WO2023223700A1 - Banknote processing device - Google Patents

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WO2023223700A1
WO2023223700A1 PCT/JP2023/013906 JP2023013906W WO2023223700A1 WO 2023223700 A1 WO2023223700 A1 WO 2023223700A1 JP 2023013906 W JP2023013906 W JP 2023013906W WO 2023223700 A1 WO2023223700 A1 WO 2023223700A1
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隼人 清水
祥廣 齋木
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  • the present invention relates to a banknote processing device.
  • banknote processing devices that are installed in various locations such as financial institution branches, station premises, and convenience stores have become known.
  • a user can perform transactions such as depositing and withdrawing banknotes using the banknote processing device.
  • the banknote processing device includes a discrimination unit that discriminates whether a banknote is a normal banknote or not.
  • Reject banknotes which are banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the recognition unit, are stored in a reject storage unit within the banknote processing device.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses that after the rejected banknotes are temporarily stored in a temporary storage unit, they are conveyed to the recognition unit again, and the banknotes that have been once identified as rejected banknotes are reclassified, thereby reducing the incidence of rejected banknotes. Techniques for reducing this have been disclosed.
  • the banknote processing device has a plurality of storage units that store banknotes.
  • the banknote processing device may perform automatic scrutiny processing to automatically determine the amount of money in the plurality of storage units.
  • the reject storage unit is designed to prevent changes in the amount of stored banknotes from the time the automatic scrutiny process is executed until the amount of the stored banknotes is manually determined by the staff member. , do not dispense banknotes or store new banknotes. Therefore, it is conceivable to temporarily store the rejected banknotes among the banknotes dispensed from the storage section during this period in a storage section different from the storage section from which the rejected banknote was dispensed.
  • the banknote processing device may adopt a method in which the rejected banknotes fed out from the storage section are temporarily stored in a storage section and then conveyed to another storage section.
  • the rejected banknotes may be transferred through the temporary holding unit, which may result in waiting time for the user.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved banknote processing device that can reduce the waiting time of users. There is a particular thing.
  • a banknote processing apparatus includes a dispensing section for dispensing banknotes to a user, and a banknote dispensing section for dispensing banknotes to a user; a discrimination section for discriminating, a first storage section for storing banknotes, a second storage section for storing banknotes, a temporary holding section for temporarily holding the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination section, and the above-mentioned withdrawal.
  • a control unit that controls the conveyance of banknotes in response to instructions for dispensing money to a department; It is possible to operate in a deposit-only state in which banknotes are not dispensed to the money section, and the control section controls the dispensing of bills from the first storage section in the first transaction mode, and controls the dispensing of bills from the dispensed bill.
  • a banknote processing device that controls the transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes that are identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit are transported to the second storage unit that is in the deposit-only state, without going through the temporary storage unit. is provided.
  • control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes are transported from the first storage unit and the second storage unit in the recycling state to the dispensing unit. You may.
  • the banknote processing device further includes a reject storage unit that stores banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the recognition unit, and the control unit controls whether the banknotes in the first storage unit and the second storage unit are in the second transaction mode. Conveyance of the banknotes may be controlled such that among the banknotes paid out from the storage unit, banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the recognition unit are transported to the reject storage unit.
  • the transport path from the first storage unit to the discrimination unit is Among the conveyance paths for conveying banknotes fed out from the first storage section to the second storage section, the conveyance path from the discrimination section to the second storage section may not overlap with the conveyance path.
  • the control unit changes the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode after performing a process of determining the amount of money in the first storage section and the second storage section. mode.
  • the control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the second storage section becomes empty when transitioning the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode. You may.
  • the control unit may control the second storage unit to operate in the deposit-only state when the transaction mode of the banknote processing device is the first transaction mode.
  • the control unit may shift the transaction mode of the bill processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode after the amount of money in the reject storage section is determined.
  • the control unit is configured to transfer the banknotes stored in the second storage unit to the first storage unit when transferring the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode. You may control the conveyance of the said banknote so that it is conveyed to the reject storage section or the reject storage section.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of a banknote processing device 10.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a banknote processing device 10.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a reference example of the flow of banknotes in a withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in an unmanned inspection operation mode.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned examination operation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the transition of the transaction mode between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of banknotes when emptying the banknote cassette 4d in the automatic scrutiny process when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are not classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2;
  • This is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of emptying the banknote cassette 4d when the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing when the banknote fed out from the banknote cassette 4d is determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit 2.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of rejected banknotes fed out from banknote cassettes 4a to 4c when the banknote processing device 10 is in the normal transaction mode.
  • a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by using different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, if there is no particular need to distinguish each of the plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given to each of the plurality of components.
  • Configuration of banknote processing device> An example of the configuration of a banknote processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the banknote processing device 10 is a user-operated terminal that performs banknote processing such as deposits and withdrawals based on operations by users of financial institutions.
  • the banknote processing device 10 is installed in various facilities such as a financial institution's branch, a convenience store, a station, a hotel, a hospital, an amusement park, a restaurant, and an office building.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing device 10.
  • the bill processing device 10 includes a deposit/withdrawal section 1, a discrimination section 2, a temporary storage section 3, bill cassettes 4a to 4d, a reject storage section 5, a conveyance path 6, and a branch point 7.
  • the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 includes a function as a deposit unit that separates banknotes deposited by a user during deposit processing, and a function as a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes to the user during withdrawal processing.
  • the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 has a shutter. By opening the shutter, the user can receive the banknotes withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
  • the discrimination unit 2 discriminates the banknotes conveyed within the banknote processing apparatus 10.
  • the discrimination unit 2 discriminates, for example, banknotes deposited by the user and banknotes disbursed to the user.
  • the discrimination unit 2 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, fitness, running state, etc. of the banknotes conveyed through the conveyance path 6.
  • the temporary holding unit 3 temporarily holds the banknotes that have been discriminated by the validating unit 2.
  • the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to banknote cassettes 4a to 4d through the validation unit 2, and the deposited banknotes are confirmed to be accounted for and the transaction is completed.
  • the temporary storage section 3 may also be used when transferring banknotes between the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d.
  • the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d are storage units that store banknotes deposited by the user, banknotes to be withdrawn, banknotes separated from other banknote cassettes 4, and the like.
  • the banknote cassette 4 may be operable in a recycling state, a deposit-only state, or a replenishment-only state.
  • the state of the banknote cassette 4 may be changed for each banknote cassette 4 according to settings, or may be controlled by the control unit 15 based on predetermined conditions.
  • the banknote cassette 4 in the recycled state can feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
  • the banknote cassettes 4 in the recycled state store banknotes of the same denomination for each banknote cassette 4.
  • the denominations of the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4 in the recycled state may be different denominations for each banknote cassette 4, or may be the same denomination.
  • the bill cassettes 4a to 4d are in a recycled state
  • the bill cassettes 4a and 4c may be bill cassettes for 10,000 yen bills
  • the bill cassettes 4b and 4d may be bill cassettes for 1,000 yen bills.
  • the banknote cassette 4 which is in the deposit-only state, does not feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
  • banknotes of different denominations may be stored in the same banknote cassette 4.
  • banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4 that is in the refill-only state are used to replenish other banknote cassettes 4 that are in the recycling state. Further, the banknote cassette 4 in the replenishment-only state does not feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
  • the banknote cassette 4 has a structure that is detachable from the banknote processing apparatus 10. The clerk can remove the banknote cassette 4 and individually exchange the banknote cassette 4 with another banknote cassette 4 loaded with banknotes.
  • the reject storage unit 5 stores rejected banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2 during the withdrawal process or the deposit process.
  • the conveyance path 6 is a structure for conveying banknotes.
  • the conveyance path 6 is capable of conveying banknotes to a target destination by rotating a DC servo motor, a pulse motor, or the like under the control of the control unit 15 .
  • the branch point 7 is a branch point of the conveyance path 6.
  • a switching blade is provided at the branching point 7, and by rotating the switching blade, the destination of the banknotes is switched.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing device 10.
  • the operation display unit 14 includes a function as an operation unit that detects an instruction to execute a process by an operator, and a function as a display unit that displays a screen such as a guide to prompt the operator to perform an operation.
  • the operation display unit 14 displays a process selection screen for the operator to select a process to be executed by the banknote processing device 10.
  • the operator instructs execution of a process by selecting a process selection button displayed on the process selection screen.
  • the function as a display unit is realized by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device.
  • the function as an operation unit is realized by, for example, a touch panel. Note that the functions of the display section and the operation section may be configured separately.
  • the control unit 15 controls the operations of each of the above-mentioned components when executing the processing by the banknote processing device 10. For example, the control unit 15 controls the transport path 6 and the blades attached to the branch points 7 to control the transport of banknotes related to operations such as depositing, stacking, dispensing, and transporting banknotes. Further, the control unit 15 controls execution of processing instructed by the operation of the operation display unit 14 by the operator. For example, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes in response to a withdrawal instruction to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 .
  • control unit 15 controls the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10.
  • the control unit 15 controls the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode.
  • the unmanned detailed operation mode is an example of the first transaction mode
  • the normal transaction mode is an example of the second transaction mode.
  • the withdrawal process in each transaction mode will be specifically explained below.
  • the control unit 15 may control the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 based on an operation by the operator on the operation display unit 14, or may control the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 based on predetermined conditions. may also control the transition of
  • control unit 15 counts the amount and number of banknotes that have been verified by the verification unit 2.
  • the control unit 15 determines the amount of money in the banknote cassette 4, for example, by counting the banknotes that have been classified as normal by the recognition unit 2 and stored in the empty banknote cassette 4.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4 in the recycling state are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 . Further, in the normal transaction mode, the control unit 15 controls the banknotes so that out of the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 in the recycling state, banknotes that are determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 2 are transported to the reject storage unit 5. control the transportation of Specifically, when a withdrawal process is instructed by the user's operation on the operation display unit 14, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d in the recycled state are recycled according to the amount specified by the user. , separated one by one. The separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a.
  • the banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1 via branch points 7b and 7c.
  • rejected banknotes for which the recognition result by the recognition unit 2 is abnormal that is, banknotes that cannot be paid to the user, are stored in the reject storage unit 5 via branch points 7b and 7h.
  • the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1. .
  • the banknote processing apparatus 10 may perform automatic scrutiny processing to determine the amount of money in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d.
  • the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing at a time when transactions with users are not conducted, such as after business hours.
  • the bill cassette 4d In the automatic inspection process, first, all the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are transported to the bill cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage section 5, and the bill cassette 4d is emptied. Specifically, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a. Normal banknotes whose discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are held in the temporary holding section 3 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h.
  • banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are stored in the temporary storage unit 3 or the reject storage unit 5
  • normal banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 3 are transferred to branch points 7c, 7b, 7a, and 7d to 7f.
  • the banknotes are then stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination.
  • the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c are counted. Specifically, first, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4a are separated one by one, and the separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a. Normal banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are stored in the banknote cassette 4d through branch points 7b, 7h, and 7g. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h.
  • the normal banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4a and stored in the banknote cassette 4d are separated one by one after the temporary storage section 3 is emptied, and are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b. be done.
  • the normal banknotes pass through the branch points 7a and 7d and are stored in the banknote cassette 4a again.
  • the control unit 15 counts the banknotes conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 and stored in the banknote cassette 4a. Further, the control unit 15 counts the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4b and 4c in the same manner as the method of counting the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4a.
  • control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. Further, after the amount of money in the reject storage section 5 is determined, the control section 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode.
  • the reject storage section 5 does not allow any change in the amount of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5. To prevent this from happening, do not dispense banknotes or store new banknotes. Therefore, during this period, when a withdrawal is instructed by the operation of the operation display section 14 by the user, the rejected banknotes among the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 are replaced with the banknote cassette 4 from which the rejected banknotes were fed out. may be temporarily stored in another empty banknote cassette 4.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a reference example of the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
  • the user cannot receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d.
  • the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 is activated by the control unit 15 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
  • Control is also possible.
  • the banknote processing device 10 cannot perform other processing until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d. Therefore, in this case, the banknote processing device 10 is in a state in which it does not accept instructions from the user to execute processing until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d.
  • the time until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d becomes the user's waiting time.
  • this method there is a risk that rejected banknotes in poor condition, for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal, are conveyed to the temporary holding section 3, which may cause jams or poor stacking within the temporary holding section 3. be.
  • the banknote cassette 4d is a first storage unit that can be operated in a recycling state and a deposit-only state.
  • the control unit 15 operates the banknote cassette 4d in a deposit-only state when the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 is the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
  • the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c are second storage units that are in a recycled state even in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
  • the control unit 15 causes the banknote cassette 4d to become empty when shifting the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. Controls the conveyance of banknotes.
  • the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode after performing the automatic scrutiny process. Therefore, it is considered that the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the banknote cassette 4d becomes empty at the same time as controlling the automatic scrutiny process.
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the bills stored in the recycled bill cassettes 4a to 4c are separated one by one according to the amount specified by the user. be done.
  • the separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7f and 7a.
  • the normal banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1 via branch points 7b and 7c.
  • rejected banknotes for which the recognition result by the recognition unit 2 is abnormal are stored in the banknote cassette 4d through branch points 7b, 7h, and 7g.
  • the control unit 15 controls the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. Control the shutter.
  • the control section 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode.
  • the control unit 15 controls whether the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are transferred to the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage unit. The conveyance of the banknotes is controlled so that the banknotes are conveyed at 5.
  • the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a.
  • Normal banknotes whose discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are held in the temporary holding section 3 via branch points 7b and 7c.
  • rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h.
  • the normal banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 3 are transferred to branch points 7c, 7b, 7a, and 7d to 7f.
  • the banknotes are then stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination.
  • the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored is not limited to the banknote cassette 4d, as long as it can be operated in a recycling state and a deposit-only state.
  • the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored due to the characteristics of the transport of banknotes through the transport path 6, there is a limit to the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored.
  • the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored is arranged so that two of the transport paths 6, which will be described below, do not overlap. is determined.
  • the first conveyance path is a conveyance path for conveying banknotes fed out from a banknote cassette 4 that stores banknotes to be fed out to the cash deposit/withdrawal section 1 from the banknote cassette 4 to the discrimination section 2. This is the conveyance route up to.
  • the second conveyance path is one of the conveyance paths for conveying the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 that stores banknotes to be fed out to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 to the banknote cassette 4 where rejected banknotes are stored. This is a conveyance path from the banknote cassette 4 to the banknote cassette 4 in which the rejected banknotes are stored.
  • any banknote cassette 4 among the plurality of banknote cassettes is designated as the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored. You may decide.
  • the banknotes are rejected from among the plurality of banknote cassettes.
  • a banknote cassette 4 in which banknotes are stored may be determined.
  • the time required for the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode can be shortened, compared to setting the other banknote cassette 4 as the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored. In other words, it is possible to further shorten the user's waiting time.
  • rejected banknotes can be conveyed from the validation unit 2 to the banknote cassette 4d without going through the temporary storage unit 3, so compared to the method described using the reference example, It is possible to reduce processing time. In other words, it is possible to reduce the waiting time for the user for withdrawal processing in the unattended scrutiny operation mode. Furthermore, according to this method, rejected banknotes are not transported to the temporary holding section 3 during the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode, so it is possible to reduce the possibility of jams and stacking failures occurring within the temporary holding section 3. .
  • banknote cassettes 4a to 4d are sometimes referred to by combining the alphabet (not distinguishing between uppercase and lowercase letters) after the reference numeral and the word cassette.
  • the banknote cassette 4a may be called an A cassette.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the transition of the transaction mode between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 is the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
  • the D cassette is operated in a deposit-only state and the A to C cassettes are operated in a recycling state.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes stored in the D cassette, and empties the D cassette (S108). Subsequently, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes are conveyed to the discrimination unit 2. The control unit 15 counts the banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 (S112). When the counting of banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes is completed, the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode (S116).
  • transition to the normal transaction mode When the transition to the normal transaction mode is selected by the operation of the operation display unit 14 by the staff member (S120/Yes), manual inspection of the reject storage unit 5 by the staff member becomes possible. If the transition to the normal transaction mode is not selected (S120/No), the banknote processing device 10 continues to operate in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode until the clerk selects the transition to the normal transaction mode.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the D cassette are conveyed to the validation unit 2.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that normal banknotes among the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit 2 are conveyed for each denomination to the banknote cassette 4 for the corresponding denomination among the A to C cassettes. do.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the rejected banknotes among the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit 2 are stored in the reject storage unit 5 (S128).
  • the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 to the normal transaction mode (S132 ).
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the withdrawal process in the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so as to dispense the banknotes from the A to D cassettes in the recycling state (S208). .
  • the control unit 15 controls the bills fed out from the A to D cassettes to be conveyed to the validation unit 2.
  • the discrimination section 2 discriminates the transported banknotes.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the normal banknote is withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S216).
  • the control section 15 controls the conveyance of the bill so that the rejected bill discriminated as abnormal is stored in the reject storage section 5 ( S220).
  • the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 and sends the banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 to the user.
  • the withdrawn banknotes are paid out (S228). If the amount of banknotes specified by the user has not been conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S224/No), the process returns to S208, and the banknotes of the amount specified by the user are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. The operations of S208 to S216 are repeated until the
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the withdrawal process in the unmanned examination operation mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so as to dispense the banknotes from the A to C cassettes in the recycling state (S308). .
  • the control unit 15 controls the bills fed out from the A to C cassettes to be conveyed to the validation unit 2.
  • the discrimination section 2 discriminates the transported banknotes.
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the normal banknote is withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S316).
  • the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the rejected banknote determined to be abnormal is stored in the D cassette (S320). .
  • the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 and sends the banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 to the user.
  • the withdrawn banknotes are paid out (S328). If the amount of banknotes specified by the user has not been conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S324/No), the process returns to S308, and the banknotes of the amount specified by the user are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. The operations of S308 to S316 are repeated until the
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of banknotes when emptying the banknote cassette 4d in the automatic scrutiny process when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are not classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2.
  • the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b.
  • the conveyed banknote is determined to be normal by the discrimination unit 2
  • the banknote passes through branch points 7a and 7d to 7f and is stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination. .
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate the flow of emptying the banknote cassette 4d when the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing when the banknote fed out from the banknote cassette 4d is determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. It is an explanatory view showing an example. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 9, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b.
  • the preceding banknote Bp of the reject banknote Br that has been discriminated as abnormal by the discriminating unit 2 passes through branch points 7a and 7d to 7g, and then passes through the branching points 7a and 7d to 7g.
  • the banknotes are stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, which are banknote cassettes.
  • the right diagram in FIG. 9 shows an example in which the preceding banknote Bp is stored in the banknote cassette 4b from the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7a, 7d, and 7e.
  • the rejected banknote Br is stopped before the branch point 7f shown by the dotted line in the right diagram of FIG.
  • the banknote Bf following the rejected banknote Br is stopped behind the branch point 7a shown by the dotted line in the right diagram of FIG.
  • FIG. 10 As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 10, when the preceding banknote Bp is stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, the conveyance path 6 is controlled by the control unit 15 so that the direction of conveyance of the banknote is reversed.
  • the dotted arrow in the left diagram of FIG. 10 indicates the direction in which the banknotes are conveyed on the conveyance path 6.
  • Subsequent banknotes Bf pass through branch points 7a, 7h, and 7g, and are stored in banknote cassette 4d again.
  • the banknote Bf following the rejected banknote Br remains stopped before the branch point 7f shown by the dotted line in the left diagram of FIG.
  • all subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in the banknote cassette 4d, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. Ru.
  • the subsequent banknotes Bf stored again in the banknote cassette 4d do not include any rejected banknotes
  • the subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in any of the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c according to the flow described using FIG. 8.
  • the subsequent banknotes Bf stored in the banknote cassette 4d again include reject banknotes
  • the subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, the reject storage section 5, Or stored in the banknote cassette 4d.
  • the banknotes are conveyed according to the flow described using FIGS. 8 to 10 until all the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage section 5.
  • the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode has been described.
  • the configuration of the banknote processing device 10 in this embodiment is such that when the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5 in the normal transaction mode, It is also applicable to the operation of rejected banknotes.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of rejected banknotes fed out from the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the normal transaction mode.
  • the banknote cassette 4a in the normal transaction mode, until the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5, the banknote cassette 4a ⁇ The banknotes fed out from the banknote 4c are conveyed to the reject storage section 5.
  • the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c in a recycled state are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7f to 7d and 7a.
  • Reject banknotes that have been determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 2 are stored in the reject storage unit 5 via branch points 7b and 7h.
  • the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c As shown in the right diagram of FIG. 11, in the normal transaction mode, when the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage unit 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage unit 5, the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c The bills fed out are conveyed to the bill cassette 4d. Specifically, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c in a recycled state are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7f to 7d and 7a. When the bill is judged to be abnormal by the discrimination section 2, the bill passes through branch points 7b, 7h and 7g and is stored in the bill cassette 4d. Thereby, even if the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5 in the normal transaction mode, the operation of the banknote processing device 10 can be continued. is possible.

Abstract

[Problem] To reduce the waiting time for users of a banknote processing device. [Solution] A banknote processing device comprising: a dispensing unit that dispenses banknotes to a user; a discrimination unit that discriminates banknotes conveyed within the banknote processing device; a first storage unit that stores banknotes; a second storage unit that stores banknotes; a temporary retention unit that temporarily retains the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit; and a control unit that controls the conveyance of banknotes according to a dispensing instruction directed to the dispensing unit. The second storage unit can be operated in a recycle state in which the banknotes in the second storage unit can be transferred to the dispensing unit, and in a deposit-only state in which the banknotes are not transferred to the dispensing unit, wherein in a first transaction mode, the control unit controls the transfer of banknotes from the first storage unit and also controls the conveyance of the transferred banknotes so that those of the transferred banknotes that are determined as abnormal by the discrimination unit are conveyed to the second storage unit, which is currently in the deposit-only state, without going through the temporary retention unit.

Description

紙幣処理装置Banknote processing equipment
　本発明は、紙幣処理装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a banknote processing device.
　近年、金融機関の営業店、駅構内、およびコンビニエンスストアなど、様々な場所に設置される紙幣処理装置が知られている。利用者は、かかる紙幣処理装置によって、紙幣の入金および出金等の取引を行うことができる。紙幣処理装置は、紙幣が正常な紙幣であるか否かを鑑別する鑑別部を有する。鑑別部によって異常と鑑別された紙幣であるリジェクト紙幣は、紙幣処理装置内のリジェクト収納部に収納される。 In recent years, banknote processing devices that are installed in various locations such as financial institution branches, station premises, and convenience stores have become known. A user can perform transactions such as depositing and withdrawing banknotes using the banknote processing device. The banknote processing device includes a discrimination unit that discriminates whether a banknote is a normal banknote or not. Reject banknotes, which are banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the recognition unit, are stored in a reject storage unit within the banknote processing device.
　このような紙幣処理装置においては、リジェクト紙幣を取り扱うための様々な技術が開発されている。例えば、特許文献１には、鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣を一時保留部に保留した後に、再度鑑別部へ搬送し、一度リジェクト紙幣と鑑別された紙幣を改めて鑑別することで、リジェクト紙幣の発生率を低減する技術が開示されている。 In such banknote processing devices, various techniques have been developed for handling rejected banknotes. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that after the rejected banknotes are temporarily stored in a temporary storage unit, they are conveyed to the recognition unit again, and the banknotes that have been once identified as rejected banknotes are reclassified, thereby reducing the incidence of rejected banknotes. Techniques for reducing this have been disclosed.
特開２０１３－１６１３３号公報JP 2013-16133 Publication
　一方、紙幣処理装置は、紙幣を収納する複数の収納部を有する。紙幣処理装置は、当該複数の収納部の有高を自動で確定する自動精査処理を行う場合がある。ここで、リジェクト収納部は、自動精査処理が実行されてから、収納されている紙幣の有高が係員によって手動で確定されるまでの間は、当該有高に変化が生じないようにするため、紙幣の繰り出しおよび新たな紙幣の収納を行わない。そのため、この間に収納部から繰り出された紙幣のうちのリジェクト紙幣を、当該リジェクト紙幣が繰り出された収納部とは別の収納部に一時的に収納することが考えられる。 On the other hand, the banknote processing device has a plurality of storage units that store banknotes. The banknote processing device may perform automatic scrutiny processing to automatically determine the amount of money in the plurality of storage units. Here, the reject storage unit is designed to prevent changes in the amount of stored banknotes from the time the automatic scrutiny process is executed until the amount of the stored banknotes is manually determined by the staff member. , do not dispense banknotes or store new banknotes. Therefore, it is conceivable to temporarily store the rejected banknotes among the banknotes dispensed from the storage section during this period in a storage section different from the storage section from which the rejected banknote was dispensed.
　このようなリジェクト紙幣の収納に関し、従来の紙幣処理装置は、収納部から繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣を、鑑別部から別の収納部に直接搬送する機構を有さない。そのため、紙幣処理装置は、収納部から繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣を一時保留部に保留した後に、別の収納部に搬送する方法が考えられる。しかし、当該方法では、収納部から繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣を別の収納部に搬送する際に、一時保留部を介することで、利用者の待ち時間が発生してしまう場合がある。 Regarding the storage of such rejected banknotes, conventional banknote processing apparatuses do not have a mechanism for directly conveying the rejected banknotes fed out from the storage unit from the validation unit to another storage unit. Therefore, the banknote processing device may adopt a method in which the rejected banknotes fed out from the storage section are temporarily stored in a storage section and then conveyed to another storage section. However, in this method, when conveying the rejected banknotes fed out from the storage unit to another storage unit, the rejected banknotes may be transferred through the temporary holding unit, which may result in waiting time for the user.
　そこで、本発明は、上記問題に鑑みてなされたものであり、本発明の目的とするところは、利用者の待ち時間を削減することが可能な、新規かつ改良された紙幣処理装置を提供することにある。 Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved banknote processing device that can reduce the waiting time of users. There is a particular thing.
　上記課題を解決するために、本発明のある観点によれば、紙幣処理装置であって、利用者に対して紙幣を出金する出金部と、前記紙幣処理装置内で搬送される紙幣を鑑別する鑑別部と、紙幣を収納する第１の収納部と、紙幣を収納する第２の収納部と、前記鑑別部により鑑別された紙幣を一時的に保留する一時保留部と、前記出金部への出金の指示に応じて紙幣の搬送を制御する制御部と、を備え、前記第２の収納部は、前記紙幣を前記出金部へ繰り出し可能なリサイクル状態および前記紙幣を前記出金部へ繰り出さない入金専用状態での運用が可能であり、前記制御部は、第１の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部からの紙幣の繰り出しを制御し、繰り出された紙幣のうちで前記鑑別部に異常と鑑別された紙幣が、前記一時保留部を介さずに、前記入金専用状態である前記第２の収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、紙幣処理装置が提供される。 In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a banknote processing apparatus includes a dispensing section for dispensing banknotes to a user, and a banknote dispensing section for dispensing banknotes to a user; a discrimination section for discriminating, a first storage section for storing banknotes, a second storage section for storing banknotes, a temporary holding section for temporarily holding the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination section, and the above-mentioned withdrawal. a control unit that controls the conveyance of banknotes in response to instructions for dispensing money to a department; It is possible to operate in a deposit-only state in which banknotes are not dispensed to the money section, and the control section controls the dispensing of bills from the first storage section in the first transaction mode, and controls the dispensing of bills from the dispensed bill. A banknote processing device that controls the transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes that are identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit are transported to the second storage unit that is in the deposit-only state, without going through the temporary storage unit. is provided.
　前記制御部は、第２の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部および前記リサイクル状態である前記第２の収納部から前記紙幣が前記出金部へ搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御してもよい。 In the second transaction mode, the control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes are transported from the first storage unit and the second storage unit in the recycling state to the dispensing unit. You may.
　前記紙幣処理装置は、前記鑑別部により異常と鑑別された紙幣を収納するリジェクト収納部をさらに備え、前記制御部は、前記第２の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部および前記第２の収納部から繰り出された紙幣のうちで前記鑑別部に異常と鑑別された紙幣が前記リジェクト収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御してもよい。 The banknote processing device further includes a reject storage unit that stores banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the recognition unit, and the control unit controls whether the banknotes in the first storage unit and the second storage unit are in the second transaction mode. Conveyance of the banknotes may be controlled such that among the banknotes paid out from the storage unit, banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the recognition unit are transported to the reject storage unit.
　前記第１の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部から繰り出された紙幣を前記出金部に搬送するための搬送路のうち前記第１の収納部から前記鑑別部までの搬送路は、前記第１の収納部から繰り出された紙幣を前記第２の収納部に搬送するための搬送路のうち前記鑑別部から前記前記第２の収納部までの搬送路と重複しないことでもよい。 In the first transaction mode, among the transport paths for transporting banknotes dispensed from the first storage unit to the dispensing unit, the transport path from the first storage unit to the discrimination unit is Among the conveyance paths for conveying banknotes fed out from the first storage section to the second storage section, the conveyance path from the discrimination section to the second storage section may not overlap with the conveyance path.
　前記制御部は、前記第１の収納部および前記第２の収納部の有高を確定する処理を行った後に、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第２の取引モードから前記第１の取引モードに移行させてもよい。 The control unit changes the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode after performing a process of determining the amount of money in the first storage section and the second storage section. mode.
　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第２の取引モードから前記第１の取引モードに移行させる際に、前記第２の収納部が空になるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御してもよい。 The control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the second storage section becomes empty when transitioning the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode. You may.
　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードが前記第１の取引モードである場合に、前記第２の収納部を前記入金専用状態として運用するよう制御してもよい。 The control unit may control the second storage unit to operate in the deposit-only state when the transaction mode of the banknote processing device is the first transaction mode.
　前記制御部は、前記リジェクト収納部の有高が確定された後に、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第１の取引モードから前記第２の取引モードに移行させてもよい。 The control unit may shift the transaction mode of the bill processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode after the amount of money in the reject storage section is determined.
　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第１の取引モードから前記第２の取引モードに移行させる際に、前記第２の収納部に収納されている紙幣が前記第１の収納部または前記リジェクト収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御してもよい。 The control unit is configured to transfer the banknotes stored in the second storage unit to the first storage unit when transferring the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode. You may control the conveyance of the said banknote so that it is conveyed to the reject storage section or the reject storage section.
　以上説明したように本発明によれば、紙幣処理装置の利用者の待ち時間を削減することが可能である。 As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the waiting time of the user of the banknote processing device.
紙幣処理装置１０の内部構成を示す概略図である。1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of a banknote processing device 10. FIG. 紙幣処理装置１０の内部構成を示すブロック図である。1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a banknote processing device 10. FIG. 紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の、出金処理における紙幣の流れの参考例を示す説明図である。FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a reference example of the flow of banknotes in a withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in an unmanned inspection operation mode. 本発明の実施形態による、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の、出金処理における紙幣の流れを示す説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned examination operation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の、無人精査運用モードと通常取引モードとの間での取引モードの遷移を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the transition of the transaction mode between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の通常取引モードでの出金処理を示すフローチャートである。It is a flow chart showing withdrawal processing in normal transaction mode of banknote processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の無人精査運用モードでの出金処理を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the withdrawal process in the unmanned examination operation mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 by embodiment of this invention. 紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別されない場合の、自動精査処理における、紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする際の紙幣の流れの他の例を示す説明図である。FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of banknotes when emptying the banknote cassette 4d in the automatic scrutiny process when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are not classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2; 紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される場合の、紙幣処理装置１０が自動精査処理を行う際の紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする流れの他の例を示す説明図である。This is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of emptying the banknote cassette 4d when the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing when the banknote fed out from the banknote cassette 4d is determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. be. 紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される場合の、紙幣処理装置１０が自動精査処理を行う際の紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする流れの他の例を示す説明図である。This is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of emptying the banknote cassette 4d when the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing when the banknote fed out from the banknote cassette 4d is determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. be. 紙幣処理装置１０が通常取引モードである場合の、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃから繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣の流れを示す説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of rejected banknotes fed out from banknote cassettes 4a to 4c when the banknote processing device 10 is in the normal transaction mode.
　以下に添付図面を参照しながら、本発明の好適な実施の形態について詳細に説明する。なお、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する構成要素については、同一の符号を付することにより重複説明を省略する。 Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configurations are designated by the same reference numerals and redundant explanation will be omitted.
　また、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する複数の構成要素を、同一の符号の後に異なるアルファベットを付して区別する場合もある。ただし、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する複数の構成要素の各々を特に区別する必要がない場合、複数の構成要素の各々に同一符号のみを付する。 Furthermore, in this specification and the drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by using different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, if there is no particular need to distinguish each of the plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given to each of the plurality of components.
　＜１．紙幣処理装置の構成＞
　図１および図２を参照しながら、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の構成の一例について説明する。 <1. Configuration of banknote processing device>
An example of the configuration of a banknote processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
　紙幣処理装置１０は、金融機関の利用者による操作に基づいて入金および出金等の紙幣の処理を実行する利用者操作型端末である。紙幣処理装置１０は、金融機関の営業店、コンビニエンスストア、駅構内、ホテル、病院、アミューズメントパーク、飲食店、オフィスビルディングなどの多様な施設に設置される。 The banknote processing device 10 is a user-operated terminal that performs banknote processing such as deposits and withdrawals based on operations by users of financial institutions. The banknote processing device 10 is installed in various facilities such as a financial institution's branch, a convenience store, a station, a hotel, a hospital, an amusement park, a restaurant, and an office building.
　図１は、紙幣処理装置１０の内部構成を示す概略図である。図１に示したように、紙幣処理装置１０は、入出金部１、鑑別部２、一時保留部３、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄ、リジェクト収納部５、搬送路６、分岐点７を備える。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the bill processing device 10 includes a deposit/withdrawal section 1, a discrimination section 2, a temporary storage section 3, bill cassettes 4a to 4d, a reject storage section 5, a conveyance path 6, and a branch point 7.
　入出金部１は、入金処理時に利用者により入金された紙幣を分離する入金部としての機能、出金処理時に利用者に対して紙幣を出金する出金部としての機能を包含する。入出金部１は、シャッタを有する。当該シャッタが開放されることにより、利用者は、入出金部１に出金された紙幣の受取が可能である。 The deposit/withdrawal unit 1 includes a function as a deposit unit that separates banknotes deposited by a user during deposit processing, and a function as a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes to the user during withdrawal processing. The deposit/withdrawal unit 1 has a shutter. By opening the shutter, the user can receive the banknotes withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
　鑑別部２は、紙幣処理装置１０内で搬送される紙幣を鑑別する。鑑別部２は、例えば、利用者の入金した紙幣、および利用者に出金する紙幣の鑑別を行う。鑑別部２は、搬送路６を通って搬送された紙幣の金種、真偽、正損および走行状態などを鑑別する。 The discrimination unit 2 discriminates the banknotes conveyed within the banknote processing apparatus 10. The discrimination unit 2 discriminates, for example, banknotes deposited by the user and banknotes disbursed to the user. The discrimination unit 2 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, fitness, running state, etc. of the banknotes conveyed through the conveyance path 6.
　一時保留部３は、鑑別部２により鑑別された紙幣を一時的に保留する。一時保留部３に保留された紙幣は、鑑別部２を経て紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄなどに搬送され、入金した紙幣の口座計上などが確定し、取引が成立する。また、一時保留部３は、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄ間の紙幣移動の際にも用いられてもよい。 The temporary holding unit 3 temporarily holds the banknotes that have been discriminated by the validating unit 2. The banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to banknote cassettes 4a to 4d through the validation unit 2, and the deposited banknotes are confirmed to be accounted for and the transaction is completed. Furthermore, the temporary storage section 3 may also be used when transferring banknotes between the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d.
　紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄは、利用者の入金した紙幣、出金するための紙幣、および他の紙幣カセット４から分離された紙幣などを収納する収納部である。紙幣カセット４は、リサイクル状態、入金専用状態、または補充専用状態として運用可能であってもよい。紙幣カセット４の状態は、紙幣カセット４毎に、設定に応じて変更できてもよいし、所定の条件に基づいて制御部１５によって制御されてもよい。 The banknote cassettes 4a to 4d are storage units that store banknotes deposited by the user, banknotes to be withdrawn, banknotes separated from other banknote cassettes 4, and the like. The banknote cassette 4 may be operable in a recycling state, a deposit-only state, or a replenishment-only state. The state of the banknote cassette 4 may be changed for each banknote cassette 4 according to settings, or may be controlled by the control unit 15 based on predetermined conditions.
　リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４は、収納された紙幣を入出金部１に繰り出し可能である。リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４には、各々の紙幣カセット４について同一金種の紙幣が収納される。リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４に収納される紙幣の金種は、紙幣カセット４毎に異なる金種であってもよいし、同一の金種であってもよい。例えば、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄがリサイクル状態である場合に、紙幣カセット４ａおよび４ｃが一万円札用の紙幣カセットで、紙幣カセット４ｂおよび４ｄが千円札用の紙幣カセットであってもよい。 The banknote cassette 4 in the recycled state can feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. The banknote cassettes 4 in the recycled state store banknotes of the same denomination for each banknote cassette 4. The denominations of the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4 in the recycled state may be different denominations for each banknote cassette 4, or may be the same denomination. For example, when the bill cassettes 4a to 4d are in a recycled state, the bill cassettes 4a and 4c may be bill cassettes for 10,000 yen bills, and the bill cassettes 4b and 4d may be bill cassettes for 1,000 yen bills.
　入金専用状態である紙幣カセット４は、収納された紙幣を入出金部１へ繰り出さない。紙幣カセット４が入金専用状態である場合、同一の紙幣カセット４内に異なる金種の紙幣が収納されてもよい。 The banknote cassette 4, which is in the deposit-only state, does not feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. When the banknote cassette 4 is in a deposit-only state, banknotes of different denominations may be stored in the same banknote cassette 4.
　補充専用状態である紙幣カセット４に収納された紙幣は、リサイクル状態である他の紙幣カセット４への補充のために用いられる。また、補充専用状態である紙幣カセット４は、収納された紙幣を入出金部１へ繰り出さない。 The banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4 that is in the refill-only state are used to replenish other banknote cassettes 4 that are in the recycling state. Further, the banknote cassette 4 in the replenishment-only state does not feed out the stored banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1.
　なお、紙幣カセット４は、紙幣処理装置１０に対して着脱可能な構造になっている。係員は、紙幣カセット４を取り外し、当該紙幣カセット４と、紙幣が装填された別の紙幣カセット４とを個別に交換することが可能である。 Note that the banknote cassette 4 has a structure that is detachable from the banknote processing apparatus 10. The clerk can remove the banknote cassette 4 and individually exchange the banknote cassette 4 with another banknote cassette 4 loaded with banknotes.
　リジェクト収納部５は、出金処理時または入金処理時に鑑別部２によって異常と鑑別された紙幣であるリジェクト紙幣を収納する。 The reject storage unit 5 stores rejected banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2 during the withdrawal process or the deposit process.
　搬送路６は、紙幣を搬送するための構成である。搬送路６は、制御部１５による制御に従ってＤＣサーボモータまたはパルスモータなどが回転することにより、紙幣を目的の搬送先に搬送することが可能である。 The conveyance path 6 is a structure for conveying banknotes. The conveyance path 6 is capable of conveying banknotes to a target destination by rotating a DC servo motor, a pulse motor, or the like under the control of the control unit 15 .
　分岐点７は、搬送路６の分岐点である。分岐点７には切り替えブレードが設けられており、切り替えブレードが回動することにより、紙幣の搬送先が切り替わる。 The branch point 7 is a branch point of the conveyance path 6. A switching blade is provided at the branching point 7, and by rotating the switching blade, the destination of the banknotes is switched.
　図２は、紙幣処理装置１０の内部構成を示すブロック図である。操作表示部１４は、操作者による処理の実行の指示を検出する操作部としての機能、および操作者に対して操作を促す案内等の画面を表示する表示部としての機能を包含する。例えば、操作表示部１４は、操作者が紙幣処理装置１０で実行される処理を選択するための、処理選択画面を表示する。操作者は、処理選択画面に表示された処理の選択ボタンを選択することで、処理の実行の指示を行う。表示部としての機能は、例えば、ＣＲＴ（Ｃａｔｈｏｄｅ　Ｒａｙ　Ｔｕｂｅ）ディスプレイ装置、液晶ディスプレイ（ＬＣＤ）装置、ＯＬＥＤ（Ｏｒｇａｎｉｃ　Ｌｉｇｈｔ　Ｅｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ　Ｄｉｏｄｅ）装置により実現される。また、操作部としての機能は、例えばタッチパネルにより実現される。なお、表示部および操作部の機能は分離して構成されてもよい。 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing device 10. The operation display unit 14 includes a function as an operation unit that detects an instruction to execute a process by an operator, and a function as a display unit that displays a screen such as a guide to prompt the operator to perform an operation. For example, the operation display unit 14 displays a process selection screen for the operator to select a process to be executed by the banknote processing device 10. The operator instructs execution of a process by selecting a process selection button displayed on the process selection screen. The function as a display unit is realized by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Further, the function as an operation unit is realized by, for example, a touch panel. Note that the functions of the display section and the operation section may be configured separately.
　制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０による処理を実行する際に、上述した各構成要素の動作を制御する。例えば、制御部１５は、搬送路６、および分岐点７に取り付けられたブレードを制御することにより、入金、集積、出金および紙幣移動等の動作に関する紙幣の搬送を制御する。また、制御部１５は、操作者による操作表示部１４の操作によって指示された処理の実行を制御する。例えば、制御部１５は、入出金部１への出金の指示に応じて、紙幣の搬送を制御する。 The control unit 15 controls the operations of each of the above-mentioned components when executing the processing by the banknote processing device 10. For example, the control unit 15 controls the transport path 6 and the blades attached to the branch points 7 to control the transport of banknotes related to operations such as depositing, stacking, dispensing, and transporting banknotes. Further, the control unit 15 controls execution of processing instructed by the operation of the operation display unit 14 by the operator. For example, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes in response to a withdrawal instruction to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 .
　また、制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードの遷移を制御する。例えば、制御部１５は、無人精査運用モードと、通常取引モードとの間で紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードの遷移を制御する。無人精査運用モードは第１の取引モードの一例であり、通常取引モードは第２の取引モードの一例である。以下、各取引モードにおける出金処理を具体的に説明する。なお、制御部１５は、操作表示部１４への操作者による操作に基づいて紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードの遷移を制御してもよいし、所定の条件に基づいて紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードの遷移を制御してもよい。 Further, the control unit 15 controls the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10. For example, the control unit 15 controls the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode. The unmanned detailed operation mode is an example of the first transaction mode, and the normal transaction mode is an example of the second transaction mode. The withdrawal process in each transaction mode will be specifically explained below. Note that the control unit 15 may control the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 based on an operation by the operator on the operation display unit 14, or may control the transition of the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 based on predetermined conditions. may also control the transition of
　また、制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって鑑別された紙幣の金額および枚数の計数を行う。制御部１５は、例えば、鑑別部２によって正常と鑑別され、空の紙幣カセット４に収納された紙幣の計数を行うことで、当該紙幣カセット４の有高を確定する。 Furthermore, the control unit 15 counts the amount and number of banknotes that have been verified by the verification unit 2. The control unit 15 determines the amount of money in the banknote cassette 4, for example, by counting the banknotes that have been classified as normal by the recognition unit 2 and stored in the empty banknote cassette 4.
　＜２．紙幣処理装置によって実行される各種処理＞
　次に、本発明の実施形態における紙幣処理装置１０によって実行される各種処理を説明する。 <2. Various processes executed by the banknote processing device>
Next, various processes executed by the banknote processing apparatus 10 in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
　（通常取引モードにおける出金処理）
　制御部１５は、通常取引モードにおいて、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４に収納された紙幣が入出金部１へ搬送されるように紙幣の搬送を制御する。また、制御部１５は、通常取引モードにおいて、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４から繰り出された紙幣のうちで鑑別部２に異常と鑑別された紙幣がリジェクト収納部５に搬送されるように、紙幣の搬送を制御する。具体的には、利用者による操作表示部１４の操作によって出金処理が指示されると、利用者により指定された金額に応じて、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離される。分離された紙幣は、分岐点７ｄ～７ｇおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。 (Withdrawal processing in normal transaction mode)
In the normal transaction mode, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4 in the recycling state are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 . Further, in the normal transaction mode, the control unit 15 controls the banknotes so that out of the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 in the recycling state, banknotes that are determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 2 are transported to the reject storage unit 5. control the transportation of Specifically, when a withdrawal process is instructed by the user's operation on the operation display unit 14, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d in the recycled state are recycled according to the amount specified by the user. , separated one by one. The separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a.
　そして、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て入出金部１に集積される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣、すなわち、利用者に支払いできない紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｈを経てリジェクト収納部５に収納される。利用者により指定された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に集積されると、制御部１５は、入出金部１に集積された紙幣を利用者が受け取れるよう、入出金部１のシャッタを制御する。 Then, the banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the recognition result by the recognition unit 2 is abnormal, that is, banknotes that cannot be paid to the user, are stored in the reject storage unit 5 via branch points 7b and 7h. When the amount of banknotes specified by the user is accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1, the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1. .
　（自動精査処理）
　紙幣処理装置１０は、紙幣処理装置１０が通常取引モードである場合に、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄの有高を確定する自動精査処理を行う場合がある。例えば、紙幣処理装置１０は、営業終了後等のように利用者との間で取引を行わない時間に、自動精査処理を行う。 (Automatic scrutiny process)
When the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the normal transaction mode, the banknote processing apparatus 10 may perform automatic scrutiny processing to determine the amount of money in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d. For example, the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing at a time when transactions with users are not conducted, such as after business hours.
　自動精査処理においては、まず、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された全ての紙幣が、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃまたはリジェクト収納部５に搬送され、紙幣カセット４ｄは空にされる。具体的には、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｄ～７ｇおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て一時保留部３に保留される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｈを経てリジェクト収納部５に収納される。紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されていた紙幣が全て一時保留部３またはリジェクト収納部５に収納された後に、一時保留部３に収納された正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｃ、７ｂ、７ａ、および７ｄ～７ｆを経て、金種毎に、当該金種用の紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納される。 In the automatic inspection process, first, all the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are transported to the bill cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage section 5, and the bill cassette 4d is emptied. Specifically, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a. Normal banknotes whose discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are held in the temporary holding section 3 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h. After all the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are stored in the temporary storage unit 3 or the reject storage unit 5, normal banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 3 are transferred to branch points 7c, 7b, 7a, and 7d to 7f. The banknotes are then stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination.
　続いて、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納された紙幣が計数される。具体的には、まず、紙幣カセット４ａに収納された紙幣が、１枚ずつ分離され、分離された紙幣は、分岐点７ｄ～７ｇおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｂ、７ｈおよび７ｇを経て紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｈを経てリジェクト収納部５に収納される。なお、ここでは、紙幣カセット４ａから繰り出され、鑑別部２によって正常と鑑別された正常紙幣が、一時保留部３を介さずに紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される例を示したが、一時保留部３を介して紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されてもよい。 Subsequently, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c are counted. Specifically, first, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4a are separated one by one, and the separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a. Normal banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are stored in the banknote cassette 4d through branch points 7b, 7h, and 7g. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h. Here, an example has been shown in which normal banknotes that are fed out from the banknote cassette 4a and are discriminated as normal by the discrimination unit 2 are stored in the banknote cassette 4d without going through the temporary storage unit 3. The banknotes may be stored in the banknote cassette 4d via the banknote cassette 4d.
　紙幣カセット４ａから繰り出され、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された正常紙幣は、一時保留部３が空になった後に、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｇ、７ｈ、７ｂを経て、鑑別部２に搬送される。正常紙幣は、分岐点７ａおよび７ｄを経て、紙幣カセット４ａに再び収納される。制御部１５は、鑑別部２に搬送され、紙幣カセット４ａに収納された紙幣の計数を行う。また、紙幣カセット４ａに収納される紙幣の計数方法と同様の方法で、紙幣カセット４ｂおよび４ｃに収納される紙幣が、制御部１５によって計数される。 The normal banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4a and stored in the banknote cassette 4d are separated one by one after the temporary storage section 3 is emptied, and are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b. be done. The normal banknotes pass through the branch points 7a and 7d and are stored in the banknote cassette 4a again. The control unit 15 counts the banknotes conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 and stored in the banknote cassette 4a. Further, the control unit 15 counts the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4b and 4c in the same manner as the method of counting the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4a.
　制御部１５は、自動精査処理を行った後に、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを通常取引モードから無人精査運用モードに移行させる。また、制御部１５は、リジェクト収納部５の有高が確定された後に、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを無人精査運用モードから通常取引モードに移行させる。 After performing the automatic scrutiny process, the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. Further, after the amount of money in the reject storage section 5 is determined, the control section 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode.
　（課題の整理）
　ここで、自動精査処理が実行されてから、リジェクト収納部５に収納されている紙幣の有高が係員によって手動で確定されるまでの間は、リジェクト収納部５は、当該有高に変化が生じないようにするため、紙幣の繰り出しおよび新たな紙幣の収納を行わない。そのため、この間に、利用者による操作表示部１４の操作によって出金が指示された際に、紙幣カセット４から繰り出された紙幣のうちのリジェクト紙幣を、当該リジェクト紙幣が繰り出された紙幣カセット４とは別の、空の紙幣カセット４に一時的に収納することが考えられる。 (Organizing issues)
Here, from the time the automatic scrutiny process is executed until the amount of the banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 is manually determined by the staff member, the reject storage section 5 does not allow any change in the amount of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5. To prevent this from happening, do not dispense banknotes or store new banknotes. Therefore, during this period, when a withdrawal is instructed by the operation of the operation display section 14 by the user, the rejected banknotes among the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 are replaced with the banknote cassette 4 from which the rejected banknotes were fed out. may be temporarily stored in another empty banknote cassette 4.
　ここで、リジェクト紙幣が繰り出された紙幣カセット４とは別の紙幣カセット４に、当該リジェクト紙幣を一時的に収納する参考例について、図３を参照して説明する。図３は、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の、出金処理における紙幣の流れの参考例を示す説明図である。 Here, a reference example in which the rejected banknotes are temporarily stored in a banknote cassette 4 different from the banknote cassette 4 into which the rejected banknotes have been fed out will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a reference example of the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
　ここでは、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の出金処理において、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃから繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣が、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される参考例を説明する。操作表示部１４が利用者による出金処理の実行の指示を検出すると、図３の左図に示すように、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃの各々に収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｄ～７ｆおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て入出金部１に集積される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て一時保留部３に保留される。 Here, a reference example will be described in which rejected banknotes fed out from the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c are stored in the banknote cassette 4d in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned inspection operation mode. When the operation display unit 14 detects an instruction from the user to execute a withdrawal process, the bills stored in each of the bill cassettes 4a to 4c are separated one by one and branched, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. It is transported to the discrimination section 2 via points 7d to 7f and 7a. Normal banknotes whose discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are held in the temporary holding section 3 via branch points 7b and 7c.
　そして、利用者によって指示された出金額の紙幣が入出金部１に集積されると、図３の左図に示すように、一時保留部３に保留されたリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｃ、７ｂ、７ａ、および７ｄ～７ｇを経て、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。一時保留部３に保留された全てのリジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されると、図３の右図に示すように、制御部１５は、入出金部１に集積された紙幣を利用者が受け取れるよう、入出金部１のシャッタを制御する。 Then, when the banknotes of the withdrawal amount instructed by the user are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. , 7a, and 7d to 7g, and then stored in the banknote cassette 4d. When all the rejected banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 3 are stored in the banknote cassette 4d, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. The shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 is controlled so that the deposit/withdrawal section 1 can be received.
　図３を用いて説明した方法によると、利用者は、一時保留部３に保留されたリジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに搬送されるまで、入出金部１に集積された紙幣を受け取ることができない。ここで、一時保留部３に保留された紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに搬送される前に、利用者が入出金部１に集積された紙幣を受け取れるよう、制御部１５によって入出金部１のシャッタを制御することも考えられる。しかし、一時保留部３に保留されたリジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄへ搬送されるまで、紙幣処理装置１０は他の処理を実行できない。そのため、この場合には、一時保留部３に保留されたリジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄへ搬送されるまで、紙幣処理装置１０は利用者による処理の実行の指示を受け付けない状態になる。 According to the method described using FIG. 3, the user cannot receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d. Here, before the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d, the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 is activated by the control unit 15 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. Control is also possible. However, the banknote processing device 10 cannot perform other processing until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d. Therefore, in this case, the banknote processing device 10 is in a state in which it does not accept instructions from the user to execute processing until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d.
　つまり、図３を用いて説明した方法によると、一時保留部３に保留されたリジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに搬送されるまでの時間は、利用者の待ち時間となってしまう。また、この方法によると、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常である、状態の悪いリジェクト紙幣が一時保留部３に搬送されることで、一時保留部３内でジャムまたは集積不良を誘発する恐れがある。 In other words, according to the method described using FIG. 3, the time until the rejected banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 3 are conveyed to the banknote cassette 4d becomes the user's waiting time. In addition, according to this method, there is a risk that rejected banknotes in poor condition, for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal, are conveyed to the temporary holding section 3, which may cause jams or poor stacking within the temporary holding section 3. be.
　そこで、紙幣カセット４から繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣を、鑑別部２から別の紙幣カセット４に直接搬送することが考え得る。以下、紙幣カセット４から繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣を、鑑別部２から別の紙幣カセット４に直接搬送することが可能である、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の、無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理について説明する。 Therefore, it is conceivable to directly transport the rejected banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 from the discrimination section 2 to another banknote cassette 4. Hereinafter, the output of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode, which is capable of directly conveying rejected banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 from the discrimination unit 2 to another banknote cassette 4, will be described. Explain about gold processing.
　（無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理）
　本実施形態においては、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の出金処理において、リジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される例を説明する。紙幣カセット４ｄは、リサイクル状態および入金専用状態として運用可能である、第１の収納部である。制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードが無人精査運用モードである場合に、紙幣カセット４ｄを入金専用状態として運用する。また、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃは、無人精査運用モードにおいてもリサイクル状態である、第２の収納部である。 (Withdrawal processing in unattended scrutiny operation mode)
In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which rejected banknotes are stored in the banknote cassette 4d in a payment process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. The banknote cassette 4d is a first storage unit that can be operated in a recycling state and a deposit-only state. The control unit 15 operates the banknote cassette 4d in a deposit-only state when the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 is the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. Further, the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c are second storage units that are in a recycled state even in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode.
　まず、紙幣カセット４ｄにリジェクト紙幣を収納可能にするために、制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを通常取引モードから無人精査運用モードに移行させる際に、紙幣カセット４ｄが空になるように紙幣の搬送を制御する。ここで、制御部１５は、自動精査処理を行った後に紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを通常取引モードから無人精査運用モードに移行させる。そのため、制御部１５は、自動精査処理を制御すると同時に、紙幣カセット４ｄが空になるように紙幣の搬送を制御しているとも考えられる。 First, in order to make it possible to store rejected banknotes in the banknote cassette 4d, the control unit 15 causes the banknote cassette 4d to become empty when shifting the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode. Controls the conveyance of banknotes. Here, the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the normal transaction mode to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode after performing the automatic scrutiny process. Therefore, it is considered that the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the banknote cassette 4d becomes empty at the same time as controlling the automatic scrutiny process.
　図４は、本発明の実施形態による、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の、出金処理における紙幣の流れを示す説明図である。利用者による操作表示部１４の操作によって出金処理が指示されると、利用者により指定された金額に応じて、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離される。分離された紙幣は、分岐点７ｄ～７ｆおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。 FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. When a withdrawal process is instructed by the user's operation on the operation display unit 14, the bills stored in the recycled bill cassettes 4a to 4c are separated one by one according to the amount specified by the user. be done. The separated banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7f and 7a.
　そして、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て入出金部１に集積される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂ、７ｈおよび７ｇを経て紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。利用者によって出金の指定がされた金額の紙幣が入出金部１に集積されると、制御部１５は、入出金部１に集積された紙幣を利用者が受け取れるよう、入出金部１のシャッタを制御する。 Then, the normal banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal section 1 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the recognition result by the recognition unit 2 is abnormal are stored in the banknote cassette 4d through branch points 7b, 7h, and 7g. When the banknotes of the amount designated for withdrawal by the user are accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1, the control unit 15 controls the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 so that the user can receive the banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. Control the shutter.
　（無人精査運用モードから通常取引モードへの移行処理）
　制御部１５は、リジェクト収納部５の有高が確定された後に、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを無人精査運用モードから通常取引モードに移行させる。ここで、制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを無人精査運用モードから通常取引モードに移行させる際に、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されている紙幣が、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃまたはリジェクト収納部５に搬送されるよう紙幣の搬送を制御する。 (Transition process from unmanned scrutiny operation mode to normal transaction mode)
After the amount of money in the reject storage section 5 is determined, the control section 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode. Here, when the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode, the control unit 15 controls whether the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are transferred to the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage unit. The conveyance of the banknotes is controlled so that the banknotes are conveyed at 5.
　具体的には、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｄ～７ｇおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２による鑑別結果が正常であった正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｃを経て一時保留部３に保留される。一方、鑑別部２による鑑別結果が異常であったリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｈを経てリジェクト収納部５に収納される。紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されていた紙幣が全て一時保留部３またはリジェクト収納部５に収納された後に、一時保留部３に保留された正常紙幣は、分岐点７ｃ、７ｂ、７ａ、および７ｄ～７ｆを経て、金種毎に、当該金種用の紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納される。 Specifically, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7d to 7g and 7a. Normal banknotes whose discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is normal are held in the temporary holding section 3 via branch points 7b and 7c. On the other hand, rejected banknotes for which the discrimination result by the discrimination section 2 is abnormal are stored in the reject storage section 5 through branch points 7b and 7h. After all the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are stored in the temporary storage unit 3 or the reject storage unit 5, the normal banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 3 are transferred to branch points 7c, 7b, 7a, and 7d to 7f. The banknotes are then stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination.
　なお、ここまで紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の出金処理および無人精査運用モードから通常取引モードへの移行処理において、リジェクト紙幣が紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される例を説明した。ここで、紙幣カセット４のうちリジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４は、リサイクル状態および入金専用状態で運用可能であれば、紙幣カセット４ｄに限られない。ただし、搬送路６による紙幣の搬送の特性上、リジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４には制限がある。 Note that an example has been described so far in which rejected banknotes are stored in the banknote cassette 4d in the withdrawal process when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and in the transition process from the unmanned scrutiny operation mode to the normal transaction mode. Here, among the banknote cassettes 4, the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored is not limited to the banknote cassette 4d, as long as it can be operated in a recycling state and a deposit-only state. However, due to the characteristics of the transport of banknotes through the transport path 6, there is a limit to the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored.
　具体的には、紙幣処理装置１０が無人精査運用モードである場合の出金処理において、搬送路６のうち以下に説明する二つの搬送路が重複しないよう、リジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４が決定される。一つ目の搬送路は、入出金部１に繰り出す紙幣を収納する紙幣カセット４から繰り出された紙幣を、入出金部１に搬送するための搬送路のうち、当該紙幣カセット４から鑑別部２までの搬送路である。二つ目の搬送路は、入出金部１に繰り出す紙幣を収納する紙幣カセット４から繰り出された紙幣を、リジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４に搬送するための搬送路のうち、鑑別部２からリジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４までの搬送路である。 Specifically, in the dispensing process when the banknote processing device 10 is in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode, the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored is arranged so that two of the transport paths 6, which will be described below, do not overlap. is determined. The first conveyance path is a conveyance path for conveying banknotes fed out from a banknote cassette 4 that stores banknotes to be fed out to the cash deposit/withdrawal section 1 from the banknote cassette 4 to the discrimination section 2. This is the conveyance route up to. The second conveyance path is one of the conveyance paths for conveying the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 that stores banknotes to be fed out to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 to the banknote cassette 4 where rejected banknotes are stored. This is a conveyance path from the banknote cassette 4 to the banknote cassette 4 in which the rejected banknotes are stored.
　また、上記で説明した二つの搬送路が重複しないような紙幣カセット４が複数存在する場合には、当該複数の紙幣カセットのうち任意の紙幣カセット４を、リジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４として決定してもよい。また、入出金部１に繰り出す紙幣を収納する紙幣カセット４から繰り出された紙幣を、入出金部１に搬送するための搬送路が、より短くなるように、当該複数の紙幣カセットの中からリジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４を決定してもよい。このように決定することで、他の紙幣カセット４をリジェクト紙幣が収納される紙幣カセット４とするよりも、無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理にかかる時間を短縮できる。つまり、利用者の待ち時間をより短くすることが可能である。 In addition, if there are a plurality of banknote cassettes 4 in which the two transport paths described above do not overlap, any banknote cassette 4 among the plurality of banknote cassettes is designated as the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored. You may decide. In addition, in order to shorten the conveyance path for conveying the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4 that stores the banknotes to be fed out to the cash deposit/withdrawal unit 1, the banknotes are rejected from among the plurality of banknote cassettes. A banknote cassette 4 in which banknotes are stored may be determined. By determining in this way, the time required for the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode can be shortened, compared to setting the other banknote cassette 4 as the banknote cassette 4 in which rejected banknotes are stored. In other words, it is possible to further shorten the user's waiting time.
　上述の無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理方法においては、一時保留部３を介さずにリジェクト紙幣を鑑別部２から紙幣カセット４ｄへ搬送できるため、参考例を用いて説明した方法と比較して、処理の時間を削減することが可能である。つまり、利用者にとっての、無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理の待ち時間を削減することが可能である。また、この方法によると、無人精査運用モードでの出金処理において、リジェクト紙幣が一時保留部３に搬送されないため、一時保留部３内でジャムおよび集積不良が起こる恐れを減らすことが可能である。 In the above-described withdrawal processing method in the unmanned inspection operation mode, rejected banknotes can be conveyed from the validation unit 2 to the banknote cassette 4d without going through the temporary storage unit 3, so compared to the method described using the reference example, It is possible to reduce processing time. In other words, it is possible to reduce the waiting time for the user for withdrawal processing in the unattended scrutiny operation mode. Furthermore, according to this method, rejected banknotes are not transported to the temporary holding section 3 during the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode, so it is possible to reduce the possibility of jams and stacking failures occurring within the temporary holding section 3. .
　＜３．本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置の動作処理例＞
　ここまで、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０によって実行される各種処理について説明した。続いて、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の動作処理例を説明する。 <3. Operation processing example of banknote processing device according to embodiment of the present invention>
Up to this point, various processes performed by the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described. Next, an example of the operation processing of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
　（無人精査運用モードと通常取引モードとの間での取引モードの遷移の動作処理例）
　まず、紙幣処理装置１０の、無人精査運用モードと通常取引モードとの間での取引モードの遷移の動作処理例を説明する。なお、本動作処理例の説明において、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｄを、符号の後に付したアルファベット（大文字と小文字を区別しない）と、カセットという文言とを組み合わせて呼ぶことがある。例えば、紙幣カセット４ａを、Ａカセットと呼ぶことがある。 (Example of operation processing for transaction mode transition between unmanned scrutiny operation mode and normal transaction mode)
First, a description will be given of an operational processing example of the transaction mode transition between the unmanned examination operation mode and the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10. In the description of this operational processing example, the banknote cassettes 4a to 4d are sometimes referred to by combining the alphabet (not distinguishing between uppercase and lowercase letters) after the reference numeral and the word cassette. For example, the banknote cassette 4a may be called an A cassette.
　図５は、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の、無人精査運用モードと通常取引モードとの間での取引モードの遷移を示すフローチャートである。ここでは、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードが無人精査運用モードである例について説明する。また、ここでは、Ｄカセットは入金専用状態で、Ａ～Ｃカセットはリサイクル状態で運用される例について説明する。 FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the transition of the transaction mode between the unmanned scrutiny operation mode and the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, an example in which the transaction mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 is the unmanned scrutiny operation mode will be described. Furthermore, here, an example will be described in which the D cassette is operated in a deposit-only state and the A to C cassettes are operated in a recycling state.
　まず、紙幣処理装置１０の自動精査処理が開始すると（Ｓ１０４）、制御部１５は、Ｄカセットに収納されている紙幣の搬送を制御し、Ｄカセットを空にする（Ｓ１０８）。続いて、制御部１５は、Ａ～Ｃカセットに収納されている紙幣が鑑別部２に搬送されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する。制御部１５は、鑑別部２に搬送されたＡ～Ｃカセットに収納されている紙幣の計数を行う（Ｓ１１２）。Ａ～Ｃカセットに収納されている紙幣の計数が完了すると、制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを無人精査運用モードに移行させる（Ｓ１１６）。 First, when the automatic inspection process of the banknote processing device 10 starts (S104), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes stored in the D cassette, and empties the D cassette (S108). Subsequently, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes are conveyed to the discrimination unit 2. The control unit 15 counts the banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 (S112). When the counting of banknotes stored in the A to C cassettes is completed, the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 to the unmanned scrutiny operation mode (S116).
　係員による操作表示部１４の操作により、通常取引モードへの移行が選択されると（Ｓ１２０／Ｙｅｓ）、係員によるリジェクト収納部５の手動精査が可能になる。通常取引モードへの移行が選択されない場合には（Ｓ１２０／Ｎｏ）、係員によって通常取引モードへの移行が選択されるまで、紙幣処理装置１０は、無人精査運用モードでの運用を継続する。 When the transition to the normal transaction mode is selected by the operation of the operation display unit 14 by the staff member (S120/Yes), manual inspection of the reject storage unit 5 by the staff member becomes possible. If the transition to the normal transaction mode is not selected (S120/No), the banknote processing device 10 continues to operate in the unmanned scrutiny operation mode until the clerk selects the transition to the normal transaction mode.
　係員によってリジェクト収納部５の手動精査が行われると（Ｓ１２４）、制御部１５は、Ｄカセットに収納されている紙幣が鑑別部２に搬送されるよう紙幣の搬送を制御する。制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって鑑別された紙幣のうちの正常紙幣が、金種毎に、Ａ～Ｃカセットのうち当該金種用の紙幣カセット４に搬送されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する。一方、制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって鑑別された紙幣のうちのリジェクト紙幣が、リジェクト収納部５に収納されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ１２８）。Ｄカセットに収納されていた全ての紙幣がリジェクト収納部５またはＡ～Ｃカセットのいずれかに収納されると、制御部１５は、紙幣処理装置１０の取引モードを通常取引モードに移行させる（Ｓ１３２）。 When the reject storage unit 5 is manually inspected by the staff member (S124), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknotes so that the banknotes stored in the D cassette are conveyed to the validation unit 2. The control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that normal banknotes among the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit 2 are conveyed for each denomination to the banknote cassette 4 for the corresponding denomination among the A to C cassettes. do. On the other hand, the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so that the rejected banknotes among the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit 2 are stored in the reject storage unit 5 (S128). When all the banknotes stored in the D cassette are stored in the reject storage unit 5 or any of the A to C cassettes, the control unit 15 shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 to the normal transaction mode (S132 ).
　（通常取引モードでの出金処理における動作処理例）
　次に、紙幣処理装置１０の、通常取引モードでの出金処理における動作処理例を説明する。図６は、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の通常取引モードでの出金処理を示すフローチャートである。 (Example of operation processing in withdrawal processing in normal transaction mode)
Next, an example of the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 10 in the withdrawal process in the normal transaction mode will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the withdrawal process in the normal transaction mode of the banknote processing device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
　利用者による操作表示部１４の操作により、出金処理が指示されると（Ｓ２０４）、制御部１５は、リサイクル状態であるＡ～Ｄカセットから紙幣を繰り出すよう紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ２０８）。制御部１５は、Ａ～Ｄカセットから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２に搬送されるよう制御する。鑑別部２は、搬送された紙幣を鑑別する。制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって紙幣が正常と鑑別された場合（Ｓ２１２／Ｙｅｓ）、正常紙幣が入出金部１に出金されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ２１６）。一方、制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって紙幣が異常と鑑別された場合（Ｓ２１２／Ｎｏ）、異常と鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣がリジェクト収納部５に収納されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ２２０）。 When a withdrawal process is instructed by the user's operation on the operation display unit 14 (S204), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so as to dispense the banknotes from the A to D cassettes in the recycling state (S208). . The control unit 15 controls the bills fed out from the A to D cassettes to be conveyed to the validation unit 2. The discrimination section 2 discriminates the transported banknotes. When the banknote is determined to be normal by the validation unit 2 (S212/Yes), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the normal banknote is withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S216). On the other hand, when the bill is discriminated as abnormal by the discrimination section 2 (S212/No), the control section 15 controls the conveyance of the bill so that the rejected bill discriminated as abnormal is stored in the reject storage section 5 ( S220).
　そして、利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されると（Ｓ２２４／Ｙｅｓ）、制御部１５は、入出金部１のシャッタを制御し、利用者へ入出金部１に出金された紙幣を払い出す（Ｓ２２８）。利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されていない場合には（Ｓ２２４／Ｎｏ）、処理をＳ２０８に戻し、利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されるまでＳ２０８～Ｓ２１６の動作を繰り返す。 Then, when the banknotes of the amount specified by the user are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 (S224/Yes), the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 and sends the banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 to the user. The withdrawn banknotes are paid out (S228). If the amount of banknotes specified by the user has not been conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S224/No), the process returns to S208, and the banknotes of the amount specified by the user are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. The operations of S208 to S216 are repeated until the
　（無人精査運用モードでの出金処理における動作処理例）
　次に、紙幣処理装置１０の、無人精査運用モードでの出金処理における動作処理例を説明する。図７は、本発明の実施形態による紙幣処理装置１０の無人精査運用モードでの出金処理を示すフローチャートである。 (Example of operation processing in withdrawal processing in unattended scrutiny operation mode)
Next, an example of the operation process of the banknote processing apparatus 10 in the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the withdrawal process in the unmanned examination operation mode of the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
　利用者による操作表示部１４の操作により、出金処理が指示されると（Ｓ３０４）、制御部１５は、リサイクル状態であるＡ～Ｃカセットから紙幣を繰り出すよう紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ３０８）。制御部１５は、Ａ～Ｃカセットから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２に搬送されるよう制御する。鑑別部２は、搬送された紙幣を鑑別する。制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって紙幣が正常と鑑別された場合（Ｓ３１２／Ｙｅｓ）、正常紙幣が入出金部１に出金されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ３１６）。一方、制御部１５は、鑑別部２によって紙幣が異常と鑑別された場合（Ｓ３１２／Ｎｏ）、異常と鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣がＤカセットに収納されるよう、紙幣の搬送を制御する（Ｓ３２０）。 When a withdrawal process is instructed by the user's operation on the operation display unit 14 (S304), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of banknotes so as to dispense the banknotes from the A to C cassettes in the recycling state (S308). . The control unit 15 controls the bills fed out from the A to C cassettes to be conveyed to the validation unit 2. The discrimination section 2 discriminates the transported banknotes. When the banknote is determined to be normal by the validation unit 2 (S312/Yes), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the normal banknote is withdrawn to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S316). On the other hand, when the banknote is determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 2 (S312/No), the control unit 15 controls the conveyance of the banknote so that the rejected banknote determined to be abnormal is stored in the D cassette (S320). .
　そして、利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されると（Ｓ３２４／Ｙｅｓ）、制御部１５は、入出金部１のシャッタを制御し、利用者へ入出金部１に出金された紙幣を払い出す（Ｓ３２８）。利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されていない場合には（Ｓ３２４／Ｎｏ）、処理をＳ３０８に戻し、利用者によって指示された金額の紙幣が入出金部１に搬送されるまでＳ３０８～Ｓ３１６の動作を繰り返す。 Then, when the amount of banknotes instructed by the user is conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 (S324/Yes), the control section 15 controls the shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 1 and sends the banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal section 1 to the user. The withdrawn banknotes are paid out (S328). If the amount of banknotes specified by the user has not been conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 (S324/No), the process returns to S308, and the banknotes of the amount specified by the user are conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 1. The operations of S308 to S316 are repeated until the
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　以上、添付図面を参照しながら本発明の好適な実施形態について詳細に説明したが、本発明はかかる例に限定されない。本発明の属する技術の分野における通常の知識を有する者であれば、請求の範囲に記載された技術的思想の範疇内において、各種の変更例または修正例に想到し得ることは明らかであり、これらについても、当然に本発明の技術的範囲に属するものと了解される。 <4. Supplement>
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It is understood that these also fall within the technical scope of the present invention.
　例えば、上記実施形態において、自動精査処理の際に紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする方法を説明したが、本発明はかかる例に限定されない。図８～１０を用いて、自動精査処理の際に紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする他の例について説明する。 For example, in the above embodiment, a method of emptying the banknote cassette 4d during automatic scrutiny processing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. Another example of emptying the banknote cassette 4d during automatic scrutiny processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10.
　まず、紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別されない場合の、自動精査処理における、紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする際の紙幣の流れについて説明する。図８は、紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別されない場合の、自動精査処理における、紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする際の紙幣の流れの他の例を示す説明図である。まず、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されている紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｇ、７ｈおよび７ｂを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２によって、搬送された紙幣が正常と鑑別されると、当該紙幣は、分岐点７ａおよび７ｄ～７ｆを経て、金種毎に、当該金種用の紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納される。 First, a description will be given of the flow of banknotes when emptying the banknote cassette 4d in the automatic scrutiny process when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are not classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the flow of banknotes when emptying the banknote cassette 4d in the automatic scrutiny process when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are not classified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. be. First, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b. When the conveyed banknote is determined to be normal by the discrimination unit 2, the banknote passes through branch points 7a and 7d to 7f and is stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c for each denomination. .
　次に、紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される場合の紙幣の流れについて説明する。図９および図１０は、紙幣カセット４ｄから繰り出された紙幣が鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される場合の、紙幣処理装置１０が自動精査処理を行う際の紙幣カセット４ｄを空にする流れの他の例を示す説明図である。図９の左図に示したように、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されている紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｇ、７ｈおよび７ｂを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。 Next, the flow of banknotes when the banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette 4d are determined to be abnormal by the discrimination section 2 will be described. FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate the flow of emptying the banknote cassette 4d when the banknote processing device 10 performs automatic scrutiny processing when the banknote fed out from the banknote cassette 4d is determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit 2. It is an explanatory view showing an example. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 9, the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7g, 7h, and 7b.
　ここで、鑑別部２によって異常と鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣Ｂｒの先行紙幣Ｂｐは、鑑別部２によって正常と鑑別されると、分岐点７ａおよび７ｄ～７ｇを経て当該先行紙幣Ｂｐの金種用の紙幣カセットである紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納される。図９の右図では、先行紙幣Ｂｐが分岐点７ａ、７ｄおよび７ｅを経て鑑別部２から紙幣カセット４ｂに収納される例が示されている。ここで、リジェクト紙幣Ｂｒは、図９の右図の点線で示す、分岐点７ｆの手前で停止される。また、リジェクト紙幣Ｂｒの後続紙幣Ｂｆは、図９の右図の点線で示す、分岐点７ａの後ろで停止される。 Here, when the preceding banknote Bp of the reject banknote Br that has been discriminated as abnormal by the discriminating unit 2 is discriminated as normal by the discriminating unit 2, it passes through branch points 7a and 7d to 7g, and then passes through the branching points 7a and 7d to 7g. The banknotes are stored in banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, which are banknote cassettes. The right diagram in FIG. 9 shows an example in which the preceding banknote Bp is stored in the banknote cassette 4b from the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7a, 7d, and 7e. Here, the rejected banknote Br is stopped before the branch point 7f shown by the dotted line in the right diagram of FIG. Further, the banknote Bf following the rejected banknote Br is stopped behind the branch point 7a shown by the dotted line in the right diagram of FIG.
　図１０を用いて説明を続ける。図１０の左図で示すように、先行紙幣Ｂｐが紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納されると、搬送路６は、紙幣の搬送の向きが逆になるよう、制御部１５によって制御される。図１０の左図の点線の矢印は、搬送路６の紙幣の搬送の向きを示す。後続紙幣Ｂｆは、分岐点７ａ、７ｈ、および７ｇを経て、再び紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。ここで、リジェクト紙幣Ｂｒの後続紙幣Ｂｆは、図１０の左図の点線で示す、分岐点７ｆの手前で停止されたままである。後続紙幣Ｂｆが全て紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されると、図１０の右図に示すように、リジェクト紙幣Ｂｒは、分岐点７ｅ、７ｄ、７ａ、７ｂおよび７ｈを経て、リジェクト収納部５に収納される。 The explanation will be continued using FIG. 10. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 10, when the preceding banknote Bp is stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, the conveyance path 6 is controlled by the control unit 15 so that the direction of conveyance of the banknote is reversed. The dotted arrow in the left diagram of FIG. 10 indicates the direction in which the banknotes are conveyed on the conveyance path 6. Subsequent banknotes Bf pass through branch points 7a, 7h, and 7g, and are stored in banknote cassette 4d again. Here, the banknote Bf following the rejected banknote Br remains stopped before the branch point 7f shown by the dotted line in the left diagram of FIG. When all subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in the banknote cassette 4d, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. Ru.
　紙幣カセット４ｄに再び収納された後続紙幣Ｂｆにリジェクト紙幣が含まれない場合には、後続紙幣Ｂｆは、図８を用いて説明した流れによって、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃのいずれかに収納される。一方、紙幣カセット４ｄに再び収納された後続紙幣Ｂｆがリジェクト紙幣を含む場合には、後続紙幣Ｂｆは、図９および１０を用いて説明した流れによって、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃ、リジェクト収納部５、または紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される全ての紙幣が紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃまたはリジェクト収納部５に収納されるまで、図８～１０を用いて説明した流れによって紙幣は搬送される。 If the subsequent banknotes Bf stored again in the banknote cassette 4d do not include any rejected banknotes, the subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in any of the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c according to the flow described using FIG. 8. On the other hand, when the subsequent banknotes Bf stored in the banknote cassette 4d again include reject banknotes, the subsequent banknotes Bf are stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c, the reject storage section 5, Or stored in the banknote cassette 4d. The banknotes are conveyed according to the flow described using FIGS. 8 to 10 until all the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d are stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage section 5.
　図８～１０を用いて説明した方法によれば、一時保留部３を介さずに、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されている紙幣を紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃまたはリジェクト収納部５に搬送することが可能である。そのため、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された紙幣のうち、鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される紙幣の枚数が少ない場合には、処理にかかる時間を削減することが可能である。特に、紙幣カセット４ｄがリサイクル状態で運用されている場合には、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納されている紙幣のうち、鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される紙幣の枚数が少ないと考えられるため、この方法が有用である。一方、紙幣カセット４ｄが入金専用状態で運用されている場合には、紙幣カセット４ｄに収納された紙幣のうち、鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される紙幣の枚数が多い可能性がある。図８～１０を用いて説明した方法によると、鑑別部２により異常と鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣をリジェクト収納部５に収納する処理に時間を要するため、鑑別部２により異常と鑑別される紙幣の枚数が多い場合にはこの方法は適さない。そのため、紙幣カセット４ｄが入金専用状態で運用されている場合には、上記実施形態において説明した方法が有用である。 According to the method described using FIGS. 8 to 10, it is possible to transport the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d to the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c or the reject storage unit 5 without passing through the temporary storage unit 3. be. Therefore, when the number of bills that are classified as abnormal by the discrimination section 2 among the bills stored in the bill cassette 4d is small, it is possible to reduce the time required for processing. In particular, when the banknote cassette 4d is operated in a recycled state, it is thought that the number of banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the discrimination section 2 is small among the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d, so this method is useful. On the other hand, when the banknote cassette 4d is operated in a deposit-only state, there is a possibility that a large number of banknotes are classified as abnormal by the verification unit 2 among the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 4d. According to the method described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, it takes time to store the rejected banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the recognition unit 2 in the reject storage unit 5. This method is not suitable when the number of sheets is large. Therefore, when the banknote cassette 4d is operated in a deposit-only state, the method described in the above embodiment is useful.
　また、上記実施形態において、無人精査運用モードにおける出金処理について説明した。しかし、本実施形態における紙幣処理装置１０の構成は、通常取引モードにおいて、リジェクト収納部５に収納される紙幣の枚数が、リジェクト収納部５に収納可能な紙幣の枚数の上限に達した際のリジェクト紙幣の運用にも適用可能である。 Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the withdrawal process in the unmanned inspection operation mode has been described. However, the configuration of the banknote processing device 10 in this embodiment is such that when the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5 in the normal transaction mode, It is also applicable to the operation of rejected banknotes.
　図１１は、紙幣処理装置１０が通常取引モードである場合の、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃから繰り出されたリジェクト紙幣の流れを示す説明図である。図１１の左図に示すように、通常取引モードにおいて、リジェクト収納部５に収納される紙幣の枚数が、リジェクト収納部５に収納可能な紙幣の枚数の上限に達するまでは、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃから繰り出された紙幣は、リジェクト収納部５に搬送される。具体的には、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｆ～７ｄおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２によって紙幣が異常と鑑別されたリジェクト紙幣は、分岐点７ｂおよび７ｈを経てリジェクト収納部５に収納される。 FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of rejected banknotes fed out from the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is in the normal transaction mode. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 11, in the normal transaction mode, until the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5, the banknote cassette 4a~ The banknotes fed out from the banknote 4c are conveyed to the reject storage section 5. Specifically, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c in a recycled state are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7f to 7d and 7a. Reject banknotes that have been determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 2 are stored in the reject storage unit 5 via branch points 7b and 7h.
　図１１の右図に示すように、通常取引モードにおいて、リジェクト収納部５に収納される紙幣の枚数が、リジェクト収納部５に収納可能な紙幣の枚数の上限に達すると、紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃから繰り出された紙幣は、紙幣カセット４ｄに搬送される。具体的には、リサイクル状態である紙幣カセット４ａ～４ｃに収納された紙幣は、１枚ずつ分離され、分岐点７ｆ～７ｄおよび７ａを経て鑑別部２に搬送される。鑑別部２によって紙幣が異常と鑑別されると、当該紙幣は、分岐点７ｂ、７ｈおよび７ｇを経て紙幣カセット４ｄに収納される。これにより、通常取引モードにおいて、リジェクト収納部５に収納される紙幣の枚数が、リジェクト収納部５に収納可能な紙幣の枚数の上限に達した場合にも、紙幣処理装置１０の運用を続けることが可能である。 As shown in the right diagram of FIG. 11, in the normal transaction mode, when the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage unit 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage unit 5, the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c The bills fed out are conveyed to the bill cassette 4d. Specifically, the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 4a to 4c in a recycled state are separated one by one and conveyed to the discrimination section 2 via branch points 7f to 7d and 7a. When the bill is judged to be abnormal by the discrimination section 2, the bill passes through branch points 7b, 7h and 7g and is stored in the bill cassette 4d. Thereby, even if the number of banknotes stored in the reject storage section 5 reaches the upper limit of the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage section 5 in the normal transaction mode, the operation of the banknote processing device 10 can be continued. is possible.
　１　　入出金部
　２　　鑑別部
　３　　一時保留部
　４　　紙幣カセット
　５　　リジェクト収納部
　６　　搬送路
　７　　分岐点
　１０　紙幣処理装置
　１４　操作表示部
　１５　制御部 1 Deposit/withdrawal section 2 Discrimination section 3 Temporary storage section 4 Banknote cassette 5 Reject storage section 6 Conveyance path 7 Branch point 10 Banknote processing device 14 Operation display section 15 Control section

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  1. 　紙幣処理装置であって、
    　利用者に対して紙幣を出金する出金部と、
    　前記紙幣処理装置内で搬送される紙幣を鑑別する鑑別部と、
    　紙幣を収納する第１の収納部と、
    　紙幣を収納する第２の収納部と、
    　前記鑑別部により鑑別された紙幣を一時的に保留する一時保留部と、
    　前記出金部への出金の指示に応じて紙幣の搬送を制御する制御部と、
    を備え、
    　前記第２の収納部は、前記紙幣を前記出金部へ繰り出し可能なリサイクル状態および前記紙幣を前記出金部へ繰り出さない入金専用状態での運用が可能であり、
    　前記制御部は、第１の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部からの紙幣の繰り出しを制御し、繰り出された紙幣のうちで前記鑑別部に異常と鑑別された紙幣が、前記一時保留部を介さずに、前記入金専用状態である前記第２の収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、紙幣処理装置。     A banknote processing device,
    a withdrawal section that withdraws banknotes to users;
    a discrimination unit that discriminates banknotes conveyed within the banknote processing device;
    a first storage section that stores banknotes;
    a second storage section that stores banknotes;
    a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination unit;
    a control unit that controls the conveyance of banknotes according to instructions for dispensing money to the dispensing unit;
    Equipped with
    The second storage unit can be operated in a recycling state in which the banknotes can be dispensed to the dispensing unit and in a deposit-only state in which the banknotes are not dispensed to the dispensing unit,
    In the first transaction mode, the control section controls the feeding of banknotes from the first storage section, and among the fed out banknotes, the banknotes that are judged as abnormal by the discrimination section are transferred to the temporary storage section. A banknote processing device that controls transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes are transported to the second storage section in the deposit-only state without using the banknotes.
  2. 　前記制御部は、第２の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部および前記リサイクル状態である前記第２の収納部から前記紙幣が前記出金部へ搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、請求項１に記載の紙幣処理装置。 In the second transaction mode, the control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the banknotes are transported from the first storage unit and the second storage unit in the recycling state to the dispensing unit. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記紙幣処理装置は、前記鑑別部により異常と鑑別された紙幣を収納するリジェクト収納部をさらに備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記第２の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部および前記第２の収納部から繰り出された紙幣のうちで前記鑑別部に異常と鑑別された紙幣が前記リジェクト収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、
    請求項２に記載の紙幣処理装置。     The banknote processing device further includes a reject storage unit that stores banknotes that are classified as abnormal by the recognition unit,
    In the second transaction mode, the control unit stores the banknotes that are discriminated as abnormal by the discrimination unit among the banknotes dispensed from the first storage unit and the second storage unit into the reject storage unit. controlling the conveyance of the banknotes so that the banknotes are conveyed;
    The banknote processing device according to claim 2.
  4. 　前記第１の取引モードにおいて、前記第１の収納部から繰り出された紙幣を前記出金部に搬送するための搬送路のうち前記第１の収納部から前記鑑別部までの搬送路は、前記第１の収納部から繰り出された紙幣を前記第２の収納部に搬送するための搬送路のうち前記鑑別部から前記前記第２の収納部までの搬送路と重複しない、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 In the first transaction mode, among the transport paths for transporting banknotes dispensed from the first storage unit to the dispensing unit, the transport path from the first storage unit to the discrimination unit is According to claim 3, which does not overlap with a conveyance path from the discrimination section to the second storage section among the conveyance paths for conveying the banknotes fed out from the first storage section to the second storage section. banknote handling equipment.
  5. 　前記制御部は、前記第１の収納部および前記第２の収納部の有高を確定する処理を行った後に、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第２の取引モードから前記第１の取引モードに移行させる、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 The control unit changes the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode after performing a process of determining the amount of money in the first storage section and the second storage section. The banknote processing device according to claim 3, wherein the banknote processing device is configured to shift to the mode.
  6. 　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第２の取引モードから前記第１の取引モードに移行させる際に、前記第２の収納部が空になるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 The control unit controls transport of the banknotes so that the second storage section becomes empty when transitioning the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the second transaction mode to the first transaction mode. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 3.
  7. 　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードが前記第１の取引モードである場合に、前記第２の収納部を前記入金専用状態として運用するよう制御する、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 The banknote processing unit according to claim 3, wherein the control unit controls the second storage unit to operate in the deposit-only state when the transaction mode of the banknote processing device is the first transaction mode. Device.
  8. 　前記制御部は、前記リジェクト収納部の有高が確定された後に、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第１の取引モードから前記第２の取引モードに移行させる、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 The banknote according to claim 3, wherein the control unit shifts the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode after the amount of money in the reject storage section is determined. Processing equipment.
  9. 　前記制御部は、前記紙幣処理装置の取引モードを前記第１の取引モードから前記第２の取引モードに移行させる際に、前記第２の収納部に収納されている紙幣が前記第１の収納部または前記リジェクト収納部に搬送されるように前記紙幣の搬送を制御する、請求項３に記載の紙幣処理装置。 The control unit is configured to transfer the banknotes stored in the second storage unit to the first storage unit when transferring the transaction mode of the banknote processing device from the first transaction mode to the second transaction mode. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein transport of the banknote is controlled so that the banknote is transported to the reject storage unit or the reject storage unit.
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