JPH0338637B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] By providing a station for each of the deposit machine and the storage safe, and by providing a transfer control device that is connected to a system control device and controls the station to drive the carrier. , the transfer of cash by the carrier is independently driven to improve the efficiency of deposit processing.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a cash storage system widely used in financial institutions and the like, and particularly to a cash storage system configured so that cash is 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,
Further, a cash storage system has been attempted in which cash deposited at a counter is stored in a storage safe.

In this cash storage system, the deposited cash is differentially counted using the differential counting machine of the deposit machine and stored in a storage safe, but since the storage safe is shared by multiple deposit machines, cash management is easy. I, moreover,
It is desired that cash deposit processing be performed efficiently.

[Conventional technology]

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

As shown in FIG. 1a, it is installed at a counter.
Each of the teller devices 1a and 1b is equipped with an operation section and a display section (not shown), and the operation section is used for inputting deposit information such as a collection command and deposit amount by an operator at the counter. The amount of money that has been differentially counted by the deposit machine 2 is displayed, and the displayed amount is configured so that it can be confirmed by the customer and the operator. Normally, when the deposited amount is confirmed, the transaction information is printed out by a not-shown bookkeeping machine after communicating with a computer center.

The deposit machine 2 is disposed between the teller devices 1a and 1b, is connected to each, and is configured to distinguish and count deposited cash and store it in the storage safe 3.

Therefore, when an operator deposits money from the teller device 1a, he first inputs a deposit command from the operation section and inserts the cash into the deposit machine 2, and then the cash is differentially counted and displayed on the teller device 1a. The amount will be displayed in the section.

When the displayed amount is confirmed by the customer, the operator presses the transaction end button, communications are made with the computer center mentioned above, and transaction information is printed out on a bankbook or the like by a bookkeeping machine.

However, in such a configuration, one deposit machine 2 is provided for two teller machines 1a and 1b, so that the storage business is carried out.
However, if not only two teller devices 1a and 1b but a large number of teller devices are used side by side at a teller counter, a plurality of storage safes 3 provided in the deposit machine 2 are naturally required, which is not only uneconomical but also reduces the overall cost. It becomes difficult to grasp the deposit amount. Moreover, when the storage safes 3 become full, collection is performed for each storage safe 3, and moreover, collection is performed at a counter, which is not preferable in terms of cash management.

On the other hand, a device in which the storage safe 3 is separated from the deposit machine 2 and placed behind the teller counter, and the cash is transferred by a belt conveyor, is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 50-78294. ``Automatic withdrawal device for counters'' etc.

In such a configuration, as shown in the control system b, the system control device 40 includes deposit machines 20a to 2.
A plurality of teller devices 1a to 1n connected to 0n,
The storage safe 30 is connected, and the storage safe 30
A conveyance control device 50 that controls the driving of a conveyance mechanism 51 for conveying cash is connected to.

Therefore, the deposit information deposited by each counter device 1a to 1b is stored in the system control device 4.
0 and a storage command is sent from the system control device 40 to the storage safe 30, whereby the storage safe 30 drives the transport mechanism 51 via the transport control device 50, transfers the cash, and stores the cash. .

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Such a plurality of distributed deposit machines 20a
In a system that stores cash from ~n to one storage safe 30, the conveyance path of the conveyance mechanism generally has a confluence point, and the conveyed cash from each deposit machine collides or mixes at the confluence point. It is necessary to perform merging control to avoid this. In the configuration of the prior art described above, the storage safe 30 drives the transport mechanism 51 via the transport control device 50 in response to the storage command from the system control device 40, and the storage safe 30 and the deposit machines 20a to One of n, the transport control device 50, and the transport mechanism 51 are configured to perform merging control such that they operate only for the storing operation of only one transaction at a time.

Therefore, the transport mechanism 51 is restrained by the storage safe 30. For example, when it is desired to transfer documents, etc. that are actually needed for counter operations between counters, regardless of the cash storage command, Transport mechanism 5
Transfer according to No. 1 cannot be carried out easily.

Furthermore, if the transport mechanism 51 is configured with a linear motor to speed up the transfer of cash, one of the predetermined counter devices 1a to 1n starts a deposit transaction and issues a deposit command to a deposit machine. The transport mechanism is restricted from the time the cash is issued until the cash is actually stored in the storage safe. Due to the deposit command received in the past, the next deposit command to be received is put on standby, which causes the problem that efficient deposit processing cannot be performed.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, namely, the teller device, deposit machine, transport mechanism, and storage safe involved in the same transaction are occupied by that one transaction throughout the transaction, and operate at high speed, and the actual operating time is very short. Focusing on the fact that a transport mechanism using a linear motor, etc., and a storage safe are ineffectively held, the process of one transaction from the start of a deposit transaction to the storage of deposited cash is replaced by a deposit system in which a teller device and a deposit machine operate in conjunction with each other. the transaction process and the transportation process in which the transportation mechanism and the storage safe operate in a related manner, and after the transaction process is completed, the system control device is notified and control of the subsequent transportation process regarding this transaction is transferred, Under the control, the transport mechanism and the storage safe are operated in a related manner to start and execute the transport process, and the operation of devices common to the system (system control device, storage safe, transport mechanism),
In addition, it eliminates the invalid hold in the conveyance process where confluence control is essential, and shortens the actual operation time of the common device as much as possible, and since the conveyance path has a confluence point, the conveyance mechanism can convey only one transaction's worth of cash at the same time. By controlling them in this manner, the deposit transaction process and the transport and storage process can overlap if they are separate transactions, and both the teller device and deposit machine part and the transport mechanism and storage safe part can be operated in an overlapping manner. The purpose is to improve efficiency and to clearly locate cash in case of temporary suspension due to power outage, etc.

[Means for solving problems]

The above problem is due to the fact that there are multiple teller devices installed at the teller counter that issue commands for deposit transactions, and multiple teller machines that are installed close to the teller device that distinguish, count, and temporarily pool deposited cash. , a storage safe that stores the cash pooled in the deposit machine, and a carrier that runs on a conveyance path stretched over a station attached to each of the deposit machine and the storage safe;
In a cash storage system comprising a system control device that controls the storage safe, the system control device notifies the teller that cash deposited in the deposit machine has been loaded onto a carrier through a transaction via the teller device. A carrier characterized in that upon receiving a notification of deposit information that is confirmed and issued by a device, the carrier starts transporting the carrier carrying the cash after confirming that the station and transport route of the storage safe are not in use. This is solved by the conveyance control method.

[Effect]

That is, the system control device is activated in response to a notification of deposit information issued by a teller device confirming that the deposit machine that deposited money through the transaction has loaded deposited cash onto a carrier.

In response to this notification, the system control device controls each station to run the carrier loaded with cash at the deposit machine, transfer it to the station of the storage safe, and instruct the storage safe to transfer the cash to the storage safe. We will handle the cash storage process, so
For separate transactions, it is possible to overlap the operations of the conveyance mechanism and storage safe with the operations of the teller device and deposit machine, so that both the teller device and deposit machine and the conveyance mechanism and deposit machine can overlap. The efficiency of the system can be improved, which improves the efficiency of the entire system.

Furthermore, regarding one deposit transaction, the deposit transaction process through the related operations of the teller device and the deposit machine and the cash transport and storage process into the storage safe due to the related operations of the conveyance mechanism and the storage safe are separated as described above. The deposit transaction process ends when it is confirmed that the deposited cash in the deposit machine has been loaded onto the carrier, and the transfer and storage process begins with this notification. When the operation of a part of the system is stopped and restarted, the whereabouts of the cash that was being handled at the time of the stoppage is clear, making it easier for the system control device to respond when the system is restarted.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of a deposit machine, FIG. 4 is a side view of a storage safe, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

As shown in FIG. 2, a transport control device 5 and a storage safe 6 are connected to a system control device 4 that performs control based on deposit information from teller devices 1a to 1d connected to deposit machines 2a and 2b. It consists of
Furthermore, stations 7a and 7b are provided to correspond to the deposit machines 2a and 2b, and a station 7c is provided to correspond to the storage safe 6, respectively, and the stations 7a and 7b are each provided with a dedicated carrier 8.
a, 8b are provided, and the conveyance path 7 is provided by being stretched over each of the stations 7a to 7c.
It is formed so that it is provided with.

In the present embodiment shown in FIG.
This is the case when a separate device is used.

To explain the outline of the operation, first, the counter device 1a
Deposit machine 2a, 2b according to the deposit command from ~1d
is activated, and the deposit information such as the deposit amount counted by the deposit machines 2a and 2b is sent to the station 7 attached to the deposit machines 2a and 2b upon completion of the transaction.
Counter devices 1a to 1d confirm that the deposited cash is loaded on the dedicated carriers 8a and 8b of a and 7b.
The data is then sent to the system control device 4 and stored.

Next, the system control device 4 instructs the transportation control device 5 to transfer cash and the storage safe 6 to take in cash, and then instructs the transportation control device 5 and the storage safe 6 to receive cash.
control.

Further, the transport control device 5 controls each of the stations 7a to 7c, and the carrier 8a travels along the transport path 7 between stations 7a and 7c, and the carrier 8b travels between stations 7b and 7c. conduct.

The carriers 8a and 8b run 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 has a secondary conductor on the primary iron core. carrier 8ap8b
By arranging the
It was done in the same way.

Since the cash to be transferred is already loaded on the carriers 8a and 8b as described above, the carriers 8a and 8b move in a state in which the cash can be taken into the storage safe 6 and on the conveyance path 7. It is controlled to occur when other carriers are not running.

Further, the carriers 8a and 8b are provided with a box for storing deposited cash notes, a tray for storing coins, and a lid.

As shown in FIG. 3, the deposit machine 2a is divided into a banknote processing section 2-1 and a coin processing section 2-2, with a banknote slot 21-1 and a coin slot 21-2, respectively.
2, Banknote discrimination section 22-1, Coin discrimination section 22-2
and bill pool section 23-1, coin pool section 2
3-2 is provided.

In addition, conveyance paths A to C for conveying banknotes and belt conveyance paths a and b for conveying coins are provided, and a reject section 24-1 for rejecting banknotes with poor identification is provided below the banknote input slot 21-1. , a reject section 24-2 for rejecting coins that have been misidentified is provided below the belt conveyance path b, and a control section 25 is provided at the upper right of the figure.

Bill pool section 23-1 and coin pool section 2
A rail 9 of a conveyance path 7 is disposed at a station 7a below 3-2, as shown by a chain double-dashed line, and a carrier 8a on the rail 9 is raised by an elevator (not shown) to collect banknotes. Pool part 2
3-1 and immediately below the coin pool section 23-2.

Therefore, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote input slot 21-1, the banknote is fed out by the payout roller R1 and is verified by the banknote discrimination section 22-1 along route A, and genuine banknotes are counted and passed through route B. The banknotes are pooled in the banknote pool section 23-1. At this time, the banknotes with poor identification pass through route C and are sent to the reject section 24-1.
sent to.

Furthermore, when coins are inserted into the coin slot 21-2, they are conveyed by the belt conveyance path a, discriminated by the coin discrimination section 22-2, and genuine coins are counted and conveyed by the belt conveyance path b. The coins are pooled in the coin pool section 23-2. At this time, coins with poor identification are rejected to the reject section 24-2.

The operator checks the authenticity of the rejected banknotes and coins, and if they are true, they are reinserted.
Perform differential counting.

These operations are performed under the control of the control section 25.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
is divided into a banknote storage part 6-1 and a coin storage part 6-2, each of which has a banknote storage port 61-1, a coin storage port 61-2, a banknote storage mechanism 62-1, a coin storage mechanism 62-2, and a banknote storage mechanism. A box 63-1 and a coin storage box 63-2 are provided.

The banknote storage mechanism 62-1 is composed of a robot (not shown), and the coin storage mechanism 62-2 is composed of a shooter and a belt conveyance mechanism, and a control section 64 is disposed at the upper right side of the figure.

Furthermore, the rail 9 of the conveyance path 7 is arranged at the station 7c below the banknote storage opening 61-1 and the coin storage opening 61-2, as shown by the two-dot chain line, and the carrier 8a on the rail 9 is not shown. The banknote storage slot 61 is ascended by the elevator that is not installed.
-6 and immediately in front of the coin storage slot 61-2.

Therefore, since the part of the carrier 8a on which the banknotes are mounted faces upward at approximately 45 degrees toward the banknote storage opening 61-1, the banknotes are held by the bottom hand of the banknote storage mechanism 62-1. , arrow E in the figure,
It is transported in the F direction and stored in the banknote storage box 63-1.

Further, when the coin-loaded portion of the carrier 8a is rotated approximately 90 degrees to the right in the figure and the loaded coins are thrown into the shooter, the coins are sent along the belt conveyance path to the coin storage box 63. -2 is stored.

These operations are controlled by the control section 64. Therefore, the case where a deposit is made in response to a deposit instruction from the counter device 1a will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, after inputting a deposit command from the operating section of the teller device 1a, the operator inserts the cash received from the customer into the bill slot 21-1 and the coin slot 21-2 of the deposit machine 2a. The banknotes are put into the banknotes pool section 63-
1 and the coin pool section 63-2.
Further, the counted amount of cash in this case is displayed on the display section of the counter device 1a.

When the cash is confirmed in this manner and the deposit transaction is completed, the transaction information is printed out on the passbook or slip inserted into the bookkeeping machine by the operator pressing the transaction end button.

And the carrier 8a at station 7a
When it is confirmed that the banknotes are waiting to be loaded with cash (not waiting to be transferred), the bottom of the banknote pool section 23-1 opens on both sides, and at the same time the bottom of the banknote pool section 23-1 opens to the side.
The lower gate of 2 is opened and the pooled banknotes and coins are loaded onto the carrier 8a.

When it is confirmed that this loading is completed and the carrier 8a is ready for cash transfer, the teller device 1a
The system controller 4 is notified of deposit information such as the amount of cash loaded.

In this case, the counter device 1a and the deposit machine 2a are returned to a state in which they can start the next deposit transaction by the counter device 1a notifying the system control device 4 of deposit information.

Next, the system control device 4 receives and stores this deposit information, and also checks the station 7a on which cash is loaded, and confirms that no other carrier 8b is located at the station 7c, and that the rails of the conveyance path 7 After confirming that the station 9 is not in use, a command is given to the transfer control device 5 to lower the carrier 8a of the station 7a using the elevator, run it on the rail 9, and transfer cash from the station 7a to the station 7c.

The carrier 8a that has reached the station 7c is raised by an elevator.

Furthermore, the system control device 4 confirms that the carrier 8a has been raised, and instructs the storage safe 6 to take in the banknote storage opening 61-1 and the coin storage opening 61.
- Insert each banknote and coin from 2,
Cash is stored in a banknote storage box 63-1 and a coin storage box 63-2.

In this case, the carrier 8a is caused to travel from the station 7c to the station 7a, and the carrier 8a is returned to the station 7a, contrary to the above.

At this time, the carrier 8a is returned so that the banknotes and coins are stored in the banknote storage slot 61-1 and the coin storage slot 61.
- 2, all the cash loaded in the carrier 8a is inserted, and when the carrier 8a becomes empty, it can be run, and each of the inserted bills and coins is stored in the storage safe 6 in the bill storage box 63. -1
The carrier 8a is moved to the station 7 even when the coin is being loaded into the coin storage box 63-2.
a and prepare for the next transfer.

As explained above, since the deposit transaction process and the transport and collection process are separated and controlled independently, it is possible to overlap the deposit transaction process and the transport and collection process if they are separate transactions. Station 7c and carrier 8a
If station 7a and 7 are in use, other stations 7a and 7
Since carrier 8b and carrier 8b are unused, for example, the above-mentioned forms may be transferred to carrier 8b.
b can be run between stations 7a and 7b.

In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which cash is loaded on the carrier 8a of the station of the deposit machine 2a, the cash is confirmed, and the teller device 1a notifies the system control device 4 of deposit information. The payment information may be notified to the system control device 4 at the time when the transaction is completed and instructions are given to load the deposited cash onto the carrier 8a. However, even in that case, a notification to confirm loading may be issued following the notification. , it is necessary for the system control device to start the transport and storage process upon notification of loading confirmation.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention separates the deposit transaction process by the teller device and deposit machine from the transport and storage process by the transport mechanism and storage safe, so that the system control device controls the start of transport of the carrier. Because it is a carrier conveyance system, it is possible to overlap the operations of the conveyance mechanism and storage safe with the operations of the teller device and deposit machine for different transactions. This has a great effect of improving the efficiency of both parts of the storage safe and improving the efficiency of the entire system. Also, 1
As mentioned above, the separation boundary (interface) point between the deposit transaction process through the related operations of the teller device and the deposit machine, and the cash storage process in the storage safe due to the related operations of the transport mechanism and the storage safe, regarding the two deposit transactions, is defined as follows. It is assumed that the deposited cash is confirmed to have been loaded onto the carrier, and the receipt process is started based on the notification. When restarting, the whereabouts of the cash that was being handled becomes clear, and it becomes clear whether the cash data is in the deposit transaction process or the collection process, so there is no need to worry about malfunctions.
This has the effect of facilitating restart in the event of a power outage and improving reliability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 a and b are block diagrams of the conventional system, Figure 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of the deposit machine, Figure 4 is a side view of the storage safe, and Figure 4 is a side view of the storage safe. Figure 5 shows a fuchart diagram. In the figure, 1a to 1n are counter devices, 2a, 2
b is a deposit machine, 6 is a storage safe, 4 is a system control device, 5 is a transport control device, 7 is a transport path, 7a to 7c
indicates the station, and 8a and 8b indicate the carrier.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of teller devices installed at a teller counter for instructing deposit transactions, and a plurality of teller devices provided close to the teller device to discriminate, count, and temporarily pool deposited cash. a storage safe for storing the cash pooled in the deposit machine; a carrier traveling on a conveyance path stretched over a station attached to each of the deposit machine and the storage safe; In a cash storage system comprising a system control device that controls a storage safe, the system control device confirms that the teller device has loaded the cash deposited into the deposit machine into a carrier through a transaction via the teller device. A carrier transport control system characterized in that, upon receiving a notification of deposit information issued by a carrier, the carrier starts transporting the carrier carrying the cash after confirming that the station and transport path of the storage safe are not in use.