JP3600761B2 - Circulation type money handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a circulating currency processing apparatus capable of handling bills and coins.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-75061, it is for a financial institution such as a bank, and is disposed between two tellers and can handle banknotes and coins. There is known a circulation type money handling apparatus having a small occupied space. In this circulation type currency processing apparatus, the coin processing unit is arranged inside the front door of the apparatus main body, and the bill processing unit is arranged at the rear side of the apparatus main body, and the length of the bill processing unit in the front-rear direction is suppressed. Therefore, the number of banknote storage units of the banknote cassette for storing banknotes is made smaller than the number of denominations of banknotes, and a vertical coin processing unit is arranged by utilizing the vacant space. Therefore, in the banknote processing unit, since the number of banknote storage units is smaller than the number of denominations of banknotes, when each banknote storage unit is set to a denomination, there are denominations that cannot be stored, and the available denominations are limited. If the banknote storage unit is set to be stored in a denomination-mixed state without being set as a denomination storage unit, it may take time until the banknotes of the specified withdrawal type are fed out, and the withdrawal process may take a long time. Efficiency is getting worse. Further, since the coin processing unit is provided on the front door of the apparatus main body, the front door is heavy, making it difficult to open and close.
[0003]
In general, in a financial institution such as a bank, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device provided with a banknote storage unit for each denomination is placed between the teller's side desks, and the coin pay-in / pay-out device is placed on the side desk or the banknote deposit / withdrawal. They are often placed on equipment and take up a lot of space. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-186393, for example, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device is provided with two banknote storage portions (stages) in the front-rear direction of the device and has a bill-drawing device between the banknote storage portions. It has a bill cassette provided with a reject box for accommodating withdrawal reject bills, and a drive mechanism for each bill storage unit is provided on both sides in the device width direction so as to suppress the length in the front-rear direction of the device. Then, at the time of the closing collection accompanying the end of the work, the bills in the bill depositing and dispensing device are collected in the bill cassette, and the coins in the coin depositing and dispensing device are collected in the coin cassette, so that each cassette in a remote place is It has to be taken out and operation is troublesome.
[0004]
Furthermore, since the dispensing reject bill generated by bill dispensing is stored in a reject box provided at a location integral with the bill cassette, the reject box becomes full (full). Then, open the door of the device using a key, pull out the reject box from the device together with the bill cassette, further pull out the reject box from the bill cassette using the key, take out the withdrawal reject bill and release the reject full, Operation is troublesome. Moreover, while extracting the bill cassette, there is a possibility that a teller etc. touches the bills in the bill cassette other than the reject box, and if the teller mistakenly removes some bills in the bill cassette, cash management will be lost. No, causing trouble.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in a single-piece, circulating-type currency processing apparatus that can handle bills and coin deposits and withdrawals, a coin processing unit and a bill processing unit are disposed before and after the apparatus main body. It is necessary to make the number of banknote storage units of the banknotes smaller than the number of denominations of the banknotes. However, when each banknote storage unit is set to a denomination, some denominations cannot be stored, and the denominations that can be withdrawn are limited. If the storage unit is set to be stored in a denomination mixed state without being set as a denomination storage unit, it will take time until the banknotes of the specified denomination are paid out, and the efficiency of the withdrawal process is poor. is there. Further, since the coin processing unit is provided on the front door of the apparatus main body, there is a problem that the front door is heavy and it is difficult to open and close.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a configuration in which a banknote, an integrated type that can handle deposits and withdrawals of coins and has a small occupied space, and includes a stacker for all denominations of banknotes, It is an object of the present invention to provide a circulation type money handling apparatus that can efficiently deposit and withdraw money.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The circulation type money handling apparatus according to claim 1 has a bill receiving port, a bill receiving port, a coin receiving port, and a coin receiving port.Of these, the bill receiving port and the coin receiving port are arranged at close positions, and the bill dispensing port and the coin dispensing ports provided at both ends in the apparatus width direction are disposed at close positions, and both ends in the width direction of the upper surface of the apparatus are arranged. An input unit for instructing the occupancy of the banknote processing unit and the occupancy of the coin processing unit is provided in the unitThe device main body, disposed in the device main body, in the opposite direction according to the deposit processing of the deposited bill to be inserted into the bill receiving port and withdrawal processing of the dispensing bill to be dispensed to the bill dispensing port. A bill transport unit capable of bi-directional transport to be transported, a bill identifying unit capable of bi-directional identification for identifying bills transported bi-directionally in this bill transport unit,It is arranged below the bill transport unit in the machine depth direction.The banknotes are stored by denomination through the banknote transport section, and the stored banknotes are fed out to the banknote transport section.pluralStacker by money type, andIt is removably arranged on the front side of the stacker of the denomination type.With the replenishment bill being fed to the bill transport unitOn paperThrough the bill transporterCollected billsA bill processing unit that includes a bill cassette to be stored and circulates and uses the deposited bills for dispensing bills, and a deposit processing of deposited coins that is disposed above the bill processing unit of the apparatus main body and is inserted into the coin depositing port. A coin transport unit that transports coins in accordance with the dispensing process of the dispensed coins to be dispensed to the coin dispensing port, a coin identification unit that identifies coins transported through the coin transport unit, and a tension unit that extends along the device depth direction. The belts are arranged in the device width direction according to the denominations, and the coins are stored in the denominated state through the coin transport unit on the belt in a loose state, and the coins stored by the rotation of the belt are transported to the coin transport unit. Advance topluralDeposit unit for coinsAnd a coin cassette which is arranged removably arranged in the machine width direction with respect to the bill cassette and stores collected coins through a coin transport unit.And a coin processing unit for circulating and using the deposited coins as the dispensed coins.
[0008]
And the transport path configuration is miniaturized by providing a bill transport unit capable of bidirectional transport and a bill identifying unit capable of bidirectional identification.Then, a plurality of denomination stackers are arranged below the bill transport unit in the apparatus depth direction, and a bill cassette is arranged on the front side of the denomination stacker.By stacking all denominations of banknotesAnd banknote cassetteThe height direction of the banknote processing unit is kept low even when the device is provided, and a coin storage and dispensing unit is provided which has a belt stretched along the device depth direction and which is arranged alongside the device width direction by denomination. Thereby, the height direction of the coin processing unit is kept low, and the coin processing unit can be disposed above the bill processing unit. Therefore, although it is a one-piece type that can handle bills and coin deposits and withdrawals, it has a small occupied space, but has a stacker of all denominations of bills to improve the efficiency of bill deposit and withdrawal.KunaYou.In addition, since the bill receiving port and the coin receiving port are arranged at a close position, the bill dispensing port and the coin dispensing port are arranged at a close position, and the bill cassette and the coin cassette are arranged side by side in the apparatus width direction. In addition, each processing of collection makes it easy to operate by aligning the parts handling money. Further, coin dispensing ports are arranged at both ends in the width direction of the apparatus main body, and input sections for instructing occupancy for the bill processing unit and occupancy for the coin processing unit are arranged at both ends in the width direction on the upper surface of the apparatus main body. When used between two tellers, it can be easily operated from either the left or right teller.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a circulating currency processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the circulating currency processing apparatus is detachably mounted on the apparatus main body at a position near the bill dispensing port, and dispensing processing is performed by the bill processing unit. It is provided with a reject box for storing reject bills that are sometimes identified.
[0010]
Then, the reject box for storing the reject banknotes is separated from the banknote cassette, and is detachably disposed in the apparatus main body at a position near the banknote outlet, so that only the reject box can be used without taking out the banknote cassette. Can be taken out.
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the circulating currency processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the apparatus main body has a lower door which can be opened and closed at a lower front portion, and the bill cassette is arranged in a depth direction of the apparatus. And a lift drive unit for raising and lowering the bills in the bill cassette. The bill cassette and the coin cassette are arranged side by side in the machine width direction in the apparatus body inside the lower door.
[0012]
And, by separating the reject box from the bill cassette and arranging the lift drive unit of the bill cassette in the device depth direction, the device width direction of the bill cassette becomes small, and therefore, in the device body inside the lower door, The bill cassette and the coin cassette can be arranged side by side in the device width direction, and the bill cassette and the coin cassette can be handled by the same operation by opening the lower door.
[0013]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a circulating currency processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the coin transport section is formed so as to circulate the coin to the coin identifying section. It is.
[0014]
Then, by enabling the coin transport unit to circulate and transport the coins to the coin identifying unit, the coins can be re-identified and the occurrence of rejected coins is reduced.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a circulation type money handling apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIGS. 5 to 7 show a circulating money processing apparatus 11 installed between two tellers on the left and right sides in a financial institution such as a bank and capable of handling bills and coins. Reference numeral 11 denotes an apparatus main body 12, which is of a vertical type, has a small dimension in the apparatus width direction (the left-right direction when viewed from the front), and is long in the apparatus depth direction (the front-back direction when viewed from the front). An operation unit 13 is provided from the upper front side of the apparatus main body 12 to the upper front side thereof.
[0017]
At the center in the width direction on the front side of the upper surface of the operation unit 13, a coin receiving port 14 opened upward is formed. The coin receiving port 14 is automatically opened and closed by a shutter 15, and coins can be inserted by opening the shutter 15.
[0018]
A bill receiving port 16 opened obliquely upward is formed at the center of the uppermost front surface of the operation unit 13 in the width direction and in front of the coin receiving port 14. The bill receiving port 16 is automatically opened and closed by a shutter 17, and the bill can be inserted by opening the shutter 17. The bill is inserted into the bill receiving port 16 with the longitudinal direction of the bill aligned with the apparatus width direction and the short side direction of the bill with the apparatus depth direction.
[0019]
At the center in the width direction on the front surface of the operation unit 13 and below the bill receiving port 16, a bill dispensing port 18 opened obliquely upward is formed. The bill dispensing port 18 is automatically opened and closed by a shutter 19, and the opening of the shutter 19 makes it possible to take out the bills dispensed from the inside of the apparatus to the bill dispensing port 18. In the vicinity of both sides of the bill dispensing port 18, bill dispensing lamps 20 for blinking and displaying that a bill has been dispensed to the bill dispensing port 18 are provided. Note that the bill is dispensed from the bill dispensing port 18 with the longitudinal direction of the bill aligned with the machine width direction and the short direction of the bill with the machine depth direction.
[0020]
A reject box outlet 21 opened forward is formed at the center of the front surface of the operation unit 13 in the width direction and below the bill dispensing port 18, and a reject bill is stored in the reject box outlet 21. The reject box 22 is detachably disposed. The reject box outlet 21 is opened and closed by a lid 24 having a reject box key 23 for locking and unlocking with the reject box outlet 21 closed.
[0021]
At the left and right end positions in the width direction on the front surface of the operation unit 13 and near the bill dispensing port 18, coin dispensing ports 25 are formed for left and right tellers. The coin dispensing ports 25 are located at concave coin dispensing box mounting portions 26 formed at the left and right end positions in the width direction of the apparatus main body 12, respectively. A coin dispensing box 27 for receiving a coin to be inserted is detachably arranged. The coin dispensing box 27 is configured to be locked and unlocked by a locking mechanism (not shown) in a state where the coin dispensing box 27 is loaded in the coin dispensing box mounting portion 26. In the vicinity of each coin dispensing port 25, a coin dispensing lamp 28 for blinking indicating that a coin has been dispensed to the corresponding coin dispensing port 25 is provided.
[0022]
At the left and right end positions in the width direction on the upper surface of the operation unit 13, key input units 29 are provided for left and right tellers, respectively, and coins (coin processing units) and bills are provided by the left and right tellers. A bill processing unit occupation key 30 and a coin processing unit occupation key 31 for instructing occupation of the depositing / dispensing process of the (bill processing unit) and for initiating the process are provided, respectively, and a bill cancel key 32 for canceling the process. And a cancel key 33 for coins. Each of the keys 30 to 33 has a built-in lamp (not shown). The lamp is turned on when the corresponding processing unit is occupied, and turned off when the corresponding processing unit is not occupied. It is configured to be turned on and off as necessary.
[0023]
On the upper right side of the operation unit 13, a display unit 34 and a plurality of function keys 35 are provided. The display unit 34 displays the function of the function keys 35, a message at the time of trouble, a guidance message, and the like. The function keys 35 enable operations such as display switching of the display unit 34 (e.g., denomination), selection of processing such as loading and collection of bills and coins, and selection of a processing unit.
[0024]
On the front face of the operation unit 13, a power switch 36 for turning on / off the apparatus is provided on the left side of the bill receiving port 16, and a deposit / dispense mode management key 37 is provided on the left side of the bill receiving port 18. An upper key 38 is provided on the right side of the dispensing port 18. The depositing / dispensing mode management key 37 is switchable between a teller mode and a scrutinization mode. In the teller mode, a depositing process, a dispensing process, and the like are executed. In the scrutinizing mode, loading and collection of bills and coins are executed. You. The upper key 38 locks and unlocks the upper unit of the apparatus main body 12.
[0025]
A lower door 39 is attached to the front of the apparatus body 12 and below the reject box outlet 21 of the operation unit 13 so as to be openable and closable. The lower door 39 is provided with a lower door key 40 which is locked and unlocked when the lower door 39 is closed. In the apparatus main body 12 inside the lower door 39, a bill cassette 41 is removably disposed at a central position in the machine width direction, and is arranged on one side in the machine width direction with respect to the bill cassette 41. A coin cassette 42 is detachably arranged.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus main body 12 has a lower unit 43 and an upper unit 44, and both the lower unit 43 and the upper unit 44 are configured to be able to be pulled out. A plurality of wheels 45 are disposed below each of the units 43 and 44, and are configured to be able to travel by these wheels 45.
[0027]
Next, in FIG. 1, a bill processing unit 51 of the circulating currency processing apparatus 11 is shown. The bill processing unit 51 is for circulating and using a deposited bill for a dispensed bill, and is disposed in the apparatus main body 12. A bill transport unit 52, a bill recognition unit 53, stackers 54a to 54c of denominations, and a bill cassette 41 having a plurality of (first and second) cassettes 55a and 55b are provided.
[0028]
The banknote transport unit 52 moves the banknote in the opposite direction (hereinafter, referred to as the banknote depositing port 16) according to the depositing process of the deposited banknote to be inserted into the banknote depositing port 16 and the dispensing process of the dispensing banknote to be paid out to the banknote dispensing port 18. A direction corresponding to the direction in which bills are conveyed from is referred to as a forward direction, and a direction opposite to the forward direction is referred to as a reverse direction. The bill transporting section 52 has a bill receiving section 57 that receives bills from the bill receiving port 16 and feeds out one sheet at a time, and a deposit transfer path 58 that transports bills fed from the bill receiving section 57 is formed. A circulation transport path 59 for receiving and transporting the bills from the deposit transport path 58 is formed. An introduction for introducing bills transported from the circulation transport path 59 to the stackers 54a to 54c and the cassettes 55a and 55b in the forward direction. Conveyance paths 60 are respectively formed, and derivation conveyance paths 61 for deriving bills from the stackers 54a to 54c and the cassettes 55a and 55b in the reverse feed direction to the circulation conveyance path 59 are respectively formed. A dispensing transfer path 62 for transferring bills is formed in the dispensing port 18, and the bills conveyed on the dispensing transfer path 62 are collected. In addition, a bill dispensing section 63 for projecting and moving the accumulated bills forward from the bill dispensing port 18 and a reject transport path 64 for transporting reject bills from the circulation transport path 59 to the reject box 22 are formed. A reverse side 65 for reversing the front and back of the banknote is formed in the middle of the process.
[0029]
The circulating transport path 59 includes an upper transport path 66 extending rearward from the deposit transport path 58 and the apparatus, and a lower transport path 67 that extends from the rear end of the upper transport path 66 and extends forward of the apparatus. , And the lower transport path 67 is configured to be capable of bidirectional transport of bills. Between the front end of the upper conveyance path 66 and the front end of the lower conveyance path 67, a forward conveyance path 68 for sending bills from the lower conveyance path 67 to the upper conveyance path 66 is formed. A reverse feed path 69 for feeding banknotes from the upper feed path 66 to the lower feed path 67 further behind the apparatus is formed. The banknotes conveyed in the forward feed direction in the forward feed path 68 can be conveyed to the dispensing transfer path 62 and the reject transfer path 64.
[0030]
The front / back reversing unit 65 receives and conveys the bills conveyed in the reverse direction in the upper conveying path 66, and reverses the conveying direction in the middle of conveying, and conveys the bills to the lower conveying path 67 through the reverse conveying path 69. In this way, the front and back of the banknote are reversed.
[0031]
The bill discriminating section 53 is disposed on the rear end side of the upper transport path 66 of the circulation transport path 59 of the bill transport section 52, and denominations and authenticity of bills transported in the bill transport section 52 in both directions. Are configured to be identifiable.
[0032]
Each of the stackers 54a to 54c is provided for each denomination corresponding to all denominations of banknotes (1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen), and these are arranged in the apparatus main body 12 in parallel in the apparatus depth direction. , The bills can be received and stored by denomination through the corresponding introduction conveyance path 60 from the circulation conveyance path 59 of the bill conveyance section 52, and the stored bills can be circulated through the corresponding derivation conveyance path 61. 59 so that it can be fed out. In each of the stackers 54a to 54c, there is provided a lift 70 for placing and moving the banknotes to be stored, and a lift drive unit 71 for driving the lift 70 up and down is provided behind the stackers 54a to 54c. .
[0033]
At the top of each of the stackers 54a to 54c, a bill temporary holding section 72 for temporarily holding bills by denomination is provided. In each of the banknote escrow units 72, the banknotes conveyed from the circulation conveyance path 59 of the banknote conveyance unit 52 through the corresponding introduction conveyance path 60 are accumulated, and when the escrow banknotes are stored, the temporarily stored banknotes are stacked in the lower stackers 54a to 54a. When the temporarily stored banknotes are returned, the temporarily stored banknotes are fed out one by one to the circulating transport path 59 through the lead-out transport path 61.
[0034]
The bill cassette 41 is removably disposed in the apparatus main body 12 by opening the lower door 39, and holds two (first and second) cassettes 55a and 55b for storing bills along the apparatus depth direction. The replenishment bills loaded in each of the cassettes 55a and 55b are fed out to the circulation conveyance path 59 through the corresponding derivation conveyance path 61, and the collected bills are introduced from the circulation conveyance path 59 at the time of tightening and collecting. It is stored through the road 60. In each of the cassettes 55a and 55b, there is provided a lift 73 on which the stored banknotes are placed and which moves up and down.
[0035]
At the upper part of one of the cassettes 55b, there is provided a bill temporary holding section 74 for temporarily holding overflow banknotes which cannot be accommodated in the stackers 54a to 54c or the banknote temporary holding section 72 at the time of depositing, and for unrecognizable reject bills. In the banknote escrow unit 74, banknotes conveyed from the banknote conveying unit 52 through the corresponding introduction conveyance path 60 are accumulated, and when the banknotes are temporarily stored, the banknotes are temporarily stored in the lower cassette 55b. When returning or re-identifying banknotes, the temporarily stored banknotes are fed out one by one to the circulation conveyance path 59 through the corresponding derivation conveyance path 61.
[0036]
The bill cassette 41 is set on a slide unit (not shown) that is slidably mounted on the bottom of the apparatus main body 12 in the front-rear direction. The lower door 39 is opened, and the bill cassette lid 41b of the bill cassette 41 is set. By pulling out the bill cassette 41 from the inside of the apparatus main body 12 through the slide portion and pulling it upward, the bill cassette 41 can be taken out. When setting the bill cassette 41, a handle portion 41a was provided on the front face of the bill cassette 41.billThe cassette lid 41b is located.
[0037]
The bill processing unit 51 includes a block of the bill cassette 41, each of the stackers 54a to 54c, and a lift driving unit.71And a block having a part of the corresponding bill transporter 52, a block of an upper unit having a part of the bill transporter 52 on the front side of the apparatus main body 12, and a part of the bill transporter 52 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 12. And a block of the upper unit having the bill validator 53 and the like, and the mechanism and control are independent for each of these blocks.
[0038]
In the state of being set in the apparatus main body 12, the blocks are brought into close contact with each other so that no gap is generated in the banknote transporting section 52 between the blocks, but a push lever 75 is provided on each of the stackers 54a to 54c. When the lower unit 43 is pulled out of the apparatus main body 12, gaps are formed between the stackers 54a to 54c and between the stackers 54a and the bill cassette 41 by the push lever 75, and the bills in the stackers 54a to 54c and the bill cassette 41 are formed. The transport unit 52 is easily opened, so that restoration processing such as removal of jammed banknotes and maintenance can be easily performed.
[0039]
Next, FIG. 2 shows the internal mechanism of the bill cassette 41. Each lift 73 disposed in each of the cassettes 55a and 55b is formed in a flat plate shape capable of placing bills substantially horizontally, and has a lift base 76. It is supported by a telescopic mechanism (pantograph mechanism) 77 above.
[0040]
The telescopic mechanism 77 has a plurality of sets of a pair of links 78 and 79 arranged in a cross shape. One end of one link 78 is on the lower surface of the lift 73, and one end of the link 79 is on the upper surface of the lift base 76. The other end of one link 78 is on the upper surface of the lift base 76, and the other end of the other link 79 is on the lower surface of the lift 73 along the upper surface of the lift base 76 and the lower surface of the lift 73, respectively. The lift 73 is slidably and rotatably connected, and the lift 73 is supported so as to be able to move up and down in a substantially horizontal posture with respect to the lift base 76. A spring (not shown) that urges the lift 73 in the direction in which the lift 73 rises with respect to the lift base 76 is attached to the expansion / contraction mechanism 77. One link 78 is at a position where the lift 73 has risen to a predetermined height with respect to the lift base 76. A stopper 80 is attached to the other link 79 to restrict the lift 73 from rising. When the amount of bills placed on the lift 73 is small, the lift 73 is raised to a height regulated by the stopper 80 by the bias of the spring, and when the amount of bills placed on the lift 73 is large, the spring The lift 73 is lowered against the urging, whereby the uppermost banknote can be pressed with a stable pressing force against the feeding mechanism disposed above the cassettes 55a and 55b, and the feeding of the banknote is good. It is performed in.
[0041]
A lift drive unit 81 for raising and lowering the lift 73 in each of the cassettes 55a, 55b is disposed between the two cassettes 55a, 55b, that is, in the depth direction of the cassettes 55a, 55b. Each of the lift driving units 81 has a slide shaft 82 that stands substantially vertically. A slide member 83 is engaged with the slide shaft 82 so as to be vertically movable along the slide shaft 82, and the lift base 76 is supported by the slide member 83. Arm 84 that protrudes. An endless drive belt 86 is stretched between an upper pulley and a lower pulley 85 (not shown) adjacent to and parallel to each slide shaft 82, and a slide member 83 is connected to the drive belt 86. The lower pulley 85 is attached to a drive shaft 87 driven to rotate forward and reverse by a motor (not shown), and the lift base 76 is moved up and down via a drive belt 86 according to the forward and reverse rotation of the drive shaft 87. Since the lift driving section 81 is located in the depth direction of the cassettes 55a and 55b, the dimension in the apparatus width direction is configured to be narrow.
[0042]
Further, each of the cassettes 55a and 55b is provided with a bill detecting means 88 for detecting the presence or absence of a bill in each of the cassettes 55a and 55b. Each bill detecting means 88 has a plurality of pairs of sensors 91 each including a light emitter 89 and a light receiver 90. The sensors 91 are disposed on the apparatus body 12 side where the bill cassette 41 is loaded, corresponding to the positions above the cassettes 55a and 55b. Notches 92 are formed in the lifts 73 of the cassettes 55a and 55b so as to face the light emitters 89 and the light receivers 90 and allow the passage of the detection light. The lift base 76 receives the detection light from the light emitters 89. A prism 93 that enters and exits toward the light receiver 90 is provided. Each bill detecting means 88 detects the presence of a bill when the detection light is blocked by the bill, and detects the absence of the bill if the detection light is not blocked. Since 93 is attached, a plurality of locations can be detected by one set of sensors 91, and the presence or absence of a bill can be stably detected.
[0043]
Next, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a coin processing unit 101 of the circulating currency processing apparatus 11. The coin processing unit 101 circulates deposited coins to dispensed coins. The coin transport unit 102, the coin identification unit 103, which is disposed above the unit 51.andA plurality of coin storing and feeding units 104The coin cassette for storing coins in the lower part 42 Is placeding.
[0044]
The coin transport section 102 has a coin receiving section 106 disposed below the coin receiving port 14 for receiving coins to be inserted into the coin receiving port 14, and the coin receiving section 106 has coins in a single row at the bottom thereof. The feeding belt 107 is extended in the width direction of the apparatus and obliquely upward and to the left, and a reversing roller 108 for regulating coins fed upward in the feeding direction of the feeding belt 107 to one layer is provided. Therefore, coins are sequentially fed out of the coin receiving unit 106 in a single-layer, single-row state by the rotation of the feeding belt 107 in the feeding direction and the reverse rotation of the reverse roller 108.
[0045]
At the end of the feeding belt 107 in the feeding direction, there is formed an identification branch conveyance path 109 extending toward the rear side of the apparatus along the left side in the apparatus main body 12, and a coin identification section 103 is provided at a start end position of the identification branch conveyance path 109. ing. A sorting conveying path 110 is formed from the rear end of the discriminating branch conveying path 109 along the apparatus width direction. The sorting conveying path 110 is provided with a plurality of sorting units 111 for sorting coins by denomination. Each sorting unit 111 has a structure in which a sorting hole 113 formed in a bottom plate 112 of the sorting transport path 110 is opened and closed by a sorting plate 114, and the sorting plate 114 is opened when a coin of a corresponding denomination arrives. Thus, when coins fall from the sorting hole 113 and coins other than the corresponding denomination arrive, the sorting plate 114 is closed and the coin passes through the sorting hole 113. From the upstream side to the downstream side of the sorting / conveying path 110, sorting units 111 of 5 yen, 1 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen and 500 yen are arranged in order, and at the most upstream part. A sorting unit 111 for overflow coins is provided.
[0046]
A reject gate 115 for branching rejected coins is provided in the middle of the discrimination branch transport path 109, and a relay transport unit that can transport coins in either the left or right direction along the apparatus width direction below the reject gate 115. 116 are formed. In addition, the upper part of this relay conveyance part 116 is comprised as a reject coin temporary holding part which holds a reject coin temporarily.
[0047]
At the left end of the relay transport section 116, a left-side withdrawal switchover section 117 for regulating the outflow of coins from the left end of the relay transport section 116 is provided so as to be openable and closable. At the lower left end of the relay transport section 116, the coin dispensed from the relay transport section 116 with the dispensing hold switching section 117 opened is received and the left dispensing transport is fed into the coin dispensing box 27 through the coin dispensing port 25 on the left. A part 118 is provided.
[0048]
At the right end of the relay conveyance section 116, a right-side withdrawal holding switching section 119 for regulating the outflow of coins from the right end of the relay conveyance section 116 is provided so as to be openable and closable. At the lower right end of the relay conveyance section 116, a right-side payment conveyance section 120 for receiving a coin fed from the relay conveyance section 116 and conveying the coin forward with the payment holding switching section 119 opened is disposed. A re-insertion switching unit 121 for switching coins to be re-inserted into the coin receiving unit 106 is provided on the dispensing transfer unit 120, and a coin is received at the front end of the dispensing transfer unit 120 to receive the coin. A chute 122 for feeding the coin to the right coin dispensing box 27 through the coin dispensing slot 25 is provided. A cassette chute 123 for guiding coins to the coin cassette 42 is connected to the middle of the chute 122, and a cassette chute switching section for switching coins guided in the chute 122 to the cassette chute 123. 124 are provided.
[0049]
The coin discriminating unit 103 is provided at the start position of the coin transporting unit 102 and is configured to identify the denomination and authenticity of the coin being transported.
[0050]
The coin storage and dispensing section 104 is long in the apparatus depth direction and is arranged side by side in the apparatus width direction. A coin storage and dispensing unit 104 is provided for each denomination of 1 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen and 500 yen, and overflows corresponding to a position below the leftmost overflow coin sorting unit 111. A coin storing and feeding section 104 for coins is provided.
[0051]
Each coin storing and feeding unit 104 has side plates 126 on both left and right sides, and a belt 127 formed of a flat belt at the bottom between these side plates 126 is inclined such that the front side rises along the apparatus depth direction and the rear side descends. It is stretched in a state. The belt 127 is wrapped around pulleys 128 and 129 disposed between the side plates 126, and the front pulley 128 is integrally rotatable by a single connection shaft 130 common to the coin storage and feeding sections 104. The pulley 129 on the rear side is integrally rotatable by one drive shaft 131 common to each coin storing and feeding section 104, and this drive shaft 131 is driven to rotate forward and reverse by a motor (not shown). Therefore, the belt 127 of each coin storing and feeding section 104 is integrally driven forward and reverse. The direction in which the upper surface of the belt 127 is directed forward is referred to as a feeding direction, and the direction toward the rear is referred to as a storage direction.
[0052]
On the belt 127, a coin holding section 132 for temporarily holding coins in a loose state is formed below the sorting section 111, and a coin storage section for storing coins in a loose area in the rear area of the coin holding section 132. A partition 134 is provided between the coin temporary holding section 132 and the coin storage section 133 so as to be openable and closable, and a rear plate 135 is provided on the rear surface of the coin storage section 133. The coin storage and dispensing section 104 for the overflow coin on the leftmost side does not include the partition section 134, and the coin temporary holding section 132 and the coin storage section 133 are not partitioned.
[0053]
A reverse rotation roller 136 common to each coin storing and feeding section 104 is disposed in front of the coin temporary holding section 132 on the belt 127, and the reverse roller 136 rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation of the belt 127 in the feeding direction. Then, the coin is regulated to one layer. Therefore, coins are regulated by the belt 127, the reverse roller 136, and the guide plates on both sides (not shown) so as to be fed out one by one while being regulated in one layer and one row. In front of the reverse rotation roller 136, a stopper mechanism (not shown) for stopping the feeding of coins on the belt 127 is provided, and a counting means (not shown) for counting the fed coins is provided.
[0054]
At the front end of the belt 127, a guide plate 137 is provided between the belt 127 and the relay conveyance unit 116, and a delivery roller 138 for sending coins to the relay conveyance unit 116 is provided above the guide plate 137. .
[0055]
The coin cassette 42 is placed on the upper surface.Coin processing unit 101 ofA coin receiving slot 140 for receiving the collected coins guided from the cassette chute 123 is formed, and a handle portion 42a is formed on the front surface. The coin cassette 42 is set on a slide unit (not shown) that is slidably mounted on the bottom of the apparatus main body 12 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The lower door 39 is opened, and the coin cassette 42 is moved through the slide unit. It can be taken out by pulling it out from inside 12 and pulling it up.
[0056]
Next, processing by the circulation type money handling apparatus 11 will be described.
[0057]
First, referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, an initial replenishment process of bills to the bill processing unit 51 will be described.
[0058]
The replenishment bills of the respective denominations are loaded together into, for example, one cassette 55a of the bill cassette 41 taken out from the inside of the apparatus main body 12 by the teller, the lower door 39 is opened, and the bill cassette 41 is inserted into the apparatus main body 12. , The lower door 39 is closed, and the banknote replenishment process is commanded by the function key 35 with the deposit / dispense mode management key 37 in the close inspection mode.
[0059]
As shown in FIG. 8A, a replenishing operation from one of the cassettes 55a is started by a command for a bill replenishing process (a main transport route of the bill is indicated by a thick line). The replenishment bills fed out one by one from one cassette 55a are fed into the circulation conveyance path 59 through the derivation conveyance path 61, are conveyed in the upper conveyance path 66 of the circulation conveyance path 59 in the forward feeding direction, and are identified by the bill identification unit 53. Is done.
[0060]
The replenishment bills identified as normal by the bill recognition unit 53 are sent from the lower conveyance path 67 of the circulation conveyance path 59 to the denomination-type banknote temporary holding unit 72 through the denomination-type introduction conveyance path 60 and are temporarily held. When a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes are temporarily stored in the denomination banknote temporary holding unit 72, the temporarily stored banknotes are stored in the lower denomination stackers 54a to 54c.
[0061]
For example, a re-identifiable rejected bill that may be identified as normal by re-identifying because a supplementary bill conveyed in the circulation conveyance path 59 overlaps or the like in the bill discriminating unit 53 and cannot perform a predetermined discriminating operation. When the rejected bill is identified, the rejected bill is conveyed to the lower end of the lower conveying path 67 of the circulating conveying path 59 and sent to the banknote temporary holding unit 74 of the banknote cassette 41 to be temporarily held.
[0062]
When the bill recognizing unit 53 identifies a rejected bill that is not normal and cannot be re-recognized, the feeding of the replenishment bill from one cassette 55a is temporarily stopped, and the rejected bill is transferred to the lower transport path 67 of the circulation transport path 59. After the replenishment operation is completed, the shutter 19 is opened and the rejected banknote is paid out so as to be able to be taken out, and the banknote dispensing lamp 20 on the teller side instructed to occupy blinks. When the in-machine take-in mode is set, rejected banknotes that cannot be re-identified are sent to the reject box 22 and collected and stored.
[0063]
The feeding of the replenishment bill from one cassette 55a of the bill cassette 41 is completed, the conveyance of the replenishment bill conveyed in the bill conveyance unit 52 is completed, and the bill identification unit 53 does not detect the bill for a predetermined time. Thereafter, when the rejected banknote is temporarily stored in the banknote temporary holding unit 74 of the banknote cassette 41, the rejected banknote in the banknote temporary holding unit 74 is transferred from the banknote temporary holding unit 74 as shown in FIG. The paper is fed one by one and fed into the lower transport path 67 of the circulating transport path 59 through the lead-out transport path 61, and is transported from the lower transport path 67 of the circulatory transport path 59 to the upper transport path 66 in the forward feed direction to be used for bill identification. It is re-identified by the unit 53. As a result of the re-identification, the replenished banknotes identified as normal are temporarily held in the banknote temporary holding unit 72 of the denomination, and the rejected banknotes identified as abnormal are paid out to the banknote outlet 18 so as to be able to be taken out or stored in the reject box 22. It is sent and collected and stored.
[0064]
Then, the temporary holding and storing of the replenishment bill including re-identification is completed, and the payout or collection and storage of the rejected bill that cannot be re-identified is completed. The bills are stored in the stackers 54a to 54c of the denominations, and the initial replenishment of bills is completed.
[0065]
In the initial replenishment, it is possible to replenish the replenishment bill by loading the replenishment bill into the other cassette 55b of the bill cassette 41, and to replenish the replenishment bill by inputting the replenishment bill from the bill deposit port 16 after the replenishment from the bill cassette 41. It is also possible.
[0066]
After the initial replenishment, the deposit / dispense mode management key 37 is switched to the teller mode, and the deposit process and the deposit process can be performed.
[0067]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 (c) to 8 (e), a description will be given of a bill depositing process.
[0068]
When the banknote processing unit occupation key 30 of the corresponding key input unit 29 on the left and right sides of the apparatus main body 12 is operated by the right or left teller, the operated teller side occupancy mode is set, and the shutter 17 of the banknote deposit slot 16 is opened. Is done. When the deposit bill is inserted into the bill deposit port 16 by the teller and the bill processing unit occupation key 30 is operated again, the shutter 17 of the bill deposit port 16 is closed, and the deposit process is started.
[0069]
At this time, the operation of the banknote processing unit occupation key 30 may not only occupy the banknote but also occupy the coin at the same time, so that both the banknote and the coin are processed for payment.
[0070]
As shown in FIG. 8 (c), the bills inserted into the bill depositing port 16 are fed out one by one from the bill depositing section 57 and sent to the upper transport path 66 of the circulation transport path 59 through the deposit transport path 58. The paper is conveyed in the forward direction along the upper conveying path 66 of the circulating conveying path 59 and is identified by the bill identifying section 53.
[0071]
The deposited banknote identified as normal by the banknote recognition unit 53 is sent from the lower transport path 67 of the circulation transport path 59 to the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding unit 72 through the denomination-specific introduction transport path 60 and is temporarily stored.
[0072]
The bill recognizable by the bill recognizing unit 53 is a re-identifiable reject bill that may be identified as normal by re-identifying because the bills conveyed in the circulation conveyance path 59 are not able to perform a predetermined discriminating operation, for example. In this case, the rejected banknote is transported to the lower end of the lower transport path 67 of the circulating transport path 59 and sent to the temporary banknote storage unit 74 of the banknote cassette 41 to be temporarily stored.
[0073]
When the bill recognizing section 53 identifies the rejected bill as being abnormal and not re-recognizable, the rejected bill is fed into the bill dispensing port 18 through the lower end of the lower conveying path 67 of the circulating conveying path 59, and the shutter 19. Is opened and the rejected banknote is returned so as to be able to be taken out, and the banknote dispensing lamp 20 on the teller side that has instructed the occupancy is blinked. When the rejected bill returned by the teller is taken out, the shutter 19 is closed.
[0074]
After the feeding of the deposited bills from the bill receiving port 16 is completed and the transport of the deposited bills from the bill transport unit 52 is completed and the bills are no longer detected by the bill identifying unit 53 for a predetermined time, the bills in the bill cassette 41 are When the reject banknotes are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 74, the rejected banknotes in the banknote temporary storage unit 74 are fed out one by one from the banknote temporary storage unit 74, as shown in FIG. The paper is fed into the lower conveyance path 67 of the circulation conveyance path 59 through the derivation conveyance path 61, is conveyed from the lower conveyance path 67 of the circulation conveyance path 59 to the upper conveyance path 66 in the forward feeding direction, and is re-identified by the bill identification unit 53. Is done. As a result of the re-identification, the replenished banknotes identified as normal are temporarily held in the banknote temporary holding unit 72 of the denomination, and the rejected banknotes identified as abnormal are returned to the banknote outlet 18 so as to be able to be taken out.
[0075]
Then, after the temporary hold of the deposited bill including the re-identification is completed and the return of the rejected bill that cannot be re-identified is completed, for example, the deposited bill is connected to the circulating currency processing apparatus 11 and operated by a terminal operated by a teller. Is displayed, and the system waits for a deposit storage command or a deposit return command by the teller.
[0076]
When the terminal device is operated by the teller and a deposit receipt command is issued, the bills temporarily stored in the bill temporary holding section 72 are stored in the lower denomination stackers 54a to 54c, and the deposit processing is completed.
[0077]
Further, when the bill cancel key 32 is operated by the teller and a deposit return is instructed, as shown in FIG. 8 (e), the bills temporarily held in the bill temporary holding unit 72 are temporarily debited by denomination. The paper is fed out one by one from the holding unit 72 and is fed into the circulation conveyance path 59 through the derivation conveyance path 61, is conveyed in the reverse conveyance direction through the circulation conveyance path 59, is identified by the banknote recognition unit 53, and is The front and back of the returned bill is reversed from the upper transport path 66 through the reverse transport path 69 or through the front and back reversing unit 65 so that the front and back of the returned bill are oriented in a predetermined direction, and sent to the lower transport path 67. When the paper is conveyed in the forward direction in the forward direction and fed into the bill dispensing port 18 and all the returned bills are fed into the bill dispensing port 18, the shutter 19 is opened and the returned bill can be taken out. Banknote lamp 20 occupied instructed teller side with the retirement is flashing. When the return bill is taken out, the shutter 19 is closed, and the deposit processing is completed.
[0078]
Next, with reference to FIG.
[0079]
When one of the right and left tellers operates a terminal connected to the circulating currency processing apparatus 11 and instructs a withdrawal process, and inputs a withdrawal amount, a desired denomination and the number of coins, the withdrawal is instructed. The occupied mode of the teller is set, and the dispensing process is started.
[0080]
At this time, when the number of coins is input together with the number of banknotes and a dispensing command is issued, the dispensing of bills and coins is performed.
[0081]
When the dispensing process is started, the dispensed bills of the corresponding denomination are paid out one by one from the corresponding stackers 54a to 54c one by one in accordance with the denomination, and are sent to the circulation transport path 59 through the derived transport path 61, The paper is conveyed in the reverse conveyance direction through the circulation conveyance path 59 and is identified by the bill identification unit 53.
[0082]
The dispensed bills identified as normal by the bill validator 53 are passed through the reverse transport path 69 from the upper transport path 66 of the circulating transport path 59 or through the front / back reverse section 65 so that the front and back of the returned bills are oriented in a fixed direction. The returned bill is turned upside down and sent to the front side of the lower transport path 67, conveyed in the forward transport direction in the lower transport path 67, and sent to the bill outlet 18.
[0083]
For example, rejectable bills that can be identified as normal by re-identifying because the dispensing bills conveyed in the circulation conveying path 59 are overlapped or not in the bill recognizing unit 53 due to overlap or the like. When the rejected banknote is identified, the rejected banknote is sent from the upper transport path 66 of the circulating transport path 59 to the front side of the lower transport path 67 through the reverse transport path 69, and the front side of the lower transport path 67. Is transported in the forward feed direction and sent to and stored in one cassette 55a of the banknote cassette 41, and the damaged bill is stored in the other cassette 55b.
[0084]
When the bill recognizing unit 53 identifies the rejected bill that is not normal and cannot be re-identified, the rejected bill is transferred from the upper transport path 66 of the circulation transport path 59 to the lower transport path 67 through the reverse transport path 69. Then, the sheet is conveyed in the forward direction on the front side of the lower conveying path 67 and is sent to the reject box 22 for storage.
[0085]
The denomination banknotes that are insufficient due to the generation of the rejected banknotes are fed again from the corresponding stackers 54a to 54c.
[0086]
When the dispensed banknote is sent to the banknote dispensing port 18, the lamp of the banknote processing unit occupation key 30 of the corresponding teller blinks, and the banknote processing unit occupation key 30 is depressed by the teller, so that the shutter 19 is depressed. Is opened and the dispensing bills are dispensed so as to be able to be dispensed, the bill dispensing lamp 20 on the corresponding teller side blinks, and after the dispensing bills are taken out, the shutter 19 is closed to complete the dispensing process.
[0087]
Also, during the dispensing process, when a predetermined number of rejected bills are sent to the reject box 22 and become full, the dispensing process is temporarily stopped, and the reject full release process by the teller is performed. That is, the teller unlocks the reject box key 23 using a key, opens the lid 24, pulls out the reject box 22 from the reject box outlet 21, and takes out the reject bill from the reject box 22. The empty reject box 22 is loaded into the reject box outlet 21 and the lid24 ToClose, lock the reject box key 23, and instruct the resumption of the dispensing process.
[0088]
Next, referring to FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (d), the paper money collection processing will be described.
[0089]
The depositor / dispense mode management key 37 is switched to the close inspection mode by the teller, and the lockup collection processing is commanded by the function key 35.
[0090]
As shown in FIG. 9A, the bills are fed one by one from one of the cassettes 55a until they are emptied, and are fed into the circulation conveyance path 59 through the derivation conveyance path 61, as shown in FIG. The paper is conveyed in the forward conveying direction along the upper conveying path 66 of the conveying path 59 and is identified by the bill validator 53. If it is identified as normal, it is stored in the stackers 54a to 54c of the denomination type. If it is identified as a rejected bill, the other cassette is used. 55b.
[0091]
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9B, the banknotes are fed out one by one from the other cassette 55b until they are emptied, and fed into the circulation conveyance path 59 through the derivation conveyance path 61. The paper is conveyed in the forward direction in the forward direction and is identified by the bill validator 53. If it is identified as normal, the stackers 54a to 54c of the denominations are transferred from the lower conveyance path 67 of the circulation path 59 through the introduction conveyance path 60 of the denomination. Is stored in the reject box 22 through the end of the lower transport path 67 of the circulation transport path 59 if identified as a rejected bill.
[0092]
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9C, the banknotes stored in one denomination stacker 54a are sequentially fed out one by one from the stacker 54a and sent to the circulation transport path 59 through the lead-out transport path 61. Then, the paper currency is conveyed in the reverse transport direction through the circulation transport path 59 and is identified by the bill validator 53. From the upper transport path 66 of the circulation transport path 59 through the reverse transport path 69, or the front and back of the returned banknote have a fixed orientation. The front and back sides of the returned bill are reversed through the front and back reversing section 65 and sent to the front side of the lower transport path 67, and are transported in the forward transport direction in the lower transport path 67 and fed into one of the cassettes 55a. Stored.
[0093]
If a predetermined number of banknotes are stored in one cassette 55a and the banknotes are full while the banknotes are being fed into one cassette 55a, as shown in FIG. 55b, and the bills are continuously fed and stored in the other cassette 55b.
[0094]
When all the banknotes are fed from the stacker 54a of one denomination, the banknotes are fed from the stacker 54b of the next denomination, and then the banknotes are fed from the stackers 54c of the remaining denominations. The banknotes stored in the stackers 54a to 54c of the type are stored in the cassettes 55a and 55b of the banknote cassette 41.
[0095]
Then, the teller unlocks and opens the lower door 39, pulls out the bill cassette 41 to the front side of the apparatus main body 12, pulls it upward, and closes the lower door 39, thereby completing the bill collecting and collecting process. Become. At this time, the coin cassette 42 can be taken out together with the opening and closing of the lower door 39 by simultaneously performing the coin collecting and collecting process, and the cassettes 41 and 42 can be handled at the same time, which is convenient.
[0096]
Next, an initial replenishment process of coins to the coin processing unit 101 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0097]
When the depositing / dispensing mode management key 37 is switched to the close inspection mode by the teller and a command for coin replenishment is given by the function key 35, the shutter 15 of the coin depositing port 14 is opened. When the replenishment coins of the respective denominations are collectively inserted into the coin deposit port 14 by the teller, and the coin replenishment process is instructed by the function key 35, the shutter 15 of the coin deposit port 14 closes and the replenishment process is started. You.
[0098]
As shown in FIG. 10A, the replenished coins inserted into the coin receiving port 14 are received and stored in the coin receiving unit 106, and the feeding rotation of the feeding belt 107 at the bottom of the coin receiving unit 106 and the reversing roller 108 The coins are fed out one by one from the coin receiving section 106 to the identification branch conveyance path 109 by the reverse rotation of the coin, and are discriminated by the coin discriminating section 103.
[0099]
The replenished coins identified as normal by the coin identification unit 103 are transported from the identification branch transportation path 109 to the sorting transportation path 110, sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting unit 111, and fed to the coin storage and feeding unit 104 of the denomination. 127 is sent over. At this time, the partitioning part 134 is opened, the coin temporary holding part 132 and the coin storing part 133 are communicated with each other, and the belt 127 is rotated in the storing direction, so that the replenished coin sent onto the belt 127 is rotated. Is sent backward from a position below the sorting unit 111 and is stored in the coin storage unit 133 in a loose state (heaped state).
[0100]
The rejected coin identified as abnormal by the coin identification unit 103 is branched by the reject gate 115 of the identification branch conveyance path 109, sent to the relay conveyance unit 116, and temporarily held.
[0101]
In addition, the feeding of the replenished coins from the coin receiving unit 106 is completed, the transport of the replenished coins in the identification branch transport path 109 and the sorting transport path 110 is completed, and the coin identification unit 103 detects the replenished coins for a predetermined time. If the rejected coin is temporarily held in the relay conveyance unit 116 after the rejection is stopped, re-identification processing of the rejected coin is started as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C.
[0102]
The rejected coins on the relay transport section 116 are transported to the right end by the relay transport section 116 and sent to the right dispensing transport section 120, and are transported forward by the dispensing transport section 120 and During the conveyance, the coins are re-inserted into the coin receiving section 106 by the re-insertion switching section 121, then fed out one by one from the coin receiving section 106 to the discrimination branch conveyance path 109 again, and re-identified by the coin identification section 103.
[0103]
As a result of the re-identification, the replenished coins identified as normal are stored in the coin storing and feeding section 104 of the corresponding denomination in a loose state.
[0104]
As a result of the re-identification, the rejected coin identified as abnormal is branched by the reject gate 115 and temporarily held in the relay conveyance unit 116, and after the reject coin has been paid out from the coin receiving unit 106, the rejected coin is transferred to the relay conveyance unit 116. The coin is conveyed toward the left end and sent to the left-side dispensing and conveying unit 118, and is dispensed to the left coin dispensing box 27 by the dispensing and conveying unit 118. When the reject coin is paid out to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left, the coin dispensing lamp 28 on the left flashes. Then, when the coin processing unit occupation key 31 is operated by the teller, the lock of the coin dispensing box 27 is unlocked, the coin dispensing box 27 is pulled out, the rejected coins in the coin dispensing box 27 are taken out, and the coins are removed. The changed coin dispensing box 27 is loaded in the original place.
[0105]
Then, when the storage of the refill coin including the re-identification is completed and the removal of the reject coin is completed, the initial replenishment of the coin is completed.
[0106]
After the initial replenishment, the deposit / dispense mode management key 37 is switched to the teller mode, and the deposit process and the deposit process can be performed.
[0107]
Next, a coin deposit process will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0108]
When the coin processing unit occupation key 31 of the corresponding key input unit 29 on the left and right sides of the apparatus main body 12 is operated by either the right or left teller, the operated teller side occupation mode is set, and the shutter 15 of the coin receiving port 14 is opened. Is done. When the deposit coin is inserted into the coin deposit port 14 by the teller and the coin processing unit occupation key 31 is operated again by the teller, the shutter 15 of the coin deposit port 14 is closed and the deposit process is started.
[0109]
As shown in FIG. 11A, the deposited coin is occupied by the coin processing unit occupation key 31 on the left side, and the deposited coins inserted into the coin depositing port 14 are received and stored in the coin receiving unit 106, and are stored in the coin receiving unit 106. The coins are fed out of the coin receiving section 106 one by one to the identification branch conveyance path 109 by the feeding rotation of the feeding belt 107 at the bottom and the reverse rotation of the reversing roller 108, and are discriminated by the coin discriminating section 103.
[0110]
The replenished coins identified as normal by the coin identification unit 103 are transported from the identification branch transportation path 109 to the sorting transportation path 110, sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting unit 111, and fed to the coin storage and feeding unit 104 of the denomination. 127 is sent over. At this time, the partition portion 134 is moved to the partition position, the coin temporary holding portion 132 and the coin storage portion 133 are partitioned, and the belt 127 is rotated in the storage direction. The replenished coins dropped on the belt 127 of the portion 104 are sent from the position below the sorting portion 111 to the rear in the coin temporary holding portion 132 and are temporarily stored in a loose state. In addition, even if the deposited coins are determined to be normal, a predetermined number of coins are stored in the coin escrow unit 132 and are full, and a predetermined number of coins are stored in the coin storage unit 133 and are full. The denominations that have been deemed to be overflow coins are sorted by the overflow coin sorting unit 111 located at the uppermost stream of the sorting transport path 110, sent to the coin storage and unloading unit 104 for overflow coins, and temporarily held in a loose state. Is done.
[0111]
The rejected coin identified as abnormal by the coin identification unit 103 is branched by the reject gate 115 of the identification branch conveyance path 109, sent to the relay conveyance unit 116, and temporarily held.
[0112]
In addition, the feeding of the deposited coin from the coin receiving unit 106 is completed, the transport of the deposited coin in the discrimination branch transport path 109 and the sorting transport path 110 is completed, and the deposited coin is detected by the coin identification unit 103 for a predetermined time. If the rejected coin is temporarily held in the relay conveyance unit 116 after the rejection is stopped, re-identification processing of the rejected coin is started as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C.
[0113]
The rejected coins on the relay transport section 116 are transported to the right end by the relay transport section 116 and sent to the right dispensing transport section 120, and are transported forward by the dispensing transport section 120 and During the conveyance, the coins are re-inserted into the coin receiving section 106 by the re-insertion switching section 121, then fed out one by one from the coin receiving section 106 to the discrimination branch conveyance path 109 again, and re-identified by the coin identification section 103.
[0114]
As a result of the re-identification, the replenished coins identified as normal are stored in a loose state in the coin storing and feeding section 104 of the corresponding denomination or the coin storing and feeding section 104 for overflow coins.
[0115]
As a result of the re-identification, the rejected coin identified as abnormal is branched by the reject gate 115 and temporarily held in the relay conveyance unit 116, and after the reject coin has been paid out from the coin receiving unit 106, the coin is occupied on the left side. Therefore, the paper is conveyed toward the left end by the relay conveyance section 116 and is sent to the left-hand dispensing conveyance section 118, where it is paid out to the left coin dispensing box 27. When the reject coin is paid out to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left, the coin dispensing lamp 28 on the left flashes. Then, when the coin processing unit occupation key 31 is operated by the teller, the lock of the coin dispensing box 27 is unlocked, the coin dispensing box 27 is pulled out, the rejected coins in the coin dispensing box 27 are taken out, and the coins are removed. The changed coin dispensing box 27 is loaded in the original place.
[0116]
Then, while the temporary hold of the deposited coin including the re-identification is completed and the return of the rejected coin after the re-identification is completed, for example, the deposited coin is connected to the circulating currency processing apparatus 11 and operated by a terminal operated by a teller. Is displayed, and the system waits for a deposit storage command or a deposit return command by the teller.
[0117]
When the terminal device is operated by the teller and a command to store deposits is made, as shown in FIG. 11D, the coins temporarily stored in the coin temporary storing unit 132 of the coin storing and feeding unit 104 for each denomination are divided into partitions. By opening the portion 134 and rotating the belt 127 in the storing direction, the coins are stored in the coin storing portion 133 at the rear in a loose state. The overflow coins stored in the coin storage and dispensing section 104 for overflow coins are transferred one by one from the coin storage and dispensing section 104 to the relay transport section 116 by the rotation of the belt 127 in the dispensing direction and the reverse rotation of the reverse roller 136. It is conveyed toward the right end by the relay conveyance section 116 and sent to the right dispensing conveyance section 120, conveyed forward by the dispensing conveyance section 120, discharged to the chute 122, and The cassette chute 123 is guided to the cassette chute 123 via the cassette chute switching section 124, and is collected and stored in the coin cassette 42. The deposit processing is completed by storing these coins.
[0118]
When the teller operates the cancel key 33 for coins and instructs return of the deposit, as shown in FIG. 11 (e), the coins are temporarily held in the coin escrow unit 132 of the coin storing and feeding unit 104 for each denomination. The coins stored in the coin storing and feeding section 104 for overflow coins and the overflow coins are transferred from the coin storing and feeding section 104 to the relay transport section 116 by the rotation of the belt 127 in the feeding direction and the reverse rotation of the reverse roller 136. The sheets are fed out one by one and, for example, when occupied by the left teller, they are conveyed to the left by the relay conveyance unit 116 and sent to the left withdrawal conveyance unit 118, and the left side occupies the deposit. The coin is dispensed to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left side by the dispensing transport unit 118. When the returned coin is paid out to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left, the coin dispensing lamp 28 on the left flashes. Then, when the coin processing unit occupation key 31 is operated by the teller, the lock of the coin dispensing box 27 is unlocked, the coin dispensing box 27 is pulled out, the returned coins in the coin dispensing box 27 are taken out, and the coins are removed. The new coin dispensing box 27 is loaded in the original place, and the deposit processing is completed.
[0119]
Next, coin dispensing processing will be described with reference to FIG.
[0120]
When one of the right and left tellers operates a terminal connected to the circulating currency processing apparatus 11 and instructs a withdrawal process, and inputs a withdrawal amount, a desired denomination and the number of coins, the withdrawal is instructed. The occupied mode of the teller is set, and the dispensing process is started.
[0121]
When the dispensing process is started, the dispensed coins of the denomination corresponding to the dispensing denomination are moved out of the coin storing and dispensing section 104 corresponding to the rotation of the belt 127 in the dispensing direction and the reverse rotation of the reversing roller 136. Coins of a denomination that are paid out one by one to the relay transport unit 116, and coins of a denomination that does not correspond to the withdrawal denomination, and coins of a denomination that has finished dispensing a predetermined number of payments even with a denomination that corresponds to the withdrawal denomination, The feeding is restricted by the stopper mechanism. The dispensed coin fed out to the relay transport section 116 is conveyed leftward by the relay transport section 116 when occupied by the left teller, for example, and sent to the left dispensing transport section 118. The coin is dispensed to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left side by the dispensing transport section 118. When the dispensed coin is paid out to the coin dispensing box 27 on the left side, the coin dispensing lamp 28 on the left is blinked. Then, when the coin processing unit occupation key 31 is operated by the teller, the lock of the coin dispensing box 27 is unlocked, the coin dispensing box 27 is pulled out, the dispensed coins in the coin dispensing box 27 are taken out, and the coin is dispensed. The coin dispensing box 27 is loaded in the original place, and the dispensing process is completed.
[0122]
Next, referring to FIG. 12 (b), a description will be given of the coin collection processing.
[0123]
The depositor / dispense mode management key 37 is switched to the close inspection mode by the teller, and the lockup collection processing is commanded by the function key 35.
[0124]
In accordance with the instruction of the tightening collection process, the coins in the coin storing and feeding section 104 of each denomination are moved from the coin storing and feeding section 104 to the relay transport section 116 by the rotation of the belt 127 in the feeding direction and the reverse rotation of the reverse roller 136. Are transported toward the right end by the relay transport section 116 and fed into the right dispensing transport section 120, conveyed forward by the dispensing transport section 120 and discharged to the chute 122. Are guided to the cassette chute 123 via the cassette chute switching section 124 in the chute 122 and collected and stored in the coin cassette 42.
[0125]
Then, the lower door 39 is unlocked and opened by the teller, the coin cassette 42 is pulled out to the front side of the apparatus main body 12 and pulled out upward, and the lower door 39 is closed. Become. At this time, the bill collection process is also performed, so that the bill cassette 41 can be taken out when the lower door 39 is opened and closed, and the cassettes 41 and 42 can be handled at the same time, which is convenient.
[0126]
As described above, by reducing the size of the transport path by providing the banknote transporting section 52 capable of bidirectional transport and the banknote identifying section 53 capable of bidirectional identification, the stacker 54a to 54b for all denominations of banknotes is provided. The height direction of the bill processing unit 51 can also be kept low, and a coin storage and feeding unit 104 having a belt 127 stretched along the machine depth direction and arranged in the machine width direction by denomination. By providing the coin processing unit 101, the height direction of the coin processing unit 101 can be suppressed low, so that the coin processing unit 101 can be disposed above the banknote processing unit 51. Although the configuration is such that the space occupied by the banknotes is small, the stackers 54a to 54b for all denominations of the banknotes are provided, so that the banknotes can be efficiently received and paid. Moreover, the coin processing unit 101 is not provided on the lower door 39 or the like of the apparatus main body 12, and the lower door 39 or the like can be operated lightly and easily.
[0127]
Furthermore, since the reject box 22 for storing the reject banknotes is separated from the banknote cassette 41 and is removably disposed at the position near the banknote outlet 18 with respect to the apparatus main body 12, without removing the banknote cassette 41, Only the reject box 22 can be easily taken out.
[0128]
Furthermore, by separating the reject box 22 from the bill cassette 41 and arranging the lift drive unit 71 of the bill cassette 41 in the apparatus depth direction, the apparatus width direction of the bill cassette 41 can be reduced in size. The banknote cassette 41 and the coin cassette 42 can be arranged side by side in the width direction of the apparatus in the main body 12 of the device, and the banknote cassette 41 and the coin cassette 42 can be easily handled by opening the lower door 39.
[0129]
Further, since coins can be circulated and conveyed to the coin discriminating unit 103 by the coin conveying unit 102, the coins can be re-identified and the occurrence of rejected coins can be reduced.
[0130]
【The invention's effect】
According to the circulating currency processing apparatus of the first aspect, the transport path configuration is miniaturized by including the bill transport section capable of bidirectional transport and the bill identifying section capable of bidirectional identification.Then, a plurality of denomination stackers are arranged below the bill transport unit in the apparatus depth direction, and a bill cassette is arranged on the front side of the denomination stacker.By stacking all denominations of banknotesAnd banknote cassetteThe height direction of the banknote handling unit can be kept low even if it is provided, and furthermore, a coin storage and dispensing section which has a belt stretched along the apparatus depth direction and is arranged alongside the apparatus width direction by denomination By providing the coin processing unit, the height direction of the coin processing unit can be kept low, so that the coin processing unit can be arranged at the upper part of the bill processing unit, so that it is occupied in an integrated form capable of handling bills and coin deposits and withdrawals. Despite having a small space, it is equipped with a stacker for all denominations of banknotes so that banknotes can beWear.In addition, since the bill receiving port and the coin receiving port are arranged at a close position, the bill dispensing port and the coin dispensing port are arranged at a close position, and the bill cassette and the coin cassette are arranged side by side in the apparatus width direction. In addition, each processing of collection makes it easy to operate by aligning the parts handling money. Further, coin dispensing ports are arranged at both ends in the width direction of the apparatus main body, and input sections for instructing occupancy for the bill processing unit and occupancy for the coin processing unit are arranged at both ends in the width direction on the upper surface of the apparatus main body. When used between two tellers, it can be easily operated from either the left or right teller.
[0131]
According to the circulating currency processing apparatus of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the circulating currency processing apparatus of the first aspect, the reject box for storing the rejected banknote is separated from the bill cassette, and the bill dispensing port is provided. , It can be easily removed from the apparatus main body without taking out the bill cassette.
[0132]
According to the circulating currency processing apparatus according to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the circulating currency processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the reject box is separated from the banknote cassette and the lift drive unit of the banknote cassette is provided at a device depth. By arranging in the direction, the width direction of the device of the bill cassette can be reduced in size, so that the bill cassette and the coin cassette can be arranged side by side in the width direction of the device inside the device body inside the lower door, and by opening the lower door, The bill cassette and the coin cassette can be easily handled.
[0133]
According to the circulating currency processing apparatus of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the circulating currency processing apparatus of any one of the first to third aspects, it is possible to circulate and transport coins to the coin identifying section by the coin transport section. Therefore, coins can be re-identified, and the occurrence of rejected coins can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a bill processing unit showing one embodiment of a circulation type money processing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism of a bill cassette of the bill processing unit.
FIG. 3 is a coin processing unit of the circulation type money processing apparatus.And coin cassetteIt is a schematic side view of.
FIG. 4 is a coin processing unit of the above.And coin cassetteIt is a schematic plan view of.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the circulation type money handling apparatus.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of an operation unit of the circulation type money handling apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a front view of the circulation type money handling apparatus.
8 (a) and 8 (b) are explanatory diagrams of an initial replenishment process, (c), (d) and (e) are explanatory diagrams of a deposit process, and (f) is an explanatory diagram of a deposit process. It is explanatory drawing of a payment process.
FIGS. 9A to 9D are diagrams illustrating a banknote transport system by the banknote processing unit, and FIGS. 9A to 9D are explanatory diagrams of a closing collection process. FIGS.
FIGS. 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating a coin transport system by the coin processing unit, and FIGS. 10A to 10C are explanatory diagrams of an initial replenishment process.
FIGS. 11A to 11E are diagrams illustrating a coin transport system by the coin processing unit, and FIGS. 11A to 11E are explanatory diagrams of a deposit processing; FIGS.
FIG. 12Upper hard5A and 5B show a coin transport system path by a coin processing unit, wherein FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram of a dispensing process, and FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Circulation type money handling equipment
12 Main unit
14 Coin deposit
16 Bill Deposit
18 Bill outlet
22 Reject box
25 coin withdrawal slot
29    Key input section
39 Lower door
41 Banknote cassette
42 coin cassette
51 Banknote processing unit
52 Bill transfer section
53 Bill Recognition Unit
54a to 54c Stacker
81 Lift drive
101 coin processing unit
102 coin transport
103 Coin identification section
104 coin storage unit
127 belt

Claims (4)

Bill receiving opening, the banknote outlets, have a coin deposit opening and coin outlet, with arranging these of the bill receiving opening and the coin deposit port to close both ends of the banknote outlets and the device width direction A device main body in which a coin dispensing port provided in the vicinity is arranged at a close position, and an input unit for instructing occupancy for a banknote processing unit and occupancy for a coin processing unit is disposed at both ends in the width direction of the upper surface of the device,
Bidirectionally disposed in the apparatus main body and transporting bills in opposite directions according to a depositing process of a deposit bill to be inserted into the bill depositing port and a dispensing process of a dispensing bill to be dispensed to the bill dispensing port. A bill transport unit that can be transported, a bill identifying unit that can bidirectionally identify bills that are transported bidirectionally by the bill transport unit, and a bill transport unit that is disposed below the bill transport unit toward the apparatus depth direction. A plurality of denomination-type stackers for storing bills in denominations and feeding out the stored bills to the banknote transporter, and a rechargeable banknote that is removably disposed on the front side of the stacker for the denominations and feeds out replenishment bills to the banknote transporter. a bill processing unit which comprises a currency cassette, circulated using the deposited bills to the dispensed banknotes for accommodating the recovered banknotes through banknote transport portion together with,
It is arranged above the bill processing unit of the apparatus main body, and conveys coins in accordance with a deposit process of a deposited coin to be inserted into the coin deposit port and a dispensing process of a dispensed coin to be dispensed to the coin dispensing port. A coin transport unit, a coin identification unit for identifying coins transported through the coin transport unit, a belt stretched along the device depth direction, coins arranged on the belt in the device width direction according to denomination, and coins on the belt A plurality of denomination-type coin storage and dispensing units for storing coins in denominations in a denominated state through a transport unit and for feeding out the stored coins to the coin transport unit by the rotation of the belt , and a device width direction with respect to the bill cassette. Tile equipped with detachably arranged coin cassette for accommodating the recovered coins through coin conveying portion, to and characterized in that it comprises a coin processing unit for recycling the deposit coin dispensing coins Circulating currency processing equipment. 2. A reject box, which is removably arranged at a position near the bill dispensing port with respect to the apparatus main body and stores a reject bill identified at the time of dispensing processing by the bill processing unit. Circulating money handling equipment. The device body has a lower door that can be opened and closed at the lower front,
The bill cassette has a lift drive unit that raises and lowers bills in the bill cassette in the device depth direction,
The circulation type money handling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a bill cassette and a coin cassette are arranged side by side in the apparatus width direction in the apparatus body inside the lower door. The circulation type money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the coin transport section is formed so as to be capable of transporting coins to the coin identification section in a circulating manner.

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