JP6940874B2 - Coin processing machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin processing machine that processes coins.

Jam if the coins being transported are jammed during the withdrawal processing or deposit processing of the coin processing machine, or if the banknotes being transported are jammed during the withdrawal processing or deposit processing of the banknote processing machine. It is necessary to remove coins and jam banknotes. When removing jam coins and jam bills, operators such as cashiers and maintenance staff open the front door of the processing machine with a key and pull out a predetermined unit to open the transport path. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-56527

As described above, if the operator opens the front door of the processing machine with a key, pulls out a predetermined unit to open the transport path, etc., and removes coins in the transport path, the workload of the operator is heavy. ..

An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing machine capable of reducing the work load of an operator.

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect according to the present invention is a deposit side transport unit for transporting coins inserted into the deposit unit and an identification unit for identifying coins transported by the deposit side transport unit. , The temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins identified by the identification unit, the display unit that displays the operation guide, and the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit are conveyed to the temporary storage unit while being identified by the identification unit. When a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the deposit process, the reset input area is displayed on the display unit, and when the reset input area displayed on the display unit is pressed, the deposit side transfer unit is displayed. It is provided with a control unit that performs a second process of transporting all coins to the temporary storage unit and a third process of transporting all coins in the temporary storage unit to the outside of the machine after the completion of the second process. It is characterized by that.

According to the first aspect, the coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process in which the control unit conveys the coins inserted into the deposit unit to the temporary storage unit while conveying them by the deposit side transport unit and identifying them by the identification unit. As the abnormal recovery process after the occurrence, the second process of transporting all the coins in the deposit side transport section to the temporary storage section and the second process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage section to the outside of the machine after the completion of the second process. Since the three processes are performed, it is not necessary for the operator to open the deposit-side transport unit. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the operator.

A second aspect of the present invention includes a conveying unit for conveying the coins, an identifying portion for identifying the coins transported by the transport unit, a temporary storage unit for storing temporarily coins identified by the identification unit, If a coin transfer error occurs during the first process of the return process for transporting the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section to the outside of the machine , the reset input area is displayed on the display section for displaying the operation guide. Then, when the reset input area displayed on the display unit is pressed, the second process of transporting all the coins in the transport unit to the temporary storage unit and the inside of the temporary storage unit after the completion of the second process. It is characterized in that it is provided with a control unit that performs a third process of transporting all the coins to the outside of the machine.

A third aspect according to the present invention is a transport unit for transporting coins, an identification unit for identifying coins transported by the transport unit, and a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing coins identified by the identification unit in the machine. A first portion, which is a starting portion for transporting coins transported by the transporting portion, a second portion, which is a transporting ending portion for coins transported by the transporting portion, and the first portion to the first portion. In the first process of transporting coins to the second part by the transport section, all the coins in the transport section are temporarily removed during the abnormality recovery process after a coin transport error occurs during the first process. The second process of transporting to the storage unit, the third process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage unit to the first part after the completion of the second process, and the first process after the completion of the third process. It is characterized by including a control unit for performing processing retry processing.

According to the third aspect, in the first process in which the control unit transports coins from the first portion to the second portion by the transport unit, after a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process. The second process of transporting all the coins in the transport section to the temporary storage section and the third process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage section to the first part after the completion of the second process. And the retry process of the first process after the completion of the third process is performed, so that the operator does not need to open the transport unit. In addition, the operator does not have to reset the coins transported outside the machine. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the operator.

A fourth aspect according to the present invention further comprises a display unit for displaying an operation guide in the third aspect, and the control unit is in the temporary storage unit after the retry process and the second process are completed. The reset process for transporting all the coins to the outside of the machine can be selected and set, and the display unit indicates that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery process. It is characterized by being displayed.

According to the fourth aspect, the control unit transports all the coins in the temporary storage unit to the outside of the machine after the retry processing of the first processing after the completion of the second processing and the third processing and the completion of the second processing. Since the reset process and the reset process can be selected and set, the variation of the error recovery process increases. In addition, the operator recognizes that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected in order to display on the display unit that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery process. Can be reset.

It is possible to provide a coin processing machine capable of reducing the work load of the operator.

It is a top view which shows typically the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st processing of the deposit processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a front view which shows the display example of the operation display part in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the flow of coins such as the reset second processing of the deposit processing in the coin processing machine of one embodiment according to the present invention with thick lines. It is a top view which shows the flow of coins such as the reset third processing of the deposit processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the flow of coins such as the reset second processing of the return processing in the coin processing machine of one embodiment according to the present invention with thick lines. It is a top view which shows the flow of coins such as the 1st processing of the storage processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a front view which shows the display example of the operation display part in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st processing of a cassette replenishment processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st processing of the direct replenishment processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st processing of the withdrawal processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st processing of the carton collection processing in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the flow of coins such as the reset second processing of the deposit processing of the first modification in the coin processing machine of the embodiment according to the present invention with thick lines. It is a top view which shows the flow of coins such as the reset third process of the deposit process of the modification 1 in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the reset processing of the deposit processing of the modification 1 in the coin processing machine of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention by a thick line.

A coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing machine 10 of the present embodiment has a deposit portion 12 (conveyance portion) and a carton mounting portion 13 at the front portion of the apparatus main body 11. The deposit unit 12 collectively inserts coins from the outside in a mixed state of denominations, and separates and conveys the inserted coins one by one. Although not shown, the deposit unit 12 is provided with a shutter that opens and closes the deposit unit 12 to the outside. In the deposit unit 12, coins can be inserted from the outside when the shutter is open, coins cannot be inserted from the outside when the shutter is closed, and coins inside cannot be taken out to the outside. The bottom surface of the deposit unit 12 is composed of a belt conveyor, and coins transported by the belt conveyor to the deposit side transport unit 15 side, which will be described later, are passed one by one at the end portion on the deposit side transport unit 15 side. Limit and separate one by one. The carton 14 outside the machine, which is separate from the device main body 11, is mounted on the carton mounting portion 13 so that it can be inserted and removed.

The coin processing machine 10 has a deposit-side transport unit 15 (conveyor unit) on the side portion of the apparatus main body 11. The deposit-side transport unit 15 extends in the front-rear direction, receives coins that are inserted into the deposit unit 12 and are transported one by one by the deposit unit 12, and transports the coins one by one toward the rear. The deposit-side transport unit 15 has a common drive source with the deposit unit 12, and is always driven in synchronization with the deposit unit 12.

The coin processing machine 10 is located at the position of the deposit side transport unit 15, in order from the front, the identification unit 20, the release guide unit 21, the cassette guide unit 22, the passing sensor 23A, the return guide unit 23 for 1-yen coins, and the 100-yen coin. Recirculation guide unit 24 for 10-yen coins, recirculation guide unit 25 for 10-yen coins, recirculation guide unit 26 for 50-yen coins, recirculation guide unit 27 for 5-yen coins, recirculation guide unit 28 for 500-yen coins, passage sensor 29A It also has a stacker guide 29. The identification unit 20 counts the authenticity and denomination of coins transported by the deposit-side transport unit 15 while identifying them during transport. The discharge guide unit 21, the cassette guide unit 22, the reflux guide units 23 to 28, and the stacker guide unit 29 refer to the coins conveyed from the deposit unit 12 side by the deposit side transport unit 15 based on the identification result of the identification unit 20. Guidance is given to separate the flow from the deposit-side transport unit 15.

The coin processing machine 10 is located on the rear side of the deposit unit 12, in order from the front, a pool cassette 32, a recirculation unit 33 for 1-yen coins, and a recirculation unit for 100-yen coins. 34, a recirculation section 35 for 10-yen coins, a recirculation section 36 for 50-yen coins, a recirculation section 37 for 5-yen coins, a recirculation section 38 for 500-yen coins, and a pool stacker 39 (temporary storage section). ) And. Among these, the pool stacker 39 is arranged at the position farthest from the deposit unit 12 on the coin transport path, and the pool cassette 32 is arranged at a position closer to the deposit unit 12 than this.

The release guide unit 21 can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the carton 14 mounted on the carton mounting unit 13. The release guide unit 21 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The release guide unit 21 is normally closed, and when the identification unit 20 detects a coin to be dropped on the carton 14, it is opened at a timing based on this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. The coin is dropped and then closed. The release guide unit 21 guides, for example, an unacceptable reject coin that could not be determined as a true coin from the identification result of the identification unit 20 from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the carton 14.

The cassette guide unit 22 can be opened and closed, and coins are dropped from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the pool cassette 32 in the open state. The cassette guide unit 22 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The cassette guide unit 22 is normally closed, and when a coin to be dropped into the pool cassette 32 is detected by the identification unit 20, the cassette guide unit 22 is opened at a timing based on this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. The coin is dropped and then closed. The pool cassette 32 is removable from the device main body 11 and stores coins so that they can be fed out by mixing denominations. The pool cassette 32 has a feeding unit 42 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 42 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The recirculation guide unit 23 for 1-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 33 for 1-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 23 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 23 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 33 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 23 guides only 1-yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 33. The return unit 33 for 1-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 1-yen coins. The recirculation unit 33 for 1-yen coins has a feeding unit 43 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 43 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The recirculation guide unit 24 for 100-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 34 for 100-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 24 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 24 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 34 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 24 guides only 100-yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 34. The return section 34 for 100-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 100-yen coins. The return section 34 for 100-yen coins has a payout section 44 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 44 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The recirculation guide section 25 for 10-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit side transport section 15 to the recirculation section 35 for 10-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 25 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 25 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 35 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 25 guides only 10-yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 35. The return section 35 for 10-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 10-yen coins. The return section 35 for 10-yen coins has a payout section 45 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 45 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The recirculation guide unit 26 for 50-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 36 for 50-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 26 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 26 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 36 detected by the identification unit 20, the detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 26 guides only 50-yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 36. The return section 36 for 50-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 50-yen coins. The recirculation unit 36 for 50-yen coins has a feeding unit 46 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 46 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The recirculation guide unit 27 for 5-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 37 for 5-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 27 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 27 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 37 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 27 guides only 5 yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 37. The return section 37 for 5-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 5-yen coins. The return section 37 for 5-yen coins has a payout section 47 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 47 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The return guide 28 for 500-yen coins can be opened and closed, and in the open state, coins are dropped from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the return section 38 for 500-yen coins. The recirculation guide unit 28 does not drop coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 in the closed state, and moves the coins to the pool stacker 39 side by the deposit-side transport unit 15 as it is. The recirculation guide unit 28 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 23A detects a coin to be dropped to the recirculation unit 38 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The recirculation guide unit 28 guides only 500-yen coins out of the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 to be true coins from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the recirculation unit 38. The return section 38 for 500-yen coins is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores only 500-yen coins. The return section 38 for 500-yen coins has a payout section 48 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 48 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

The stacker guide unit 29 can be opened and closed, and coins are dropped from the deposit side transport unit 15 onto the pool stacker 39 in the open state. The stacker guide unit 29 is normally closed, and when the passing sensor 29A detects a coin to be dropped into the pool stacker 39 detected by the identification unit 20, this detection timing and the transfer speed of the deposit side transfer unit 15. It is opened at the timing based on and drops the coin, and then closed. The stacker guide unit 29 guides acceptable coins determined to be true coins by the identification unit 20 from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the pool stacker 39. The pool stacker 39 is not removable from the device main body 11, and stores coins in a denomination-mixed manner so that they can be fed out. The pool stacker 39 has a feeding unit 49 that separates and counts the stored coins one by one. The payout unit 49 normally stops paying out coins, and is driven to pay out coins.

All of them are pool cassettes 32 that store coins so that they can be fed out, recirculation section 33 for 1-yen coins, recirculation section 34 for 100-yen coins 34, recirculation section 35 for 10-yen coins, and recirculation section 36, 5 for 50-yen coins. Of the recirculation unit 37 for yen coins, the recirculation unit 38 for 500-yen coins, and the pool stacker 39, only the pool cassette 32 is removable from the device main body 11. The pool cassette 32 has a coin storage capacity, in other words, a full coin amount, such as a 1-yen coin recirculation unit 33, a 100-yen coin recirculation unit 34, and a 10-yen coin recirculation unit 35, 50. The recirculation section for yen coins, the recirculation section 37 for 5-yen coins, and the pool stacker 39 are larger than the storage capacity of each coin, and are about four times as large as each of these.

The coin processing machine 10 has a withdrawal side transport unit 55 (conveyor unit) on a side portion of the apparatus main body 11 opposite to the deposit side transport unit 15. The withdrawal side transport unit 55 extends in the front-rear direction, and transports the coins paid out from the payout units 42 to 49 to the deposit unit 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processing machine 10 includes a deposit unit 12, a deposit side transport unit 15, an identification unit 20, a discharge guide unit 21, a cassette guide unit 22, a return guide unit 23 to 28, a stacker guide unit 29, and a feeding unit. Units 42 to 49, withdrawal side transport unit 55, control unit 61 that controls the passage sensor 23A and passage sensor 29A, touch panel type operation display unit 62 (display unit) that accepts operation input and displays the screen, and input / output. It has a storage unit 63 for storing gold data and the like.

In the present embodiment, the coin processing machine 10 operates in the following operation modes.

[action mode]
In the operation mode of the present embodiment, the control unit 61 inserts the pool stacker 39, which has a smaller storage capacity than the pool cassette 32 and is connected to the end position of the deposit side transport unit 15, into the deposit unit 12 at the time of deposit processing and identifies it. The pool cassette 32, which has a larger storage capacity than the pool stacker 39, is used as a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the coins identified in the unit 20 so that they can be fed out by mixing denominations. Of these, an overflow coin that cannot be stored in each of the recirculation units 33 to 38 will be a collective storage unit that can be fed out by mixing denominations.

Hereinafter, the deposit process, the return process, the storage process, the cassette replenishment process, the direct replenishment process, the deposit section replenishment process, the withdrawal process, and the carton collection process, which are all executed in the operation mode of the present embodiment, will be described.

"Payment processing"
When the control unit 61 starts the deposit process, the control unit 61 first opens the shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12. Then, when it is detected by the deposit unit sensor (not shown) that coins have been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the shutter of the deposit unit 12 is closed, and the deposit unit 12 separates the coins one by one while the deposit side transport unit 15 Transport to. Then, the coin is further conveyed by the deposit-side transport unit 15, and is identified and counted by the identification unit 20. As a result, the true coins identified by the identification unit 20 and identified as acceptable are transported to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit side transport unit 15 and the stacker guide unit 29 as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 3, and are transferred to the pool stacker 39. Temporarily store. That is, the control unit 61 holds the stacker guide unit 29 in the closed state of the release guide unit 21, the cassette guide unit 22, and the reflux guide unit 23 to 28 for the coins identified as acceptable by the identification unit 20. In the open state, it is dropped onto the pool stacker 39.

On the other hand, the control unit 61 conveys the reject coin identified by the identification unit 20 and identified as unacceptable to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. That is, the control unit 61 drops the coins identified as unacceptable by the identification unit 20 onto the carton 14 with the release guide unit 21 open.

While the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 are identified by the identification unit 20, the reject coins identified as unacceptable are sent to the carton 14, and the coins identified as acceptable are transferred to the pool stacker 39 as a temporary storage unit. The process of transporting is the first process of the deposit process. During this first process, the control unit 61 normally transports all the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 from the detection results of the deposit unit sensor, the identification unit 20, and the passage sensors 23A and 29A (not shown), and the pool stacker. When it is determined that the coins have been transported to either 39 or the carton 14, the operation display unit 62 displays the total amount of true coins and the number of denominations identified as acceptable by the identification unit 20, and the operation display unit 62 is displayed. The payment process is completed in the state of waiting for the confirmation instruction operation and the return instruction operation. As described above, in the deposit processing, the pool stacker 39 becomes a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 so that the coins can be fed out by mixing denominations.

If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the deposit process described above, the control unit 61 stops the transfer of coins by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15. At the same time, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the device abnormality notification screen 62A shown in FIG. The device error notification screen 62A displays, for example, a text display 62a indicating that an error has occurred, such as "A device error has occurred." And, for example, "Press reset to perform error recovery processing." The text display 62b indicating that the abnormality recovery process is required and the text display 62b are displayed, and the operator is informed. That is, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display a display indicating that the abnormality recovery process is to be performed before the abnormality recovery process described later is performed.

In addition, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display a reset input area 62c, for example, which is displayed as "reset". In other words, the operation display unit 62 displays to the operator an operation guide including a text display 62b indicating that the abnormality recovery process is required and a reset input area 62c. After confirming this guidance display, the operator presses the reset input area 62c of the operation display unit 62.

Here, as a coin transport abnormality in the deposit process, the coin identified to be transported to the carton 14 by the identification unit 20 is not transported to the carton 14 due to a malfunction of the release guide unit 21 or the like and passes through the release guide unit 21. In some cases, the coin-carrying unit 15 travels as it is and is detected by the passage sensor 23A. That is, the coins to be transported to the carton 14 are retained at the deposit side transport unit 15. In the present embodiment, the abnormally transferred coins having such abnormally transferred coins are released to the carton 14 again.

That is, when the reset input area 62c is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62A, the control unit 61 performs the abnormality recovery process after the coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the deposit process. First, the coin transfer operation by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15 is restarted, and as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 5, all the coins including the abnormally transferred coin and the deposit unit on the deposit side transfer unit 15 are restarted. The second process of resetting the deposit process is performed, in which all the coins remaining in the 12 are transported to the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29. That is, in the deposit side transport unit 15, the control unit 61 opens only the stacker guide unit 29, and sequentially puts all the coins in the deposit unit 12 and on the deposit side transport unit 15 into the pool stacker 39 one by one. Drop it.

During this second reset process, the control unit 61 deposits the transport belt that transports the coins of the deposit side transport unit 15 from the time when the deposit unit sensor (not shown) detects that the coins are exhausted in the deposit unit 12. All the coins on the side transport unit 15 are rotated downstream in the transport direction at a predetermined angle or for a predetermined time sufficient to transport the coins to the pool stacker 39. As a result, the control unit 61 determines that all the coins in the deposit unit 12 and on the deposit side transport unit 15 at the start of the second reset process have been transported to the pool stacker 39, and determines that the belt of the deposit unit 12 has been transported. The drive of the conveyor and the transport belt of the deposit side transport unit 15 is stopped. Here, if there are no coins in the deposit unit 12 when the second reset process is started, the control unit 61 sets the transfer belt of the deposit side transfer unit 15 on the deposit side from the time when the second reset process is started. All the coins on the transport unit 15 will be rotated downstream in the transport direction at a predetermined angle or for a predetermined time sufficient to transport the coins to the pool stacker 39.

If the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 can individually transport coins, in the second reset process, all the coins on the deposit side transport unit 15 are transported to the pool stacker 39, and then the deposit unit is used. All the coins in 12 may be transported to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15.

In the deposit process, after the end of the second reset process, the control unit 61 temporarily connects to the pool stacker 39 in the second reset process as a part of the abnormal recovery process in the deposit process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. The third reset process is performed to transport all the stored coins to the outside of the machine. In this third reset process, the control unit 61 drives the payout unit 49, the withdrawal side transfer unit 55, the deposit unit 12, the deposit side transfer unit 15, and the release guide unit 21. By this third reset process, all the coins temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39 in the second reset process are fed out one by one by the payout unit 49, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed, and The coin is transported by the deposit side transport unit 15, and is transported to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21. That is, in the third reset process, the control unit 61 opens the release guide unit 21 and drops all the coins temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39 onto the carton 14.

During the third reset process, the control unit 61 transports the coins of the withdrawal side transport unit 55 from the time when the pool stacker sensor (not shown) detects that there are no coins remaining in the pool stacker 39. The belt is rotated downstream in the transport direction at a predetermined angle or for a predetermined time sufficient to transport all the coins on the withdrawal side transport unit 55 to the deposit unit 12, and the drive of the transport belt is stopped. After that, from the time when the control unit 61 detects that the coins are exhausted in the deposit unit 12 by the deposit unit sensor (not shown), the control unit 61 puts the transport belt for transporting the coins of the deposit side transport unit 15 on the deposit side transport unit 15. The coins are rotated downstream in the transport direction at a predetermined angle or a predetermined time sufficient to transport the coins to the carton 14, and the drive of the belt conveyor of the deposit unit 12 and the transport belt of the deposit side transport unit 15 is stopped.

By the abnormal recovery process in the above deposit process, the abnormally transported coins that were identified to be transported to the carton 14 outside the machine during the first process of the deposit process but passed through the release guide 21 and were not transported to the carton 14 are removed. The containing coins are transported to the carton 14.

As described above, in the deposit processing, when a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the deposit side transport unit 15, all the coins in the deposit side transport unit 15 including the transport abnormal coins and the coins thereof. All the coins that have already been normally transported to the pool stacker 39 in the previous first processing and all the uncounted coins remaining in the deposit unit 12 are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the reset second processing. After being put together, it is released to the carton 14 in the third reset process.

"Return processing"
When the return instruction operation is input to the operation display unit 62 after the completion of the first process of the deposit process, the control unit 61 starts the return process. That is, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6, all the coins of the pool stacker 39 were fed out by the payout unit 49, and the withdrawal side transport unit 55 and the shutter were closed in the same manner as in the reset third process of the deposit process. It is conveyed by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15 in the state, and is dropped onto the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21. That is, the control unit 61 transports all the coins of the pool stacker 39 by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 with the release guide unit 21 open, and drops them on the carton 14. Let me. Then, when all the coins of the pool stacker 39 are normally transported and there are no more coins in the pool stacker 39, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, the return process is completed. In this way, all the coins in the pool stacker 39 are transported to the carton 14 and taken out by the operator.

The process of transporting all the coins of the pool stacker 39 to the carton 14 by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit side 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 is the first process of the return process. If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during this first process, the control unit 61 feeds the coins by the payout unit 49 and transports the coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. To stop. At the same time, the control unit 61 resets the operation display unit 62 with the text display 62a indicating that an abnormality has occurred and the text display 62b indicating that the abnormality recovery process is required, as shown in FIG. The device abnormality notification screen 62A including the input area 62c is displayed. Here, as a coin transport abnormality in the return process, there is a case where the passage sensor 23A detects the coin to be dropped on the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21.

When the reset input area 62c is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62A, the control unit 61 performs the feeding unit 61 as a part of the abnormality recovery process after the coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the return process. While the 49 is in the stopped state, first, the coin transport operation by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 is restarted, and as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 7, the withdrawal side transport unit The second process of resetting the return process is performed, in which all the coins including the abnormally transferred coins in the deposit unit 12 and on the deposit side transport unit 15 are transported to the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29. That is, the control unit 61 opens only the stacker guide unit 29 in the deposit side transport unit 15, and puts one coin on the withdrawal side transport unit 55, in the deposit unit 12, and on the deposit side transport unit 15. Drop them onto the pool stacker 39 one by one.

During this second reset process, the control unit 61 transports all the coins on the withdrawal side transport unit 55 to the deposit unit 12 by the transport belt (not shown) that transports the coins of the withdrawal side transport unit 55. Rotate to the downstream side in the transport direction at a sufficient predetermined angle or for a predetermined time. After that, from the time when the control unit 61 detects that the coins are exhausted in the deposit unit 12 by the deposit unit sensor (not shown), the control unit 61 puts the transport belt for transporting the coins of the deposit side transport unit 15 on the deposit side transport unit 15. All the coins are rotated downstream in the transport direction at a predetermined angle or for a predetermined time sufficient to transport the coins to the pool stacker 39. In this reset second process, all the coins including the abnormally transferred coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 at the start of the reset second process and the reset second process start. All the coins remaining in the pool stacker 39 at that time are put together in the pool stacker 39.

After the completion of the second reset process, the control unit 61 transports all the coins temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39 in the second reset process to the carton 14 outside the machine as a part of the abnormal recovery process in the return process. Then, the retry process of the first process of the return process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6 is performed.

In the above return processing, coins including the abnormally transported coins that should have been transported to the carton 14 outside the machine but were not transported to the carton 14 are transported to the carton 14 by the abnormal recovery process.

As described above, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 in the return process, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, All the coins in the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15, including the abnormally transferred coins, were once transported to the pool stacker 39 by the second reset process, and were collected together with all the coins remaining in the pool stacker 39. After that, it is released to the carton 14 in the retry process of the first process.

"Storage process"
When the confirmation instruction operation is input to the operation display unit 62 after the completion of the first processing of the deposit processing, the control unit 61 starts the storage processing. That is, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 8, the coins of the pool stacker 39 are fed out by the payout unit 49, and are conveyed by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed, and the deposit side transport unit 15. Then, the identification unit 20 identifies. Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 and the detection result of the passage sensor 23A, the coins of each denomination are those of the corresponding denominations of the reflux guide units 23 to 28, and the corresponding gold of the reflux units 33 to 38. Store in seeds. That is, 1-yen coins are used for 1-yen coins by opening the recirculation guide unit 23 for 1-yen coins, and 100-yen coins are used for 100-yen coins by opening the recirculation guide unit 24 for 100-yen coins. 10-yen coins are opened to the recirculation guide section 25 for 10-yen coins, and 50-yen coins are opened to the recirculation guide section 35 for 10-yen coins. The recirculation section 36 for 50-yen coins, the recirculation guide section 27 for 5-yen coins, the recirculation guide section 27 for 5-yen coins, and the recirculation guide section 28 for 500-yen coins. When the coin is opened, the coins are stored in the recirculation section 38 for 500 yen coins. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins, the soiled coins, and the old 500-yen coins of the reflux units 33 to 38 are placed in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Store. Then, when all the coins of the pool stacker 39 are normally transported and there are no more coins in the pool stacker 39, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, the storage process ends.

In this way, while transporting the coins of the pool stacker 39 by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the reflux guide units 23 to 28 transfer the coins to the reflux unit 33. The process of transporting to the corresponding denomination of ~ 38 or transporting to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide 22 is the first process of the storage process. If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of this storage process, the control unit 61 feeds the coins by the payout unit 49 and the coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. And stop the transportation.

At the same time, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the device abnormality notification screen 62B shown in FIG. The device error notification screen 62B has, for example, a text display 62d indicating that an error has occurred, such as "A device error has occurred." And, for example, "Press reset to perform error recovery processing or retry. "Press to perform retry processing." Is displayed, and a text display 62e indicating that the reset processing and retry processing of the abnormal recovery processing can be selected is displayed, and the operator is informed. That is, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display a display indicating that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the first and second abnormality recovery processes described later.

In addition, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display, for example, a reset input area 62f displayed as "reset" and a retry input area 62g displayed as "retry". In other words, the operation display unit 62 displays to the operator an operation guide including a text display 62e indicating that the abnormality recovery process is required, a reset input area 62f, and a retry input area 62g. After confirming this guidance display, the operator selects and presses one of the reset input area 62f and the retry input area 62g of the operation display unit 62. Here, as the coin transfer abnormality in the storage process, the case where the coin to be dropped into the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide 22 is detected by the passage sensor 23A and the case where the return guides 23 to 28 detect the coins to be dropped into the pool cassette 32 are the return parts 33 to 38. The coin to be dropped may be detected by the passage sensor 29A.

When the reset input area 62f is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the first abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the storage process. The reset second process similar to the reset second process of the return process shown by the thick solid line and the reset third process similar to the reset third process of the deposit process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6 are performed in order.

As described above, in the storage process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the subsequent first abnormality recovery process is performed. As a result, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 including the abnormally transported coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the reset second process and then put together, and then the reset first. It is released to the carton 14 in 3 treatments.

Correspondence between the abnormally conveyed coins that were identified by the cassette guide 22 as to be dropped into the pool cassette 32 by the first abnormality recovery process in the above storage process but not dropped into the pool cassette 32, or the return sections 33 to 38. Coins including the abnormally transferred coins that are identified as being dropped on the one to be dropped but not dropped on the corresponding one are conveyed to the carton 14 by the release guide 21.

On the other hand, when the retry input area 62g is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs a second abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the storage process. The second retry process similar to the second reset process of the return process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 7 and the retry process of the first process of the storage process shown by the thick line in FIG. 8 are performed in order.

As described above, in the storage process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the second abnormality recovery process thereafter occurs. As a result, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 including the abnormally transported coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the second retry process, and then collected again. In the retry process of the first process, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 transport the coins, identify them with the identification unit 20, and based on the result, the cassette guide unit 22 transports the pool cassette 32. It is transported to the corresponding denomination of the recirculation sections 33 to 38 by the recirculation guide sections 23 to 28.

By the second abnormality recovery process in the above storage process, the abnormally conveyed coins that are identified as being dropped into the pool cassette 32 but have not been dropped into the pool cassette 32, or the corresponding coins of the recirculation sections 33 to 38 are dropped. Coins containing abnormally transferred coins that are identified as should be but not transported to the corresponding ones are again identified by the identification unit 20, and based on the identification result, the corresponding ones of the pool cassette 32 and the recirculation units 33 to 38 are used. Can be dropped.

"Cassette replenishment process"
The cassette replenishment process is a process of replenishing the coins previously stored in the pool cassette 32 outside the coin processing machine 10 to the recirculation units 33 to 38 of each denomination. When the cassette replenishment process is started, the control unit 61 pays out the coins of the pool cassette 32 at the payout unit 42, and deposits with the withdrawal side transport unit 55 and the shutter closed, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. The coins of each denomination are further conveyed by the unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and the coins of each denomination are returned to the reflux guide unit based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 and the detection result of the passing sensor 23A, as in the first process of the storage process. It is stored in the corresponding denominations of 23 to 28 and in the corresponding denominations of the reflux parts 33 to 38. Based on the identification and counting results of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins overflowing in each of the reflux units 33 to 38 are conveyed to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21 together with the unacceptable coins.

As described above, the coins of the pool cassette 32 are transported by the withdrawal side transport section 55, the deposit section 12, and the deposit side transport section 15, and the recirculation guide sections 23 to 28 correspond to the corresponding denominations of the recirculation sections 33 to 38. The process of transporting the coins to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 is the first process of the cassette replenishment process. If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the cassette replenishment process, the control unit 61 uses the payout unit 42 to pay out the coins, and the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. Stop the transportation of coins.

At the same time, the control unit 61 displays on the operation display unit 62 a text display 62d indicating that an abnormality has occurred, and a text display 62e indicating that the reset processing and the retry processing of the abnormality recovery processing can be selected. The device abnormality notification screen 62B including the reset input area 62f and the retry input area 62g is displayed. Here, as the coin transfer abnormality in the cassette replenishment process, the coin to be dropped on the carton 14 by the release guide section 21 is detected by the passing sensor 23A to be conveyed, or the return section 33 by the return guide units 23 to 28. The coin to be dropped to ~ 38 may be detected by the passage sensor 29A.

When the reset input area 62f is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the first abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the cassette replenishment process. The reset second process similar to the reset second process of the storage process shown by the thick solid line in 7 and the reset third process similar to the reset third process of the storage process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6 are performed in order.

As described above, in the cassette replenishment process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first abnormality recovery thereafter occurs. As a process, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 including the abnormally transported coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the reset second process, and then reset. It is released to the carton 14 in the third treatment.

By the first abnormality recovery process in the above cassette replenishment process, the coins identified by the release guide section 21 as the coins to be dropped on the carton 14 but not transported to the carton 14, or the corresponding coins of the return sections 33 to 38. Coins containing coins identified to be dropped but not delivered to the corresponding one are conveyed to the carton 14 by the release guide 21.

On the other hand, when the retry input area 62g is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the second abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the cassette replenishment process. , Retry of the second abnormality recovery process in the storage process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 7 The second process of retry similar to the second process and the storage process similar to the second abnormality recovery process in the storage process shown by the thick line in FIG. The retry process of the first process of the above is performed in order.

As described above, in the cassette replenishment process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the second abnormality recovery thereafter occurs. As a process, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport section 55, the deposit section 12, and the deposit side transport section 15 including the abnormally transported coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the second retry process, collected, and then stored. In the retry process of the first process of the process, the coins of the pool stacker 39 are transported by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and are transferred to the carton 14 based on the identification result of the identification unit 20. The coins to be dropped are conveyed to the carton 14 by the release guide section 21, and the other coins are conveyed to the corresponding denominations of the return sections 33 to 38 by the return guide sections 23 to 28.

By the second abnormality recovery process in the above cassette replenishment process, the coins identified by the release guide section 21 as the coins to be dropped on the carton 14 but not transported to the carton 14, or the corresponding coins of the return sections 33 to 38. Coins containing coins identified as to be dropped but not transported to the corresponding ones are again identified by the identification unit 20, and based on the identification result, the corresponding ones of the carton 14 and the reflux units 33 to 38 are used. Can be dropped.

After the first and second abnormal recovery processes of the cassette replenishment process, the first process of the cassette replenishment process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 10 is continued, and the coins remaining in the pool cassette 32 are transferred to the withdrawal side transport unit 55. The coins to be identified by the identification unit 20 and dropped on the carton 14 while being conveyed by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 are transferred to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21, and the other coins are returned to the carton 14 by the return guide unit 23 to 28. The coins are transported to the corresponding denominations of the reflux parts 33 to 38.

"Direct replenishment process"
The direct replenishment process is a process of replenishing the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 to the recirculation units 33 to 38 without going through the pool stacker 39. When the control unit 61 starts the direct replenishment process, it first opens the shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12, and when the deposit unit sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the deposit unit 12 Transports the coin to the deposit side transport unit 15. Then, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 11, the coins conveyed from the deposit unit 12 are conveyed by the deposit side transfer unit 15, and each denomination is based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 and the detection result of the passage sensor 23A. Coins are stored in the corresponding denominations of the reflux guides 23 to 28 and the corresponding denominations of the reflux guides 33 to 38. Based on the identification and counting results of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins overflowing in each of the reflux units 33 to 38 are stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Then, when all the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 are normally transported and there are no more coins in the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, the direct replenishment process ends. The reject coin, the soiled coin, and the old 500-yen coin, which are identified as unacceptable based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, are conveyed to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21.

In this way, while the coins of the deposit section 12 are transported by the deposit side transport section 15, the return guides 23 to 28 transport the coins to the corresponding denominations of the reflux guides 33 to 38, and the cassette guide 22 transports the pool cassette. The process of transporting the coin to the 32 or the discharge guide unit 21 to the carton 14 is the first process of the direct replenishment process. If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of this direct replenishment process, the control unit 61 stops the coin transfer by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15.

At the same time, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the device abnormality notification screen 62B shown in FIG. Here, as a coin transport abnormality in the direct replenishment process, when the release guide 21 detects the coin to be dropped on the carton 14 by the passage sensor 23A, the cassette guide 22 detects the coin to be dropped on the pool cassette 32. When detected by the passage sensor 23A, coins to be dropped by the return guide units 23 to 28 to the return units 33 to 38 may be detected by the passage sensor 29A.

When the reset input area 62f is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the first abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the direct replenishment process. The reset second process similar to the reset second process of the deposit process shown by the thick solid line in 5 and the reset third process similar to the reset third process of the deposit process shown in FIG. 6 are performed in order.

As described above, in the direct replenishment process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 are used as the subsequent first abnormality recovery process. All the coins in the deposit-side transport unit 15, including the abnormally transported coins, are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the second reset process, collected, and then released to the carton 14 outside the machine in the third reset process.

On the other hand, when the retry input area 62g is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the second abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the direct replenishment process. , The second retry process similar to the reset second process of the direct replenishment process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 5 and the retry process similar to the first process of the storage process shown by the thick line in FIG. 8 are performed in order.

As described above, in the direct replenishment process, when a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, a transfer abnormality is included as the subsequent second abnormality recovery process. All the coins in the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the second retry process and collected, and then transported to the withdrawal side by the same retry process as in the first process of the storage process. The coins to be transferred to the carton 14 by the release guide 21 and to the pool cassette 32 are transferred to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 and the coins to be dropped to the carton 14 based on the result of the coins being carried by the unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 and identified by the identification unit 20. The coins to be dropped are conveyed by the cassette guide 22 to the pool cassette 32, and the other coins are conveyed by the return guides 23 to 28 to the corresponding denominations of the return sections 33 to 38.

By the second abnormality recovery process in the above direct replenishment process, coins identified as coins to be dropped on the carton 14 by the release guide section 21 but not transported to the carton 14, or dropped into the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide section 22. Coins that are identified as to be dropped but not delivered to the cassette guide 22 or coins that are identified as being dropped to the corresponding ones of the recirculation sections 33-38 but not transported to the corresponding ones Is again identified by the identification unit 20, and based on the identification result, the coin is dropped onto the corresponding ones of the carton 14, the pool cassette 32, and the recirculation units 33 to 38.

"Payment section replenishment processing"
In the deposit processing, the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 are temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39, and then the coins temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39 are temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39, as in the storage process. It is a process of replenishing 38. That is, the deposit portion replenishment process is a combined process of the deposit process and the storage process.

If a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first processing of the deposit processing in the deposit unit replenishment processing, the control unit 61 will perform the above-mentioned abnormality recovery processing of the deposit processing, and the first storage processing in the deposit unit replenishment processing. If a coin transport abnormality occurs during the processing, one of the above-mentioned first and second abnormality recovery processing of the storage processing is performed.

"Withdrawal processing"
The withdrawal process is performed based on the withdrawal data input to the operation display unit 62, from the corresponding denominations of the recirculation units 33 to 38 provided for each denomination, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Coins are fed to the withdrawal side transport unit 55 while counting according to the corresponding denominations of the payout units 43 to 48, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed, and the deposit side transport. It is conveyed by the unit 15 and discharged to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21 while being identified and counted by the identification unit 20. After all the coins of the withdrawal data have been paid out from the corresponding denominations of the recirculation units 33 to 38, all the coins are normally transported, and the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport are carried out. When there are no more coins in part 15, the withdrawal process ends. Here, when a reject coin is detected from the identification and counting results of the identification unit 20, the coin is conveyed to and stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 as shown by a thick broken line in FIG.

In this way, the coins of the corresponding denominations of the recirculation sections 33 to 38 are fed out with the corresponding denominations of the payout sections 43 to 48, and the withdrawal side transport section 55, the deposit section 12 and the deposit side transport section 15 are used. The first process of the withdrawal process is the process of transporting the coins to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21 and the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 while transporting the coins. If a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process of the withdrawal process, the control unit 61 stops the payout of the coins of the payout units 43 to 48, and the withdrawal side transport unit 55, The coin transfer by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15 is stopped.

At the same time, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the device abnormality notification screen 62B shown in FIG. Here, as the coin transport abnormality in the withdrawal process, the coins to be dropped to the carton 14 by the release guide 21 are detected by the passage sensor 23A, and the coins to be dropped to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide 22. May be detected by the passage sensor 23A.

When the reset input area 62f is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the first abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the withdrawal process. The reset second process similar to the reset second process of the return process shown by the thick solid line in 7 and the reset third process similar to the first process of the return process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6 are performed in order.

As described above, in the withdrawal process, when a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first abnormal recovery thereafter occurs. As a process, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 including the abnormally transported coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39 in the reset second process, and then reset. It is released to the carton 14 in the third treatment.

On the other hand, when the retry input area 62g is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the second abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the withdrawal process. , The second retry process similar to the reset second process of the return process shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 7, the third retry process similar to the first process of the storage process shown by the thick line in FIG. 8, and the thick line in FIG. The retry processing of the first processing of the withdrawal processing shown is performed in order.

As described above, in the withdrawal process, the recirculation units 33 to 38 are the first parts that are the first parts for transporting coins to be transported by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, and the carton. Reference numeral 14 denotes a second portion which is a transport end portion of coins transported by the deposit-side transport unit 15. Then, when a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting coins from the recirculation units 33 to 38 toward the carton 14 by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. After that, as the second abnormality recovery process, all the coins in the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, including the abnormally transferred coins, are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit in the second retry process. It is transported to a certain pool stacker 39 and collected, and after the completion of the second retry process, all the coins of the pool stacker 39 are transported by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 in the third retry process. Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the coins are stored in the corresponding denominations of the recirculation guide units 23 to 28 and the corresponding denominations of the recirculation parts 33 to 38 which are the first parts. The number and denomination of coins to be transported to the pool stacker 39 in the second retry process of the withdrawal process were detected based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, and a coin transfer abnormality occurred during the first process. At that time, it is also possible to confirm the match by comparing the theoretical number and denomination of all coins on board without normal withdrawal processing. If this agreement can be confirmed, the reliability of the result of the exclusion process of transporting all the coins in the machine to the pool stacker 39 when a coin transport abnormality occurs will be improved.

After that, the retry process of the first process of the withdrawal process is performed. That is, the coins of the corresponding denominations of the recirculation units 33 to 38 are fed out from the coins of the corresponding denominations of the payout units 43 to 48, and the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, the deposit side transport unit 15 and the discharge are released. In the first process of the withdrawal process of transporting the coins to the carton 14 by the guide unit 21, the remaining coins of the withdrawal data are withdrawn to the carton 14. That is, the control unit 61 reads the withdrawal data and the data of the coins normally paid out to the carton 14 before the occurrence of the transfer abnormality from the storage unit 63, and normally reads the withdrawal data to the carton 14 before the occurrence of the transfer abnormality. The data of the coins paid out to is subtracted by the denomination, the data of the remaining coins that need to be paid out is calculated, and the coins of the corresponding denominations of the return parts 33 to 38 are drawn out by the amount of this data. It is fed out from the corresponding denominations of 43 to 48, and is conveyed to the carton 14 by the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, the deposit side transport unit 15, and the release guide unit 21.

"Carton collection process"
The carton collection process is a collection operation by the carton 14, and in addition to full collection, partial collection by specifying the amount of money is also possible. When the operator inputs to the operation display unit 62 whether the amount of money specified (denomination and number of coins) is partially collected or fully collected, the control unit 61 performs the recirculation units 33 to 38 and the recirculation units 33 to 38 as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. A designated amount of coins are paid out from the pool cassette 32. That is, the carton collection process is the same as the withdrawal process except that the coins can be withdrawn from the pool cassette 32 that stores the overflow coins and the like. The abnormal recovery process when it occurs is the same as the first and second abnormal recovery processes of the withdrawal process.

According to the coin processing machine of the present embodiment described above, in the deposit processing, the control unit 61 conveys the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 by the deposit side transport unit 15 and temporarily stores the coins while identifying them by the identification unit 20. As an abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of transporting to the pool stacker 39, which is a unit, a reset second process of transporting all the coins in the deposit side transport section 15 to the pool stacker 39, and After the completion of the second reset process, the third reset process of transporting all the coins in the pool stacker 39 to the carton 14 outside the machine is performed, so that the operator does not need to open the deposit side transport unit 15. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the operator.

Further, in the payment process, the control unit 61 causes the operator to recognize that the abnormality recovery process is to be performed because the operation display unit 62 displays a display indicating that the abnormality recovery process is to be performed before the abnormality recovery process is performed. be able to.

Further, in the withdrawal process, the control unit 61 transfers coins from the recirculation units 33 to 38, which is the first portion, to the carton 14, which is the second portion, to the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side. During the second error recovery process after a coin transfer error occurs during the first process of transporting by the unit 15, all the coins in the withdrawal side transfer unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transfer unit 15 are all. The second retry process of transporting the coins to the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, and the recirculation unit 33 to the first part after the completion of the second retry process, all the coins conveyed to the pool stacker 39 in this way. In order to perform the third retry process of transporting to 38 and the retry process of the first process after the completion of the third retry process, the operator performs the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. There is no need to open. In addition, the operator does not have to reset the coins transported outside the machine. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the operator.

Further, in the withdrawal process, the control unit 61 has the retry process of the first process after the end of the third retry process and the pool stacker 39 which is a temporary storage unit after the end of the second retry process, that is, the second reset process. Since the reset process for transporting all coins to the outside of the machine can be selected and set, the variation of the abnormal recovery process increases. Since the operation display unit 62 displays that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery process, the operator recognizes that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected. Can be reset.

It is also possible to change this embodiment as in the following modification 1.

{Modification 1}
As shown in FIG. 14, the coins are transported from the deposit unit 12 to the deposit side transport unit 15 at the end position of the deposit unit 12 driven in synchronization with the deposit side transport unit 15 on the deposit side transport unit 15. An opening / closing portion 65 for switching between tolerance and regulation is provided. That is, the opening / closing unit 65 allows the coins to be transported one by one from the deposit unit 12 to the deposit side transport unit 15 in the open state, and all the coins from the deposit unit 12 to the deposit side transport unit 15 in the closed state. Regulate movement. In other words, coins are temporarily stored in the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed. The capacity of coins that can be stored in the deposit unit 12 is preferably equal to or larger than the capacity that can be stored in the pool stacker 39. Then, in the modification 1, the abnormal recovery process of the deposit process is changed with respect to the above.

In the above-mentioned deposit processing, in the first process of transporting coins from the deposit unit 12 to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit side transport unit 15, the control unit 61 opens the opening / closing unit 65. In this first process, the deposit unit 12 is the first portion that is the starting unit for transporting coins transported by the deposit side transport unit 15, and the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, is the deposit side transport unit 15. This is the second part, which is the end of the transportation of the coins transported by. If a coin transfer abnormality similar to the above occurs during this first process, the control unit 61 stops the coin transfer by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15 as described above.

At the same time, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the device abnormality notification screen 62B shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery process.

When the reset input area 62f is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 acts as a part of the first abnormality recovery process after a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the deposit process. With the opening / closing unit 65 closed, the coin transfer operation by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transfer unit 15 is restarted, and as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 14, the abnormally transferred coin on the deposit side transfer unit 15. The second reset process of the first modification is performed in which all the coins including the above coins are transported by the stacker guide unit 29 to the pool stacker 39 as the temporary storage unit. In this second reset process, since the opening / closing section 65 is in the closed state, the coins in the deposit section 12 remain in the deposit section 12 as they are.

After the completion of the second reset process, the control unit 61 temporarily stores the entire pool stacker 39 in the second reset process as a part of the remaining part of the first abnormal recovery process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. The third reset process of the first modification is performed, in which the coin is conveyed to the deposit unit 12 as the first portion. In this third reset process, the control unit 61 drives the payout unit 49 and the withdrawal side transport unit 55 while the opening / closing unit 65 is in the closed state. As a result, all the coins temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39 in the second reset process of the first modification were fed out one by one from the payout unit 49, and the shutter and the opening / closing part 65 were closed at the withdrawal side transport unit 55. It is transported to the payment unit 12 in the state and temporarily stored.

After the completion of the reset third process, the control unit 61 transfers all the coins transported to the deposit unit 12 in the reset third process as a further remaining part of the abnormality recovery process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. Is reset to the modified example 1 of carrying the machine out of the machine. In this reset process, the control unit 61 drives the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 with the opening / closing unit 65 in the open state. As a result, all the coins stored in the deposit unit 12 in the third reset process are conveyed by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and are transported to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21. In this reset process, coins including coins identified to be transported to the carton 14 in the previous first process but not transported to the carton 14 are transported to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21.

As described above, in the first modification, in the deposit processing, the first process of transporting the coins into the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, by the deposit side transport unit 15 while identifying the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 by the identification unit 20. When a coin transfer abnormality occurs inside, as the first abnormality recovery process after that, all the coins including the transfer abnormality coin in the deposit side transfer unit 15 and the pool stacker 39 already in the first process before that. All the coins normally transported to the pool stacker 39 are once transported to the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, in the reset second process, and then all the coins in the pool stacker 39 are reset. It is released to the carton 14 outside the machine by processing.

Further, in the first modification, in the deposit processing, the coin transfer abnormality during the first process of transporting the coins from the deposit portion 12 which is the first portion to the pool stacker 39 which is the second portion by the deposit side transport unit 15. When the above occurred, as the first abnormal recovery process after that, all the coins including the abnormally transferred coins in the deposit side transport unit 15 and the coins already normally transported to the pool stacker 39 in the first process before that. All coins are once transported to the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, in the second reset process and collected, and then transported to the deposit unit 12 which is the first part in the third reset process to the deposit unit 12. Collect all the remaining uncounted coins. Then, in the reset process after the end of the third reset process, all the coins in the deposit unit 12, which is the first portion, are released to the carton 14 outside the machine.

Here, the reset process is performed after the third reset process of the abnormal recovery process is completed, but at the start of the third reset process, the opening / closing unit 65 is opened and the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 are driven. Then, the coins of the deposit unit 12 are transported to the carton 14 by the deposit unit 12, the deposit side transport unit 15 and the release guide unit 21, and the coins of the pool stacker 39 are transported to the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit. The transport to the carton 14 by the side transport unit 15 and the release guide unit 21 may be performed in parallel.

On the other hand, when the retry input area 62g is pressed against the device abnormality notification screen 62B, the control unit 61 performs the reset second reset of the modification 1 shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 14 as a part of the second abnormality recovery process. The second retry process of the first modification, which is the same as the process, is performed. Also at this time, since the opening / closing portion 65 is in the closed state, the coins of the deposit portion 12 remain in the deposit portion 12 as they are. After the completion of the second retry process, the control unit 61 performs the same retry third process as the reset third process of the modification 1 shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 15 as a remaining part of the second abnormality recovery process. ..

After the completion of the third retry process, the control unit 61 has a thick solid line in FIG. 3 for all the coins transported to the deposit unit 12 in the third retry process as a further remaining part of the second abnormality recovery process. The retry process of the first process indicated by is performed. In the retry process of the first process, the control unit 61 drives the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 with the opening / closing unit 65 in the open state. Then, the control unit 61 conveys all the coins stored in the deposit unit 12 in the third retry process by the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and conveys them to the pool stacker 39 while being identified by the identification unit 20. .. In this reset process, coins identified to be transported to the carton 14 in the previous first process but not transported to the carton 14 are identified by the identification unit 20 and transported to the carton 14 by the release guide unit 21. NS.

As described above, in the modified example 1, in the deposit processing, the coins are transported from the deposit portion 12 which is the first portion to the pool stacker 39 which is the second portion by the deposit side transport unit 15 during the first process. When an abnormality occurs, as the second abnormality recovery process after that, all the coins including the abnormally transferred coins in the deposit side transport unit 15 and the coins already normally transported to the pool stacker 39 in the first process before that. All the coins were once transported to the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, in the second reset process and collected, and then transported to the deposit unit 12 which is the first part in the third reset process, and then the deposit unit 12 Collect all the uncounted coins left in. Then, in the retry process of the first process after the end of the reset third process, all the coins in the deposit unit 12 which is the first part are conveyed to the pool stacker 39 which is the second part.

According to the first modification, in the deposit processing, the control unit 61 conveys coins from the deposit unit 12 which is the first portion to the pool stacker 39 which is the second portion by the deposit side transport unit 15. In the second retry process, all the coins in the deposit-side transport unit 15 are transported to the pool stacker 39, which is a temporary storage unit, during the second abnormality recovery process after the coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process. The process, the third process of retrying all the coins transported to the pool stacker 39 after the end of the second process of retry, and the third process of retrying to transfer the coins transferred to the deposit unit 12 which is the first part, and the third process after the end of the third process of retry. Since the retry process of one process is performed, it is not necessary for the operator to open the deposit-side transport unit 15. In addition, the operator does not have to reset the coins transported outside the machine. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the operator.

Further, according to the first modification, in the deposit processing, the control unit 61 performs the retry processing of the first processing after the completion of the third retry processing and the temporary storage unit after the completion of the second retry processing, that is, the second reset processing. Since the reset third process and the reset process for transporting all the coins in the pool stacker 39 to the carton 14 outside the machine can be selectively set, the variation of the abnormal recovery process increases. Since the operation display unit 62 displays that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery process, the operator recognizes that both the retry process and the reset process can be selected. Can be reset.

10 Coin processing machine 12 Deposit part (transport part)
14 carton (second part)
15 Deposit side transport unit (conveyor unit)
20 Identification part 33-38 Reflux part (first part)
39 Pool stacker (temporary storage)
55 Withdrawal side transport unit (conveyor unit)
61 Control unit 62 Operation display unit (display unit)

Claims (4)

A deposit-side transport unit that transports coins inserted into the deposit unit,
An identification unit that identifies coins to be transported by the deposit-side transport unit, and
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins identified by the identification unit, and a temporary storage unit.
A display unit that displays operation guidance and
If a coin transfer abnormality occurs during the first process of the deposit process of transporting the coins inserted into the deposit unit to the temporary storage unit while being identified by the identification unit, a reset input area is displayed on the display unit. When the reset input area displayed on the display unit is pressed, the second process of transporting all the coins in the deposit side transport unit to the temporary storage unit and the inside of the temporary storage unit after the completion of the second process. A control unit that performs the third process of transporting all the coins out of the machine,
A coin processing machine characterized by being equipped with. A transport unit that transports coins and
An identification unit that identifies coins to be transported by the transport unit,
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins identified by the identification unit, and a temporary storage unit.
A display unit that displays operation guidance and
If a coin transport error occurs during the first process of the return process of transporting the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit to the outside of the machine , a reset input area is displayed on the display unit and displayed on the display unit. When the reset input area is pressed, the second process of transporting all the coins in the transport unit to the temporary storage unit and, after the completion of the second process, all the coins in the temporary storage unit are transported to the outside of the machine. The third process to be performed, the control unit to perform the process, and
A coin processing machine characterized by being equipped with. A transport unit that transports coins and
An identification unit that identifies coins to be transported by the transport unit,
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins identified by the identification unit on board, and a temporary storage unit.
The first part, which is the starting part for transporting coins transported by the transporting unit, and
A second portion, which is a transport end portion of coins transported by the transport unit, and
In the first process of transporting coins from the first portion to the second portion by the transport unit, the transport is performed during the abnormality recovery process after a coin transport abnormality occurs during the first process. The second process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage section to the temporary storage section, the third process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage section to the first portion after the completion of the second process, and the third process. A control unit that performs the retry processing of the first processing after the processing is completed, and
A coin processing machine characterized by being equipped with. In addition, it is equipped with a display unit that displays operation guidance.
The control unit
The retry process and the reset process of transporting all the coins in the temporary storage unit to the outside of the machine after the completion of the second process can be selectively set.
The coin processing machine according to claim 3, wherein the display unit displays that both the retry processing and the reset processing can be selected before performing the abnormality recovery processing.

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