WO2019225175A1

WO2019225175A1 - Cash processing apparatus

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Publication number: WO2019225175A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/015189
Authority: WO
Inventors: 優太堀米
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2018-05-24
Filing date: 2019-04-05
Publication date: 2019-11-28
Also published as: JP2019204331A; JP7124444B2

Abstract

Provided is a cash processing apparatus provided with: a deposit unit that receives a plurality of bank notes deposited thereinto; one or more bank note housing units; a recognition unit that counts the bank notes delivered from the deposit unit, and recognizes the state of each of the bank notes; one or more withdrawal units which each have a withdrawal port and to which bank notes rejected by the recognition unit are conveyed; and a control unit that carries out a counting process in which the bank notes delivered from the deposit unit are counted and recognized by the recognition unit and are then accumulated in the corresponding bank note housing units, and carries out one accumulation process by dividing the process into a plurality of the counting processes, wherein the control unit allows the counting processes to be carried out continuously even when the rejected bank notes remain in the withdrawal units at the completion of each of the counting processes.

Description

Cash processing equipment

This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-099672 filed on May 24, 2018, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a cash processing apparatus and can be applied to, for example, a cash processing apparatus that performs cash deposit processing.

For example, a cash processing apparatus (see, for example, JP-A-2018-10355) is installed in a business counter in a store such as a financial institution. For example, the operator operates an operation unit of the cash processing apparatus or a management terminal connected to the cash processing apparatus, and the cash processing apparatus performs various cash processes such as a deposit transaction, a withdrawal transaction, and an arrangement count. Among the cash processes in the cash processing apparatus, there is a banknote replenishment process (hereinafter also simply referred to as “replenishment process”) for replenishing banknotes stored in a banknote cassette.

A banknote replenishment process in a conventional cash processing apparatus will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

In the banknote replenishment process in the cash processing apparatus, banknotes inserted into the deposit port are directly transported and stored in the banknote cassette without going through the temporary storage section. More specifically, when the banknote replenishment process is started by the operation of the operator, an operation screen is displayed on the display unit of the cash processing apparatus (step S91), and a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the deposit port by the operator. When the detection sensor in the deposit port detects the bill and confirms (detects) bill insertion (step S93), the bills accumulated in the deposit port are transported one by one to the transport path. A banknote passes a banknote recognition part, a banknote recognition part counts the number of banknotes (step S94), and a banknote is replenished to a banknote cassette.

A deposit slot into which bills are inserted can accumulate a plurality of bills. There is a limit to the number of deposits that can be collected, and for example, up to about 200 bills can be stacked. Therefore, when replenishing a banknote cassette with many banknotes, an operator divides it into several times and throws a banknote into a deposit port, and the number of banknotes is counted. For example, a maximum of 200 banknotes can be counted in one count.

The banknotes rejected by the banknote recognition unit are conveyed to a withdrawal port so that the operator can remove the rejected banknotes. When the detection sensor (residual sensor) at the withdrawal port detects the reject banknote (step S95), the cash processing apparatus opens the shutter of the withdrawal port (step S96). This allows the operator to remove rejected banknotes. When there is no remaining banknote at the withdrawal port and it is detected that the banknote is removed (step S97), the shutter is closed (step S98), and the process proceeds to step S92. That is, the remaining banknotes are inserted into the deposit port, and the processes of S93 to S98 are repeated. When all the bills have been inserted, an “end” button is selected on the operation screen (step S92), and the process ends.

However, the banknote replenishment process in the conventional cash processing apparatus may have the following problems.

When reject banknotes are generated, it is necessary to let the operator remove the reject banknotes at the withdrawal port and leave the withdrawal port without remaining (Empty). For example, when 500 banknotes are replenished to the banknote cassette and a rejected banknote is generated for each counting, “counting (200 sheets) ⇒ withdrawal outlet withdrawal (first time) ⇒ counting (200 sheets) ⇒ withdrawal outlet withdrawal ( 2nd) ⇒counting (100 sheets) ⇒withdrawing outlet (third time) ", it is necessary to extract the banknote three times at the withdrawal opening.

As the number of replenished bill cassettes increases, the number of rejected bills withdrawn from the withdrawal port may increase, and the completion time for replenishing bill cassettes may increase.

Therefore, in the present disclosure, when banknotes are accumulated in a cassette (banknote storage unit), accumulation processing can be continuously performed, work for removing banknotes from a withdrawal port can be reduced, and replenishment to the cassette is completed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cash processing apparatus capable of reducing time and reducing the burden associated with banknote accumulation processing.

The cash processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes (1) a depositing unit that inserts a plurality of banknotes, (2) one or a plurality of banknote storage units, and (3) a banknote fed out from the depositing unit, A recognizing unit that recognizes the state of the banknote, (4) one or more withdrawal units that are the destinations of rejected banknotes rejected by the recognizing unit, and (5) each banknote fed out from the depositing unit. And a counting unit that counts and recognizes and accumulates in the corresponding banknote storage unit, and performs a one-time accumulation process by dividing the counting process into a plurality of times, and the control unit performs each counting process. At the end, even if reject banknotes remain in each withdrawal unit, it is allowed to continuously perform the counting process.

According to the present disclosure, when replenishing banknotes in a cassette (banknote storage unit), replenishment processing can be continuously performed, work for removing banknotes from a withdrawal port can be reduced, and replenishment to the cassette is completed. Time can be reduced and the burden concerning a banknote replenishment process can be reduced.

It is an internal block diagram which shows the internal structure of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the banknote replenishment process in the conventional cash processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the cash processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the banknote replenishment process in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows an example of the operation screen which concerns on the replenishment process of 1st Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows the structure of the display screen (reject banknote extraction request | requirement screen) which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows the structure of the rejection factor list screen of the reject banknote which concerns on 1st Embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Below, 1st Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on this indication is described in detail, referring drawings.

The first embodiment exemplifies a case where accumulation processing is performed in a cash processing apparatus provided in a business counter or the like in a store such as a financial institution using the present disclosure. Here, the accumulation process is a process of accumulating (loading) a plurality of banknotes inserted (accumulated) into the deposit port in a banknote cassette (also referred to as “banknote storage part”), and reject banknotes (“reject medium”). Is also a process of discharging to the withdrawal port. The accumulation processing includes, for example, banknote replenishment processing, direct deposit processing, and the like. In addition, in the accumulation process, a plurality of banknotes to be accumulated are inserted into the deposit slot in a plurality of times, the number of banknotes is counted each time, and the total number is set as the number accumulated in one accumulation process. Can do. That is, one accumulation process can be divided into a plurality of count processes.

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment [Internal Configuration of Cash Processing Device]
FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the cash processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inside of the housing from the side of the cash processing apparatus 10.

In FIG. 1, a cash processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment includes a depositing unit (hereinafter, also referred to as “payment port”) 1, 1, or a plurality (two in FIG. 2 (2-1, 2-2), temporary holding unit 3, recognizing unit (hereinafter also referred to as “banknote recognizing unit”) 4, conveying unit 5, plural (see FIG. 1), five bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5, a storage cassette 7, and an operation display unit 9. Each of the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 and the dedicated storage cassette 7 is mounted on a lower unit 81 as a safe, and the lower unit 81 is provided with a safe door 82.

The operation display unit 9 receives a predetermined operation input by an operator, displays operation guidance for various transactions, the state of the cash processing apparatus 10, and the like. The operation display unit 9 may be a touch panel display in which the operation unit and the display unit are physically integrated, or the operation unit and the display unit may be physically different. Further, the operation display unit 9 may be a management terminal (for example, a personal computer) connected to the cash processing apparatus 10.

The deposit port 1 is a portion that takes in bills related to deposit. The deposit port 1 can accommodate a plurality of banknotes in a bundle by an operator. In order to detect a bill inserted into the deposit port 1, a detection sensor 12 is provided in the deposit port 1. Further, the deposit port 1 has a separation function unit (not shown) that separates banknotes one by one from a plurality of stacked banknotes in order to feed banknotes one by one to the transport path. The banknotes separated one by one are conveyed to the conveyance path 5. In addition, if the deposit slot 1 can stack a plurality of banknotes, the deposit slot 1 capable of stacking a plurality of banknotes can be stacked and stacked with the banknote face down or obliquely toward the back side. It is good also as what accumulates banknotes in the slanting direction which is facing down, or what accumulates by placing the long side of a banknote down. There is no particular limitation on the maximum number of sheets that can be accumulated in the deposit port 1 (the number of sheets that can be accumulated), but it is about 200 sheets, for example. In addition, the deposit slot 1 is provided with a shutter 11 that opens and closes with respect to a banknote storage unit that stores a plurality of banknotes. In this embodiment, the case where the shutter 11 is provided is illustrated, but the shutter 11 may not be provided.

The withdrawal port 2 (2-1, 2-2) is a part for discharging bills. In this embodiment, the case of two withdrawal ports 2 is exemplified, but one withdrawal port 2 may be used, or three or more withdrawal ports 2 may be used. The withdrawal port 2 has a stacking function unit (not shown) that sequentially stacks the banknotes transported one by one from the transport path 5. Further, in order to detect the remaining banknotes at the withdrawal port 2, detection sensors 22 (22-1 and 22-2) are provided at the respective withdrawal ports 2 (2-1 and 2-2). Each withdrawal port 2 (2-1, 2-2) is provided with a shutter 21 (21-1, 21-2) as an opening / closing portion that opens and closes with respect to a bill storage portion for storing bills. ing.

The banknote recognition unit 4 discriminates the state of banknotes passing through the transport unit 5 and counts the number of banknotes passing through. For example, the banknote recognition unit 4 determines the authenticity of a banknote (determination of a genuine or forged ticket), damage determination (determination of a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, an abnormal outer shape ticket, a folded ticket, or the like). , Denomination, counting, etc. In addition, the conveyance path 5 can convey a banknote bi-directionally (for example, right direction or left direction in FIG. 1), and the banknote recognition part 4 recognizes the state of the banknote which passes in either direction. be able to.

Here, the banknote recognition unit 4 performs rejection determination or normality determination. The rejection determination is a determination that the normality of the banknote is not appropriate using conditions (a plurality of conditions) that are preset rejection factors. For example, a counterfeit ticket, a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, an outer shape abnormal ticket, a folded ticket, a skew, and the like are determined using conditions that are reject requirements. Further, the normality determination is a determination other than the rejection determination, and is a determination that the normality of the banknote is appropriate using a condition that is a rejection factor.

In particular, when the banknote replenishment process is performed, the banknote recognition unit 4 determines a banknote with a small amount of market transaction, such as a Japanese yen ticket, as a reject banknote. That is, the banknote recognition unit 4 also determines whether or not the banknotes loaded (supplemented) in the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 are suitable for withdrawal (recycling target). Therefore, when banknote replenishment processing is performed, rejected banknotes are banknotes that are not subject to withdrawal (recyclable), such as counterfeit tickets, smudged tickets, damaged tickets, damaged tickets, abnormal shape tickets, folded tickets, skews, etc. Including abnormal tickets.

The temporary storage unit 3 is a part for temporarily storing banknotes. The temporary storage unit 3 can temporarily store banknotes, and the temporary storage unit 3 can be used in various ways. The temporary storage unit 3 is a stacking function unit that stacks banknotes from the transport path 5 or a separation function unit (not shown) that separates a plurality of banknotes stacked in the temporary storage unit 3 one by one and sends them to the transport path 5. Have

The banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 are banknote storage units that store a plurality of banknotes. The banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 may be a reflux type cassette (recycling type cassette) having a stacking function part and a separation function part, or a non-refluxing type cassette having either a stacking function part or a separation function part. Also good. In other words, the non-reflux type cassette is a cassette dedicated to withdrawal or depositing, and the reflux type cassette stores banknotes conveyed at the time of depositing, and sequentially separates stored banknotes at the time of withdrawal. It is a cassette that withdraws money as a withdrawal note. In the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5, the denominations of bills to be stored are determined in advance. The banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 are detachable from the cash processing apparatus 10.

Storing-only cassette 7 is a non-reflux type cassette having only a banknote accumulation function part. The storage-only cassette 7 is a multipurpose banknote cassette that can store variously distinguished banknotes. For example, the storage-only cassette 7 can store reject banknotes, normal banknotes, foreign banknotes, counterfeit tickets, and the like.

The transport unit 5 is connected between the above-described units (that is, the deposit port 1, the withdrawal port 2, the temporary storage unit 3, the bill recognition unit 4, the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5, and the storage-dedicated cassette 7). A bill is conveyed.

[Control system configuration of cash processing equipment]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system of the cash processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.

3, the control system 50 of the cash processing apparatus 10 includes a control unit 51, a withdrawal port shutter drive control unit 54, a display control unit 55, and a transport mechanism control unit 56.

The control unit 51 is a processing unit or device that controls various functions of the cash processing apparatus 10. The control unit 51 is, for example, a computer (for example, a microcomputer) having a processor and a storage unit 53 (memory), and the processor executes a processing program stored in the storage unit 53, whereby the cash processing apparatus 10. Implement various functions. Moreover, a processing program can be constructed | assembled by installing in the cash processing apparatus 10, and even in that case, it can show functionally like FIG.

The control unit 51 has a transaction processing unit 52 as a main processing function unit. The transaction processing unit 52 performs various transaction processes in the cash processing apparatus 10. The transaction processing unit 52 mainly includes a deposit processing unit 521, a withdrawal processing unit 522, and a replenishment processing unit 523. The transaction processing performed by the transaction processing unit 52 is not limited to these.

The deposit processing unit 521 performs a deposit process on the bills inserted into the deposit port 1 based on an operation by the operator. In the deposit process, the bill inserted into the deposit port 1 is fed out to the transport path 5 and transported toward the bill recognition unit 4, and passes through the bill recognition unit 4. The banknote recognition unit 4 determines the denomination and banknote state of the banknote, and the banknote is transported to the corresponding denomination banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 and stored in the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. . The deposit processing unit 521 obtains the number of denominations and the deposit amount (total amount) based on the counting result and the recognition result by the banknote recognition unit 4 and displays the result on the operation display unit 9.

The deposit processing unit 521 performs deposit processing of banknotes inserted from the deposit port 1. The deposit processing by the deposit processing unit 521 includes normal deposit processing and direct deposit processing. Normal deposit processing is based on the result of the banknote recognition unit 4 temporarily retracting to the temporary storage unit 3 after the banknote is identified, and giving the banknote to the banknote recognition unit 4 again after the deposit is completed. This is a process for depositing the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. In the direct depositing process, the inserted banknotes are given to the banknote recognition unit 4, and the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-1 corresponding directly without being retracted to the temporary storage unit 3 based on the result of discrimination by the banknote recognition unit 4. This is a process of depositing money on 6-5.

Based on the withdrawal information (for example, the denomination related to withdrawal, the number of denominations, etc.) input via the operation display unit 9, the withdrawal processing unit 522 corresponds to the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-6 of the corresponding denomination. The banknotes stored in -5 are withdrawn. The withdrawal processing unit 522 gives the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 to the banknote recognition unit 4, and after the banknote recognition unit 4 performs the discrimination of the banknotes, the banknotes are withdrawn to the withdrawal port 2. To do.

The replenishment processing unit 523 performs banknote replenishment processing for replenishing banknotes to be accumulated in the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 based on an operation by the operator. As in the direct deposit process, the replenishment processing unit 523 performs bill discrimination and counting by the bill recognition unit 4 and does not retreat to the temporary storage unit 3, but directly into the corresponding bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. Replenish.

The reject banknotes that have been rejected by the banknote recognition unit 4 pass through the banknote recognition unit 4 and are not transported to the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 so that the operator can extract them. It is conveyed to.

Here, the replenishment process has a single denomination replenishment operation mode and a multiple denomination replenishment operation mode. These replenishment processing operation modes may be selected by the operator through the operation display unit 9. Alternatively, any operation mode may be set in advance.

In one denomination replenishment operation mode, a plurality of banknotes of one denomination (one denomination) are inserted into the deposit slot 1 to replenish banknotes to be accumulated in one or a plurality of banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. This is an operation mode. As a result, it is possible to insert one type of banknote and deplete it into one or a plurality of banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5.

In the multiple denomination replenishment operation mode, a banknote in which a plurality of denominations are mixed is inserted into the deposit slot 1 and the denomination is determined by the banknote recognition unit 4, and then the corresponding denomination banknote cassette 6- This is an operation mode for replenishing 1 to 6-5. As a result, banknotes in which denominations are mixed can be thrown in and distributed and replenished to the corresponding denomination banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5.

In one counting process in the replenishment process, the banknotes 6-1 to 6-5 are replenished by counting a preset maximum number of banknotes. In this embodiment, the maximum number of sheets counted in one counting process is, for example, 200 sheets. The number of sheets that can be counted in one counting process is set based on the relationship with the maximum number of sheets that can be collected in the deposit port 1. Note that the maximum number of sheets counted in one counting process is not limited to 200 sheets. When the maximum number of sheets accumulated in the deposit port 1 is larger, the number of counted sheets may be increased in accordance with the maximum number of sheets accumulated in the deposit port 1, and when the number is smaller, the number of counted sheets may be decreased.

In addition, the replenishment processing unit 523 displays an operation screen including an “IN-USE button” on the operation display unit 9 during the replenishment process. The IN-USE button “opens” the shutter 21 of the dispensing port 2 when the banknote recognition unit 4 determines rejection in one replenishment process and the detection sensor 22 detects the rejected banknote at the dispensing port 2. It is a button to make. Since the IN-USE button functions as a button for instructing to open the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2, the IN-USE button is also referred to as a shutter open request button (also referred to as “open request button”).

For example, when a reject banknote is generated in one counting process in which 200 banknotes are inserted into the depositing port 1 and the banknote recognition unit 4 counts and replenishes 200 banknotes, the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2. Will not open. In other words, even when a reject banknote is generated in one counting process, the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 remains closed, and the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 when the IN-USE button is pressed. Will open.

Thus, in the replenishment process in which the counting process is performed in a plurality of times, even if there is a reject banknote at the withdrawal port 2 in one count process, the next counting is not requested to the operator without removing the reject banknote. Processing can be continued. As a result, the removal work of rejected banknotes by the operator can be reduced, and the replenishment completion time for the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 can be shortened.

Here, when one counting process is completed and the reject banknote is in the withdrawal port 2, the replenishment processing unit 523 applies various methods to inform the operator that the reject banknote is in the withdrawal port 2. it can.

For example, on the operation screen of the operation display unit 9, the “IN-USE button” may blink and light up. Moreover, you may make it the lamp provided in the cash processing apparatus 10 blink and light. Furthermore, you may make it output a sound and a sound from the speaker provided in the cash processing apparatus 10. FIG. Furthermore, it is good also as a method which combined a part or all of the alerting | reporting method illustrated above.

Further, the notification timing of the above-described notification method (for example, “IN-USE button”, blinking of the lamp, etc.) may be, for example, when the banknote recognition unit 4 detects a rejected banknote, or once after the rejection determination. The counting process may be completed, or the detection sensor 22 of the dispensing port 2 may detect a remaining banknote. In any case, it is only necessary to notify the operator that there is a rejected banknote at any point in time until the end of one counting process. By notifying at the detection timing of the reject banknote by the banknote recognition part 4 mentioned above or the detection timing of the detection sensor 22 of the withdrawal port 2, it is possible to notify the operator that there is a reject banknote at an early stage. In addition, by notifying at the end of the above-described one-time counting process, it is possible to notify the operator at the bill insertion preparation stage in the next counting.

In addition, when the “end” button on the operation screen is pressed, the replenishment processing unit 523 confirms the remaining rejected banknote by the detection sensor 22 of the withdrawal port 2. If there is a reject banknote, it remains. In order to remove the rejected banknote, the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is opened. If not, the replenishment process is terminated. Thereby, when the replenishment of all banknotes is completed, it can be confirmed whether or not the reject banknote remains in the withdrawal port 2, and when the reject banknote remains in the withdrawal port 2, it is rejected. The operator can be requested to remove the banknote. That is, at the end of replenishment of banknotes, it is possible to request the operator to remove the reject banknotes.

The storage unit 53 stores a processing program executed by the control unit 51, data necessary for processing, and the like.

The withdrawal port shutter drive control unit 54 controls the opening / closing operation of the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 under the control of the control unit 51. If the IN-USE button is pressed when a reject bill is generated during the replenishment process, the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is “opened” based on a command from the control unit 51 (replenishment processing unit 523). And Further, when the “end” button is pressed and the reject banknote is in the withdrawal port 2, the withdrawal port shutter drive control unit 54 determines the withdrawal port 2 based on a command from the control unit 51 (replenishment processing unit 523). The shutter 21 is “open”.

Here, as in this embodiment, when a plurality of (two) withdrawal openings 2-1 and 2-2 are provided, a withdrawal opening shutter drive control unit is used to request removal of rejected banknotes. 54 opens and closes the shutter 21 of the dispensing port 2 as follows.

For example, when there is a reject banknote in one of the withdrawal ports 2-1 and 2-2, the shutter 21-1 of the withdrawal port 2-1 with the reject banknote is opened, and the other withdrawal port 2-2 is opened. The shutter 21-2 remains closed.

Further, for example, when reject banknotes are present at both of the withdrawal ports 2-1 and 2-2, one of the withdrawal ports 2-1 is kept with the shutter 21-2 of the other withdrawal port 2-2 closed. The shutter 21-1 is opened. After the withdrawal of the rejected banknote from the one withdrawal port 2-1, the shutter 21-1 of the one withdrawal port 2-1 is closed, and then the shutter of the other withdrawal port 2-2. Open 21-2. By doing in this way, extraction of a reject bill by an operator can be easily urged. When there are reject banknotes in both the dispensing outlets 2-1 and 2-2, the shutters 21-1 and 21-2 of both the dispensing outlets 2-1 and 2-2 are opened and closed simultaneously. Also good.

The operation display control unit 55 controls the screen displayed on the operation display unit 9 under the control of the control unit 51. The operation display control unit 24 gives the control unit 51 information input by the operator (for example, transaction type selection information, information on the denomination and number of deposits / withdrawals, information on instructions for returning deposited banknotes, etc.). The operation display control unit 55 displays the deposit / withdrawal information (for example, the denomination and number of sheets counted by deposit / withdrawal) from the control unit 51 on the operation display unit 9.

The transport mechanism control unit 56 controls the operation of the transport unit 5 under the control of the control unit 51.

Here, as in this embodiment, when a plurality of (two) withdrawal ports 2-1 and 2-2 are provided, the transport mechanism control unit 56 determines whether one of the withdrawal ports 2-1 or not. The reject banknotes are transported. When the one withdrawal opening 2-1 becomes full, the destination of the reject banknote is switched to the other withdrawal opening 2-2. Thereby, extraction of the reject banknote by an operator can be made easy.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of banknote replenishment processing in the cash processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.

In the cash processing apparatus 10, the banknote replenishment process to the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 is started by the operator's operation, and an operation screen related to the replenishment process is displayed on the operation display unit 9 (step S101).

FIG. 5 is a screen diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen according to the replenishment process of the first embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, on the operation screen 61, for example, an IN-USE button (in FIG. 5, “open shutter” or the like) 62 is displayed together with a guidance display such as “insert banknote”. And an end button 63.

At the start of the replenishment process, since the replenishment process is started by inserting a bill into the deposit slot 1, the IN-USE button 62 and the end button 63 are not pressed at this point. That is, step S102; No and step S103; No, and the process proceeds to step S104.

The operator puts a plurality of banknotes to be replenished into the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 into the deposit port 1. There is a limit to the number of sheets that can be accepted in the deposit port 1 (for example, about 200 sheets), and the number of sheets that can be counted in one counting process (for example, 200 sheets) is also determined. Therefore, when replenishing more banknotes, the operator inserts the banknotes into the deposit port 1 in a plurality of times, and performs a replenishment process through a plurality of counting processes. Here, a case where the operator performs the counting process a plurality of times is illustrated.

[Initial counting process]
In the replenishment process, in the first counting process, a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the deposit port 1 by the operator. In the deposit port 1, the detection sensor 22 detects the presence or absence of a bill and confirms the insertion of the bill (step S104).

In order to count the number of denominations of the inserted banknotes, the banknotes accumulated in the deposit port 1 are fed one by one to the transport path 5 and transported to the banknote recognition unit 4. The banknote recognition unit 4 determines and counts the state of the banknote passing through (step S105).

At this time, the banknotes determined to be normal by the banknote recognition unit 4 are transported to and loaded (supplemented) into the corresponding banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5, and the reject banknotes are transported to the withdrawal port 2.

Here, in this embodiment, a case where there are two withdrawal ports 2-1 to 2-2 is illustrated. Of the two withdrawal ports 2-1 to 2-2, one of the withdrawal ports 2 is used as the transport destination of the rejected banknote (for example, the withdrawal port 2-1 is used as the transport destination). When the detected number of reject banknotes is large and the accumulated number of the withdrawal port 2-1 reaches the allowable number, the transport mechanism control unit 56 changes the transport destination of the reject banknotes from the withdrawal port 2-1 to the other. Switch to 2-2. Thereby, even when there are many reject banknotes, it can respond.

As described above, the banknotes accumulated in the deposit slot 1 in the first counting process are sequentially fed out and loaded (replenished) into the corresponding banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 via the banknote recognition unit 4. Is done. For example, when 200 counting processes are performed, one counting process ends, and the process proceeds to step S102.

When the first counting process is completed, the replenishment processing unit 523 determines whether or not the end button 63 is pressed. If the end button 63 is not pressed by the operator on the operation screen 61 (step S102; No), it is determined whether or not the IN-USE button 62 has been pressed. If the operator presses the IN-USE button 62 on the operation screen 61 (step S103; Yes), the process proceeds to step S106. On the other hand, if the IN-USE button 62 is not pressed (step S103; No), the process proceeds to step S104.

Here, when there is a reject banknote in the withdrawal port 2 by the detection sensor 22 of the withdrawal port 2, the replenishment processing unit 523 blinks / lights the IN-USE button 62 on the operation screen 61 so that the reject banknote is The operator may be notified of this.

[When the IN-USE button is not pressed]
Next, the processing operation when the IN-USE button 62 is not pressed will be described.

When no reject banknote is generated (the reject banknote is not in the withdrawal port 2), the shutter 22 of the withdrawal port 2 remains closed as in the conventional case. In this case, the operator inserts a plurality of bills to be subjected to the next counting process into the deposit port 1.

On the other hand, even when a reject banknote is generated (the reject banknote is at the withdrawal port 2), when the IN-USE button 62 on the operation screen 61 is not pressed (step S103; No), the shutter 22 of the withdrawal port 2 is closed. The next counting process is possible. That is, the process proceeds to step S104. Then, the operator can insert a plurality of bills to be subjected to the next counting process into the deposit port 1 and can continue the counting process.

That is, in the next counting process, as in the first counting process described above, when a banknote is inserted into the deposit port 1 (step S104), each banknote state is determined and counted by the banknote recognition unit 4 (step S104). Step S105).

The replenishment processing unit 523 determines whether or not the IN-USE button 62 has been pressed at the end of each count process. That is, when the IN-USE button 62 is pressed at the end of each count process (step S103; Yes), the process proceeds to step S106, and when the IN-USE button 62 is not pressed (step S103; No). Shifts to step S104. The determination in step S103 may be performed when a reject banknote is generated.

As described above, by allowing the operator to press the IN-USE button 62 at the end of each counting process, the rejected banknote can be extracted depending on the situation.

[When the IN-USE button is pressed]
Next, the processing operation when the IN-USE button 62 is pressed in each counting process will be described.

When the IN-USE button 62 is pressed at the end of each counting process (step S103; Yes), at the dispensing port 2, the detection sensor 22 confirms the presence or absence of banknotes. When reject banknotes remain in the withdrawal port 2 (step S106; Yes), the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is opened under the control of the withdrawal port shutter drive control unit 54 (step S107).

When the reject banknote in the withdrawal port 2 is extracted by the operator and the detection sensor 22 confirms the removal of the reject banknote (step S108), the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is closed (step S109), and the process proceeds to step S102. Transition.

When requesting the operator to remove the reject banknote at the withdrawal port 2, for example, a display screen (reject banknote withdrawal request screen) 71 illustrated in FIG. 6 may be displayed on the operation display unit 9.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display screen 71 displays each of the withdrawal openings 2-1 and 2-2 (in FIG. 6, the withdrawal opening) together with a guidance display “Please remove the reject banknote from the withdrawal opening”. (Represented as # 1 and # 2)), the remaining

number display portions

72 and 73 indicating the remaining number of rejected banknotes are provided. As a result, the operator can know the remaining number of rejected banknotes remaining in the respective dispensing outlets 2-1 and 2-2. In addition, it is possible to know which of the two withdrawal openings 2-1 and 2-2 has the reject banknote remaining in the withdrawal opening 2.

Further, the display screen 71 may have a list display button 74 for displaying a list display screen (reject factor list display screen) indicating reject factors of each rejected banknote. When the list display button 74 is pressed, a reject banknote reject factor list screen illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed on the operation screen. As shown in FIG. 7, on the reject factor list screen 75, the reject factors of each reject banknote are displayed in the order in which the rejects occurred. Thereby, the operator can know the generation factor of a reject bill. For example, when the banknote is broken and the state of the banknote is normal, the banknote can be corrected and then the banknote is again inserted into the deposit port 1 to be replenished to the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. it can.

If the detection sensor 22 cannot confirm the removal of the reject banknote even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is opened, the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is closed and the replenishment process is interrupted.

As described above, at the end of each replenishment process, when the IN-USE button 62 is pressed by the operator and the reject banknote remains in the withdrawal port 2, the shutter 22 of the withdrawal port 2 opens, Rejected banknotes can be extracted. In other words, when performing an efficient replenishment process while reducing the burden of removing rejected banknotes, the IN-USE button 62 can be prevented from being pressed after each counting process.

In the conventional replenishment process, when the reject banknote is present at the withdrawal port 2 in each counting process, the shutter 22 of the withdrawal port 2 is opened at each end of the replenishment process, and the operator is requested to remove the reject banknote. ing.

On the other hand, according to this embodiment, when the IN-USE button 62 is not pressed by the operator, it is possible to continue the next counting process without requesting removal of the rejected banknote.

For example, the case where 500 bills are replenished to the bill cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 will be described briefly. In the first and second counting processes, 200 sheets are counted, and in the third counting process, 100 banknotes are counted and banknotes 6-1 to 6-5 are replenished with banknotes. If reject banknotes are generated in each counting process, in the conventional case, the reject banknotes must be extracted for each counting process. On the other hand, according to this embodiment, “counting (200 sheets) → counting (200 sheets) → counting (100 sheets) → withdrawing outlet” is the shortest. That is, with respect to the counting of three times, the withdrawal of the reject banknote at the withdrawal port 2 is only required once.

When the reject banknote does not remain in the withdrawal port 2 (step S106; No), the process proceeds to step S102.

[When replenishment processing ends]
When the last replenishment process is completed, the end button 63 on the operation screen 61 is pressed by the operator to end the replenishment process (step S102; Yes). The process proceeds to step S110.

At the withdrawal port 2, the detection sensor 22 confirms the presence or absence of banknotes, and determines whether or not rejected banknotes remain in the withdrawal port 2 (step S110).

When the reject banknote remains in the withdrawal port 2 (step S110; Yes), the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is opened (step S111) under the control of the withdrawal port shutter drive control unit 54, and the withdrawal port. When the reject banknote 2 is extracted by the operator and the detection sensor 22 confirms the rejection of the reject banknote (step S112), the shutter 21 of the withdrawal port 2 is closed (step S113), and the replenishment process ends.

On the other hand, when the reject banknote does not remain in the withdrawal port 2 (step S110; No), the replenishment process ends.

The replenishment processing unit 523 displays the number of denominations of banknotes replenished in the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5 on the operation display unit 9 in order to indicate the result of banknote replenishment to the banknote cassettes 6-1 to 6-5. indicate.

(A-3) Effect of the First Embodiment As described above, according to the first embodiment, even when a reject banknote is generated, the next counting process is performed while the banknote remains in the withdrawal port. You can continue. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of rejected banknotes withdrawn from the withdrawal port, which has been performed for each counting process of the replenishment process, and to shorten the time required for the replenishment process.

(B) Other Embodiments Although various modified embodiments have been mentioned in the above-described first embodiment, this disclosure can also apply the following modified embodiments.

(B-1) In the first embodiment, the case where the cash processing apparatus according to the present disclosure is applied to a cash processing apparatus installed in a business counter in a store such as a financial institution is illustrated. However, this indication is not limited to this, For example, it is applicable also to ATM which has a bill storage part which recirculates (recycles) a bill.

(B-2) Further, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the banknote replenishment process is performed in the cash processing apparatus has been exemplified. However, in the cash processing apparatus, the deposit process (in which the inserted banknotes are directly stored in the banknote cassette) It can also be applied when performing so-called direct deposit processing.

(B-3) In the first embodiment, the case where the IN-USE button is a soft button displayed on the operation display unit 9 is exemplified, but the IN-USE button may be a hard key.

(B-4) Although the first embodiment has been described as a configuration in which the shutter 21 is provided in the withdrawal port 2, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the shutter 21 is not provided in the withdrawal port 2 may be employed. In this case, the next counting process is started even when the detection sensor 22 detects that rejected banknotes remain in the withdrawal port 2 at the end of each counting process. The reject banknote conveyed to the withdrawal port 2 can be removed by the operator at any time. When an instruction to end the replenishment process is given, the detection sensor 22 checks whether the reject banknote remains in the withdrawal port 2, and displays a screen for inducing the withdrawal of the reject banknote when the remaining reject banknote is detected. To do.

Claims

A depositing unit for inserting a plurality of banknotes;
One or more banknote storage units;
A counting unit that counts the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit and recognizes the state of each banknote;
One or a plurality of withdrawal units which are transport destinations of rejected banknotes rejected by the recognition unit;
The recognizing unit counts and recognizes the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit, accumulates them in the corresponding banknote storage unit, and divides one accumulation process into a plurality of the counting processes. And a control unit for performing
The cash processing apparatus which permits the said control part to perform the said counting process continuously, even if the said reject banknote remains in each said payment part at the time of completion | finish of each said counting process.
Each withdrawal part is provided with a withdrawal opening and an opening / closing part that opens and closes with respect to the withdrawal opening.
2. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit continues the next counting process without opening the opening / closing unit of each of the dispensing units even if the reject banknote is detected by the recognition unit. .
At least an operation display unit that displays a screen including an open request button,
The cash processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the opening request button is selected and the reject banknote is present in the withdrawal unit, the control unit opens the opening / closing unit of each withdrawal unit.
4. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein whether or not the opening request button in the operation display unit is selected is determined every time the counting process is completed.
The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit notifies that a reject banknote has been generated at or before the end of each counting process.
The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit displays a screen for displaying the withdrawal unit with the reject banknote at or before the end of each counting process.
When the control unit finishes the accumulation process, the control unit causes each of the dispensing units to check the presence or absence of the reject banknote, and opens the opening / closing unit of the withdrawal unit when the reject banknote is present. Item 7. A cash processing apparatus according to any one of Items 2 to 6.