JP3863106B2 - Media processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention can be used for a banknote dispensing machine or an automatic deposit payment machine (ATM) installed in a financial institution.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Hereinafter, a banknote processing apparatus built in a banknote dispenser will be described as an example. Usually, this type of banknote processing apparatus guides and identifies a banknote fed out from a cartridge to an identification unit, and the identified banknote deserves to be issued. At the time, the banknote is guided to the outside banknote outlet and discharged, and when it is not worth issuing or issuance is stopped, the banknote is collected in an internal collection box.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Thus, when the banknotes withdrawn for each transaction process are transported to an external banknote outlet or an internal collection box, it is necessary to transport the banknotes to predetermined processing positions, and basically one function. However, since one processing unit is provided to cope with this problem, each processing unit and conveyance path corresponding to each processing purpose are required at each position in the apparatus, and the entire apparatus is enlarged. Further, in the transport system, detection sensors are arranged at regular intervals along the transport path to detect and check the transport state of the medium and the presence or absence of jamming. However, in this case, since many detection sensors are required along the conveyance path, it is expensive.
[0004]
Further, when a part or the whole of the cabinet forming the appearance of the apparatus is changed, the inside of the apparatus must be changed in accordance with the appearance of the cabinet. For example, when the position and angle of the dispensing port formed on the front surface of the cabinet are changed, the position and angle of the bill outlet inside the apparatus are changed to match the position and angle of the dispensing port. Thus, when the cabinet shape is changed as described above, there is a problem that the change of the internal structure is inevitably required and the cost is increased.
[0005]
In view of this, the present invention pays attention to batch transport of media inside the device, and by taking into account this batch transport function, the different types of processing of the medium used for trading inside the device can be transported collectively. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium processing apparatus that can be performed efficiently and efficiently.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
This invention , Mosquito When the medium fed out from the cartridge is identified by the identification unit and the medium is identified as worthy to be issued, the medium is ejected from the medium outlet, and when the medium is identified as not worthy of issue, the medium is collected in the collection box. A medium processing device for
A traveling bucket having a lower opening that accepts or discharges the medium from below, and an upper opening that allows the medium to be taken out from above;
Driving means for reversibly driving the traveling bucket;
A combined rail combining a plurality of rails that allow reversible traveling between the medium receiving position for receiving the medium, the medium take-out port, or the position of the collection box based on the driving of the driving means; Provided,
The composite rail includes a plurality of rails that individually support a plurality of shaft portions of the traveling bucket in a traveling direction, and the traveling bucket is moved to a medium based on a relative position change of the plurality of rails. Bucket angle changing means for changing to an angle suitable for entry and exit.
As a result, if the traveling bucket is stopped at the medium receiving position, the medium can be accumulated in the traveling bucket. If the accumulated traveling bucket is transported to the medium outlet, the medium can be collectively collected from the medium outlet. The media can be removed. Further, if the traveling bucket is transported to the collection position of the collection box, the medium can be collected collectively from the collection position. For example, even during the issuance of transporting the traveling bucket to the medium take-out port, when issuance is stopped, it can be immediately switched to the collection process and collected in a collection box from the traveling bucket. Further, by adopting a composite rail in which a plurality of rails are combined, the traveling bucket is maintained in a conveying posture suitable for processing purposes, and smooth and stable traveling performance is obtained.
[0007]
As described above, since the traveling bucket travels to the processing target position inside the apparatus and media can be transported collectively, a transport path for transporting one medium at a time for each processing purpose can be omitted. For this reason, the whole apparatus can be reduced in size and cost.
[0008]
In particular, since it has a collective transport structure that transports a plurality of media to each unit in a state of being accumulated, it can be transported efficiently in a shorter time than when transported individually.
[0009]
In the present invention, Run The attitude of each row bucket can be freely set to any angle according to the processing purpose. For example, if the traveling bucket is tilted in the horizontal direction, the medium take-out direction can be set in the horizontal direction. In addition, when the position and angle of the medium outlet formed on the front surface of the cabinet is changed, it can be matched if the medium outlet direction angle of the traveling bucket corresponds to the medium outlet. This can be dealt with just by adjusting the angle of the bucket.
[0010]
In the present invention, when the medium receiving position of the lower opening that receives the medium from below the traveling bucket is set to an arbitrary position in the traveling direction, an arbitrary position suitable for receiving the medium is selected and received. Therefore, the medium can be received from a position suitable for each conveyance processing purpose. For example, if a delivery position with a short transport distance is selected and transported, the transport distance can be shortened and thus the processing time can be shortened. Further, when a jam occurs on a certain transport path, the medium can be delivered and transported from a position avoiding the jam position.
[0011]
Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a collecting means for dropping and collecting the medium accumulated in the traveling bucket in a lower collection box, and the collecting position at which the collecting means drops the medium from the traveling bucket is set to an arbitrary position in the traveling direction. When set, since any position suitable for collecting the medium can be selected and collected, the medium can be collected from a position suitable for each collection processing purpose. For example, the collection box can be separated and collected by dividing the inside of the collection box into left and right and changing the collection position between one collection position and the other collection position.
[0012]
Further, in the present invention, when a traveling bucket provided with a residual detection means for confirming the removal of the accumulated medium and the residual detection of the medium is used, the residual detection means provided in the traveling bucket itself travels. Since the presence or absence of a medium can be detected and confirmed at each processing position of the type bucket, it is possible to cope with only one residual detection means, and it is not necessary to arrange a large number of detection sensors along the conveyance path, and the number of residual detection configurations Can be reduced.
[0013]
Further, according to the present invention, when the press holding means for pressing and holding the medium accumulated in the traveling bucket is provided, the accumulated medium can be pressed and held to perform stable alignment and accumulation. When the traveling bucket is conveyed, the medium can be pressed and held so that the medium does not scatter to the outside, and the medium in an aligned and stacked state can be collectively extracted from the traveling bucket if it is lightly pressed and held at the medium removal position.
[0014]
Here, the medium is a generic term for banknotes, coins, cards, valuable tickets, and the like. The bucket indicates a container that temporarily holds the medium.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows a banknote processing apparatus that is internally configured in a non-recycled banknote dispenser installed in a financial institution. In FIG. 1, this banknote processing apparatus 11 is mounted with an inversion of 180 ° in the horizontal direction. 12 and a lower unit 13 fixedly installed at the lower portion thereof are connected in the vertical direction.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper unit 12 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, has a banknote outlet 15 with a shutter 14 at one end of the upper surface, and has a banknote inlet 16 at the center of the lower surface. And the traveling bucket 17 for banknote discharge | release which runs along the front-back direction of the said unit is incorporated in the inside.
[0017]
The lower unit 13 arranges the collection box 18 and the first to fourth cartridges C1 to C4 in this order from the upper part to the lower part, and the collection box 18 and the first to fourth cartridges C1 to C1 are arranged from the rear side of the lower unit 13. It is provided as a rear maintenance machine that allows each C4 to be attached and detached in the horizontal direction to allow handling.
[0018]
The cartridges C1 to C4 are arranged to store banknotes in a vertically long standing by denomination, and press and urge the entire banknotes stored by being pressed by the pressing plate 19 from the rear side toward the forward feeding and conveying path 20 side. 1 sheet is allowed.
[0019]
In this case, the banknotes fed from the cartridge are transported upward one by one by connecting the feeding conveyance path 20 to the feeding corresponding side of each of the cartridges C1 to C4, and the banknote receiving on the upper unit 12 side from the lower unit 13 side. Delivered to the entrance 16 and conveyed. Further, the banknotes fed to the feeding and conveying path 20 are guided to the upper position identification unit 21 where the authenticity and denomination are identified one by one, and the banknotes identified as appropriate at this time are sent to the upper unit 12. However, when it is identified as a banknote not worthy of issue, it is distributed to the collection box 18 side facing the identification unit 21 in the horizontal direction, and the banknote from the inner end collection port 22 opened at the opposite end face of the collection box 18. Recover.
[0020]
The collection box 18 has an internal space divided into two front and rear sections by a partition plate 18a, a reject collection unit 18b that collects reject banknotes and reset banknotes described later is provided on the inner end side, and banknotes that are left behind on the outer end side. Forgetting collecting part 18c which collects each bill is separated and collected.
[0021]
By the way, the upper unit 12 is provided with a center line 12L corresponding to an intermediate position in the front-rear direction being allowed to invert 180 ° with the center of the inversion position. Usually, as shown in FIG. A banknote outlet 15 provided at one end of 12 is located on the front side, and a staff member or a maintenance person permits the collection box 18 and the cartridges C1 to C4 to be taken in and out from the rear side.
[0022]
By the way, this banknote processing apparatus 11 is provided so that it can be switched from the rear surface maintenance machine 11A to the front surface maintenance machine 11B, and when used as the front surface maintenance machine 11B, as shown in FIG. The mounting direction may be reversed by 180 ° in the horizontal direction. At this time, an attendant or maintenance staff can handle the collection box 18 and the cartridges C1 to C4 from the front side.
[0023]
In this case, in order to allow the front / rear direction of the upper unit 12 to be inverted by 180 °, as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), the center line 12L is used as an inversion reference on the upper surface of the lower unit 13. Four positioning projections 23 are provided symmetrically in the front-rear direction, and the corresponding positioning recesses 24 are formed on the lower surface of the upper unit 12 so as to be engaged, and the direction of engagement in the front-rear position is switched. Is allowed to attach or detach so that one of the rear maintenance machine 11A or the front maintenance machine 11B can be selected. In addition, the lower surface of the upper unit 12 has a common upper connector 25 for electrical wiring connection, and lower connectors 26... Are arranged at symmetrical positions before and after the upper surface of the lower unit 13 corresponding thereto. Thus, even when switching between the front and rear directions, the drive control can be performed by electrical connection.
[0024]
As described above, when using the rear maintenance machine 11A and the front maintenance machine 11B, even if the direction of use is changed, if the direction of the upper unit 12 is reversed by 180 °, the rear maintenance machine 11A or the front maintenance machine 11A is used. It can correspond to any of the maintenance machines 11B. Also, if there is a common type of replacement unit for parts replacement, all of them can be dealt with.
[0025]
In this case, as the upper unit 12 is reversed, the movement of the traveling bucket 17 inside the unit is also provided with a traveling function corresponding to one of both maintenance machines 11A and 11B described later.
[0026]
The traveling bucket 17 described above has a receiving port 17a on the lower surface and a discharge port 17b on the upper surface, and travels in the front-rear direction along the traveling rail 27 as shown in FIG. The traveling rail 27 is disposed on both sides of the upper unit 12 along the front-rear direction, and is configured by combining two rail grooves 27a and 27b, for example, an upper rail groove 27a and a lower rail groove 27b.
[0027]
The upper bearing 28a of the traveling bucket 17 is attached to the upper rail groove 27a while allowing rotation and sliding in the rail direction, and the lower bearing 28b of the traveling bucket 17 is allowed to rotate and slide in the rail direction to the lower rail groove 27b. Further, a pinion 28c that rotates by receiving the rotational driving force of the bucket self-propelled motor M1 is coaxial with the lower bearing 28b, and the pinion 28c meshes with a rack line 27c disposed along the lower rail groove 27b. It is installed in the drive transmission state. The traveling bucket 17 moves back and forth in the front-rear direction based on the forward or reverse rotation of the bucket self-running motor M1.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the front and rear of the traveling bucket 17 can be obtained by combining the two upper and lower rail grooves 27a and 27b separated from each other vertically into any traveling guide shape. The stacking posture angle of the direction can be freely changed depending on the stop position, and the acceptance angle of banknotes, the takeout angle of banknotes, and the fall collection angle of banknotes can be set to desired angles.
[0029]
For example, when used as the rear maintenance machine 11A, when the first stop sensor S1 that detects that the traveling bucket 17 has moved to the rearmost position is detected, the traveling bucket 17 is reset to the collection box 18 below. In order to correspond to the first collection position P1 at which the banknotes are dropped and collected, at this time, an inclination is set to an angle at which the banknotes accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are collectively dropped and collected.
[0030]
Further, at the detection position of the second stop sensor S2 that has moved slightly forward from this, it corresponds to the second recovery position P2 where the banknotes that are forgotten to be dropped and recovered from the traveling bucket 17 to the recovery box 18 below are traveled in the same manner. Inclination is set to an angle at which the banknotes collected in the bucket 17 are collected and dropped together.
[0031]
Then, at the detection position of the third stop sensor S3 that detects that the traveling bucket 17 has reached the position of the center line 12L, it is at the delivery position Pm for receiving the banknotes supplied upward from the feeding conveyance path 20 of the lower unit 13. In order to cope with this, at this time, the traveling bucket 17 is set to be inclined at an accumulation angle suitable for receiving bills from below.
[0032]
Further, when the upper unit 12 is reversed and used as the front maintenance machine 11B, the traveling bucket 17 is detected at the detection position of the fourth stop sensor S4 which detects that the traveling bucket 17 has reached a predetermined front position. In order to correspond to the third collection position P3 where the reset banknote is dropped and collected from the collection box 18 to the lower collection box 18 at this time, the inclination is set to an angle at which the banknotes accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are collectively dropped.
[0033]
At the detection position of the fifth stop sensor S5 that has moved slightly forward from this, it corresponds to the fourth recovery position P4 where the banknotes that are forgotten to be dropped are collected from the traveling bucket 17 to the lower collection box 18, and similarly the traveling bucket. The inclination is set to an angle at which the banknotes collected in 17 are collected and dropped together.
[0034]
Further, the detection position of the sixth stop sensor S6 that detects that the traveling bucket 17 has reached the foremost end corresponds to the issuance position P5 for issuing the banknote. At this time, the banknotes accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are slanted. Inclination is set at an angle that allows the removal from the top.
[0035]
Next, bill accumulation processing when the traveling bucket 17 is operated will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the traveling bucket 17 is configured such that the receiving port 17 a of the traveling bucket 17 corresponds to the end portion of the lower delivery conveyance path 20 at the banknote delivery position Pm of the lower unit 13. Bills are delivered one by one to the receiving port 17a of the upper traveling bucket 17.
[0036]
At the lower part of the traveling bucket 17, there is a nipping and conveying path 29 for taking in a banknote A such as a delivery detection sensor S 7, a transporting roller R 1, a touch roller R 2, a stacking roller R 3... Are stacked on the bottom plate 30 and the inclined plate 31 in the traveling bucket 17 and accumulated at an inclination angle suitable for accumulation.
[0037]
Further, the traveling bucket 17 is provided with a mode switching motor M2, and by switching the mode, the traveling bucket 17 can be switched to an accumulation mode, which will be described later, a transfer or issue mode, or a collection mode.
[0038]
FIG. 9A shows a stacking mode when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the initially set reference position. In this stacking mode, the traveling bucket 17 stops at the banknote delivery position of the central line 12L, In this mode, the accepted banknotes are stacked one by one. At this time, the stacking operation is performed by switching the mode switching motor M2 to the stacking mode.
[0039]
Next, the mode switching structure of the traveling bucket 17 will be described. A bill pressing mechanism 34 and a bottom plate opening / closing mechanism 35 are connected to the main shaft 32 of the mode switching motor M2 via a short lever 33, respectively. The mechanism 34 is connected to the short lever 33 via the first link L1, and is provided to allow the banknote pressing lever 36 to move between a forward banknote pressing position and a retracted standby position. The pressing lever 36 is retracted from the pressing position and is in a standby state, and banknotes guided from below are stacked one by one in the stacking space.
[0040]
Further, the bottom plate opening / closing mechanism 35 is connected to the short lever 33 with a second link L2 for driving the bottom plate, and the second link L2 is provided to allow movement between the bottom plate closed position where the second link L2 moves forward and the bottom plate opened position where the second link L2 moves backward. Then, the second link L2 is moved forward in the closing direction so that the bills led here are stacked on the bottom plate 30.
[0041]
FIG. 9B shows a case where the traveling bucket 17 is switched to the transport mode or the issuing mode. Both modes perform the same operation, and the transport mode is used when traveling with the bills in the traveling bucket 17. In this mode, the stacked banknotes are pressed with a relatively light pressure by the banknote pressing lever 36 and maintained in a stacked state where they are clipped with the inclined plate 31 to prevent the banknotes from being disturbed or scattered during travel. The
[0042]
The issuance mode is a mode that is used when the stacked banknotes after transport are allowed to be collectively extracted from the discharge port 17b above the bucket. The banknotes are also lightly clipped by the banknote pressing lever 36 while being stacked and used. It is set so that the person can remove the banknote from the discharge port 17b as it is. Further, the banknotes accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are pressed and held by the banknote pressing lever 36 to be stably aligned and accumulated.
[0043]
FIG. 9C shows a case where the traveling bucket 17 is switched to the collection mode, and this collection mode is used when the banknotes accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are collected and dropped into the collection box 18 below. When the traveling bucket 17 is stopped on the collection box 18 and switched to the collection mode, the bottom plate opening / closing mechanism 35 is driven to open the bills in the traveling bucket 17 in the collection box 18 below. And collect it by falling.
[0044]
For this collection, collect all the banknotes you forgot to collect, reset If there is a collective collection of banknotes and the user forgets to remove the banknotes after issuing the banknotes, the next transaction cannot be made as it is, so the forgotten banknotes are collected in the forgetting collection unit 18c of the collection box 18 Prepare for the next transaction.
[0045]
Further, when a conveyance failure such as a jam occurs in the middle of the conveyance process, it is necessary to temporarily invalidate the transaction. At that time, the banknotes already accumulated in the traveling bucket 17 are collected in the lower collection box 18. Are collected in the reject collection unit 18b to prepare for the next transaction.
[0046]
In the figure, reference numeral 37 denotes an accumulation guide plate, and 38 denotes a bottom plate auxiliary guide plate.
[0047]
FIG. 10 shows a control circuit block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus 11. The CPU 101 controls the accumulation mode, the conveyance mode or the issuance mode, the collection mode, and each circuit apparatus during the withdrawal process according to the program stored in the memory 102. The control data and transaction data at this time are stored in the memory 102 and data management is performed.
[0048]
The CPU 101 controls the cartridge control unit 103 every time a bill withdrawal request is made, and based on this, designates a specific bill stored in the denomination from one of the corresponding first to fourth cartridges C1 to C4. Then, the number of withdrawal request sheets is paid out.
[0049]
Further, in the feeding and conveying path 20, a detection sensor is disposed on the conveying path, and a sorting flapper is disposed at the conveying branch position, so that the bills fed from the cartridges C1 to C4 are identified by the identifying unit 21. Sort according to the result. For example, when it is identified as an appropriate banknote worth issuing, it is branched and conveyed from the delivery position Pm to the traveling bucket 17 above, and when it is identified as an unsuitable banknote worth issuing, it is a collection box facing in the horizontal direction. Branch to 18 and carry.
[0050]
Further, the driving time and the running time of each device are measured by the OS timer T1 and the control timer T2.
[0051]
In addition, a bill detection sensor is disposed and confirmed at a bill insertion / removal portion and a conveyance position such as the traveling bucket 17, the feeding conveyance path 20, each of the cartridges C1 to C4 and the collection box 18, and a shutter is disposed. Each time, the shutter is opened and closed to ensure the banknote transport management.
[0052]
An outline of the withdrawal processing operation of the bill processing apparatus 11 configured as described above will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when a withdrawal transaction signal is input to the CPU 101 in accordance with the withdrawal transaction, the CPU 101 confirms that no jammed banknotes or the like remain on the feeding conveyance path 20 prior to the withdrawal processing (step n1). ),
Further, it is confirmed that the banknote processed last time does not remain in the traveling bucket 17 (step n2).
[0053]
At this time, if banknotes remain on the feeding and conveying path 20, they are transported to remove the banknotes (step n3),
If a bill remains in the traveling bucket 17, the bill is collected in the collection box 18 (step n4).
[0054]
If it is confirmed that there is no remaining banknote in any of the above-described feeding conveyance path 20 and traveling bucket 17 and that the transaction is permitted (step n5),
The CPU 101 confirms that the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at an initial delivery position Pm corresponding to the intermediate position of the upper unit 12, and starts an accumulation operation (step n6).
[0055]
When the traveling bucket 17 is not stopped at the delivery position Pm, since the delivery to the traveling bucket 17 cannot be performed, the traveling bucket 17 is moved to the initial delivery position Pm (steps n7 to n8).
[0056]
Thereafter, when the traveling bucket 17 completes the denomination and number of banknotes accumulation operation designated at the delivery position Pm, the traveling bucket 17 is moved to the issuing position P5 and issuance is permitted (step n9).
[0057]
When the user removes the withdrawal banknote A ... from the traveling bucket 17 which is stopped so as to be able to be extracted at the issuing position P5, the shutter 14 of the banknote outlet 15 is closed and the traveling bucket 17 is moved to the original initial setting position. Then, the one withdrawal process is completed (step n10).
[0058]
If the banknote is forgotten after the withdrawal operation, the shutter 14 of the banknote outlet 15 is closed, and then the forgotten banknote is collected. When this recovery operation is performed, if the recovery machine 18 is used as the front maintenance machine 11B, the recovery box 18 is positioned on the front side, so that the traveling bucket 17 is slightly moved to the fourth recovery position P4 on the front side for alignment. After that, it is dropped to the forgetting collecting part 18c of the collecting box 18 and collected at once (steps n11 to n12).
[0059]
On the other hand, since the collection box 18 is located on the rear side if it is used as the rear surface maintenance machine 11A, the traveling bucket 17 is largely moved to the second collection position P2 on the rear side and aligned. Similarly, the recovery box 18 is dropped into the forgetting recovery unit 18c and collected in a lump (step n13).
[0060]
Next, the determination processing operation of the stop position of the traveling bucket 17 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when the traveling bucket 17 is positioned on the central line 12L of the upper unit 12 and is stopped at the delivery position Pm that is initially set, the third stop sensor S3 detects this and the stacking operation of banknotes. Is confirmed to be possible (step n21).
[0061]
When the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the issuing position P5, the sixth stop sensor S6 detects this and confirms that the issued banknote can be extracted (step n22).
[0062]
Further, when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the fourth collection position P4, it is possible to perform collective collection operation of forgotten banknotes when this is detected by the fifth stop sensor S5 and used as the front maintenance machine 11B. It is confirmed that there is (step n23).
[0063]
Similarly, when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the third recovery position P3, a collective recovery operation of reset banknotes is possible when this is detected by the fourth stop sensor S4 and used as the front maintenance machine 11B. This is confirmed (step n24).
[0064]
Further, when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the second recovery position P2, a collective recovery operation of reset banknotes is possible when this is detected by the second stop sensor S2 and used as the rear maintenance machine 11A. (Step n25).
[0065]
Similarly, when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the first collection position P1, it is possible to perform collective collection of forgotten banknotes when the first stop sensor S1 detects this and uses it as the rear maintenance machine 11A. It is confirmed that there is (step n26).
[0066]
If the stop sensor detection signal cannot be obtained, the traveling bucket 17 is traveled to check the current position accurately (step n27).
[0067]
Next, the returning operation for returning the traveling bucket 17 to the initial setting position will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
If the CPU 101 detects and confirms that the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the delivery position Pm of the upper unit 12 through the third stop sensor S3, the CPU 101 determines that the return operation is completed because of the initially set reference position.
[0068]
However, when the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at any of the issue position P5, the third recovery position P3, and the fourth recovery position P4, the bucket self-propelled motor M1 is reversed to return to the reference delivery position Pm. And thereafter, the return operation is completed (steps n31 to n33).
[0069]
Further, when the traveling bucket 17 returns from the second recovery position P2 or the first recovery position P1, the CPU 101 drives the bucket self-propelled motor M1 to rotate forward to return to the reference delivery position Pm (step). n34-n35),
When it is confirmed that the traveling bucket 17 has returned to the delivery position Pm, the traveling is immediately stopped, and the traveling bucket 17 is accurately positioned and stopped at the delivery position Pm by fine adjustment such as returning the excessive amount (step n36). ~ N40).
[0070]
When the CPU 101 confirms that the traveling bucket 17 has returned to the initial delivery position Pm, the return operation is completed (steps n41 to n42).
[0071]
Next, the bill accumulation operation when used as the rear surface maintenance machine 11A will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
When the accumulation mode signal is input to the CPU 101, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the delivery position Pm that is initially set (step n51).
If the traveling bucket 17 is not stopped at the delivery position Pm, the accumulation operation cannot be performed. Therefore, the traveling bucket 17 is traveled and stopped at the delivery position Pm (steps n52 to n54).
[0072]
Then, as shown in FIG. 15, if it is confirmed that the traveling bucket 17 is stopped at the delivery position Pm, the CPU 101 feeds banknotes from the designated cartridges C1 to C4 (step n55).
[0073]
The fed banknotes A are stacked one by one to the upper traveling bucket 17 via the feeding conveyance path 20 (step n56).
[0074]
When the requested number of withdrawals specified in the traveling bucket 17 is accumulated (step n57),
The CPU 101 switches to the transport mode and causes the traveling bucket 17 to travel to the position of the banknote outlet 15, thereby taking out banknotes (steps n58 to n60).
[0075]
Next, the bill issuing operation when used as the rear surface maintenance machine 11A will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when the issue mode signal is input to the CPU 101, the CPU 101 moves the traveling bucket 17 that has completed the accumulation operation to the issue position P5 (step n61).
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17, if the CPU 101 confirms that the traveling bucket 17 has been guided to the issuing position P5 (step n62),
The CPU 101 enters the issue mode and opens the shutter 14 to cause the banknotes to be extracted from above the traveling bucket 17 stopped at the issue position P5 (steps n63 to n67).
[0076]
At this time, even if the preset standby time has elapsed, if the banknotes are removed, or if there are residual banknotes in the traveling bucket 17 for forgetting, the forgotten banknotes are collected (see FIG. Steps n68-n74).
[0077]
On the other hand, when the banknote extraction operation is normally performed, the CPU 101 causes the traveling bucket 17 to travel to the original delivery position Pm and closes the shutter 14 of the banknote outlet 15 (steps n75 to n78).
[0078]
When the traveling bucket 17 moves in the return direction and returns to the original delivery position Pm, the CPU 101 stops the traveling bucket 17 and ends one issuing process (steps n79 to n81).
[0079]
Next, the collective collection operation of forgotten banknotes when used as the rear surface maintenance machine 11A will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when the CPU 101 detects that there is a banknote forgotten in the traveling bucket 17 through a detection sensor (not shown), the CPU 101 confirms whether it is the transport mode or the issuance mode. The processing mode is switched to the transport mode or the issue mode (steps n91 to n92).
[0080]
If the transfer mode or issue mode is confirmed, the CPU 101 moves the traveling bucket 17 so as to correspond to the first recovery position P1 corresponding to the forgetting recovery part 18c of the recovery box 18, and the first recovery position P1 and (Steps n93 to n95)
After the traveling bucket 17 stops, as shown in FIG. 19, the CPU 101 opens the upper surface shutter of the forgetting collecting unit 18c and confirms the collecting mode (steps n96 to n98).
The bottom plate 30 is opened, and the forgotten banknotes in the traveling bucket 17 are collectively dropped downward, and are collectively collected by the forgotten collection unit 18c of the lower collection box 18 (steps n99 to n101).
[0081]
After confirming that the elapsed time necessary for collective collection has passed, the CPU 101 closes the upper shutter of the forgetting collection unit 18c of the collection box 18 and returns the bottom plate 30 of the traveling bucket 17 to the original closed position again. Then, the collective collection processing of the forgotten banknotes is completed by moving the traveling bucket 17 back to the original delivery position Pm (steps n102 to n107).
[0082]
Next, the collective collection operation | movement of the reset banknote at the time of utilizing as 11 A of back surface maintenance machines is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when the reset signal is input, the CPU 101 confirms whether it is the transfer mode or the issue mode, and if not, switches the processing mode of the traveling bucket to the transfer mode or the issue mode (steps n111 to n112).
[0083]
If the transfer mode or issue mode is confirmed, the CPU 101 moves the traveling bucket 17 so as to correspond to the second recovery position P2 corresponding to the reject recovery portion 18b of the recovery box 18, and the second recovery position P2 Stop at the corresponding position (steps n113 to n115),
After stopping the traveling bucket 17, as shown in FIG. 21, the CPU 101 opens the upper surface shutter of the reject collection unit 18 b and confirms the collection mode (steps n 116 to n 118).
The bottom plate 30 is opened and the reset banknotes in the traveling bucket 17 are collectively dropped downward, and are collectively collected by the reject collection unit 18b of the lower collection box 18 (steps n119 to n121).
[0084]
When the CPU 101 confirms that the elapsed time necessary for collective collection has passed, the CPU closes the upper shutter of the reject collection unit 18b and returns the bottom plate 30 of the traveling bucket 17 to the original closed position, and then the traveling bucket 17 Is moved to the original delivery position Pm and returned to complete the collective recovery processing of the reset banknotes (steps n122 to n127).
[0085]
Next, the overall recovery operation of reset banknotes will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Now, when a reset signal is input to the CPU 101, the CPU 101 detects and confirms that banknotes remain in the traveling bucket 17 (step n131).
The CPU 101 determines whether or not it is currently used as the front maintenance machine 11B (step n132).
If it is used as the front surface maintenance machine 11B, the collective collection position of the reset banknotes is located on the front side, and the CPU 101 sets the traveling bucket 17 to the third collection position P3 corresponding to the reject collection unit 18b of the collection box 18. And the recovery operation is performed (step n133).
[0086]
On the other hand, if it is used as the rear maintenance machine 11A (step n134),
The collective collection position of the reset banknotes is located on the rear side, and the CPU 101 stops the traveling bucket 17 at the second collection position P2 corresponding to the reject collection unit 18b of the collection box 18 and performs the collection operation (step n135). .
[0087]
23 to 26 show a case where the upper unit 12 is changed by 180 ° and is used by switching from the aforementioned rear maintenance machine 11A to the front maintenance machine 11B. In this case, the direction of the traveling bucket 17 together with the upper unit 12 is shown. Changes direction by 180 °.
[0088]
Therefore, even if the direction of the front maintenance machine 11B is changed in this way, as shown in FIG. 23, the traveling bucket 17 stops at the delivery position Pm and accepts banknotes one by one from below the traveling bucket 17 for stacking operation. Since the movements to be performed are different from each other symmetrically and the accumulation operation is the same, similar effects can be obtained.
[0089]
Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the traveling bucket 17 stops at the issuing position P5 and the discharge port 17b above the traveling bucket 17 corresponds to the banknote outlet 15. The movement for taking out operation in this way is the same as the issuing operation except that the movement is symmetrically different from that of the rear maintenance machine 11A. Effects can be obtained.
[0090]
FIG. 25 shows the recovery operation of the forgotten banknotes. The traveling bucket 17 stops at the first recovery position P1, and the bottom plate 30 of the traveling bucket 17 corresponds to the upper surface of the forgetting collecting portion 18c. The bottom plate 30 is opened, and the banknotes are collectively collected and dropped and collected by the forgotten collection unit 18c below. The movement to collect in this way is symmetrical in comparison with the rear maintenance machine 11A. However, the same operation and effect can be obtained even if it is used as the front maintenance machine 11B.
[0091]
FIG. 26 shows the recovery operation of the reset banknote. The traveling bucket 17 stops at the second collection position P2, and the bottom plate 30 of the traveling bucket 17 corresponds to the upper surface of the reject collection portion 18b. 30 has a corresponding structure in which bills are dropped and collected by the lower reject collection unit 18b in a lump, and the movement for the collection operation in this way is different in the left-right symmetry compared to the rear maintenance machine 11A. Since the recovery operation of the reset banknote is the same, the same operation and effect can be obtained even if it is used as the front surface maintenance machine 11B.
[0092]
Next, another embodiment of the traveling rail will be described with reference to FIG.
This traveling rail 271 shows a case where banknotes are discharged to a horizontal outlet, and, like the traveling rail 27 described above, an asymmetric upper rail including straight lines and curves on both sides along the front-rear direction of the upper unit 272. The two rail grooves 271a and 271b of the groove 271a and the lower rail groove 271b are freely combined.
[0093]
In this case, in order to set the banknote outlet from the traveling bucket 273 in the horizontal direction, the arrangement of rail grooves 271a and 271b facing the upper and lower sides on the front side (right side in the figure) of the traveling rail 271 corresponding to the banknote extracting direction. As shown in FIG. 28, the direction of the traveling bucket 273 guided by traveling at different intervals tilts further laterally from the inclined state and tilts substantially horizontally at the front end position of the traveling rail 271. The discharge port 273b of the traveling bucket 273 is positioned in a horizontal direction and the conveyance is stopped.
[0094]
Therefore, when the traveling bucket 273 travels to the front end side of the upper unit 272, the traveling bucket 273 is in a horizontal orientation, and the banknote is horizontally disposed via the horizontal feeding conveyance path 274 facing the front end of the upper unit 272. Released in a batch in the direction.
[0095]
In this way, by adjusting the distance between the upper and lower rail grooves 271a and 271b that are separated in the vertical direction, the upper and lower bearings 275a and 275b for traveling guides attached to the front and rear surfaces of the traveling bucket 273 guided by the upper and lower rail grooves 271b and 271b are adjusted. Between the two points, the traveling bucket 273 gradually tilts from the inclined state to the horizontal state following the rail groove.
[0096]
29. As shown in FIG. 29, the vertical bearing holding structure of the traveling bucket 273 described above includes frames 276 and 277 that are perpendicular to both sides, and the upper rail groove 271a and the lower Both rail grooves 271a and 271b with the rail groove 271b are formed symmetrically at the same height position, and the upper traveling guide shaft located on the upper rail groove 271a on both sides is located above the traveling bucket 273 and between the frames. The upper bearings 275a attached to both ends of the 278 are engaged to be freely rotated in the traveling guide direction.
[0097]
Further, the lower rail grooves 271b on both sides are engaged with lower bearings 275b attached to both ends of the lower traveling guide shaft 279 located between the frames at the lower part of the traveling bucket 273, and can freely rotate in the traveling guide direction. Is held in. Further, pinions 280 are attached to the inner positions of the lower bearings 275b of the lower travel guide shaft 279, and the pinions on both sides are rotated in accordance with the rotation of the lower travel guide shaft 279 that rotates forward or reverse based on the driving of the bucket self-propelled motor M11. 280 meshes with the racks 281 of the frames on both sides, and the traveling bucket 273 travels forward or backward.
[0098]
In this way, the upper and lower rail grooves 271a and 271b that individually support the upper and lower traveling guide shafts 278 and 279 in the traveling direction and the traveling bucket 273 are billed based on the relative positional change in the vertical direction. Since a complex rail structure that changes to an inclination angle suitable for entering and exiting A is used, the traveling bucket 273 can be smoothly turned along the rail groove, and in particular, the rail between two points. The traveling bucket 273 can be displaced to an arbitrary inclination angle only by adjusting the groove interval. For this reason, the bucket attitude | position of the traveling bucket 273 can be freely set to the arbitrary angles according to the process objective in each processing position of the delivery position of a banknote, a batch collection position, and a taking-out position.
[0099]
Also, even if the bill outlet formed on the front of the cabinet that forms the appearance of the device body is changed to an arbitrary oblique direction or horizontal direction, the angle of the bill removal direction of the traveling bucket is made to correspond to the bill outlet. Can be matched, and it can be dealt with by changing a part of the traveling rail.
[0100]
FIG. 30 shows an embodiment in which a plurality of banknote delivery positions to the traveling bucket are set in the traveling direction. In this case, the first delivery position Pm1 of the traveling bucket 302 is set at an intermediate position of the upper unit 301. Then, the second delivery position Pm2 and the third delivery position Pm3 are set toward the rear end side from this, and the banknote A is allowed to be delivered by selecting any one of a total of three delivery positions.
[0101]
The first delivery position Pm1 is located at the same position as the delivery position Pm described above, and the bill A supplied one by one upward from the first delivery position Pm1 is received from the entrance 303 below the traveling bucket 302. Accumulate. When the traveling bucket 302 is guided to the first delivery position Pm1, the first delivery detection sensor S11 disposed in the upper unit 301 can detect and accurately check the positioning.
[0102]
Similarly, the second delivery position Pm2 can be detected by the second delivery detection sensor S12, and the traveling bucket 302 can be accurately positioned and confirmed at the second delivery position Pm2. Similarly, the third delivery position Pm3 is detected by the third delivery detection sensor S13, and the traveling bucket 302 can be accurately positioned and confirmed at the third delivery position Pm3.
[0103]
In this case, since an arbitrary position suitable for the delivery of banknotes can be selected and delivered, the banknotes can be delivered from a position suitable for each purpose of transport processing. For example, if a delivery position with a short transport distance is selected and transported, the transport distance can be shortened and thus the processing time can be shortened. In addition, when a jam occurs on the transport path, the banknote can be delivered and transported from a position avoiding the jam position, so that the continuation of operation and the operation rate can be improved.
[0104]
FIG. 31 shows an embodiment in which a plurality of collection positions of banknotes from the traveling bucket are set. In this case, the traveling bucket 313 corresponding to the open top length of the collection box 312 on the rear end side of the upper unit 311 is shown. Is set at the collective collection position P11 for banknotes, and the banknote A is allowed to be collected in the lower collection box 312 from the collective collection position P11 set long.
[0105]
In this case, the banknote A can be dropped and collected from any open position of the collection box 312 whose upper surface is widely opened. Therefore, even when the size or shape of the recovery box is changed in design, it can be recovered by falling if the stop position of the traveling bucket 313 is adjusted, and flexible response can be made according to the change in design. Moreover, if the inside of the collection box is partitioned by a partition plate, it can be separated and collected at one collection position and the other collection position according to the collection purpose.
[0106]
FIG. 32 shows a residual detection mechanism 321 of the traveling bucket at the time of confirming the withdrawal of the banknote. This residual detection mechanism 321 has a residual detection sensor S14 attached to the back side of the traveling bucket 322 across the inclined plate 323, and this residual detection sensor. S14 confirms the extraction detection of banknotes A ... accumulated in the traveling bucket 322.
In this detection operation, in the state where the light shielding lever 324 is attached to the inclined plate 323 so as to be freely tilted above the residual detection sensor S14 and the bills A are accumulated in the traveling bucket 322, as shown in FIG. The stacking state has the same structure as the banknote pressing mechanism (see FIG. 9) described above, and the stacked banknotes A are pressed with a relatively light pressure by the banknote pressing lever 325 and clipped with the inclined plate 323. The bill A is prevented from being disturbed and scattered.
[0107]
Then, when the traveling bucket 322 is positioned at the banknote outlet and the banknotes are collectively extracted, as shown in FIG. 32B, the banknote pressing lever receives the pressing force of the pressing spring 326 that presses in the stacking direction. In 325, the pressure roller 327 at the front end passes through the opening of the inclined plate 323 and pushes the upper end of the light shielding lever 324. Based on this, the light shielding lever 324 tilts, and the lower end of the lever 324 is the residual detection sensor. It is confirmed that no bill remains in the traveling bucket 322 by shielding the detection surface of S14.
[0108]
FIG. 33 shows a traveling bucket residual detection mechanism 321 at the time of banknote collection confirmation. When a banknote is present in the traveling bucket 322, the residual detection sensor S14 opens the detection surface of the residual detection sensor S14. Detecting and confirming the existence of banknotes.
[0109]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 33 (A), if the bottom plate 328 is opened, the bills A ... are collected from the traveling bucket 322 into a collection box below, as shown in FIG. 33 (B). In addition, the banknotes in the traveling bucket 322 are gone, and the banknote pressing lever 325 that has been pressing the banknotes is further moved in the pressing direction. As shown in FIG. 33C, the light shielding lever 324 is tilted so that the lower end of the light shielding lever 324 shields the detection surface of the residual detection sensor S14 so that no bill remains in the traveling bucket 322. Detect and confirm.
[0110]
Further, if there is even one remaining banknote in the traveling bucket 322, the movement of the banknote pressing lever 325 in the pressing direction is prevented, so that the presence of the banknote remains detected, and the generation of the remaining banknote is detected.
[0111]
In this way, since the residual detection sensor S14 is attached to the traveling bucket 322 itself, when the traveling bucket 322 travels and the banknotes are extracted and collected, the presence or absence of the banknotes at each processing position is determined. Detection can be confirmed by the sensor S14 provided. For this reason, it can cope with only one residual detection sensor S14.
[0112]
As described above, if the traveling bucket is stopped at the banknote delivery position, the banknotes can be accumulated in the traveling bucket, and if the traveling bucket is stopped at the banknote outlet, the banknotes can be taken out collectively. If the traveling bucket is stopped at the position of the collection box, the banknotes can be collected in a lump. In this way, since the traveling bucket can travel to the processing target position inside the apparatus and transfer the banknotes in a batch, the transport path for transporting one sheet at a time for each processing purpose is omitted, and the entire apparatus is reduced in size and cost. In particular, since it has a collective transport structure that transports a plurality of banknotes to each part in a state where they are stacked, it can be transported efficiently in a shorter time than when transported individually. In addition, by adopting a composite rail in which two rails are combined, the traveling bucket is maintained in a conveying posture suitable for each processing unit, and a smooth and stable traveling performance is obtained.
[0113]
In correspondence between this invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment,
The medium processing apparatus of this invention corresponds to the banknote processing apparatus 11 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The cartridges correspond to the first to fourth cartridges C1 to C4.
The medium corresponds to the bill A,
The medium outlet corresponds to the banknote outlet 15,
The lower opening corresponds to the receiving ports 17a and 303,
The upper opening corresponds to the discharge port 17b,
The driving means corresponds to the bucket self-propelled motor M1,
The medium receiving position corresponds to the banknote receiving port 16 and the delivery positions Pm, Pm1 to Pm3 of each banknote,
The composite rail and bucket angle changing means correspond to the upper rail grooves 27a and 271a and the lower rail grooves 27b and 271b constituting the traveling rail 27,
The plurality of shaft portions of the traveling bucket correspond to the upper traveling guide shaft 278 and the lower traveling guide shaft 279,
The collecting means corresponds to the mode switching motor M2 and the CPU 101,
The residual detection means corresponds to the residual detection mechanism 321,
The pressing holding means corresponds to the banknote pressing mechanism 34,
The present invention can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.
[0114]
【The invention's effect】
According to this invention, since it has the collective conveyance structure which conveys to each part in the state which accumulated the several banknote, it can convey efficiently in a short time compared with the case where it conveys individually.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a banknote handling apparatus.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the banknote handling apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a rear maintenance machine and a front maintenance machine.
FIG. 4 is a partially developed perspective view showing a reverse permissible structure of both maintenance machines.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part showing a relationship between a traveling bucket and a traveling rail.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a traveling operation state of the traveling bucket.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view showing a bill receiving structure of a traveling bucket.
FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a traveling bucket.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing various modes of the traveling bucket.
FIG. 10 is a control circuit block diagram of the banknote handling apparatus.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an outline of a withdrawal processing operation of the banknote handling apparatus.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing determination processing operation of a traveling bucket stop position.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a return operation of the traveling bucket.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a bill stacking operation in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 15 is a side view showing a delivery position of the traveling bucket in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a bill issuing operation in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 17 is a side view showing the issuing position of the traveling bucket in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a collective collection operation of banknotes to be forgotten by the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 19 is a side view showing a collective collection state of forgotten banknotes in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a collective collection operation of reset banknotes in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 21 is a side view showing a collective collection state of reset banknotes in the rear maintenance machine.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a comprehensive recovery operation for reset banknotes.
FIG. 23 is a side view showing a delivery position of the traveling bucket in the front maintenance machine.
FIG. 24 is a side view showing the issuing position of the traveling bucket in the front maintenance machine.
FIG. 25 is a side view showing a collective collection state of banknotes to be removed by the front maintenance machine.
FIG. 26 is a side view showing a collective collection state of reset banknotes in the front maintenance machine.
FIG. 27 is a schematic side view showing another embodiment of a traveling rail.
FIG. 28 is an explanatory view showing a traveling operation state when the banknote removing direction of the traveling bucket is set to the horizontal direction.
FIG. 29 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a main part of a traveling bucket holding structure;
FIG. 30 is a side view of a main part showing an embodiment when three bill delivery positions are provided.
FIG. 31 is a side view showing an embodiment when the banknote collection position is set to an arbitrary position in the running direction.
FIG. 32 is an explanatory view showing a residual detection mechanism of a traveling bucket at the time of confirming banknote removal.
FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing a traveling bucket residual detection mechanism at the time of bill collection confirmation.

Claims (5)

When the medium fed out from the cartridge is identified by the identification unit, and it is identified that the medium is worth issuing, the medium is ejected from the medium outlet, and when it is identified that it is not worth issuing, the medium is collected in the collection box. A medium processing device for
A traveling bucket having a lower opening that accepts or discharges the medium from below, and an upper opening that allows the medium to be taken out from above;
Driving means for reversibly driving the traveling bucket;
A combined rail combining a plurality of rails that allow reversible traveling between the medium receiving position for receiving the medium, the medium take-out port, or the position of the collection box based on the driving of the driving means; Provided,
The composite rail includes a plurality of rails that individually support a plurality of shaft portions of the traveling bucket in a traveling direction, and the traveling bucket is moved to a medium based on a relative position change of the plurality of rails. A medium processing apparatus comprising bucket angle changing means for changing to an angle suitable for loading and unloading. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the traveling bucket is configured such that a medium receiving position of a lower opening that receives a medium from below is set to an arbitrary position in a traveling direction. A collection means is provided for dropping and collecting the medium accumulated in the traveling bucket into a lower collection box,
The recovery means medium processing apparatus according to collection position for dropping recovering medium than the running type bucket to claim 1 or 2 is set to an arbitrary position in the direction of travel. The medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the traveling bucket includes a residual detection unit configured to perform detection detection confirmation of the accumulated medium and medium residual detection confirmation. The traveling type bucket, medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 having a pressing holding means for pressing and holding the medium which is integrated therein.

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