JP6590702B2 - Paper sheet processing apparatus, paper sheet processing system, and paper sheet processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that performs at least receiving (payment) processing of paper sheets made of banknotes, checks, gift certificates, and the like, a paper sheet processing system including such a paper sheet processing apparatus, and the like. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, various types of banknote processing apparatuses that perform various processes such as banknote depositing and dispensing processes have been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a deposit process is performed, a bill inserted into the housing by the slot is identified by the identification unit, and then retained in the deposit temporary storage unit, and a deposit confirmation command Is received, the banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit are drawn out from the deposit temporary holding unit and stored in the denomination storing unit in the denomination.

Japanese Patent No. 5606711

  In a conventional banknote processing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, another operator performs another transaction while a certain operator is depositing a large amount of banknotes (for example, 2000 banknotes). When the banknote deposit process is to be performed, the former operator waits until a large amount of banknote deposit process is completed, or the latter operator performs the banknote deposit process, or the former operator The banknote deposit process is canceled and the latter operator performs the banknote deposit process first. However, when the depositing process of a large amount of bills by the former operator is completed and the depositing process of bills by the latter operator is performed, there is a problem that the waiting time of the latter operator becomes long. . In particular, when the latter operator deposits a small amount of banknotes or when the latter operator is in a hurry, the latter operator will feel great stress. On the other hand, when canceling the deposit process of a large amount of banknotes by the former operator and performing the deposit process of banknotes by the latter operator first, The former operator, because it is necessary to temporarily return the banknote (specifically, the banknote held in the deposit temporary holding section) to the outside of the housing and redo a large amount of banknotes from the beginning. There is a problem that the depositing process of the banknotes before being canceled due to is wasted.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and a new receiving process is performed without returning the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. Because there is no need to wait until the normal acceptance process is completed when performing a new acceptance process, and the normal acceptance process performed until the new acceptance process is performed is not wasted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus, a paper sheet processing system, and a paper sheet processing method that can improve workability.

The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention includes a loading unit for loading paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing, a transporting unit for transporting the paper sheets inside the housing, and transported by the transporting unit. An identification unit for identifying a paper sheet to be processed, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit, and a plurality of paper sheets in a storage space for the paper sheets in the temporary storage unit A sorting mechanism that can sort into a storage area, a storage unit that stores paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit, and a control unit that controls each component member, wherein the control unit includes the input unit When the paper sheet put into the housing is sent to the temporary storage unit by the transport unit and an acceptance confirmation command is given to the paper sheet held in the temporary storage unit, the temporary storage unit Normal acceptance processing such as sending paper sheets that are held in the storage to the storage unit When a new acceptance process command is given during the normal acceptance process, the normal acceptance process is interrupted and the sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are separated by the sorting mechanism. Another paper sheet that is divided into a certain paper sheet storage area, and then the paper sheet that has been input into the housing by the input unit is classified by the conveyance unit by the sorting mechanism in the temporary storage unit. There line interrupt acceptance processing as send sheet storage area, the escrow unit, when the release operation is performed with respect to an error that occurred while the interrupt acceptance process is performed, the normal It is characterized in that the take-out of the paper sheets sent to the temporary storage unit is regulated while the receiving process is being performed .

  According to such a paper sheet processing apparatus, a new receiving process can be performed without returning the paper sheet held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. In order to improve workability, there is no need to wait until the normal acceptance process is completed when performing a new acceptance process, and the normal acceptance process performed before the new acceptance process is not performed. Can do.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention further includes a storage unit that stores information on the paper sheet related to the normal receiving process that is already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt receiving process is performed. May be.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a notification unit that notifies that the normal reception process is interrupted.

  In this case, the notification unit may notify in a different manner from the case where the normal acceptance process is performed while the interrupt acceptance process is being performed.

  The notification unit may also notify the amount of paper sheets that can be processed in the interrupt acceptance process.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the control unit is provided on the condition that the paper sheet related to the normal receiving process is taken out from the input unit when the new receiving process command is given. The interrupt acceptance process may be started as follows.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the control unit resumes the normal acceptance process after the interruption acceptance process is completed, and sends the temporary holding part to the temporary holding unit while the normal acceptance process is being performed. So that at least one of the storage of the paper sheets sent to the temporary storage unit into the storage unit can be performed while the returned paper sheets are being returned and the normal receiving process is being performed. It may be.

The paper sheet processing system of the present invention is transported by a loading unit for loading paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing, a transporting unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing, and the transporting unit. An identification unit for identifying paper sheets, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit, and a storage space for paper sheets in the temporary storage unit are divided into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas. A paper sheet processing apparatus having a possible sorting mechanism, and a storage unit for storing paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit; and the paper sheet processing apparatus; A paper sheet processing system comprising: a management device that performs management; and includes a control unit that controls each component of the paper sheet processing device, wherein the control unit includes the paper sheet processing system. In the apparatus, the sheet fed into the housing by the loading unit is transported. A paper sheet that is sent to the temporary storage unit and is sent to the temporary storage unit when an acceptance confirmation command is given to the paper sheet that is stored in the temporary storage unit. When a normal acceptance process is performed and a new acceptance process command is given while the normal acceptance process is being performed, the normal acceptance process is interrupted and the paper sheets that have already been suspended in the temporary storage unit are removed. The paper sheet is classified into the paper sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the paper sheets put into the housing by the feeding unit are sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary storage unit by the transport unit. another of the paper sheet have line interrupt acceptance processing as send in the storage area, the escrow unit, when the release operation is performed with respect to an error that occurred while the interrupt acceptance process is performed In, wherein the take-out of the paper sheets fed to the escrow unit has a configuration as is regulated during the normal acceptance process is performed.

  According to such a paper sheet processing system, a new receiving process is performed without returning the paper sheet held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed in the paper sheet processing apparatus. Because there is no need to wait until the normal acceptance process is completed when performing a new acceptance process, and the normal acceptance process performed until the new acceptance process is performed is not wasted. Workability can be improved.

  In the paper sheet processing system of the present invention, the control unit may be provided in the management device.

The paper sheet processing method of the present invention is transported by a loading unit for feeding paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing, a transporting unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing, and the transporting unit. An identification unit for identifying paper sheets, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit, and a storage space for paper sheets in the temporary storage unit are divided into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas. A paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus having a possible sorting mechanism and a storage unit for storing paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit, wherein the input unit inputs the paper into the casing Paper sheets that are sent to the temporary storage unit by the transport unit and that are received by the temporary storage unit when an acceptance confirmation instruction is given to the paper sheets that are stored in the temporary storage unit Performing a normal receiving process such as sending When a command for a new acceptance process is given while the normal acceptance process is being performed, the normal acceptance process is interrupted, and the paper sheets that are already held in the temporary holding unit are provided by the sorting mechanism. Another paper sheet that has been sorted into a paper sheet storage area and then sorted into the housing by the loading unit by the sorting mechanism in the temporary storage unit by the transport unit A step of performing an interrupt acceptance process such as sending to a storage area, and the normal acceptance process is performed when a release operation is performed for an abnormality that has occurred while the interrupt acceptance process is being performed. It is characterized in that the taking out of the paper sheets sent to the temporary holding unit is regulated while being held.

  According to such a paper sheet processing method, a new receiving process is performed without returning the paper sheet held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed in the paper sheet processing apparatus. Because there is no need to wait until the normal acceptance process is completed when performing a new acceptance process, and the normal acceptance process performed until the new acceptance process is performed is not wasted. Workability can be improved.

  According to the paper sheet processing apparatus, the paper sheet processing system, and the paper sheet processing method of the present invention, the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit are returned to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait until the normal acceptance process is completed when performing a new acceptance process, and the normal acceptance process performed until the new acceptance process is performed is wasted. Therefore, workability can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit or withdrawal machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows roughly the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus in the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the front door (lower door) provided in the housing | casing of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the deposit temporary holding | maintenance part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. (A)-(f) is a description which shows in order the conveyance path | route of the rose banknote at the time of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. FIG. (A)-(d) is the operation | movement of the separator of the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part when the normal money_receiving | payment process of a banknote is interrupted and the interruption money_receiving | payment process is performed in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is a side view shown in order. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part at the time of the normal depositing process of a banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when the normal payment process of a banknote is interrupted and the interruption payment process is performed in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when the normal payment process of a banknote is interrupted and the interruption payment process is performed in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when the interruption deposit process is complete | finished in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. 1, and the normal deposit process of a banknote is restarted. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when abnormality generate | occur | produces when an interruption deposit process is performed in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money depositing / withdrawing machine of the other structure by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows roughly the internal structure of the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 14 is a figure which shows the money deposit or withdrawal machine by this Embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 schematically shows the internal configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing apparatus in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front door (on the housing of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when a lower door is seen from the back side. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. . FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 8 (a) to 8 (f) show the rose banknotes when the normal deposit process of the banknote is interrupted and the interrupt deposit process is performed in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a conveyance path | route in order, and FIG. 9 (a)-FIG.9 (d) are interrupt payment processing by the normal payment process of a banknote interrupted in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the separator of the deposit temporary storage part at the time of being performed. FIGS. 10 to 14 are diagrams showing display screens in the operation display unit when a normal banknote depositing process and an interrupt depositing process are performed in the banknote depositing and dispensing apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by arranging a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 and a coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110 so as to be arranged side by side. Here, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose banknotes, and a predetermined number (for example, 100) of roses in the body. A banded banknote can be created from a banknote or a withdrawal process of the created banded banknote can be performed. Moreover, the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose coins, and a predetermined number (for example, 50) of loose coins in the body. A wrapping coin can be created by winding a wrapping medium such as paper or film on the card, or a withdrawal process of the created wrapping coin can be performed. Such a money depositing and dispensing machine 1 is installed, for example, in a financial institution such as a bank (more specifically, an office space of a financial institution), and is used by a bank institution of the financial institution or the like. In addition, detailed description of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 among the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is omitted.

  The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and deposits loose banknotes from the outside of the housing 12 to the inside of the housing 12. A throwing-in part 14, a rose banknote throwing-out part 24 for withdrawing a banknote from the inside of the housing 12, and a banding banknote throwing out a banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside Each part 48 is provided. 2 is the front side of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 (that is, the front side when the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1). The right direction in FIG. 2 is the depth direction of the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the insertion portion 14 opens to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the inside of the insertion portion 14 through this opening (specifically, the insertion portion 14 You can put your hands inside). As a result, the operator can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14.

  On the other hand, shutters 24 a and 48 a are respectively provided in the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and these shutters 24 a and 48 a are openings facing the front of the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 (that is, , A banknote banknote dispensing port) and an opening facing the front side of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 (that is, a banded banknote banking port) are opened and closed. And if the opening of the rose banknote throwing part 24 or the banded banknote throwing part 48 is opened by the shutters 24a and 48a, the operator accesses the inside of the rose banknote throwing part 24 and the banded banknote throwing part 48, respectively ( Specifically, the operator can put a hand inside the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the operator can set the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. The accumulated rose banknotes and banded banknotes can be taken out from the inside of the housing 12. These shutters 24a and 48a are driven by shutter driving units 24b and 48b (see FIG. 7), respectively.

  In the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 serves as a withdrawal unit for discharging the loose banknotes to the outside of the housing 12 when the bulk banknote dispensing process is performed. In order to discharge the rose banknote which functioned and could not be identified by the identification unit 20 described later at the time of deposit processing, or the rose banknote identified by the identification unit 20 as not being a normal rose banknote to the outside of the housing 12. It functions as a deposit rejection part.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, below the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 on the front surface of the housing 12, when the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 performs a process for dispensing a loose banknote, A withdrawal rejection unit 26 is provided on the outside of the housing 12 in which loose banknotes determined not to be withdrawn are stacked. The front surface of the withdrawal / rejection portion 26 is not open to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the withdrawal / rejection rejection portion 26 as long as the operator does not withdraw the main body of the banknote depositing / withdrawing device 10 from the housing 12. You can't do that.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the feeding unit 14 is provided with a feeding unit 16 for feeding the individual banknotes put into the feeding unit 14 one by one into the housing 12. In addition, inside the housing 12 of the banknote depositing and dispensing device 10, a transport unit 18 that transports individual banknotes one by one in the housing 12 is provided, and is fed from the input unit 14 by the feeding unit 16. The loose banknotes are transported in the housing 12 by the transport unit 18. The transport unit 18 is provided with an identification unit 20, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20 in terms of denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / injured, old / new, transport state, and the like. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 18 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 22, and the banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 are reversed by the front / back reversing unit 22 so that the front and back are aligned.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the depositing temporary storage unit 30 and a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) loose banknote storage units 32 are connected to the transport unit 18. Rose banknotes are sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the individual banknote storage units 32. Each of these deposit temporary storage units 30 and individual loose bill storage portions 32 is provided with stages 30a and 32a that are movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and loose bills are placed on these stages 30a and 32a. They are integrated in a stacked state.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of the payment temporary storage part 30, and the loose banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the said money_payment temporary storage part 30 is one sheet by the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b. It is fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one. In addition, the banknotes paying and feeding unit 30b feeds individual banknotes from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 one by one. Here, in the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 in the deposit process of the loose banknotes are temporarily held before being stored in the individual individual banknote storage units 32. . In addition, the temporary depositing section 30 is provided with a separator 30c that can divide the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary depositing section 30 into two banknote storage areas so as to be movable in the vertical direction in FIG. Details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 will be described later.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding | feeding-in part 32b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of each rose banknote storage part 32, and the rose banknote stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 is conveyed one sheet by the banknote feeding-in part 32b. It is extended to the part 18. In addition, individual banknotes are fed from the transport unit 18 to the individual banknote storage units 32 one by one by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 32b. Here, each rose bill storage part 32 is configured to store a rose bill of a specific denomination set in advance. In addition, instead of providing four rose banknote storage units 32 for storing rose banknotes of a specific denomination set in advance, at least one rose banknote storage unit 32 has a plurality of rose banknote storage units 32. The denomination rose banknote may be stored in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower door 12 a is provided at the lower portion of the housing 12, and the operator can access the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by opening the lower door 12 a. It is like that. Details of the configuration of the lower door 12a will be described later. Moreover, the deposit temporary storage part 30 and each loose banknote storage part 32 are accommodated in the drawer unit 13 that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2). Then, when the operator opens the lower door 12a and pulls the drawer unit 13 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator removes each loose bill storage part 32 from the drawer unit 13 or attaches it to the drawer unit 13. You will be able to Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the lock | rock mechanism 50 (refer FIG. 7) for locking the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing | casing 12 is provided in the drawer unit 13. FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (two in the example shown in FIG. 2) organizing temporary storage units 40 are connected to the transport unit 18, and the organizing temporary storage units 40 are separated from the transport unit 18. When banknotes are sent, loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state in these organized temporary storage units 40. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banding part 42 which creates a banded banknote by winding a banding paper around the banknote bundle which consists of a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) of rose banknotes is each arrangement | positioning temporary storage part. It is provided next to 40.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, an arm mechanism 44 is provided in the vicinity of the banding part 42 inside the housing 12, and the arm mechanism 44 includes each organizing and temporary storage part 40, banding part 42, and banding described later. It can move between the banknote lifting sections 46. Such an arm mechanism 44 is configured to carry a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose banknotes accumulated in each organizing temporary storage section 40 to the banding section 42. Further, when the bundling process is performed in the bundling part 42, the arm mechanism 44 holding a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose bills moves to the bundling part 42, and the arm mechanism 44 is moved up and down in the bundling part 42. A band-wrapping paper is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the banknote bundle in a state of being sandwiched between a pair of arm portions. After the banding process is performed in the banding part 42, the arm mechanism 44 moves from the banding part 42 to the banding banknote feeding part 46, and the banding banknote is placed on a stage 46 a (described later) of the banding banknote feeding part 46. Can be handed over. By repeating such an operation, a plurality of banded banknotes can be accumulated on the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding unit 46.

  2 is provided with a stage 46a that is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and the banded bill created by the banding portion 42 is transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a. Then, the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a. Then, after the banded banknote is delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a, the stage 46a moves upward in FIG. 2 to reach the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a When opened, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a to the outside of the housing 12. Further, when the stage 46a further rises, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46a are transferred to the banded banknote transport unit 60 described later, or the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a from the banded banknote transport unit 60. Will be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) banded banknote storage units 70 are provided in the upper region inside the housing 12. The banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in a stacked state. Specifically, each banded banknote storage unit 70 stores a banded banknote of a predetermined denomination. In addition, instead of providing four banded banknote storage units 70 for storing banded banknotes of a specific denomination set in advance, a denomination is provided in at least one banded banknote storage unit 70 among the plurality of banded banknote storage units 70. May be stored in a mixed state.

  A stage 70a that can be moved in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is provided inside each band-wrapped bill storage unit 70, and an opening provided in the upper end portion (ceiling portion) of the band-wrapped bill storage unit 70 (FIG. The banded banknotes sent to the respective banded banknote storage units 70 from (not shown) are stacked on the stage 70a in a stacked state. Moreover, when taking out a banded banknote from each banded banknote accommodating part 70, a stage 70a raises and a banded banknote is taken out upward from the opening provided in the upper end part (ceiling part) of each banded banknote accommodating part 70. It becomes like this.

  In addition, above each of the banded bill storage units 70, a banded bill conveyance unit 60 that conveys the banded bills is provided. The banded banknote transport unit 60 has a circulation belt 60b in which a plurality of protrusions 60a are provided at equal intervals. The circulation belt 60b circulates in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Can be done. Then, when the band-bound banknote is transported by the band-bound banknote transport unit 60, the band-bound banknote is moved in either the left or right direction in FIG. 2 while being hooked by the protrusion 60a along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Become. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discriminating unit 62 is provided between the upper end of the banded banknote feeding unit 46 and the banded banknote storage unit 70 in the banded banknote transporting path by the banded banknote transporting unit 60. The denomination of the banded banknote transported by the banknote transport section 60 is determined by the determination section 62.

  Here, when the banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in each banded banknote storage part 70, the banded banknotes are transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding part 46. The stage 46a rises and reaches a position in the vicinity of the banded banknote transport unit 60. Further, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the uppermost band-bound banknote on the stage 46a is hooked by the protrusion 60a and conveyed to the right in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. After being discriminated, it is stored in the corresponding banded bill storage unit 70 based on the discrimination result by the discrimination unit 62. On the other hand, when the banded banknotes stored in each banded banknote storage unit 70 are withdrawn to the outside of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the circulating belt 60b circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. Then, the uppermost banded banknote pushed upward from each banded banknote storage unit 70 is hooked by the protrusion 60a and is conveyed in the left direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Further, the stage 46a is moved up to reach a position in the vicinity of the banded bill conveyance unit 60. And after the discrimination | determination part 62 discriminate | determines the denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banded banknote conveyance part 60, the said banded banknote is integrated | stacked on the stage 46a. When dispensing a plurality of band-bound banknotes, the stage 46a is lowered by a predetermined amount (specifically, the thickness dimension of the band-bound banknotes) in accordance with the feeding of the band-bound banknotes. When a predetermined number of banded banknotes are stacked on the stage 46a, the stage 46a reaches the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a is opened. As a result, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a to the outside of the housing 12.

  Next, details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and the lower door 12a in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the stage 30a is provided inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30 in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. The stage 30a is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and the rose banknotes sent from the transport unit 18 to the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b are stacked on the stage 30a in a stacked state. It is like that. At this time, the stage 30a is gradually moved downward in FIG. 2 every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Further, when the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, the stage 30a moves upward in FIG. Among the plurality of loose banknotes stacked in a stacked state, the rose banknote located in the uppermost layer is brought into contact with a kicker roller 80b (described later) of the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b.

  Such a stage 30a can be moved in the vertical direction in FIGS. 2 and 3 by the drive unit 91 shown in FIG. The drive unit 91 includes a drive motor 91a and a circulation belt 91b hung on a pulley of the drive motor 91a. A stage 30a is attached to the circulation belt 91b. Further, the circulation belt 91b is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction within the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Further, the drive motor 91a can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, so that the circulation belt 91b can circulate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Yes. When the drive motor 91a rotates and the circulation belt 91b circulates, the stage 30a attached to the circulation belt 91b moves in the vertical direction in FIG.

  In addition, a detection plate 90a is attached to the stage 30a, and two detection sensors 92a and 92b such as a photo interrupter for detecting the detection plate 90a are provided in a lower region inside the temporary depositing reserve unit 30. ing. Here, when the stage 30a is located at the upper position, the detection plate 90a attached to the stage 30a is not detected by the detection sensors 92a and 92b. However, when the stage 30a is lowered, the detection plate 90a is first moved to the upper detection sensor 92a. Is detected. When the stage 30a is further lowered, the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. Here, the lower detection sensor 92b functions as a lower limit sensor for detecting that the stage 30a has reached the lower limit position, and when the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. The drive motor 91a of the drive unit 91 is stopped so that the stage 30a does not move further downward.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 etc., the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the deposit temporary holding part 30 includes a pair of left and right feed rollers 80a, a pair of left and right kicker rollers 80b, and each feed roller. And a gate roller 80c provided to face 80a. Here, when sending the bills from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, the rose bills that have passed through the gate portions formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c. Is sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and accumulated on the stage 30a. When the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b, the banknotes are placed in the uppermost layer among the plurality of rose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. The loose bills are kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b toward the feed rollers 80a, and the loose bills kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b are fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one by the feed rollers 80a. . At this time, loose bills fed out by the respective feed rollers 80a are separated one by one by passing through a gate portion formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the separator 30c (sorting member) is provided above the stage 30a in the deposit temporary storage part 30, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage part 30 is provided by this separator 30c. Can be divided into a plurality (two in the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of banknote storage areas. Here, the separator 30c includes a sorting position (specifically, a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) that divides the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 into two bill storage areas, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Between the retreat position (specifically, the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2) as one bill storage area. More specifically, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c is positioned below the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. On the other hand, when the separator 30c moves to the retracted position, the separator 30c is in a state where the upper separator portion 94 is in the retracted position and contracted in the front-rear direction as will be described later (front side of the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b). ) Will be located. Thereby, one banknote storage area comes to be formed between the stage 30a and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b (indicated by reference numeral 30p in FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the separator 30c is not provided with a drive source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit unit. It moves in the up-down direction inside 30.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the separator 30 c is composed of two separator parts including an upper separator part 94 and a lower separator part 96. 6A is a diagram showing the state of the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96 when the separator 30c is in the retracted position, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the separator 30c is in the sorting position. It is a figure which shows the state of the upper separator part 94 and the lower separator part 96 at the time. Here, when the separator 30c is in the retracted position as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the separator 30c is locked by a lock unit (not shown), and the separator 30c moves downward in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by its own weight from the retracted position. It is designed not to fall down. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by such a lock part, the separator 30c falls downward in the deposit temporary holding part 30 by its own weight, and the separator 30c is placed on the banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. 30c is placed. At this time, when banknotes are not stacked on the stage 30a, the separator 30c is placed directly on the stage 30a.

  In addition, a restricting member (not shown) for restricting the movement of the separator 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is provided at the center position in the vertical direction inside the temporary depositing portion 30. Thus, the lower separator portion 96 of the separator 30c, which is unlocked by the lock portion, cannot move below the regulating member.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the length of the upper separator portion 94 in the depth direction is about half the length of the lower separator portion 96 in the depth direction. Further, the upper separator portion 94 has a retracted position that is a half region on the near side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96 and an advanced position that is a half region on the far side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96. It is free to move between. More specifically, a pantograph mechanism (not shown) that can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 is provided between the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96. Then, the upper separator portion 94 moves in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 with respect to the lower separator portion 96. Thus, when the separator 30c is located at the solid line position as shown in FIG. 2, the lower separator portion 96 is positioned at the retracted position as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to prevent the kicker rollers 80b of the bill feeding / feeding part 30b from colliding with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, three detection sensors 95 a, 95 b, and 95 c such as a photo interrupter for detecting the position of the upper separator portion 94 are provided inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30. When the separator 30c is locked by the locking portion and the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95c. Become so. Accordingly, it is determined in the control unit 300 described later that the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as indicated by the solid line in FIG. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by the lock portion and the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95a, 95b is detected. In this manner, the position of the separator 30c when the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 is detected.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of (specifically, two) banknotes are stored in the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary deposit section 30 by using such a separator 30c and a lock section that locks the separator 30c in the retracted position. A sorting mechanism capable of sorting into storage areas is configured.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the lower door 12a provided in the housing | casing 12 is a double door which consists of the outer door part 12b and the inner door part 12c. It consists of parts. Here, the inner door portion 12 c can be locked to the outer door portion 12 b, and the inner door portion 12 c can also be locked to the housing 12. When the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b, the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are integrally opened and closed, and when the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are opened. In all the banknote storage areas (that is, both the first banknote storage area below the separator 30c and the second banknote storage area above the separator 30c as described above) sorted by the separator 30c in the temporary deposit section 30. It becomes accessible. Thus, when the operator integrally opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c, the operator takes out the banknotes from each banknote storage area separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30, or each of these banknotes. It becomes possible to insert loose banknotes into the storage area.

  On the other hand, when the inner door portion 12c is locked to the housing 12, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b opens and closes. In this case, when the outer door portion 12b is opened, some banknote storage areas (specifically, the separator 30c and the banknotes among the plurality of banknote storage areas separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30). Only the second banknote storage area between the feeding and feeding section 30b is accessible. As a result, when the operator opens only the outer door portion 12b, the operator takes out the loose banknote from the second banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b, or separates the banknote into the second banknote storage area. However, it is possible to take out a loose banknote from the first banknote storage area between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, or to insert a loose banknote into the first banknote storage area. become unable. Here, the height of the upper edge of the inner door portion 12c is a separator whose lower limit position is regulated by a regulating member (not shown) in order to prevent the loose banknotes from being taken out from the first banknote storage area. 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is set to the same height as the lower limit position or a position higher than that. Whether the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b or the housing 12 is determined by the banknote storage area to be accessed by the operator. As the lock mechanism, for example, an electric lock mechanism is used. According to such a structure of the lower door 12a, regardless of the banknote storage area to be accessed, the first banknote storage area and the second banknote can be operated by a common operation of opening the outer door portion 12b for the operator. Since both the storage areas can be accessed or only the second banknote storage area can be accessed, it is easy to handle and has excellent operability.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banknote detection sensor 31 is in the entrance / exit to the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 (specifically, vicinity of the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b). The banknote detection sensor 31 detects the rose banknote immediately before being sent from the transport unit 18 to the temporary depositing unit 30 and the banknote immediately after being fed from the temporary depositing unit 30 by the banknote feeding unit 30b. It is like that. Information on detection of loose banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31 is sent to the control unit 300 described later.

  Further, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 300 that controls each component of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 includes a loading unit 14, a feeding unit 16, a transport unit 18, an identification unit 20, a front / back reversing unit 22, and a temporary depositing / holding unit 30. (Specifically, a drive unit 91 for driving the stage 30a provided in the temporary depositing reserve unit 30, a bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, a lock unit for locking the separator 30c in the retracted position, etc.), the bill detection sensor 31, each A loose bill storage unit 32 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) or a bill feeding / feeding portion 32b of a stage 32a provided in each loose bill storage unit 32), a band sealing unit 42, an arm mechanism 44, and a band bank note lifting Feeding unit 46, banded banknote transport unit 60, determination unit 62, each banded banknote storage unit 70 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) of a stage 70a provided in each banded banknote storage unit 70), a drawer unit Set to 13 Locking mechanism 50 is, the shutter 24a, shutter driving unit 24b for opening and closing the 48a, 48b, etc. are connected. The control unit 300 includes a signal related to the identification result of the loose banknotes by the identification unit 20, a signal related to the detection result of the bulky banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31, and information related to the determination result of the denomination of the banded banknote by the determination unit 62. The control unit 300 controls the operation of these constituent members by sending command signals to the constituent members of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 has an abnormality that detects an abnormality related to the banknote processed by each component (specifically, for example, the transport unit 18) of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10. Detection means 86 is provided, and the abnormality detection means 86 is connected to the control unit 300. Specifically, the abnormality detection means 86 detects this when a jam of jammed banknotes occurs in the transport unit 18 or the like. Further, detection information by the abnormality detection means 86 is transmitted to the control unit 300.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, each control member of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 110 is controlled by the control unit 300, and the control unit 300 is connected to each component of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 110. The operation of these components is controlled by sending a command signal. In addition, an operation display unit 302, a printing unit 304, a storage unit 306, and a communication interface unit 308 are connected to the control unit 300, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation display unit 302 includes, for example, a touch panel provided on the upper portion of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, and the processing status of bills and coins in the bill depositing / dispensing device 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, Information such as the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 110 is displayed. Further, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 300 through the operation display unit 302. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing part 304 is accommodated in the banknote and coin processing state in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110, and the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110. It consists of a printer that prints information such as banknotes and coins on a receipt. Moreover, the memory | storage part 306 is the processing history of the banknote and the coin in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, the amount of money of the banknote and coin accommodated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, etc. Information is memorized. In addition, the control unit 300 can transmit and receive various signals to and from an external device 310 such as a host terminal via the communication interface unit 308.

  Next, the operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 having such a configuration (specifically, depositing a loose banknote) will be described.

  In performing the banknote depositing process in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10, after inputting the operator ID by the operation display unit 302, the operator inserts one or a plurality of loose banknotes into the input unit 14 in a stacked state, When a command to start deposit processing for loose bills is given to the control unit 300 by the operation display unit 302, the loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the inside of the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16, and are fed out. The loose bills are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. At this time, each time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a gradually moves downward in FIG. Further, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position as indicated by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the rose banknote identified by the identification unit 20 as not being a normal banknote or the rose banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 as a reject banknote. Further, when the unillustrated detection sensor detects that a loose banknote is present in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24, the shutter 24a provided in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 is opened. As a result, the operator can take out the reject banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and re-insert it into the insertion unit 14.

  Then, when all the rose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 12 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the like, when there are no loose banknotes in the input unit 14, the operation display unit 302 is displayed. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement of the deposited loose banknote is issued, and the loose banknote temporarily held in the temporary deposit storage unit 30 is stored. The bill is fed to the transport unit 18 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, and after that, each denomination is stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 by the conveyance part 18. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And if all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the deposit process of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 will be completed. On the other hand, when a screen for requesting the operator to confirm the deposit is displayed on the operation display unit 302, if the operator inputs a return command instead of the deposit confirmation command, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 temporarily The banknotes that are suspended are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, and the fed banknotes are sent to the bulky bill dispensing unit 24 by the transport unit 18. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30 are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 24, the shutter 24a provided in this rose banknote throwing-out part 24 will come to open. Thus, the operator can take out the returned rose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. In addition, after an operator inputs a return instruction through the operation display unit 302, the bills are transferred from the temporary depositing unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12 by opening the lower door 12 a provided on the front surface of the temporary depositing unit 30. You may take it out directly. Specifically, when a return instruction is input by the operation display unit 302, the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b in the lower door 12a, and these outer door portion 12b and inner door portion are locked. 12c comes to open and close integrally. As a result, when the operator opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c in the lower door 12a, the operator can access the area on the stage 30a, and the rose banknotes accumulated on the stage 30a of the deposit temporary storage section 30 can be accessed. It can be taken out of the housing 12.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the instruction | indication of a new deposit process is performed in the middle of the normal deposit process (henceforth normal deposit process) of the above-mentioned rose banknote being performed by the control part. When 300 is given, the normal depositing process for loose banknotes is interrupted, and the interrupted depositing process is performed for the rose banknotes newly inserted into the insertion unit 14. Further, when the interruption deposit process is completed, the interrupted normal deposit process is resumed. Specifically, while an operator is depositing a large amount of rose banknotes (for example, 2000 rose banknotes), another operator tries to deposit rose banknotes related to another transaction. In this case, the deposit process of the first rose banknote is interrupted, and another operator starts the interrupt deposit process for the rose banknote related to another transaction. The process of depositing loose bills is resumed. This eliminates the need for the operator to wait until the first operator completes the process of depositing a large number of loose banknotes when another operator performs the process of interrupting deposit of loose banknotes related to another transaction. Convenience can be improved. Moreover, in this Embodiment, when an interruption payment process is performed, the banknote holding | maintenance area | region in the payment temporary storage part 30 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30c, and an interruption payment process In FIG. 2, the loose banknotes inserted into the housing 12 by the input unit 14 and sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the transport unit 18 are placed on the separator 30c. As a result, the rose banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the normal deposit process is performed and the rose temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the interrupt deposit process is performed. Since the banknotes can be separated by the separator 30c, workability can be improved because the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted. An operation when such an interruption deposit process is performed will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Fig.8 (a) is a figure which shows the conveyance path | route of the rose banknote when the normal money_receiving | payment process of the rose banknote is performed. As described above, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs the depositing process of loose banknotes, the individual banknotes thrown into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16 and are fed out. The loose bills are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Further, every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 to the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a moves downward little by little. Here, the loose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a are indicated by the reference symbol P in FIGS. In addition, when the ordinary banknote deposit process is performed, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position above the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b (FIG. 9). (See (a)). In addition, when a normal deposit process for loose banknotes is performed, a deposit screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the operation display unit 302.

  Here, when the “interrupt processing” button is pressed by the operator on the deposit screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote interrupted deposit as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the operation display unit 302. A screen for confirming to the operator to perform processing is displayed. Then, when the operator inputs that an interrupt payment process for loose banknotes is performed on the display screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 11 (specifically, a “Yes” button is clicked on the screen shown in FIG. 11). When the operator presses down), the control unit 300 is given an instruction for an interrupt payment process. When the control unit 300 is provided with an instruction for an interrupt payment process, the above-described normal payment process for loose banknotes is interrupted and an interrupt payment process for loose banknotes can be performed. Here, when an instruction for an interruption deposit process is given to the control unit 300, a rose bill is present at the entrance / exit of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 after stopping the taking of the rose bill from the insertion unit 14 into the housing 12. On the condition that the banknote detection sensor 31 detects that the banknote is not detected, the lock of the separator 30c is released by the lock unit, and the separator 30c is temporarily placed in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 9 (b). Is moved to a sorting position that divides the inside of the bill into two bill storage areas. Here, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c comes to be positioned below the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As shown in FIG. 9B, the rose banknotes already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the above-described normal deposit processing of the rose banknotes is performed are stored in the first banknote between the stage 30a and the separator 30c. It will be stored in the area. Moreover, when the instruction | indication of an interruption payment process is given to the control part 300, the information (specifically, the stage 30a and the separator 30c) of the banknote already hold | maintained in the payment temporary storage part 30 which concerns on a normal payment process. ) And the operation date information are stored in the storage unit 306 in association with the operator ID information. .

  The operator removes the loose banknote related to the normal deposit process from the insertion unit 14 when performing the interrupted banknote deposit process. Further, when the reject banknote is sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 in the normal deposit process, the reject banknote is removed from the loose banknote dispensing unit 24. In the present embodiment, when an instruction for an interrupt deposit process is given to the control unit 300, the interrupt deposit process is not started until at least the loose banknote related to the normal deposit process is taken out from the input unit 14. It has become. Then, after the loose bills related to the normal deposit process are taken out from the throwing unit 14 and the loose bill throwing-out unit 24, when the loose bills related to the interrupt deposit process are thrown into the throwing unit 14, FIG. As shown, the rose banknotes newly inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16, and the fed out banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. . Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Here, the loose banknote relating to the interrupt deposit process is placed on the separator 30c. In other words, the rose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupted deposit processing of the rose bills is performed are stored in the second bill storage area. In FIG.8 (c) and FIG.9 (c), the rose banknote sent to the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 30 when the interruption payment process of a rose banknote is performed is shown with reference mark P '. In addition, when the loose banknote interrupting process is performed, the operation display unit 302 displays a depositing screen as shown in FIG. Here, on the deposit screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 12, a message “Payment (interrupt processing)” is displayed, and the operation display unit 302 indicates that the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is being performed. As shown. In addition, the message (character) “payment (interrupt processing)” is displayed in a different color so that the normal display processing and the interrupt payment processing of the banknotes can be easily distinguished on the operation display unit 302. Alternatively, the background of this message may be displayed in a different color. Thus, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the operation display part 302 comes to function as an alerting | reporting part which alert | reports this, when the normal depositing process of a rose banknote is interrupted. Further, when the screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the operation display unit 302, the amount of loose bills that can be processed in the interrupt bill processing of loose bills, that is, between the separator 30c and the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b. The amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in a certain second banknote storage area may also be displayed. For example, a message “Up to 200 loose banknotes can be deposited and interrupted” may be displayed on the operation display unit 302.

  Further, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the inner door portion 12 c in the lower door 12 a is locked to the housing 12. As a result, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b of the lower door 12a opens and closes (see FIG. 9C). Then, when an abnormal state is detected by the abnormality detecting means 86 by, for example, clogging of the bulk paper money in the transport path of the transport unit 18 during the process of interrupting payment of the bulk paper currency, When loose banknotes remain, the loose banknotes are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30. At this time, loose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 after the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting means 86 are also placed on the separator 30c. In other words, the loose banknotes related to the interrupt payment process sent to the temporary deposit section 30 after the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means 86 are also stored in the second banknote storage area.

  In addition, when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means 86, it is possible for the operator to remove loose bills that cause an abnormality from the inside of the housing 12 (specifically, for example, from the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 18). Guidance for prompting is displayed on the operation display unit 302. Further, the operation display unit 302 urges the operator to remove the loose banknotes from only the second banknote storage area that is separated by the separator 30c and stores the newly banked banknotes that are sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30. Guidance is also displayed. And while an operator takes out the rose banknote which becomes a cause of abnormality from the inside of the housing | casing 12 to the exterior, the rose banknote (namely, 2nd banknote) sent to the payment temporary storage part 30 when the interruption payment process is performed. The loose banknotes stored in the storage area are taken out from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12, and the taken-out loose banknotes are reinserted into the insertion unit 14. Here, when taking out the banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interruption deposit process is performed from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12, the operator performs an outer door portion of the lower door 12 a. 12b is opened, and the loose banknotes placed on the separator 30c are taken out of the housing 12. In this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, when the inner door part 12c in the lower door 12a is locked to the housing | casing 12, when only the outer door part 12b is opened, the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding part 30b It becomes possible to take out the loose banknotes from the second banknote storage area between them, but it becomes impossible to take out the bulk banknotes from the first banknote storage area between the stage 30a and the separator 30c. For this reason, the operator mistakenly or intentionally handles the rose banknote (that is, the rose banknote stored in the first banknote storage area) already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 in the normal deposit process during interruption of the rose banknote. Can be prevented from being taken out. And while an operator takes out the rose banknote which becomes a cause of an abnormality from the inside of the housing | casing 12, when the interruption payment process is performed, the rose banknote sent to the payment temporary storage part 30 is this payment temporary storage part. After taking out the bills from 30 to the outside of the housing 12 and reinserting the taken out banknotes into the insertion unit 14, the operator presses the “error release” button on the display screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. Then, the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is started again from the beginning.

  In the present embodiment, all the loose banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process are fed from the input unit 14 into the housing 12 and sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the like, so that no separate banknotes exist in the input unit 14. Then, the operation display unit 302 displays a screen for requesting the operator to confirm payment. Then, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the interrupted billing process for the banknotes is issued and temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. The loose banknotes placed on the separator 30c among the loose banknotes are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, and after that, each denomination is stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 by the conveyance part 18. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the 2nd banknote storage area of the payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the interruption banknote payment processing of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is carried out. Is completed (see FIG. 8D). Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8E and 9D, the separator 30c returns to the retracted position. Specifically, when the stage 30a is raised by the drive unit 91 and the separator 30c on the loose banknote placed on the stage 30a moves to the retreat position, the separator 30c is moved to the retreat position by the lock unit. It becomes locked.

  Thereafter, the control unit 300 resumes the normal deposit processing of the rose banknotes, returns the rose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 while the normal deposit processing of the rose banknotes is being performed, and (additional deposit of rose banknotes) It is possible to perform at least one of the distribution of the rose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the individual rose banknote storage units 32 while the normal banknote deposit process is being performed (without processing). become able to. Specifically, when the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is completed, the operation display unit 302 displays a message prompting the operator to resume the normal depositing process for rose banknotes as shown in FIG. Will come to be. Then, when the operator presses the “confirm” button on the screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. At least of the distribution of the rose banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 30 and the distribution of the rose banknotes sent to the temporary payment storage unit 30 to the individual banknote storage units 32 during the normal deposit process of the rose banknotes. One process can be performed. At this time, the operator display unit 302 may be requested to input the operator ID again, and the subsequent processing may be executed on the condition that it is the same as the first stored operator ID.

  When resuming the normal deposit process for loose banknotes after the interrupt deposit process is completed, the operator re-inserts the loose banknotes taken out from the input unit 14 when performing the interrupt deposit process. To do. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the banknotes inserted into the housing 12 by the input unit 14 are identified by the identification unit 20 and then sent to the temporary payment storage unit 30 to be temporarily stored. The part 30 is temporarily suspended. Then, when all the rose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 12 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the like, when there are no loose banknotes in the input unit 14, the operation display unit 302 is displayed. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the normal deposit process for loose banknotes is issued. At this time, the information of the rose banknote newly counted by the identification unit 20 after the completion of the interrupt payment process is stored in the storage unit 306 and is counted by the identification unit 20 before the interrupt payment process is performed. The information is added to the information on the separated banknotes (that is, the information on the rose banknotes held in the temporary deposit storage unit 30), and the total amount is processed as the deposited banknote information. Further, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, the rose banknotes temporarily stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 (originally stored in the first banknote storage area) ) Is fed to the transport unit 18 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, and after that, each denomination is stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 by the conveyance part 18. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the deposit process of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is completed (FIG. 8 (f )reference).

  In addition, after the interruption deposit process is completed, when the rose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are returned while the normal banknote deposit process is performed, the inside of the temporary deposit unit 30 The banknotes temporarily stored in the banknotes (the rose banknotes originally stored in the first banknote storage area) are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, and the fed banknotes are transported by the transport unit 18. Is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30 are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 24, the shutter 24a provided in this rose banknote throwing-out part 24 will come to open. Thus, the operator can take out the returned rose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. Moreover, when the rose banknote more than the capacity | capacitance (for example, about 100 sheets) of the rose banknote throwing-out part 24 is hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30, the rose banknote which should be returned is the payment temporary storage part 30 Instead of sending the bills to the banknote dispensing unit 24, the banknotes can be taken out directly from the depositing temporary storage unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12 by opening the lower door 12a provided on the front surface of the temporary depositing unit 30. It is like that. Specifically, when the interruption deposit process is completed, the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b in the lower door 12a, and the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are integrally opened and closed. To come. As a result, when the operator opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c in the lower door 12a, the operator can access the area on the stage 30a, and the rose banknotes accumulated on the stage 30a of the deposit temporary storage section 30 can be accessed. It can be taken out of the housing 12.

  Moreover, after the interruption deposit process is completed, without performing the additional deposit process of the rose banknote, while the normal deposit process of the first rose banknote is being performed, When sorting the individual banknote storage units 32, the operation display unit 302 displays a screen for requesting the operator to confirm payment. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the normal deposit process for loose banknotes is issued. At this time, the information of the loose banknotes counted by the identification unit 20 before the interrupt deposit process is performed, which is stored in the storage unit 306, is processed as the deposited banknote information. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, the loose banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is fed out to the transport unit 18 by the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, and after that, each denomination is stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 by the conveyance part 18. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the deposit process of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is completed (FIG. 8 (f )reference).

  It should be noted that when the separator 30c is moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when performing the interrupt payment process, the sorting mechanism such as the separator 30c or the lock unit is operated only when the banknote detection sensor 31 does not detect a loose banknote. It has become. In this case, it is possible to prevent the separator 30c from being moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when an abnormality such as clogging of bills has occurred in the banknote feeding / holding section 30b in the deposit temporary storage section 30. .

  According to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above and the method for processing loose banknotes by such a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10, the temporary depositing / holding unit 30 includes the temporary depositing / holding unit 30. Are provided with a separator 30c and a lock portion for locking the separator 30c in the retracted position as a sorting mechanism capable of sorting the storage space for the loose bills into a plurality (specifically, two) of bill storage areas. If a command for an interrupt payment process (interrupt acceptance process) for loose banknotes is given to the control unit 300 while a normal deposit process (normal acceptance process) for banknotes is being performed, the normal deposit process for bulk banknotes is interrupted. And the banknotes already stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are sorted into the first banknote storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then inserted into the housing 12 by the insertion unit 14. So that the rose banknotes according to input by interrupt depositing process is sent to the second banknote storage region which is divided by a dividing mechanism in the deposit escrow unit 30. In this case, it is possible to perform the interrupted billing process for the rose bills without returning the rose bills held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12 when the ordinary deposit processing for the rose bills is performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait until the normal deposit processing of the rose bill is completed when performing the interrupt deposit processing of the rose bill, and the normal deposit processing of the rose bill performed until the interrupt deposit processing of the rose bill is performed. Since it is not wasted, workability can be improved.

  More specifically, in the conventional banknote processing device, the storage space for loose banknotes in the deposit temporary storage section cannot be divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by the sorting mechanism. During this process, it was impossible to interrupt the normal deposit process for the rose banknote and perform the interrupted deposit process for the rose banknote. For this reason, in a conventional banknote handling apparatus, while an operator is performing a deposit process of a large number of loose banknotes (for example, 2000 rose banknotes), another operator is responsible for the banknotes involved in another transaction. When trying to deposit money, wait until the former operator completes the deposit processing of a large number of loose banknotes, or perform the deposit processing of rose banknotes by the latter operator, or the large amount of loose banknotes by the former operator The deposit processing of the banknotes was first performed by the latter operator. However, when waiting for the depositing process of a large number of loose banknotes by the former operator to be performed and performing the depositing process of bulky banknotes by the latter operator, the waiting time of the latter operator becomes long. was there. On the other hand, when canceling the deposit processing of a large number of loose banknotes by the former operator and performing the deposit processing of rose banknotes by the latter operator first, the former that has already been put into the housing of the banknote processing apparatus Since it is necessary to return the rose banknotes related to the operator (that is, the rose banknotes held in the temporary deposit storage unit) to the outside of the casing and start the deposit process for a large amount of rose banknotes from the beginning, There was a problem that the deposit processing of the rose banknote before the cancellation by the operator was wasted. On the other hand, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary depositing / holding unit 30 is divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by a sorting mechanism (specifically, a separator 30c or the like). Therefore, it is possible to interrupt the normal deposit processing of the rose bill while performing the normal deposit processing of the rose bill, and to perform the interrupt deposit processing of the rose bill, and thus the conventional bill processing described above. The problem of the apparatus can be solved.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, when the banknote banknote payment process is performed, the normal deposit of the rose banknote already hold | maintained at the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 30 is carried out. Information on loose banknotes related to processing is stored in the storage unit 306. By this, when resuming the normal deposit processing for loose banknotes after the completion of the interrupt deposit processing for loose bills, the control unit 300 sets the temporary depositing portion 30 before the interrupt bill processing for loose bills is performed. Information on the sent rose banknote can be acquired from the storage unit 306.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the operation display part 302 is provided as an alerting | reporting part which alert | reports this when the normal depositing process of a rose banknote is interrupted. . In addition, the notification part which alert | reports this when the normal payment process of a rose banknote is interrupted is not limited to the operation display part 302, For example, the normal payment process of a rose banknote as another kind of notification part It may be used to notify this by voice or the like when is interrupted. In addition, the notification unit such as the operation display unit 302 is configured to notify in a manner different from that in the case where the normal deposit process of the loose banknote is performed while the interrupted banknote deposit process is performed. Specifically, as described above, the “payment (interrupt processing)” message is a different color so that the normal display processing and the interruption payment processing of loose bills can be easily distinguished on the operation display unit 302. Or the background of this message is displayed in a different color. In addition, as described above, the notification unit such as the operation display unit 302 may also notify the amount of loose banknotes that can be processed in the interrupted payment process for loose banknotes.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 is cancellation | release of abnormality, when abnormality generate | occur | produces during the interruption deposit process of a loose banknote. When the operation is performed, the take-out of the rose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 is regulated while the normal deposit processing of the rose bills is being performed. Specifically, when the inner door portion 12c is locked to the housing 12, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b opens and closes. In this case, when the outer door portion 12b is opened, some banknote storage areas (specifically, the separator 30c and the banknotes among the plurality of banknote storage areas separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30). Only the second banknote storage area between the feeding and feeding section 30b is accessible. Thus, the operator can take out the banknotes from the second banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b when only the outer door portion 12b is opened, but the stage 30a. It is possible to prevent the loose banknotes from being taken out from the first banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the operator from accidentally or intentionally taking out the loose banknotes related to the normal deposit process. become.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, when the instruction | indication of the interruption deposit process of a rose banknote is given, the control part 300 concerns on a normal deposit process from the insertion part 14. Under the condition that the loose banknotes have been taken out, the interrupted payment process for the loose banknotes is started. Thus, when the normal deposit process is interrupted, it is possible to prevent the loose bills related to the normal deposit process remaining in the insertion unit 14 from being inserted into the housing 12 in the interrupt deposit process. Will be able to.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, after the interruption deposit process of a rose banknote is complete | finished, the control part 300 restarts the normal deposit process of a rose banknote, and the normal of a rose banknote Each rose of banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 while the return of the rose banknotes sent to the temporary depositing unit 30 during the depositing process and the normal depositing process of the rose banknotes is performed. It is possible to perform at least one process of storing in the bill storage unit 32.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment and the processing method of the rose banknote by such a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added. .

  For example, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the one that constitutes the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 by being combined with the coin depositing / dispensing device 110. As the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 may be used alone. In this case, the control unit 300 may be provided inside the housing 12 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10.

  Moreover, the banknote processing system which concerns on this invention may be comprised by combining the external apparatuses 310, such as the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 mentioned above, and a high-order terminal. In this case, the external device 310 such as a host terminal functions as a management device that manages the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10. Further, in the above description, when a command for interrupting banknote billing is given while the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 is performing normal depositing processing of loose banknotes, the normal depositing processing of rose banknotes is interrupted. The banknotes that are already held in the temporary deposit section 30 are sorted into banknote storage areas (first banknote storage areas) by a sorting mechanism such as a separator 30c, and then inserted into the housing 12 by the input section 14. The control unit 300 that performs the interrupted billing processing of the rose bills such that the separated bills are sent by the transport unit 18 to another bill storage area (second bill storage region) sorted by the sorting mechanism in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is money. Although the aspect provided in the depositing / dispensing machine 1 was described, in the money handling system according to the present invention, such control is performed on the external device 310 as the management device. It may be adapted to control section is provided.

  In addition, when a predetermined terminal (for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like) is assigned in advance to a predetermined operator, and when a normal deposit process or an interrupt deposit process of loose bills is performed, FIG. The screen shown in FIG. 14 may be displayed not on the operation display unit 302 but on a terminal owned by the operator.

  In the above description, the separator 30c is not provided with a driving source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit holding unit 30. Although the aspect which moves to the up-down direction inside was described, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. As another example, a drive source that moves the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30 may be provided. Moreover, instead of the separator 30c entering from the upper part into the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary deposit storage section 30, the separator 30c may enter the storage space for the bulk banknotes from the side.

  In addition, as a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, a money depositing and dispensing machine 400 as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 may be used. Here, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 according to the modified example, and FIG. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. In the following description, all “banknotes” refer to loose banknotes. 16 is the front side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 (that is, the front side when the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 15). The right direction in FIG. 16 is the depth direction of the housing 402.

  A money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 is installed at a window of a financial institution and performs a depositing / withdrawing process of banknotes and coins. More specifically, two tellers share one money depositing / dispensing machine 400 at a financial institution or the like, and a teller is arranged on each side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. In addition, two operation terminal devices (not shown) are installed corresponding to each teller.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 according to the modified example has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 402, and a bill deposit port 410 is provided above the front surface of the housing 402 and the housing 402. A coin deposit port 450 is provided on the upper surface of the. In addition, a bill withdrawal port 440 is provided below the bill deposit port 410 on the front surface of the housing 402, and a reject unit 442 is disposed further below the bill withdrawal port 440. Coin dispensing boxes 452 are arranged on both sides of the part 442, respectively. Here, while the banknote deposit port 410, the banknote deposit port 440, and the coin deposit port 450 are designed to be shared by two tellers, each coin dispensing box 452 provided on both sides of the reject portion 442 is used. Corresponds to each teller. As shown in FIG. 15, the banknote depositing port 410 is provided with a shutter 411 that opens and closes the banknote depositing port 410, and the banknote dispensing port 440 also includes the banknote dispensing port 440. A shutter 441 that opens and closes is provided. Further, a front door 444 is provided below the banknote dispensing port 440 and the reject unit 442 on the front surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. By opening the front door 444, a lower drawer unit 409, which will be described later. Can be pulled out from the housing 402 to the front side.

  Further, on both sides of the coin deposit port 450 on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 400, a bill occupation button 484, a coin occupation button 486, a bill dispensing port lamp 490, and a coin dispensing port lamp 492 are provided. Each is provided. The banknote occupying button 484, the coin occupying button 486, the banknote dispensing outlet lamp 490, and the coin dispensing outlet lamp 492 are arranged in a pair on the left and right sides. It corresponds to the teller. Further, an operation display unit 482 such as a touch panel is provided behind the coin deposit port 450 on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. In FIG. 15, the operation display unit 482 is shown in a collapsed state, but the operation display unit 482 can be made to extend vertically upward from the state shown in FIG. 15. The operator can input various information and commands through the operation display unit 482. In addition, the operation display unit 482 displays information on the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 and information on the amount of money. The information related to the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 displayed on the operation display unit 482 includes, for example, information related to a normal error such as a jam or a reject banknote sent to the reject unit 442. Information etc. are included. Specifically, as information on the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400, messages such as “There has been a clogging of banknotes in the machine” and “Please remove the rejected banknote from the withdrawal port” are displayed on the operation display section. 482 is displayed. In addition, a power switch 480 is provided on the front surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. When the operator turns on the power switch 480, the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 performs processing for depositing / withdrawing bills and coins. Can be done.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a bill processing unit 404 for performing bill depositing / withdrawing processing and a coin processing unit 406 for performing coin depositing / withdrawing processing are provided inside the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. ing. Details of the configuration of the banknote processing unit 404 will be described below.

  As described above, the banknote depositing port 410 is provided above the front surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400, and the banknote dispensing port 412 is provided with the bill feeding mechanism 412. The bills inserted from the outside into the bill deposit slot 410 are fed out one by one into the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the bill feeding mechanism 412 includes a pair of left and right kicker rollers 412a, a pair of left and right feed rollers 412b, and a pair of left and right gate rollers 412c. In such a bill feeding mechanism 412, the bills inserted into the bill deposit port 410 are kicked out one by one by the kicker roller 412a toward the gap between the feed roller 412b and the gate roller 412c. The banknotes are fed one by one into the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 by the feed roller 412b.

  In addition, a transport unit 414 is connected to the banknote deposit port 410, so that banknotes fed into the housing 402 by the banknote feeding mechanism 412 are transported one by one by the transport unit 414. Here, the identification unit 416 is provided in the conveyance unit 414, and the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 414 are identified by the identification unit 416 as to the denomination, authenticity, front and back, correctness, new and old, conveyance status, and the like. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 414 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 418, and banknotes transported by the transport unit 414 are arranged with the front / back reversing unit 418. Specifically, among the banknotes sent to the front / back reversing unit 418, for example, only the banknotes whose back side is the upper side are reversed, so that all the banknotes issued from the front / back reversing unit 418 are all on the front surface ( Otemen) comes to the top.

  In addition, a reject unit 442 is connected to the transport unit 414, and a banknote identified as not a normal banknote by the identifying unit 416, that is, a reject banknote is sent from the transport unit 414 to the reject unit 442. . The reject unit 442 can be pulled out from the front surface of the housing 402, and the reject unit 442 pulled out from the front surface of the housing 402 can be accessed from the outside of the housing 402. As a result, the operator can manually remove the reject banknotes accumulated in the reject unit 442.

  In addition, a plurality of (for example, five) temporary storage units 420 are connected to the transport unit 414. Here, the temporary storage units 420 are arranged in parallel, and the banknotes conveyed from the transport unit 414 to the temporary storage units 420 are stacked in the temporary storage unit 420 in a stacked state. Temporarily put on hold. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, each temporary storage unit 420 is provided with a stage 420 a on which banknotes sent from the transport unit 414 are accumulated. The bills temporarily held in each temporary holding unit 420 are accumulated on the stage 420a. More specifically, the stage 420a is composed of, for example, two plates that can be opened and closed, and banknotes are stacked on the two plates in a closed state. Further, when the stage 420a is released from the position shown in FIG. 16 by opening the two plates, the banknote on the stage 420a falls downward from the temporary storage section 420 by its own weight, and a banknote storage cassette 424 or a banknote described later. It is sent to the stacking unit 426.

  Each temporary storage unit 420 is provided with a banknote feeding / feeding part 420b, and banknotes temporarily held in the temporary storage part 420 are fed to the transport part 414 one by one from the banknote feeding / feeding part 420b. It is like that. Further, banknotes are fed one by one from the transport unit 414 to the temporary storage unit 420 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 420b. Here, the temporary storage unit 420 temporarily stores the banknotes identified by the identification unit 416 in the banknote deposit process before being stored in the banknote storage cassette 424 or the banknote stacking unit 426 described later. ing. Further, in each of the three temporary storage units 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, separators 420c that can divide the banknote storage space in the temporary storage unit 420 into two banknote storage areas are shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be movable in the direction. Each separator 420c has a sorting position (specifically, a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 16) that divides the interior of the temporary storage unit 420 into two banknote storage areas, and a single banknote in the interior of the temporary storage unit 420. It is movable up and down in FIG. 16 between the retracted position as the storage area (specifically, the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 16). More specifically, when the separator 420c moves to the sorting position, the separator 420c is positioned below the banknote feeding and feeding portion 420b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 420a and the separator 420c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 420c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 420b. On the other hand, when the separator 420c moves to the retracted position, the separator 420c is positioned above the bill feeding / feeding portion 420b. Thereby, one banknote storage area comes to be formed between the stage 420a and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 420b. In addition, such a separator 420c is not provided in the temporary storage part 420 located above each banknote storage cassette 424. FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 according to the modification, the entrance to the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 (specifically, the vicinity of the banknote feeding and feeding unit 420b) ) Is provided with a banknote detection sensor 421, and a banknote immediately before being sent from the transport section 414 to the temporary storage section 420 or a banknote immediately after being fed out from the temporary storage section 420 by the banknote feeding / feeding section 420 b is the banknote detection sensor 421. Is to be detected. Such banknote detection information by the banknote detection sensor 421 is sent to the control unit 500 described later.

  In addition, for example, two banknote storage cassettes 424 and, for example, three banknote stacking units 426 are provided below each temporary storage unit 420, and banknotes temporarily stored in each temporary storage unit 420 are stored in each banknote. It is sent to the cassette 424 and each bill stacking unit 426. Each banknote storage cassette 424 and banknote stacking unit 426 has a storage space and a stage that can move up and down, and banknotes can be stored in a stacked state on the stage. Here, as shown in FIG. 16, each banknote storage cassette 424 is detachably accommodated in a cassette section 422 provided in a lower drawer unit 409, which will be described later. The drawer unit 409 can be pulled forward from the housing 402 (ie, leftward in FIG. 16) by opening the front door 444. Thus, by pulling the lower drawer unit 409 forward from the housing 402, the banknote storage cassette 424 in which banknotes are stored can be taken out from the cassette unit 422, and the banknote storage cassette 424 can be collected. Yes. On the other hand, banknotes accumulated in each banknote stacking unit 426 are fed out from these banknote stacking units 426 to the transport unit 414, and banknotes fed out from each banknote stacking unit 426 to the transport unit 414 The bills are sent to the bill 440, and the bill withdrawal process is performed in this way.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, a part of the upper side of the banknote depositing port 410, the banknote dispensing port 440, the identification unit 416, the front / back reversing unit 418, and the transporting unit 414 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 402 to the front side. The upper drawer unit 408 is provided. On the other hand, a part of each temporary storage unit 420, bill storage cassette 424, bill stacking unit 426, and transport unit 414 is provided in a lower drawer unit 409 that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 402 to the near side. .

  As shown in FIG. 17, the banknote processing unit 404 includes an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality related to the banknote processed by each component (specifically, for example, the transport unit 414) of the banknote processing unit 404. 430 is provided, and the abnormality detection unit 430 is connected to a control unit 500 described later. Specifically, the abnormality detection means 430 detects this when a banknote jam (jam) occurs in the transport unit 414 or the like. Further, detection information by the abnormality detection means 430 is transmitted to the control unit 500 described later.

  A coin processing unit 406 provided inside the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 performs coin depositing / withdrawing processing. Specifically, a coin inserted into a coin deposit port 450 provided on the upper surface is identified by an identification unit (not shown), and then the coin is received in the housing 402 to perform a coin deposit process. In addition, the coins stored in the housing 402 are sent to each coin dispensing box 452 to perform a coin dispensing process. Detailed description of the coin processing unit 406 is omitted.

  As described above, a pair of left and right banknote occupying buttons 484 and a pair of left and right coin occupying buttons 486 are provided on the top surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400, and the buttons 484 and 486 are attached to each teller. It comes to correspond. Then, each teller sitting on the side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 can press the corresponding banknote occupying button 484 or coin occupying button 486 to perform the depositing / withdrawing processing of banknotes and coins related to the teller. become able to. In addition, a pair of left and right bill dispensing outlet lamps 490 and a pair of left and right coin dispensing outlet lamps 492 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 400, and each of the lamps 490 and 492 is provided with each teller. It comes to correspond to. And when a withdrawal banknote is accumulated in the banknote withdrawal opening 440 or a withdrawal coin is accumulated in the coin withdrawal box 452, a banknote withdrawal opening lamp corresponding to a teller performing depositing / withdrawing processing of banknotes and coins. 490 and a coin outlet lamp 492 are turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a control unit 500 that controls each component of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 is provided in the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 500 includes a banknote processing unit 404 (specifically, a banknote feeding mechanism 412, a transport unit 414, an identification unit 416, a front / back reversing unit 418, a temporary storage unit 420, a banknote detection sensor 421, Anomaly detection means 430, etc.), a coin processing unit 406, a power switch 480, an operation display unit 482, a bill occupation button 484, a coin occupation button 486, a bill withdrawal port lamp 490, a coin withdrawal port lamp 492, etc. are connected to each other. Yes. In addition, a storage unit 502, a communication interface unit 504, and the like are connected to the control unit 500, respectively. The storage unit 502 is configured to store information regarding the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400. Further, the communication interface unit 504 causes the control unit 500 to transmit / receive signals to / from an external device other than the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 (for example, an operation terminal device or a host device).

  Next, an operation when a depositing process of banknotes is performed in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 will be described. When performing the deposit process of banknotes in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400, the operator inserts one or more banknotes into the banknote deposit port 410 in a stacked state, and instructs the control unit 500 to start the deposit process of banknotes by the operation display unit 482. , The banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing slot 410 are fed one by one into the housing 402 by the banknote feeding mechanism 412, and the fed banknotes are sent to the identification unit 416 by the transport unit 414. And the banknote sent to the identification part 416 by the conveyance part 414 recognizes the money type, authenticity, front and back, right and wrong, new and old, conveyance state, etc. by the said identification part 416. Then, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification part 416 is sent to the temporary storage part 420 located above each banknote stacking part 426 by the conveyance part 414, for example for every denomination, These temporary storages The part 420 is reserved. At this time, the banknotes sent from the transport unit 414 to the temporary storage unit 420 are stacked on the stage 420a in a stacked state. Moreover, the separator 420c of the temporary storage part 420 located above each banknote stacking part 426 is maintained at a retracted position as shown by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the banknote identified by the identification unit 416 as not being a normal banknote or the banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 416 is sent to the reject unit 442 as a reject banknote. As a result, the operator can take out the banknote from the reject unit 442 and re-insert it into the banknote deposit port 410.

  When all the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 410 are drawn out into the housing 402 and sent to the temporary storage units 420, etc., when no banknotes exist in the banknote deposit port 410, the operation display unit 482 receives a deposit. A screen requesting the operator to confirm is displayed. Then, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command via the operation display unit 482, the banknotes accumulated on the stage 420a are temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 420 by releasing the stage 420a from the position shown in FIG. It is sent from the holding unit 420 to the banknote stacking unit 426 and stored in these banknote stacking units 426 for each denomination. In this way, a series of operations for depositing bills in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 is completed. On the other hand, when a screen requesting the operator to confirm payment is displayed on the operation display unit 482, if the operator inputs a return command instead of a payment confirmation command, the temporary storage unit 420 temporarily The banknotes that are temporarily held are fed to the transport unit 414 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 420b, and the fed banknotes are sent to the banknote dispensing port 440 by the transport unit 414. And when all the banknotes hold | maintained at each temporary storage part 420 are sent to the banknote withdrawal port 440, the shutter 441 provided in this banknote withdrawal port 440 will come to open. As a result, the operator can take out the returned banknote from the banknote outlet 440.

  In addition, in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, a new depositing process (hereinafter referred to as an interrupt) is performed during the normal depositing process (hereinafter referred to as a regular depositing process) of the banknote as described above. When a command (referred to as deposit processing) is given to the control unit 500, the regular deposit processing of bills is interrupted, and the interrupt deposit processing is performed on the bills newly inserted into the bill deposit port 410. When the interrupt payment process is completed, the normal payment process is resumed. Moreover, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, when the interruption deposit process is performed, in the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, the banknote storage area is separated by the separator 420 c. The banknotes are divided into two banknote storage areas, and the banknotes inserted into the housing 402 through the banknote depositing port 410 and sent to the temporary storage units 420 by the transport unit 414 in the interrupt deposit process are separated from the banknotes. It is placed on 420c. Thus, when the normal deposit process is performed, the banknotes temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, and these temporary storage units when the interrupt deposit process is performed. Since the banknotes temporarily held in 420 can be separated by the separator 420c, the workability can be improved because the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted. . The operation when such an interruption deposit process is performed will be described below.

  As described above, in the normal depositing process of banknotes in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing port 410 are one by one inside the housing 402 by the banknote feeding mechanism 412. The fed banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 416 by the conveyance unit 414. Then, after the denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / incorrect, new / old, conveyance state, etc. of the banknote are identified by the identification unit 416, the banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 416 are each transferred by the conveyance unit 414. For example, each denomination is sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above the banknote stacking unit 426 and is stacked on the stage 420 a of the temporary storage unit 420. In addition, when a normal deposit process of banknotes is performed, the separator 420c of the temporary storage unit 420 positioned above each banknote stacking unit 426 is positioned at a retracted position above the banknote feeding and feeding unit 420b by a lock unit (not shown). It is locked like that.

  Here, when the “interrupt processing” button is pressed by the operator on the deposit screen of the operation display unit 482, a screen is displayed on the operation display unit 482 to confirm to the operator that the banknote interruption deposit process will be performed. Will come to be. Then, when the operator inputs that the banknote interruption / payment process is to be performed on the display screen of the operation display unit 482, an instruction for the interruption / payment process is given to the control unit 500. When the control unit 500 is given an instruction for an interrupt deposit process, the above-described normal deposit process for a banknote is interrupted and an interrupt deposit process for a banknote can be performed. Here, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 500, it is detected by the banknote detection sensor 421 that no banknote is present at the entrance / exit of the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. As a condition, the lock of the separator 420c by the lock unit is released, and the separator 420c moves to the sorting position that divides the inside of the temporary storage unit 420 into two banknote storage areas. Here, when the separator 420c moves to the sorting position, the separator 420c is positioned below the bill feeding / feeding part 420b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 420a and the separator 420c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 420c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 420b. As a result, when the above-described normal deposit processing of banknotes is performed, banknotes already held in the temporary holding unit 420 are stored in the first banknote storage area between the stage 420a and the separator 420c. Further, when an instruction for an interruption deposit process is given to the control unit 500, information on banknotes related to a normal deposit process that has already been suspended in the temporary storage unit 420 (specifically, between the stage 420a and the separator 420c). Information regarding the number of denominations and total amount of banknotes stored in the first banknote storage area) is stored in the storage unit 502.

  When performing the banknote interruption deposit process, the operator removes the banknote related to the normal deposit process from the banknote deposit port 410. Further, when a reject banknote is sent to the reject unit 442 in the normal deposit process, the reject banknote is removed from the reject unit 442. In the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, when the control unit 500 is given an instruction for an interruption deposit process, at least until the banknote related to the normal deposit process is taken out from the banknote deposit port 410. The incoming payment process is not started. And after the banknote which concerns on a normal deposit process is taken out from the banknote deposit port 410 or the rejection part 442, when the banknote which concerns on an interrupt deposit process is thrown into the banknote deposit port 410, the banknote thrown into the banknote deposit port 410 Are fed one by one into the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412, and the fed bills are conveyed to the identification unit 416 by the conveyance unit 414. Then, after the denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / incorrect, new / old, and conveyance state of the banknote are identified by the identification unit 416, the banknote identified by the identification unit 416 as a normal banknote is temporarily stored by the conveyance unit 414. It is sent to the holding unit 420. Here, the banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 are placed on the separator 420c. In other words, the banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 when the banknote interrupting process is performed are stored in the second banknote storage area. In addition, when the banknote interrupt payment process is performed, the operation display unit 482 indicates that the banknote interrupt payment process is being performed. In addition, the message “payment (interrupt processing)” is displayed in a different color so that the operation display unit 482 can easily distinguish the normal deposit processing and the interrupt deposit processing of the banknote, or the background of this message May be displayed in different colors.

  When all banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process are fed out from the banknote deposit port 410 into the housing 402 and sent to the temporary storage unit 420 and the like, the banknote deposit port 410 no longer has banknotes, and the operation display unit In 482, a screen for requesting the operator to confirm payment is displayed. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the banknote interrupt deposit process is issued, and the inside of the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 The banknotes placed on the separator 420c among the banknotes temporarily held in the bank are fed out to the transport unit 414 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 420b. The banknotes fed from the temporary storage unit 420 to the transport unit 414 are identified by denomination and the like by being sent to the identification unit 416, and then temporarily stored in the upper part of each banknote storage cassette 424 by the transport unit 414. Sent to the unit 420. Moreover, in the temporary storage part 420 located above each banknote storage cassette 424, the banknote currently accumulated | stacked on the stage 420a is released from each temporary storage part 420 by releasing the stage 420a from the position shown in FIG. It is sent to the storage cassette 424 and stored in these bill storage cassettes 424. Thus, when the banknote which concerns on an interruption payment process is accommodated in the banknote storage cassette 424, a series of operation | movement of the banknote interruption payment process in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 400 will be completed. Thereafter, the separator 420c returns to the retracted position as indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  Moreover, when the banknote interruption deposit process is completed, the control unit 500 resumes the banknote normal deposit process, returns the banknote sent to the temporary storage unit 420 while the banknote normal deposit process is being performed, and ( Performing at least one process of storing the banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 420 into each banknote stacking unit 426 while the normal banknote depositing process is being performed (without additional banknote depositing process). Will be able to.

  When resuming the normal deposit process of banknotes after the interrupt deposit process is completed, the operator reinserts the banknotes taken out from the banknote deposit slot 410 when performing the interrupt deposit process. To do. As a result, the banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing slot 410 are fed one by one into the housing 402 by the banknote feeding mechanism 412, and the fed banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 416 by the conveyance unit 414. And after the denomination, authenticity, front and back, damage, new and old, conveyance state, etc. of a banknote are identified by the identification part 416, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification part 416 is each by the conveyance part 414. It is sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above the banknote stacking unit 426 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 420. At this time, the banknotes newly sent to the temporary storage unit 420 are stacked and stored on the banknotes stored in the first normal deposit process. And all the banknotes thrown in into the banknote deposit port 410 are drawn out into the inside of the housing 402 and sent to the temporary storage unit 420 and the like positioned above each banknote stacking unit 426, so that banknotes exist in the banknote deposit port 410. If not, the operation display unit 482 displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the normal deposit process of banknotes is issued. At this time, the banknote information newly counted by the identification unit 416 after completion of the interrupt payment process is counted by the identification unit 416 before the interrupt payment process, which is stored in the storage unit 502, is performed. Is added to the bill information (that is, the bill information held in the temporary holding section 420), and the total amount is processed as the deposited bill information. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, the stage 420a is released from the position shown in FIG. 16 in the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. The banknotes stacked on the top are sent from each temporary storage unit 420 to each banknote stacking unit 426 and stored in these banknote stacking units 426. In this way, a series of operations for the normal deposit process for banknotes is completed.

  In addition, when the deposit process is completed, the additional banknote deposit process is not performed and the banknotes sent to the temporary holding unit 420 are returned while the regular banknote deposit process is being performed. The banknote temporarily held inside the temporary storage unit 420 is fed to the transport unit 414 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 420b, and the fed banknote is sent to the banknote dispensing port 440 by the transport unit 414. . And when all the banknotes hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 420 are sent to the banknote withdrawal port 440, the operator will be able to take out the returned banknote from the banknote withdrawal port 440.

  In addition, after the interruption deposit process is completed, each banknote stacking unit of the banknotes sent to the temporary holding unit 420 while the regular banknote depositing process is being performed without performing the additional banknote depositing process. When storing in 426, the operation display unit 482 displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the normal deposit process of banknotes is issued. At this time, only the information on the banknotes counted by the identification unit 416 before the interrupt deposit process, which is stored in the storage unit 502, is processed as the deposited banknote information. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, the stage 420a is released from the position shown in FIG. 16 in the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. The banknotes stacked on the top are sent from each temporary storage unit 420 to each banknote stacking unit 426 and stored in these banknote stacking units 426. In this way, a series of operations for the normal deposit process for banknotes is completed.

  It should be noted that the separator 420c is operated only when the banknote detection sensor 421 does not detect a banknote when the separator 420c is moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when performing the interrupt payment process. In this case, it is possible to prevent the separator 420c from moving from the retracted position to the sorting position when an abnormality such as a banknote jam occurs in the banknote feeding and feeding section 420b in the temporary storage section 420, for example. In addition, you may make it the input of each instruction | command in the deposit processing of the banknote mentioned above, and the output of a result be performed by the operation processing terminal.

  As described above, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the temporary storage unit 420 provided above each banknote stacking unit 426 includes a plurality of banknote storage spaces in the temporary storage unit 420 (specifically, Specifically, a separator 420c is provided as a sorting mechanism that can sort into two bill storage areas, and a command for a banknote interrupt deposit process is issued while the banknote is normally being deposited. , The normal banknote deposit process is interrupted and the banknotes already stored in the temporary storage unit 420 are sorted into the first banknote storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the banknote deposit port 410 is used to The banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process that are put inside are sent to the second banknote storage area sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit 420. In this case, since the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 420 while the normal banknote deposit process is performed can be performed without returning the banknote to the outside of the housing 402, There is no need to wait until the normal banknote deposit process is completed when the banknote interrupt deposit process is performed, and the normal banknote deposit process performed before the banknote interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted. Therefore, workability can be improved.

  Note that the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 14 and the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. 15 to FIG. The kind processing device is not limited to the one that processes banknotes. As the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, a device for processing paper sheets other than banknotes such as checks, gift certificates, and voting papers may be used.

  Moreover, the temporary storage part in the paper sheet processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is not limited to what a banknote is integrated | stacked on a lamination | stacking state. As a temporary storage section in the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, a paper tape is wound around the drum together with the tape by a strip-shaped tape whose one end is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the drum (so-called tape-type paper sheet) Kind storage part) may be used. In this case, as a sorting mechanism capable of dividing the paper sheet holding space in the tape-type temporary holding unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas, for example, a shielding member that shields the entrance of the temporary holding unit is provided. Will be used.

  Further, when the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is one that can read the serial number of the banknote by the identification unit, it is temporarily suspended after being inserted into the housing and identified by the identification unit. With regard to banknotes held in the bank, the bank area related to the normal depositing process and the banking process related to the interrupt depositing process are not required for the banknotes held in the temporary holding section, even if the holding area of the temporary holding section is not sorted by a sorting mechanism such as a separator. Banknotes can be separated. For this reason, in such a paper sheet processing apparatus, even when the banknote storage space in the temporary storage section is not divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by the sorting mechanism, this banknote is being processed during normal banknote deposit processing. The normal deposit process can be interrupted, and the banknote interrupt deposit process can be performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money depositing / withdrawing machine 10 Banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 12 Housing | casing 12a Lower door 12b Outer door part 12c Inner door part 13 Drawer unit 14 Feeding part 16 Feeding part 18 Conveying part 20 Identification part 22 Front / back inversion part 24 Bulk banknote throwing part 24a Shutter 24b Shutter drive unit 26 Withdrawal reject unit 30 Deposit temporary hold unit 30a Stage 30b Bill feeding / feeding unit 30c Separator 31 Bill detection sensor 32 Bulk bill storage unit 32a Stage 32b Bill feeding / feeding unit 40 Arrangement temporary holding unit 42 Band sealing unit 44 Arm Mechanism 46 Bundled banknote feed unit 46a Stage 48 Bundled banknote dispensing unit 48a Shutter 48b Shutter drive unit 50 Lock mechanism 60 Bundled banknote transport unit 60a Protrusion 60b Circulating belt 62 Discriminating unit 70 Banded banknote storage unit 70a Stage 80a Feed roller 80b Kicker roller 80c Roller 86 Abnormality detection means 90a Detection plate 91 Drive portion 91a Drive motor 91b Circulation belts 92a, 92b Detection sensor 94 Upper separator portion 94a Detection plates 95a, 95b, 95c Detection sensor 96 Lower separator portion 110 Coin depositing / dispensing device 300 Control portion 302 Operation display unit 304 Printing unit 306 Storage unit 308 Communication interface unit 310 External device 400 Money depositing / dispensing machine 402 Case 404 Banknote processing unit 406 Coin processing unit 408 Upper drawer unit 409 Lower drawer unit 410 Banknote deposit port 411 Shutter 412 Bill feeding mechanism 412a Kicker roller 412b Feed roller 412c Gate roller 414 Conveying unit 416 Identification unit 418 Front / back reversing unit 420 Temporary holding unit 420a Stage 420b Bill feeding / feeding unit 420c Separator 421 Bill detection sensor 422 Cassette unit 424 Bill storage cassette 426 Bill stacking unit 430 Abnormality detection means 440 Bill withdrawal port 441 Shutter 442 Rejection unit 444 Front door 450 Coin deposit port 452 Coin dispensing box 480 Power switch 482 Operation display unit 484 Bank occupation Button 486 Coin occupation button 490 Banknote outlet lamp 492 Coin outlet lamp 500 Control unit 502 Storage unit 504 Communication interface unit

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A loading unit for loading paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing;
A transport unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing;
An identification unit for identifying paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A temporary holding unit for temporarily holding paper sheets sent from the transport unit;
A sorting mechanism capable of sorting the paper sheet storage space in the temporary storage unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas;
A storage unit for storing paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit;
A control unit for controlling each component;
With
The control unit sends a paper sheet that has been input into the housing by the input unit to the temporary storage unit by the transport unit, and receives and confirms an acceptance of the paper sheets that are stored in the temporary storage unit. Is given, a normal acceptance process is performed in which the paper sheets held in the temporary holding part are sent to the storage part, and a new acceptance process command is given during the normal acceptance process. And interrupting the normal receiving process and sorting the paper sheets already held in the temporary holding unit into the paper sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the inside of the housing by the input unit There further the paper sheet line interrupt acceptance processing as send in the housing region which is divided by the division mechanism in the escrow unit by the transport unit the inserted paper sheet, the
The temporary holding unit is sent to the temporary holding unit during the normal receiving process when a release operation is performed for an abnormality that occurred during the interrupt receiving process. A paper sheet processing apparatus configured to restrict the removal of paper sheets.   The paper sheet processing according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores information on a paper sheet related to the normal acceptance process that is already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt acceptance process is performed. apparatus.   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies that the normal acceptance process is interrupted.   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the notification unit notifies in a manner different from the case where the normal acceptance process is performed while the interrupt acceptance process is performed.   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the notification unit also notifies the amount of paper sheets that can be processed in the interrupt acceptance process. Wherein, when the command of the new receiving processing is given to start the interrupt acceptance processing on condition that the sheet according to the normal receiving processing from the closing portion has been removed, wherein Item 6. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 5 . The control unit resumes the normal acceptance process after the interrupt acceptance process is completed, returns the paper sheets sent to the temporary holding unit while the normal acceptance process is being performed, and the normal acceptance. treatment is adapted to the can perform at least one processing of the housing to the housing portion of the paper sheets fed to the escrow unit while being conducted, any of claims 1 to 6 The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1. An input unit for inputting paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing; a transport unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing; an identification unit for identifying the paper sheets transported by the transport unit; Temporary holding unit for temporarily holding paper sheets sent from a conveying unit, a sorting mechanism capable of dividing a paper sheet holding space in the temporary holding unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas, and the temporary holding unit A paper sheet processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing paper sheets held in
A management device that is provided separately from the paper sheet processing device and manages the paper sheet processing device;
A paper sheet processing system comprising:
A control unit that controls each component of the paper sheet processing apparatus;
In the paper sheet processing apparatus, the control unit sends the paper sheet that has been input into the housing by the input unit to the temporary storage unit by the transport unit and is held in the temporary storage unit. When an acceptance confirmation command is given for a leaf, a normal acceptance process is performed in which a paper sheet held in the temporary holding unit is sent to the storage unit, and a new one is being processed while the normal acceptance process is being performed. When a command for acceptance processing is given, the normal acceptance processing is interrupted, and the paper sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are sorted into the paper sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the input is performed. the housing further the paper sheet interrupt acceptance processing a line send the housing area which has been divided by the division mechanism in the escrow unit by the transport unit the inserted paper sheet inside the through parts ,
The temporary holding unit is sent to the temporary holding unit during the normal receiving process when a release operation is performed for an abnormality that occurred during the interrupt receiving process. The paper sheet processing system is configured such that removal of the paper sheets is restricted . The paper sheet processing system according to claim 8 , wherein the control unit is provided in the management device. An input unit for inputting paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing; a transport unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing; an identification unit for identifying the paper sheets transported by the transport unit; Temporary holding unit for temporarily holding paper sheets sent from a conveying unit, a sorting mechanism capable of dividing a paper sheet holding space in the temporary holding unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas, and the temporary holding unit A paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing paper sheets held on the paper,
When a paper sheet put into the casing by the feeding unit is sent to the temporary holding unit by the transport unit and an acceptance confirmation command is given to the paper sheets held by the temporary holding unit, A step of performing a normal receiving process such as sending paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit to the storage unit;
When a command for a new acceptance process is given while the normal acceptance process is being performed, the normal acceptance process is interrupted, and the paper sheets that are already held in the temporary holding unit are provided by the sorting mechanism. Another paper sheet that has been sorted into a paper sheet storage area and then sorted into the housing by the loading unit by the sorting mechanism in the temporary storage unit by the transport unit A process of performing an interrupt acceptance process such as sending to the storage area;
Equipped with a,
When a release operation is performed for an abnormality that occurred while the interrupt acceptance process is being performed, the paper sheets that were sent to the temporary holding unit during the normal acceptance process are removed. Is a paper sheet processing method.

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