WO2010049994A1

WO2010049994A1 - Currency processing device

Info

Publication number: WO2010049994A1
Application number: PCT/JP2008/069543
Authority: WO
Inventors: 康浩松本
Original assignee: グローリー株式会社
Priority date: 2008-10-28
Filing date: 2008-10-28
Publication date: 2010-05-06

Abstract

A currency processing device (10) performs first currency receiving processing and second currency receiving processing. In the first currency receiving processing, a currency of a first country is conveyed to a temporary holding section (29, 37), a currency other than that of the first country is conveyed to a currency return section (22, 33), and the currency conveyed to the temporary holding section (29, 37) is conveyed to a section (41a, 42a) for receiving currencies of the first country and received therein. In the second currency receiving processing, a currency other than that of the first country is conveyed to the temporary holding section (29, 37), a currency of the first country is conveyed to the currency return section (22, 33), and after that the currency conveyed to the temporary holding section (29, 37) is conveyed to a section (41b, 42b) for receiving currencies of other countries and received therein.

Description

Money handling machine

The present invention relates to a money handling machine capable of processing money from a plurality of countries. In the present application, “country” has a concept including “national union (for example, European Union (EU))”. That is, as the currency of a plurality of countries, for example, in addition to Japanese yen, US dollar, Chinese yuan, etc., euro (EURO) can be cited. Further, “money” in the present specification may be a banknote or a coin.

Conventionally, as a money handling machine for storing coins or bills in a casing, for example, JP-A-6-266963 (JP6-266963A), JP-A-2001-67526 (JP2001-67526A), and JP What is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-312821 (JP2002-312821A) and the like is known. Such a money handling machine performs, for example, deposit processing of money such as sales at a store or the like, and delivery processing delivered to a collector who collects money such as sales.

In a conventional money handling machine, a money storage unit that is provided in a housing and stores money, a money insertion port for inputting money into the housing, and a money input into the housing by a money insertion port. A conveyance unit that performs conveyance, an identification unit that is installed in the conveyance unit and identifies the money conveyed by the conveyance unit, and is connected to the conveyance unit and returns the money sent from the conveyance unit to the outside of the housing A money return unit and a temporary storage unit that is connected to the transport unit and temporarily stores the money stored in the money storage unit are provided. And after a conveyance part and a temporary storage part are controlled by a control part, the money thrown in in a housing | casing by a money slot is conveyed in a housing | casing by a conveyance part, and after identification of a money is performed by the identification part This money is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit, and finally, the temporarily stored money is stored in the money storage unit.

In the money handling machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-67526, a mixed currency (specifically, a currency including, for example, a denomination or issuing country) is identified and counted. The money is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit in a mixed state, and the money temporarily held in the temporary holding unit is collectively stored or returned to the money storage unit. In such a money handling machine, the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit can be quickly stored or returned. Here, the management authority of the money storage unit is on the collection specific person side, and when the money is stored in the money storage part, the money is delivered to the collection specific person.

In the money handling machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-67526, there is only one storage cassette provided in the money storage unit for each banknote and coin. For this reason, banknotes and coins are stored in the storage cassette in a state in which denominations and issuing countries are mixed.

Here, when the money handling machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-67526 is installed in, for example, a store near the border, money from a plurality of countries may be put into this money handling machine. . In this case, the above-described money handling machine collectively identifies and counts the currencies of a plurality of countries, temporarily holds the identified and counted money in the temporary holding unit in a mixed state, and temporarily holds the money in the temporary holding unit. The coins from a plurality of countries are stored or returned to the money storage unit in a mixed state. However, if the collection specific person to whom the money is delivered differs depending on the country where the money is issued, there is only one storage cassette for the money storage unit, one each for banknotes and coins. There is a problem that it must be sorted every time.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 9-54852 (JP 9-54852A) discloses a coin sorter that sorts coins mixed in types (denominations, issuing countries, etc.) and stores the coins by type. . In such a coin sorter, a coin storage unit and a temporary storage unit are provided for each type of coin. However, if a coin storage unit and a temporary storage unit are provided for each type of coin, the number of coin storage units and temporary storage units becomes excessive, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the coin sorter increases. .

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-58618 (JP2007-58618A) discloses a banknote processing machine that sorts banknotes mixed in types (denominations, issuing countries, etc.) and stores banknotes for each type. . In such a banknote handling machine, a banknote storage unit and a temporary storage unit are provided for each type of banknote. However, if a banknote storage unit and a temporary storage unit are provided for each type of banknote, the number of banknote storage units and temporary storage units becomes excessive, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the banknote handling machine increases. .

The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when processing the money of a plurality of countries, the money is divided into the issuing countries and stored in the money storage unit based on the issuing country of the money. An object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine capable of quickly returning the held money to the outside when the money is temporarily held by the temporary holding unit.

A money handling machine according to the present invention is a money handling machine capable of processing money from a plurality of countries, and is provided in a housing, a money slot for putting money into the housing, and the housing. A transport unit that transports the money put into the housing by the money slot, an identification unit that is installed in the transport unit and identifies the money transported by the transport unit, and the housing A first country currency storage unit that is provided and stores currency of a first country; and another country currency storage unit that is provided in the casing and stores currency other than the currency of the first country; and is provided in the casing. And a money holding unit that can temporarily hold the money identified by the identification unit, and a money return connected to the transport unit and returning the money sent from the transport unit to the outside of the housing And a control unit that controls the transport unit and the temporary storage unit. When the currency identified by the identification unit is the currency of the first country, the currency is transported to the temporary storage unit, and the currency identified by the identification unit is other than the currency of the first country. In the case of money, the money is transported to the money return section, and the money transported to the temporary storage section is transported to the first national money storage section and stored in the first national money storage section. When the money identified by the first depositing process and the identification unit is a currency other than the currency of the first country, the currency is transported to the temporary holding unit, and the currency identified by the identification unit is If the money is from the first country, the money is transported to the money return section, and the money transported to the temporary storage section is transported to the other country money storage section and stored in the other country money storage section. And a controller for performing the second deposit process. . Here, the “country” is a concept including a “national union (for example, European Union (EU))”. The “money” may be a “banknote”, a “coin”, or both a “banknote” and a “money”. Further, the temporary holding unit selectively holds money. More specifically, the temporary holding unit may temporarily hold the money conveyed to the temporary holding unit, and may send the temporarily held money to the money storage unit or the like. The holding unit may send the money conveyed to the temporary holding unit directly to the money storage unit or the like without temporarily holding the money.

According to such a money handling machine, the housing includes a first country money storage unit that stores money of the first country and another country money storage unit that stores money other than the money of the first country. In each of the first deposit processing, the money of the first country is transported to the temporary holding unit, the money other than the money of the first country is transported to the money returning unit, and is transported to the temporary holding unit. The first currency storage unit and the first country currency storage unit, and in the second deposit process, the currency other than the first country currency is transferred to the temporary storage unit, The currency in the country is transported to the money return unit, and the money transported to the temporary holding unit is transported to the other country currency storage unit and stored in the other country currency storage unit. For this reason, in processing the money of a plurality of countries, the money can be stored in the money storage unit separately for each issuing country based on the issuing country of the money. In addition, money can be sent from one temporary storage unit to the first national currency storage unit and the other national currency storage unit, and the temporary storage unit is provided for each type of money (denomination, issuing country, etc.). Since it is not provided, it is possible to quickly return the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the outside.

In the money handling machine of the present invention, the control unit performs the first deposit process if the money first identified by the identifying unit is money of a first country, and first identified by the identifying unit. It is preferable to perform control so that the second depositing process is performed if the currency is a currency other than the currency of the first country.

In the money handling machine of the present invention, it is preferable that the control unit performs control so that the first depositing process is performed before the second depositing process.

In the money handling machine of the present invention, the control unit performs control to perform either one of the first depositing process and the second depositing process based on an instruction received by the control unit. Preferably it is done.

In the money handling machine of the present invention, the control unit first performs one of the first depositing process and the second depositing process, and then performs the first depositing process and the second depositing process. It is preferable to perform control so as to continue the processing that is not performed first in the deposit processing.

In the money handling machine according to the present invention, the first national money storage section includes a first national money storage cassette that is detachable from the housing, and the first national money storage cassette from the housing. A foreign currency storage cassette that is detachable from the housing, and the foreign currency storage cassette from the housing. A second control unit that controls the removal of the first national currency storage cassette, and a management authority that enables the first national money storage cassette to be removed from the housing by releasing the control by the first control unit; It is preferable that the management authority for releasing the restriction by the restriction unit and enabling the foreign currency storage cassette to be taken out from the housing is different.

It is a perspective view which shows the money processor in one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the banknote processing apparatus in the money processor shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the coin processing apparatus in the money processor shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram in the money processor shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st money_receiving | payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st money_receiving | payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st money_receiving | payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows other operation | movement of the 1st delivery process (1st payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a series of operation | movements of the 2nd delivery process (2nd payment process) in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The money handling machine according to the present embodiment has a function of performing delivery processing (payment processing) of money from a plurality of countries. 1 to 8 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a money handling machine according to the present invention. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the money handling machine in the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus in the money handling machine shown in FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a coin processing device in the money handling machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the money handling machine shown in FIG. 5 to 8 are explanatory views showing a series of operations of the first or second delivery process (payment process) in the banknote processing apparatus or the coin processing apparatus of the money handling machine shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling machine 10 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 11, and the housing 11 includes a banknote handling device 20 disposed on the right side when the money handling machine 10 is viewed from the front. The coin processing devices 30 arranged on the left side are provided so as to be lined up on the left and right. Moreover, in the housing | casing 11 of the money processor 10, the money storage part 40 which each stores a coin and a banknote in the downward direction of the banknote processing apparatus 20 and the coin processing apparatus 30 is provided. Hereafter, each component of the banknote processing apparatus 20, the coin processing apparatus 30, and the money storage part 40 is explained in full detail.

First, the configuration of the money storage unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. 1 etc., the money storage part 40 is provided in the lower part of the housing | casing 11 of the money processor 10. As shown in FIG. This money storage unit 40 includes a first country banknote storage cassette 41a that stores banknotes of the first country among banknotes of a plurality of countries, a foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b that stores banknotes other than the banknotes of the first country, It has a first country coin storage cassette 42a for storing coins of one country, and another country coin storage cassette 42b for storing coins other than the coins of the first country. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the first country banknote storage cassette 41a and the other country banknote storage cassette 41b are provided corresponding to the banknote handling apparatus 20, whereas, as shown in FIG. The storage cassette 42 a and the foreign coin storage cassette 42 b are provided corresponding to the coin processing device 30.

The banknotes conveyed to the temporary storage unit 29 (described later) of the banknote processing apparatus 20 are sent from the temporary storage unit 29 to the first country banknote storage cassette 41a and the foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b. In addition, the coins conveyed to the temporary storage unit 37 (described later) of the coin processing device 30 are sent to the first national coin storage cassette 42a and the foreign coin storage cassette 42b. In addition, the coin sent to the temporary storage part 37 from the chute | shoot 35c (after-mentioned) may be sent to the 1st national coin storage cassette 42a as it is through the temporary storage part 37.

Then, for example, by a collection specific person who performs a business of collecting sales, each

cassette

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b of the money storage unit 40 is pulled out to the front side of the housing 11, and this collection specific person is connected to each

cassette

41a, 41b. 42a and 42b themselves are collected. More specifically, the first country bill storage cassette 41a and the other country bill storage cassette 41b are provided with a first regulation unit 41c and a second regulation unit 41d, respectively. The first regulation unit 41 c regulates the removal of the first country banknote storage cassette 41 a from the housing 11, and the second regulation unit 41 d serves as the other country banknote storage cassette from the housing 11. The extraction of 41b is regulated. The first national coin storage cassette 42a and the other national coin storage cassette 42b are provided with a first restriction unit 42c and a second restriction unit 42d, respectively. The first regulation unit 42c regulates the removal of the first national coin storage cassette 42a from the casing 11, and the second regulation unit 42d is the other country coin storage cassette from the casing 11. The removal of 42b is regulated. When each

cassette

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b is pulled out from the housing 11 at least and taken out from each regulating

unit

41c, 41d, 42c, 42d, the money inside is entered into a state where it cannot be taken out. Etc. are locked.

The first country banknote storage unit is configured by the first country banknote storage cassette 41a and the first regulation unit 41c, and the other country banknote storage unit is configured by the other country banknote storage cassette 41b and the second regulation unit 41d. Yes. The first national coin storage cassette 42a and the first restriction unit 42c constitute a first national coin storage part, and the other country coin storage cassette 42b and the second restriction unit 42d constitute another country coin storage part. Yes.

Here, the management authority which makes the 1st banknote storage cassette 41a and the 1st national coin storage cassette 42a removable from the housing | casing 11 by canceling | releasing the control by the

1st control units

41c and 42c, and the 2nd control unit The management authority which makes it possible to remove the foreign currency bill storage cassette 41b and the foreign currency coin storage cassette 42b from the housing 11 by releasing the regulation by 41d and 42d is different. That is, there are a plurality of collection specific persons who collect the

respective cassettes

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b, and the plurality of collection specific persons collect the first country money collection that collects coins such as coins and banknotes of the first country. It is classified into a specific person and a foreign country money collection specific person who collects coins and banknotes other than the first country. And the 1st national money collection specific person can cancel | release the control by the

1st control units

41c and 42c, Therefore, the 1st national banknote storage cassette 41a and the 1st national coin storage cassette 42a are made into the housing | casing 11. However, the regulation by the

second regulation units

41d and 42d cannot be released. On the other hand, the foreign currency collection specific person can cancel the regulation by the

second regulation units

41d and 42d, so that the foreign currency bill storage cassette 41b and the foreign currency coin storage cassette 42b can be taken out from the housing 11. However, the restriction by the

first restriction units

41c and 42c cannot be released.

The

first restriction units

41c and 42c and the

second restriction units

41d and 42d are formed of, for example, a lock mechanism, and confirm whether or not the collection specific person has authority by checking the collection specific person using an ID card. Inquiries (to be described later) can be used to release the lock mechanism. Alternatively, the lock mechanism of each

regulation unit

41c, 42c, 41d, 42d is locked, and each collection specific person has a key according to the management authority, and unlocks only the specific regulation unit to unlock the lock mechanism. You may be able to do that.

Next, the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote handling apparatus 20 includes a banknote insertion slot 21 that takes in banknotes into the banknote handling apparatus 20, and a counterfeit bill or identification among banknotes taken into the banknote handling apparatus 20. A bill reject port 22 that rejects bills that cannot be received, and a bill return port 23 that returns bills that are not stored in the bill storage unit 40 among bills taken into the bill processing device 20 to the outside of the bill processing device 20. I have. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the banknote handling apparatus 20, a transport unit 25 that transports banknotes inserted into the banknote slot 21 within the banknote handling apparatus 20 is provided.

The banknote insertion slot 21 is configured so that one or a plurality of banknotes in a bundle state are batch-inserted in the short direction by an operator. As shown in FIG. 1, a banknote slot cover 28 that can be manually opened and closed is disposed at the banknote slot 21, and the operator inserts a banknote only when the banknote slot cover 28 is opened. 21 can be input. As shown in FIG. 2, the bill insertion slot 21 is connected to the transport unit 25, and one or a plurality of bundled bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 are fed out one by one and transported by the transport unit 25. It has come to be.

As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote rejection port 22 is connected to the transport unit 25, and is a banknote to be rejected by the identification unit 26, which will be described later, among the banknotes taken into the banknote processing apparatus 20 through the banknote insertion port 21. Are identified from the transport unit 25. Details of the types of bills sent to the bill reject port 22 will be described later. The operator can take out the banknote sent to the banknote rejection port 22. The bill reject port 22 is provided with a cover (not shown). The cover is open during standby, and the cover is closed during processing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bill return port 23 is provided with a temporary storage unit 29 connected to the transport unit 25. Banknotes are sent from the transport unit 25 and accumulated in the temporary storage unit 29. The bill return port 23 is provided with a door 24 that can be opened and closed. When the banknote in the temporary storage unit 29 is returned, the wall surface of the temporary storage unit 29 on the front side of the apparatus is opened, and the operator can take out the banknote from the door 24. The door 24 is automatically opened when a bill can be taken. As will be described later, the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 29 are not taken out from the banknote return port 23 by the operator, but instead of the first country banknote storage cassette 41a arranged in the money storage unit 40 or other countries. It may be sent to the bill storage cassette 41b.

The transport unit 25 has a function of sequentially transporting banknotes one by one inside the banknote processing apparatus 20. Specifically, in the transport unit 25, banknotes are sandwiched and transported between a pair of belts. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the conveyance path provided in the conveyance unit 25 is branched at various places, and a branch member (not shown) is provided at a place where the conveyance path branches. ing. Each branch member consists of a branch claw, for example, and these branch members are each controlled by the control part 15 mentioned later. As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 25 is configured to transport the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 to the banknote rejection port 22 or the temporary storage unit 29.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 25 is provided with an identification unit 26 that identifies banknotes transported by the transport unit 25 one by one. The identification unit 26 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 25. Specifically, the identification unit 26 includes a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor, and these sensors identify the denomination and authenticity of the banknote one by one. The identification result of the banknote by the identification part 26 is sent to the control part 15 mentioned later.

The temporary storage part 29 is provided in the banknote return port 23 as mentioned above, and is connected to the conveyance part 25 as shown in FIG. In this temporary storage part 29, the banknote thrown into the banknote insertion slot 21 is sent by the conveyance part 25, and it can hold | maintain multiple banknotes sent from the conveyance part 25 in a bundle state. It has become. Here, when the door 24 is opened by the operator, the operator can take out the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 29. Moreover, the bottom plate of the temporary storage part 29 is provided with the bottom plate which can be opened and closed, and a banknote is mounted on a bottom plate. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the temporary storage unit 29 has a position above the first country banknote storage cassette 41a (solid line position in FIG. 2) and a position above the other country banknote storage cassette 41b (in FIG. 2). It moves back and forth between the two-dot chain line position). And when storing the banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 29 in the 1st country banknote storage cassette 41a, the temporary storage part 29 is moved to the position above the 1st country banknote storage cassette 41a, When the banknote temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 29 is stored in the foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b, the temporary storage unit 29 is moved to a position above the foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b.

The operation of storing the banknote in the temporary storage unit 29 in the first country banknote storage cassette 41a or the other country banknote storage cassette 41b will be described below. Here, although the operation | movement which stores the banknote in the temporary storage part 29 in the 1st country banknote storage cassette 41a is demonstrated, it is the same also about the operation | movement which stores the banknote in the temporary storage part 29 in the other country banknote storage cassette 41b. When the banknote in the temporary storage unit 29 is stored in the first country banknote storage cassette 41a, first, the stage provided in the first country banknote storage cassette 41a is raised, and the upper surface of the banknote on the stage is the temporary storage unit. Move to just below the bottom plate of 29. And a baseplate moves horizontally and opens, and the banknote in the temporary storage part 29 falls on the banknote on a stage. And the stage descend | falls in the state which pressed the banknote on the stage with the pressing member from the top, and accommodates a banknote in the 1st country banknote storage cassette 41a.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the coin processing device 30 includes a coin insertion port 31 that takes in a coin into the coin processing device 30 and an identification that will be described later among the coins taken into the coin processing device 30. A coin return port 33 that returns rejected coins such as coins that cannot be identified by the unit 35a and returns coins that are not stored in the coin storage unit 40 out of the coin processing unit 30 to the outside of the coin processing unit 30. And. An openable / closable coin slot cover 31 a is arranged at the coin slot 31. In addition, a coin return box 33a is disposed in the coin return port 33 so that it can be pulled out.

Inside the coin processing device 30, the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 31 are received and stored, the coins are fed one by one, and the lower part is opened to allow the fall and release of deformed coins and foreign matters. A feeding portion 34 is provided. An opening / closing mechanism (not shown) is provided below the storage / feeding portion 34. When the opening / closing mechanism is in an open state, deformed coins, foreign matter, etc. in the storage / feeding portion 34 fall downward and release. It has come to be.

Further, inside the coin processing device 30, the coins fed out from the storage and feeding unit 34 are transported one by one, and the denomination, true / false, etc. of the coins are identified by the identifying unit 35a during the transport, A transport unit 35 is provided that branches the coins according to the transport destination based on the identification result. Moreover, the conveyance part 35 is connected to the coin return box 33a, and returns the coin etc. which were rejected from the said conveyance part 35 to the coin return box 33a. The transport unit 35 extends from the upstream end connected to the storage and feeding unit 34 toward the back side of the housing 11 (to the right in FIG. 3), and at the back side of the housing 11. It is folded upward and extends toward the front side of the housing 11 (to the left in FIG. 3), and is disposed in the coin return box 33a so that the coin can fall.

A branching member 35b for branching the coin identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 35a from the conveyance unit 35 is provided at a midway position downstream of the identification unit 35a in the conveyance unit 35. The branching member 35b advances and retreats in the transport path of the transport unit 35 based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 35a, and branches the coin for temporarily holding in the temporary storage unit 37 described later from the transport unit 35. At the same time, the coin to be rejected is transported by the transport unit 35 as it is. At the position of the branch member 35b, an upper end portion of a chute 35c that receives a coin branched by the branch member 35b and guides it downward is disposed. The lower end portion of the chute 35c is disposed above the temporary storage portion 37 located at a first storage position a (described later).

As shown in FIG. 3, a temporary storage unit 37 that temporarily stores the coins sent out from the transport unit 35 is provided inside the coin processing device 30. The temporary storage portion 37 is formed in a frame shape opened in the vertical direction, and is disposed below the storage and feeding portion 34 in the housing 11, and in the depth direction of the housing 11 by the drive mechanism 37 b. It is configured to reciprocate (that is, the temporary storage unit 37 is configured to reciprocate in the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The temporary storage unit 37 can store more coins than the storage capacity of the storage and feeding unit 34.

The stop position of the temporary storage unit 37 is a first storage position a which is an upper position of the first national coin storage cassette 42a, an exclusion position b which is a position below the storage and feeding section 34, and an upper position of the coin return box 33a. There are four positions: a return position c, which is a position, and a second storage position d, which is a position above the foreign coin storage cassette 42b (see FIG. 3). The positions a to d of the temporary storage unit 37 are detected by the position detection unit 37c. The temporary storage unit 37 sets the first storage position a as a fixed position.

Further, a bottom plate 37 a that closes the lower surface of the temporary storage unit 37 is disposed below the temporary storage unit 37. The bottom plate 37a extends substantially in the horizontal direction, and is reciprocated in the depth direction of the housing 11 by the drive mechanism 37f (that is, the bottom plate 37a is reciprocated in the left-right direction in FIG. 3). ) The stop position of the bottom plate 37a is a first position m, which is a position directly below the temporary storage part 37 in the first storage position a, and a position directly below the temporary storage part 37 in the second storage position d. There are two positions, the second position n (see FIG. 3). The positions m and n of the bottom plate 37a are detected by the position detecting means 37g. The bottom plate 37a has the first position m as a fixed position.

Further, a coin storage chute 37d for sending coins in the temporary storage unit 37 to the first national coin storage cassette 42a is provided below the temporary storage unit 37 located at the first storage position a. . Also, a coin storage chute 37e for sending the coins in the temporary storage unit 37 to the foreign coin storage cassette 42b is provided below the temporary storage unit 37 located at the second storage position d.

When the temporary storage unit 37 is in the home position (first storage position a) and the bottom plate 37a is in the home position (first position m), as shown in FIG. A coin sent out from the transport unit 35 via the chute 35c is received, and the received coin is temporarily held. On the other hand, when the temporary storage unit 37 is in the fixed position (first storage position a) and the bottom plate 37a is in the second position n, the coins sent out from the transport unit 35 via the chute 35c are Passing through the temporary storage unit 37 (that is, without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 37) and being sent to the coin storage chute 37d as it is, and finally being sent to the first national coin storage cassette 42a. Become.

As described above, when the temporary storage unit 37 is at the fixed position (first storage position a) and the bottom plate 37a is at the second position n, the temporary storage unit 37 from the transport unit 35 via the chute 35c. The coins sent out to the first country coin can be deposited directly into the first national coin storage cassette 42a (payment that does not temporarily hold).

When the temporary storage unit 37 is at the exclusion position b and the bottom plate 37a is at the fixed position (first position m), the temporary storage unit 37 accepts coins that fall from the storage and delivery unit 34. At this time, when the temporary storage unit 37 is partially removed from the bottom plate 37a, the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 37 is partially opened, and a part of the coins received by the temporary storage unit 37 is returned to the lower side. The box 33a is dropped and released. Furthermore, after completion | finish of fall discharge | release, the temporary storage part 37 moves to the return position c, falls and discharges all the coins to the coin return box 33a, and returns them.

When the temporary storage unit 37 moves from the first storage position a to the return position c, the temporary storage unit 37 is detached from the bottom plate 37a, whereby the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 37 is opened. The coins that have been suspended will fall into the coin return box 33a below.

In addition, when the temporary storage unit 37 moves from the first storage position a to the second storage position d while the bottom plate 37a remains at the fixed position (first position m), the temporary storage unit 37 is The bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 37 is opened by detaching from the 37a, and the coin temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 37 falls to the coin storage chute 37e below and is finally sent to the foreign coin storage cassette 42b. Will be.

Next, various other mechanisms provided in the money handling machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, on the upper surface of the housing 11 of the money handling machine 10, an operation unit 45 for an operator to give various commands to a control unit 15 (described later) of the money handling machine 10, and money A display unit 44 for displaying the processing contents of money in the processing machine 10 is provided. Here, the operation unit 45 includes, for example, a numeric keypad, a confirmation key, a start key, a cancel key, and a reset key. When the operator presses each key, various operations are performed on the control unit 15 of the money handling machine 10. The command can be performed. The display unit 44 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). In addition, a printer 43 that prints the processing contents of money in the money handling machine 10 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 11 of the money handling machine 10.

Further, a card reader 46 for confirming the operation authority of the operator is provided on the front surface of the housing 11.

Next, the control unit 15 that controls each component in the money handling machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 15 is installed in the housing 11 of the money handling machine 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 15 includes each component of the banknote processing device 20 (for example, a transport unit 25, an identification unit 26, a door 24, a temporary storage unit 29), and each component of the coin processing device 30. (For example, the storage and feeding unit 34, the transport unit 35, the identification unit 35a, the drive mechanism 37b of the temporary storage unit 37, the position detection unit 37c of the temporary storage unit 37, the drive mechanism 37f of the bottom plate 37a, the position detection unit 37g of the bottom plate 37a, etc. ), A display unit 44, an operation unit 45, a printer 43, a card reader 46, and the like.

The control unit 15 includes a banknote identification result by the identification unit 26 of the banknote processing apparatus 20, a coin identification result by the identification unit 35a of the coin processing apparatus 30, position information of the temporary storage unit 37 by the position detection unit 37c, and position detection. The position information of the bottom plate 37a by the means 37g is sent. Further, the card information read by the card reader 46 is sent to the control unit 15. Further, the control unit 15 controls each component of the banknote processing device 20 and the coin processing device 30 and controls the display unit 44, the operation unit 45, and the printer 43. Furthermore, the control unit 15 can communicate with, for example, a higher-level device installed by a collection company that performs collection work via the interface 16 connected to the control unit 15.

Next, the operation of the money handling machine 10 having such a configuration will be described.

The operation of the money handling machine 10 as described above includes three modes: an interface confirmation mode, an operation mode, and a maintenance mode. The operator can select an interface confirmation mode, an operation mode, or a maintenance mode using the operation unit 45.

The interface confirmation mode is for confirming whether the money handling machine 10 is communicatively connected to a host device or the like by the interface 16 in the initial state of the money handling machine 10, that is, when the money handling machine 10 is introduced. Mode. In such an interface confirmation mode, when the money handling machine 10 is communicatively connected to the host device or the like by the interface 16, various setting data is sent from the host device or the like to the money handling machine 10.

There are two operation modes: an online mode in which the money handling machine 10 is connected to a higher-level device and the like, and an offline mode in which the communication connection between the money handling machine 10 and the outside is cut off. The online mode has two modes, a store opening mode and a store closing mode. In the store opening mode, the operator can perform a delivery process described later. Moreover, in this store opening mode, for example, each

cassette

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b itself of the money storage unit 40 can be collected by a collection specific person of a collector who collects sales. On the other hand, in the store closing mode, only the collection of each

cassette

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b of the money storage unit 40 by the collection specific person can be performed. It should be noted that the switching between the opening mode and the closing mode can be performed automatically depending on the time zone. On the other hand, in the offline mode, information is not transmitted to the host device or the like, and processing results such as payment processing are stored in a storage medium (not shown) provided in the money handling machine 10. The selection of each mode described above can be selected by the operator using the operation unit 45.

In the maintenance maintenance mode, the maintenance staff performs maintenance maintenance of each component of the banknote handling device 20 and the coin handling device 30 of the money handling machine 10. Such maintenance and maintenance may be performed at the site where the money handling machine 10 is installed, or may be performed in the factory by bringing the money handling machine 10 back to the factory or the like.

Here, the details of the delivery process described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. The “delivery process” is used to mean a process of delivering money in the money handling machine 10 from a store to a collector. In the money handling machine 10 as described above, the money is taken into the inside from the outside of the housing 11. It is assumed that the currency is delivered by storing the received currency in the currency storage unit 40. And the management authority is transferred from the store side to the collection specific person side (collector side) about the money which the delivery process was performed.

As a banknote delivery process (payment process) in the banknote handling apparatus 20, a banknote whose issuing country is the first country is stored in the first country banknote storage cassette 41a in a denomination mixed state (first banking process (first process)). And a second delivery process (second deposit process) for storing banknotes other than the first country banknotes in the denomination mixed state in the other country banknote storage cassette 41b. Which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is performed first will be described later. The first banknote delivery process in the banknote handling apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C, and the second banknote delivery process in the banknote handling apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6C.

First, the first banknote delivery process will be described below. When an operator inserts a banknote into the banknote insertion slot 21 of the banknote processing apparatus 20 during the first delivery process of banknotes, the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 are transported one by one by the transport unit 25. Then, the identification unit 26 identifies the banknote. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the banknote is recognized as a normal banknote by the identification section 26 and this banknote is a banknote in the first country, the banknote is sent to the temporary storage section 29 by the transport section 25. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5A, the banknote identified by the identification unit 26 as a reject banknote such as a fake bill is sent to the banknote rejection port 22 by the transport unit 25. Further, when the banknote is identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 26, but the banknote is identified as a banknote other than the banknote of the first country, the banknote is rejected by the transport unit 25. Sent to. When a bill is processed as shown in FIG. 5A, the bill is counted by the identification unit 26.

After the banknote processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “cancel key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery cancellation processing command to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. When the door 24 provided in the mouth 23 is opened, the operator can take out the banknote of the first country from the temporary storage unit 29.

On the other hand, after the banknote processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “confirmation key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery confirmation processing instruction to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. The banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 29 are sent to the first country banknote storage cassette 41a of the money storage unit 40.

Next, the second banknote delivery process will be described below. When the operator inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 21 of the bill processing apparatus 20 when the second delivery process of the bill is performed, the bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 are conveyed one by one by the conveyance unit 25. Then, the identification unit 26 identifies the banknote. As shown in FIG. 6A, if the banknote is recognized as a normal banknote by the identification section 26 and this banknote is a banknote other than the banknote in the first country, the banknote is temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 29 by the transport section 25. Sent to. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6A, the banknote identified by the identifying unit 26 as a reject banknote such as a fake bill is sent to the banknote rejection port 22 by the transport unit 25. In addition, although the banknote is identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 26, when the banknote is identified as the banknote of the first country, the banknote is sent to the banknote rejection port 22 by the transport unit 25. . When the bill processing as shown in FIG. 6A is performed, the bill counting is performed by the identification unit 26.

After the banknote processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “cancel key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery cancellation processing command to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. By opening the door 24 provided at the mouth 23, the operator can take out banknotes other than the banknotes of the first country from the temporary storage unit 29.

On the other hand, after the banknote processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “confirmation key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery confirmation processing command to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. The temporary storage unit 29 moves to a position above the foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 29 are sent to the foreign country banknote storage cassette 41b of the currency storage unit 40.

In addition, as the first delivery process and the second delivery process of banknotes, there is a process method that does not use a “cancel key” or a “confirm key” in addition to the above-described processing methods. In this case, even if the delivery confirmation process command is not sent to the control unit 15, the bills conveyed to the temporary holding unit 29 are automatically sent to the money storage unit 40, and the delivery process is confirmed.

Here, if the banknote first identified by the identification unit 26 is the banknote of the first country, the control unit 15 first performs the first delivery process described above, and after the first delivery process, the banknote A second delivery process is performed on the banknote sent to the reject port 22. On the other hand, if the banknote first identified by the identification unit 26 is a banknote other than the banknote of the first country, the second delivery process is performed first, and the banknote is sent to the banknote rejection port 22 after the second delivery process. Control is performed by the control unit 15 so as to perform the first delivery process for the bills that have been received. According to such a control method, the operator does not have to input by the operation unit 45 as to which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is performed first, so that the operator's trouble can be saved. it can. Moreover, when the banknote returned to the banknote rejection port 22 by the delivery process performed previously is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21, the other delivery process is performed automatically or by pressing the start key. At this time, if a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 within a predetermined time after completion of the delivery process performed previously, the other process may be performed.

Moreover, instead of the control method as described above, the control unit 15 performs the first delivery process first, and after the first delivery process, the second delivery of the banknote sent to the banknote rejection port 22. Processing may be performed. This control method is often used when the proportion of banknotes in the first country in the entire banknote is large. According to such a control method, when the proportion of the banknotes of the first country in the entire banknote is large, the banknotes of the first country can be stored in the first country banknote storage cassette 41a first. The total processing time of the delivery process can be shortened. Moreover, when the ratio which banknotes other than a 1st country banknote occupy is large among the whole banknotes, the 2nd delivery process may be performed first.

As yet another control method, the control unit 15 first performs either one of the first delivery process and the second delivery process based on the instruction received by the control unit 15. After the delivery process, the other delivery process may be performed on the banknote sent to the banknote rejection port 22. More specifically, the operator inputs which of the first delivery processing and the second delivery processing to perform first to the operation unit 45, or the control unit 15 from the host device. In response to a command to determine which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is to be performed first, the control unit 15 causes the first delivery process and the second delivery process to be performed. An instruction as to which delivery process to perform first among the processes is received.

In the above control, it is not essential to perform the other delivery process following the delivery process performed first, and the process may be terminated only by the first delivery process.

As a coin delivery process (payment process) in the coin processing device 30, a first delivery process (first process) in which a coin whose issuing country is the first country is stored in the first country coin storage cassette 42a in a denomination mixed state. And a second delivery process (second deposit process) for storing coins other than the coins of the first country in the denominated coin storage cassette 42b in a denomination mixed state. Which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is performed first will be described later. The first coin delivery process in the coin processing apparatus 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7D, and the second coin delivery process in the coin processing apparatus 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A to 8C.

First, the first coin delivery process will be described below. If the operator inserts coins into the coin insertion slot 31 of the coin processing device 30 when the first delivery process of coins is performed, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 are first sent to the storage and feeding unit 34. The coins are fed from the storage and feeding unit 34 to the transport unit 35 one by one. At this time, the temporary storage unit 37 is located at the first storage position a, and the bottom plate 37a is located at the first position m. The coins fed to the transport unit 35 are identified by the identification unit 35a. As shown in FIG. 7A, when the coin is identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 35a and this coin is a coin of the first country, the coin is branched from the transport path of the transport unit 35 by the branch member 35b. Then, it is sent to the temporary holding unit 37 via the chute 35 c and temporarily held by the temporary holding unit 37. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7A, a coin identified as a reject coin such as a coin that cannot be identified by the identification unit 35a is sent directly to the coin return box 33a without being branched from the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 35. It is done. In addition, if the coin is identified as a normal coin by the identifying unit 35a, but the coin is identified as a coin other than the coin of the first country, the coin branches from the transport path of the transport unit 35. Without being made, it is sent to the coin return box 33a as it is. Further, when the coin processing as shown in FIG. 7A is performed, the coin counting is performed by the identification unit 35a.

After the coin processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “cancel key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a command for delivery cancellation processing to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. When the temporary holding unit 37 is moved from the first storage position a to the return position c by 37b, the coin of the first country temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 37 falls into the coin return box 33a. The operator can take out the coins of the first country in the coin return box 33a by pulling out the coin return box 33a from the coin return port 33.

On the other hand, after the processing of the coins as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “confirmation key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery confirmation processing command to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. The bottom plate 37a is moved from the first position m to the second position n by the drive mechanism 37f, so that the bottom of the temporary storage unit 37 is in an open state, and thus the first temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 37. Coins from one country fall into the first national coin storage cassette 42a of the money storage unit 40 and are stored in the first national coin storage cassette 42a.

When the operator inserts coins into the coin insertion slot 31 of the coin processing device 30 when the first delivery process of coins is performed, as shown in FIG. Instead of being located at the storage position a and the bottom plate 37a being located at the first position m, the temporary storage portion 37 is located at the first storage position a and the bottom plate as shown in FIG. 7D. 37a may be located at the second position n. In this case, the coin identified as the coin of the first country by the identification unit 35a is branched from the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 35 by the branching member 35b and sent to the temporary storage unit 37 via the chute 35c. The coins of the first country can be stored directly in the first country coin storage cassette 42a without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 37. For this reason, the first delivery process of coins can be performed more quickly. (In this case, the “confirmation key” and “cancel key” described later are invalid, and the delivery process is automatically confirmed for the stored coins.)

Next, the second delivery process for coins will be described below. When the coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 of the coin processing device 30 during the second delivery process of coins, the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 is first sent to the storage and feeding unit 34. The coins are fed from the storage and feeding unit 34 to the transport unit 35 one by one. At this time, the temporary storage unit 37 is located at the first storage position a, and the bottom plate 37a is located at the first position m. The coins fed to the transport unit 35 are identified by the identification unit 35a. As shown in FIG. 8A, when the coin is identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 35a, and this coin is a coin other than the coin of the first country, the coin is transported by the transport unit 35 by the branch member 35b. It is branched from the passage, sent to the temporary holding unit 37 via the chute 35c, and temporarily held by the temporary holding unit 37. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8A, the coin identified as a reject coin such as a coin that cannot be identified by the identification unit 35a is sent directly to the coin return box 33a without being branched from the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 35. It is done. Further, when the coin is identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 35a, the coin is branched from the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 35 when the coin is identified as the coin of the first country. Without being sent to the coin return box 33a. Moreover, when the coin processing as shown in FIG. 8A is performed, the coin counting is performed by the identification unit 35a.

After the coin processing as described above is performed, when the operator depresses the “cancel key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a command for delivery cancel processing to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. As a result of the temporary holding unit 37 being moved from the first storage position a to the return position c by 37b, coins other than the first country coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 37 fall into the coin return box 33a. To do. The operator can take out coins other than the coins of the first country in the coin return box 33a by pulling out the coin return box 33a from the coin return port 33.

On the other hand, after the coin processing as described above is performed, when the operator presses the “confirmation key” in the operation unit 45 and sends a delivery confirmation processing instruction to the control unit 15, as shown in FIG. Since the bottom part of the temporary storage part 37 will be in an open state by moving the temporary storage part 37 from the 1st storage position a to the 2nd storage position d by the drive mechanism 37b, it is temporarily set in the temporary storage part 37. Coins other than the reserved first country coins fall into the other country coin storage cassette 42b and stored in the other country coin storage cassette 42b.

In addition, as the first delivery process and the second delivery process for coins, there is a process method that does not use a “cancel key” or a “confirm key” in addition to the above-described processing methods. In this case, even if a command for delivery confirmation processing is not sent to the control unit 15, the coins conveyed to the temporary holding unit 37 are automatically sent to the money storage unit 40, and the delivery processing is confirmed.

Here, if the coin first identified by the identification unit 35a is the coin of the first country, the control unit 15 first performs the first delivery process described above, and after this first delivery process, the coin A second delivery process is performed on the coins sent to the return port 33. On the other hand, if the coin first identified by the identifying unit 26 is a coin other than the coin of the first country, the second delivery process is performed first, and the coin is sent to the coin return port 33 after the second delivery process. Control is performed by the control unit 15 so as to perform the first delivery process on the received coins. According to such a control method, the operator does not have to input by the operation unit 45 as to which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is performed first, so that the operator's trouble can be saved. it can. In addition, when the coin returned to the coin return port 33 in the previous delivery process is inserted into the coin slot 31, the other delivery process is performed automatically or by pressing the start key. At this time, if the coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 within a predetermined time after the completion of the delivery process performed earlier, the other process may be performed.

Moreover, instead of the control method as described above, the control unit 15 performs the first delivery process first, and after the first delivery process, the second delivery is performed on the coin sent to the coin return port 33. Processing may be performed. This control method is often used when the proportion of coins of the first country in the entire coin is large. According to such a control method, when the proportion of the coins of the first country is large among the entire coins, the coins of the first country can be first stored in the first country coin storage cassette 42a. The total processing time of the delivery process can be shortened.

As yet another control method, the control unit 15 first performs either one of the first delivery process and the second delivery process based on the instruction received by the control unit 15. After the delivery process, the other delivery process may be performed on the coin sent to the coin return port 33. More specifically, the operator inputs which of the first delivery processing and the second delivery processing to perform first to the operation unit 45, or the control unit 15 from the host device. In response to a command to determine which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is to be performed first, the control unit 15 causes the first delivery process and the second delivery process to be performed. An instruction as to which delivery process to perform first among the processes is received.

As described above, according to the money handling machine 10 of the present embodiment, in the banknote handling apparatus 20, when the banknote identified by the identification unit 26 is a banknote of the first country, the banknote is temporarily held 29. When the banknote identified by the identification unit 26 is a banknote other than the banknote of the first country, the banknote is transported to the banknote rejection port 22 and the banknote transported to the temporary storage unit 29 is the first banknote. The first delivery process (first depositing process) that is transported to the national banknote storage cassette 41a and stored in the first national banknote storage cassette 41a, and the banknote identified by the identification unit 26 are in the first country. If the banknote is a banknote other than a banknote, the banknote is transported to the temporary storage unit 29. If the banknote identified by the identification unit 26 is a banknote of the first country, the banknote is transported to the banknote rejection port 22. , Transported to the temporary storage unit 29 Second delivery process, such as to convey to other countries banknote storage cassette 41b for housing in the other countries banknote storage cassette 41b (second deposit process) is to be carried out the bill.

Further, according to the money handling machine 10 of the present embodiment, in the coin handling device 30, when the coin identified by the identification unit 35a is a coin of the first country, the coin is transported to the temporary holding unit 37. When the coin identified by the identification unit 35a is a coin other than the coin of the first country, the coin is transported to the coin return box 33a, and the coin transported to the temporary storage unit 37 is the first country coin. The first delivery process (first deposit process) that is transported to the storage cassette 42a and stored in the first national coin storage cassette 42a, and the coin identified by the identification unit 35a is not a coin of the first country If the coin identified by the identification unit 35a is a coin of the first country, the coin is transported to the coin return box 33a and temporarily stored. Conveyed to holding part 37 A second delivery processing for storing in the other countries coin storage cassette 42b (second deposit process) is to be carried out the coins are transported to other countries coin storing cassette 42b.

According to the money handling machine 10 as described above, when processing money such as banknotes and coins of a plurality of countries, the money is divided for each issuing country based on the issuing country of the money, and the

bill storage cassettes

41a, 41b, It can be stored in the

coin storage cassettes

42a and 42b. In addition, banknotes can be sent from one temporary storage unit 29 to the first country banknote storage cassette 41a and the other country banknote storage cassette 41b (or from one temporary storage unit 37 to the first country coin storage. The coins can be sent to the cassette 42a and the foreign coin storage cassette 42b), and the temporary storage unit 29 (or 37) is not provided for each type of money (denomination, issuing country, etc.). The money temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 29 (or 37) can be quickly returned to the outside.

Here, if the money first identified by the identifying

parts

26 and 35a is the money of the first country, the control unit 15 performs the first delivery process first, and after the first delivery process, the banknote The second delivery process is performed on the money sent to the reject port 22 and the coin return port 33. On the other hand, the control unit 15 performs the second delivery process first if the currency first identified by the

identification units

26 and 35a is a currency other than the currency of the first country, and after the second delivery process, The first depositing process is performed on the money sent to the banknote reject port 22 and the coin return port 33. According to such a control method, the operator does not have to input by the operation unit 45 as to which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is performed first, so that the operator's trouble can be saved. it can. Moreover, when the banknote and the coin returned to the banknote rejection port 22 and the coin return port 33 by the delivery process performed previously are inserted into the banknote insertion port 21 and the coin insertion port 31, automatically or by pressing the start key, The other delivery process is performed. At this time, if a banknote or a coin is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 or the coin insertion slot 31 within a predetermined time after the completion of the delivery process previously performed, the other process may be performed.

Alternatively, the control unit 15 performs the first delivery process first, and after the first delivery process, performs the second deposit process for the money sent to the banknote reject port 22 or the coin return port 33. You may come to do. This control method is often used when the proportion of money in the first country in the entire money is large. According to such a control method, when the proportion of the currency of the first country is large in the entire currency, the currency of the first country is first used as the first country bill storage cassette 41a or the first country coin storage cassette 42a. Therefore, the total processing time of the delivery process can be shortened.

Alternatively, the control unit 15 first performs either one of the first delivery process and the second delivery process based on the instruction received by the control unit 15, and the banknote reject is performed after the delivery process. Control may be performed so that the other delivery process is performed on the money sent to the mouth 22 or the coin return opening 33. More specifically, the operator inputs which of the first delivery processing and the second delivery processing to perform first to the operation unit 45, or the control unit 15 from the host device. In response to a command to determine which of the first delivery process and the second delivery process is to be performed first, the control unit 15 causes the first delivery process and the second delivery process to be performed. An instruction as to which delivery process to perform first among the processes is received.

In addition, the first national banknote storage cassette 41a and the first national coin storage cassette 42a have a first restriction unit that regulates the removal of the first national banknote storage cassette 41a and the first national coin storage cassette 42a from the housing 11. 41c and 42c are provided. On the other hand, the second-country bill storage cassette 41b and the second-country coin storage cassette 42b have a second regulation that regulates the removal of the second-country bill storage cassette 41b and the second-country coin storage cassette 42b from the housing 11.

Units

41d and 42d are provided. And the management authority which cancels | releases the control by the

1st control units

41c and 42c, and makes it possible to take out the 1st national banknote storage cassette 41a and the 1st national coin storage cassette 42a from the housing | casing 11, and 2nd control unit 41d. , 42d, and the management authority that enables the foreign currency bill storage cassette 41b and the foreign currency coin storage cassette 42b to be removed from the housing 11 is different.

In this case, there are a plurality of collection specific persons who collect the

cassettes

41a, 41b, 42a, 42b, and the plurality of collection specific persons are the first country moneys for collecting coins such as coins and banknotes of the first country. It is classified into a collection specific person and another country money collection specific person who collects coins and banknotes other than the first country. And the 1st national money collection specific person can cancel | release the control by the

1st control units

second regulation units

first restriction units

41c and 42c cannot be released. As a result, it is possible to collect money from only the country in charge from the money handling machine 10 to a collection specific person, but not to collect money from a country other than the country in charge from the money handling machine 10. Can do.

In the above example, the coins are stored in the cassette, but the coins may be stored in a bag-like object such as a cloth bag. In this case, instead of the cassette regulation unit, a regulation unit that regulates the removal of the bag and the removal of coins from the bag may be used.

In the above embodiment, the money handling machine having only the depositing function has been described as an example. However, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-312821, the present invention is also applied to the money handling machine having the depositing / withdrawing function. Can be applied.

Claims

A money handling machine capable of handling money from multiple countries,
A housing,
A money slot for inserting money into the housing;
A transport unit that is provided in the housing and transports money inserted into the housing through the money slot;
An identification unit that is installed in the conveyance unit and identifies the currency conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A first national currency storage unit provided in the housing for storing currency of a first country;
A foreign currency storage unit provided in the housing and storing currency other than the currency of the first country;
A temporary holding unit provided in the housing and capable of temporarily holding the money identified by the identification unit;
A money return unit connected to the transport unit and returning the money sent from the transport unit to the outside of the housing;
A control unit that controls the transport unit and the temporary storage unit, and when the currency identified by the identification unit is a currency of a first country, transports the currency to the temporary storage unit, When the currency identified by the identification unit is a currency other than the currency of the first country, the currency is conveyed to the currency return unit, and the currency conveyed to the temporary storage unit is the first country currency storage unit. And when the money identified by the identification unit is a currency other than the currency of the first country, the currency is stored in the first country currency storage unit. When the money identified by the identification unit is the currency of the first country, the currency is conveyed to the currency return unit, and the currency conveyed to the temporary storage unit is transferred to the other country. It is transported to the currency storage unit and stored in this other country currency storage unit. And a control unit that performs the processing of the payment,
A money handling machine characterized by comprising:
The control unit performs the first deposit process if the currency first identified by the identification unit is the currency of the first country, and the currency identified first by the identification unit is the first country 2. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so that the second deposit process is performed if the money is other than money.
2. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so that the first depositing process is performed before the second depositing process.
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so as to perform either one of the first depositing process and the second depositing process based on an instruction received by the control unit. The money handling machine described.
The controller first performs one of the first depositing process and the second depositing process and then performing the first depositing process and the second depositing process first. The money handling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein control is performed so as to continuously perform a non-processing.
The first national money storage unit is a first national money storage cassette that is detachable from the housing, and a first restriction that restricts removal of the first national money storage cassette from the housing. Unit and
The other-country currency storage unit includes an other-country currency storage cassette that is detachable from the casing, and a second regulation unit that regulates the removal of the other-country currency storage cassette from the casing,
The administrative authority that allows the first national money storage cassette to be removed from the housing by releasing the restriction by the first restriction unit, and the other country money storage cassette by releasing the restriction by the second restriction unit. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the management authority for enabling removal from the housing is different.