JP6862856B2 - Media processing equipment and media trading equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medium processing device and a medium trading device, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automated teller machine (ATM) in which a paper leaf-shaped medium such as a banknote is inserted to perform a desired transaction. is there.

Conventionally, in an automated teller machine used by a financial institution, for example, a deposit transaction in which the user is made to deposit cash such as banknotes or coins according to the contents of a transaction with a user (customer of the financial institution, etc.) , Various transactions such as withdrawal transactions for withdrawing cash to users are being carried out. In addition, as a type of automated teller machine, there is a so-called recycling type (or recirculation type) in which banknotes deposited by a user in a certain transaction are reused in subsequent transactions and withdrawn to another user. is there.

As such a recycling type automatic teller machine, for example, there is one equipped with a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine that performs processing related to the deposit / withdrawal of banknotes (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This banknote deposit / withdrawal machine is, for example, a customer service unit that exchanges banknotes with and from the user, a transport unit that transports banknotes, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes, and inserts the banknotes. It has a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the bills that have been made. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine has a banknote storage for storing reusable banknotes by denomination and a reject storage for storing banknotes that should not be reused.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-25438 (Fig. 2)

By the way, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine having such a configuration responds to various demands such as an increase in the number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage, a miniaturization of the device configuration, and the ease of configuration change according to the specifications different for each installation location. Therefore, the arrangement of the banknote storage, the reject storage, etc. inside is decided.

However, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine, as a result of sharing as many parts as possible among a plurality of specifications, it becomes impossible to directly transport the bills from a predetermined transport source to a predetermined transport destination in a configuration corresponding to some specifications. There is. In such a case, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine needs to perform a transport process such as storing the banknotes drawn from the transport source in the temporary holding section and then transporting the banknotes drawn out from the temporary hold section to the transport destination. There is a problem that this transport process requires a large amount of time as compared with the case of direct transport.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium processing device and a medium trading device capable of smoothly transporting a medium in each processing while easily corresponding to a plurality of different specifications. is there.

In order to solve such a problem, the medium processing apparatus of the present invention has an inner container for accommodating a plurality of leaf-shaped media, and has an intake port for taking in the medium put into the container by the user and the user. A medium inlet / outlet section having a discharge port for discharging the medium to be delivered into the container, a discrimination section for discriminating the medium transported along a predetermined trunk transport path, an intake port, a trunk transport path, and a release port. A first transport path connecting the outlets, a second transport path forming an annular transport path capable of bidirectionally transporting the medium over the entire circumference together with the trunk transport path, and both ends of the trunk transport path are provided, respectively. On the first transport path, a first trunk switching section and a second trunk switching section that switch the connection destination of the trunk transport path to the first transport path or the second transport path, a temporary holding section that temporarily stores the medium, and a temporary hold section for temporarily storing the medium. Temporary hold that is arranged between the second trunk switching section and the discharge port of the medium inlet / output section, and switches the transport route of the medium so as to connect any two of the second trunk switching section, the discharge port, and the temporary hold section. A switching unit, a plurality of storages for storing media, and a distribution transport path formed on the second transport path and connecting the plurality of storages to the second transport path via the plurality of switching sections. A first connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the first trunk switching unit, a second connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the second trunk switching unit, and a plurality of storages, respectively. It is arranged between the distinctive storage that stores the medium separately from the stored medium and the second trunk switching section and the second connection port on the second transport path, and is arranged between the second trunk switching section, the second connection port, and the distinctive storage. A distinctive storage switching unit that switches the media transport path in three ways so as to connect any two of the storages, and a branch branched from the second transport path at the end of the distribution transport path on the second connection port side. The transport path, the branch storage that is provided on the second transport path and is connected to the branch transport path and is a part of the storage, and any two of the first connection port and the second connection port are connected. As described above, a distribution switching unit for switching the transport path of the medium in three ways is provided.

Further, the medium trading apparatus of the present invention has an internal container for accommodating a plurality of leaf-shaped media to be traded with the user, and is an intake port for taking in the medium put into the container by the user. A medium inlet / outlet unit having a discharge port for discharging the medium to be delivered to the user into the container, a discrimination unit for discriminating the medium transported along a predetermined trunk transport path, and an intake port and a trunk. At both ends of the first transport path connecting the transport path and the discharge port, the second transport path forming an annular transport path capable of bidirectionally transporting the medium over the entire circumference together with the trunk transport path, and the trunk transport path. A first trunk switching section and a second trunk switching section, which are provided respectively and switch the connection destination of the trunk transport path to the first transport path or the second transport path, respectively, a temporary holding section for temporarily storing the medium, and a first A media transport path that is arranged between the second trunk switching section and the discharge port of the medium inlet / output section on one transport path and connects any two of the second trunk switching section, the discharge port, and the temporary holding section. Temporary hold switching unit for switching, a plurality of storages for storing media, and distributions formed on the second transport path and connecting the plurality of storages to the second transport path via the plurality of switching sections. A plurality of transport paths, a first connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the first trunk switching unit, and a second connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the second trunk switching unit. It is arranged between the distinctive storage that stores the media separately from the media that are stored in the storage, and the second trunk switching unit and the second connection port on the second transport path, and the second trunk switching unit and the second connection. From the second transport path at the end of the distribution transport path on the second connection port side, and the distinctive storage switching unit that switches the transport path of the medium in three ways so as to connect any two of the port and the distinctive storage. Any two of the branched branch transport path, the branch storage path provided on the second transport path, connected to the branch transport path and a part of the storage, the first connection port, and the second connection port. A distribution switching unit for switching the transport path of the medium in three ways is provided so as to connect the locations.

The present invention has a configuration in which a first transport path and a second transport path are overlapped with each other in a trunk transport path in which a discrimination unit is arranged, and further, a first trunk switching section and a second trunk switching section arranged at both ends of the trunk transport path. The unit enables the main transport path to be switched to the first transport path or the second transport path for connection. Further, the present invention makes it possible to transport the medium in both directions over the entire circumference in the second transport path. Thereby, in the present invention, even when an additional storage or the like is connected to the first transport path or the second transport path according to the specifications, additional storage is performed by forming a transport path passing through the main transport path. It is possible to smoothly transport the medium while bidirectionally transporting the medium between the storage and the like and each storage and the like connected to the first transport path or the second transport path. Further, in the present invention, since the distinctive storage switching unit and the distribution switching unit on the second transport path can switch between three transport paths, each storage connected to either the first transport path or the second transport path. And even from the branch storage, it can be transported and stored in the distinct storage.

According to the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to propose a medium processing device and a medium trading device capable of smoothly transporting a medium in each processing while easily corresponding to a plurality of different specifications.
Can be realized.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the appearance composition of an automated teller machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the withdrawal of the upper unit and the lower unit in a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the upper unit by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the lower unit by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine which became schematic according to 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the deposit processing and the storage processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the withdrawal processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the rear banknote movement processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the forward banknote movement processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the distinction import processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the reuse import processing by 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine by 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the upper-rear transport part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine which became schematic according to 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the bundle withdrawal processing by 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the arrangement sealing process by 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the upper unit by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the lower unit by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structure of the replenishment recovery cassette according to 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine which became schematic according to 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the storage process by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the withdrawal processing by the 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the replenishment processing by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the collection process by 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the banknote movement processing by the 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the distinction import processing by the 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the reuse take-in processing by the 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the upper unit by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the lower unit by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structure of the lower unit by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine which became schematic according to 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the deposit processing and the storage processing by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the withdrawal processing by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the replenishment processing by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the collection process by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the storage process in the rear frame withdrawal state by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the withdrawal processing in the rear frame withdrawal state by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the banknote movement processing by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transport of the banknote in the distinction import processing by 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation of the banknote in the reuse take-in processing by 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overall configuration of automated teller machines]
As shown in the appearance in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 as a medium trading device is mainly composed of a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or various commercial facilities, and is used by a user ( That is, it conducts cash-related transactions such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing with customers of financial institutions and commercial facilities.

The housing 2 is provided with a response portion 3 at a position on the front side thereof where it is easy for the user to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while facing each other. The reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash, cards, etc. with the user, notifies information about the transaction, and accepts operation instructions. The card entrance / exit 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, An operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

The card inlet / outlet 4 is a portion where various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading the account number and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card inlet / outlet 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where banknotes to be deposited by the user are inserted and the banknotes to be withdrawn to the user are discharged. Further, the deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving the shutter. Incidentally, the banknote is made of rectangular paper, for example, in the shape of a paper leaf.

The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor that selects a transaction type and inputs a personal identification number, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts inputs such as numbers "0" to "9", and is used at the time of input operations such as a personal identification number and a transaction amount. The receipt issuing port 8 is a portion that issues a receipt on which transaction details and the like are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction details and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the user is the front side, the opposite side is the rear side, and the left and right sides of the automatic teller machine 1 facing the front side are the left side and the right side, respectively, and the upper side and the right side. The lower side is defined and explained.

Inside the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that controls the entire automatic teller machine 1 and a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 that performs various processing related to banknotes are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown) to perform deposit processing and withdrawal. Performs various treatments such as gold treatment. Further, the main control unit 9 has a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like inside, and stores various information in this storage unit.

[1-2. Configuration of banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
As shown in the side view in FIG. 2, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 has a plurality of parts inside which perform various processes related to banknotes as a medium. This banknote is formed in the shape of a thin rectangular sheet of paper, for example, made of a material such as paper or resin.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is roughly divided into a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F that constitutes the outer portion of the whole, and an upper unit 10U that occupies a portion above the center in the vertical direction of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F. It is composed of a lower unit 10L that occupies the lower part thereof.

The bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F is attached to the inside of the housing 2 (FIG. 1). The upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are attached to the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F via slide rails (not shown) along the front-rear direction. Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, when the front door of the housing 2 is open, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the upper unit 10U and the lower unit are relative to the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F. Each 10L can be pulled forward. Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, by pushing the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L rearward, they can be stored in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F, respectively, as shown in FIG.

[1-3. Upper unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), which is an enlarged part of FIG. 2, the upper unit 10U includes a bill control unit 11, a customer service unit 12, an upper front transport unit 13, a discrimination unit 14, and an upper rear that collectively control the entire unit. A transport unit 15, a temporary hold unit 16, and a reject storage 17 are provided.

Like the main control unit 9, the bill control unit 11 as a control unit is mainly composed of a CPU (not shown), and transports bills by reading a predetermined program from a ROM (not shown), a flash memory, or the like and executing the program. Various processes such as a process of determining the destination and a process of controlling the operation of each part are performed. Further, the bill control unit 11 has a storage unit including a RAM and a flash memory inside, and stores various information in this storage unit.

[1-3-1. Composition of customer service department]
The customer service unit 12 makes the user deposit the banknotes or withdraws the banknotes by delivering (transferring) the banknotes to and from the user (that is, a customer of a financial institution or the like). The customer service unit 12 is a front upper portion inside the upper unit 10U, and is arranged at a position facing the user in the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1).

Further, the customer service unit 12 has a container 31 for accommodating banknotes inside the customer service unit frame 30 forming the outer portion. The container 31 is configured in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper side. For example, a maximum of 200 banknotes are arranged in the front-rear direction with their respective paper surfaces oriented in the front-rear direction, that is, accumulated. Can be accommodated in a closed state. Incidentally, a plate-shaped partition plate (not shown) that can move in the front-rear direction is provided inside the container 31. The partition plate partitions the space inside the container 31 in the front-rear direction, and pushes the stored banknotes in the forward direction to assist the discharge and separation of the banknotes described later.

Further, a hole portion penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the upper portion of the container 31 in the customer service portion frame 30, and the hole portion can be opened or closed by the movable shutter 32. Incidentally, the shutter 32 is interlocked with the shutter provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 5 (FIG. 1) of the housing 2. Therefore, when the shutter 32 is opened together with the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the customer service unit 12 can have the user insert the banknote into the container 31 or take out the banknote from the container 31. .. Further, when the shutter 32 is closed together with the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the customer service unit 12 can protect the banknotes stored in the container 31.

On the lower front side of the container 31, a separation unit 31S is provided which separates the banknotes stored in the container 31 one by one and conveys them downward. On the lower side of the separation portion 31S, a transport path 33 substantially along the vertical direction is formed by a transport guide for guiding bills, a rotating transport roller, and the like. The customer service unit 12 transports the banknotes separated by the separation unit 31S downward along the transport path 33 and delivers them to the upper front transport unit 13 located on the lower side.

Further, on the lower rear side of the container 31, a discharge unit 31E for discharging banknotes into the container 31 is provided. On the lower side of the discharge portion 31E, a transport path 34 connecting the rear lower side and the front upper side is formed between the upper and rear transport portions 15 arranged on the rear side by a plurality of transport guides, transport rollers, and the like. ing. An integrated transport section 35 is provided in the middle of the transport path 34 in the front-rear direction. The integrated transport unit 35 is composed of an upper transport belt 36 arranged on the upper side of the transport path 34 and a lower transport belt 37 arranged on the lower side thereof.

The upper transport belt 36 has a configuration in which a belt is stretched so as to orbit around pulleys arranged at positions separated from each other in the front-rear direction, so that the lower surface of the belt is along the transport path 34. is set up. The lower transport belt 37 has substantially the same structure as the upper transport belt 36, and the vicinity of the upper end of the front pulley is brought into contact with the vicinity of the lower end of the front pulley of the upper transport belt 36. On the other hand, the lower transport belt 37 incorporates a moving mechanism that mainly moves the rear pulley in the vertical direction, and the vicinity of the upper end of the rear pulley is the rear pulley of the upper transport belt 36. It can be brought into contact with the vicinity of the lower end or pulled away from the vicinity of the lower end.

With this configuration, when the integrated transport unit 35 positions the rear pulley of the lower transport belt 37 upward and brings the vicinity of the upper end thereof into contact with the vicinity of the lower end of the rear pulley of the upper transport belt 36, the lower transport belt The upper surface of the belt in 37 is substantially in contact with the lower surface of the belt in the upper transport belt 36, and the transport state is set along the transport path 34. In this transport state, when the bills are transported from the rear, the integrated transport unit 35 conveys the bills forward along the transport path 34 by rotating each pulley as appropriate and running each belt, and eventually discharges the bills. It reaches the part 31E and is discharged into the container 31.

On the other hand, when the integrated transport unit 35 positions the rear pulley of the lower transport belt 37 downward and sufficiently separates it from the rear pulley of the upper transport belt 36, the lower surface of the belt and the lower transport of the upper transport belt 36 The belt 37 is in an integrated state in which a sufficiently large integrated space is formed between the belt 37 and the upper surface of the belt. In this accumulation state, when the banknotes are transported from the rear, the accumulation transfer unit 35 keeps the belt stationary so that the banknotes are sequentially discharged into the accumulation space and accumulated on the upper side of the lower transfer belt 37. To form a bundle of banknotes.

After that, the integrated transport unit 35 moves the rear pulley of the lower transport belt 37 upward and brings the vicinity of the upper end thereof closer to the lower end of the rear pulley of the upper transport belt 36 to bring the upper transport belt 36 into a transport state. A bundle of banknotes is sandwiched between the lower surface of the belt and the upper surface of the belt in the lower transport belt 37. On that basis, the integrated transport unit 35 conveys a bundle of banknotes forward along the transport path 34 by rotating each pulley as appropriate to run each belt, and eventually reaches the discharge unit 31E in the form of a bundle. Can be released into the container 31.

By the way, in the customer service unit 12, the banknotes discharged from the discharge unit 31E into the container 31 are in a posture in which the front side of the transport path 34 faces upward and the end side faces downward. It is housed in the container 31. On the other hand, the separation unit 31S takes in the side located on the lower side in the container 31 as the leading side and conveys it along the transfer path 33. That is, when the customer service unit 12 once stores the banknotes transported by the transport path 34 in the container 31, then separates them again by the separation section 31S and delivers them to the transport path 33, the front side and the end side of the banknotes are used. It will be replaced.

[1-3-2. Configuration of upper front transport section]
The upper front transport unit 13 is located on the front lower side inside the upper unit 10U, and occupies a range of about 1/3 of the front side of the lower portion of the customer service unit 12. The upper front switching portion 41 is arranged near the center of the upper front transport portion 13, and three transport paths are formed around the upper front switching portion 41 by a plurality of transport roller pairs and a plurality of transport guides. ..

The upper front switching portion 41 is composed of a member called a blade (indicated by a triangle in the figure) and a plurality of rollers arranged around the member. The blade is long in the left-right direction and is formed in a wedge shape when viewed from the left-right direction, and by rotating and changing the inclination direction, the banknote transport direction is switched in two ways. The rollers are arranged so as to face each other with the bill carrying path in between. The upper front switching unit 41 changes the posture of the blade (that is, the inclination angle of the surface that guides the banknote) according to the destination of each banknote according to the control of the banknote control unit 11, and rotates each roller in a predetermined rotation direction. By doing so, the banknotes can be transported to a desired destination by switching the transport route of the banknotes in two ways. Therefore, in the following, a switching unit that switches the banknote transport path in two ways, such as the upper front switching unit 41, is also referred to as a 2-way switching unit.

Around the upper front switching unit 41, there is a transport path 42 connected to the transport path 33 of the customer service section 12 facing forward and upward, a transport path 43 connected to the discrimination section 14 facing backward, and a transport path 44 heading downward. Is formed. Incidentally, the lower end of the transport path 44 is the upper unit front delivery port T11, and as will be described later, bills can be delivered to and from the lower unit 10L. Further, on the front upper side of the upper front switching portion 41, a transport roller pair 45 for transmitting a driving force to a bill is provided at a position sandwiching the transport path 42.

Based on the control of the bill control unit 11, the upper front switching unit 41 has a transport path connecting the front upper transport path 42 and the rear transport path 43, and a lower transport path 44 and a rear transport path 43. It is possible to switch between the transport route and the transport route that connects the.

Therefore, for example, when a banknote is transported from the transport path 33 of the customer service section 12, the upper front transport section 13 may advance the banknote along the transport paths 42 and 43 and deliver it to the discrimination unit 14 on the rear side. it can. Further, the upper front transport unit 13 can, for example, when a bill is transported from the discrimination unit 14, advance the bill along the transport paths 43 and 44 and deliver it to the lower unit 10L (FIG. 2) on the lower side. .. Further, when the banknotes are transported from the lower unit 10L (FIG. 2) on the lower side, the upper front transport unit 13 advances the banknotes along the transport paths 44 and 43 and delivers them to the discrimination unit 14 on the rear side. be able to.

[1-3-3. Composition of discrimination department]
The discrimination unit 14 is located near the center of the lower portion of the upper unit 10U, is located below the customer service unit 12, and is located behind the upper front transport unit 13. Inside the discrimination unit 14, a linear discrimination transport path 48 that penetrates in the front-rear direction is formed by a plurality of transport guides, transport rollers, and the like. Then, in the discrimination unit 14, a plurality of types of sensors 49 such as a magnetic sensor, a truth sensor 49A, an image sensor 49B, and a traveling sensor 49C are sequentially arranged along the discrimination transport path 48.

The authenticity sensor 49A is, for example, a magnetic sensor, detects the magnetism of the banknotes transported on the transport path, and sends the detection result to the bill control unit 11. The bill control unit 11 determines whether the bill is genuine (so-called genuine ticket) or counterfeit (so-called counterfeit ticket) based on the detection result supplied from the authenticity sensor 49A.

The image sensor 49B has two image pickup elements that face each other with the discrimination transport path 48 in between. The image sensor captures both sides of the banknotes transported along the discrimination transport path 48 to generate image data, and sends these to the banknote control unit 11. The bill control unit 11 recognizes the denomination of each bill, the degree of damage, etc. by comparing the image data for each denomination stored in advance with the supplied image data, and further writes the image data on each bill. It is possible to recognize individual serial numbers. Further, the bill control unit 11 can also recognize which of the front surface and the back surface of the bill is facing a predetermined reference direction (for example, downward direction) in the discrimination unit 14.

The travel sensor 49C has, for example, a thickness sensor and an optical sensor. The thickness sensor detects the thickness of the banknotes transported along the discrimination transport path 48, and supplies the detection result to the banknote control unit 11. Based on the detection result supplied from the thickness sensor, the bill control unit 11 determines whether the thickness of the bill being transported corresponds to one bill or two or more bills. In the optical sensor, for example, a light emitting element that emits light and a light receiving element that receives the light are arranged so as to face each other with the discrimination transport path 48 in between, and light is emitted by banknotes transported along the discrimination transport path 48. It detects whether or not the light is shielded, and sends the detection result to the bill control unit 11.

Based on the detection result obtained from the traveling sensor 49C, the bill control unit 11 determines the distance between bills, the presence or absence of inclination of bills with respect to the transport direction (so-called skew), and the presence or absence of overlap between bills (so-called double feed or chain). Recognize the transport status of banknotes such as.

In this way, the discrimination unit 14 controls the bills as the discrimination results by using the detection results obtained from the bills conveyed along the discrimination transport path 48 by each sensor 49 (authenticity sensor 49A, image sensor 49B, and traveling sensor 49C). Send to unit 11. In response to this, the bill control unit 11 determines the denomination, authenticity, correct loss (whether or not it is damaged), etc. of the bill based on the discrimination result, recognizes the transport state, and obtains the obtained result. Based on this, the destination of the bill can be determined. Incidentally, the discrimination unit 14 is also called a recognition unit.

[1-3-4. Configuration of upper and rear transport section]
The upper rear transport unit 15 occupies a range of about 1/4 of the upper unit 10U slightly behind the center, and is located behind the customer service unit 12 and the discrimination unit 14. As shown in a schematic enlarged view in FIG. 4B, the upper-rear transfer unit 15 has an upper-rear switching unit 51 arranged near the center inside the upper-rear transport unit 15, and a temporary hold switching unit 52 arranged on the front upper side thereof. , A distinction switching unit 53 is arranged on the rear side, and three transport paths are further connected to each switching unit.

Incidentally, in the upper-rear transport unit 15, similarly to the upper-front transport unit 13 and the like, a transport guide for guiding the bills and a pair of transport rollers for transmitting the driving force to the bills are appropriately arranged, and the bills are fed along the above-mentioned transport path. It is designed to be transported. Further, in FIG. 4B, for convenience of explanation, the transport roller is omitted and the transport path is represented by a solid line.

The upper / rear switching unit 51 is configured as a 2-way like the upper / front switching unit 41, and is connected to the front lower side transport path 54, the front upper transport path 55, and the rear side transport path 56. That is, the upper / rear switching unit 51 connects a transport path connecting the front lower transport path 54 and the front upper transport path 55 and a transport path connecting the front lower transport path 54 and the rear transport path 56. You can switch.

Therefore, for example, when a banknote is transported from the discrimination unit 14, the upper / rear transport unit 15 can advance the banknote along the transport paths 54 and 55 and deliver it to the temporary hold switching unit 52 on the front upper side. Alternatively, it can be advanced along the transport paths 54 and 56 and handed over to the distinction switching unit 53 on the rear side. Further, the upper / rear transport unit 15 can also advance the banknotes transported from the transport path 55 or the transport path 56 forward and downward along the transport path 54 and deliver them to the discrimination unit 14.

Similar to the above-mentioned upper-rear switching unit 51, the temporary hold switching unit 52 rotates the blade located at the center to change the posture, but unlike the upper-rear switching unit 51 and the like, the temporary hold switching unit 52 has three ways of transporting banknotes. It is a so-called 3-way switching unit that switches to.

The temporary hold switching unit 52 is connected to the upper / rear switching unit 51 by the rear lower side transport path 55, is connected to the transfer path 34 (FIG. 4 (A)) of the customer service unit 12 by the front side transport path 57, and is on the upper side. It is connected to the temporary holding portion 16 by the transport path 58 of the above. Based on the control of the bill control unit 11, the temporary hold switching unit 52 has a transport path connecting the rear lower transport path 55 and the front transport path 57, and a rear lower transport path 55 and an upper transport path 58. It is possible to switch between the transport path connecting the two and the transport path connecting the front transport path 57 and the upper transport path 58.

That is, the temporary hold switching unit 52 transports the banknotes transported from the upper / rear switching unit 51 along the transport path 55 along the transport path 57 and delivers them to the transport path 34 of the customer service unit 12, or the transport path 58. It can be transported along the line and delivered to the temporary holding unit 16. Further, the temporary hold switching unit 52 conveys the banknotes conveyed from the temporary hold unit 16 along the transfer path 58 along the transfer path 57 and delivers them to the transfer path 34 of the customer service unit 12, or to the transfer path 55. It can be conveyed along the line and delivered to the upper / rear switching unit 51. In other words, the temporary hold switching unit 52 can connect any two of the upper / rear switching unit 51, the customer service unit 12, and the temporary hold unit 16.

The distinction switching unit 53 is configured in the same manner as the temporary hold switching unit 52 described above, and is a 3-way switching unit that switches the bill transport route in three ways. The distinction switching unit 53 is connected to the upper / rear switching unit 51 by the front transport path 56, is connected to the upper unit rear delivery port T12 by the lower transport path 59, and is connected to the reject storage 17 by the upper transport path 60. It is connected. Based on the control of the bill control unit 11, the distinction switching unit 53 connects the transport path connecting the front transport path 56 and the lower transport path 59, and the transport path 56 connecting the front transport path 56 and the upper transport path 60. The route can be switched between the lower transport path 59 and the transport path connecting the upper transport path 60.

That is, the distinction switching unit 53 transports the banknotes transported from the upper / rear switching unit 51 along the transport path 56 along the transport path 59 and delivers them from the upper unit rear delivery port T12 to the lower unit 10L, or transports them. It can be transported along the road 60 and delivered to the reject storage 17. Further, the distinction switching unit 53 transports the banknotes transported from the lower unit 10L along the transport path 59 along the transport path 56 and delivers them to the upper / rear switching section 51, or transports them along the transport path 60. It can be handed over to the reject storage 17.

With this configuration, when bills are transported from the front and lower discrimination units 14, the upper and rear transport units 15 use the front upper customer service unit 12, the rear upper temporary holding unit 16, and the rear lower reject storage 17 to carry banknotes. , Or can be handed over to the lower unit 10L (FIG. 2) on the lower side. Further, when the banknotes are transported from the temporary holding unit 16 on the rear upper side, the upper / rear transport unit 15 can deliver the bills to the discrimination unit 14 on the front lower side or the customer service unit 12 on the front upper side. Further, when the banknotes are transported from the lower unit 10L on the lower side, the upper-rear transport unit 15 can deliver the banknotes to the discrimination unit 14 on the front lower side or the reject storage 17 on the rear lower side.

[1-3-5. Configuration of temporary hold and reject storage]
The temporary holding portion 16 (FIG. 2) employs a so-called tape escrow method, and a drum that is formed in a cylindrical shape and rotates, a tape whose one end is fixed to the peripheral side surface of this drum, and this tape from the other end side. It has a reel for winding, a transport roller for transporting banknotes, and the like.

When the temporary holding unit 16 receives a banknote from the upper / rear transport unit 15, it conveys the banknote to the vicinity of the peripheral side surface of the drum, and by rotating the drum, the banknote is wound around the peripheral side surface together with the tape and stored. Further, when the banknotes are fed out, the temporary holding unit 16 peels the banknotes together with the tape from the peripheral side surface of the drum by rotating the reel and the drum in the direction opposite to the storage time, and transports the banknotes to the upper and lower parts. It is sequentially delivered to the transport unit 15.

The reject storage 17 has a storage space for storing banknotes inside, and also has a discharge mechanism for discharging banknotes into this storage space. When the reject storage 17 receives the banknotes from the upper / rear transport unit 15, the reject storage 17 discharges the banknotes into the storage space by the discharge mechanism and stores the banknotes in an accumulated state.

Incidentally, in the reject storage 17, for example, banknotes that are judged to be severely damaged and should not be withdrawn (hereinafter referred to as rejected banknotes) are transported and stored. That is, the reject storage 17 can store the rejected banknotes inside, distinguishing them from normal banknotes that can be reused. Therefore, in the following, the reject storage 17 will also be referred to as a distinct storage storage.

Further, the reject storage 17 is removable from the upper unit 10U in a state where the upper unit 10U is pulled forward from the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F (FIG. 3A). When the reject banknotes are stored in the reject storage 17, they are removed from the upper unit 10U by the staff of a financial institution, etc., transported to a predetermined place, and then stored inside the reject storage 17 at the opportunity of regular maintenance work. The banknotes that have been made are taken out. After that, the reject storage 17 is reattached to the upper unit 10U in a state where no banknotes are stored inside, that is, in an empty state.

[1-4. Lower unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 5, which is an enlarged part of FIG. 2, a lower transport portion 21 for transporting banknotes is arranged at the upper end portion of the lower unit 10L in the front-rear direction. A lower frame 20 is provided on the lower side of the lower transport portion 21. The lower frame 20 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, the upper side thereof is opened, and the internal space is divided into four spaces along the front-rear direction by three partition plates (not shown). (Hereinafter, each divided space is also referred to as a loading space).

In each loading space of the lower frame 20, four banknote storages 22 (22A, 22B, 22C and 22D) for storing reusable banknotes are arranged in the front-rear direction from the front side to the rear side. It is arranged along.

Incidentally, a hinge (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the upper right end of the lower frame 20, and the lower transport portion 21 on the upper side is rotatably supported by the hinge. In other words, the lower frame 20 can be closed or opened on the upper side by rotating the lower transport portion 21 around the hinge. Therefore, in the lower unit 10L, in the state of being pulled forward from the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F (FIG. 3B), the lower transport portion 21 is rotated to the right to open the upper side of the lower frame 20. When the state is set, each bill storage 22 can be taken out from each loading space, or each bill storage 22 can be loaded into each loading space.

[1-4-1. Banknote storage configuration]
The banknote storages 22 (22A, 22B, 22C and 22D) are all configured in the same manner and are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction. Inside the bill storage 22 is a storage space for accumulating and storing bills, a separate discharge unit arranged above the storage space for separating and releasing bills, and the separate discharge unit and the bill storage 22. A storage transport section or the like for transporting banknotes to and from the upper end of the banknote is provided. Further, each bill storage 22 has a preset denomination of bills to be stored.

When the banknote storage 22 performs a storage process for storing banknotes, when the banknotes are received from the upper lower transport section 21, the banknotes are transported to the separate discharge section by the storage cabinet transport section and discharged into the storage space. It is stored in a state of being accumulated in the storage space. Further, when the banknote storage 22 performs the feeding process of feeding out the banknotes, the banknotes accumulated in the storage space are separated one by one by the separation / release unit, and the banknotes are conveyed upward by the storage storage transport unit to the upper side. It is delivered by delivering it to the lower transport unit 21. Incidentally, the banknote storage 22 can operate as a safe that performs only the feeding process or as a safe that performs only the storage process under the control of the banknote control unit 11.

When each banknote storage 22 is removed from the loading space of the lower frame 20, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 are taken out or stored after being transported to a predetermined place by a staff member of a financial institution or the like. Will be done. The banknotes stored at this time are reusable and the denomination, authenticity, degree of damage, etc. are discriminated by a predetermined banknote processing device or the like, and can be withdrawn to the user in the withdrawal processing. It is in such a good condition.

[1-4-2. Configuration of lower transport unit]
In the lower transport unit 21 (FIG. 5), a switching unit 61 is arranged near the front end inside the lower transport unit 21 (FIG. 5) at a position substantially directly above the banknote storage 22A. Further, in the lower transport unit 21, switching units 62 and 63 are arranged at positions behind the switching unit 61 and substantially directly above the bill storages 22B and 22C, respectively. Further, a switching unit 66 is arranged on the rear side of the switching unit 63.

Each of the switching portions 61 and 62 as the storage switching portion is configured as a 2-way like the upper front switching portion 41 and the like of the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4A). Further, around the switching portions 61 and 62, three transport paths are formed by a plurality of transport rollers, a plurality of transport guides, and the like, as in the case of the upper front switching portion 41 and the like.

Around the switching section 61, a transport path 71 heading upward, a transport path 72 connected downward to the bill storage 22A, and a transport path 73 connected to the switching section 62 rearward are provided. The switching unit 61 can switch between a transport path connecting the upper transport path 71 and the lower transport path 72 and a transport path connecting the upper transport path 71 and the rear transport path 73. Incidentally, the upper end of the transport path 71 is a lower unit front delivery port T21, and bills can be mutually delivered to and from the upper unit front delivery port T11 (FIG. 4A) of the upper unit 10U described above. it can.

Around the switching unit 62, in addition to the transport path 73, a transport path 74 connected downward to the bill storage 22B and a transport path 75 connected rearward to the switching section 63 are provided. The switching unit 62 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 73 and the lower transport path 74 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 73 and the rear transport path 75.

Each of the switching units 63 and 66 is configured as a 3-way like the temporary hold switching unit 52 of the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4A), and the blade tilting direction is controlled by the bill control unit 11. Can be changed to switch the banknote transport route in three ways. Further, around the switching portions 63 and 66, three transport paths are formed by a plurality of transport rollers, a plurality of transport guides, and the like.

Around the switching section 63 as the bidirectional storage switching section, in addition to the transport path 75, a transport path 76 connected downward to the bill storage 22C as a bidirectional storage, and a switching section 66 facing backward. A transport path 77 connected to is provided. The switching unit 63 includes a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the lower transport path 76, a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the rear transport path 77, and a rear transport path 77. And the transport path connecting the lower transport path 76 can be switched.

Around the switching unit 66 as the distribution switching unit, in addition to the transport path 77, a transport path 78 connected to the bill storage 22D toward the rear or downward and a transport path 79 toward upward are provided. .. The switching unit 66 includes a transport path connecting the front transport path 77 and the rear transport path 78, a transport path connecting the front transport path 77 and the upper transport path 79, a rear transport path 78, and the rear transport path 78. It is possible to switch between the transport path connecting the upper transport path 79. Incidentally, the upper end of the transport path 79 is a lower unit rear delivery port T22, and bills can be mutually delivered to and from the upper unit rear delivery port T12 (FIG. 4A) of the upper unit 10U described above. it can.

With this configuration, when a banknote is transported from the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4A) through the lower unit front delivery port T21, the lower transport unit 21 transports the bill to the bill storages 22A to 22D. It can be stored or returned to the upper unit 10U from the delivery port T22 after the lower unit. Further, when the lower transport unit 21 receives the bills from the bill storages 22A to 22D, the lower transport unit 21 can transport the bills to the lower unit front delivery port T21 and deliver them to the upper unit 10U.

Further, the lower transport unit 21 can transport and store the bills in the bill storage 22C or 22D when the bills are transported from the upper unit 10U through the rear delivery port T22 of the lower unit, for example. Further, when the lower transport unit 21 receives the bill from the bill storage 22C or 22D, the lower transport unit 21 can transport the bill to the lower unit rear delivery port T22 and deliver it to the upper unit 10U.

That is, the lower transport unit 21 can appropriately sort the bills transported from the upper unit 10U and transport them to each bill storage 22 (22A to 22D) for storage. Therefore, in the following, the lower transport unit 21 is also referred to as a distribution transport unit.

[1-5. Various processing in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
Next, after modeling the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 (FIGS. 2, 4 and 5) as shown in FIG. 6, various processes involving the transport of banknotes in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, that is, the deposit process And withdrawal processing, etc. will be explained in detail.

In the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are stored in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F (FIG. 2), so that the upper unit front delivery port T11 (FIG. 4 (A)) and the lower unit 10L are stored in the vicinity of the front end thereof. The lower unit front delivery port T21 (FIG. 5) is connected, thereby forming a front connection port C1 (FIGS. 2 and 6) for delivering banknotes between the two. At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 connects the upper unit rear delivery port T12 (FIG. 4 (A)) and the lower unit rear delivery port T22 (FIG. 5) in the vicinity of the rear end, whereby the banknotes are connected between the two. After handing over, the connection port C2 (FIGS. 2 and 6) is formed.

In FIG. 6, the customer service unit 12, the discrimination unit 14, the temporary holding unit 16, the reject storage 17, and the bill storage 22 (22A to 22D) are represented by simple rectangles, respectively. In the following, these are also simply referred to as modules. Further, in FIG. 6, the upper front switching unit 41 of the upper front transport unit 13, the upper rear switching unit 51 of the upper rear transport unit 15, the temporary hold switching unit 52 and the distinction switching unit 53, and the switching unit 61 of the lower transport unit 21. 62, 63 and 64 are represented by simple triangles, respectively. In the following, these are also simply referred to as switching units.

Further, in FIG. 6, the transport path connecting each module and each switching portion is represented by a line segment (that is, a straight line, a curved line, or a combination thereof). However, in FIG. 6, in a part, a plurality of transport paths connecting each module and each transport unit to each other are grouped into one transport path.

Of these, the main transport path WP corresponds to the transport path 43 of the upper front transport section 13, the discrimination transport path 48 of the discrimination section 14, and the transport path 54 of the upper rear transport section 15. That is, this trunk transport path WP is a transport path that connects the upper front switching section 41 and the upper rear switching section 51 and penetrates the discrimination section 14 so as to be substantially along the front-rear direction.

The transport path W1 corresponds to the transport path 33 of the customer service unit 12 and the transport path 42 of the upper front transport unit 13. The transport path W2 corresponds to the transport path 55 of the upper / rear transport unit 15. The transport path W3 corresponds to the transport path 58 of the upper / rear transport unit 15. The transport path W4 corresponds to the transport path 57 of the upper and rear transport section 15 and the transport path 34 of the customer service section 12. The transport path W5 corresponds to the transport path 44 of the upper front transport unit 13 and the transport path 71 of the lower transport unit 21.

The transport paths W6A, W6B, W6C and W6D correspond to the transport paths 72, 74, 76 and 78 of the lower transport unit 21, respectively. Further, the transport paths W6A, W6B, W6C and W6D are collectively referred to as a transport path W6. The transport paths W7A, W7B and W7C correspond to the transport paths 73, 75 and 77 of the lower transport unit 21, respectively. Further, the transport paths W7A, W7B and W7C are also collectively referred to as a transport path W7. For convenience of explanation, the transport path W7 will also be referred to as a distribution transport path below.

The transport path W8 corresponds to the transport path 79 of the lower transport unit 21 and the transport path 59 of the upper rear transport unit 15. The transport path W9 corresponds to the transport path 60 of the upper / rear transport unit 15. The transport path W10 corresponds to the transport path 56 of the upper / rear transport unit 15. In addition to this, in the container 31 of the customer service unit 12, the banknotes discharged from the discharge unit 31E can be taken in again from the separation unit 31S and transported to the transport path W1. Therefore, in the following, it is considered that a virtual transport path W11 connecting the discharge unit 31E and the separation unit 31S is formed in the container 31.

Looking at FIG. 6 again, it can be seen that in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, annular transport paths are formed on the upper side and the lower side of the discrimination unit 14, respectively. That is, on the upper side of the discrimination unit 14, an annular transport path is formed clockwise from the upper front switching section 41 by the trunk transport path WP and the transport paths W2, W4, W11 and W11. Hereinafter, this annular transport path will be referred to as an upper ring transport path WCU or a first transport path.

Further, on the lower side of the discrimination unit 14, an annular transport path is formed clockwise from the upper front switching section 41 by the transport paths W5, W7, W8 and W10 and the trunk transport path WP. Hereinafter, this annular transport path will be referred to as a lower ring transport path WCL or a second transport path. Further, in the following, the transport path W6D branched from the lower annular transport path WCL will be referred to as a branch transport path, and the banknote storage 22D will also be referred to as a branch storage.

[1-5-1. Deposit processing and storage processing]
First, a case where a deposit transaction is performed with an user (that is, a customer of a financial institution, etc.) in an automated teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 counts the number of banknotes deposited by the user by the deposit process (also referred to as deposit counting process or acceptance process) in the first stage, and counts the number of banknotes in the subsequent stage. By the storage process (also called deposit storage process), each banknote is transported to an appropriate storage location and stored.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1 to deposit money from the user via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When the operation input to start the transaction is accepted, the deposit process is started. At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 first opens the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) of the customer service unit 12 to allow the user to insert banknotes into the container 31. Next, when the bill control unit 11 receives an operation input from the user via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) to start taking in bills, the bill control unit 11 closes the shutter 32 and the like of the customer service unit 12 and then separates the separation unit 31S. The banknotes in the container 31 are separated one by one and delivered to the transport path W1 located on the downstream side thereof.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 discriminates the bills in the discrimination unit 14 by transporting the bills along the transport path W1 and the trunk transport path WP as shown by the arrow R1 shown in FIG. 7 (A). The identified discrimination result is supplied to the bill control unit 11. In response to this, the bill control unit 11 first determines the degree of damage, the denomination, or the authenticity of each bill based on the acquired discrimination result. Next, the bill control unit 11 is a deposit accepting bill that can be recognized as a normal bill and can continue the subsequent processing, or a deposit reject bill that should be returned to the user because it cannot be recognized as a normal bill. To judge. Further, the bill control unit 11 counts and stores the number of generated deposit reject bills.

Based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports banknotes while switching the transport route according to the discrimination result for each banknote. Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 continuously transports the deposit-accepted banknotes along the main transport path WP, and further transports the deposit-accepted banknotes along the transport paths W2 and W3, as shown by the arrow R2. Hand over to and store in sequence.

On the other hand, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the deposit rejected banknotes to the temporary hold switching unit 52 in the same manner as the deposit-accepted banknotes, and then transports them along the transport path W4 as shown by the arrow R3, and the customer service unit 12 I will proceed inward. At this time, the customer service unit 12 puts the accumulated transport unit 35 in the accumulated state in advance, so that the deposited rejected banknotes to be transported are sequentially discharged into the integrated space of the accumulated transport unit 35 and accumulated in a bundle.

Eventually, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 finishes feeding out all the banknotes from the container 31 of the customer service unit 12, if one or more banknotes (that is, deposit rejected banknotes) are stored in the collection / transportation unit 35, the collection / transportation is performed. The unit 35 is shifted to the transport state, and the accumulated deposit reject banknotes are transported in a bundle along the transport path W4 to the discharge section 31E and discharged into the container 31. At this time, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 repeats the process of re-taking the deposit reject bill from the separation unit 31S and discriminating it by the discrimination unit 14 within a predetermined upper limit number of times, and finally it is determined to be a deposit reject bill. The banknotes may be stored in the container 31 and the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) or the like may be opened and returned to the user.

On the other hand, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 completes the deposit process if the banknotes are not stored in the collection / transport unit 35. At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 calculates the deposit amount based on the total result of the denomination and the number of banknotes taken in from the customer service unit 12 in the banknote control unit 11, and also displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6. It is displayed in (Fig. 1), and the user is asked to present this deposit amount and select whether or not to continue the deposit transaction.

Here, when the user instructs the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 to cancel the deposit transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 sequentially transports all the banknotes held in the temporary holding section 16 along the transport paths W3 and W4, and the customer service section 12 After releasing it into the container 31, the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like are released and returned to the user.

On the other hand, when the user instructs the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 to continue the deposit transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 starts the storage process as shown in FIG. 7B. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 sequentially pays out the banknotes (payment acceptance banknotes) stored in the temporary holding unit 16 and, as shown by arrows R4, is a discrimination unit along the transport paths W3 and W2 and the trunk transport path WP. Transport to 14 for sequential identification. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 uses the rejection banknote 17 for rejected banknotes with a large degree of damage and each banknote for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. The storages 22 (22A to 22D) are determined as the transport destinations, respectively.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 continuously conveys the normal banknotes along the main transport path WP, as shown by the arrow R5, and further conveys the normal banknotes along a part of the transport paths W5, W6, and W7. , The banknotes are transported to and stored in each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), which is a transport destination according to each denomination. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 66 along the arrow R5, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the conveying paths W8 and W9 as shown by the arrow R6 and stores them.

Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can classify ordinary banknotes to be reused according to denomination and store them in each banknote storage 22, and can store rejected banknotes that should not be reused in the reject storage 17. Eventually, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 ends this storage process when all the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 16 have been transported to their respective destinations.

[1-5-2. Storage processing in reject diversion mode]
By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the number of banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage 17 is relatively small, while the number of banknotes that can be stored in the banknote storage 22 is extremely large. Therefore, it has been found that a large number of rejected banknotes are generated in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 depending on the area or place where the banknotes are installed. The bill storage 22D located on the rear side is diverted to a storage for storing rejected bills (that is, a reject storage). For convenience of explanation, in the following, the operation mode in which the bill storage 22D is diverted to the reject storage is referred to as a reject diversion mode. Further, in this case, the bill storage 22D is also referred to as a diversion reject storage 22D.

For example, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 performs the storage process in the reject diversion mode, the banknotes are first conveyed to the discrimination unit 14 along the arrow R4 as shown in FIG. 7 (C) corresponding to FIG. 7 (B). , The destination of the banknote is determined according to the obtained discrimination result. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 uses the diversion reject storage 22D for rejected banknotes with a large degree of damage and each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. The banknote storages 22 (22A to 22C) are determined as the transport destinations, respectively.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports normal banknotes along the main transport path WP and a part of the transport paths W5, W6, and W7 as shown by arrows R7, so as to correspond to each denomination. The banknotes are transported to and stored in each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C), which is the destination of the banknotes. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 63 along the arrow R7, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the diversion reject storage 22D along the transport paths W7C and W6D as shown by the arrow R8 and stores them.

Thus, even in the reject diversion mode, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can classify ordinary banknotes to be reused according to denomination and store them in each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C), and should not be reused. Rejected banknotes can be stored separately in the diversion reject storage 22D.

[1-5-3. Withdrawal processing]
Next, a case where a withdrawal transaction is performed with the user in the automated teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is configured to perform a withdrawal process for withdrawing a denomination and a number of banknotes according to the amount specified by the user. This withdrawal process is a discharge process for discharging the banknotes in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 to the outside.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1 to issue the banknote from the user via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When the money transaction is started or the operation input of the withdrawal amount is accepted, the withdrawal process is started. At this time, the bill control unit 11 first determines the denomination and the number of bills according to the withdrawal amount. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 pays out the banknotes stored in each banknote storage 22 while separating them one by one according to the determined denomination and the number of banknotes, and sequentially delivers them to the downstream transport path W6. ..

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the banknotes along the transport paths W6, W7 and W5 and the main transport path WP as shown by the arrow R9 shown in FIG. Make a distinction. Here, the banknote control unit 11 determines the normal banknote transport destination to the customer service unit 12 mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, while traveling, for example, when the banknotes are double-fed. The reject storage 17 determines the destination of the reject bills having a problem in the state.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys normal banknotes to the customer service section 12 downstream along the main transfer path WP and the transfer paths W2 and W4 as shown by arrows R10, and discharges them into the container 31. Accumulate. Incidentally, at this time, the customer service unit 12 puts the accumulation transport unit 35 in the transport state, and discharges the banknotes directly into the container 31 without accumulating the bills in the accumulation transport unit 35 and accumulates them. After that, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 opens the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) of the customer service unit 12 to allow the user to take out the banknotes in the container 31 and withdraw the banknotes. Further, the banknote control unit 11 conveys the rejected banknotes to the upper / rear switching unit 51 along the arrow R10, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the conveying paths W10 and W9 as shown by the arrow R11, and inside the rejected banknotes. To store in.

Incidentally, when a plurality of banknotes are overlapped in the withdrawal process and a rejected banknote of unknown number is generated, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports these banknotes to the temporary holding unit 16 and stores them. In this case, since the temporary holding unit 16 is of the tape escrow method, it is possible to wind and store a plurality of rejected banknotes in a state of being overlapped around the drum. After that, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 pays out the rejected banknotes from the temporary holding unit 16 after the withdrawal process is completed, and transports the rejected banknotes to the original banknote storage 22 for storage. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can reduce the possibility that the number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22, that is, the so-called amount of money, is uncertain.

[1-5-4. Withdrawal processing in reject diversion mode]
When the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 performs the withdrawal process in the reject diversion mode, first, as shown in FIG. 8 (B) corresponding to FIG. 8 (A), the banknote is first moved along the arrow R9 and the corresponding arrow R12. Banknotes are transported from the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) to the discrimination unit 14. Here, the banknote control unit 11 determines the normal banknote transport destination to the customer service unit 12 mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, while the rejected banknote having a problem in the traveling state. The destination is determined to be the diversion reject storage 22D.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the normal banknotes to the customer service unit 12 along the arrow R10 along the arrow R10, discharges the banknotes into the container 31 and collects them, and collects the rejected banknotes with the arrow. After being transported to the upper / rear switching unit 51 along R10, it is transported to the diversion reject storage 22D along the transport paths W10, W7 and W6D and stored as shown by an arrow R13.

[1-5-5. Backward bill movement processing]
Next, a bill moving process for moving bills between the bill storages 22 in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 will be described. Here, a case will be described in which the front side bill storage 22 (22A or 22B) is used as the moving source and the rear side bill storage 22 (22C or 22D) is used as the moving destination to move the bills substantially backward. Hereinafter, this process is referred to as a backward banknote movement process.

Specifically, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 receives instructions from the staff of a financial institution or the like via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the banknote storage 22 of the moving source and the moving destination, the number of banknotes to be moved, and the like. , Start the bill movement process. The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 dispenses the banknotes stored inside from the banknote storage 22A or 22B designated as the moving source while separating them one by one, as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 8). , Handed over to the downstream transport path W6A or W6B in sequence.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the banknotes along the transport paths W6 (W6A or W6B), W7A, W5 and the trunk transport path WP as shown by the arrow R14 shown in FIG. 9, and passes through the discrimination unit 14. Make them distinguish at the time. Here, the bill control unit 11 determines the running state of the bill based on the discrimination result, and determines the normal bill transport destination to the bill storage 22 which is the moving destination, while the rejected bill having a problem in the running state. The destination is determined to be the reject storage 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports normal banknotes to the banknote storage 22C or 22D, which is the destination along the main transfer path WP and the transfer paths W10, W9, W7C and W6C or W6D, as shown by arrows R15. And store it. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the rejected banknotes to the distinction switching unit 53 along the arrow R15, and then transports the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the transport path W10 and stores them as shown by the arrow R16.

[1-5-6. Forward bill movement processing]
Next, in the bill moving process in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the bills are generally moved to the rear bill storage 22 (22C or 22D) as the moving source and the front bill storage 22 (22A or 22B) as the moving destination. A case of moving forward will be described. Hereinafter, this process is referred to as a forward banknote movement process.

Specifically, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 receives instructions from the staff of a financial institution or the like via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the banknote storage 22 of the moving source and the moving destination, the number of banknotes to be moved, and the like. , Start the bill movement process. The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 dispenses the banknotes stored inside from the banknote storage 22C or 22D designated as the moving source while separating them one by one, as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 8). , Handed over to the downstream transport path W6C or W6D in sequence.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the banknotes along the transport path W6C or W6D, W7C, W8 and W10 and the trunk transport path WP as shown by the arrow R17 shown in FIG. To distinguish. Here, the bill control unit 11 determines the running state of the bill based on the discrimination result, and determines the normal bill transport destination to the bill storage 22 which is the moving destination, while the rejected bill having a problem in the running state. The destination is determined to be the reject storage 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports normal banknotes to the banknote storage 22A or 22B to which the banknotes are moved along the main transfer path WP and the transfer paths W5, W7A and W6A or W6B, as shown by arrows R18. Let it be stored. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 62 along the arrow R18, and then, as shown by the arrow R19, a part of the transfer path W7 and the reject storage along the transfer paths W8 and W9. Transport to 17 for storage.

Incidentally, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 superimposes the arrows R17 and R19 on the transport path W7C when the transport path W8 and the bill storage 22C are the moving sources. Therefore, when rejected banknotes are generated, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 first suspends the delivery of new banknotes from the banknote storage 22C or 22D, which is the moving source, and then rejects the rejected banknotes along the arrow R19. After the banknotes are transported to the banknote 17, the banknotes are restarted from the banknote storage 22C or 22D, which is the source of the movement.

At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 also rejects banknotes that have already been sent out from the banknote storage 22C or the like when the rejected banknotes are generated but have not reached the discrimination unit 14, that is, banknotes that may be normal. It is transported to the reject storage 17 together with the bills, and then the feeding of new bills is restarted from the bill storage 22C or the like.

By the way, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 discriminates the banknotes that have already been sent out from the banknote storage 22C or the like at the time when the rejected banknotes are generated but have not reached the discriminating unit 14, and moves the normal banknotes. The banknotes may be transported to the previous banknote storage 22 and only the rejected banknotes may be transported to the reject storage 17. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 may stop the feeding of banknotes from the banknote storage 22C and the like and the transport of banknotes at the time when rejected banknotes are generated, and perform so-called switchback. Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 reversely feeds the rejected banknotes along the lower annular transport path WCL to reach the transport path W8, then switches the distinction switching unit 53 and transports the rejected banknotes from the transport path W8. It may be transported to the reject storage 17 via the road W9 and stored.

[1-5-7. Import process]
By the way, in the above-mentioned withdrawal process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 opens the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like to the user when the banknotes of the withdrawal amount have been accumulated inside the container 31 in the customer service unit 12. Wait for it to be taken out. At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 monitors whether or not the banknotes have been taken out using a sensor (not shown), and the banknotes are not taken out within a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after the shutter 32 or the like is opened. If so, it is determined that the user has forgotten to take the bill and left. Hereinafter, the banknotes left in the container 31 at this time are referred to as forgotten banknotes. This forgotten note is essentially the property of the user and should ultimately be handed over to the user.

Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the forgotten banknotes are stored in the reject storage 17 to distinguish them from the banknotes in the banknote storage 22, and the withdrawal after storing the banknotes in the banknote storage 22. It is possible to perform a reuse import process that is reused in processing and the like.

When performing the distinctive import processing, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the forgotten banknotes to the reject storage 17 and stores them, so that the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22, that is, owned by a financial institution or the like. It is designed to distinguish it from other banknotes. Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 rejects banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the transport path W1, the trunk transport path WP, and the transport paths W10 and W9, as shown by the arrow R20 shown in FIG. Transport and store.

Incidentally, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 acquires the serial number uniquely assigned to each bill based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and stores the serial number of the forgotten bill. As a result, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, although the existing reject bills and the forgotten bills are mixed in the reject storage 17, it is possible to sort them later based on the serial number.

By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, when a forgotten banknote is generated in the withdrawal process, the account number of the user who made the withdrawal transaction is known, and the identification unit 14 discriminates the forgotten banknote. , Its denomination and number, that is, the total amount can also be recognized. Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, when the reuse import process is performed, for example, the total amount of the forgotten banknotes is deducted from the withdrawal amount in the withdrawal transaction of the user, or for example, the total amount of the forgotten banknotes is newly added to the user. In addition to performing processing such as assuming that the money has been deposited in the account of the above, the forgotten banknotes are transported to the banknote storage 22 and stored.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 discriminates the banknotes in the discrimination unit 14 by transporting the banknotes along the transport path W1 and the trunk transport path WP as shown by the arrow R21 shown in FIG. Based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the bill control unit 11 determines the destination of the normal and reusable banknotes to the temporary holding unit 16, and a transport abnormality such as double feeding occurs. The banknotes are regarded as rejected banknotes, and the destination is determined to be the reject storage 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the rejected banknotes to the upper / rear switching unit 51 along the arrow R21, and then transports the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the transport paths W10 and W9 as shown by the arrow R23. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports normal banknotes to the temporary holding section 16 along the main transport path WP, transport paths W2 and W3 as shown by the arrow R22 and stores them.

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the banknotes in the temporary holding unit 16 to the discrimination unit 14 along the arrow R4, and then displays the normal banknotes with the arrow, as in the storage process (FIG. 7B) in the deposit transaction. The rejected banknotes generated at this time are transported to the reject storage 17 along the arrow R6 and stored in the bill storage 22 along R5. The forgotten banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 in this way are withdrawn as normal banknotes in the subsequent withdrawal processing and the like.

[1-6. Effect, etc.]
In the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment connects the upper / front switching section 41 and the upper / rear switching section 51 of the upper unit 10U and passes through the discrimination section 14. Was used as the trunk transport path WP (Fig. 6). At the same time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is placed above the main transport path WP, a virtual transport path W11 in the container 31 of the customer service unit 12, and an annular upper ring transport path WCU having the trunk transport path WP as a part. And, on the lower side of the main transport path WP, an annular lower ring transport path WCL having the trunk transport path WP as a part was formed. In other words, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 shares the main transport path WP in the upper ring transport path WCU and the lower ring transport path WCL.

Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the temporary holding section 16 is connected to the upper ring transport path WCU via the temporary hold switching section 52 which is a 3-way switching section, and the 3-way to the upper ring transport path WCU. The reject storage 17 was connected via the distinction switching unit 53, which is the switching unit of the above.

As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 uses the banknotes in each of the basic processes such as the deposit process (FIG. 7 (A)), the storage process (FIG. 7 (B)), and the withdrawal process (FIG. 8 (A)). Can be smoothly transported to the destination. At the same time, when rejected banknotes are generated, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 appropriately conveys the rejected banknotes along the lower annular transport path WCL, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 via the distinction switching unit 53 for storage. Can be done.

That is, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, when the bill traveling forward in the discrimination unit 14 is a reject bill as in the storage process (FIG. 7 (B)), the lower ring transport path WCL is rotated clockwise as shown in the figure. It can be advanced and transported from the lower side of the distinction switching unit 53 to the reject storage 17. On the other hand, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, when the bill traveling backward in the discrimination unit 14 is a reject bill as in the withdrawal process (FIG. 8 (A)), the lower ring transport path WCL is used as it is in the figure. It can be advanced counterclockwise and transported from the front side of the discrimination switching unit 53 to the reject storage 17.

By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, for example, when the frequency of withdrawal transactions is high and the number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 decreases, the two banknotes on the front side are used for the purpose of replenishing the banknotes. The storage 22 (22A and 22B) may be exchanged for two exchangeable bill storages 22 in which a large number of bills are stored in advance. At this time, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, if there are banknotes remaining in the banknote storages 22A and 22B and the banknote storages 22C and 22D have free space for storing them, these banknotes can be stored in the banknote storages 22C and 22D. By moving it to, it can be used as a banknote for withdrawal in withdrawal processing and the like.

Here, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 temporarily conveys the banknotes from the moving source banknote storage 22 to the temporary holding section 16, and then conveys the banknotes from the temporary holding section 16 to the moving destination banknote storage 22. When the movement process is performed, it takes a long time to complete the process as compared with the case of direct transportation. Further, since the temporary holding unit 16 can store a very small number of banknotes as compared with the banknote storage 22, it is necessary to repeat this transport process when the number of moving banknotes is large. Further, when the user instructs the start of the deposit transaction during the movement process, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports all the bills stored in the temporary holding unit 16 to the bill storage 22 and is in an empty state. Since it is necessary to start the deposit process after making the payment, there is a risk of making the user wait for a long time.

In this respect, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the switching unit 63 located directly above the banknote storage 22C in the lower transport unit 21 is set to 3 ways. That is, the switching unit 63 can transport the banknotes in the front-rear direction along the transport path W7, and can advance the banknotes unwound from the bill storage 22C to either the front side or the rear side along the transport path W7. Further, even banknotes transported from either the front side or the rear side along the transport path W7 can be transported to the bill storage 22C and stored.

Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the rearmost switching unit 66 in the lower transport unit 21 is a 3-way switching unit. That is, the switching unit 66 can advance the banknotes unwound from the banknote storage 22D forward along the transport path W7 and upward along the transport path W8, and also forward along the transport path W7. The banknotes transported from the banknotes and the banknotes transported from above along the transport path W8 can be transported to the rear transport path W6D and stored in the bill storage 22D. Further, the switching unit 66 can also mutually transport banknotes between the front transport path W7 and the upper transport path W8.

As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 has the front bill storage 22 (22A and 22B) and the rear bill storage 22 (22A and 22B) as bill movement processing (rear bill movement processing and front bill movement processing) in addition to the above-mentioned storage processing and withdrawal processing. Banknotes can be directly transported to and from the side bill storage 22 (22C and 22D) along a transport path passing through the discrimination unit 14 (FIGS. 9 and 10). That is, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can significantly shorten the required time as compared with the case where the bills are moved while using the temporary holding unit 16 and the like. Further, if the user instructs the start of the deposit transaction during the movement process, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 finishes transporting the bills being transported on the transport path to the destination bill storage 22 at that time. At this point, the deposit process can be started, so there is almost no need to wait for this user.

Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawing machine 10, in the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4), the transport path 34 of the customer service unit 12 and the temporary hold switching unit 52 of the upper / rear transport unit 15 are arranged near the center in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 forms a transport path that rises from the rear side of the discrimination unit 2 to the vicinity of the upper end in the housing, as in the rear portion of the discrimination unit 2 in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1. Since the length of the transport path can be kept short, the number of parts can be reduced and the frequency of failures (clogging, etc.) during transport can be reduced.

According to the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment shares the upper ring transport path WCU and the lower ring transport path WP passing through the discrimination unit 14. Each transport path WCL was formed. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is connected to the banknote storage 22C via the 3-way switching unit 63 and connected to the banknote storage 22D via the 3-way switching unit 66 with respect to the lower annular transport path WCL. .. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can smoothly perform the deposit process, the storage process, and the withdrawal process, and at the same time, the banknotes are moved along the path passing through the discrimination unit 14 between the banknote storages 22. Can be moved directly. As a result, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, in each process such as the deposit process, the banknote transport distance and the number of transports can be minimized, and the banknotes can be efficiently transported and completed in a short time.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 101 (FIG. 1) according to the second embodiment has a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 instead of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 as compared with the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Although different in, the other points are configured in the same way. By the way, the automated teller machine 101 is installed in a place where access other than staff members is restricted in a financial institution, and it is assumed that the staff members of the financial institution perform various operations as users. There is.

As shown in FIG. 13 corresponding to FIG. 2, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 is a bill deposit / withdrawal machine that replaces the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F and the upper unit 10U as compared with the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. The difference is that the metal machine frame 110F and the upper unit 110U are provided, and the sealing unit 110S is provided above the upper unit 110U. On the other hand, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 has a lower unit 10L similar to the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

Although the upper unit 110U is different from the upper unit 10U according to the first embodiment in that it has a bill control unit 111 and an upper / rear transport unit 115 instead of the bill control unit 11 and the upper / rear transport unit 15. Other points are configured in the same way. Like the banknote control unit 11, the banknote control unit 111 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and flash memory (not shown), and various processes such as a process of determining a banknote transfer destination and a process of controlling the operation of each unit. And memorize various information.

As shown in FIG. 14 corresponding to FIG. 4 (B), the upper / rear transport unit 115 is sealed and switched on the upper side of the temporary hold switching unit 52 as compared with the upper / rear transport unit 15 according to the first embodiment. Although it differs in that the portion 151 is provided, the transport paths 152 and 153 are provided in place of the transport path 58, and the transport path 154 is further provided, the other points are similarly configured.

The sealing switching unit 151 is configured as a 2-way switching unit, and is a transport path connecting the lower transport path 152 and the upper rear transport path 153 and a lower side based on the control of the bill control unit 111. It is possible to switch between the transport path 152 and the transport path connecting the rear transport path 154. The lower end of the transport path 152 is connected to the temporary hold switching unit 52. The rear end of the transport path 153 is connected to the temporary holding portion 16. The upper end of the transport path 154 is connected to the sealing unit 110S.

Therefore, for example, when a banknote is transported from the transport path 55 to the transport path 152 via the temporary hold switching unit 52, the upper-rear transport unit 115 advances the bill along the transport path 153, and temporarily on the rear side. It can be handed over to the holding unit 16 and stored. On the contrary, when the bill is delivered from the temporary holding section 16 to the transport path 153, the upper / rear transport section 115 advances the banknote along the transport path 153 and the transport path 152, and causes the temporary hold switching section 52 to move. It can be advanced to the transport path 57 on the front side or the transport path 55 on the rear lower side through the route.

Further, when the banknotes are transported from the transport path 55 to the transport path 152 via the temporary hold switching unit 52, the upper-rear transport unit 115 advances the bills along the transport path 154, and the upper sealing unit It can also be handed over to 110S. The sealing unit 110S is arranged above the upper / rear transport unit 115 and the temporary holding unit 16, and collects a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes transported from the transport path 154 of the upper / rear transport unit 115. However, the sealing process such as wrapping a strap and sealing it is performed.

[2-1. Various processing in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
Next, after modeling the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 as shown in FIG. 15 corresponding to FIG. 6, various processes involving the transfer of banknotes in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 will be described in detail. In FIG. 15, as in the case of FIG. 6, a plurality of transport paths connecting each module and each transport unit to each other are grouped into one transport path. Of these, the transport paths W12, W13, and W14 correspond to the transport paths 152, 153, and 154 in the upper-rear transport unit 115, respectively. The same reference numerals are given to the parts corresponding to those in FIG. 6 for each of the other transport paths.

In the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110, in each of the deposit processing, the storage processing, the withdrawal processing, and the bill moving processing (backward bill moving processing and front bill moving processing), the first execution including the reject diversion mode is performed. Banknotes are transported by the same transport route as in the case of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the form (FIGS. 7 to 12). Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110, when the bills are transported between the temporary hold switching unit 52 and the temporary hold unit 16 of the upper / rear transport unit 115 in each of the above-described processes, the transport path W3 in the first embodiment (FIG. Instead of 6), banknotes are transported along the transport paths W12 and W13 (FIG. 15).

[2-2. Bundle withdrawal processing]
Next, the bundle withdrawal process in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 will be described. In this bundle withdrawal process, a predetermined number of banknotes are transported from the banknote storage 22 to the sealing unit 110S, and the banknotes are collected and sealed in the sealing unit 110S to generate a sealed banknote bundle. Is the process of handing over to the user.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 111 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 101, and thereby, the user (that is, that is) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When an operation input instructing the generation of a bundle of sealed banknotes is received from (a staff member of a financial institution, etc.) along with the denomination and the number of banknotes, the bundle withdrawal process is started. At this time, as shown in FIG. 16A, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 stores 1 banknotes accumulated in each banknote storage 22 according to the designated denomination and the number of banknotes. It is fed out while being separated one by one, and sequentially delivered to the downstream transport path W6.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 conveys the banknotes along the arrow R9 and discriminates them when passing through the discriminating unit 14, as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 8A). Here, the bill control unit 111 determines the normal bill transport destination to the sealing unit 110S mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, while the reject bill transport destination is the reject storage. It is decided to be 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports normal banknotes to the sealing unit 110S along the main transport path WP and the transport paths W2, W12, and W13, as shown by arrows R31. In response to this, the sealing unit 110S collects a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes, seals the banknotes, generates a bundle of sealed banknotes, and delivers the banknotes to the user. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the arrow R11 and stores them in the same manner as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 8 (A)).

Incidentally, the banknote control unit 111 seals the specified number of normal banknotes by feeding out the same number of banknotes as the number of rejected banknotes generated from the banknote storage 22 in addition to the number of banknotes specified by the user. It is designed to be transported to the unit 110S.

By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110, when the user receives an instruction to align the front and back of the banknote in advance in this bundle / withdrawal process, the banknote is conveyed to the sealing unit 110S with the front and back aligned. .. Hereinafter, this instruction will be referred to as a front-back unified instruction.

Specifically, the bill control unit 111 has, for example, the lower side of the discrimination unit 14 as a reference direction, and based on images of both paper surfaces of the bills to be conveyed, the front surface or the back surface when the bills pass through the discrimination unit 14. Which of the above is facing the reference direction is determined. For convenience of explanation, in the following, a banknote whose front surface faces the reference direction is referred to as a face-up banknote, and a banknote whose back surface faces the reference direction is referred to as a face-down banknote.

Then, the bill control unit 111 sets the destination of the front-facing bills among the bills in the normal transport state to the sealing unit 110S, determines the destination of the back-faced bills to the customer service unit 12, and transports the rejected bills. The destination is decided to be the reject storage 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 conveys the front-facing banknotes to the sealing unit 110S along the arrow R31 described above, while the face-down banknotes are delivered to the customer service unit 12 along the transport path W4 as shown by the arrow R32. It is conveyed to the discharge unit 31E and discharged into the container 31. At this time, the face-down banknotes are sequentially accumulated in the container 31 in a posture in which the back surface of the banknotes is directed backward and the front surface is directed forward.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16B, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 separates and takes in the banknotes facing forward from the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 one by one by the separation unit 31S. In the case of deposit processing (FIG. 7 (A)), the banknotes are transported to the discrimination unit 14 along the arrow R1. In other words, the customer service unit 12 conveys the banknotes from the discharging unit 31E to the separating unit 31S in the container 31 along the virtual transport path W11, and the bills progress in the middle of the transport. The direction is reversed.

Since the surface of all the banknotes that reached the discrimination unit 14 was directed forward in the container 31, the posture of the surface facing downward (that is, the reference direction) due to the structure of the transport path along the arrow R1. It becomes the face-up banknote of. That is, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 can reverse the front and back of the bill by transporting the bill once along the upper ring transport path WCU including the transport path W11.

After that, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the face-up bills in the normal transport state to the sealing unit 110S along the arrow R31 of FIG. 16 (A) based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. To do. Incidentally, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 treats the banknotes whose transport state was not normal in the discrimination unit 14 as rejected banknotes regardless of the front and back sides, and follows the arrow R11 similar to the case of withdrawal processing (FIG. 8 (A)). It is transported to the reject storage 17 and stored.

Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 bundles the banknotes in the sealing unit 110S by transporting the banknotes from the banknote storage 22 to the sealing unit 110S while appropriately inverting the front and back depending on the presence or absence of the front / back unification instruction. Generate a bundle of sealed banknotes and hand it over to the user.

[2-3. Arrangement and sealing process]
Next, the rearranging and sealing process in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 will be described. In this bundle withdrawal process, the banknotes inserted into the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 by the user are conveyed to the sealing unit 110S, and the banknotes are collected and sealed in the sealing unit 110S to seal the sealed banknotes. This is the process of creating a bundle and handing it over to the user.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 111 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 101, and thereby, the user (that is, that is) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When an operation input instructing the execution of the rearranging and sealing process is received from a staff member of a financial institution, etc., the rearranging and sealing process is started.

At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 causes the user to insert the banknotes into the container 31 as in the case of the deposit process (FIG. 7A), and separates the banknotes one by one by the separation unit 31S. And hand over to the transport path W1 in sequence. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 17, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 conveys the banknotes along the arrow R1 and discriminates the banknotes when passing through the discriminating unit 14.

Here, the bill control unit 111 has no problem in the running state and the like when the denomination of the bill is specified in advance by the user based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and the designated denomination. It is determined that the banknotes are normal and the destination is determined to be the sealing unit 110S, while the other banknotes are determined to be returned bills to be returned to the user and the destination is determined to be the temporary holding unit 16.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports normal banknotes to the sealing unit 110S for sealing, and transports the returned banknotes to the temporary holding section 16 along the transport path W13 as shown by the arrow R33. Let it be stored.

At this time, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 has received the front / back unification instruction from the user in advance, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 conveys only the face-up banknotes to the sealing unit 110S along the arrow R31, as in the case of the bundle / withdrawal process. The face-down bill is conveyed along the arrow R32 and returned to the customer service unit 12 via the integrated transfer unit 35.

As a result, the face-down bill is in a posture in which the back surface is directed backward and the front surface is directed forward in the container 31. After that, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the bills again along the arrow R1, and based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, transports the bills in the normal transport state as face-up bills to the sealing unit 110S. On the other hand, the banknotes whose transport state is not normal are transported to the temporary holding unit 16.

The banknotes transported to the temporary holding unit 16 are accommodated in the customer service unit 12 along the transport paths W13, W14, and W4 after all the banknotes inserted in the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 are separated and fed out. It is transported into the vessel 31 and returned to the user.

Thus, in the rearranging and sealing process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the banknotes inserted into the customer service unit 12 by the user to the sealing unit 110S while appropriately inverting the front and back according to the front and back unification instruction. A bundle of sealed banknotes is generated in the sealing unit 110S and delivered to the user.

[2-4. Effect, etc.]
In the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment shares the trunk transport path WP with each other like the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. An annular transport path WCU and a lower annular transport path WCL were formed (FIG. 15).

As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 smoothly transports the banknotes to their respective destinations in each process such as the deposit process, the storage process, and the withdrawal process, as in the case of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. Can be done (FIGS. 7 and 8). Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 discriminates between the front bill storages 22A and 22B and the rear bill storages 22C and 22D by performing the bill movement processing as in the first embodiment. Banknotes can be continuously and efficiently transported along the transport path via the section 14 (FIGS. 9 and 10).

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 is provided with a sealing unit 110S above the upper unit 110U (FIG. 13), and is provided with a sealing switching unit 151, a transport path 154, and the like in the upper / rear transport unit 115 (FIG. 14). As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 to the sealing unit 110S for sealing (FIG. 16), and is inserted into the customer service unit 12 by the user. It is also possible to carry out a rearranging and sealing process (FIG. 17) in which the bills are transported to the sealing unit 110S and sealed.

In addition, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 receives a front / back unified instruction from the user in the bundle / withdrawal processing and the rearranging / sealing process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transfers the face-up banknotes to the sealing unit 110S based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. On the other hand, the back-faced banknotes are transported to the customer service unit 12 and made one round along the upper ring transport path WCU. Here, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 passes through the discrimination unit 14 again in order to reverse the traveling direction of the banknotes and replace the beginning and the end in the virtual transport path W11 formed in the container 31 of the customer service unit 12. At this stage, the front and back of this banknote can be turned over to form a face-up banknote. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 can generate a bundle of sealed banknotes in the sealing unit 110S with the front and back sides of the banknotes aligned.

In other words, since the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 reverses the banknote transport direction in the transport path W11 in the container 31 in the upper ring transport path WCU, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated reversing mechanism or the like. The front and back sides of the banknotes can be turned upside down by simply transporting the banknotes around the upper ring transport path WCU.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 (FIG. 13) has a bill control unit 111 and a bill control unit 111 that replaces the bill control unit 11 and the upper / rear transport unit 15 as compared with the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 (FIG. 2) according to the first embodiment. The upper and rear transport portions 115 and the sealing unit 110S are provided, while the other portions have the same configuration. Further, the upper / rear transport unit 115 (FIG. 14) is provided with transport paths 152 and 153 instead of the transport path 58 as compared with the upper / rear transport unit 15 (FIG. 4 (B)) according to the first embodiment. While the sealing switching portion 151 and the transport path 154 are provided, the other portions have the same configuration. Of these, the transport paths 152 and 153 are made to pass through substantially the same points as the transport path 58.

Therefore, as compared with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 can share an extremely large number of parts, mainly the parts not directly related to the sealing unit 110S, and can be designed and designed. Costs can be reduced in manufacturing, maintenance, and the like.

Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110, in the upper / rear transport section 115 (FIG. 14), the sealing switching section 151 is not on the upper ring transport path WCU, but the transport path W152 and the transport path W153 branched from the upper ring transport path WCU. It was arranged at the connection point of the above, that is, in the middle of the transport path 58 (FIG. 4 (B)) in the first embodiment.

Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 transports the banknotes along the upper ring transport path WCU like the deposit rejected banknotes in the deposit process (FIG. 7 (A)) and the normal banknotes in the withdrawal process (FIG. 8 (A)). It is not necessary to pass the sealing switching unit 151 through the bill to be processed, and each switching unit may be controlled by the bill control unit 111 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. That is, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110 can have the same transport route for withdrawal of deposit rejected bills and normal bills as compared with the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, and the number of switching units is increased. It is possible to avoid an increase in transport abnormalities due to changes in the transport route.

In other respects, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 can have the same effect as the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment shares the upper ring transport path WCU and the lower ring transport path WP passing through the discrimination unit 14. Each transport path WCL was formed. Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 110, in addition to the configuration of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the upper / rear transport unit 115 is provided with a sealing switching unit 151, a transport path 154, and the like, and the sealing unit 110S. Was provided. For this reason, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 110 shares an extremely large number of parts with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, and can perform the same deposit processing and the like, as well as bundle and withdrawal processing and rearranging and sealing processing. You can also do it.

[3. Third Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 201 (FIG. 1) according to the third embodiment has a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 instead of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 as compared with the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Although different in, the other points are configured in the same way.

As shown in FIG. 18, which corresponds to FIG. 2, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 corresponds to the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F, the upper unit 10U, and the lower unit 10L of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, respectively. It is composed of a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 210F, an upper unit 210U, and a lower unit 210L.

[3-1. Upper unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 19 corresponding to FIG. 4A, the upper unit 210U is a bill control unit that replaces the bill control unit 11 and the upper front transport unit 13 as compared with the upper unit 10U according to the first embodiment. Although it differs in that it has 211 and the upper front transport unit 213, the other points are similarly configured.

Like the banknote control unit 11 according to the first embodiment, the banknote control unit 211 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and flash memory (not shown), and controls the process of determining the destination of the banknote and the operation of each unit. Performs various processes such as processing, and stores various information.

The upper front transfer unit 213 has a shape that is greatly extended forward as compared with the upper front transfer unit 13 (FIG. 4 (A)) in the first embodiment, and the upper front switching unit 41 and the transfer unit 213 have a shape that is greatly extended forward. Although it differs in that it has an upper front switching portion 241 and a transport path 244 instead of the path 44, the transport paths 42 and 43 and the transport roller pair 45 are similarly configured.

The upper front switching portion 241 is provided on the front side of the transport path 42 and above the transport path 43, and is located on the front upper side of the upper front switching portion 41 (FIG. 4A) in the first embodiment. doing. The upper front switching unit 241 is a 2-way blade like the upper front switching unit 41. The transport path 244 forms a path that travels forward from the upper front switching portion 241 and then bends downward, and the lower end thereof is the upper unit front delivery port T11.

The upper front switching unit 241 connects the transport path connecting the upper transport path 42 and the rear transport path 43 with the rear transport path 43 and the front transport path 244 based on the control of the bill control unit 211. It is possible to switch between the transport route and the transport route.

Therefore, the upper front transport unit 213 can transport the banknotes along a plurality of transport routes, similarly to the upper front transport unit 13 according to the first embodiment. Specifically, the upper front transport unit 213 can transport bills from the transport path 33 of the customer service unit 12 to the discrimination unit 14, and can also transport the banknotes from the discrimination unit 14 to the lower lower unit 210L (FIG. 18), or the lower unit 210L. Can transport banknotes to the discrimination unit 14.

[3-2. Lower unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 20, which corresponds to FIG. 5, the lower unit 210L is composed of a lower frame 220 and a lower transport portion 221 instead of the lower frame 20 and the lower transport portion 21 in the first embodiment.

The lower frame 220 is divided into five spaces along the front-rear direction, and five loading spaces are formed. As in the first embodiment, the three bill storages 22A, 22B, and 22C are loaded in the three loading spaces on the front side of the lower frame 220, respectively. The banknote storages 22 (22A, 22B and 22C) are all configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

The fourth loading space from the front side in the lower frame 220 is formed to be slightly larger than the others (that is, longer in the front-rear direction), and the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 in which the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 are integrated is loaded. Will be done. Further, the rearmost loading space in the lower frame 220 is formed to be slightly smaller than the others (that is, shorter in the front-rear direction), and the forget-me-not storage 227 as the second distinction storage is loaded.

[3-2-1. Configuration of replenishment collection, replenishment reject, and forget-me-not storage]
The replenishment reject storage 225 as the replenishment distinction storage is arranged on the rear side of the bill storage 22C and on the front side of the replenishment collection storage 224, and has a length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction as compared with the bill storage 22C. On the other hand, the length in the front-rear direction is shortened to about 1/3 to 1/4. The replenishment reject storage 225 has the same function as the reject storage 17 (FIG. 19 and the like), and has a function of internally storing the bills received from the lower transport unit 221 while the bills stored inside. Does not have a separation function of separating and feeding the banknotes one by one. Incidentally, the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the replenishment reject storage 225 is about the same as that of the reject storage 17 (FIG. 19 and the like). Further, the forget-me-not storage 227 is configured in substantially the same manner as the replenishment reject storage 225.

The branch storage and the replenishment / collection storage 224 as the replenishment / collection storage are arranged behind the replenishment reject storage 225, and are configured substantially in the same manner as the bill storage 22 according to the first embodiment. That is, the replenishment collection storage 224 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and a storage space, a separation / discharge unit, a storage storage transport unit, and the like are provided therein. Therefore, the replenishment collection storage 224 can perform a storage process for storing banknotes and a payout process for paying out banknotes based on the control of the banknote control unit 211.

Incidentally, the replenishment collection storage 224 has a replenishment collection mode in which bills to be replenished are stored in each bill storage 22 and bills collected from each bill storage 22 are stored based on the control of the bill control unit 211. Similar to the banknote storage 22, it is possible to switch between a banknote storage mode in which denominations are assigned and reusable banknotes are stored.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 21, the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 is provided with a hinge (not shown) on one side of the front surface of the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the rear surface of the replenishment reject storage 225, for example, near the right side. The replenishment reject storage 225 can be rotated with respect to the replenishment collection storage 224. That is, when the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 is loaded into the lower unit 210L, the front surface of the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the rear surface of the replenishment / rejection storage 225 are overlapped with each other as shown in FIG. It becomes a shape.

On the other hand, when the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 is taken out from the lower unit 210L in maintenance work or the like and then the replenishment / rejection storage 225 is rotated with respect to the replenishment / recovery storage 224 at the hinge as shown in FIG. The front surface of the replenishment collection storage 224 and the rear surface of the replenishment reject storage 225 can be separated from each other. Hereinafter, this state is referred to as an open state. Further, the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 is provided with a rotatable inner door 226D between the front surface of the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the rear surface of the replenishment / rejection storage 225.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 21B, the replenishment / collection cassette 226 can access the storage space of the replenishment / collection storage 224 in the open state, that is, can take out or load banknotes. Further, in the replenishment / collection cassette 226, as shown in FIG. 21C, the bills can be taken out from the storage space of the replenishment reject storage 225 by rotating the inner door 226D toward the replenishment / collection storage 224 in the open state. it can.

Incidentally, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) is not attached / detached to the lower unit 210L as much as possible, and the replenishment / collection cassette 226 is mainly attached / detached to replenish and collect the banknotes. It is supposed.

[3-2-2. Configuration of lower transport unit]
In the lower transport unit 221 (FIG. 20), switching units 61, 62, 263, 265, 66 and 267 are sequentially arranged at discrete positions from the front side to the rear side inside the lower transport unit 221 (FIG. 20). Of these, the switching portions 61 and 62 are arranged substantially directly above the bill storages 22A and 22B, respectively, and both are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Further, around the switching portions 61 and 62, transport paths 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 similar to those in the first embodiment are provided, respectively.

The switching unit 263 connected to the rear side of the transport path 75 corresponds to the switching unit 63 in the first embodiment and is located substantially directly above the bill storage 22C, but is not a 3-way. It has the same 2-way as the switching unit 62. Around the switching section 263, in addition to the transport path 75, a transport path 76 that goes downward and is connected to the bill storage 22C, and a transport path 277 that goes backward and is connected to the switching section 265 are provided. The switching unit 263 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the lower transport path 76 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the rear transport path 277.

The switching unit 265 as the replenishment distinction storage switching unit is located substantially directly above the replenishment reject storage 225, and has a 2-way structure like the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching unit 265, in addition to the transport path 277, a transport path 278 connected downward to the replenishment reject storage 225 and a transport path 280 connected to the switching section 66 rearward are provided. The switching unit 265 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 277 and the lower transport path 278 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 277 and the rear transport path 280.

The switching unit 66 is arranged on the rear side of the switching unit 265, and is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Around the switching section 66, in addition to the transport path 280, a transport path 79 heading upward and a short transport path 281 connected to the switching section 267 facing backward are provided. The switching unit 66 includes a transport path connecting the front transport path 280 and the rear transport path 281, a transport path connecting the front transport path 280 and the upper transport path 79, a rear transport path 281 and the rear transport path 281. It is possible to switch between the transport path connecting the upper transport path 79.

The switching unit 267 is located substantially directly above the replenishment and collection storage 224, and has a 2-way structure similar to the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching unit 267, in addition to the transport path 281, a transport path 282 that goes downward and is connected to the replenishment and collection storage 224, and a transport path 283 that goes downward and is connected to the forget-me-not storage 227 are provided. ing. The switching unit 267 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 281 and the lower transport path 282 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 281 and the rear transport path 283.

With this configuration, when bills are transported from the upper unit 210U (FIG. 19) through the lower unit front delivery port T21, the lower transport unit 221 can store the bills in the bill storage 22A, 22B or 22C, or the replenishment reject storage. 225, can be transported and stored in the replenishment collection storage 224 or the forgetting storage 227. The lower transport unit 221 can also return the banknotes from the lower unit rear delivery port T22 to the upper unit 210U. Further, when the lower transport unit 221 receives the bill from the bill storage 22A, 22B or 22C, or the replenishment collection storage 224, the lower transport unit 221 can transport the bill to the lower unit front delivery port T21 and deliver it to the upper unit 210U.

Further, when a banknote is transported from the upper unit 210U through the lower unit rear delivery port T22, for example, the lower transport unit 221 may transport the bill to the replenishment collection storage 224 or the forget-me-not storage 227 for storage. it can. Further, when the lower transport unit 221 receives the bill from the replenishment collection storage 224, the lower transport unit 221 can transport the bill to the lower unit rear delivery port T22 and deliver it to the upper unit 210U.

[3-3. Various processing in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
Next, after modeling the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 as shown in FIG. 22 corresponding to FIG. 6 and the like, various processes involving the transfer of banknotes in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 will be described in detail. In FIG. 22, as in the case of FIG. 6 and the like, a plurality of transport paths connecting each module and each transport unit to each other are grouped into one transport path.

Of these, the transport path W25 corresponds to the transport path 244 of the upper front transport section 213 and the transport path 71 of the lower transport section 221. The transport paths W26A, W26B, W26C, W26E, W26F and W26G correspond to the transport paths 72, 74, 76, 278, 282 and 283 of the lower transport unit 221 respectively. Further, the transport paths W26A, W26B, W26C, W26E, W26F and W26G are collectively referred to as a transport path W26.

The transport paths W27A, W27B, W27C and W27E correspond to the transport paths 73, 75, 277 and 280 of the lower transport unit 221, respectively. Further, the transport paths W27A, W27B, W27C and W27E are also collectively referred to as a transport path W27. The transport path W31 corresponds to the transport path 281 of the lower transport unit 221. Further, in the third embodiment, the transport path W27 is also referred to as a distribution transport path, and the transport paths W31, W26F and W26G are collectively referred to as a branch transport path. The other transport paths and connection ports in FIG. 22 are designated by the same reference numerals as those corresponding to those in FIG.

[3-3-1. Deposit processing and storage processing]
In the deposit processing, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the bills by the same transport route as in the case of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment (FIG. 7 (A)). After that, when the user instructs the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 to continue the deposit transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 starts the storage process as shown in FIG. 23. Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 sequentially feeds out the banknotes (deposited / received banknotes) stored in the temporary holding unit 16, and the arrow R4 similar to the storage process (FIG. 8B) in the first embodiment. As shown as, the cells are transported to the discrimination unit 14 along the transport paths W3 and W2 and the trunk transport path WP, and are sequentially discriminated.

At this time, the banknote control unit 211 uses the reject storage 17 for rejected banknotes with a large degree of damage and each banknote for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. The storage 22 (22A to 22C) or the replenishment collection 224 operating in the bill storage mode are determined as the transport destinations, respectively.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports normal banknotes along the main transport path WP and the transport path W5, and further along a part of the transport paths W26, W27, and W31, as shown by arrows R41. It is transported to the storage 22 (22A to 22C) or the replenishment collection storage 224 for storage. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 66 along the arrow R41, and then, as shown by the arrow R6 similar to the first embodiment (FIG. 8B), the transfer path W8. And, it is transported to the reject storage 17 along W9 and stored.

[3-3-2. Withdrawal processing]
In the withdrawal process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 has the banknote storage 22D and the transport paths W6 and W7, respectively, as compared with the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24 corresponding to FIG. 8 (A). Banknotes are transported by a transport route such as the replenishment collection box 224 and transport paths W26, W27, and W31.

That is, the banknote control unit 211 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 determines the denomination and number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount, and then each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) according to the determined denomination and number of banknotes. Alternatively, the banknotes stored in the replenishment collection box 224 in the banknote storage mode are separated and fed out one by one, and sequentially delivered to the downstream transport path W26.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the banknotes along a part of the transport paths W26, W31 and W27 as shown by the arrow R42, and further transports the banknotes to the discrimination unit 14 along the transport paths W25 and the trunk transport path WP. To do. Here, the banknote control unit 211 determines the normal banknote transfer destination to the customer service unit 12 mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, while the reject banknote transfer destination is the reject storage 17 To decide.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys normal banknotes to the customer service unit 12 along the arrow R10 along the arrow R10, discharges the normal banknotes into the container 31, and collects the rejected banknotes. It is transported to the reject storage 17 along the arrow R11 and stored inside the reject storage 17.

[3-3-3. Replenishment process]
Next, the replenishment process in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 will be described. In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, as described above, the banknotes can be replenished from the outside of the device to the inside by attaching / detaching the replenishment / collection cassette 226 while the banknote storage 22 is loaded in the lower frame 220 (FIG. 20). It is supposed. In this case, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 operates the replenishment / collection storage 224 in the replenishment / collection mode described above, and stores reusable banknotes only in the banknote storages 22 (22A to 22C).

In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the replenishment / collection cassette 226 is removed from the lower frame 220 by a staff member of a financial institution, and new banknotes are stored in the replenishment / collection storage 224. It is attached to. In this state, when the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 receives an operation instruction such as the bill storage 22 to be replenished and the number of bills to be moved from the user (financial institution staff, etc.), the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 moves the discrimination unit 14 from the supplement collection 224. A replenishment process is performed in which banknotes are transported to and replenished to each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) via the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C).

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 first separates the banknotes stored in the replenishment / collection storage 224 one by one, feeds them out, and sequentially delivers the banknotes to the transport path W26F, and delivers the banknotes to the transport paths W31, W8, W10, and the backbone. It is transported along the transport path WP and discriminated when passing through the discrimination unit 14.

Based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the bill control unit 211 has no problem in the running state of the bill, the denomination matches the denomination set in the bill storage 22 to be replenished, and the bill is damaged. If the degree is small, it is determined that this is a reusable banknote, and the destination of the banknote is determined to be the banknote storage 22 of the replenishment destination. Further, the bill control unit 211 determines that the other bills are replenishment reject bills, and determines the transport destination to the replenishment reject storage 225.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports reusable banknotes along the main transport path WP and the transport path W5, and replenishes the transport paths W27 and along a part of the transport path W26, as shown by arrows R44. It is transported to the bill storage 22 (22A to 22C), which is the destination, and stored. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the replenishment reject banknotes to the switching unit 263 along the arrow R44, and then conveys the replenishment reject banknotes to the replenishment reject storage 225 along the transfer paths W27C and W26E as shown by the arrow R45 and stores them. Let me.

By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the banknotes are transported along the route passing through the discrimination unit 14 in the deposit processing, the replenishment processing, etc., and it is determined that there is no problem in authenticity or the like based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. The banknotes are treated as banknotes under their own control, and are mixed with other banknotes and stored in the banknote storage 22 or the like. In particular, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, banknotes that are severely damaged and should not be reused are stored in the reject storage 17 as rejected banknotes, but even with these rejected banknotes, there is no problem in authenticity or the like. , Treated as banknotes under their control.

On the other hand, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, even if the banknotes exist in the device, such as the banknotes that have been deposited or the banknotes that are stored in the replenishment / collection storage 224 immediately after the replenishment / collection cassette 226 is installed. Banknotes that have not yet passed through the discrimination unit 14 are treated as banknotes that are not under their control.

Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the banknotes judged to be abnormal in the replenishment process (that is, the replenishment reject banknotes) are not the reject storage 17 in which the rejected banknotes under their control are stored, but the dedicated replenishment reject storage. By transporting the banknotes to 225, mixing with these banknotes is prevented.

[3-3-4. Collection process]
Next, the collection process in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 will be described. In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, as described above, the banknotes in the device are taken out (that is, collected) by attaching / detaching the replenishment / collection cassette 226 while the banknote storage 22 is loaded in the lower frame 220 (FIG. 20). Is supposed to be done). In this case as well, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 operates the replenishment / collection storage 224 in the replenishment / collection mode described above, and stores reusable banknotes only in the banknote storages 22 (22A to 22C).

When the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 receives an operation instruction such as the bill storage 22 to be replenished and the number of bills to be moved by the user (financial institution staff or the like) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 receives an operation instruction. A collection process is performed in which bills are transported from each bill storage 22 (22A to 22C) to the replenishment collection storage 224 via the discrimination unit 14 and collected.

First, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, as shown by the arrow R46 shown in FIG. 26, feeds out the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C), which is the collection source, while separating the banknotes one by one. ~ Hand over to W26C in sequence. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the banknotes along a part of the transport path W27 as needed, then transports the banknotes along the transport path W25 and the main transport path WP, and passes through the discrimination unit 14. To distinguish. The bill control unit 211 determines the running state of the bill based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, determines the transport destination of the normal bill to the replenishment collection box 224, and sets the abnormal bill as the reject bill. Judgment is made, and the transport destination is determined to the reject storage 17.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, if it is a normal banknote, conveys it to the replenishment collection 224 along the main transfer path WP and the transfer paths W10, W8, W31 and W26F as shown by arrow R47, and stores the banknotes therein. Let me. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the rejected banknotes to the distinction switching unit 53 along the arrow R47, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 along the conveying path W9 as shown by the arrow R48. To store in.

By the way, the rejected banknote in this case was judged to have a problem in the running state, but at a stage earlier than this, it was judged to be normal and reusable based on the discrimination result from the discrimination unit 14, and the banknote was stored. The banknotes were stored in the storage 22 and were under the control of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210. Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 17 and stores them in the same manner as other rejected banknotes.

[3-3-5. Banknote movement processing]
Next, a bill moving process for moving bills between the bill storage 22 (22A to 22C) and the replenishment collection storage 224 in the bill storage mode in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 will be described. In the bill moving process according to the present embodiment, first, the bill moving process in the first stage of transporting the bill from the moving source to the temporary holding unit 16 is performed, and then the bill moving in the subsequent stage of transporting the bill from the temporary holding portion 16 to the moving destination. It is designed to perform processing.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 is moved by the user (financial institution staff, etc.) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) to the banknote storage 22 or the replenishment / collection 224, which is the source and destination of the transfer. When an instruction such as the number of banknotes to be used is received, as shown in FIG. 27, the banknote movement process in the previous stage is started. First, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 is in a state of being accumulated inside from the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) or the replenishment / collection storage 224 designated as the moving source, as in the case of the withdrawal processing (FIG. 24). The stored banknotes are separated one by one, fed out, and sequentially delivered to the transport path W26.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the banknotes along the arrow R42, which is also the same as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 24), and discriminates the banknotes when passing through the discriminating unit 14. Here, the banknote control unit 211 determines the normal banknote transfer destination to the customer service unit 12 mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and sets the reject banknote transfer destination to the reject storage 17. decide.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports normal banknotes to the temporary holding section 16 along the main transport path WP and the transport paths W2 and W3 as shown by arrow R49 and stores them in sequence, and the rejected banknotes are stored in arrow R49. After being transported to the upper / rear switching unit 51 along the line, it is transported to the reject storage 17 along the arrow R11 similar to that in the case of withdrawal processing and stored.

Eventually, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 finishes transporting the maximum number of bills (for example, 200) that can be stored in the temporary holding unit 16, or finishes transporting the specified number of bills, and then finishes the bill moving process in the previous stage. At the same time, the bill movement process in the latter stage is started.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 sequentially feeds out the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 16 and conveys them to the discriminating unit 14 along the arrow R4, and sequentially discriminates them, as in the case of the storage process shown in FIG. Let me. At this time, the banknote control unit 211 sets the transfer destination of the normal and reusable banknotes to the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22C) or the replenishment collection storage, which is the destination, based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. It is determined to be 224, and the destination of the rejected banknotes is determined to be the reject storage 17.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports normal banknotes along the arrow R41 to the banknote storage 22 or the replenishment / collection 224, which is the destination, and stores the rejected banknotes along the arrow R41. After being transported to 66, it is transported to the reject storage 17 along the arrow R6 and stored.

Incidentally, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, as described above, the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the banknote storage 22 and the replenishment / collection 224 is, for example, several thousand, whereas the banknotes that can be stored in the temporary holding unit 16 are stored. The maximum number of sheets is, for example, about 200. Therefore, when the number of banknotes to be moved exceeds 200, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 sequentially moves the specified number of banknotes by repeating the above-mentioned first-stage and second-stage banknote movement processes.

[3-3-6. Import process]
By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, when a banknote is forgotten in a withdrawal transaction or the like, the forgotten banknote is taken in as in the first embodiment. Further, as described above, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 (FIG. 20) is provided with a memo storage 227 in the lower unit 210L in addition to the reject storage 17.

Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, in the distinctive import process of storing the forgotten banknotes separately from the banknotes of the banknote storage 22, the forgotten banknotes are transported to the forgotten storage 227 instead of the reject storage 17. Store. Specifically, in the distinctive import processing, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 loads banknotes along the transport path W1, the trunk transport path WP, and the transport paths W10, W8, W31, and W26G, as shown by the arrow R50 shown in FIG. 28. By transporting, each bill is stored in the forget-me-not storage 227.

On the other hand, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can also perform a reuse import process of importing and reusing the forgotten banknotes, as in the first embodiment. When this reuse import processing is performed, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 does not need to store the forgotten banknotes in the forgotten banknote 227. Therefore, the forgotten banknotes 227 are regarded as the second reject storage and rejected. Transport and store banknotes. Incidentally, here, it is assumed that the replenishment collection storage 224 operates in the bill storage mode and stores reusable bills.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29 (A), the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the bills to the discrimination unit 14 along the same arrow R1 as in the case of the deposit processing (FIG. 7 (A)) and discriminates the bills. .. Based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the bill control unit 211 determines the destination of the normal and reusable banknotes to the temporary holding unit 16, and the destination of the rejected banknotes is forgotten storage 227. To decide.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports normal banknotes to the temporary holding section 16 along the arrow R2 and stores them, and transports the rejected banknotes to the upper / rear switching section 51 along the arrow R2, and then the arrow. Like R51, it is transported to the memorandum storage 227 along the transport paths W10, W8, W31 and W26G and stored.

Further, as shown in FIG. 29 (B), the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys banknotes in substantially the same manner as in the case of the storage process in the deposit transaction (FIG. 23). That is, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 conveys the banknotes to the discrimination unit 14 along the arrow R4. At this time, the banknote control unit 211 determines the normal banknote transfer destination to the banknote storage 22 or the replenishment collection 224 according to the denomination based on the obtained discrimination result, and forgets the transfer destination of the rejected banknotes. It is decided to be the storage 227.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports normal banknotes to the banknote storage 22 or the replenishment / collection 224 along the arrow R41 for storage, and then transports the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 267 along the arrow R41. As shown by the arrow R52, it is transported to the memorandum storage 227 along the transport path W26G and stored.

[3-4. Effect, etc.]
In the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 of the automatic teller machine 201 according to the third embodiment shares the trunk transport path WP with each other, similarly to the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. An annular transport path WCU and a lower annular transport path WCL were formed (FIG. 22). As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 smoothly transports the banknotes to their respective destinations in each process such as the deposit process, the storage process, and the withdrawal process, as in the case of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. Can be done (FIGS. 23 and 24).

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 omits the banknote storage 22D as compared with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, while the replenishment collection storage 224, the replenishment reject storage 225, and the forgetting storage 227 are used. Provided (FIGS. 18 and 20). When the replenishment collection storage 224 is operated in the bill storage mode, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can handle the replenishment collection storage 224 in the same manner as the bill storage 22D in the first embodiment, and can reuse bills. By storing or feeding out the banknotes, the storage process, the withdrawal process, and the like can be smoothly performed.

In addition to this, when the replenishment / collection storage 224 is operated in the replenishment / collection mode, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the bills from the replenishment / collection storage 224 to the bill storage 22 via the discrimination unit 14 (FIG. 25) and the collection process (FIG. 26) of transporting the banknotes from the banknote storage 22 to the replenishment collection 224 via the discrimination unit 14 can be performed. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 does not need to perform operations such as attachment / detachment and transportation to the lower frame 220 of the bill storages 22A to 22C, and only the replenishment / collection cassette 226 including the replenishment / collection storage 224 can be attached / detached / transported. All you have to do is let them do the work.

Looking at this from another point of view, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 (FIG. 22), the transfer paths W31 and W26F and the replenishment / collection storage 224 are connected to the lower ring transfer path WCL via the 3-way switching unit 66. It can be considered that it is. As a result, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the banknotes that have been unwound from the replenishment / collection storage 224, passed through the transport paths W26F and W31, and reached the switching unit 66 are either clockwise or counterclockwise along the lower annular transport path WCL. It can also be transported in the direction of. At the same time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 replenishes the banknotes transported to the switching unit 66 from either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction along the lower annular transport path WCL via the transport paths W26F and W31. It can be transported to the collection box 224 and stored.

From yet another point of view, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 (FIG. 22), the replenishment reject storage 225 is arranged between the bill storage 22 (22A to 22C) and the replenishment / collection storage 224. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 transports the replenishment reject bills to the switching unit 263 along the same transport route as other normal bills, and simply switches the switching unit 263 to the transport path W27C side to replenish the reject storage. It can be transported to 225. At this time, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210 does not overlap the transport route of the replenished reject bill with the transport route of other normal bills, so that the bill can be efficiently transported in a short time.

In addition to this, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210, a replenishment reject storage 225 is arranged at a position adjacent to the front side of the replenishment / collection storage 224, and the replenishment / collection storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 are integrated to form a replenishment / collection cassette 226. It was made to form (FIGS. 20 and 21). Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, both the replenishment collection storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 can be attached / detached by simply attaching / detaching the replenishment / collection cassette 226 to / from the lower frame 220 (FIG. 20).

That is, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the replenishment / collection storage 224 is connected at a position suitable for the replenishment process (FIG. 25) and the collection process (FIG. 26) on the transfer path, and is suitable for efficient transfer of the replenishment reject banknotes. While the replenishment reject storage 225 is connected to the position, both can be used as an integrated replenishment / recovery cassette 226 to improve work efficiency during operation.

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 is provided with a forgotten banknote storage 227 for storing the forgotten banknotes in addition to the reject storage 17 (FIGS. 20 and 22). As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can transport the forgotten banknotes to the forgotten banknote storage 227 and store them when the banknotes are forgotten (FIG. 28). Therefore, the forgotten banknotes can be stored in the banknote storage. It can be stored in a state of being distinguished from the reusable banknotes of 22 and the rejected banknotes of the reject storage 17.

On the other hand, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can also perform a reuse import process for positively reusing the forgotten banknotes (FIGS. 29 (A) and 29 (B)). At this time, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can store the rejected banknotes by positioning the forgetting storage 227 as another reject storage. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 switches the transport destination of the newly generated reject banknotes to the forget storage 227 even if the maximum number of reject banknotes that can be stored in the reject storage 17 is already stored. As a result, the operation can be continued without having to collect the rejected banknotes.

Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 (FIGS. 18 to 20), as compared with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 (FIGS. 2, 4 and 5) according to the first embodiment, the customer service unit 12, the discrimination unit 14, Each part of the upper rear transport part 15, the temporary holding part 16, the reject storage 17, and the bill storage 22 (22A to 22C) has the same configuration. Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210, for example, in the upper front transfer unit 213 (FIG. 19), the transfer paths 42 and 43 are formed between the upper front transfer unit 213 (FIG. 19) and the upper front transfer unit 13 (FIG. 4) in the first embodiment. The configuration and arrangement are standardized for each part, such as guides (not shown) and transfer roller pairs 45. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can share many parts with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, and the cost required for its design, manufacture, maintenance, etc. can be reduced.

In other respects, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 may have the same effect as the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 of the automatic teller machine 201 according to the third embodiment has an upper ring road WCU and a lower ring road WCU on the upper side and the lower side of the main transport path WP passing through the discrimination unit 14. An annular transport path WCL was formed respectively. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 is provided with a replenishment / collection cassette 226 or the like in which the replenishment / collection storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 are integrated, while the banknote storage 22D is omitted from the lower unit 210L. Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 can share an extremely large number of parts with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, and in addition to the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing, the replenishment processing and the collection processing are also performed. , Banknotes can be transported efficiently and smoothly.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment (FIG. 1) has a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 instead of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 as compared with the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Although different in, the other points are configured in the same way.

As shown in FIG. 30, which corresponds to FIG. 2, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 corresponds to the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F, the upper unit 10U, and the lower unit 10L of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, respectively. It is composed of a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 310F, an upper unit 310U, and a lower unit 310L.

[4-1. Upper unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 31 corresponding to FIG. 4A, the upper unit 310U has a bill control unit 11, an upper front transport unit 13, and an upper rear transport unit as compared with the upper unit 10U according to the first embodiment. It differs in that it has a bill control unit 311, an upper front transport unit 313, an upper rear transport unit 315, and a memorandum storage 317 instead of the 15 and the reject storage 17. On the other hand, the upper unit 310U is configured similarly to the upper unit 10U in other respects.

Like the banknote control unit 11, the banknote control unit 311 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and flash memory (not shown), and various processes such as a process of determining a banknote transfer destination and a process of controlling the operation of each unit. And memorize various information. The forgotten storage 317 has the same structure as the reject storage 17 (FIG. 4) in the first embodiment, but is designed to store the forgotten banknotes instead of the rejected banknotes.

[4-1-1. Configuration of upper front transport section]
The upper front transport portion 313 has a shape in which the upper front transport portion 213 (FIG. 19) according to the third embodiment is further extended forward. Specifically, the upper front switching unit 313 replaces the upper front switching unit 41 and the transport path 44 as compared with the upper front transport unit 13 (FIG. 4 (A)) according to the first embodiment. The transport paths 42 and 43 and the transport roller pair 45 are similarly configured, although they differ in that they have a transport path 344 and a transport path 344.

The upper front switching unit 241 is configured in the same manner as in the third embodiment. The transport path 344 forms a path that travels forward from the upper front switching portion 241 and then bends downward, and the lower end thereof is the upper unit front delivery port T11. In other words, the length of the transport path 344 in the front-rear direction at a portion along the front-rear direction is longer than that of the transport path 244 according to the third embodiment.

Therefore, the upper front switching unit 241 connects the upper transport path 42 and the rear transport path 43, and the rear transport path 43 and the front transport path 344 based on the control of the bill control unit 311. It is possible to switch between the transfer route to be connected. Along with this, the upper front transport unit 213 can transport bills along a plurality of transport routes, similarly to the upper front transport unit 13 according to the first embodiment.

[4-1-2. Configuration of upper and rear transport section]
The upper-rear transport unit 315 is slightly extended in the front-rear direction and an inversion unit 319 is added as compared with the upper-rear transport unit 15 (FIGS. 4A and 4B) according to the first embodiment. There are major differences in terms of points, and the arrangement and transport routes of each switching section and each transport path are partially different.

That is, the upper-rear transfer unit 315 has an upper-rear switching unit 51, a temporary hold switching unit 52, and a distinctive switching unit 53 corresponding to the upper-rear switching unit 51, the temporary hold switching unit 352, and the distinctive switching unit 53 in the first embodiment, respectively. A portion 353 is provided. Further, the upper / rear transport unit 315 is provided with transport paths 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359 and 360 corresponding to the transport paths 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60, respectively.

With this configuration, the upper / rear transport unit 315 temporarily holds the banknotes in the front upper customer service unit 12 and the rear upper side when the banknotes are transported from the front / lower side discrimination unit 14 as in the first embodiment. It can be handed over to the unit 16, the memory storage 317 on the lower rear side, or the lower unit 310L (FIG. 30) on the lower side. Further, when the banknotes are transported from the temporary holding unit 16 on the rear upper side, the upper-rear transport unit 315 uses the bills as the front-lower side discrimination unit 14, the front-up upper customer service unit 12, and the rear-lower side memorandum storage. It can be handed over to 317 or the lower lower unit 310L (FIG. 30). Further, when the banknotes are transported from the lower lower unit 310L (FIG. 30), the upper / rear transport unit 315 temporarily holds the banknotes in the front / lower discrimination unit 14, the front upper customer service unit 12, and the rear upper side. It can be handed over to the part 16 or the memorandum storage 317 on the lower rear side.

In addition to this, the upper / rear transport unit 315 is provided with a reversing unit 319 on the transport path 357. Inside the reversing section 319, a plurality of transport roller pairs, a transport guide, a switching section, and the like are incorporated. Specifically, the reversing portion 319 is a part of the transport path 357, and in addition to the transport path along the front-rear direction that linearly connects the rear side and the front side, the transport path connecting the rear side and the upper side and the upper side and the front side are connected. It has a transport route to connect.

Further, the reversing unit 319 has two operation modes such as a maintenance mode and a reversing mode, and the banknotes are conveyed from the rear side to the front side in any of the operation modes according to the control of the banknote control unit 311. There is. That is, in the maintenance mode, the reversing unit 319 advances the bills transported from the rear side while maintaining the front and back sides of the bills by linearly transporting the bills forward along the transport path 357. Further, in the reversing mode, the reversing unit 319 advances the banknotes conveyed from the rear side once to stop, and then switches the traveling direction upside down to advance downward and then advances forward. , The front and back of the bill are reversed and the bill is advanced.

[4-2. Lower unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 32 corresponding to FIG. 5, the lower unit 310L is composed of a lower frame 320 and a lower transport unit 321 instead of the lower frame 20 and the lower transport unit 21 in the first embodiment.

[4-2-1. Bottom frame configuration]
Inside the lower frame 320, four bill storages 22A, 22B, 22C and 22D, a replenishment reject storage 225, a replenishment collection storage 224, and two reject storages 327 and 328 are arranged from the front side to the rear side. They are arranged sequentially.

Of these, the banknote storages 22 (22A to 22D) are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Further, the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the replenishment / rejection storage 225 are both configured in the same manner as in the third embodiment, and form an integrated replenishment / recovery cassette 226 (FIG. 21).

The reject storage 327 and 328 as the second distinction storage have the same configuration as the replenishment reject storage 225, and have a storage space for storing bills inside, a discharge mechanism for discharging bills into the storage space, and the like. have. Both the reject storage 327 and 328 can store a significantly smaller number of bills (rejected bills) than the bill storage 22.

By the way, as shown in the perspective views in FIGS. 33 (A) and 33 (B), the lower frame 320 is composed of a main frame 391 on the front side and a rear frame 392 on the rear side. The main frame 391 as the first loading portion has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape having a sufficient length in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface is opened and the inside thereof is divided into a plurality of slots along the front-rear direction. Is formed. Banknote storages 22A to 22D are loaded into these slots, respectively.

The rear frame 392 as the second loading portion has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape that is relatively short in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface is opened and the inside thereof is divided into a plurality of parts along the front-rear direction to form three slots. ing. The replenishment / recovery cassette 226 (FIG. 21) and the reject storages 327 and 328 are loaded into this slot in order from the front side.

The lower transport unit 321 incorporates a transport roller pair, a transport guide, and the like inside a rectangular parallelepiped housing that is long in the front-rear direction and short in the vertical direction, and is provided on the right side of the main frame 391. It is rotatably attached via 393. Therefore, the lower transport unit 321 can open or close the slots of the main frame 391 and the rear frame 392 by being rotated with respect to the main frame 391.

Further, the rear frame 392 is attached to the main frame 391 via the slide rail 394. The slide rail 394 is configured to be able to slide along the front-rear direction, and the rear frame 392 can be moved forward or backward with respect to the main frame 391.

That is, when the rear frame 392 is moved in the forward direction, as shown in FIGS. 33A and 33B, the front surface thereof is brought close to the main frame 391 and the rear surface thereof is the rear surface of the lower transport portion 321. After almost aligning with, the frame is stored. On the other hand, when the rear frame 392 is moved in the rear direction, as shown in FIG. 33C, the front surface of the rear frame 392 is separated from the main frame 391 and positioned behind the rear surface of the lower transport portion 321. The rear frame is pulled out.

Therefore, in the lower unit 310L, if the rear door (not shown) of the automatic teller machine 301 (FIG. 1) is open, the lower unit 310L is housed inside the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 310F ( Even in FIG. 30), the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 and the like can be attached / detached by setting the rear frame 392 in the rear frame drawer state (FIG. 33 (C)).

[4-2-2. Configuration of lower transport unit]
In the lower transport unit 321 (FIG. 32), switching units 61, 62, 363, 364, 365, 66, 376 and 368 are sequentially arranged at discrete positions from the front side to the rear side inside the lower transport unit 321 (FIG. 32). Of these, the switching portions 61 and 62 are arranged substantially directly above the bill storages 22A and 22B, respectively, and both are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Further, around the switching portions 61 and 62, transport paths 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 similar to those in the first embodiment are provided, respectively.

The switching unit 363 connected to the rear side of the transport path 75 corresponds to the switching unit 63 in the first embodiment, is located substantially directly above the bill storage 22C, and is switched in the third embodiment. Similar to the part 263 (FIG. 20), it is not a 3-way but a 2-way. Around the switching section 363, in addition to the transport path 75, a transport path 76 that goes downward and is connected to the bill storage 22C, and a transport path 377 that faces backward and is connected to the switching section 364 are provided. The switching unit 363 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the lower transport path 76 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 75 and the rear transport path 377.

The switching unit 364 is located substantially directly above the bill storage 22D, and has a 2-way structure similar to the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching section 364, in addition to the transport path 377, a transport path 378 that faces downward and is connected to the bill storage 22D, and a transport path 379 that faces rearward and is connected to the switching section 365 are provided. The switching unit 364 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 377 and the lower transport path 378 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 377 and the rear transport path 379.

The switching unit 365 is located substantially directly above the replenishment reject storage 225, and has a 2-way structure similar to the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching unit 365, in addition to the transport path 379, a transport path 381 connected downward from the switching section 365 to the replenishment reject storage 225, and a transport path 381 connected to the rearward from the switching section 365 are connected to the switching section 66. A transport path 382 is provided. The switching unit 365 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 379 and the lower transport path 381 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 379 and the rear transport path 382.

The switching unit 66 is arranged on the rear side of the switching unit 365, and is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Around the switching portion 66, in addition to the transport path 382, a transport path 79 heading upward and a short transport path 383 connected to the switching section 367 facing backward are provided. The switching unit 66 includes a transport path connecting the front transport path 382 and the rear transport path 383, a transport path connecting the front transport path 382 and the upper transport path 79, a rear transport path 383, and the rear transport path 383. It is possible to switch between the transport path connecting the upper transport path 79.

The switching unit 367 is located substantially directly above the replenishment / collection storage 224, and has a 2-way structure similar to the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching unit 367, in addition to the transport path 383, a transport path 384 connected downward to the replenishment collection storage 224 and a transport path 385 connected to the switching section 368 backward are provided. The switching unit 367 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 383 and the lower transport path 384 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 383 and the rear transport path 385.

The switching unit 368 is located substantially directly above the reject storage 327, and has a 2-way structure similar to the switching unit 62 and the like. Around the switching unit 368, in addition to the transport path 385, a transport path 386 that goes downward and is connected to the reject storage 327, and a transport path 387 that goes downward and is connected to the reject storage 328 are provided. The switching unit 368 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 385 and the lower transport path 386 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 385 and the rear transport path 387.

With this configuration, when bills are transported from the upper unit 310U (FIG. 31) through the lower unit front delivery port T21, the lower transport unit 321 replenishes the bills in the bill storage 22A, 22B, 22C or 22D. It can be transported and stored in the reject storage 225, the replenishment collection storage 224, or the reject storage 327 or 328. The lower transport unit 321 can also return the banknotes from the lower unit rear delivery port T22 to the upper unit 310U. Further, when the lower transport unit 321 receives the bill from the bill storage 22A, 22B, 22C or 22D, or the replenishment collection storage 224, the lower transport unit 321 can transport the bill to the lower unit front delivery port T21 and deliver it to the upper unit 310U. ..

Further, when a banknote is transported from the upper unit 310U through the lower unit rear delivery port T22, for example, the lower transport unit 321 may transport the bill to the replenishment collection storage 224 or the reject storage 327 or 328 for storage. it can. Further, when the lower transport unit 321 receives the bill from the replenishment collection storage 224, it can also transport the bill to the lower unit rear delivery port T22 and deliver it to the upper unit 310U.

[4-3. Various processing in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
Next, after modeling the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 as shown in FIG. 34 corresponding to FIG. 6 and the like, various processes involving the transfer of banknotes in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 will be described in detail. In FIG. 34, as in the case of FIG. 6 and the like, a plurality of transport paths connecting each module and each transport unit to each other are grouped into one transport path.

Of these, the transport path W32 corresponds to the transport path 355 of the upper / rear transport unit 315. The transport path W33 corresponds to the transport path 358 of the upper-rear transport unit 315. The transport path W34 corresponds to the transport path 357 of the upper and rear transport section 315 and the transport path 34 of the customer service section 12.

The transport path W35 corresponds to the transport path 344 of the upper front transport unit 313 and the transport path 71 of the lower transport unit 321. The transport paths W36A, W36B, W36C, W36D, W36E and W36F, W36G and W36H correspond to the transport paths 72, 74, 76, 378, 381, 384, 386 and 387 of the lower transport unit 321 respectively. Further, the transport paths W36A, W36B, W36C, W36D, W36E, W36F, W36G and W36H are collectively referred to as a transport path W36.

The transport paths W37A, W37B, W37C, W37D and W37E correspond to the transport paths 73, 75, 377, 379 and 382 of the lower transport unit 321 respectively. Further, the transport paths W37A, W37B, W37C, W37D and W37E are also collectively referred to as a transport path W37. The transport paths W41F and W41G correspond to the transport paths 383 and 385, respectively. Further, in the fourth embodiment, the transport path W37 is also referred to as a distribution transport path, and the transport paths W41F, W41G, W36F, W36G and W36H are collectively referred to as a branch transport path.

The transport path W38 corresponds to the transport path 79 of the lower transport unit 321 and the transport path 359 of the upper rear transport unit 315. The transport path W39 corresponds to the transport path 360 of the upper / rear transport unit 315. The transport path W40 corresponds to the transport path 356 of the upper-rear transport unit 315. The other transport paths in FIG. 34 are designated by the same reference numerals as those corresponding to those in FIG.

[4-3-1. Deposit processing and storage processing]
The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports banknotes along a transport path corresponding to the case of the deposit process in the first embodiment (FIG. 7 (A)) in the deposit process, and in the storage process, in the reject diversion mode. The banknotes are transported along the transport route corresponding to the case of the storage process (FIG. 7 (C)).

Specifically, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, when a banknote is inserted into the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 by the user in the deposit processing, as shown in FIG. The banknotes in 31 are separated one by one and sequentially delivered to the transport path W1 located on the downstream side thereof. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 causes the discriminating unit 14 to discriminate the banknotes by transporting the banknotes along the transport path W1 and the trunk transport path WP, as shown by the arrow R61.

Based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the bill control unit 311 determines the destination of the deposit-accepted banknotes determined to be normal to the temporary holding unit 16, and the destination of the deposit rejected bills determined to be abnormal. Is determined by the customer service department 12. In response to this, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the deposit / receipt banknotes along the main transport path WP, transport paths W32 and W33 as shown by arrows R62, and delivers them to the temporary holding section 16 for storage.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the deposit reject bills to the temporary hold switching unit 352 along the arrow R62, and then transports them along the transport path W34 as shown by the arrow R63, and collects and transports the customer service unit 12. It is accumulated in the part 35. Eventually, the post-banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 takes in all the banknotes inserted into the user from the separation unit 31S, and then transports the bundle of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation / transport unit 35 into the container 31 and returns it to the user. To do.

Subsequently, in the storage process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 sequentially feeds out the banknotes (deposit / receipt banknotes) stored in the temporary holding unit 16 as shown in FIG. 35 (B), and as shown by the arrow R64, the transport path W33. And W32 and along the main transport path WP, they are transported to the discrimination unit 14 and sequentially discriminated. At this time, the banknote control unit 311 stores the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and the degree of damage is high. For large rejected banknotes, the reject storage 327 or 328 is determined as the transport destination, respectively.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 displays the normal banknotes as the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22A), which is the transfer destination along the main transfer path WP and a part of the transfer paths W35, W36, and W37, as shown by an arrow R65. Transport to 22D) and store. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching section 364 along the arrow R65, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching section 368 along the transport paths W37 and W41 as shown by the arrow R66, and further, the transport path W36G or It is transported to the reject storage 327 or 328 along W36H and stored.

[4-3-2. Withdrawal processing]
In the withdrawal process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the banknotes along the transfer path corresponding to the case of the withdrawal process in the reject diversion mode (FIG. 8B) in the first embodiment. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is designed to withdraw money with the front and back sides of the banknotes aligned when a predetermined front / back instruction is received from the user.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 311 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 determines the denomination and number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount, and then determines each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22A) according to the determined denomination and number of banknotes. The banknotes stored in 22D) are separated and fed out one by one, and sequentially delivered to the downstream transport path W36.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the banknotes along a part of the transport paths W36 and W37, and further conveys the banknotes along the transport paths W35 and the trunk transport path WP, as shown by the arrow R67 shown in FIG. , Discrimination is performed by the discrimination unit 14. Here, the banknote control unit 311 determines the delivery destination to the customer service unit 12 if there is no problem, mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and if there is a problem, the transfer destination is the reject storage 327. Or 328 is determined.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys normal banknotes to the customer service unit 12 along the main transport path WP and the transport paths W32 and W34 as shown by the arrow R68, and discharges them into the container 31 to collect them. Here, when the bill control unit 311 receives the front and back instructions from the user in advance, the bill control unit 311 determines the front and back based on the discrimination result, and puts one of the bills (for example, the bill that was face down) on the transport path W34. By reversing at the reversing unit 319, the front and back sides of the bills discharged into the container 31 are unified.

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes along the arrow R68 to the upper / rear switching unit 351 and, as shown by the arrow R69, into the transfer paths W40, W39, W38 and W41 and a part of the transfer path W36. Along the way, it is transported to the reject storage 327 or 328 and stored.

[4-3-3. Replenishment process]
In the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310, in the replenishment process, the replenishment / collection cassette 226 is removed from the lower frame 320 (FIG. 33), new bills are stored in the replenishment / collection storage 224 of the replenishment / collection cassette 226, and then the replenishment is performed again. The collection cassette 226 is mounted on the lower frame 220. In this state, when the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 receives an instruction from the user (financial institution staff, etc.) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the bill storage 22 to be replenished and the number of bills to be moved are instructed. , The banknotes are transported along the transport route corresponding to the case of the replenishment process in the third embodiment (FIG. 25).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 first separates the banknotes stored in the replenishment / collection storage 224 one by one and feeds them out, and sequentially delivers them to the transport path W36F. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the banknotes along the transport paths W36F, W41F, W38 and W40 and the main transport path WP as shown by the arrow R70, and discriminates the banknotes when passing through the discrimination unit 14. Based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the bill control unit 311 determines the transport destination of the reusable bill to the bill storage 22 which is the replenishment destination, while determining other bills as replenishment reject bills. Then, the transport destination is determined to be the replenishment reject storage 225.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the reusable banknotes to the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), which is the replenishment destination, along the arrow R65, as in the case of the storage process (FIG. 35 (B)). And store it. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the replenishment reject banknotes to the switching unit 364 along the arrow R65, and then conveys the replenishment reject banknotes to the replenishment reject storage 225 along the transfer paths W37D and W36E as shown by the arrow R71 and stores them. Let me.

[4-3-4. Collection process]
In the collection process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 receives instructions from the user (financial institution staff, etc.) via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), such as the collection source banknote storage 22 and the number of banknotes to be moved. And, the banknotes are transported along the transport route corresponding to the case of the collection process in the third embodiment (FIG. 26).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 38, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 first starts from the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), which is the collection source, along the arrow R67 similar to the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 36). It is transported to the discrimination unit 14 for discrimination. The bill control unit 311 determines the running state of the bill based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, determines the destination of the normal bill to the replenishment collection box 224, and sets the abnormal bill as the reject bill. Judgment is made, and the transport destination is determined to be the reject storage 327 or 328.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports normal banknotes to the replenishment / collection storage 224 along the main transport path WP and the transport paths W40, W38, W41F and W36F as indicated by arrows R72 and stores them. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 367 along the arrow R72, and then, as shown by the arrow R73, the reject storage 327 or 328 along a part of the transport path W41G and the transport path W36. Transport to and store.

[4-3-5. Storage processing in the rear frame drawer state]
In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, when the replenishment / collection cassette 226 is removed from the lower frame 320 in the replenishment process and collection process described above, the rear frame 392 is separated from the main frame 391 as shown in FIG. 33 (C). It will be pulled out to the rear. At this time, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, as shown in FIG. 39, the replenishment collection storage 224, the replenishment reject storage 225, and the reject storages 327 and 328 are separated from the transport paths W36F, W36E, W36G, and W36H, respectively. Become.

In this case, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, since the banknote storages 22 (22A to 22D) are connected to the transport paths W36 (W36A to W36D), the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage 22 and the banknote storage is stored. While the banknotes from 22 can be delivered normally, the rejected banknotes cannot be transported and stored in the reject storages 327 and 328.

Therefore, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, when the storage process is performed in the rear frame withdrawal state (FIG. 33 (C)), the rejected banknotes are conveyed to the forgetting storage 317. In this case, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the banknotes along the transport path corresponding to the case of the storage process (FIG. 7B) in the first embodiment. Incidentally, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, it is arranged in advance to take out the forgotten banknotes from the forgotten banknote storage 317 and make them empty before pulling out the rear frame 392 rearward according to the operation procedure or the like.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports banknotes from the temporary holding section 16 to the discrimination section 14 along the arrow R64 and discriminates them, as in the case of the normal storage process (FIG. 35 (B)). At this time, the banknote control unit 311 stores the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and the degree of damage is high. For large rejected banknotes, the forget-me-not storage 317 is determined as the transport destination.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports normal banknotes to the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) along the arrow R65 and stores them. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes to the switching unit 364 along the arrow R65, and then, as shown by the arrow R74, a part of the transfer path W37, and the memorandum storage 317 along the transfer paths W38 and W39. Transport to and store.

[4-3-6. Withdrawal processing in the rear frame withdrawal state]
Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, the rejected banknotes are conveyed to the memorandum storage 317 even when the withdrawal process is performed in the rear frame withdrawal state (FIG. 33 (C)). In this case, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the bills along the transport route corresponding to the case of the withdrawal process in the first embodiment (FIG. 8 (A)).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 40, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 discriminates banknotes from each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) along the arrow R67, as in the case of normal withdrawal processing (FIG. 36). Transport to section 14 for identification. At this time, the banknote control unit 311 transports the customer service unit 12 for normal banknotes and the forget-me-not storage 317 for rejected banknotes having a problem in running condition, based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. To determine as.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys normal banknotes to the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 along the arrow R68 and stores them. At this time, when the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 has received the front / back instruction from the user in advance, the front / back of the bill is appropriately reversed by the reversing portion 319 on the transport path W34, and the front / back of the bill discharged into the container 31 is turned over. Unify. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes to the upper / rear switching unit 351 along the arrow R68, and then conveys the rejected banknotes to the memorandum storage 317 along the transport paths W40 and W39 as shown by the arrow R75. Let it be stored.

[4-3-7. Banknote movement processing]
Similar to the third embodiment, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 can perform a banknote moving process for moving banknotes between the banknote storages 22 via the temporary holding unit 16. In this case, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the bills along the transport route corresponding to FIG. 27 in the bill movement process in the previous stage of transporting the bills to the temporary hold section 16, and transports the bills from the temporary hold section 16. In the subsequent bill moving process, the bills are transported along the transport route corresponding to FIG. 23.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is moved by the user (financial institution staff, etc.) to the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), which is the source and destination, via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When an instruction such as the number of bills is received, the bill movement process in the previous stage is started. First, as shown in FIG. 41, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 ejects banknotes from the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) designated as the moving source, as in the case of the withdrawal process (FIG. 36), and the arrow R67. It is transported to the discrimination unit 14 along the above.

Here, the banknote control unit 311 determines the normal banknote transfer destination to the temporary hold unit 16 mainly based on the traveling state among the discrimination results obtained from the discrimination unit 14, and determines the problematic reject banknote transfer destination. It is decided to reject storage 327 or 328. The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports normal banknotes to the temporary holding section 16 along the main transport path WP and the transport paths W32 and W33 as shown by the arrow R76 and stores them. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the rejected banknotes to the upper / rear switching unit 351 along the arrow R68, and conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject storage 327 or 328 along the arrow R69 for storage.

After that, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the bills in the subsequent moving process according to the same transport route as in the case of the storage process (FIG. 35 (B)). That is, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports banknotes from the temporary holding unit 16 to the discrimination unit 14 along the arrow R64, and conveys normal banknotes to the destination banknote storage 22 along the arrow R65 and stores them. The rejected banknotes are further conveyed and stored in the reject storage 327 or 328 along the arrow R66.

[4-3-8. Import process]
In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, when a banknote is forgotten in a withdrawal transaction or the like, the forgotten banknote is stored separately from the banknote in the banknote storage 22 as in the third embodiment. It is possible to perform processing and reusable import processing for importing and reusing forgotten banknotes.

When performing the distinctive import processing, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transfers the forgotten banknotes from the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 to the transport path W1, the trunk transport path WP, the transport path W40, and as shown by the arrow R77 shown in FIG. It is transported to the memorandum storage 317 along W39 and stored.

Further, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 performs the reuse import process, first, as shown in FIG. 43 (A), the forgotten banknote is along the arrow R61 as in the case of the deposit process (FIG. 35 (A)). Is transported from the container 31 of the customer service section 12 to the discrimination section 14 for discrimination. At this time, the bill control unit 211 determines the destination of the normal and reusable banknotes to the temporary holding unit 16 based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, while taking the destination of other bills. It is decided to be the memory storage 317. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the normal banknotes to the temporary holding unit 16 along the arrow R62 and stores them in the same manner as in the case of the deposit processing (FIG. 35 (A)). Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 conveys the abnormal banknotes to the upper / rear switching unit 351 along the arrow R62, and then goes to the memorandum storage 317 along the transfer paths W40 and W39 as shown by the arrow R78. Transport and store.

Next, as shown in FIG. 43 (B), the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 displays the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 16 in the arrow R64, as in the case of the storage process in the deposit transaction (FIG. 35 (B)). Along the way, the banknotes are transported to the discrimination unit 14 for discrimination. At this time, the banknote control unit 311 sets the normal and reusable banknote transport destination to each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) according to the denomination based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14. On the other hand, the destination of other banknotes is determined to be the forget-me-not storage 317. Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports normal banknotes to the banknote storage 22 which is the transfer destination along the arrow R65 and stores them in the same manner as in the case of the storage process (FIG. 35 (B)). Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 transports the abnormal bills to the switching unit 364 along the arrow R65, and then picks up the abnormal bills along a part of the transport path W37, the transport paths W38 and W39 as shown by the arrow R79. Transport to the memory storage 317 and store it.

[4-4. Effect, etc.]
In the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 of the automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment shares the trunk transport path WP with each other like the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. An annular transport path WCU and a lower annular transport path WCL were formed (FIG. 34). As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 smoothly transports the banknotes to their respective destinations in each process such as the deposit process, the storage process, and the withdrawal process, as in the case of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment. Can be done (FIGS. 35 and 36).

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is provided with a memorandum storage 317 instead of the reject storage 17 as compared with the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, and is provided with a replenishment collection storage 224, a replenishment reject storage 225, and a reject. Storage 327 and 328 were provided (FIGS. 30 to 32). Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 carries out the replenishment process (FIG. 25) of transporting the banknotes from the replenishment / collection storage 224 to the banknote storage 22 via the discrimination unit 14, and the banknotes, as in the third embodiment. A collection process (FIG. 26) of transporting the banknotes from the banknote storage 22 to the replenishment collection storage 224 via the discrimination unit 14 can be performed. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 does not need to perform operations such as attaching / detaching / transporting the lower frames 220 of the bill storages 22A to 22D, and only the replenishment / collection cassette 226 including the replenishment / collecting storage 224 can be attached / detached / transported. All you have to do is let them do the work.

Further, as shown in FIG. 33, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is configured so that the rear frame 392 can be separated from the main frame 391 in the lower frame 320, and the replenishment / collection cassette 226 can be attached / detached in the rear frame withdrawal state. I made it. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 can attach / detach the replenishment / collection cassette 226 while continuing the operation, that is, while conducting a deposit / withdrawal transaction with the user.

In addition, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 arranges the reject storages 327 and 328 behind the replenishment / collection storage 224 and loads them into the rear frame 392. Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 rejects the banknotes when the rear frame 392 is set to the rear frame withdrawal state (FIG. 33 (C)) and the banknotes are replenished or collected by attaching / detaching the replenishment / collection cassette 226 while continuing the operation. Rejected banknotes from the warehouses 327 and 328 can also be collected.

From another point of view, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 (FIG. 34) is a 3-way blade with respect to the lower annular transport path WCL, like the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 (FIG. 22) according to the third embodiment. It can be considered that the transport paths W37F and W36F and the replenishment / collection storage 224 are connected via the switching unit 66. Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310, similarly to the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 210, the replenishment reject storage 225 is arranged between the bill storage 22 (22A to 22D) and the replenishment / collection storage 224. Therefore, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 can exert the same effects as those in the third embodiment with respect to the replenishment / collection storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225.

Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is provided with a reversing section 319 on the transport path 357 in the upper / rear transport section 315 (FIG. 31). As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 ejects the banknotes accumulated in the container 31 of the customer service unit 12 with the front and back aligned when the front and back instructions are received from the user in advance in the withdrawal process or the like. You can make money.

By the way, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 (FIGS. 30 to 32), as compared with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 (FIGS. 2, 4 and 5) according to the first embodiment, the customer service unit 12, the discrimination unit 14, Each part of the temporary holding part 16 and the bill storage 22 (22A to 22D) has the same configuration. Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, the memorandum storage 317 has the same configuration as the reject storage 17 in the first embodiment. Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310, the replenishment / collection cassette 226 has the same configuration as that of the third embodiment. Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, for example, in the upper front transport unit 313 (FIG. 19), as in the third embodiment, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 is connected to the upper front transport unit 13 (FIG. 4) in the first embodiment. , The configuration and arrangement of possible parts are standardized for each component, such as the transport guides (not shown) and the transport roller pairs 45 that form the transport paths 42 and 43. As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 can share many parts with the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment and the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 210 according to the third embodiment, and its design and manufacture thereof. Alternatively, the cost required for maintenance and the like can be reduced.

In other respects, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 may have the same effect as the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 of the automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment has an upper ring road WCU and a lower ring road WCU on the upper side and the lower side of the main transport path WP passing through the discrimination unit 14. An annular transport path WCL was formed respectively. Further, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310 has a rear frame 392 that can be pulled out to the rear of the lower unit 210L to attach / detach the replenishment / collection cassette 226 or the like. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 310 can share an extremely large number of parts with the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the first embodiment, and can also perform bill replenishment processing and collection processing in addition to deposit processing and withdrawal processing. Can be efficiently and smoothly transported, and banknotes can be replenished and collected while the operating state is maintained.

[5. Other embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, a case where the switching unit 66 (that is, the distribution switching unit) of the lower transport unit 21 is configured as a 3-way switching unit has been described (FIGS. 5 and 6 and the like). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, when the bill moving process (FIGS. 9 and 10) is not performed, the switching unit 66 is configured as a 2-way, and the front transport path 77 and the rear transport path 78 are connected. You may switch between the transport path to be carried out and the transport path connecting the front transport path 77 and the upper transport path 79. Further, the switching unit 63 may be configured as a 2-way similar to the switching unit 62. Alternatively, at least one of the switching units 61 and 62 may be configured as a 3-way similar to the switching unit 63. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Further, in the second embodiment described above, the sealing switching unit 151 (FIG. 14) is located between the temporary holding switching unit 52 and the temporary holding unit 16, that is, a portion separated from the upper ring transport path WCU (FIG. 15). The case of arranging in is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sealing switching unit 151 is arranged in various other places such as between the temporary holding switching unit 52 and the customer service unit 12, that is, on the upper ring transport path WCU. Is also good.

Further, in the second embodiment described above, the case where the front and back sides of the banknotes to be transported to the sealing unit 110S are aligned by inverting the front and back sides of some banknotes by using the upper ring transport path WCU has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, on the transport path 154 connected to the sealing unit 110S in the upper-rear transport portion 115, a reversing portion similar to that of the fourth embodiment is provided to reverse the bill. Is also good.

Further, in the third embodiment described above, the case where the replenishment / recovery storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 are integrated to form the replenishment / recovery cassette 226 has been described (FIG. 21). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the replenishment collection storage 224 and the replenishment reject storage 225 may be configured independently of each other. Further, in this case, the replenishment reject storage 225 does not necessarily have to be arranged immediately before the replenishment collection storage 224, and may be arranged at various places such as the front side of the bill storage 22A. In this case, it is desirable that the switching unit 265 for branching the bills into the replenishment reject storage 225 is arranged in front of the switching unit 66 on the lower annular transport path WCL. The same applies to the fourth embodiment.

Further, in the third embodiment described above, the case where the replenishment reject storage 225 and the forgetting storage 227 are provided in the lower unit 210L has been described (FIG. 20). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least one of the replenishment reject storage 225 and the forgetting storage 227 may be omitted from the lower unit 210L, for example. The same applies to the replenishment reject storage 225 and the reject storages 327 and 328 in the fourth embodiment.

Further, in the third embodiment described above, the rejected banknotes are transported and stored in the reject storage 17 on the upper unit 210U side, and the forgotten banknotes are transported and stored in the forgetting storage 227 on the lower unit 210L side. The case of making the banknotes is described (FIGS. 19, 20, 23, 28, etc.). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as in the fourth embodiment, a forgotten storage may be provided on the upper unit 210U side and a reject storage may be provided on the lower unit 210L side. Further, in the fourth embodiment, as in the third embodiment, the reject storage 17 may be provided on the upper unit 310U side and the memorandum storage may be provided on the lower unit 310L side.

Further, in the fourth embodiment described above, the lower frame 320 is divided into a main frame 391 and a rear frame 392, and the rear frame 392 is moved closer to or separated from the main frame 391, that is, in the front-rear direction. The case where it is configured so that it can be made is described (FIG. 33). However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the lower frame 320 may be integrally formed, or the rear frame 392 is further divided in the front-rear direction and the reject storage 327 and the reject storage 327 and the portion for loading the replenishment recovery cassette 226 are independently loaded. The portion to be loaded with the 328 may be moved in the front-rear direction. Further, also in the third embodiment, the lower frame 220 (FIG. 20) is separated from the portion for loading the bill storages 22A to 22C with the portion for loading the replenishment collection cassette 226 and the memorandum storage 227. It may be configured so that it can be moved in the front-back direction.

Further, in the fourth embodiment described above, the case where the reversing portion 319 is provided in the upper-rear transport portion 315 has been described (FIG. 31). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the reversing portion 319 may be omitted from the upper-rear transport portion 315. In this case, the upper-rear transport unit 315 may be configured in the same manner as the upper-rear transport unit 15 according to the first embodiment, whereby the degree of commonality of parts can be further increased.

Further, in the fourth embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the replenishment reject storage 225, the replenishment collection storage 224, and the reject storages 327 and 328 are arranged in this order from the front side on the rear side of the bill storage 22 (FIG. 32). .. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the reject storages 327 and 328, the replenishment reject storage 225, and the replenishment collection storage 224 may be arranged in this order on the rear side of the bill storage 22. In this case, the switching unit 66 may be located between the switching unit 367 located substantially directly above the replenishment collection storage 224 and the switching unit 365 located substantially directly above the replenishment reject storage 225.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the integrated transport unit 35 is provided on the transport path 34 of the customer service unit 12 (FIG. 4) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the integrated transport unit 35 may be omitted from the customer service unit 12. In this case, for example, the accommodation space is partitioned in the front-rear direction and a partition plate that can be moved in the front-rear direction is provided in the container 31 so that the inserted banknotes and the banknotes discharged from the discharge unit 31E can be distinguished from each other. You can do it. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, a case where the authenticity sensor 49A, the image sensor 49B, and the traveling sensor 49C are provided in the discrimination unit 14 (FIG. 4) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and some of these sensors may be omitted, or other sensors may be added. The point is that it is only necessary to be able to distinguish the authenticity of banknotes, the denomination, the degree of damage, the state of transportation (presence or absence of double feeding, presence or absence of skew, etc.), and the front and back sides. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the temporary holding portion 16 (FIG. 4) is a so-called drum system, and the banknotes are wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum together with the tape and stored, or the banknotes are unwound by rewinding the tape. I described the case where it was done. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the temporary holding portion 16 has an accumulation method similar to that of the banknote storage 22 and the like, and a storage space, a separation and accumulation mechanism, and the like are provided inside to collect the discharged banknotes in the storage space. The banknotes may be stored separately, and the banknotes may be separated and paid out one by one.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, a case where four banknote storages 22 are provided in the lower unit 10L has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, three or less or five or more bill storages 22 may be provided. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can be divided into an upper unit 10U and a lower unit 10L with the upper side of the lower transport unit 21 as a dividing line (FIG. 2). And Fig. 3). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 may be divided into two or more units by various other dividing lines. For example, by setting a dividing line on the lower side of the lower transport unit 21, that is, the boundary portion with the bill storage 22, the upper unit 10U to the lower transport portion 21 are set as the upper unit, and the bill storage 22 is on the lower side. It may be divided so as to be a unit of. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 of the automated teller machine 1 that processes transactions related to banknotes as a medium with a customer has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various devices that handle various paper-like media such as various gold tickets and securities, or admission tickets and tickets. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to an embodiment in which each of the above-described embodiments and a part or all of the above-mentioned other embodiments are arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment in which a part is extracted. Is.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the customer service unit 12 as the medium input / output unit, the identification unit 14 as the discrimination unit, the upper ring transport path WCU as the first transport path, and the second transport path. Lower ring transport path WCL, temporary hold section 16 as temporary hold section, temporary hold switching section 52 as temporary hold switching section, banknote storage 22 as storage, and transport path W7 as distribution transport path. The front connection port C1 as the first connection port, the rear connection port C2 as the second connection port, the reject storage 17 as the distinct storage storage, the distinction switching unit 53 as the distinct storage switching unit, and the control unit. The case where the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 as a medium processing device is configured by the banknote control unit 11 as a medium is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium inlet / output section, the discrimination section, the first transport path, the second transport path, the temporary hold section, the temporary hold switching section, and the storage compartment having various other configurations are used. , The media processing device may be configured by the distribution transport path, the first connection port, the second connection port, the distinct storage, the distinct storage switching unit, and the control unit.

The present invention can be used, for example, in a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine incorporated in an automated teller machine that conducts deposit / withdrawal transactions related to banknotes with a user.

1, 101, 201, 301 ... Automatic teller machine, 10, 110, 210, 310 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine, 10F, 110F, 210F, 310F ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame, 10L, 110L, 210L, 310L ...... Lower unit, 10U, 110U, 210U, 310U ... Upper unit, 11, 111, 211, 311 ... Banknote control unit, 12 ... Customer service unit, 13, 213, 313 ... Upper front transport unit, 14 ... ... Discrimination section, 15, 115, 315 ... Upper and rear transport section, 16 ... Temporary hold section, 17, 327, 328 ... Reject storage, 20, 220, 320 ... Lower frame, 21, 221, 321 ... Lower transport section, 22 ... Banknote storage, 31 ... Container, 31E ... Discharge section, 31S ... Separation section, 35 ... Integrated transport section, 41, 241 ... Upper front switching section, 48 ... Discrimination Transport path, 49 …… Sensor, 51, 351 …… Upper / rear switching unit, 52, 352 …… Temporary hold switching unit, 53, 353 …… Distinguishing switching unit, 61, 62, 63, 66, 263, 265, 267 , 363, 364, 365, 376, 368 ... switching unit, 151 ... sealing switching unit, 224 ... replenishment collection box, 225 ... replenishment reject storage box, 226 ... replenishment collection cassette, 227, 317 ... Forget-me-not storage, 319 ... reversing part, 391 ... main frame, 392 ... rear frame, C1 ... front connection port, C2 ... rear connection port, T11 ... upper unit front delivery port, T12 ... upper unit Rear delivery port, T21 ... Lower unit front delivery port, T22 ... Lower unit rear delivery port, W ... Transport path, WCL ... Lower ring transport path, WCU ... Upper ring transport path, WP ... Trunk transport path ..

Claims (16)

It has an internal container for accommodating a plurality of paper leaf-shaped media, and discharges the medium to be delivered to the user into the container and an intake port for taking in the medium loaded into the container by the user. A medium inlet / outlet unit having an outlet for
A discrimination unit that discriminates the medium transported along a predetermined trunk transport path, and
A first transport path connecting the intake port, the trunk transport path, and the discharge port,
A second transport path that forms an annular transport path capable of bidirectionally transporting the medium over the entire circumference together with the trunk transport path.
A first trunk switching unit and a second trunk switching unit, which are provided at both ends of the trunk transport path and switch the connection destination of the trunk transport path to the first transport path or the second transport path, respectively.
A temporary holding unit for temporarily storing the medium and
It is arranged between the second trunk switching section and the discharge port of the medium inlet / output section on the first transport path, and any two of the second trunk switching section, the discharge port, and the temporary holding section are provided. A temporary hold switching unit that switches the transport route of the medium so as to connect,
A plurality of storages for storing the media, and
A distribution transport path formed on the second transport path and connecting the plurality of storages to the second transport path via the plurality of switching portions.
A first connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the first trunk switching unit, and
A second connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the second trunk switching unit, and
A distinctive storage that stores the medium separately from the medium that is stored in the plurality of storages, respectively.
It is arranged between the second trunk switching unit and the second connection port on the second transport path, and connects any two of the second trunk switching unit, the second connection port, and the distinctive storage. As described above, a distinctive storage switching unit that switches the transport path of the medium in three ways, and
A branch transport path branched from the second transport path at the end of the distribution transport path on the side of the second connection port,
A branch storage that is provided on the second transport path and is connected to the branch transport path and is a part of the storage, and any two of the first connection port and the second connection port are connected. A medium processing apparatus including a distribution switching unit that switches the transport path of the medium in three ways. The medium is conveyed so as to connect any two of the bidirectional storage, the first connection port, and the distribution switching unit, which are provided on the distribution transfer path and are one of the storages. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a bidirectional storage switching unit for switching a route. A transport path provided on the first connection port side of the bidirectional storage switching portion on the distribution transport path to connect the first connection port and the second connection port, and the first connection port and one. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising one or more storage switching units that switch each of the transport paths connecting the storage compartments. Further, a control unit for controlling the transfer path of the medium in the plurality of switching units is further provided.
The control unit conveys the medium sequentially fed from the branch storage to the distribution switching unit along the branch transfer path, and the second connection port and the distinctive storage along the second transfer path. The medium is conveyed to the discrimination unit via the switching unit and the second trunk switching unit, and the medium discriminated as normal in the discrimination unit is continuously carried along the second transport path to the first trunk switching unit and the first. When the medium is sequentially transported and stored in the storage connected to the distribution transport path via the connection port, and the medium is identified as abnormal in the discrimination unit, the medium is delivered from the branch storage. The medium, which has been identified as abnormal, is continuously subjected to the first trunk switching unit, the first connection port, the distribution transport path, the distribution switching unit, and the second along the second transport path. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the media is controlled to be restarted from the branch storage after being transported to the distinct storage through the connection port and the distinct storage switching unit and stored. Media processing equipment. The medium processing according to claim 1, wherein the branch storage is a replenishment collection storage for storing the medium collected from the other storage or the medium to be replenished in the other storage. apparatus. One or more each provided on the distribution transport path and switching between a transport path connecting the first connection port and the second connection port and a transport path connecting the first connection port and the storage chamber. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a storage switching unit. A replenishment distinction storage that stores the replenishment media that should be distinguished from others, which is delivered from the replenishment collection storage,
Replenishment distinction storage switching provided on the distribution transport path to switch between a transport path connecting the first connection port and the second connection port and a transport path connecting the first connection port and the replenishment distinction storage. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a unit. A first loading unit in which a plurality of the storages are loaded, and
The medium treatment according to claim 7, further comprising a second loading portion that is movable in a direction closer to or away from the first loading portion and is loaded with the replenishment collection chamber. apparatus. A second distinctive storage that is connected to the branch transport path and further distinguishes from the media that are stored in the plurality of storages and the distinctive storages, respectively, and stores the predetermined medium, and is loaded in the second loading unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a storage. The replenishment distinction storage switching unit is provided at a position adjacent to the distribution switching unit on the distribution transport path.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the replenishment collection storage is loaded into the second loading unit in a state of being integrated with the replenishment distinction storage. A second distinctive storage that is connected to a predetermined switching unit arranged on the branch transport path and further distinguishes from the media that are stored in the plurality of storages and the distinctive storages, respectively, and stores the predetermined media. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising. Further, a control unit for controlling the transfer path of the medium in the plurality of switching units is further provided.
The control unit conveys the medium identified as not to be reused in the discrimination unit to the second distinction storage and stores the medium, and the user forgets to remove the medium from the container in the medium inlet / output unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the medium is transported to the distinctive storage and stored. Further, a control unit for controlling the transfer path of the medium in the plurality of switching units is further provided.
The control unit conveys the medium stored in the temporary holding unit to the temporary holding switching unit, and conveys the medium along the first transport path to the discrimination unit via the second trunk switching unit. The medium discriminated as normal in the discrimination unit is transported along the second transport path to the storage connected to the distribution transport path via the first trunk switching unit and the first connection port. On the other hand, the medium identified as abnormal in the discrimination unit is stored along the second transport path along the first trunk switching section, the first connection port, the distribution transport path, and the second connection port. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medium processing apparatus is controlled so as to be transported to and stored in the distinctive storage via the distinctive storage switching unit. A sealing unit that collects and seals the media in a bundle, and
The transport path provided on the transport path connecting the temporary hold switching section and the temporary hold switching section and connected to the temporary hold switching section is connected to the transport path connected to the temporary hold switching section or the sealing unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing switching unit that switches so as to be connected to a transport path. Further, a control unit for controlling the transfer path of the medium in the plurality of switching units is further provided.
The front surface and the back surface of the medium are defined, respectively.
The medium inlet / outlet portion reverses the traveling direction when the medium is discharged from the discharge port into the container and the traveling direction when the medium is taken in from the container by the intake port.
The control unit conveys the medium to be conveyed to the sealing unit from the first trunk switching unit side to the discrimination unit, and the medium having the surface facing a predetermined reference direction in the discrimination unit is said. Along the first transport path, it is transported to the temporary hold switching unit via the second trunk switching unit, and further transported to the sealing unit via the sealing switching unit, while the back surface of the discrimination unit is transported to the sealing unit. The medium facing the reference direction is conveyed one round along the first transport path through the medium inlet / outlet portion so that the surface of the medium is directed to the reference direction in the discrimination portion, and then the first 14. The aspect 14 is characterized in that it is controlled to be conveyed to the temporary hold switching unit via the second trunk switching unit and further to the sealing unit via the sealing switching unit along the transport path. The medium processing apparatus according to. It has an internal container for accommodating a plurality of paper-like media traded with the user, and delivers the medium to be taken in by the user into the container and the medium to be delivered to the user. A medium inlet / outlet portion having a discharge port for discharging the medium to be discharged into the container,
A discrimination unit that discriminates the medium transported along a predetermined trunk transport path, and
A first transport path connecting the intake port, the trunk transport path, and the discharge port,
A second transport path that forms an annular transport path capable of bidirectionally transporting the medium over the entire circumference together with the trunk transport path.
A first trunk switching unit and a second trunk switching unit, which are provided at both ends of the trunk transport path and switch the connection destination of the trunk transport path to the first transport path or the second transport path, respectively.
A temporary holding unit for temporarily storing the medium and
It is arranged between the second trunk switching section and the discharge port of the medium inlet / output section on the first transport path, and any two of the second trunk switching section, the discharge port, and the temporary holding section are provided. A temporary hold switching unit that switches the transport route of the medium so as to connect,
A plurality of storages for storing the media, and
A distribution transport path formed on the second transport path and connecting the plurality of storages to the second transport path via the plurality of switching portions.
A first connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the first trunk switching unit, and
A second connection port provided between the distribution transport path and the second trunk switching unit, and
A distinctive storage that stores the medium separately from the medium that is stored in the plurality of storages, respectively.
It is arranged between the second trunk switching unit and the second connection port on the second transport path, and connects any two of the second trunk switching unit, the second connection port, and the distinctive storage. As described above, a distinctive storage switching unit that switches the transport path of the medium in three ways, and
A branch transport path branched from the second transport path at the end of the distribution transport path on the side of the second connection port,
A branch storage that is provided on the second transport path and is connected to the branch transport path and is a part of the storage, and any two of the first connection port and the second connection port are connected. A medium trading apparatus including a distribution switching unit that switches the transport route of the medium in three ways.

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