WO2005088564A1 - Support de feuilles - Google Patents

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WO2005088564A1
WO2005088564A1 PCT/JP2004/015530 JP2004015530W WO2005088564A1 WO 2005088564 A1 WO2005088564 A1 WO 2005088564A1 JP 2004015530 W JP2004015530 W JP 2004015530W WO 2005088564 A1 WO2005088564 A1 WO 2005088564A1
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Hayami Abe
Mitsushige Nakao
Tomoyuki Tamahashi
Hayato Minamishin
Akinori Kojima
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Fujitsu Limited
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20—Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/22—Means for sensing or detection
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/006—Feeding stacks of articles to machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/15—Height, e.g. of stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2513/00—Dynamic entities; Timing aspects
    • B65H2513/40—Movement
    • B65H2513/41—Direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1912—Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a sheet handling apparatus capable of handling sheets inserted from the outside.
  • a customer does not always purchase a banknote bundle properly.
  • a customer may insert a banknote bundle that exceeds the allowable range inherent in an automated machine or a sheet handling device.
  • a conventional sheet handling apparatus of the type in which bills are fed out and conveyed one by one from a bill bundle inserted by a customer, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
  • the height of the inserted bill bundle is detected, and if the height exceeds the upper limit, the bill is returned to the customer.
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-177188 discloses that a stack of bills is stacked horizontally or inclined so that the height of the bill bundles is increased by utilizing the own weight of each bill. It tries to detect accurately.
  • the banknote since the banknote is light, it can have a large motive force compared to its own weight. For this reason, even if bills are stacked, the overall height of the bills changes due to the elastic force acting on each bill. As a result, the height of the banknote bundle could not always be accurately detected.
  • Patent Document 1 JP-A-1-177188
  • Patent Document 2 JP-A-64-82293
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus is based on the premise that it can handle paper sheets inserted from the outside, and includes the following means.
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus includes a bundle transport unit that transports a stack of paper sheets stacked by: Height detecting means for detecting the height of the sheet bundle conveyed by the paper stack in the direction in which the sheets are stacked, and the height of the sheet bundle detected by the height detecting means satisfies the conditions to be captured. And transport control means for discharging the sheet bundle to the outside by a bundle transport unit when it is determined whether the height does not satisfy the condition.
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus is configured such that the paper sheet is externally pressurized by a pressurizing unit that presses a bundle of stacked paper sheets: Height detecting means for detecting the height of the pressed sheet bundle; and determining whether or not the height of the sheet bundle detected by the height detecting means satisfies a condition to be captured. And transport control means for stopping the taking of the sheet bundle when it is determined that the condition does not satisfy the condition.
  • the transport control means may be provided for each of the plurality of paper bundles. It is desirable to determine whether the condition is satisfied based on the height detected by the height detecting means.
  • a sheet transport unit that transports a stacked sheet bundle of one or more sheets by inserting external force, and a sheet transport unit that conveys the sheet bundle by external force.
  • Size detection means for detecting at least one size in a direction crossing the direction in which the sheets of the sheet bundle are stacked;
  • Transport control means for discharging the bundle of sheets to the outside by the bundle transport unit when the size of the bundle of sheets detected by the size detecting unit is not within the allowable range.
  • the sheet handling apparatus is configured such that the sheet transport unit transports a bundle of stacked sheets of at least:! Skew amount detecting means for detecting the skew amount of the sheet bundle to be detected, and when the skew amount detected by the skew amount detecting means is not within the allowable range, the sheet bundle is externally transferred by the bundle transport unit.
  • Transport control means for discharging the paper to the printer.
  • the height of a sheet bundle inserted from the outside is detected in a pressurized state, and it is determined whether or not the detected height satisfies a condition to be captured. If it is determined that the conditions are not satisfied, the sheet bundle is discharged to the outside.
  • the present invention detects one or more sizes in a direction intersecting the direction in which the sheets of a sheet bundle conveyed by external insertion are stacked, and detects the size of the detected sheet bundle. If the size is not within the allowable range, the sheet bundle is discharged to the outside. For this reason, it is possible to take in only a sheet bundle of an appropriate size.
  • the present invention detects the skew amount of a sheet bundle conveyed due to an external input, and discharges the sheet bundle to the outside when the detected skew amount is not within an allowable range. Let it. Therefore, it is possible to take in only a sheet bundle that can be transported in an appropriate state.
  • the above-described determination of the bundle of paper sheets is performed at the time of insertion or immediately after the conveyance by the insertion is started. As a result, whichever determination is made, the determination as to whether or not the banknote bundle inserted from the outside is appropriate is made more accurately at an earlier stage.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transport system of a paper sheet transport device (pre-sceptor) that takes in a bill bundle inserted from the outside.
  • pre-sceptor paper sheet transport device
  • FIG. 3A is a top view illustrating a configuration of a clamp and a driving system thereof.
  • FIG. 3B is a side view illustrating a configuration of a clamp and a driving system thereof.
  • FIG. 3C is a front view illustrating a configuration of a clamp and a driving system thereof.
  • FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a state where pressure is applied to a inserted bill bundle by a clamp.
  • FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the arrangement of sensors provided in the vicinity of the inlet / outlet.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting the height of an inserted bill bundle by a sensor (upper end position).
  • FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining a method of detecting the height of the inserted banknote bundle by a sensor (capturable position: part 1).
  • FIG. 7C is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting the height of the inserted banknote bundle by a sensor (capturable position: part 2).
  • FIG. 7D is a view for explaining a method of detecting the height of the inserted bill bundle by a sensor (lower end position).
  • FIG. 8A is a view for explaining a banknote bundle satisfying a loading condition.
  • FIG. 8B is a view for explaining a bundle, a bundle, and a banknote bundle satisfying a loading condition.
  • FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a method of measuring the amount of skew of a banknote bundle.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a deposit processing.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a capturing process.
  • FIG. 12 is a view for explaining a modification for detecting an inappropriate banknote bundle.
  • FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating a state before a bill bundle is inserted in a modified example.
  • FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating a state after insertion of a banknote bundle in a modified example.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 handles bills as paper sheets, which is assumed to be used for automated equipment, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM). As shown in Fig. 1, when a customer inserts a bundle of paper sheets B on which one or more bills are stacked, a pre-acceptor 100 and a lower unit 200 for storing bills And an upper unit 300 that transports banknotes between the lower unit 200 and the pre-ceptor 100.
  • the pre-sceptor 100 will be hereinafter referred to as “receptor” or “PAC”.
  • the paper sheet handling device 1 is capable of depositing and withdrawing money. The description of the power and the operation will be described separately when depositing and dispensing. It is assumed that an ATM equipped with the ATM is assumed, that is, the sheet handling apparatus 1 operates according to an instruction from the ATM body.
  • the input / output port 101 provided in the acceptor 100 is for the customer to insert the bill bundle B for depositing or to discharge the bill bundle B for dispensing to the customer. is there .
  • a shirt (not shown) that is opened and closed is arranged outside the input / output port 101.
  • the input / output 101 side of the acceptor 100 will be referred to as the front side, and the opposite side will be referred to as the rear side.
  • the upper unit 300 side as viewed from the lower unit 200 will be expressed as an upper side, and the opposite will be expressed as a lower side.
  • the deposit is made, for example, by a customer operating the operation unit (not shown) of the ATM and requesting the deposit.
  • the ATM body opens the shutter and shifts to a state where the banknote bundle B can be inserted (inserted) into the insertion port 101, and the paper sheet inserted into the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 is inserted. Instruct the incorporation of class B.
  • a sensor for detecting the inserted bill bundle B is provided near the insertion port 101.
  • the sheet handling apparatus 1 receives the instruction from the ATM main body, the sheet handling apparatus 1 conveys the sheet after waiting for the sensor B to detect the bill bundle B. Due to the transport, the bundle of bills B is transferred to the transport path 102 Through the separator (SEP) section 310 of the upper unit 300.
  • SEP separator
  • the banknote handling apparatus 1 When the paper handling apparatus 1 takes in the banknote bundle B purchased by the customer, the banknote handling apparatus 1 notifies the ATM body of the fact. The ATM body closes the shirt according to the notification.
  • a payout mechanism 311 for feeding out bills one by one from the bill bundle B is provided.
  • the feeding mechanism 311 has, for example, a known configuration. Specifically, for example, a pick roller that transmits power in the feeding direction to the lowest bill, a feed roller that conveys the bill fed by the pick roller, and a feed roller that prevents double conveyance of the bill. This is a configuration having a separator provided in a contact state.
  • the banknote bundle B is carried on the stage 312 in the state shown in FIG. 2 by carrying the acceptor 100 to the separator section 310.
  • the stage 312 and the pusher 313 located above the stage 312 are both movable vertically.
  • the transport of the bill bundle B to a position where the payout mechanism 311 can pay out bills is performed by moving the stage 312 downward.
  • the positions of the stage 312 and the pusher 313 shown in FIG. 2 are respectively referred to as upper ends or upper end positions since they are the upper ends in the movable range.
  • the pusher 313 is used for pressurizing them at that pressure.
  • the pressurization is performed by moving the stage 312 downward to the lower end and then moving the pusher 313 downward to reduce the upward force and pressure of the banknote bundle B.
  • the pick roller is supported by an elastic member (not shown) so as to be vertically movable. This is to determine from the change in the position of the pick roller whether or not an appropriate pressure is applied to the feeding of the bill. For this reason, a sensor is provided for detecting the pick roller that has moved downward due to the application of pressure. The detection result of the sensor is monitored, and the pusher 313 is moved downward so that an appropriate pressure is applied. For this reason, the drive systems for moving the stage 312 and the pusher 313 are separately prepared. Both stepping motors are used as power sources for the movement.
  • the bills fed one by one from the separator unit 310 by the feeding mechanism 311 are conveyed to the discrimination unit 320 via the conveyance path 301 and discriminated. The discrimination determines whether the bill is a valid note and specifies the denomination of the normal note. Fake, indistinguishable, or damaged bills are considered abnormal.
  • the discriminated bill is transported along the transport path 302.
  • the upper unit 300 is provided with three reject boxes 353-1.
  • a temporary holding unit 330 is provided to temporarily store bills inserted by the customer.
  • the transport path 303 is formed so that the banknotes can be stored in the temporary holding section 330, and the transport path 304 is formed so that the banknotes can be stored in any of the reject boxes 351-2.
  • two switching claws 302a, 302b are provided with a force S for switching the transport destination of the bill.
  • the transport path for the next transport of the banknotes being transported on the transport path 302 can be switched to the transport path 303 by the switching claw 302a and to the transport path 304 by the switching claw 302b.
  • the bill after discrimination is sent from the transport path 302 to the transport path 303 by the switching claw 302a, and is stored in the temporary storage section 330.
  • the temporary storage section 330 is provided with two stages 331 and 332 that can move up and down.
  • the stage 331 is used for storing bills determined to be abnormal, and the stage 332 is used for storing bills determined to be normal.
  • the storage unit realized by the stage 331 is called a reservoir unit, and the storage unit realized by the stage 332 is called an escrow unit.
  • the stage 331 is also called an RSV stage, and the stage 332 is also called an ESC stage.
  • the stages 331 and 332 are attached to a beret 335 that is stretched between two pulleys 333 and 334 that are spaced apart in the vertical direction.
  • the two pulleys 333, 334, and the belt 335 are prepared for each stage, so that each stage 331, 332 can be individually moved.
  • the transport path 303 is provided with one switching claw so that the destination of the bill can be selected from the reservoir section and the escrow section. Thereby, the bills transported on the transport path 303 are stored in the reservoir unit or the escrow unit.
  • the transport path 304 is provided with two switching claws for storing bills in any of the reject boxes 353-1.
  • the discrimination of the banknotes and the storage in the temporary holding unit 330 according to the discrimination result are performed on all the banknotes fed out one by one from the separator unit 310. For this reason, after the feeding of the banknotes of the separator section 310 is completed, the fed banknotes are stored in the reservoir section or the escrow section of the temporary holding section 330. Completion of the feeding is determined by a sensor for confirming that the bill does not exist in the separator unit 310 by a sensor or by confirming that the bill is not fed to the transport path 301 even if the bill is fed. .
  • the sheet handling apparatus 1 When the storage of the banknotes inserted in the form of the banknote bundle B in the temporary storage unit 330 is completed, the sheet handling apparatus 1 notifies the ATM body of the completion.
  • the discriminating unit 320 counts the number of banknotes determined as a normal ticket for each denomination, and also notifies the received amount calculated. Based on these notifications, the ATM itself presents the deposit amount to the customer and inquires about the necessity of conducting a transaction ⁇ additional payment. Thereafter, it operates according to the result of the inquiry.
  • the ATM body opens the shirt again and instructs the paper handling apparatus 1 to take in the paper B to be inserted.
  • the bills constituting the bill bundle B inserted by the customer are stored in the reservoir section or the escrow section of the temporary storage section 330 as described above.
  • the ATM body instructs the return of the banknote taken into the sheet handling apparatus 1.
  • the bills are usually stored in the reservoir, escrow, or both of the temporary storage 330.
  • the paper sheet handling device 1 returns as follows according to the place where the bills are stored.
  • a transport path 305 for transporting the banknote bundle B is provided above the temporary holding section 330.
  • the transport path 305 can transport the banknote bundle B stored in the temporary holding section 330 to the receptor 100.
  • the transport of the bill bundle B on the transport path 305 is performed using the carrier 341.
  • the carrier 341 is for transporting the bill bundle B by pushing it from behind in the transport direction. By carrying in such a manner, each banknote stacked as the banknote bundle B is supported by the carrier 341. Therefore, the bill bundle B is appropriately and reliably conveyed, and it is surely prevented that the bills protrude during the conveyance in a direction crossing the overlapping direction.
  • a large number of gears for transmitting power to the carrier 341 are provided on the transport path 305.
  • the carrier 341 is configured to move along a guide (not shown) provided on the transport path 305 by transmitting power from the gear.
  • the gear for transmitting power to the carrier 341 varies depending on the position of the carrier 341 on the transport path 305.
  • the guide is also provided on each stage 331, 332, 312.
  • the RSV stage 331 is moved to a position (release position) on the transport path 304.
  • the carrier 341 has already been moved to the position on the rear side of the stage 331 (the escrow retreat position) at the release position.
  • the banknote bundle B on the stage 331 moves the carrier 341 to a position (release position) in front of the acceptor 100, and then conveys it to the input port 101 by the acceptor 100.
  • the ATM body is notified when, for example, the carrier 341 is moved to the release position.
  • the position of the carrier 341 before moving the stage 331 and the timing of notifying the ATM body are basically the same in other cases.
  • the RSV stage 331 is moved to the position (upper end position) retracted on the transport path 305, and the ESC stage 332 is moved to the position (upper position) on the transport path 305. Release position).
  • the banknote bundle B on the stage 332 moves the carrier 341 to a position (release position) in front of the acceptor 100, and then is conveyed to the input port 101 by the acceptor 100.
  • the RSV stage 331 is moved to a position on the transport path 305 (release position). At this time, the stage 312 and the pusher 313 have been moved to the upper end positions, respectively.
  • the bill bundle B on the RSV stage 331 is carried on the stage 312 by moving the carrier 341 to the separator section 310.
  • the stage 312 is moved downward, and the pusher 313 is moved to the merging preparation position which is the upper end position of the stage 312.
  • the fork 342 shown in FIG. 1 is protruded toward the pusher 313 (front). After the protrusion, the pusher 313 is moved to the upper end position.
  • the fork 342 is provided at the height of the merging preparation position so as to protrude along the transport path 305 and be able to retreat from the protruding state.
  • the pusher 313 is provided with a concave portion so that the protrusion can be performed.
  • the fork 342 is projected while the bill bundle B on the stage 312 is held down by the pusher 313, and after the pusher 313 is moved upward, the bill bundle B is not projected onto the transport path 305 by the fork 342. I have to keep it.
  • the carrier 341 that has transported the bill bundle B on the RSV stage 331 to the separator unit 310 returns to the escrow retreat position. Thereafter, each of the stages 331 and 332 is sequentially moved to the upper end position.
  • the upper end position of the ESC stage 332 corresponds to the release position of the RSV stage 331. Thereby, the carrier 341 is moved, and the bill bundle B on the ESC stage 332 is transported to the separator section 310.
  • the bill bundle B is carried on the fork 342 by being carried to the separator section 310. After the bundle B is carried, the fork 342 is retracted. As a result, on the stage 312, the banknote bundle B stored in the reservoir unit and the banknote bundle B stored in the escrow unit are stacked in that order, and put together. By moving the stage 312 to the upper end position, the bundled banknote bundle B is transported by the carrier 341 to the release position of the receptor 100, and further transported to the outlet 101 by the receptor 100. This will be returned to the customer.
  • the banknotes stored in the reserve section and the banknotes stored in the escrow section are returned together. This is to prevent customers from forgetting to return the bills stored in them separately. Banknotes that the customer forgets to store are stored in, for example, reject box 353.
  • the ATM body instructs the paper handling apparatus 1 to store the banknote taken in.
  • the banknotes are stored in the reservoir section of the temporary storage section 330, the esta opening section, or both.
  • the paper sheet handling device 1 stores as follows according to the place where the banknotes are stored.
  • An abnormal ticket that is, a banknote not determined as a normal ticket is stored in the reservoir unit. others Therefore, in a case where bills are stored only in the reservoir section, the bills are returned. The operation at that time is basically the same as the case where a banknote stored only in the reservoir is returned in response to a customer's cancellation request.
  • the RSV stage 331 is moved to the upper end position retracted above the transport path 305, and the ESC stage 332 is moved to the release position on the transport path 305. Then, the banknote bundle B on the stage 332 is transported to the separator unit 310. One banknote is fed from the transported banknote bundle B to the separator unit 310, and is transported to the lower unit 200 via the transport path 301, the discriminating unit 320, and the transport path 302.
  • the lower unit 200 is provided with a bill cassette 210 that can be attached and detached according to the denomination of bills to be stored.
  • a payout mechanism 211 capable of storing bills and paying out stored bills is provided.
  • the bill transported to the lower unit 200 is transported along the transport path 201, guided by the switching claw provided in the transport path 201 to the bill cassette 210 to be stored, and stored by the feeding mechanism 211. Thereby, the bill inserted by the customer is stored in the bill cassette 210 according to the denomination.
  • the bills stored in the reservoir are returned to the customer as described above, and only the bills stored in the escrow are separated by the separator.
  • the transported banknotes are fed out one by one to the separator unit 3 10, and the banknotes determined to be normal are transported to the lower unit 200 via the transport path 301, the discriminating unit 320, and the transport path 302, and the banknotes are denominated by denomination.
  • the banknote determined to be an abnormal ticket is stored in the reject box 351 or 352 via the transport path 301, the discriminating unit 320, the transport path 302, and the transport path 304.
  • the abnormal ticket is discriminated again by, for example, being stored in the reservoir unit and then being conveyed to the separator unit 310.
  • the sheet bundle B inserted by the customer is transported to the separator unit 310 in that state, and the bills are fed from the bill bundle B.
  • the bills fed out and discriminated are stored in the temporary holding section 330, and then conveyed and returned in the state of the bill bundle B, or moved to the separator section 310. Therefore, compared to the case where bills stored after discrimination are fed out one by one and conveyed, the conveyance distance for conveying the banknotes one by one is longer. Shorter force S can. As a result, the probability of occurrence of a trouble such as a jam during transport can be further reduced, so that reliability is further improved.
  • the withdrawal is performed, for example, by the customer operating the operation unit of the ATM and requesting the withdrawal of the designated withdrawal amount.
  • the ATM body instructs the sheet handling device 1 to discharge the bill corresponding to the withdrawal amount.
  • the designated contents are notified to the sheet handling apparatus 1.
  • the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 determines the number of bills to be paid out, for example, by denomination, and according to the determination, the bill cassette 210 to pay out the bills.
  • the sheet is fed by the feeding mechanism 211 one by one.
  • the fed banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 320 via the conveyance path 201 and the conveyance path 306 of the upper unit 300, and are discriminated. By the discrimination, the banknote determined to be normal is transported to the escrow section, and the banknote determined to be abnormal is transported to the reject box 351 or 352.
  • the transfer of the banknote to the escrow unit is performed until the banknote corresponding to the amount specified by the customer is stored. After the banknotes of the withdrawal amount have been stored, the carrier 341 is moved to the release position in front of the Axceptor 100 in the same manner as in the case of returning the banknote stored only in the escrow section, and then the Axceptor 100 It is transported to the inlet 101.
  • the banknotes at the time of dispensing are also transported to the input / output port 101 of the acceptor 100 in the state of the banknote bundle B. For this reason, the sheet handling apparatus 1 can be installed even if the space that can be secured around the input / output port 101 is small.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transport system of the acceptor 100.
  • the acceptor 100 includes a clamp 103 provided above the transport path 102, a tray 104 provided below the transport path 102, a hook 105 attached to the tray 104, and a bill.
  • 112 and stoppers 113 and 114 provided at different positions on the transport path 102 and capable of projecting and retracting on the transport path 102.
  • Hook 10 5 A plurality of stoppers 113 and 114 are arranged in a direction crossing the transport direction of the bill bundle B.
  • the encoder 107 includes a disk 107a that rotates with the rotation of a motor that transmits power to the transport belt 106, and a sensor 107b for detecting a slit provided on the circumference of the disk 107a. ing.
  • the sensor 107b is an optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The light emitted from the light emitting element is intermittently shielded by the rotation of the disk 107a. As a result, a pulse signal is output from the light receiving element, and the actual transport amount is specified by counting the pulse signals.
  • the tray 104 supports the bill bundle B inserted from the insertion port 101 with a plate-like member.
  • the hook 105 attached to it can project and retreat on the transport path 102.
  • the bill bundle B is used to guide the length of the bill bundle B to be inserted.
  • the movement of the tray 104 along the transport path 102 is performed using a belt stretched so as to overlap the transport belt 106 from the viewpoint of FIG.
  • An encoder 107 as shown in FIG. 2 is separately prepared to specify the movement amount.
  • the stoppers 113 and 114 in order to avoid confusion, the stopper 113 provided on the front side is referred to as an A stopper, and the stopper 114 provided on the rear side is referred to as a D stopper.
  • FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the clamp 103 and a drive system thereof.
  • the clamp 103 has a plurality of shafts, including shafts 121 and 122, which support four transport belts 123 for transporting the bill bundle B in a stretched state.
  • a plurality of guides 124 for inserting the bill bundle B are attached to the shaft 121 located on the most front side. Power for moving the conveyor belt 123 is transmitted via one shaft, for example, 121. The power is also transmitted to the conveyor belt 106 disposed on the lower side.
  • the clamp 103 is configured to be able to move in a direction crossing the direction along the transport path 102 in order to sandwich the inserted bill bundle B between the clamp 104 and the tray 104.
  • the drive system that enables the movement is realized by arms 131 and 132 attached to both ends of shafts 121 and 122, respectively. The power is transmitted to the arm 132, and the power is transmitted to the link 13 It is further transmitted to arm 131 via 3.
  • arms 131 and 132 are rotatable about axes 131a and 132a, respectively.
  • Recesses 131b, 132b are formed at their ends, respectively, and the shafts 121, 122 are rotatably mounted on the portions 131b, 132b.
  • a tooth is formed on the other arc-shaped end 132c of the arm 132, and the tooth of the gear 135 is engaged with the tooth.
  • the gear 135 is attached to an end of the shaft 134.
  • a pulley 136 is attached to the other end of the shaft 134.
  • a drive belt 137 is stretched between the pulley 136 and a pulley 139 attached to an end of the shaft 138.
  • the motor 140 is a power source of a driving system for moving the clamp 103. It is, for example, a steering motor.
  • the power of the motor 140 is transmitted to the shaft 138 via the gears 141 to 13 and the clutch 144 as shown in FIG. 3B.
  • the power transmitted to the shaft 138 is transmitted to the arm 132 via the pulley 139, the drive belt 137, the pulley 136, the shaft 134, and the gear 135.
  • the clamp 103 shifts from the state shown in FIG. 2 (upper end position) to the state shown in FIG. 4 and vice versa from the state shown in FIG.
  • the bill bundle B is pressed downward, and is pinched between the clamp 103 and the tray 104. It is not necessary to apply more than enough pressure to the bundle B.
  • the height of the banknote bundle B may vary depending on the stacked banknotes, and the height when sufficient pressure is applied cannot be known in advance. For this reason, in the present embodiment, a one-way clutch that idles when a resistance greater than a predetermined resistance occurs is employed as the clutch 144. This ensures that appropriate pressure is applied to the banknote bundle B.
  • the link 133 is provided with three slits 133a-c, and two sensors 145, 146 capable of detecting the slits 133a-c. Both of the sensors 145 and 146 are optical sensors, and detect the slits 133a to 133c depending on whether or not the light emitted from the light emitting element is blocked. [0070]
  • the slits 133a-c and the sensors 145 and 146 are arranged so that the position of the clamp 103 and the height of the bill bundle B can be determined. Thus, when the clamp 103 is at the upper end position shown in FIG.
  • the sensors 145 and 146 transmit light, that is, light from the light emitting element enters the light receiving element as shown in FIG. 7A. If the bill bundle B is at a height that can be taken in, the sensor 145 blocks light, that is, prevents light from the light emitting element from entering the light receiving element, as shown in FIG. 7B or FIG. 7C. At this time, the other sensor 146 may be either light-shielded or transmissive. If the banknote bundle B does not exist, or if the banknote bundle B is slightly high, the sensor 145 is configured to transmit light and the sensor 146 is shielded from light, as shown in FIG. 7D. When the situation is as shown in FIG. 7D, the clamp 103 is at the lower end position.
  • FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the arrangement of sensors provided near the charging / discharging port 101.
  • Each of the sensors 109 to 111 provided in the vicinity thereof and the sensor 112 provided on the rear surface side are optical sensors.
  • the banknote bundle B is inserted between the width adjustment guides 151 horizontally, that is, with the longitudinal direction thereof intersecting the insertion direction.
  • sensors 109 four sensors 109a to 109d are arranged side by side so that it is possible to determine whether or not the width (length in the longitudinal direction) of the bill bundle B inserted into the insertion slot 101 is a normal bill.
  • the sensor 109a-d and the sensor 110 are used to determine whether the banknote bundle B should be taken in or not.
  • the paper bundle B to be captured must satisfy the following conditions as shown in FIG. 8A: the sensor 110 and the sensors 109b and 109c detect the bundle B, and one of the sensors 109a and 109d detects the bundle. That you are doing.
  • the arrow shown in each of FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B indicates the insertion direction of a bill.
  • the bill bundle B may be inserted into the insertion exit 101 in a state of being skewed.
  • the skew is detected using sensors 109b and 109c only for banknote bundle B that satisfies the import condition.
  • the length check of the banknote bundle B in the longitudinal direction is performed using the sensors 109a to 109d.
  • the length check in the short direction is performed by confirming whether or not the length conveyed from the time when the banknote bundle B is conveyed to the position where the sensor 111 blocks the light to the time when the light is released is within the allowable range. .
  • the height of the bill bundle B is determined by counting the amount of rotation of the motor 140 necessary to press the clamp 103 and return it to the upper end position. Since a stepping motor is used as the motor 140, the number of pulses (the number of steps) applied to the motor 140 for driving is counted as the rotation amount.
  • both the sensors 145 and 146 are transparent. Therefore, by monitoring the signals output by the sensors 145 and 146, it is possible to count the number of steps of the nose applied to the motor 140 while the banknote bundle B moves from the position where the banknote bundle B was pressed to the upper end position. it can.
  • the height of the bill bundle B can be calculated from the height between the clamp 103 at the upper end position and the tray 104 by bowing the height corresponding to the number of steps.
  • the elastic force of a bill is greater than its own weight. This means that deformation due to the elasticity of the bill cannot be prevented by its own weight. For this reason, simply stacking bills changes the overall height due to the elasticity of the bills themselves. Since the elasticity acting on a banknote cannot usually be removed immediately, even if the banknote B that has been raised by the elasticity of the banknote is pressed, if the pressing is released, the banknote bundle B will be higher after the release. Therefore, the height when the bill bundle B is pressed is required. The height obtained in such a manner is accurate by removing the elastic force acting on the bill and adding the thickness for each bill.
  • the size check of the banknote bundle B (in both the long and short directions)
  • the amount of skew ⁇ , and the height are accurately measured while the banknote bundle B is present in the acceptor 100. Therefore, the inappropriate banknote bundle B can be accurately determined, and the inappropriate banknote bundle B can be returned to the customer at an earlier stage. Thereby, reliability is improved and higher utilization efficiency is realized. A description of the operation to achieve this will be described later.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of the paper sheet handling apparatus 1.
  • the above-described acceptor 100 has a configuration including a sensor group 161, a motor group 162, and a solenoid group 163.
  • the sensor group 161 includes the sensors 109-112, 145, and 146, the sensor 107b of the encoder 107, and the like.
  • the motor group 162 includes a motor 140 as a power source for moving the clamp 103, a transport belt 123 stretched on the clamp 103, a motor for driving the transport belt 106 stretched below the motor, and a motor for moving the tray 104. It consists of a motor. These motors are all stepping motors.
  • the hook 105, the A stopper 113, and the D stopper 114 project and retract using a solenoid.
  • the solenoid group 163 is composed of these solenoids.
  • the lower unit 200 operates under the control of a printed circuit board (PCB) 260.
  • the printed circuit board 260 is connected to the motor groups 271 and 272, the sensor group 273, and the solenoid group 274 by force.
  • the motor group 271 includes, for example, a plurality of stepping motor forces. Each stepping motor is used as a power source for moving a stage provided in the corresponding bill cassette 210.
  • the motor group 272 includes, for example, a plurality of DC motors. Each DC motor is used as a power source of a feeding mechanism 211 provided in the corresponding bill cassette 210.
  • the sensor group 273 includes sensors installed on the transport path 201 for detecting bills, sensors for detecting the bill cassette 210 (for example, switches), sensors for detecting the position of the stage of the bill cassette 210, and sensors therefor. It is composed of a stored bill detecting sensor and the like.
  • the solenoid group 274 includes a state switching solenoid prepared for each switching claw on the transport path 201, a power transmission solenoid prepared in each bill cassette 210, and the like.
  • a CPU 261 for controlling the entire sheet handling apparatus 1, a ROM 262 storing a program executed by the CPU 261 and various control data, a RAM 263 used by the CPU 261 for a work, a sensor A sensor driving unit 264 for driving the sensors constituting the group 273, a solenoid driving unit 265 for individually driving the solenoids constituting the solenoid group 274, and a motor driving unit 266 for driving a stepping motor constituting the motor group 271; And a motor drive unit 267 for driving a DC motor constituting the motor group 272, a communication interface (I / F) 268 for communicating with, for example, the upper unit 300, and communication with a higher-level device such as an ATM main body. And a communication interface (I / F) 269 for communication.
  • I / F communication interface
  • the upper unit 300 also operates under the control of the printed circuit board (PCB) 360.
  • a motor group 371, 162, a DC motor 372, a sensor group 373, 161, a solenoid group 374, 163, and a discriminating unit 320 are connected to the print board 360. Thereby, the acceptor 100 is controlled by the upper unit 300.
  • the motor group 371 is composed of, for example, a plurality of stepping motors.
  • the carrier 341, each of the stages 312, 331, 332, and the pusher 313 move by using a stepping motor as a power source.
  • the DC motor 372 is a power source for feeding bills from the separator unit 310 and conveying them.
  • the sensor group 373 is provided in each of the transport paths 301-305 with a plurality of banknotes or a plurality of sensors for detecting the carrier 341; a plurality of sensors provided in the separator unit 310; And a plurality of sensors.
  • the solenoid group 374 is composed of switching claws 302a and 302b on the transport path 301 and solenoids for switching the states of switching claws provided on the other transport paths 303 and 304, respectively.
  • a CPU 361 for controlling the entire upper unit 300, a ROM 362 for storing programs and various control data to be executed by the CPU 361, a RAM 363 for working with the CPU 361, a sensor, A group of sensors 373 and 161, a sensor driver 364 for driving sensors, a group of motors 371 and 162, a motor driver 365 for driving a stepping motor, a group of motor driving circuits 366 for driving a DC motor 372, and a group of solenoids
  • the solenoid drive unit 367 which can individually drive the solenoids 374 and 163, and the discrimination unit 320
  • An interface (I / F) 368 for transmitting and receiving signals between them and a communication interface (I / F) 369 for communicating with the lower unit 200 are mounted.
  • the CPUs 261 and 361 on each of the print boards 260 and 360 perform control by executing programs stored in the R ⁇ M 262 and 362, respectively.
  • the CPU 261 receives an instruction from the ATM main body via the communication I / F 269, controls the lower unit 200 according to the instruction, and issues an instruction to the upper unit 300.
  • the instruction is sent to the CPU 361 of the upper unit 300 via the communication IZF268, 369.
  • the CPU 261 receives, from time to time, various detection results obtained by driving the sensor group 273 by the sensor driving unit 264 from the driving unit 264. Received from / F268 or 269 as needed. The detection result and the communication contents are analyzed, and instructions are given to the solenoid driving unit 265 and the motor driving units 266 and 267 according to the situation. Thereby, the lower unit 200 is operated under the control of the CPU 261. In addition, information to be notified is transmitted as needed via the communication I / F 268 or 269.
  • the CPU 261 of the other upper unit 300 controls the upper unit 300 and the acceptor 100 in accordance with an instruction from the lower unit 200.
  • various detection results obtained by driving the sensor groups 373 and 161 by the sensor driving unit 364 are received and analyzed from the driving unit 364 as needed, and the solenoid driving unit 367, the motor driving unit 365, and the motor This is performed by instructing the drive circuit 366 and the discriminating unit 320 according to the situation.
  • the upper unit 300 and the acceptor 100 are operated under the control of the CPU 361.
  • the instruction to the discriminating unit 320 is sent via the I / F 368, and the information to be notified to the lower unit 200 is transmitted via the communication IZ F369 at any time.
  • the customer takes in the inserted bill bundle B the amount of the deposit, the denomination of the bill determined to be a normal ticket when the bill is stored, and the like are transmitted to the lower unit 200 as the information.
  • the operation of the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
  • the operation is such that the CPU 261 of the lower unit 200 controls the lower unit 200 and the CPU 361 of the upper unit 300 is controlled by the CPU 261. This is realized by controlling the upper unit 300 and the acceptor 100 respectively.
  • the size check (length check in both the longitudinal and short directions) of the banknote bundle B, the amount of skew ⁇ , and the measurement of the height are performed by inserting the banknote bundle B into the input / output port 101 of the axceptor 100. ⁇ ⁇ It is done by being inserted. Therefore, here, only the operation at the time of depositing in which the bill bundle B is inserted will be described.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the deposit processing. The processing is executed in order to realize the payment requested by the customer according to the instruction performed by the ATM body. First, the deposit processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
  • Each unit of the lower unit 200 operates under the control of the CPU 261, and each unit of the upper unit 300 and the acceptor 100 operates under the control of the CPU 371.
  • the description will be given focusing on a CPU that controls an object to be operated.
  • step 101 it is checked whether or not the tray 104 is located at the delivery position shown in FIG. 2, and if it is not located at the delivery position, the tray 104 is moved there.
  • step 102 it is determined whether or not a bill satisfying the loading condition (FIG. 8A) has been detected at the loading / unloading port 101. If the bill bundle B inserted by the customer into the insertion exit 101 satisfies the condition for taking in, the determination is YES and the process proceeds to step 104. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step 103. Satisfying the import condition means that the length of the banknote bundle B in the longitudinal direction is within an allowable range.
  • steps 101 and 102 are realized by control of the CPU 361 of the upper unit 300 instructed to take in the bill bundle B from the CPU 261 of the lower unit 200. The same applies to steps 103 to 118 described later.
  • the shirt provided near the introduction port 101 is opened, for example, after the processing of step 101 is executed.
  • the hook 105 is normally in a protruding state.
  • step 103 it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the detection of the bill bundle B. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the determination is YES, and a series of processing ends here. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process returns to step 102. This waits for the bill bundle B to be inserted until a certain time has elapsed.
  • the banknotes are determined before the determination in step 103 becomes YES.
  • the CPU 361 notifies the CPU 261 that the bundle B is not imported, and the CPU 261 further notifies the ATM body. By notifying at such a timing, the determination in step 103 becomes YES after the ATM body closes the shutter.
  • step 104 the carrier 341 is moved to the delivery position where the bill bundle B is carried to the separator section 310, and the pusher 313 and the stage 312 are respectively moved to the upper end position.
  • step 105 as shown in FIG. 4, the motor 140 is driven to apply pressure by the clamp 103, and the height of the banknote bundle B is detected by the sensors 145 and 146 (see FIGS. 7A to 1D).
  • the drive of the motor 140 which is a stepping motor is performed by the CPU 361 designating the rotation direction and the number (step number) of adding the noise to the motor drive unit 365 and instructing the drive. This is the same for other stepping motors.
  • step 105a it is determined whether the height is within an allowable range. If the banknote bundle B is at a height that can be taken in, the sensor 145 blocks light from transmitting light while moving the clamp 103 downward for pressurization as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C. Transition to state. For this reason, if the shift has not occurred, the determination is NO because the height of the banknote bundle B is not within the allowable range, and the process proceeds to step 108. Otherwise, the determination is yes and the process moves to step 106.
  • step 106 after retracting the hook 105, power is transmitted to the transport belts 106 and 123 and the tray 104, respectively, so that the transport for checking the length of the banknote bundle B in the short direction is performed.
  • the transport is performed for the maximum length of the allowable range after the sensor 111 detects the bill bundle B.
  • the skew amount ⁇ is calculated by measuring the time difference between when the sensors 109b and c do not detect the banknote bundle B to check the skew (FIG. 9).
  • the evacuation of the hook 105 is performed by the CPU 361 instructing the solenoid driving unit 367 to drive the evacuation solenoid. This is the same for other solenoids.
  • the time measurement is performed using, for example, a mounted timer.
  • the actual transport amount is confirmed by monitoring the signal output from the sensor 107b of the encoder 107.
  • the length check of the bill bundle B in the longitudinal direction is performed in step 102 as described above.
  • step 107 it is determined whether or not the bill bundle B is normal, that is, both the length of the bill bundle B in the short direction and the skew amount ⁇ are within the allowable range. They are all acceptable If it is within the range, the determination is YES and the process proceeds to step 110. Otherwise, that is, if at least one of the length in the short direction and the amount of skew ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is not within the allowable range, the determination is made. Becomes N ⁇ , and proceeds to step 108.
  • step 108 the tray 104 is moved to the delivery position while being pressed by the clamp 103, and then the pressed state is released. After the release, the process proceeds to step 109 and waits for the bill bundle B to be removed.
  • the bill bundle B is determined to have been removed, and the CPU 361, the CPU 261 and the CPU 261 notify the fact to the effect that the bill bundle B has been removed. finish.
  • the banknote bundle B is continuously detected even after waiting for a certain period of time, the banknote bundle B is regarded as being forgotten by the customer, is taken inside, and is taken into the reject box 353. It is stored. By doing so, it prevents the ATM from being unavailable due to a customer forgetting to take it.
  • step 110 to which the determination in step 107 proceeds when the determination is YES, a take-in process for transporting the banknote bundle B to the separator 310 is performed. By executing the loading process, the bill bundle B is transported onto the stage 312. Then, the process proceeds to step 110a.
  • the capturing process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
  • the front end of the banknote bundle B is located behind the position where the sensor 111 detects the banknote (see FIG. 2).
  • step 201 the A stopper 113 is protruded.
  • step 202 the clamp 103 is moved to the upper end position shown in FIG.
  • the signals output from the sensors 145 and 146 are monitored, and the number of steps in which a pulse is applied to the motor 140 is counted.
  • step 203 the process proceeds to step 203, in which the retracted amount of the clamp 103 is obtained from the counted number of steps, and the obtained retracted amount is subtracted from the height between the clamp 103 and the tray 104 at the upper end position, whereby the insertion is performed.
  • the height of the bundled bills B is calculated.
  • step 204 the process that proceeds to step 204.
  • step 204 it is determined whether or not the bill bundle B has been inserted by additional payment. If banknote B is inserted by the customer who has requested additional payment, the determination is YES. The process proceeds to step 205, where the accumulated value of the height of the banknote bundle B that the customer has purchased during the current transaction is calculated. The calculation is performed by summing the heights calculated for each banknote bundle B by executing the process of step 203. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 206. On the other hand, otherwise, the determination is N ⁇ and the routine goes to Step 207. The reason for proceeding to step 207 is that when the bill bundle B is pressed by the clamp 103 in step 106 of FIG. 10, it is possible to confirm whether or not the bill bundle B can be taken in or the height by the output signals of the sensors 145 and 146. is there.
  • step 206 it is determined whether or not the calculated accumulated value is within an allowable range. If the accumulated value exceeds the predetermined upper limit, the determination is NO, and a series of processing ends here. Otherwise, the determination is yes and the process moves to step 207.
  • the banknote to be returned be returned once.
  • there is an upper limit to the height of the bill bundle B that can be carried at one time because there is a portion to be carried by the bill bundle B.
  • the accumulated height of the entire banknote bundle B is determined, and if the height exceeds the upper limit, the banknote bundle B newly inserted by the customer is not taken inside.
  • the upper limit may be for other reasons, such as limiting the amount that can be traded at one time.
  • step 207 the tray 104 is moved backward when viewed from the delivery position, that is, the transport direction of the bill bundle B. After the movement, the process proceeds to step 208 to make the hook 105 protrude.
  • the hook 105 automatically returns to the protruding state by terminating the driving of the retracting solenoid.
  • the protrusion of the A stopper 113 is performed by the CPU 361 instructing the solenoid driving unit 367 to drive the solenoid for protrusion.
  • step 209 after retracting the A stopper 113, the tray 104 with the hook 105 protruding is moved to the release position.
  • the release position is the rearmost position in the movable range of the tray 104. The movement to the release position is performed by monitoring the output signal of the sensor 112.
  • step 210 the motor 140 is driven to apply pressure by the clamp 103.
  • power is transmitted to the conveyor belts 106 and 123 to convey the banknote bundle B by a predetermined distance (S211), and after the conveyance, the D stopper 114 is protruded (S212). In this way, after the banknote bundle B is conveyed onto the stage 312 of the separator unit 310, a series of processing ends.
  • step 110a it is determined whether or not the loading of the bill bundle B into the separator unit 310 has been completed. As described above, when the accumulated value of the height of the banknote bundle B does not exceed the upper limit, the determination in step 206 in FIG. As a result, the determination becomes YES and the process proceeds to step 111. Otherwise, the determination is N ⁇ and the routine goes to step 122.
  • step 122 the bill bundle B is pressed by the clamp 103.
  • step 123 the power is transmitted to the transport belts 106, 123 and the tray 104, respectively, and the tray 104 is moved to the delivery position (see FIG. 2). Return B. After the return, go to step 119.
  • step 111 after lowering the stage 312 to the lower end, the pusher 313 is lowered to a position (pressing position) at which an appropriate pressure can be applied to the bill bundle B.
  • step 112 the carrier 341 is moved to the escrow retreat position.
  • the stages 331 and 332 of the temporary storage section 330 are moved to store bills that have also been fed out by the separator section 310. (S113), and the DC motor 372 is rotated (S114).
  • the pressurization by the pusher 313 is performed, for example, by monitoring the output of a sensor for detecting a pick roller located when an appropriate pressure is applied to the banknote bundle B, and then, after detecting the pick roller by the sensor, by a predetermined amount, This is done by descending.
  • the banknotes are sequentially fed out one by one from the separator section 310 and transported to the temporary holding section 330 until the banknotes are fed out from the separator section 310 (S115). , S116).
  • the bill inserted by the customer is stored in the reservoir unit or the escrow unit.
  • the bill is paid out by transmitting power to the payout mechanism 311 and the storage destination of the bill is determined by discriminating the fed bill by the discriminating section 320.
  • the number of bills determined to be normal is counted for each denomination.
  • the pusher 313 is lowered intermittently in order to apply an appropriate pressure during the dispensing of bills.
  • step 116 When the feeding of the banknotes conveyed to the separator unit 310 is completed, that is, when all the banknotes that can be fed are fed out and stored in the temporary holding unit, the determination in step 116 becomes YES, the process proceeds to step 117, and the DC motor 372 To stop.
  • step 118 the pusher 313 and the stage 312 are moved to the upper end positions (see FIG. 2), and the CPU 261 of the lower unit 200 indicates that the feeding has been completed and the amount of the bill bundle B inserted by the customer (deposit amount). Notify. Such information is notified from the CPU 261 to the ATM body. The notified deposit amount corresponds to the transaction content.
  • the ATM main body inquires of the customer whether or not to make a transaction (payment transaction), whether or not there is additional payment.
  • the lower unit 200 is instructed according to the result of the inquiry.
  • step 119 the CPU 261 waits for an instruction from the ATM body and determines the content of the instruction. If the customer instructs the additional payment by requesting the additional payment, it is determined that it is, and the process returns to the step 101 to prepare for the newly inserted bill bundle B. If the ATM itself instructs the return of the bill by requesting the cancellation of the transaction, the effect is determined and the process proceeds to step 120. If the ATM instructs to store the banknotes received by requesting a transaction, it shall be determined that The process proceeds to step 121.
  • step 120 a return process for returning the taken banknote is executed.
  • step 121 to which the process proceeds when the ATM body instructs to store the fetched banknotes by requesting the transaction, a storing process for storing the fetched banknotes in the banknote cassette 210 is executed. After executing any of those processes, a series of processes is terminated.
  • the guide 151 regulates the position in the longitudinal direction of the banknote bundle B inserted into the insertion port 101.
  • a bill bundle B having an inappropriate size in the longitudinal direction is inserted. That is, the customer may forcefully insert the bill bundle B that is not aligned so as to fit between the guides 151 into the slot 101. Insertion of such a bill bundle B may cause a failure.
  • the guides 171 can be moved from the position where the insertion of the banknote bundle B is regulated, and the sensors 109e and 109f located at the positions are further arranged. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the problem reliably.
  • the guides 171 can be moved in both directions along the rails 172 in a way that reduces the distance between the guides 171 and in the direction in which the guides 171 move away from each other. Is transmitted.
  • a motor can be adopted.
  • each sensor 109e and 109f can detect the bill bundle B is a place where the guide 151 exists before the bill bundle B is inserted. For this reason, when it is detected that a bill bundle B (see FIG. 8A) that satisfies the loading condition is inserted and each guide 171 is moved as shown in FIG. 13B, the longitudinal direction is set so as to fit between the guides 171. In the banknote bundle B that is not aligned, any of the banknotes protrudes toward at least one side in the longitudinal direction of the banknote bundle B by elastic force.

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Un paquet inséré de billets de banque est transporté tout en étant encastré, par déplacement du collier vers une courroie de transport. Le collier est déplacé par la transmission d'une force à deux bras. La force transmise à un bras est ensuite transmise à l'autre bras via une liaison. La liaison est fournie par une multiplicité de fentes et de capteurs permettant de détecter les fentes. Une décision est prise quant à savoir si la hauteur d'un paquet pressé de billets de banque est acceptable ou non, en utilisant une variation de la relation positionnelle entre la fente et le capteur, par rapport au mouvement du collier.
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