JPH0693265B2 - Paper sheet storage box - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage box, and in particular, accurately grasps a change in the storage amount when a paper sheet processing apparatus is in an abnormal state or is manually operated by an operator. The present invention relates to a storage box for important paper sheets such as banknotes, certificates, bonds, etc.

[Background of the Invention]

Many financial institutions such as banks have ATMs, CDs, and other customer-operated automatic machines and cash processing equipment for tellers at each business office, and they want to manage cash handled by these machines in a unified manner throughout the store. A request has been made. One of the methods is to develop a cash cassette storage and payment device capable of automatically replenishing and collecting cash in a cash cassette of each cash processing machine. However, in order to realize this, the problem is that (a) when cash is replenished in one device or the collected cash cassette is set in another device, cash set in the other device is set. To know the amount of cash in the cassette, and (b) not mechanically, even if the operator opens the cash cassette door,
It is to be able to detect it.

On the other hand, conventionally, a paper sheet storage box for storing paper sheets has been installed in each business office, and important documents such as banknotes, certificates and bonds have been stored in it. It is simply attached with a key, or as described in JP-A-58-76990, an identification code for identifying a paper sheet storage box (in this case, cassette box) is added. It was a thing. That is, in the cash management system described in the above publication, when a customer performs a key operation to request payment or deposit, the cash processing apparatus sends a central device to
By sending device number, box number, denomination information, number of pieces information, and cassette mounting flag, etc., which device each cassette box is mounted to, what amount of money was deposited and withdrawn to each cassette box, etc. Since it can be managed centrally, cash in the system can be centrally managed without human intervention. However, in these methods, when the storage capacity in the paper storage box is centrally managed by the host computer, etc., the operator or other person unlocks the paper storage box and stores the paper stored in the paper storage box. When the leaves are removed or the processing of the paper processing device is interrupted due to a device error, etc., the information that is centrally managed by the host computer, etc. will not match the actual storage capacity, and the conventional paper storage The problem is that the boxes cannot detect each.

[Object of the Invention]

An object of the present invention is to improve such conventional problems, to constantly manage the storage amount of paper sheets, and to prevent a change in the storage amount due to an abnormality of the paper sheet processing device or a manual operation of an operator. It is to provide a paper sheet storage box that can be accurately grasped.

[Outline of Invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the paper sheet storage box of the present invention is provided with a paper sheet inlet / outlet (1) for feeding and taking out paper sheets when loaded in a paper sheet processing device (16). A storage lid (2) for manually storing and removing when not loaded in the paper sheet processing device (16), and a key (3) for controlling opening and closing of the storage lid (2) In the paper sheet storage box, a busy flag indicating that the paper sheet storage box has been disconnected and the key (3) has been opened during the processing due to a failure of the paper sheet processing device (16) or the like. (23), the storage box identification information (21) for identifying the storage box, and the memory (14) for storing the storage amount of the paper sheets stored in the storage box, the in-use flag (23), the storage box identification Data transmission / reception means (1) for transmitting / receiving information (21) and storage amount to / from the paper sheet processing device (16).
5) and a key sensor (17) that detects the open / closed state of the key (3)
It is characterized by including and.

Embodiments of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paper sheet storage box showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this paper sheet storage box, a paper sheet input / output port 1 for feeding the paper sheet to the paper sheet processing apparatus and taking in the paper sheet from the paper sheet processing apparatus, and an operator manually operating A storage box lid 2 that can be opened and closed and a key 3 that locks the opening and closing of the storage box lid are provided on the outside, and a storage box management mechanism 4 is built in. In the present embodiment, the open / closed state of the storage box lid enables the management of the paper storage box even when the paper processing apparatus has a failure or is not loaded in the paper processing apparatus. A battery-equipped micro with a sensor function to detect the data, a transmission / reception function to send and receive data to and from the loaded paper sheet processing device, and a non-volatile memory that stores the internal capacity and identification information of the paper sheet. A storage box management mechanism 4 including a processor is built in the paper sheet storage box.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the storage box management mechanism in FIG. In FIG. 2, 12 is a processing device for controlling the entire storage box management mechanism, 13 is a memory for storing a control program,
14 is a data storage memory for storing data such as management information,
Reference numeral 15 is a data transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data, 16 is a paper sheet processing device in which a paper sheet storage box is loaded, 17 is a key sensor unit for detecting the open / close state of the storage lid, and 19 is these devices 1
Power supply that always supplies 2,13,14,15,17 power, 3 is a key, 4
Is a storage box management mechanism. The paper sheet processing apparatus 16 into which the storage box 4 is loaded is, for example, a cash processing apparatus such as an ATM or a CD, and the storage box management mechanism 4 stores the box identification information and the storage information when loading the storage box. When the amount and the in-use flag are sent to the processing device, and when the storage box is removed, the updated in-use amount and the processing end report are received, the in-use flag is turned off, and the processing is ended.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are process flow charts of the storage box management mechanism of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a processing means after the paper sheet storage device 16 is loaded with the paper sheet storage box and before it is removed. At the time of loading, paper sheet storage box identification information 21, storage amount information 22 of the currently stored paper sheets,
The in-use flag 23, which indicates whether or not the processing has been suspended during the processing, is transmitted to the paper sheet processing apparatus 16.
In FIG. 2, the processing unit 12 stores the storage box identification information 21 registered in the data storage memory 14 according to the program stored in the program memory 13, and the storage box identification information 21 received at the time of the previous extraction and stored in the memory 14. The storage amount storage information 22 and the in-use flag 23 also received in the previous extraction and stored in the memory 14 are transferred to the data transmitting / receiving unit 15, and are transmitted from the data transmitting / receiving unit 15 to the paper sheet processing apparatus 16. . here,
The function of the in-use flag 23 is to clearly distinguish between the time when the paper sheet processing apparatus 16 is disconnected from the paper sheet processing apparatus 16 due to a failure of the paper sheet processing apparatus 16 or the like and the time when the paper sheet processing apparatus 16 is disconnected due to the completion of the processing. This is because When the paper processing apparatus 16 determines that the busy flag is in use, it is sent anyway because it was disconnected during the previous use or the memory contents were destroyed due to a failure of the memory 14. It judges that the reliability of the information is low and returns the storage box error 25. If the busy flag is not in use, that is, if it is “0”, the busy flag is set in use, that is, by setting “1”, an instruction command is issued to the paper sheet storage box side and the memory 14 The flag stored in is also used, and the contents are matched (steps 26 and 27).

After that, during the period when the storage box is loaded, the paper sheet inlet / outlet 1 (see FIG. 1) of the storage box is automatically opened, and the bills or the like are stored or fed out from the inlet / outlet 1 into the storage box. Processing is performed, and the amount of deposit and withdrawal is counted by a counter or the like in the bill processing device 16 (step 30).

When the paper sheet processing device 16 is closed and the paper sheet storage box is normally removed, the paper sheet processing device 16 side notifies the storage box management mechanism 4 of the updated storage remaining capacity 31 and the processing completion report. (In-use flag OFF instruction) 32 is transmitted. As a result, the storage box management mechanism 4 records the storage amount (step 33) and turns off the in-use flag stored in the memory 14 (step 34). In FIG. 3, the flow on the left side in the vertical direction is the processing order on the side of the paper sheet processing device 16,
The flow in the vertical direction on the right side is the processing sequence on the side of the storage box management mechanism 4.

FIG. 4 shows the processing of the storage box management mechanism 4 when the paper storage box is not loaded in the apparatus 16. When the operator opens the storage box opening / closing lid 2 (see FIG. 1), the storage box management mechanism 4 causes the processing device 12 to execute the program shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (step 41), and if it is opened, the in-use flag is in use, that is, "1" is set and displayed. That is, in FIG. 2, when the key 3 is opened, the key sensor 17 detects this and notifies the processing device 12 that the processing device 12 accesses the busy flag storage area of the data storage memory 14. , Rewrite the busy flag during use.

This indicates that the amount of stored paper sheets may fluctuate due to the lid 3 being opened manually, and may not match the stored storage amount. In addition,
In FIG. 3, when an error is displayed because the in-use flag is being used by the paper sheet processing apparatus 16 (step 2).
5), and in FIG. 4, when the lid double is opened manually and the in-use flag is in use (step
42), the operator manually looks at the display and
Use the in-use flag after checking the stored amount storage information stored in 14 and the actually stored amount to confirm that they are equal, or after correcting the excess or deficiency if they do not match. From medium to unused, ie "1" to "0"
Change to. In this way, it is possible to reliably manage the storage amount in the paper sheet storage box.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, regardless of whether the paper sheet storage box is loaded in the paper sheet processing apparatus or not, the paper sheet storage box itself always manages the storage amount. Check the opening and closing of the lid by the operator's manual operation when there is an abnormality in the paper sheet processing device and always display the accurate state.
You can manage the storage amount.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paper sheet storage box showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the storage box management mechanism in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a paper sheet storage box. FIG. 4 is a processing flow chart of the storage box when it is not loaded in the apparatus, and FIG. 1: Paper entry / exit, 2: Storage box opening / closing lid, 3: Key, 4: Storage box management mechanism, 12: Processing device, 13: Program memory, 14: Data storage memory, 15: Data transmission / reception section, 16: Paper sheet processing equipment,
17: Key sensor section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet inlet / outlet for feeding / placing the paper sheet when loaded in the paper sheet processing apparatus, and a manual operation when not loaded in the paper sheet processing apparatus. In a paper sheet storage box provided with a storage lid for storing and removing the paper sheet and a key for controlling the opening and closing of the storage lid, the paper sheet storage box is A memory that stores a used flag indicating that the storage box has been separated and the key has been unlocked, storage box identification information that identifies the storage box, and the storage amount of the paper sheets stored in the storage box. And a data transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving the in-use flag, the storage box identification information, and the storage amount to / from the paper sheet processing apparatus, and a key sensor for detecting the open / closed state of the key. Paper sheet storage box.