JPH0379746B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A transfer control device that has a station attached to each of a teller device and an automatic dispensing machine, and runs a carrier by controlling the stations based on transfer commands from a system control device. By providing this, the dispensing of cash by the automatic teller machine and the transfer of cash by the carrier are driven independently.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an automatic dispensing system widely used in financial institutions and the like, and particularly to an automatic dispensing device configured to be transferred by the movement of a carrier.

In recent years, online banking systems that connect computer centers and terminals have become popular in financial institutions, etc.
Alternatively, counter-recording machines are widely used,
Furthermore, attempts have been made to develop an automatic withdrawal system that automatically withdraws cash from a cash storage unit.

This automatic dispensing machine dispenses cash stored in the cash storage section using an automatic dispensing machine, but one automatic dispensing machine is commonly used for multiple teller machines (OTM). It is desired that the cash management system be formed in such a way as to facilitate cash management.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the configuration was as shown in the conventional block diagrams a and b in FIG.

As shown in the first part a, each of the teller devices 1a and 1b provided at the counter is equipped with an operation section (not shown), through which input operations such as the payment amount requested by the customer are performed. .

Further, the automatic teller machine 2 is equipped with a cash storage section (not shown), and is connected to the teller devices 1a and 1b by being disposed between them.

Therefore, cash according to the payment amount instructed by the teller devices 1a, 1b is dispensed by the automatic teller machine 2 and counted, thereby making a cash payment.

Further, the cash storage unit is set by storing a predetermined amount of cash prior to the start of business, and is sequentially dispensed when paying cash.

Therefore, in such a configuration, when the operator inputs a withdrawal request for a predetermined payment amount using the operation section of either the teller device 1a or 1b, the payment can be made from the cash storage section of the automatic teller machine 2. Cash is paid out according to the amount, and the cash is released. Therefore, the operator checks the amount of released cash again and pays it to the customer.

However, in such a configuration, one automatic teller machine 2 is provided for two teller machines 1a and 1b to carry out the withdrawal operation, and two teller machines 1a and 1b are provided with one automatic teller machine 2. If a large number of automated teller machines 2 are used side by side at a counter instead of just one machine, a plurality of automatic teller machines 2 are required, which is not only uneconomical but also makes it difficult to grasp the total amount to be dispensed. Further, it becomes necessary to replenish cash in the cash storage section of each automatic teller machine 2, and the replenishment work is performed at a counter, which is not favorable for replenishment management.

On the other hand, as shown in b, automatic withdrawal machine 2
A device configured to be installed behind a counter and away from the counter, and to transport cash using a belt conveyor is disclosed, for example, in ``Automatic Dispensing Device for Counters'' in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 50-78294. has been done.

In such a configuration, a plurality of teller devices 1a,
1b to 1n are connected to an automatic dispensing machine 2 via a system control device 5, and a conveyance control device 2a is connected to the automatic dispensing machine 2.

Therefore, each counter device 1a, 1b~
1n, cash is discharged from the automatic dispensing machine 2 under the control of the system control device 5, and the cash is discharged from the automatic dispensing machine 2.
A conveyance mechanism 2B such as a belt conveyor is driven through the teller devices 1a and 1b where the withdrawal request has been made.
The cash transfer takes place at ~1n.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Compared to such a configuration using a belt conveyor, a station is provided at each teller device 1a, 2a to 1n, and this station is equipped with a linear motor having a carrier on which processing items such as cash necessary for banking operations can be loaded. If the configuration is such that the transfer is performed by providing the above, the transfer speed will be increased.

Furthermore, the withdrawn cash is transferred to the teller machines 1a and 2.
It will be loaded on a carrier compatible with a to 1n, and if the transfer is stopped due to a failure, for example, the correspondence to the cash being transferred can be easily determined by the carrier. This has the advantage of not causing cash troubles.

Therefore, in recent years, linear motors have been used to transport objects such as cash.

However, in the conventional configuration, the automatic dispensing machine 2 is controlled by the system control device 5, and in response to a dispensing request from the system control device 5, a predetermined amount of cash is dispensed, and when the dispensing of cash is completed, the automatic dispensing machine 2 is controlled by the system control device 5. 2a
The transport mechanism 2b is driven via the transport mechanism 2b.

Therefore, the transport mechanism 2b is restricted by the automatic dispensing machine 2, and for example, if you want to transfer documents, etc. that are actually needed for counter operations between counters, regardless of a withdrawal request, , there was a problem in that it was difficult to transport by the transport mechanism 2b.

In addition, if the transport mechanism 2b is configured with a linear motor and the transport speed is increased, the transport mechanism 2b
Since the processing time for dispensing, counting and discharging cash in the automatic dispensing machine 2 is longer than the operating time of the cash dispensing machine 2b, the transfer mechanism 2b is restricted during that time, resulting in the problem that efficient transfer cannot be performed. had.

[Means for solving problems]

In such an automatic withdrawal system, there is a station attached to each of the teller device and the automatic dispenser, a conveyance path stretched over the station, and a conveyance path arranged at each station of each teller device. , a carrier that travels in a reciprocating manner along the same line, a conveyance control device that controls the travel of the carrier, and a system control device that controls the entire system, and which responds to a withdrawal command from the teller device. Based on this, the system control device issues a withdrawal command to the automatic dispensing machine and, in parallel, controls the conveyance control device to send a carrier corresponding to the counter that performed the withdrawal process to the automatic dispensing machine. It is configured to issue commands.

With this configuration, the above-mentioned problems are solved.

[Effect]

That is, by providing a transfer control device that is directly connected to the system control device, controls multiple stations in response to transfer commands from the system control device, and causes the carrier to travel, the system control device can respond to withdrawal requests from the teller device. At the same time as instructing the automatic dispensing machine to withdraw cash, when the automatic dispensing machine finishes dispensing cash, the transfer control device is instructed to transfer the withdrawn cash. This allows the carrier to travel without being involved in a withdrawal request.

Therefore, by independently driving and running the automatic dispensing machine and the carrier, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the dispensing process.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of an automatic teller machine, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

As shown in FIG. 2, counter devices 10a to 10c
In response to the withdrawal request from the system controller 5, the system control device 5 instructs the automatic dispensing machine 3 to release cash, and the automatic dispensing machine 3
The cash storage section 4 of the teller device 1 is configured to dispense the requested amount of cash, and the teller device 1
0a to 10c and the stations 7a to 7d attached to the automatic dispensing machine 3, and a conveyance control device 6 that causes the carriers 8a to 8c to travel along the conveyance path 7 stretched between the respective stations 7a to 7d. It is configured to provide a.

Therefore, the system control device 5 uses the counter device 10a.
~ Automatic withdrawal machine 3 receives a withdrawal request from 10c
At the same time, the transport control device 6 is started at a predetermined timing.

In this case, the predetermined timing is automatic withdrawal machine 3
The cash is released by activating the carrier 8.
This is the point in time when it is detected that cash is loaded in any of the carriers a to 8c and that any of the other carriers 8a to 8c is not running on the rail 9 of the conveyance path 7.

Furthermore, the system control device 5 is equipped with a function of counting, totaling, and storing the withdrawal amount for each of the teller devices 10a to 10c and the total withdrawal amount.

Furthermore, a station 7a arranged on the conveyance path 7
-7c are provided to correspond to the teller machines 10a to 10c, respectively, and dedicated carriers 8a to 8c are stopped and on standby, respectively, and a station 7d is provided to correspond to the automatic dispensing machine 3. Then, the stations 7a to 7d are controlled by the conveyance control device 6, so that the cash discharged from the automatic teller machine 3 is loaded onto the carriers 8a to 8c, and the carriers 8a to 8c loaded with cash are transferred to the station 7.
d and the stations 7a to 7c.

The carriers 8a to 8c run in this manner, for example, on a rail 9 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3), which is equipped with a linear motor iron core and a magnetic field generating coil and serves as a primary iron core, and a secondary conductor. Carrier 8 equipped with
By arranging the numbers a to 8c, it is possible to perform the system in the same way as the "cash batch processing system" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-30726, which has already been filed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic dispensing machine 3 has a bill storage section 4a, which is a cash storage section 4, and a coin storage section 4.
banknote storage boxes 33a to 33c, which consist of a banknote storage unit 4b and a cash delivery unit 32, and store various banknotes in a banknote storage unit 4a.
A coin storage box 34 containing various coins is provided in the coin storage section 4b.

The coin storage boxes 34 are arranged by denomination in the depth direction of the drawing.

Further, a cash delivery unit 32 is disposed at a position communicating with the delivery ports 35 and 36 at the upper left side of the banknote storage unit 4a and below the coin storage unit 4b, and the cash delivery unit 32 has a belt mechanism for sending out banknotes. 32a and a shooter 32b for sending out coins.

The banknote storage boxes 33a to 33c are provided with sensors S1 to S3 for detecting the near end of the banknotes, and feeding rollers R1 to R3 for feeding out banknotes are provided on the front left side of the figure. A coin pushing mechanism (not shown) that pushes out the coins one by one and a sensor S4 that detects the near end of the coins are provided.

Further, in the upper part of the bill storage section 4a, there are provided a discrimination section 37 for discriminating and counting the denominations of the bills, a pool section 38 for temporarily pooling the bills, and a reject section 39 for rejecting poorly discriminated bills. The bottom part 40 is formed to be raised and lowered up and down by a lifting mechanism (not shown), and the bottom part 40 lifts the banknotes pooled above the pool part 38.
A belt mechanism 41 is provided which clamps and sends out the paper by holding the paper.

Further, there is a station 7d below the cash dispensing section 32, and carriers 8a to 8c are positioned on the rail 9.
When cash c reaches the station 7d, it is raised below the cash dispensing section 32 to the position shown by the solid line by an elevator (not shown).

The banknotes and coins discharged from the cash delivery section 32 in this manner are stored in the loading boxes 11a, 11b provided in the carriers 8a to 8c, and after being stored, the boxes are closed with a lid.

Therefore, the denominations of the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage boxes 33a to 33c by the payout rollers R1 to R3 are identified and counted by the discrimination unit 37, and the banknotes are pooled in the pool unit 38 and a withdrawal request is made. When all the banknotes of the same amount are pooled, the bottom part 40 rises and is held between the belt mechanism 41, and the belt mechanism 41 is driven to collect the banknotes and send them out from the outlet 35, and the belt mechanism 32a discharges them. As a result, it is stored in the loading box 11a.

Further, the coins are pushed out by the amount requested for withdrawal, fall from the outlet 36, are ejected from the shooter 32b, and are stored in the loading box 11b.

In this way banknotes and coins are transferred to the carrier 8.
By being mounted on the rails a to 8c, the elevator descends and is positioned on the rail 9.

Therefore, to explain the case where a withdrawal request is input from the counter device 10a, as shown in FIG. issues a withdrawal command to the automatic withdrawal machine 3, and
A transfer command is issued to the transfer control device 6 to transfer the dedicated carrier 8a of the teller device 1a to the position of the automatic teller machine 3, and the carrier 8a is caused to travel to the station 7d.

When the automatic dispensing machine 3 is driven and the requested cash is dispensed from the cash storage section 4, the cash is loaded onto the carrier 8a according to a loading command from the system control device 5.

Therefore, the system control device 5 detects that the other carriers 8b, 8c are not running on the rail 9 of the conveyance path 7, and issues a withdrawal request when the other carriers 8b, 8c are not running. Counter device 10
A transfer command to transfer the carrier 8a to the station 7a can be issued to the transfer control device 6, and the cash can be transferred to the counter device 10a by causing the carrier 8a to travel to the station 7a.

Further, the transferred cash is put into an automatic cash counting machine (not shown) by an operator, and the amount is confirmed again before being handed over to the customer.

Therefore, since the carriers 8a to 8c travel by receiving a transfer command from the system control device 5 to the transfer control device 6, the counter device 10a
By inputting a transfer request from ~10c, carriers 8a~8c can be freely moved to predetermined stations 7a~7.
d.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, in particular,
The automatic dispensing machine 3 is driven independently by a withdrawal request command from the system control device 5, and the transport control device 6 is driven by a transfer command from the system control device 5.

Therefore, if it takes time for the automatic dispensing machine 3 to dispense cash, the automatic dispensing machine 3 is driven in advance without being involved in the running of the carriers 8a to 8c.
For example, just before loading cash, a predetermined counter device 10
It is also possible to position the carriers 8a to 8c of a to 10c on the station 7d,
The automatic dispensing machine 2 can be driven and the carriers 8a to 8c can be driven and run efficiently. While the machine 2 is discharging cash, the conveyance mechanism 2b is not kept on standby, and efficient dispensing processing can be performed, which has a great practical effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1A and 1B are a conventional block diagram, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of an automatic teller machine, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart. In the figure, 1a, 1b, 10a to 10c are teller devices, 2 and 3 are automatic dispensing machines, 4 is a cash storage section,
5 is a system control device, 6 is a transport control device, 7 is a transport path, 7a to 7d are stations, 8a to 8c
indicates carrier.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of teller devices installed at a teller counter for making cash payments, an automatic teller machine for dispensing cash, and a withdrawal request issued by each of the teller devices to control the entire system. A system control device, a station attached to each of the teller device and automatic dispensing machine, a conveyance path stretched over the station, and a station provided for each teller device, and a station provided along the conveyance path. a carrier that travels to perform reciprocating motion between a station of the teller device and a station of the automatic teller machine, and a transport control device that controls the travel of the carrier, and a withdrawal command from the teller device. Based on this, the system control device issues a withdrawal command to the automatic dispensing machine, and in parallel, the conveyance control device causes the carrier corresponding to the counter that performed the withdrawal process to be moved to the automatic dispensing machine. An automatic withdrawal device characterized by issuing a control command to.