JPS6226066B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a private room type currency transaction device that automatically performs, for example, a banknote withdrawal service in place of a bank employee.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various currency transaction devices have been developed and put into practical use, which are installed at, for example, bank branches and automatically handle banknote withdrawals in place of bank employees.
By using these currency transaction devices, users can freely withdraw money or receive banknote payments regardless of bank business hours.
In addition, this type of currency transaction device is connected online to a central processing unit (electronic computer) that serves as a deposit ledger installed in a remote location, and performs the above transaction operations while communicating with the central processing unit. It is common that

Although the above-described currency transaction devices are generally installed at bank branches as described above, recently they are sometimes installed outside banks. Currency transaction machines installed outside banks are generally in private rooms. That is, the currency transaction machine is housed in a transaction room that has an entrance for people who can be opened and closed by a door.

However, in such private room type currency transaction machines, conventionally, when opening and closing procedures for the currency transaction machine, a staff member goes out and does it manually each time, and a key is required to open and close the entrance and exit of the transaction room. The opening and closing of the door is done manually by the staff each time. For this reason, a person in charge has to go to the device each time, which is extremely troublesome and extremely inconvenient for the operation of the device, and it has not been possible to make it completely unmanned. Moreover, since the staff in charge have to manually check each time, for example, they may not only make the wrong opening and closing times, or forget to open and close the station, but also forget to lock the door, resulting in a lack of service to the equipment. At the same time, it also had the disadvantage of being undesirable in terms of crime prevention.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to automatically open and close a currency transaction machine, and also automatically unlock and close the door that opens and closes the entrance to the transaction room. The present invention aims to provide a private room type currency transaction device that can be operated in a timely manner, and thus can be completely unmanned without sacrificing the serviceability of the device, making it possible to provide highly efficient service.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the whole of the private room type currency transaction device according to the present invention.The transaction room 1 is surrounded by walls on all sides except the front, and in the front is an entrance/exit for users to enter and exit. 2 is formed, and a door 3 is provided at the entrance 2 so as to be slidable in the direction of arrow a (left and right) guided by a guide rail (not shown). A door control section 4 is installed at a lower portion of the left outer surface of the trading room 1. This door control unit 4 has a built-in motor (not shown), and a pinion 5 is connected to this motor. The pinion 5 meshes with a rack 6 fixed to the lower end of the back surface of the door 3, and the motor rotates (forward or reverse).
This allows the door 3 to open and close the entrance/exit 2 along the guide rail, and the motor, pinion 5, and rack 6 form a door driving mechanism. Further, a ratchet 7 as a locking mechanism is provided near the pinion 5 of this door drive mechanism, and the door 3 is locked by disabling the door drive mechanism by this ratchet 7. ing. In other words, as will be explained in detail later, if the equipment is out of business hours or unavailable,
The door control section 4 closes the door 3, lowers the ratchet 7 to the pinion 5, and locks the pinion 5, thereby preventing the door 3 from being forcibly opened. Furthermore, touch switches 8 ₁ and 8 ₂ are provided at predetermined locations on the front and back surfaces of the right end of the door 3 to face each other. The touch switch ₈₁ on the front side is a switch that is touched when opening the door 3 from outside the trading room 1, and the touch switch ₈₂ on the back side is a switch that is touched when opening the door 3 from inside the trading room 1. Signals from the switches 8 ₁ and 8 ₂ are supplied to the door control section 4 .

On the other hand, an interior light 9 such as a fluorescent light is installed on the upper surface of the trading room 1.
A ventilation opening 11 of an air conditioning system 10 is provided in the upper left side of the interior, and these allow the trading room 1
I am preparing the internal environment. The illumination lamp 9 and the air conditioning device 10 are controlled by a room control section 12. Further, a detector 13 is provided on the floor near the entrance/exit 2 in the trading room 1 to detect whether or not there is a user inside the trading room 1 . This detector 13 outputs a signal indicating that the user is in the room when a user stands on it and applies more than a predetermined weight. For example, a so-called matsuto switch is used, and the output signal is sent to the room control unit 12. be done. A currency transaction machine, such as an automatic teller machine 14, is housed in the rear part of the transaction room 1. This automatic payment machine 14 checks the correspondence between the information (registration number) from the magnetic card owned by the user and the information (PIN code) entered by the user from the keyboard, and determines whether the correspondence is correct. A cash payment operation is performed at some time, and an operation room 16 is formed in the front of the housing 15. Inside this operation room 16, there is a keyboard 17 for inputting a password, amount, etc., and an operation guide display. 18, a payment port 19 for dispensing banknotes, etc. are provided.
Furthermore, a card insertion slot 20, a card handling guide display 21, an attendant call button 22, and the like are provided on the front surface of the right end of the operation room 16. Furthermore, the front opening of the operation chamber 16 is provided with a shutter 23 that opens and closes the opening as shown in FIGS.
It is driven to open and close by 4. This shutter drive mechanism 24 is constructed as follows. That is, the motor 25 has a worm gear 2 directly connected to its rotating shaft.
A worm wheel 27 is rotated through a clutch brake 28, and a pinion gear 29 is rotated through a clutch brake 28. This pinion gear 29 meshes with a rack 30 fixed to the back surface of the shutter 23, so that the shutter 23 is opened and closed in accordance with the rotation (forward or reverse) of the motor 25. In addition, 31 is the operation room 16
This is a decorative panel fixed above the opening. The housing 15 houses a dispensing mechanism, a transaction certificate issuing mechanism, a card reading device (none of which are shown), and the like.

FIG. 3 shows a control section of the automatic teller machine 14, and a portion 41 surrounded by a chain line in the figure is the control section. That is, the main control section 42 includes a dispensing control section 44 that controls the dispensing mechanism 43, a shutter control section 45 that controls the shutter drive mechanism 24, a reading control section 47 that controls the card reading device 46, and a transaction certificate issuing section. Issuance control unit 49 that controls mechanism 48
are connected to each other, and each of these control units 44, 4
5, 47, and 49 are adapted to operate as necessary based on commands from the main control section 42. Further, the keyboard 17 and the attendant call button 22 are connected to the main control section 42 via an input control section 50 . The main control unit 42 also includes a display control unit 51.
is connected, and the operation guidance display 18 and card handling guidance display 21 are controlled by this control section 51. Further, a timer control section 52 is connected to the main control section 42, and a timer device 53 and a switch section 54 are connected to this timer control section 52. The above timer device 53
is, for example, a clock device for setting the opening and closing times of the automatic teller machine 14, and outputs a signal when the preset time comes. The timer control section 52 controls the switch section 54 on and off in response to a signal from the timer device 53. The switch section 54 controls supply of power from an external power source to the main control section 42 . Furthermore, the main control unit 4
2 is connected to a trouble determination control section 55. This trouble determination control section 55 uses the main control section 42, which is a trouble detection means, to detect, for example, when a jam occurs in a bank note in the dispensing mechanism 43, or when the guide displays 18, 21 do not operate properly. When this happens, it is determined and a signal is sent to a monitor 56 installed in the staff room or a monitoring device 57 installed in the guard room. The trouble determination control section 55 also includes a changeover switch 58.
is connected, and a signal from the timer control unit 52 is also supplied, so that the monitor 5
Switching between outputting the signal to the monitor 6 and the monitoring device 57 can be performed automatically or manually. The main control unit 42 is connected online via a modem 59 to a central processing unit as a deposit ledger installed at a location remote from the present device, and communicates with it as necessary.

FIG. 4 shows the room control unit 12, and the part surrounded by the dashed line in the figure is the room control unit 12, which is controlled by the timer device 61, timer control unit 62, and switch units 63, 64, and 65. It is composed of
The timer device 61 is, for example, a clock device for setting the usable period of the trading room 1, that is, the operating period of the locking mechanism, the illumination light 9, and the air conditioning device 10, and outputs a signal at a preset time. Output. The timer control section 62 controls the switch sections 63 to 65 on and off in accordance with the signal from the timer device 61 and the output signal from the detector 13. The switch section 63 controls the supply of power from an external power source to the door control section 4 . The switch section 64 controls the supply of power from an external power source to the illumination lamp 9. The switch section 65 controls the supply of power from an external power source to the air conditioning device 10 .

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, to describe the operation of the automatic teller machine 14, the timer device 53 sets a period (that is, opening and closing time) for the automatic teller machine 14 to perform a withdrawal service, for example, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The time for supplying operating power to 42 is determined. Now, at 9 o'clock before the station opens (ST1), a signal to that effect is output from the timer device 53 (ST2), and the timer control section 52 turns on the switch section 54 (ST3). When this switch section 54 is turned on, operating power is supplied to the main control section 42, and the main control section 42
5, 47, 49, 51, 55, etc. are checked (ST4). As a result of this check, if there is no abnormality, the main control section 42 sends an opening signal to the central processing unit via the modem 59 (ST5). Upon receiving this, the central processing unit performs an operation check (ST6) and returns an opening permission signal if there is no abnormality (ST7). Upon receiving this, the main control section 42 sets the operation guidance display 18 and the card handling guidance display 21 to a currency transaction preparation state (ST8), and sends a shutter opening command to the shutter control section 45, thereby causing the shutter drive mechanism 24 to operate. Open shutter 23 (ST9).
In this way, when the station opening time arrives, power is automatically supplied, the shutter 23 is opened, and the station is opened. That is, the automatic teller machine 14 is in a state where transactions can be made in response to user operations. However,
When the office closes at 9 p.m. (ST10), the timer device 53 outputs a signal to that effect, and the timer control section 52 determines via the main control section 42 that a transaction is not being executed at this time (ST11). ,
By sending a shutter close command to the shutter control section 45 via the main control section 42, the shutter drive mechanism 24 closes the shutter 23 (ST12). When the shutter 23 closes, the main control unit 42 detects this and sends a closing signal to the central processing unit (ST
13) Then, the switch section 54 is turned off (ST14). In this way, when the closing time comes, the shutter 23 is automatically closed, the power supply is cut off, and the station is closed. That is, the automatic teller machine 14
This is a state in which it is impossible to conduct transactions according to the user's operations.

Note that the shutter 23 may be closed even when the station is in operation at times other than the closing time. For example, if a fatal failure occurs in the withdrawal mechanism 43 or the like when the clerk finishes his working hours and the monitor 56 is no longer monitoring the situation, making it impossible to make transactions, this can be detected as a problem. Based on the determination made by the control unit 55, a shutter close command is sent to the shutter control unit 45 to close the shutter 23 and temporarily close the station.

Next, to describe the operation for the trading room 1, the timer device 61 sets a period during which the automatic payment machine 14 can perform the withdrawal service, that is, like the timer device 53, for example, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 1 is made available for use. But now,
When the automatic teller machine 14 opens at 9:00 a.m. (ST15), a signal to that effect is output from the timer device 61 (ST16).
Step 2 turns on the switch sections 63, 64, and 65, respectively (ST17). When the switch section 63 is turned on, operating power is supplied to the door control section 4, and the door control section 4 thereby releases the ratchet 7 from the locked state of the pinion 5 (ST18). That is, it releases the door 3 from being locked by the locking mechanism. As a result, the door control unit 4 and the door 3 become operable, and the user can press the touch switches 8 ₁ , 8
By touching ₂ , the signal is supplied to the door control section 4, allowing the door 3 to be opened and closed. In addition, when closing the door 3, control is performed so that the door 3 is opened and then automatically closed. Further, when the switch section 64 is turned on, operating power is supplied to the illuminating lamp 9, whereby the illuminating lamp 9 is turned on and illuminates the inside of the trading room 1. Further, when the switch section 65 is turned on, operating power is supplied to the air conditioning device 10, and the air conditioning device 10 thereby starts operating and maintains the inside of the trading room 1 at an appropriate temperature. In this way, when the time to open the station arrives, power is automatically supplied, the locking mechanism disables the door drive mechanism, the door 3 is unlocked, and the illumination light 9 is turned on. Furthermore, the air conditioning device 10 is operated.

When the automatic teller machine 4 closes at 9 p.m. (ST19), the timer device 61 outputs a signal to that effect (ST20), and the timer control unit 62 uses the output signal from the detector 13 to It is determined whether there is a user in the trading room 1 (ST21), and if there is no user, the switch unit 6
3, 64, and 65 are turned off (ST22). When the switch section 63 is turned off, the power supply to the door control section 4 is cut off, so the ratchet 7 is lowered to the pinion 5, the door is locked, and the operation is stopped (ST23). That is, the door 3 is locked by making the door drive mechanism inoperable by the locking mechanism. As a result, even if the user touches the touch switches 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ or tries to forcefully open the door 3 , the door 3 remains locked and the user cannot enter the trading room 1 . Also,
When the switch section 64 is turned off, the power supply to the illumination lamp 9 is immediately cut off, so that the illumination lamp 9 is turned off. Further, when the switch section 65 is turned off, the air conditioning device 10 stops operating because the power supply is immediately cut off. In this way, when the closing time comes, the power supply is automatically cut off, the door 3 is locked again, the illumination light 9 is turned off, and the air conditioning device 10 is turned off.
The operation will be stopped.

In the above embodiment, the detector 13 detected that there was no user in the trading room 1 and turned off the switches 63, 64, 65, but the detector 13 was not used and, for example, when the automatic payment machine 14 was turned off. After a predetermined time after the closing time, that is, after taking into consideration the processing time and the time required to leave the room if the automatic payment machine 14 is in use by a user at the closing time, the switches 63, 64, and 65 are turned off. Good too. As a specific example of implementing this, for example, the timer device 61
A signal is output even after a predetermined time after the station closing time, and when this signal is output, the timer control unit 6
2 turns off the switch sections 63, 64, and 65.

In addition, when the detector 13 is not used, the timer control section 62 switches between the switch section 63 and the switch section 6.
4 and 65 independently, the switch section 63 is turned off and then the switch section 6 is turned off after a predetermined period of time.
Turn off 4,65. On the other hand, when the switch section 63 is off, the door control section 4 locks the door 3 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, but when the user touches the touch switch 82 inside the trading room 1, the door control section _{4 locks the door 3} in the same manner as in the above embodiment. It is possible to release the lock and open and close the door 3. In this way, the last user who was using the office at the closing time will be able to open the door 3 and leave the room, and no one after the last user will be able to enter the trading room 1. In addition, since the lighting lamp 9 is turned off and the air conditioning device 10 is stopped after a predetermined time from the closing time, it is possible to prevent the lights from being turned off while the trader is in the trading room 1, thereby improving serviceability. .

Further, in the embodiment, the timer device 53 and the timer control unit 52 for the automatic payment machine 14 and the transaction room 1
Although the timer device 61 and the timer control unit 62 for the automatic teller machine 14 are used independently, by sharing both, for example, the timer device 53 of the automatic teller machine 14 can be used.
The timer control section 52 can also control the opening and closing of the automatic payment machine 14, the locking mechanism of the door 3 of the transaction room 1, the illumination light 9, and the air conditioning device 10, respectively. In this way, when the timer device and the timer control section are used independently, it is possible to prevent mismatched operations between the two sets of timer devices and the timer control section due to a failure of the timer device or the timer control section, thereby reducing costs. It can also be measured.

In this case, it is also possible to control the locking mechanism of the door 3 of the trading room 1, the illumination light 9, and the air conditioning device 10 at times other than the time set in the timer device 53. That is, for example, if a fatal trouble occurs in the automatic teller machine 14 during the service period as described above and the teller machine 14 is temporarily closed (ST24), the main controller 42 will control the timer. By sending the closing signal to the section 52, the timer control section 52 performs the same control over the trading room 1 as when the aforementioned closing time has arrived. Of course, automatic payment machine 1
When the trouble in step 4 is resolved and the automatic teller machine 14 is opened again, the main control section 42 sends an opening signal to the timer control section 52, so that the timer control section 52 can control the situation when the above-mentioned opening time has arrived. It performs similar control over the trading room 1 and enables trading operations by users.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the currency transaction machine is an automatic deposit machine has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be implemented similarly in the case of an automatic deposit machine or a transaction machine having both deposit and payment functions.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As detailed above, according to the present invention, the opening and closing procedures of a currency transaction machine can be automatically performed, and
Private room type currency transactions that can automatically open and close the locks for the doors that open and close the entrances and exits of the transaction room, making it completely unmanned without sacrificing the serviceability of the equipment, and enabling highly efficient services. equipment can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a transparent perspective view of the entire device, FIGS. 2a and b are side views and top views showing the structure of the shutter section, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control section of the automatic teller machine, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the room control section, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operations of the automatic teller machine and the transaction room. 1... Trading room, 2... Entrance, 3... Door, 4...
...Door control unit, 5...Pinion, 6...Rack door drive mechanism, 7...Ratchet (locking mechanism), 13...
...detector, 14 ... currency transaction machine, 52 ... timer control unit, 53 ... timer device (first timer device), 61 ... timer device (second timer device),
62...Timer control unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A currency transaction machine that conducts transactions according to operations by users, a transaction room that houses this currency transaction machine and allows users to operate the currency transaction machine, and a currency transaction machine that is installed in this transaction room. A door for users to enter and exit the room, a door for opening and closing this doorway, a door drive mechanism for driving the door to open and close, and a door locking mechanism for locking the door from being opened by the door drive mechanism. A locking mechanism;
a timer device that outputs a signal to open the trading room and a signal to close the trading room at the time when the trading room should be opened and the time when the trading room should be closed, respectively; a trouble detection means for detecting a malfunction of the machine, a detector for detecting whether or not there is a user in the trading room, a trouble determination control section for determining that a malfunction has been detected by the trouble detection means, and the timer. Based on the signal from the device to open the trading room, the locking mechanism releases the lock at the time when the trading room should be opened, and the trading room is closed based on the output of the timer device and the trouble determination control section. When a trouble occurs in the currency transaction machine, the door is closed by the door drive mechanism after confirming that there are no users in the transaction room based on the output of the detector, and the door is locked by the locking mechanism. 1. A private room type currency transaction device, comprising: a door control unit that controls the door to be locked. 2. A currency transaction machine that performs transactions according to user operations, and outputs a signal to open the currency transaction machine and a signal to close the currency transaction machine at the time when the currency transaction machine should open and the time when it should close, respectively. and a first timer device to turn on the power to the currency transaction machine based on a signal output from the first timer device indicating that the transaction is to be opened, and to send an opening signal to the central processing unit and to respond to the user's operation. After detecting that the currency transaction machine is not in transaction based on the opening means for enabling transactions and the signal output from the timer device indicating that the currency transaction machine is not in transaction, it sends a closing signal to the central processing unit and turns off the power supplied to it. a closing means, a transaction room for housing the currency transaction machine and for users to operate the currency transaction machine, an entrance provided in the transaction room for users to enter and exit the room, and opening and closing of this entrance. a door that opens and closes the door, a door drive mechanism that drives the door to open and close, a locking mechanism that locks the door by locking the door drive mechanism from opening, and the time at which the trading room should open and the time at which it should close. a second timer device that outputs a signal to open the trading room and a signal to close the trading room, respectively; and trouble detection means that operates independently of the timer device and detects a failure of the currency transaction machine. , a detector for detecting whether or not there is a user in the trading room; a trouble determination control unit for determining that a failure has been detected by the trouble detection means; The lock by the locking mechanism is released at the time when the trading room should be opened, and the currency transaction machine determines the time when the trading room should be closed based on the output of the second timer device and the trouble determination control section. When a trouble occurs, after confirming that there are no users in the trading room based on the output of the detector, the door drive mechanism closes the door, and the locking mechanism controls the door to be locked. A private room type currency transaction device, characterized in that it is equipped with a door control unit.