JPH0156434B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automated teller machine that automatically performs banknote deposit and withdrawal operations in place of bank employees, for example, among banking operations.

[Background of the invention]

Conventionally, automatic teller machines that handle cash withdrawals and automatic teller machines that handle cash deposits have already been put into practical use, and recently automatic teller machines that combine both of these devices and handle deposits and withdrawals have come on the market. It's getting to the point where it's coming.

In this type of automated teller machine, if a failure occurs in any of the basic mechanisms such as an automated teller machine that handles cash withdrawals or an automated teller machine that handles cash deposits, the automated teller machine itself will stop. The current situation is that

Furthermore, in banking operations, there are cases in which it is sufficient to operate the entire basic mechanism only during certain hours, and to operate only a part of the basic mechanism, for example, the payment mechanism, during other times, but conventionally there was no way to deal with this. The current situation is that this has not been done.

[Objective of the Invention] The object of the present invention is to operate only a part of the basic mechanisms without stopping the entire automatic transaction device even when a plurality of basic mechanisms installed are inoperable or unnecessary. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated teller machine with the following features.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve such an objective, the present invention
When a plurality of basic mechanisms prepared for performing different types of cash transactions are implemented, each of these basic mechanisms is configured to be able to select an operating state or a non-operating state, and the current operation of the basic mechanism, The present invention is configured to include means for setting the non-operating state and means for displaying the set state, and to accept cash transactions at the basic mechanism set to the operating state by the setting means.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a modular automatic teller machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. Inside the device housing 2, a cash taking mechanism 14, a cash dispensing mechanism 8,
Passbook printing mechanism 20, card reading/writing slip issuing mechanism 3
0, an operation section 26, a control section 32, etc. are mounted, and the control section 32 controls electrical operations, communication connections, and supplies power. Control is performed through a cable 72, and connection with an external computer or the like is performed through a cable 73. The attachment/detachment mechanism according to the present invention is included in each of the above mechanisms.

When attaching and detaching the cash taking mechanism 14, since the control system and electrical system of the control unit 32 are attached and detached, the cash taking mechanism 14 is attached and detached.
The attachment/detachment mechanisms 16 and 64 inside are separated. To remove the cash take-in mechanism 14 itself, the mechanism attachment/detachment mechanism 18 is slid to the right on the sliding attachment/detachment mechanism 6, which is a part of the casing 2 and also serves as a support for the mechanism. The attachment/detachment mechanisms 16 and 64 can be made of ordinary electrical contacts, and the attachment/detachment mechanisms 18 and 6
is also possible with bearing type rollers. A cable 72 is used to connect the mechanisms. Also, the control section 3
Since the control circuit system and power system for taking in cash in 2 are concentrated in the sub-control unit 54, they can be realized with a normal integrated circuit board, etc. Remove the sub-control unit 34. Control part 3
The attachment/detachment mechanism 40 of the main control section 34, which is a part of 2, and the attachment/detachment mechanism 58 of the sub-control section 54 are separated, and the attachment/detachment mechanism 6 of the control section 32 and the attachment/detachment mechanism 6 of the sub-control section 54 are separated. By disconnecting mechanism 56, the control system and power system of the cash capture mechanism can be removed. At this time, the main control unit 32 operates a selection function that turns off the address of the cash retrieval mechanism in the mechanism table on the memory and identifies it as non-operating. Inoperable states, such as unloaded, faulty, etc., are displayed on the internal panel 70.

This can be done by similar switching even when a failure occurs in the cash taking mechanism 14 and the built-in cash taking mechanism 14 is rendered inoperable.

These failures are displayed in the form of mechanical failures, electrical failures, aborted operations, suspensions, operating conditions of main parts of the equipment, etc.

In addition, by removing the cash taking mechanism 14,
Since deposit transactions are not handled, the selection mechanism 28 is placed over the keys related to deposit transactions, which are a part of the operating section 26, and the selection mechanism 29 is placed over the paper insertion slot 84, which is a part of the housing 2, to make deposits. Allows an operator to identify that a transaction is inactive. Selection mechanism 2
8, 29, 100, and 101 can be secured by fixing the housing with 2 bolts using an iron plate or the like. As for the cash dispensing mechanism 8 and the bankbook entry mechanism 20, the attachment/detachment mechanism 10,
62, 52, 12, 24, 6, 22, 60, 5
2, 46, 36, 38, 48, 42, 44, 50
Attachment and detachment are performed using the separation and selection mechanisms 28, 100, 101, etc. In addition, the mechanism support 4 is
This is a support for implementing the mechanism.

Figure 2 shows the configuration of an automatic teller machine for exclusive use of cash withdrawal operations, and the
It is also possible to move it after installing it in the configuration shown in the figure. With this transition, the selection mechanisms 28, 29, 1 in FIG.
00 and 101 are removed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the verification logic for attaching and detaching mechanisms within the main control section 34.

When a transaction signal is issued by operation from the operation unit 26 (300), the type of transaction and the control unit 32
It is checked whether the payment is a payment or an import by checking the mechanism table in the system (301), and it is determined whether the process can be performed using the current mechanism (302). If not, take measures for non-operation, such as informing the operator that operation is not possible (30
3), and if it is operational, further check the type of transaction and the section related to the passbook in the mechanism table (30
4), and if it matches, execute the corresponding process (3)
06), if they do not match, the above-mentioned process for non-operation is performed.

FIG. 4 is a partial external view of the front surface of the housing 2 including the operating section 26 when the mechanism is not removed.

FIG. 5 is a partial external view of the front surface of the housing 2 when both the cash taking mechanism 14 and the bankbook printing mechanism 30 are removed. Comparing both FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the intake port 84 and the return port 86 are covered by the selection mechanism 29. The passbook insertion slot 90 is provided with a keystroke 92 for distinguishing between a deposit transaction and a passbook transaction, which is a part of the operation unit 26, by the selection mechanism 100.
are covered by the selection mechanism 28. Other operating mechanisms include a keypad 96 and a numeric display tube 9.
8. The guidance display section 94 and the discharge port 88 remain unchanged.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of basic mechanisms prepared for performing different types of cash transactions are implemented, each of these basic mechanisms selects an operating state or a non-operating state. means for setting the current operating/non-operating state of the basic mechanism and means for displaying the set state, and configured to accept cash transactions at the basic mechanism set to the active state by the setting means. As a result, even if a failure occurs in some of the basic mechanisms or if it is desired to temporarily disable some of the basic mechanisms, the operation of the entire basic mechanism will not be stopped.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a modular automated teller machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of a business-only device for cash withdrawal, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart of verification logic for attaching and detaching the control unit in the device. FIG. 4 is a partial external view of the front side of the device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial external view of the front side of the device according to the present invention when the cash taking function and passbook function are removed.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an automated teller machine equipped with a plurality of basic mechanisms housed in a storage space and a control means for controlling these basic mechanisms to perform desired cash transactions in order to perform different types of cash transactions. The plurality of basic mechanisms housed above are each configured to be selectable between an operating state and a non-operating state, and a means for setting the operating state and non-operating state of the plurality of basic mechanisms, and a setting by the setting means. 1. An automated teller machine, comprising means for displaying a state, and configured to accept cash transactions performed by at least one basic mechanism set to an operating state by the setting means.