirectional conveyance path 10a and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the conveyance direction of the banknote in the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is reversed. Moreover, the control unit 80 switches the gate 50g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. And the control unit 80 controls the gate 71g, and stores the rejected bill in the reject store 71 from the conveyance path 71a. Thereafter, the control unit 80 controls the gate 50g on the basis of the discrimination result by the bill discrimination unit 40 for each bill conveyed after the reject bill, thereby temporarily storing the bank 50 or the reject bank. It is stored in 71. Then, the control unit 80 returns the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 to the operation | movement shown in FIG. 7, and continues the operation | movement of a 1st step. And when the banknote to be loaded in the recycling bin 72-74 is found by the banknote discrimination part 40, the control unit 80 complete | finishes the operation | movement of a 1st step. When the control unit 80 finds a banknote to be loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74 by the banknote discrimination unit 40, ending the operation of the first step is a banknote that is conveyed subsequent to the banknote. This is because all of the banknotes are to be loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74.

When the operation of the first step is completed, the control unit 80 reverses the conveying direction of the bills in the first bidirectional conveyance path 10 and the second bidirectional conveyance path 20, and the first bidirectional conveyance path 10. The banknotes to be loaded into the recycling bins 72 to 74 present in the phase are returned to the loading collection bin 70. And the control unit 80 performs operation control of a 2nd step. In addition, the operation control of the second step is the same as the operation control described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 9: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the 3rd step of the loading process.

The control unit 80 switches the gate 50g to connect the conveyance path 50a and the bidirectional conveyance path 10e. Moreover, the control unit 80 switches the gate 25g, and connects the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a. And the control unit 80 controls conveyance rollers etc. which were installed in each conveyance path, feeds the banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 to the conveyance path 50a one by one, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, bidirectionally It conveys in order of the conveyance path 10e, the bidirectional conveyance path 10d, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. The banknote conveyed to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c is discriminated again by the banknote discrimination part 40. FIG. And the control unit 80 conveys the banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a. The control unit 80 controls the gate 71g on the basis of the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination unit 40, so that the reject banknote can be withdrawn from the loading bank 70 from the reject bank 71. Is stored in the loading warehouse 70. When the banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 is accommodated in the loading collection | recovery collection | recovery warehouse 70 or the reject warehouse 71, the control unit 80 complete | finishes the operation control of a 3rd step. In addition, in this embodiment, even when storing the banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 in the loading collection | recovery collection | recovery warehouse 70, the banknote discrimination part 40 distinguishes banknotes, but you may abbreviate | omit this . This is because the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 50 have already been discriminated by the operation control of the first step.

C2. Recall Processing:

10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 at the time of collection processing. The collection process is a process of collecting the bills stored in the recycling bins 72 to 74 in the loading collection bin 70. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the banknote collection processing is performed in order of the recycling bin 72, the recycling bin 73, and the banknote storage 74.

At the time of this collection | recovery process, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g, and connects the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, first feeds the banknote stored in the recycling bin 72 to the conveyance path 72a one by one, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, It conveys in order of the bidirectional conveyance path 10a, the bidirectional conveyance path 10b, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And the control unit 80 checks the banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f, and the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20. As shown in FIG. Return in order. The control unit 80 controls the gate 71g on the basis of the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination unit 40, so that the reject banknote is loaded into the reject bank 71, and the banknotes other than the reject banknote are loaded and collected ( 70). When the collection | recovery of all banknotes accommodated in the recycling bin 72 is complete | finished, the control unit 80 performs the said collection | recovery process similarly with respect to the recycling bin 73 and the recycling bin 74.

In the banknote handling apparatus 101, the reject bank 71 may also be used as a recovered banknote storage. In this case, for example, the take-out forgetting paper money cabinet 60 may be used as a reject store.

C3. Withdrawal Process:

In the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the present embodiment, in addition to the recycling bins 72 to 74, the reload collecting bin 70 can be used as a banknote storage for withdrawal.

11 and 12 are explanatory views showing the operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 at the time of withdrawal processing. In FIG. 11, the operation | movement at the time of withdrawing from the loading collection bank 70 using the loading collection bank 70 as a banknote storage for withdrawal was shown. 12, the operation | movement at the time of withdrawing from the recycling store 72-74 is shown.

When the withdrawal bank 70 is used as a withdrawal banknote, the withdrawal from the withdrawal bank 70, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g as shown in FIG. The bidirectional conveyance path 20 and the bidirectional conveyance path 10a are connected. Moreover, the control unit 80 controls the gate 10g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b. And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, feeds the banknote stored in the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 one by one to the conveyance path 70a, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, It conveys in order of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the bidirectional conveyance path 10a, the bidirectional conveyance path 10b, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And the control unit 80, when the banknote conveyed by the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c is a banknote which should withdraw | extract to the banknote bank 30, the banknote of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b is carried out. It conveys in order and accumulates in the banknote accumulation part 30o in banknote deposit and withdrawal 30.

If reject banknotes are found by the banknote discrimination unit 40 during the above withdrawal processing, the control unit 80 switches the gate 10g and the gate 25g and the operation described above with reference to FIG. 8. Operation control similar to the control is performed, and the reject banknote is stored in the reject bank 71. Then, the control unit 80 returns the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 to the operation | movement shown in FIG. 11, and continues a withdrawal process.

When withdrawing money from the recycling bins 72 to 74, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g as shown in Fig. 12 to open the second bidirectional conveying path 20 and the bidirectional conveying path 10f. Connect. Moreover, the control unit 80 controls the gate 10g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b. And the control unit 80 controls the gates 72g-74g corresponding to the recycling rollers 72-74 which accommodated the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, and the bank notes to be withdrawn, and recycles 72-74 The banknotes stored in 74 are fed one by one to the corresponding conveyance paths 72a to 74a. And the control unit 80 conveys this banknote in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c as shown by the arrow in the figure. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And the control unit 80, when the banknote conveyed by the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c is a banknote which should withdraw | extract to the banknote bank 30, the banknote of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b is carried out. It conveys in order, and accumulates in the banknote accumulation part 30o in the banknote deposit-and-exit 30.

If reject banknotes are found by the banknote discrimination unit 40 during the withdrawal process, the control unit 80 opens the gate 10g so that the bidirectional conveyance path 10c and the bidirectional conveyance path 10d are connected. By switching, the rejected bill is conveyed in the order of the bidirectional conveyance path 10d, the bidirectional conveyance path 10e, the bidirectional conveyance path 10f, and the second bidirectional conveyance path 20 in order to reject the rejected bill. It is stored in 71. Then, the control unit 80 returns the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 to the operation | movement shown in FIG. 12, and continues a withdrawal process.

When the banknote of the required amount of money is withdrawn to the banknote accumulating part 30o, the control unit 80 complete | finishes a withdrawal process.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101, the take-out forgetting banknote storage 60 may be used as a reject store.

C4. Withdrawal Notes Collection Processing:

A user may forget to take out a banknote withdrawn from the banknote stacking unit 30o in the banknote deposit and withdrawal bank 30 by the above withdrawal processing. If a predetermined time elapses while the banknote is taken out, the banknote handling device 101 executes the takeout forgetting banknote collection process.

FIG. 13: is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of take-out forgetting banknote collection process.

At the time of the take-out forgetting paper money collection processing, the control unit 80 moves the pressure plate 32 in the paper money input and output bank 30 to move the paper money taken out of the paper money accumulating part 30o toward the paper money feeding part 30i. Move it. In addition, the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g to connect the bidirectional transport path 10f and the second bidirectional transport path 20. And the control unit 80 controls conveyance rollers etc. which were installed in each conveyance path, feeds out the forgetting forgetting banknotes taken out and forgotten in the banknote deposit-and-exit 30 to the conveyance path 30a one by one, and is shown with the arrow in the figure. As described above, the bidirectional transport path 10b, the bidirectional transport path 10c, the bidirectional transport path 10d, the bidirectional transport path 10e, the bidirectional transport path 10f, the second bidirectional transport path 20, and the transport path ( It conveys in order of 60a), collect | recovers and stores in the take-out oblivion banknote 60.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101, the take-out forgetting banknote may be collected and stored in the reject store 71.

C5. Deposit Processed:

In the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the present embodiment, in addition to the recycling bins 72 to 74, the reload collecting bin 70 can also be used as the recycling bin.

14 and 15 are explanatory views showing the operation of the bill handling apparatus 101 at the time of the deposit processing. In this deposit processing, the banknotes (receiving banknotes) put into the banknote dispensing part 30i in the banknote bank 30 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage 50, and thereafter recycled (72-74), loading time. In the trouble 70, it is sorted and stored for every kind. In FIG. 14, the operation | movement which temporarily stores the deposit banknote put into the banknote dispensing part 30i in the banknote depositing-and-exit 30 in temporary storage 50 was shown. In addition, the operation | movement which classifies and stores the deposit banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 in the recycling bin 72-74 and the loading collection | recovery bin 70 for every kind is shown.

First, as shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 80 controls the gate 50g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e and the conveyance path 50a. And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, and feeds the banknotes which were put into the banknote dispensing part 30i in the banknote cash-out deposit box 30 to the conveyance path 30a one by one, As shown by the arrow in the figure, it conveys in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And when the transfer banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 is not a reject banknote, the control unit 80 controls the gate 10g, and opens the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b. It connects, and conveys this banknote in order of 10d bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d, bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e, and the conveyance path 50a, and is laminated | stacked and stored in the temporary storage 50. On the other hand, when the deposit banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 is a reject banknote, the control unit 80 controls the gate 10g, and connects the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d and the conveyance path 30b. Then, the rejected bill is conveyed to the conveyance path 30b, accumulated in the bill accumulation part 30o, and returned to the user.

And when all the banknotes are stored in the temporary storage 50 and a deposit amount is confirmed, the control unit 80 will control the gate 25g, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a and the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 may be carried out. Connect And the control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were installed in each conveyance path, feeds out the deposit banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 to the conveyance path 50a one by one, and as shown by the arrow in the figure, It conveys in order of the bidirectional conveyance path 10e, the bidirectional conveyance path 10d, and the bidirectional conveyance path 10c. The banknote conveyed to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c is discriminated again by the banknote discrimination part 40. FIG. And the control unit 80 conveys the banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a. The control unit 80 controls the gates 74g, 73g, 72g, 71g, 70g on the basis of the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination unit 40 to store the reject banknote in the reject bank 71, and Banknotes other than the rejected bills are sorted and stored in the recycling bins 72 to 74 or the loading collection bank 70 for each type of gold. The control unit 80 completes the deposit processing when all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage bin 50 are stored in the recycling bins 72 to 74 or the loading collection bank 70.

In addition, in the present Example, although the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 is also used as a recycling warehouse, you may not use the loading collection warehouse 70 as a recycling warehouse. In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101, the take-out forgetting banknote storage 60 may be used as a reject store.

C6. Disclaimer Processing:

At the time of the deposit transaction, there may be a case that the power banknote is included in the deposit banknote input to the banknote 30. In the banknote handling apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, by executing a false collection process during the above-mentioned deposit processing, the false authority injected into the banknote deposit and withdrawal box 30 can be recovered without being returned to the user, and it can be prevented from being distributed again. .

It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 101 at the time of false authority collection process.

The control unit 80 controls the conveyance roller etc. which were provided in each conveyance path, and feeds the banknotes which were put into the banknote dispensing part 30i in the banknote depositing-and-exit 30 to the conveyance path 30a one by one, and in the figure As shown by the arrow, it conveys in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c. Banknotes conveyed by the bidirectional conveyance path 10c are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And the control unit 80 switches the gate 50g, when the transfer banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 is distinguished into the upper right, and switches the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. In addition to the connection box, the gate 25g and the gate 70g are controlled to connect the bidirectional transport path 10f, the second bidirectional transport path 20, and the second bidirectional transport paths 20 and 60a, respectively. And the control unit 80 bidirectional conveyance path 10d, bidirectional conveyance path 10e, bidirectional conveyance path 10f, the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 for the banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 in the upper right. ) And conveyed in the order of the conveyance path 60a, and collect | recovers it in the take-out forgetful bill storage 60.

In the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the present Example described above, the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is provided with the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, and is connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20. FIG. The banknote accommodating part is provided with the bill compartment 60, 70, 71 which can be used for multipurpose in a detachable manner. And the control unit 80 controls the gate 25g according to the use purpose of the banknote storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, and makes the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 in the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10 carry out. Either of the bidirectional conveyance path 10a and the bidirectional conveyance path 10f can be switched, and the suitable conveyance path | route of a banknote can be selected. And the control unit 80 is a conveyance roller and a motor which the 1st conveyance part, ie, the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 has, according to the use purpose of the bill storage with which a 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped, and a 2nd conveyance part, That is, the conveyance direction of the banknote in the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 and the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 can be switched by controlling the conveying roller and the motor which the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 has. Therefore, according to the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, the some banknote storages (2nd banknote storage) which the banknote handling apparatus 101 equips are multipurpose, suppressing the fall of the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability of a banknote. Can be used as

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, a banknote can be conveyed from the collection bank 70 to the recycling bank 72-74, without passing through the temporary storage 50 at the time of the loading process. Therefore, the time and route required for the loading process can be shortened, and the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability at the time of the loading process can be improved.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, as described, for example using FIG. 6, when reject banknote is found by the banknote discrimination part 40 during the loading process, 1st bidirectional conveyance The control of the 1st conveyance part is continued so that the conveyance direction of the banknote in the furnace 10 may be maintained. Therefore, in the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, all the banknotes already conveyed from the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 to the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, and conveyed following a reject banknote, the banknote discrimination part 40 ), And banknotes other than reject banknotes can be transported (loaded) to desired recycling bins 72, 73, and 74. In addition, in the above-mentioned case, while controlling the gate 25g to switch the connection destination of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 from the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a, Since the 2nd conveyance part is controlled so that the conveyance direction of the banknote in 20) may be reversed, the reject banknote can be conveyed to the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20, and can be accommodated in the reject store 71. As shown in FIG. In addition, when reject banknotes are found by the banknote discrimination part 40, the conveyance direction of the banknote in the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10 is maintained, and the 1st of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 is carried out. In addition to switching the connection destination to the bidirectional conveyance path 10, inverting the conveyance direction of the banknote in the second bidirectional conveyance path 20 includes the control during the loading process described using Figs. The same applies to the control during the withdrawal processing described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, a banknote can be conveyed from the recycling bins 72-74 to the loading bank 70 without carrying out the temporary storage 50 at the time of collection | recovery processing. Therefore, the time and path | route which are needed for collection | recovery process can be shortened, and the conveyance efficiency and conveyance reliability at the time of a collection process can be improved.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the present embodiment, the reject bank 71 cannot reject the banknote which cannot be withdrawn to the banknote bank 30 at the time of the withdrawal processing, without passing through the temporary bank 50. Can be returned. Therefore, the conveyance efficiency at the time of withdrawal processing can be improved.

D. Other:

In the banknote handling apparatus 101 of this embodiment, when the banknote for loading is stored in the loading collection | recovery collection | recovery shop 70, operation may be started, and a banknote for withdrawal may be stored and operation may be started.

The cash automatic transaction apparatus 100 is equipped with a cashier screen (input device) for inputting various instructions by the cashier. The accountant can input an instruction for executing the loading process to the banknote handling apparatus 101 and a transaction start instruction from the front-side reception surface by an input operation on the accountant screen.

In order to prevent operation errors that the forgetting of execution instruction of the loading process by the cashier and the withdrawal banknote are stored in the loading bank 70, the operation error of the loading process is inputted. A recording medium (not shown) is provided in the work 70, and the purpose of loading or withdrawing money is recorded.

When the loading collection | recovery bank 70 which stored the banknote for loading was attached to the banknote handling apparatus 101, until the loading process is performed, the cash automatic transaction apparatus (from the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 101) ( The main body control unit 100 indicates that the loading process is not performed, and the accounting screen shows that the loading process is not performed. In addition, regardless of whether the loading process is not carried out, when a transaction start instruction on the front reception surface is input, a notification sound is issued to the attendant by a warning sound or a warning lamp, and the transaction on the front reception surface is performed. Prohibit.

When the loading collection | recovery collection | recovery shop 70 in which the banknote for withdrawal was stored was attached to the banknote handling apparatus 101, it loads from the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 101 to the main body control part of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 100. It is notified that the processing is unnecessary, and the loading screen displays that the loading processing is unnecessary. In addition, even if the loading process is not required, when an instruction to execute the loading process is input from the accountant screen, the notification is informed to the attendant by a warning lamp or a warning sound.

As described above, the bill handling apparatus 101 of the present embodiment is a device having a high degree of freedom, which can be used not only for loading the payout storage 70, but also for withdrawing money. It is a device that combines.

E. Modifications:

As mentioned above, although some Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this Example at all, It can implement in various aspects within the range which does not deviate from the summary. For example, the following modifications are possible.

E1. Variation Example 1:

In the said embodiment, although three recycling cargoes 72-74 were connected to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a, this invention is not limited to this. The number of recycling bins connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a can be arbitrarily set according to the type of banknote to be handled.

E2. Variation Example 2:

In the above embodiment, the take-out oblivion bill holder 60 and the reject bin 71 are provided separately, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Either banknote storage may be used as a take-out oblique banknote storage and a rejection storage.

E3. Modification 3:

In the said embodiment, although the reject height 71 was connected to the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20, this invention is not limited to this. The reject height 71 may be connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a. In this way, for example, when reject banknotes are found during the loading process, there is no need to switch the gate 25g and the transfer direction of the banknotes in the second bidirectional conveying path 20.

E4. Modification 4:

In the said Example, it recycles so that the banknote conveyed by the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a from the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a may be accommodated in either of the recycling bins 72-74 in the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a. Although the gates 72g-74g were provided so that the banknote extracted from 72-74 may be conveyed from the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b, this invention is not limited to this. The recycling bins 72 to 74 are further accommodated in the bidirectional transport path 10a so as to store the bills conveyed from the second bidirectional transport path 20 to the bidirectional transport path 10a in any one of the recycling bins 72 to 74. The bill may be further provided so that the banknote drawn out from the () is conveyed from the bidirectional conveyance path 10a to the second bidirectional conveyance path 20. By doing in this way, when a banknote is discriminated previously and it is not necessary to discriminate again, a banknote can be conveyed without passing the banknote discrimination part 40 suitably.

E5. Modification 5:

In the above embodiment, the bill handling apparatus 101 is assumed to be provided in the cash automatic transaction apparatus 100, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The bill handling apparatus 101 may be provided, for example, with a money exchanger or a bank teller, a ticket machine or the like used in a bank by a bank clerk.

E6. Modification 6

In the above embodiment, in the bill handling apparatus 101, the banknote deposit and withdrawal box 30 is connected to the first bidirectional transport path 10, but may be connected to the second bidirectional transport path 20.

17 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a bill handling apparatus 101A as a modification. The bill handling apparatus 101A is composed of an upper unit disposed at the upper side and a vault portion arranged at the lower side similarly to the bill handling apparatus 101 (see FIG. 4) of the embodiment. Hereinafter, in the banknote handling apparatus 101A, the structure different from the banknote handling apparatus 101 is demonstrated.

Similarly to the bill handling apparatus 101, the upper unit includes bidirectional conveyance paths 10a to 10f (first bidirectional conveyance path 10) and a second bidirectional conveyance path 20 capable of conveying bills in both directions. have. However, as can be seen from the comparison between FIG. 17 and FIG. 4, their arrangement in the bill handling apparatus 101A is different from the bill handling apparatus 101. In addition, the bill handling apparatus 101A is provided with a control unit 80A instead of the control unit 80 in the bill handling apparatus 101.

And in the banknote handling apparatus 101A of this modification, the banknote delivery part 30i in the banknote deposit-and-exit 30 is connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 30a (unidirectional conveyance path). It is. In addition, the banknote accumulation part 30o in the banknote deposit-and-exit 30 is connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 30b (unidirectional conveyance path). In this modification, the conveyance path 30a was connected to the edge part of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the conveyance path 30b shall be connected so that it may branch off from the middle of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20. As shown in FIG. 30 g of gates are provided in this branch part, and it is performed by switching of the gate 30g whether the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the conveyance path 30b are connected.

In addition, the banknote discrimination part 40 is arrange | positioned on the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b. The discrimination result by the banknote discrimination part 40 is output to the control unit 80A.

The temporary storage 50 is connected to the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 50a (bidirectional conveyance path). In this modification, the conveyance path 50a is connected to the connection part of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d.

The take-out forgetting money bill storage 60 is connected to the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 60a (one-way conveyance path). In this modification, it is assumed that the connection portion between the bidirectional conveyance path 10d and the bidirectional conveyance path 10e is connected.

The reject bin 71, the recycling bins 72 to 75, and the reload bin 70 are arranged in a row in the front-rear direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101A in the safe section. The recycling bins 72 to 74 are the same as the bill handling apparatus 101 except that they are respectively connected to the bidirectional conveyance path 10f. In addition, in this modification, in addition to the recycling heights 72-74, the recycling height 75 is also connected to the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f via the conveyance path 75a. The structure of the recycle bin 75 is the same as that of the recycle bins 72 to 74.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101A of this modification, the loading collection | recovery warehouse 70 is connected to the 1st bidirectional conveyance path 10 via the conveyance path 70a. Moreover, the reject height 71 is connected to the edge part of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 via the conveyance path 71a. Whether to connect the second bidirectional transport path 20 to the transport path 30a or to the transport path 71a is switched by the gate 71g.

Hereinafter, the operation | movement at the time of the deposit processing which is a typical operation | movement in banknote handling apparatus 101A is demonstrated, and description is abbreviate | omitted about the other operation demonstrated in the said Example.

When the deposit processing starts, first, the control unit 80A controls the gate 25g to connect the second bidirectional transport path 20 and the bidirectional transport path 10a. And the control unit 80A controls the conveyance roller etc. which were installed in each conveyance path, and draws out one banknote put into the banknote feeder 30i in the banknote depositing-and-exiting machine 30 one by one, and the conveyance path 30a, It conveys in order of the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10b. The banknotes conveyed to the bidirectional conveyance path 10b are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40. And when 80 A of banknotes which are discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 are not reject banknotes, the control unit 80A transfers the deposit banknotes into the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path. (10e) in the order of the bidirectional conveyance path (10f), and control the gate (72g, 73g, 74g, 75g) on the basis of the discrimination result by the banknote discrimination unit 40, recycling recycle (72-75) Classified and stored for each species.

On the other hand, when the deposit banknote discriminated by the banknote discrimination part 40 is a reject banknote, the control unit 80A stops feeding out the banknote from the banknote delivery part 30i once. At this time, conveyance of the transfer banknote from the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a is continued. And 80 A of control units convey the rejected bill in order of the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10c, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10d, the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10e, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f. During this conveyance, the transfer banknote which existed on the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is already conveyed to the bidirectional conveyance path 10a. And when all the banknotes which existed on the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 are conveyed to bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10a, the control unit 80A controls the gate 25g, and the bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10f is carried out. While connecting the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, the conveyance direction of the banknote in the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 is reversed. Moreover, the control unit 80 controls the gate 30g, and connects the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 and the conveyance path 30b. By this operation control, the reject banknote conveyed to the bidirectional conveyance path 10f is conveyed in order of the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20 and the conveyance path 30b, and it accumulates in the banknote accumulation part 30o, Return to the user. When the accumulation of the rejected bills into the banknote accumulating unit 30o is completed, the control unit 80 returns the operation of each part to the operation when the deposit processing is started.

According to the bill handling apparatus 101A described above, since the control unit 80A performs the above-described control, the banknote is transferred from the second bidirectional transport path 20 to the first bidirectional transport path 10, and the bill is transferred. Even when reject banknotes are found by the discriminating unit 40, the conveyance direction of the deposited banknotes in the first bidirectional conveying path 10 is maintained. Therefore, in the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, all the banknotes already conveyed from the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 to the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, and conveyed following a reject banknote, the banknote discrimination part 40 ), And deposit banknotes other than reject banknotes can be returned to the recycling bins 72 to 75 for each type of gold. In addition, when the banknote handling apparatus 101A conveys a banknote from the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20 to the 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 10, and a reject banknote is discovered by the banknote discrimination part 40, While controlling the gate 25g so as to switch the connection destination of the second bidirectional transport path 20 from the bidirectional transport path 10a to the bidirectional transport path 10f, the banknotes in the second bidirectional transport path 20 Reverse the conveyance direction. Therefore, while continuing without stopping conveyance of the banknotes other than the said reject banknote to recycling bins 72-75, the reject banknote is conveyed to the 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path 20, and banknote accumulation part 30o is carried out. Can be integrated in In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101A of this modification, since both of the conveyance path 30a and the conveyance path 30b connected to the banknote deposit and withdrawer 30 are connected to the 2nd bidirectional conveyance path 20, a banknote deposit and withdrawal is carried out. The conveyance mechanism between the bank 30 and the banknote discrimination unit 40 can be simplified more than the banknote handling apparatus 101 of the above embodiment.

In addition, in the banknote handling apparatus 101 and 101A of the said Example and the modification, the banknote deposit-and-exit 30, the banknote discrimination part 40, the temporary storage 50, the take-out forgetting banknote 60, and the loading bank The arrangement of the 70, the reject height 71, and the recycling heights 72 to 75 can be appropriately changed.

10: first bidirectional transport path
1Oa, 1Ob, 1Oc, 1Od, 1Oe, 1Of: Bidirectional Carrier
1Og: Gate
20: second two-way transport path
25g: Gate
30: banknote deposit and withdrawal
3Oi: banknote dispenser
30o: Banknote Accumulator
30g: gate
31: partition plate
32: pressure plate
30a, 30b: return path
40: bill discrimination unit
50: temporary storage
50a: return path
50g: Gate
60: takeout banknote storage
60a: return path
70: Load Recovery
70a: return path
70g: gate
71: Reject High
71a: return path
71g: Gate
72, 73, 74, 75: recycled
72a, 73a, 74a, 75a: conveying path
72g, 73g, 74g, 75g: gate
80, 80A: control unit
100: automatic cash trading device
101, 10lA: Banknote Handling Device
102: curing handling device
103: Bankbook Handling Device
104: card specification table handling device
105: customer control panel
110, 112: tray
114, 116: rail

Claims (9)

As a bill handling device,
A first bidirectional conveying path having a first conveying part capable of conveying bills in a bidirectional direction, the first bidirectional conveying path arranged so that one end and the other end in the first bidirectional conveying path are adjacent to each other;
A second bidirectional conveyance path having a second conveyance section capable of conveying bills in both directions, and which can be connected to the one end or the other end of the first bidirectional conveyance path;
A connection switching unit for switching between connecting the one end and the second bidirectional transport path in the first bidirectional transport path or connecting the other end and the second bidirectional transport path in the first bidirectional transport path;
A banknote discrimination unit provided on the first bidirectional conveying path for discriminating banknotes;
A banknote deposit and withdrawal unit connected to the first bidirectional conveyance path and configured to exchange bills between users;
A temporary storage portion connected to the first bidirectional conveyance path on the other end side than the banknote discrimination portion, for temporarily storing a banknote being conveyed;
A first banknote accommodating part which is connected to said first bidirectional conveyance path on the one end side than said banknote discrimination part, and accommodates banknotes;
A second banknote accommodating portion connected to said second bidirectional conveyance path for storing banknotes;
Control unit for controlling each unit
Equipped with
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped with the 1 or more banknote compartment which can be used for multipurpose, and is detachably replaceable,
The control unit,
According to the use purpose of the said banknote storage in a said 2nd banknote storage part, the control of the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part is switched at least,
When the one end in the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected, the direction toward the other end in the first bidirectional transport path via the one end from the second bidirectional transport path or vice versa The first and second conveyance parts are controlled so as to convey the banknote in the direction,
When the other end of the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected, the direction toward the one end of the first bidirectional transport path from the second bidirectional transport path through the other end or vice versa To control the first and second conveyance portions so as to convey the banknote in the direction,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is provided with the banknote case used as a banknote case for loading for storing the banknote which should be loaded in the said 1st banknote accommodating part,
The control unit,
At the time of the loading process for loading the bills stored in the bill holder into the first bill holder,
The banknote stored in the said banknote storage container is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, is conveyed to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path from the other end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, and passes through the said banknote discrimination part, and the said 1st To control at least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit, and the second conveying unit so as to be loaded in a bill storing unit,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is equipped with the banknote storage used for storing the banknote for storing the banknote which should be loaded in the said 1st banknote accommodation part, and the banknote storage used together with the banknote storage for withdrawal for storing the banknote for withdrawal; ,
The control unit,
The bills to be loaded into the bill holder, the bills to be withdrawn from the bill holder, and the bills to be withdrawn from the bill holder are first fed to the second bidirectional transport path. In the case where it is stored in the order which will be set, at the time of the loading process which loads the banknote which should be loaded in the said 1st banknote accommodating part in the said 1st banknote accommodating part,
The bank notes to be withdrawn from the banknote storage housed in the banknote storage are fed to the second bidirectional conveying path, and conveyed from the one end in the first bidirectional conveying path to the first bidirectional conveying path, At least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part are controlled so that it may pass through a banknote discrimination part and store in the said temporary storage part,
The bank notes to be loaded in the first banknote storing section housed in the banknote storage box are fed to the second bidirectional conveying path, and conveyed to the first bidirectional conveying path from the other end in the first bidirectional conveying path. At least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit, and the second conveying unit so as to pass through the banknote discriminating unit and to be loaded into the first banknote storing unit,
The banknote stored in the said temporary storage part is drawn to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, passes through the said banknote discrimination part, and is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path from the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, At least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are controlled to be loaded in a storage compartment,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is provided with the banknote case used as a collect | recovered banknote compartment for accommodating the banknote collect | recovered from the said 1st banknote accommodating part,
The control unit,
At the time of collection | recovery process which collect | recovers the banknote accommodated in the said 1st banknote storing part in the said banknote storage,
The banknote stored in the said 1st banknote accommodating part is conveyed to the said 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path, passes through the said banknote discrimination part, and is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional | two-way conveyance path from the other end in the said 1st bidirectional | two-way conveyance path, To control the at least the connection switching unit, the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit so as to be stored in the banknote storage box,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is provided with the banknote storage used as a banknote storage for withdrawal for storing a banknote for withdrawal or the banknote for reflux for storing a banknote for reflux,
The control unit,
At the time of the withdrawal process of withdrawing a banknote stored in the banknote storage box to the banknote deposit and withdrawal part,
The banknote stored in the said banknote container is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path, is conveyed from the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, and passes through the said banknote discrimination part, The said banknote To control at least the connection switching unit, the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit to withdraw money to and from the deposit and withdrawal unit,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The second banknote accommodating unit includes a banknote storage box used as a takeout forgetting banknote storage box for collecting and storing the withdrawal forgetting banknotes taken out and forgotten at the time of withdrawing the banknotes,
The control unit,
At the time of the take-out forgetting bill collection | recovery process of collect | recovering the said take-out forgetting bill in the said banknote storage box,
At least the connection switching unit so that the taken-out oblivion paper money is fed to the first bidirectional transport path, is transported from the other end in the first bidirectional transport path to the second bidirectional transport path, and stored in the bill storage. , Controlling the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The said 2nd banknote accommodating part is provided with the banknote case used as a banknote case for reflux for accommodating a banknote for reflux,
The control unit,
At the time of deposit processing which stores the banknote put into the said banknote depositing-and-receiving part in the temporary storage, and stores it in the banknote storage,
The respective bills are controlled so that the bills fed into the bill acceptor section are fed to the first bidirectional conveying path, pass through the bill discrimination section, and are kept in the temporary storage;
The banknote stored in the said temporary storage part is drawn to the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, passes through the said banknote discrimination part, and is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path from the said one end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, To control at least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part so that it may be accommodated in a storage box,
Banknote Handling Device. The method of claim 1,
The second banknote compartment includes a banknote compartment used as a reject banknote compartment for storing reject banknotes discriminated by the banknote discrimination unit as not suitable for a transaction,
The control unit,
When the banknote in conveyance is discriminated by the said reject banknote by the said banknote discrimination part, the said reject banknote is conveyed to the said 2nd bidirectional conveyance path from the said one end or the other end in the said 1st bidirectional conveyance path, At least the said connection switch part, the said 1st conveyance part, and the said 2nd conveyance part are controlled so that it may be accommodated in a bill storage,
Banknote Handling Device. As a bill handling device,
A first bidirectional conveying path having a first conveying part capable of conveying bills in a bidirectional direction, the first bidirectional conveying path arranged so that one end and the other end in the first bidirectional conveying path are adjacent to each other;
A second bidirectional conveyance path having a second conveyance section capable of conveying bills in both directions, and which can be connected to the one end or the other end of the first bidirectional conveyance path;
A connection switching unit for switching the connection between the one end and the second bidirectional transport path in the first bidirectional transport path, the connection between the other end and the second bidirectional transport path in the first bidirectional transport path;
A banknote discrimination unit provided on the first bidirectional conveying path for discriminating banknotes;
Control unit for controlling each unit
Equipped with
The control unit,
The second conveying part is controlled so that the bill is conveyed from the second bidirectional conveying path to the first bidirectional conveying path, and in the first bidirectional conveying path, from the conveying direction or the other end in which the bill is directed from the one end to the other end. When the banknote discrimination part is conveyed by the banknote discrimination part while controlling the said 1st conveyance part so that it may be conveyed in the conveyance direction toward the said end, the banknote being conveyed by the banknote discrimination part is unsuitable for a transaction. When discriminated by Ject banknote,
While continuing control of the said 1st conveyance part so that the conveyance direction of the banknote in a said 1st bidirectional conveyance path may be maintained,
In the case where the one end in the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected, the first bidirectional transport so that the other end in the first bidirectional transport path and the second bidirectional transport path are connected. When the other end in the furnace and the second bidirectional conveying path are connected, the connection switching unit is controlled so that the one end in the first bidirectional conveying path and the second bidirectional conveying path are connected.
The second conveying part is controlled so that the conveying direction of the banknote in the second bidirectional conveying path is reversed.
Banknote Handling Device.

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