JPH01116798A - Automatic transactor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a user from being confused by preventing the inhibition cancel of payment transaction from being frequently repeated every time of reception/payment by providing a 2nd storage means for storing the execution of reporting due to a reporting means. CONSTITUTION: This device is composed of a storage part for storing moneys to be dispensed, a 1st storage means 7 for storing the number of moneys stored in this storage part, a remaining amount discriminating means 6 for discriminating the amount of remaining moneys based on stored contents in this 1st storage means 7, a display means 133 for displaying the discriminated result of this remaining amount discriminating means 6 and a warning means 134 for issuing an alarm to a clerk and provided with a reporting means 8 for reporting the operating conditions of the automatic transaction device and a 2nd storage means 7 for storing the execution of reporting due to the reporting means 8. When it is stored in the 2nd storage means that reporting is already executed, an indication is displayed on the display means based on the discriminated result of the remaining amount discriminating means but the alarm is controlled not to be issued from the warning means. Thus, even when the set number of moneys is a little, the transaction can be performed without stopping the device and operability is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention 1 (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a device that withdraws money based on a user's operation, such as an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine or a currency exchange machine. It is related to.

(Prior Art) In recent years, automatic transaction devices such as automatic deposit machines have been introduced in many financial institutions.

As such an automatic transaction device, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-109974
There is a device as shown in the publication.

In this device, a near-end detector and an end detector are provided in a storage that stores banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn.

When a near-end situation is detected, the number of coins to be withdrawn is limited, and the remote monitor notifies the staff using a buzzer or the like, and continues to do so until the buzzer is stopped. Also, withdrawals are stopped when an end is detected.

However, in this device, whenever a near end is detected, a notification is always sent to the staff.

For this reason, for example, when a device starts operating after it has stopped due to circumstances such as a power outage, or when it starts operating the next day after business has stopped, near-end detection is performed and a notification is sent by a buzzer, etc. It ends up.

Also, deposits/withdrawals are made near the near end, and the banknote a
If the number increases or decreases, the buzzer on the remote monitor will go off every time a few readings are taken.

As a result, the buzzer of the remote monitor operates frequently, leading to unnecessary attention from the staff and causing confusion.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been developed based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and is intended to solve the problem that confusion occurs due to unnecessary notifications.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method for storing coins to be withdrawn in an automatic transaction device that withdraws money based on user operations. a storage unit for storing money, a first storage unit for storing the number of coins stored in the storage unit, and a remaining amount determining unit for determining the remaining amount of coins based on the stored content in the first storage unit. , a reporting means for reporting the operating status of the automatic transaction device, which comprises a display means for displaying the determination result of the remaining amount determining means and an alarm means for issuing an alarm to the staff; The apparatus also includes a second storage means for storing what has been done.

(Function) When the second storage means stores that a report has already been made, the display means displays an indication based on the determination result of the remaining amount determination means, but the alarm means does not issue an alarm. It is something like that.

(Embodiment) A recycling deposit/withdrawal device 2 of the present invention is installed inside the ATM shown in FIG. In addition, a passbook handling unit 1101, a cash cart handling unit 111, a CRT unit 112, and a power supply unit 113 are provided. Passbook handling unit 11
0, the passbook is taken out via the passbook exit 110a.

A cash card is delivered to the cash card handling unit 111 via a cash card exit 111a@. The CRT display unit 112 displays predetermined guidance on the CRT display 112a.

FIG. 2 shows the block circuit of ATMI and its peripheral equipment, and the main II6 is constructed by a computer.
11 section 6 is provided, and this main control section 6 includes a deposit/withdrawal device 2.
is connected via a deposit/withdrawal device control section 3 that controls this deposit/withdrawal device. Further, an internal monitor 5 is connected to a main control section 6 via an internal monitor control section 4 . Furthermore, the storage section 7, the transmitting/receiving circuit section 8, and the transmission control section 9 are connected to the main control section 6.
connected to.

The transmission tIIJw unit 9 is communicably connected to a host computer 120 installed at a bank's head office or the like.

According to the deposit/withdrawal device 2 shown in FIG. 3, deposit/withdrawal 0 door 1
2 is a motor M1 (not shown) which is provided so as to be openable and closable in the front and back.
It is opened and closed by A deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 is provided at the bottom of the cash withdrawal port door 12 for storing banknotes to be thrown in at once. At the lower outlet of the hopper 13, a banknote taking-in roller 14 is provided, which is provided with a rubber chip as a braking member on a part of its periphery in order to take out banknotes one by one. Eccentric rubber roller 5 is placed above the intake roller 14.
15, and a gate roller 16 that rotates in the opposite direction to the row 514 is provided on the side.

The backup 17 is provided so as to press the bundle of banknotes inserted into the hopper 13 toward the take-in row 514 and the feed roller 15 with a substantially constant pressure using a spring force. That is, the lower part of the backup 17 is rotatably attached by a hinge, and when introducing banknotes into the deposit/withdrawal slot 13, the backup 17 is separated by a magnet to form a banknote introduction port.

Magnetic sensors P4 and P5 for detecting the printed magnetic pattern of the banknotes are disposed facing each other inside the banknote inspection unit 18, which is provided approximately in the middle of the cash withdrawal system housing. A contact image sensor P6 that optically reads the print pattern on the surface of the banknote through a lens 19 and a thickness detector P7 that detects the thickness of the banknote are provided. The thickness detector P7 is constituted by a volution meter type thickness detector that detects the thickness by rotational angular displacement of an arm supporting a detection roller.

The banknote inspection section 18 sends a detection signal to a banknote inspection section control unit 20 disposed below the banknote inspection section 18 .

The banknote inspection unit tIllIIl unit 20 processes the signals output from each sensor of the banknote inspection unit, determines the denomination, authenticity, fitness (whether or not it is suitable for reuse), and front and back of the banknote. The resulting signal is transferred to the deposit/withdrawal control section 3.

The first gate G1 installed in the banknote transport path provided at an intermediate speed between the banknote inspection unit 18 and the banknote validation unit control unit 20 is provided to selectively form a banknote replenishment path and a banknote payout path. , driven by rotary solenoid S2. The second gate G2 is provided to switch the conveyance path from the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 and the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 to the bulk storage box and vice versa, and is driven by a rotary solenoid S3.

Adjacent to the banknote inspection section 18, a front and back matching storage section 23 is provided. The - time storage section 23 guides the banknotes to the left and right by the operation of the gate G6, thereby reversing the front and back sides of the banknotes and aligning all the banknotes face-up. - Both entrances of the time storage section 23 are provided with beating lI28, and these beating skewers 28 have a plurality of flexible protrusions,
It has the function of knocking off the rear end of an incoming banknote to prevent it from colliding with the leading edge of the next incoming banknote, thereby preventing a jam. Such jam prevention tapping wheels are provided in all of the stacking sections provided in each section.

- A vertically movable press plate 29 with an idle roller 29a attached is attached to the top of the hour storage section 23, and a vertically movable bottom plate 30 is attached to the bottom surface. The upper press plate 29 and the bottom plate 30 are equipped with one DC geared motor M4
The upper press plate 29 is moved up and down by the stacked banknotes.
It is suspended by a spring against the link of the vertical mechanism so as to absorb the thickness of the cylinder. The bottom plate 30 is formed in a wlII shape, and is in a nested relationship with the conveyor belt so that when the bottom plate 30 is lowered, it passes through the conveyor belt.

A rigid ticket stacking section 24 is arranged adjacent to the stacking section 23 . This stacking section 24 is formed by an upper belt 24a and a lower belt 24b, and the upper belt 24b is rotated up and down by a roller 32, and the lower belt 24b is rotated up and down by a roller 33, as will be described later.

A 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 and a 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 are arranged below the stacking portions 23 and 24. These storage 125
．． The operation of 26 will be described later.

The bulk storage section 27, which is removably attached to the rear of the deposit/withdrawal device 2, is divided into three parts: a loading/scrutinizing/bulk storage w134, a collection box 35, and a rejected ticket storage box 36.

FIG. 4 shows a mechanical circuit diagram showing a state in which banknotes are conveyed when the depositing and dispensing device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 operates.

The functions of each member shown in this figure are shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b).

An internal monitor 5 provided on the inside of the housing of the deposit/withdrawal device 2 is configured to be operable by an attendant.

That is, the internal monitor 5 is provided with a 7-segment display panel including LEDs provided respectively for status display and call contents, a keyboard, a numeric keypad, and the like. The 7-segment display springmel is a 5-digit display, and the code representing the selected transaction type and the machine operation step number are each displayed in 1 digit, and when an error occurs in the machine operation, the error hood changes to a 3-digit number. Display. The keyboard is used to input various data and processing commands, display the storage status of banknotes, input the number of banknotes to be loaded, etc.

FIG. 6 shows the stored contents of the storage section 7 of the ATMI shown in FIG.

The storage unit 7 is roughly divided into a "cumulative memory area," a "current high memory area," a "relevant transaction memory area," a "setting value memory area," and an "other memory area."
The cumulative number of coins, such as the number of deposited coins, the number of withdrawals, and the number of loaded coins, are stored in the "total memory area". Further, the [current high storage memory area] stores the number of banknotes currently stored in each storage box and the number of banknotes deposited and withdrawn to date. The number of banknotes in the transaction when deposits, withdrawals, 5A loading, replenishment, etc. are performed is temporarily stored in the "transaction memory area" (during the transaction).

Furthermore, the set value "memory area" stores the number of next near-end bills, the second near-end number, and the maximum payout number for each thousand yen bill and ten thousand yen bill.

- The number of next near-end sheets and the number of secondary near-end sheets are set to detect the remaining amount in the storage box. For example, in the case of an ATV with a maximum payable number of 100 sheets - the number of next near-end sheets is 250 sheets, and the number of secondary near-end sheets is set to 120 sheets. This setting value can be freely set according to the usage situation.

In other words, in the case of ATVs installed in downtown areas such as in front of stations, the payment is high, so the number of next near-end tickets should be set at 350 to 40.
Set to 0. Also, since there are many deposits in residential areas, the primary near-end number is set to 200 coins.

Further, since the maximum number of coins to be paid is 100, the number of secondary near-end coins is always 120.

That is, the setting is such that the transaction can be completed even if there is a payment transaction for 100 coins at the time of the secondary near-end, and a rejected ticket occurs due to a defective takeout (taking out 2 coins) or the like.

These setting values are stored in the storage unit 717) U, V, W, X, Y using the numeric keypad or the like on the internal monitor (not shown).

Written to 2. In the storage unit 7, the written setting values are protected by a battery or the like so that they are not erased even if the ATM 1 is turned off.

Next, the ATMI is connected to a remote monitor device F130 as shown in FIG. Remote monitor device 130
will be explained based on the external views of FIGS. 2 and 7.

Remote monitor 130 is remote monitor it, 1361
A transmitting/receiving circuit section 132 is connected to the remote monitor control section 131, and data related to the operating status transmitted from the ATMI is input thereto, and the remote monitor 130 transmits the status of the remote monitor side to the ATMI side. Send data about. Furthermore, a display unit 133 and a buzzer 134 are connected to the remote monitor control unit 131, and the ATM
It displays the operating status of I and issues an alarm using the buzzer 134.

I do things.

The display unit 133 is provided with a plurality of display lamps 135 that display individual lamps corresponding to the operating status, and a numeric display 136 that displays details of the operating status as an error code using numbers. .

Furthermore, a buzzer stop switch 137 is provided, so that when an attendant hears the alarm from the buzzer 134 and checks the ATM status, he/she can stop the alarm from the buzzer 134 by operating the buzzer stop switch 137. There is.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of banknotes at the time of deposit, and this deposit operation will be explained according to the flow of FIG. 9.

When the button corresponding to the deposit display is pressed in accordance with the guidance on the CRT display 112a, the motor M1 is rotated normally to open the cash withdrawal port door 12. When the deposit/withdrawal 0 door 12 is completely opened, the motor M1 stops. In this state,
The depositor inserts banknotes ¥ into the deposit/withdrawal hopper 13 through the deposit/withdrawal port, and then manually opens the deposit/withdrawal door 12 with rl]tt1
do. Then, the motor M2 that drives the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 rotates normally, and the spring force continues to press the banknotes toward the feeding roller. At this time, when the main motor M12 that drives the main transport path is rotated, the main transport path starts to move. Then, motor M starts taking in banknotes.
3, the take-in roller 14, rubber roller 15, and gate roller 16 rotate, and the banknotes ¥ are fed into the main conveyance path one by one.

When each banknote enters the banknote inspection section 18, the banknote inspection section 18 determines the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc. of the banknote by a well-known method. The banknotes ¥ passed through the banknote inspection section 18 are guided downward by the first gate G1, and further passed through the gates G2. It reaches gate G5 via G3 and G4.

As a result of the inspection by the bill inspection section 18, if the bill is determined to be a genuine bill, the amount of the bill is sequentially added to the transaction deposit memory, and the gate G5 is switched to the primary image tube section 23 side.

If the banknote ¥ guided to the primary image tube section 23 is determined to be front or back, the gate G6 is tilted to the right and the banknote ¥ is guided to the left conveyance path. If the judgment is tails, gate G6 will be pushed to the left,
Banknotes ¥ are guided to the conveyance path on the right side. The banknotes passed through the gate G6 are stored in the primary image tube section 23.

As a result of the inspection by the bill inspection section 18, if the bill is determined to be not a genuine bill, the gate G5 is switched to the reject side. The banknotes guided to the reject side are transferred to the deposit/reject accumulation section 24.

As described above, banknotes of ¥ are distributed to the -next picture tube section 23 or the deposit reject accumulation section 24, and the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13
When indirect banknotes of ¥ are sent out, the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13
The motor M2 is reversed so that the backup 17 is raised. When the backup 17 reaches the upper stop position, the motor M2 stops.

In addition, in order to further stop the main conveyance path, the main motor M
12 is stopped.

After this, it is checked whether there is a rejected ticket, and if there is no rejected ticket, the transaction deposit memory a is checked.

b, 0. The number of sheets is stored for each extra volume. The deposit amount for CRT display 112a is 00 yen. If it is correct, press "O", if it is incorrect, press r sent to.

From this state, the upper press plate 29 is lowered, and when the upper press plate 29 presses the bundle of banknotes against the bottom plate 30, the bottom plate 30
0 goes down. The bottom plate 30 passes through the conveyor belt and moves to a position below the conveyor belt. At this time, the bottom plate 3
The front side plate 31 of 0 rotates and falls forward to form a carry-in path.

At this point, the gate G10 is released, and then the upper belt of the deposit reject accumulation section 24 is lowered. A return conveyance path to the deposit/withdrawal port is formed by the upper and lower belts.

Then, the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 is rotated, and the backup 17 is opened so that the entrance conveyance path of the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 is formed. At this time, since the main conveyance path is driven at a low speed, the conveyance speed is reduced to 1/10 of the speed when conveying banknotes one by one. The banknote bundle is then conveyed to the deposit/withdrawal port.

When there are no remaining banknotes in the deposit-next picture tube section 23, the main motor M12 is stopped.

After the main motor M12 stops, the tip of the deposit/withdrawal robot 17 is returned to its original position. Also, gate G1
0 is occluded. Furthermore, the motor M5 is reversed so that the upper belt of the deposit reject accumulation section 24 returns to its original position, and the reject ticket 1! A stacking space is formed between the upper and lower belts.

On the other hand, the upper press plate 29 and the bottom plate 30 of the -order picture tube section 23
Motor M4 is reversed to raise to the initial position.

In addition, in the flow of FIG. 9(0), if there is a rejected ticket, it is determined whether the limited number of times is three or less. If a reject ticket is present, the inspection of the rejected ticket is repeated, and the limit is three times. If the number of times is less than the limit of 3 times, the message "Please reinsert the banknotes correctly" will be displayed.

After this, return to the flow in Figure 9 (a) and open the deposit/withdrawal port ff.
i! 12 is opened, the depositor inserts the returned banknotes again, and the banknotes are inspected again according to the same flow.

If this re-inspection of banknotes exceeds the limit of 3 times, Figure 9 (C
) We will return the unreadable ticket as shown in the flow below.

° is displayed, and the disbursed banknote discrimination process described above is executed.

Next, a dispensing banknote discrimination process is performed. First, it is determined whether the rOJ button has been pressed. If the determination is YES, the main motor is driven to drive the main transport path. At this time, press down the backup 17 of the deposit/withdrawal Rohotsuba 13,
The banknote is backed up by the take-in roller 15 by 17.
pressed against. By driving the take-in roller 15 in normal rotation, banknotes are sent out one by one to the main conveyance path.

The banknotes are conveyed to the inspection section 18, where excess volume and fitness are determined. This banknote inspection determines whether the banknote is suitable for withdrawal, and in this determination, banknotes that have been repaired with adhesive tape, as well as stained or damaged banknotes, are treated as unsuitable for withdrawal. When thousand yen bills suitable for withdrawal are sequentially fed in according to this determination, the number of thousand yen bills is sequentially added to the storage amount memory 0 corresponding to the thousand yen storage box 26. Then, the gate G1 is rotated to the right so that the banknotes are transported to the storage box 26.

Therefore, the thousand yen bills are sequentially stored in the thousand yen bill storage box 26.

If the transported bill is a 10,000 yen bill instead of a 1,000 yen bill, the number of 10,000 yen bills is sequentially added to the storage amount memory P corresponding to the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25. And again, the banknotes are in storage box 25.
The gate G1 is rotated to the left so that the paper is transported to the next position. Therefore, the 10,000 yen bills are sequentially stored in the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25.

If there is a genuine note that is not eligible for withdrawal, the transaction deposit memory a,
The value obtained by subtracting the total number of stored 1,000 yen bills and the number of -10,000 yen bills from the total number of banknotes stored in b and c is added to Q. Furthermore, by rotating the gate G1 to the left and rotating the gate G2 to the left, banknotes that are inappropriate for withdrawal are guided to the reject storage box 36 by the gates G1 and G2 and stored there.

As described above, all the banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 are distributed to the storage boxes 25, 26, 36, and the main transport path motor M
12 is stopped. At the time of re-importing, it is determined whether or not there is a rejected bill. If the answer is No, it will be reflected in the storage operation, and if the answer is YES, the total number of bills stored in the transaction deposit memories a, b, and c will be changed to 1,000,000. Subtract the total number of stored yen bills and -10,000 yen bills and add the obtained value to Q,
Then it is reflected in the storage operation. When the storage operation is completed, the current high memory values R, S, and T of the deposit/withdrawal device are set to the corresponding transaction memory a.
, b, and c are added and stored. Also, add the values of the transaction memories a, b, and c to the values of the deposit cumulative memories A, B, and C, respectively.

Store in B and C. Memories a, b, and c are cleared, and the depositing and dispensing banknote discrimination processing ends.

Next, I will explain the storage operation.Thousand yen bill storage box 2
6 and 10,000-yen hole storage box 25 have exactly the same structure as the bulk storage box 34 of the bulk storage section 27 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, so the configuration of the storage box is based on FIGS. 10 and 11. Explain.

At the top of the storage box 34, a take-in roller 15a and a feed roller 16a are provided. These rollers 14a and 15a are connected by an intermediate gear and are rotated as one body 1, and one bill is taken in or sent in one rotation.

The rollers 14a and 15a are detachably coupled to a motor M1 and driven by this motor M10. An elastic belt 41 and an idle roller 54 are installed coaxially with the take-in roller 14a, and these can freely rotate independently of the take-in roller 14a.

The inlet side idle roller 40 is the intake shaft idle roller 5
4 via an elastic belt 41, and both are rotated by the movement of the elastic belt 41 receiving power from the main conveyance path belt. Three rows of beaters 1x28a are provided facing the idle roller 40 on the entrance side. These tapping wheels 28a have the same function as the tapping wheel 28 of the -next picture tube section 23.

A horizontally provided back-up plate 300 is supported by a guide rod 48 via a linear ball bearing so as to be vertically movable. Also, the back up plate 38 has a spring 4
6, it is always urged upward. Further, the back-up plate 38 is connected to a drive belt 49, and is connected to a DC motor M11 with a gear reducer by a detachable coupling to a pulley 55 with a one-way clutch. When the motor M11 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10, the one-way clutch is locked and the pulley 5
The back-up plate 38 is lowered against the spring 46 via the base 49.

When the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch slips, and the back-up plate 38 is urged upward by the tensile force of the spring 46, but when the motor M11 is stopped, the self-locking mechanism of the gear reducer forces the one-way clutch upward. The tensile force of the spring 46 causes the back-up plate 3 to
8 is unable to rise and has stopped.

The back-up plate 38 has a micro switch 5 for empty detection.
W21 is attached, and the push plate 39 has an escape hole that corresponds in position to the actuator of the microswitch 5W21. Therefore, if there are no banknotes when the back-up plate 38 is raised to the uppermost position, the actuator in the relief hole can detect the crowd and the absence of banknotes.

A magnet (not shown) is attached to the back-up plate 38, so that the proximity switch 22 is activated when the storage box is full.

Push-in plate 3 installed horizontally to correspond to the back-up plate
9 is supported by a guide roller 48 via another linear ball bearing independently of the back-up plate 38 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, the push-in plate 39 is the back-up plate 3.
It is always urged upward by a separate spring 47 that is independent of the drive belt 8, and is connected to a drive belt 50, which connects a pulley 56 with a one-way clutch and a removable coupling to a DC motor with a gear reducer. It is coupled to M11.

The operation of the push-in plate 39 is exactly the same as that of the back-up plate 3, and when the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch slips, and when it rotates counterclockwise, the one-way clutch is locked. Therefore, DC motor M1
1 rotates counterclockwise, the push-in plate 39 and the back-up plate 38 keep the same distance and descend at the same speed. On the other hand, when the motor M11 rotates clockwise, the back-up plate 3
8 and the push-in plate 39 are unlocked so as to rise. At this time, depending on the load conditions, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 can stop, slowly rise, or perform different operations.

Hold claws 42, 43 are supported by magnets 816 and 817 and return springs 44, 45, respectively. In FIG. 10, the arm tip of the left holding claw 42 is in contact with the rotating shaft of the beating wheel 28a. Therefore, when the solenoid 816 attracts the holding claw 42, the striking wheel 28a simultaneously rotates to the left and escapes. In this escape position, the beating wheel 28a does not receive rotational driving force from the external conveyance path, so the beating wheel 28a does not rotate.

Even when the intake pulse motor M10 is stopped, if the main conveyance path is driven, the telescopic belt 41, the entrance side idle roller 40, and the intake shaft idle roller 54 are transferred via the belt gear.
, the beating wheel 28a1, the reversing roller 16a1, and the feed roller 57 rotate, so that bills can be conveyed. If the rubber chip of the take-in roller 14a is on the conveyance path during banknote conveyance at this time, there is a risk that it will become an obstacle. Therefore, in order to take in the first bill without skipping when taking out a bill, the rubber chip of the take-in roller 14a is necessary. It is necessary to always correctly stop the stop position between the conveyance path and the intake surface. For this purpose, a switch 5W20 is provided, which detects the stop position from the notch position of the notch disk attached to the intake shaft, and detects the stop position of the motor M.
Stop IO.

Next, withdrawal will be explained with reference to the flows shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. When the button corresponding to the deposit is pressed according to the guidance on the CRT display 112a and the withdrawal amount is keyed in, the main motor M12 that drives the main conveyance path is rotated in the normal direction. If the withdrawal is specified as a 10,000 yen bill or a 1,000 yen bill, the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 is selected first,
- The withdrawal operation of the 1,000 yen hole starts, and then the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26
is selected, and the operation of dispensing 1,000 yen bills is started. If the withdrawal is specified as 1,000 yen bills, the 1,000 yen bill storage box 26 is selected from the beginning, and the operation of dispensing 1,000 yen bills is started.

The withdrawal operation operates according to the flow shown in Figure 14.
As shown in Figure 4<a>, motor M7 (M9) is used to lower the back-up plate 38 and push-in plates 3 and 9 slightly.
is rotated forward. This is because the stored banknotes can easily be released from the pressure contact of the holding claws by the pushing up force of the back-up plate 38. In this state, the motor M7 (M9) is reversely rotated, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When it rises to a predetermined position, a timer is activated and starts taking in and dispensing banknotes. At this time, photosensor P11 (
PI3> detects the passage of bills, and the number of bills passed is counted based on the detection signal. The banknotes dispensed from the storage box 2526 are conveyed to the banknote inspection section 18 by the main conveyance path.

The transported banknotes are inspected by the banknote inspection section 18 for denomination, authenticity, and stacking.

If it is determined by these inspections that the bill to be dispensed is a valid bill, the gate G2 is tilted to the right and the solenoid S3 is turned OFF in order to form a passage to the primary image tube section 23. If the ticket is not a valid ticket, the ticket will be rejected as a reject ticket.Storage box 3
Solenoid S3 is energized so that gate G2 moves to the left to lead to 6. When a valid bill is detected by the 7-note sensor P9, the gate G5 is switched to the primary storage section side. Further, the gate G6 is switched to the right by a spring force to form a left passage (bus). In this state, the banknotes are sequentially transferred to the picture tube section 2.
It is stored in 3. °When the number of banknotes sent out from the storage box reaches the specified number, it is checked whether a pick ticket exists. If there are any rejected tickets, add the number of rejected tickets to the specified number and count the number of issued tickets in Figure 14 <a> 7.
Return to 0-. If there is no rejected ticket, the take-in motor is stopped. In this state, the specified number of banknotes have been completely dispensed from the storage box. Next, the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 are lowered, and when they reach the push-in position, the lowering of the back-up plate 38 and the push-in plate 39 is stopped. At this time, the hold claw is returned to the storage box. Once again, the motor M7 (M9) is reversed, and the back-up plate 38 and push-in plate 39 are raised. When the stored banknotes collide with the holding pawl, the back-up plate 38 stops. When the pushing plate 39 rises to the guide position, the motor M7 (M9) driving the back-up plate 38 and the pushing plate 39 upward stops, and the dispensing operation is completed. Thereafter, the bundle of banknotes in the primary image tube section 23 is conveyed all at once in the same way as when depositing money, and enters the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 via the deposit reject accumulation section 24 . Then, the dispenser becomes able to take out banknotes from the deposit/withdrawal port hopper 13 and returns to the initial state. Next is the deposit operation described above.

Near-end detection during a withdrawal operation will be explained using the flow of the 15th factor. First, the number of primary near-end bills is set to 250, the number of secondary near-end bills is set to 120, and the number of banknotes (1,000 yen notes and 10,000 yen notes) is 400 each.
It is loaded. Immediately after loading, 400 sheets, which is the loaded number inputted from the keyboard of the internal monitor, is stored in the current high memory number P of sheets stored in the ten thousand yen storage box. As described above, each time a transaction is made, the number P of coins stored in the ten thousand yen storage box is adjusted to become the current number of coins stored in the ten thousand yen storage box.

That is, if a deposit transaction of, for example, 10 million yen bills is made after loading, 10 bills are added to 400, and 410 bills are stored in the storage area P as the number of ten thousand yen bills stored in the ten thousand yen storage box.

Next, for example, if there is a payment transaction for 50 million yen notes, 50 notes will be subtracted from 410 notes, and 360 notes will be stored in the storage area P. In this way, the number of sheets stored in the 1,000 yen storage box, 10,000 yen storage box, and reject storage is stored for each transaction.
, Q are updated. For the reject warehouse, the number of unfit notes that are not suitable for payment, such as stains or tears, is added to the deposited 5,000 yen banknotes, 1,000 yen, and 10,000 yen.

Furthermore, each time a transaction is made, the number of coins stored in the storage section is zero. P
, Q are updated. Further, each time a transaction is completed, the number of stored coins is compared with the number of coins u, v, w, x in the storage unit 7, which is set as the primary near-end number and the secondary near-end number. When the number of stored coins P in the 10,000 yen storage box is added or subtracted from the loaded number of 400 coins for each transaction and becomes less than 250 coins stored in the setting value memory as the primary near-end number, the ATM commands the remote monitor 130 to issue the first notification. When the remote monitor 130 receives this first reporting command, the remote monitor 130 turns on one of the display lamps 135 of the display section 133 that indicates that the remaining amount of ten thousand yen banknotes is low. At this time, the buzzer 134 does not sound. That is, when the remaining amount of 10,000 yen is less than 250 sheets, caution is required, but there is no need to immediately prompt the staff to replenish the amount, so there is no need for the buzzer 208 to sound.

When the remaining amount becomes smaller and becomes less than 120 sheets stored in the setting value memory X as the number of secondary near-end sheets, the ATMI instructs the remote monitor 130 to issue a second notification.

When the remote monitor 130 receives this second reporting command, the remote monitor 130 switches the lamp 203 of the display lamps 135 of the display unit 133, which indicates that the remaining amount of ten thousand yen banknotes is low, from the lighting display to the blinking display. Furthermore, buzzer 134
sounds to guide staff to quickly replenish. The staff member is guided by the alarm sound from the buzzer 134 and confirms that among the display lamps 135 displayed on the display unit 133 of the remote monitor 130, the lamp indicating that the remaining amount of 10,000 yen bills is low is blinking. . When the user recognizes that it is necessary to replenish the ten thousand yen bill, the user presses the buzzer stop switch 137 to stop the buzzer. At this time, the lamp 135 of the display section 133 that was blinking continues to blink.

On the other hand, at this time, the ATV determines that the maximum number of bills to be paid in the normal state where the maximum number of bills to be paid is changed is 100, which is stored in the maximum number of 10,000 yen bills to be paid 2 in the setting value memory of the storage unit 7; In this case, the maximum number of coins to be paid is reduced according to the number of coins stored in the 10,000 yen storage box. That is, when the number P of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen storage box becomes less than 120 sheets, which is the number X of secondary near-end sheets of 10,000 yen, the reduced number of sheets is subtracted, and the resulting value is set and stored. For example, the number of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen storage box P is 1 from the 120 sheets of the 10,000 yen secondary near-end sheet number X.
If the number of 110 yen banknotes is 110, which is 100, the maximum payable number Z of 10,000 yen banknotes is set to 90, which is 10 deducted from 100, and is stored in the storage area Z. Therefore, the maximum number of coins to be paid out the next time the user performs a payment transaction will be 90 coins.

When the user selects a payment transaction and enters the payment amount, the CR on the CRT display unit 112
The T-display 112a informs the user that the maximum number of coins to be paid out is 90 coins, ``-You can only pay up to 90 coins for the million yen hole.'' According to this, the user pays out within 90 coins. If 20 coins are paid out at this time, the next maximum payout number Z will be 70 coins. In this way, the maximum payout number 2 is reduced each time the payout is performed one after another.

On the other hand, when there is a deposit transaction, the tickets that have been deposited and determined to be genuine are stored in the 10,000 yen storage box because they can be reused for payouts. In this case, the maximum payable number Z of 10,000 yen banknotes is added up sequentially as the number of deposited bills reaches 100, but is not added again. In such a secondary near-end state, the maximum number of coins to be paid is added or subtracted according to withdrawal and deposit transactions. This enables efficient payout transactions according to the amount remaining in the storage box.

By the way, although the maximum payable number Z of ten thousand yen banknotes is 100, the secondary near-end number x of ten thousand yen banknotes is 120, which is 20 more. This is because when performing a banknote dispensing operation, for example, if two banknotes are taken out while stacked, accurate counting of the banknotes becomes impossible and the banknotes are rejected. This rejected bill cannot be used for payout. In this way, it may not be possible to pay out all the banknotes in the storage box. Therefore, the secondary near-end number of 10,000 yen banknotes X is set to 120 in consideration of the occurrence of banknotes that cannot be used for these payouts. Furthermore, if the number of rejected cards is too large and reaches 20 or more, the actual number of cards in the storage box becomes 0 during the payout operation. Whether the number of coins in the storage box has become 0 or not is detected by the empty detection micro switch SW21, and if the 10,000 yen storage box is detected to be empty during the payout operation, the payout operation will be automatically stopped. do. That is, the 10,000 yen banknotes accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal port during payout are collected and stored in the 10,000 yen storage box again. Then, the CRT display 112a displays to the user that the 10,000 yen bill is gone, and
A guide is displayed on the CRT display 112a in order to guide the user to return the card, bankbook, etc. and conduct a transaction using another machine.

Furthermore, the maximum number of 20,000 yen bills to be paid for consecutive payment transactions is 2.
When the number becomes 0, payment transactions are prohibited.

As a result, only deposit transactions were possible, and at the same time the number of payments became 0, the ATM
0 to issue the third notification. When the remote monitor 130 receives this third notification command, the remote monitor 130 switches the display lamp 135 of the display unit 133, which indicates that the remaining amount of ten thousand yen bills is low, from the previous blinking display to a faster blinking display. . Furthermore, buzzer 13
4 to alert the staff that the number of 10,000 yen bills to be paid has reached O. The staff member is guided by the alarm sound of the buzzer 134, and among the display lamps 135 displayed on the display unit 133 of the remote monitor 130, the lamp indicating that the remaining amount of 10,000 yen banknotes is low (is rapidly blinking). Then, when it is recognized that there are no more ten thousand yen bills left, the buzzer stop switch 137 is pressed to stop the buzzer.At this time, the lamp 135 that was blinking among the lamps 133 shown in Table 1 continues to blink. .

By the way, when the maximum number of 1,000 yen bills 2 becomes 0, if there are enough 1,000 yen bills remaining, payment transactions using 1,000 yen bills are prohibited, but payment transactions using only 1,000 yen bills can be continued. good. If payment transactions are prohibited due to the maximum payment number of 20,000 yen bills being 0, only deposit transactions will be made.
Every time a deposit of 10,000 yen is made, the deposited 10,000 yen is stored in the 10,000 yen storage box, and at the same time, the 10,000 yen storage box stores the I! It is memorized by P. At this time, it is possible to pay for the number of coins deposited, but the prohibition on payments and transactions will not be lifted.

It is released when a deposit of roughly 10,000 yen is made and the number of coins stored in the 10,000 yen storage box P exceeds the number of secondary near-end coins of 120 yen. As a result, once payment is prohibited, it is possible to prevent the prohibition from being canceled until enough banknotes are accumulated. Therefore, it is possible to make a payment every time a deposit is made to the receiving layer, and it is possible to prevent the user from being confused because the ban on payment transactions is not repeatedly canceled every time a deposit or payment is made.

Now, the control of the buzzer 134 of the remote monitor 130 will be explained in detail. The buzzer 134 is provided to issue an alarm to the staff and guide them to take action, but if the buzzer 134 issues an alarm many times unnecessarily, it not only confuses the staff but also causes a nuisance to the surrounding area.

For example, as described above, when the number P of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen storage box becomes the number X of secondary near-end sheets of 10,000 yen, the buzzer 134 of the remote monitor 130 issues an alarm and lights up the lamp 135. When the staff member presses the buzzer stop switch 137, the buzzer 134 stops issuing an alarm. By the way, if deposit transactions and payment transactions are repeated alternately thereafter, the number P of stored coins in the ten thousand yen storage box may increase or decrease around the number X of secondary near-end coins of ten thousand yen. In such a case, the number of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen storage box P is the number of 10,000 yen secondary near-end sheets X
The lamp 135 will blink and the buzzer 134 will sound each time the value decreases beyond this value. In order to prevent this, once the secondary near end is reached and the buzzer 134 is sounded, -
After the number of stored ten thousand yen notes has increased to the first near end, a buzzer is sounded only when the second near end is reached again.

However, the lighting of the display lamp 135 (-next near end/lighting, secondary near end/decrease) is switched in response to an increase or decrease in the number of stored sheets P. That is, when the second near-end is reached for the first time, the memory unit 7 stores that the buzzer was sounded at the second near-end. The state in which the buzzer sounds at the second 10,000 yen near end is not reset until the number of banknotes increases and the first near end is canceled. When the number of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen storage box P decreases beyond the number of 10,000 yen secondary near-end sheets The remote monitor 130 is instructed to emit a fourth notification without turning on the light and sounding the buzzer. When the remote monitor 130 receives this fourth reporting command, the remote monitor 130 causes the display lamp 135 of the display unit 133 to flash to indicate that the remaining amount of ten thousand yen banknotes is low. At this time, the buzzer 134 does not sound.

Further, even if the power of the ATM is cut off, for example, the buzzer sounding at the secondary near-end is stored in a non-volatile memory protected by a battery or the like so that the memorized state is not canceled.

This content will not be canceled even if the reset process occurs when an error occurs.

Now, a case where the banknote storage box becomes full will be explained. If there are many deposit transactions, the banknote storage box becomes full when banknotes are stored repeatedly. For example, a case will be explained in which the banknotes are full of 10,000 yen bills. Every time a 10,000 yen bill is deposited, it is stored in the 10,000 yen bill storage box 25 and added to the number P of 10,000 yen bills stored in the 10,000 yen storage box in the current high memory of the storage section.

At the same time, the full detector 5W22 of the 10,000 yen storage box checks whether the 10,000 yen storage box is full. Full detector 5W
22, when it is determined that the bank is full, the 10,000 yen banknotes will be stored in the transfer ticket storage box 36 for subsequent deposit transactions. At the same time, the number of sheets stored is also added to the number of sheets stored in the reject storage.

This allows deposit transactions to continue even if the 10,000 yen storage box is full. Of course, when a payment transaction is performed, ten thousand yen bills are paid out from the ten thousand yen bill storage m25. Even after a payment transaction, the fullness detector 5W22 of the 10,000 yen banknote storage box 25 checks whether the fullness has been released. If the full state is released, the ten thousand yen bill will be stored in the ten thousand yen bill storage box 25 again in the next deposit transaction. Here, in order to determine whether the storage box is full, the fullness detector 5W provided in the 10,000 yen banknote storage W125 is not used to determine the number of sheets stored in the 10,000 yen banknote storage box P.
The reason for using 22 is that the accumulated thickness of new banknotes such as official notes and old banknotes with many folds and wrinkles is about twice that of official notes. For this reason, if we try to determine whether the bank is full based on the number of stored banknotes P, banknotes in any state are stored, so if there are many old banknotes, further storage operations will be performed even if the storage capacity of the storage box is exceeded. Therefore, the operation of taking out the money from the storage box at the time of payment becomes unstable and causes problems. Also, if there are many new banknotes, the 10,000 yen storage box will be determined to be full even though there is still storage capacity left. For this reason, the ten thousand yen storage box cannot be used efficiently, and banknotes that could be used as payment bills if stored in the ten thousand yen storage box 25 are stored in the rejected ticket storage box 36, resulting in poor fund efficiency. Therefore, by providing 5W12 to detect when the storage box is full, it becomes possible to store the storage box until it is actually full. This enables efficient fund management. On the other hand, at this time, end detection is performed based on the number P of stored sheets. This makes it possible to serve the user with the minimum remaining amount without being affected by the thickness of new/old banknotes. That is, as already explained, when the number of banknotes remaining is low, it is necessary to set the secondary near-end in anticipation of the occurrence of a transfer note during the payout operation. However, if we install a switch to detect the secondary near-end and try to judge this based on the stacked thickness of stored banknotes, even if some stacked bills occur in the case of old stacked banknotes, the banknotes will not be processed while being dispensed. It is necessary to set a detection position that can prevent the problem from disappearing. However, in this case, if the stored banknotes are new banknotes with a small stacked thickness, the number of bills to be paid will be 0.
When the number of banknotes reaches 1,000, the amount of banknotes remaining in the banknote storage box becomes large, and the efficiency of funds becomes extremely poor.

As explained above, by providing a switch for detecting end based on the number of stored coins and detecting full status based on the thickness of the stored card, it is possible to manage funds efficiently and provide an ATM that is convenient for users. It becomes possible.

In the practical example described above, only the near-end and end detection for 10,000 yen banknotes was explained, but the same detection is performed for 1,000 yen banknotes.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic transaction device with good operability, in which transactions can be performed without stopping the device even if the set number of coins is in the receptacle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic transaction device using a circulating deposit/withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the automatic transaction device shown in Fig. 1; FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device; FIG. 5 is a diagram explaining the functions and operations of various parts shown in FIG. 4; FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the remote monitor; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes during deposit operation; FIG. (i) is a flowchart diagram explaining the deposit operation, and Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the side view of the bulk storage section 1.
Figure 11 is a schematic plan view of the bulk storage section, Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the deposit/withdrawal device showing the flow of banknotes in the withdrawal mode, Figures 13(a)-(m) are flowcharts of the withdrawal mode, and Figures 14(a)-(0) are the flowcharts of the deposit/withdrawal device. Diagram showing the withdrawal operation subroutine in money mode, No. 15
The figure is a flowchart showing operations based on near-end and end detection. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...ATM, 2...Payment/withdrawal device, 7...Storage unit, 12...Payment port door, 18...Banknote inspection unit, 23
...-Next picture tube section, 24... Deposit reject accumulation section,
25... Thousand yen hole storage box, 26... Thousand yen bill storage box, 2
7...-Block storage compartment, 34...-Block storage chest, 35...
・Collection storage box, 36...Reject ticket storage box, 01~
G9...Gate, 5W12.22...Detection switch, 130...Remote monitor

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an automatic transaction device that withdraws money based on user operations, there is a storage section that stores the money to be withdrawn, and a first memory that stores the number of coins stored in this storage section. a means for determining the remaining amount of money based on the memory content of the first storage means; a display means for displaying the determination result of the remaining amount determining means; and a display means for issuing an alarm to an attendant. A reporting means for reporting the operating status of the automatic transaction device comprising an alarm means, and a second storage means for storing notifications made by the reporting means, the second storage means When the means has memorized that a notification has already been issued, the display means displays a display based on the determination result of the remaining amount determining means, but the warning means does not issue an alarm. Automatic trading device. (2) when the number of stored coins becomes equal to or less than a first predetermined amount based on the determination result of the determination means, the reporting means notifies the user, and the second storage means stores the notification; A patent claim characterized in that when the number of stored coins exceeds a second predetermined amount that is larger than the first predetermined amount, the memory contents of the second storage means are erased and a warning can be issued again. The automated transaction device described in item 1. (3) The automatic transaction device according to claim 1, wherein the first storage means and the second storage means are constituted by a common storage means.