JPH0782578B2 - Carrier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [Outline] A transfer device used in a financial institution or the like, which transmits a transfer availability inquiry message including a shutter open prohibition command to a transfer destination station before instructing transfer of a carrier. It is possible to ensure the loading and unloading of the transported object by providing the transportability inquiring means and the door opening prohibition means, and by sending the transportation command after inhibiting the shutter door opening only when the response result indicates that the transportation is possible. .

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a cash transfer system in a financial institution and the like, and more particularly to a transfer device capable of reliably loading and unloading cash into a carrier at a station.

Recently, an automatic deposit / withdrawal system has been attempted, which automatically dispenses and stores cash, etc., handled at a counter in financial institutions.

This system consists of teller machines (Teller Machine: hereinafter TM) and deposit machines installed at multiple teller stations, and automatic dispensing machines (Auto-
Cashier: hereinafter referred to as AC) and a cash storage machine are connected by a rail, and a carrier carrying cash runs on the rail to deposit and withdraw money.

In such a system, if a transport command is issued during the carrier shutter open process at the station, the shutter will be transported without being loaded or unloaded on the carrier. Is desired.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 4, the automatic depositing / dispensing system includes a plurality of window stations Sa, Sb, an AC station Sc, and a storage station Sd connected by a rail 2 to control station stations 3a to 3d and window stations. TM4a, 4 placed in Sa, Sd and operated by teller
b, AC / accommodation stations Sc and Sd are equipped with AC5, accommodating machine 6, carrier control unit 7 that controls the operation of carrier 1, and system console 8, respectively, and TM4a, 4b, AC5, accommodating machine 6, carrier It is composed of a control unit 7, a system console 8 and a system control unit 9a for controlling the station control units 3a to 3d. Further, the carrier 1 is arranged at the counter stations Sa and Sb when waiting for customers.

Window stations Sa, Sb and AC / storage stations Sc, Sd
Although not shown in the figure, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the carrier 1 is provided, and the rail 2 is provided with a plurality of sensors at predetermined intervals.

Further, FIG. 5 shows a part of the system control unit 9a, the transfer control unit 7, and the station control units 3a to 3d. In the transfer path state sensing unit 91, the carrier 1 is the window station Sa, Sb, the AC / storage station Sc, It is sensed at a certain time interval whether the vehicle is in Sd or is running.

If the conveyance command is impossible due to the sense, the system control unit 9a
The transfer command unit 92 is notified when the transfer becomes possible as a result of the subsequent sensing at a fixed time interval.

That is, the condition for outputting the command to move the carrier 1 is that the carrier 1 is present at the window stations Sa, Sb and the AC / storage stations Sc, Sd and the shutter is closed. In this state, it is determined that the carrier 1 can move freely.

The transport command unit 92 sends a transport command to the transport control unit 7 when transport is possible based on the result of the sense.

The station control units 3a to 3d are a mechanism control unit 31 that controls opening and closing of the shutter by pressing the shutter button 30a of the key panel 30A, a communication control unit 32 that communicates with the transport control unit 7 and the shutter control unit 9a, and a carrier. The drive control unit 33 is provided.

Carrier 1 travels on rail 2 and counter stations Sa, S
b, when it comes to the AC / storage stations Sc, Sd, it lifts up from the level of the rail 2 by a lift mechanism (not shown), and lifts up just below the shutter 34 at the window stations Sa, Sb, for example, as shown in FIG. The shutter 1a of the carrier 1 is connected to the shutter 34 in an overlapping manner, and when the shutter 1a is opened and closed under the control of the station control units 3a to 3d, the shutter 34 is opened and closed together. Although not shown, sensors for detecting the presence or absence of the carrier 1 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the lift mechanism.

Further, the carrier 1 is lifted up to a position corresponding to the AC 5 and the withdrawal / accommodation port of the accommodating machine 6 at the AC / accommodation stations Sc and Sd. Although not shown, a sensor for detecting opening / closing of the shutter 1a is provided at a position where the carrier 1 is lifted up.

With such a configuration and function, when the teller inputs a withdrawal command from TM4a when, for example, withdrawing money from the AC station Sc, the system control unit 9a transfers the carrier 1 of the teller station Sa to the AC station Sc. Send a command.

Then, the carrier controller 7 activates the carrier drive controller 33 of the station controller 3a so that the carrier 1 is carried to the AC station Sc, lifted up, and the amount of cash requested by the AC 5 is mounted on the carrier 1. 1 is lowered onto the rail 2 and conveyed to the window station Sa.

When the carrier 1 arriving at the window station Sa lifts up to the operation level of the teller, that is, below the shutter 34, the shutter 1a opens, and in conjunction with this, the shutter 34 opens and cash is taken out from the carrier 1 by the teller. Delivered to the customer.

In the case of depositing money, the carrier 1 is similarly transported in the reverse process and the cash is stored in the storage machine 6.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional method, when the deposit / withdrawal command is issued, the transport command is issued based on the state sensed at the constant time interval by the transport path state sensing unit. Therefore, a malfunction occurs when a transport command is issued at the following times.

At the time of withdrawal, the carrier carrying cash from the AC station arrives at the corresponding counter station,
From the time the carrier is in the window station to the time the carrier shutter is opened after the carrier is lifted up, the carrier state sensor detects the station status (the carrier is in the station and the shutter is closed). The state in which the carrier is present at the teller station in order to carry cash etc. at the time of deposit, from the state immediately before the teller presses the shutter open button to the end of the shutter open operation. During the period, when the station state is judged by the sense by the transport path state sensing unit, that is, when the transport path state sensing unit senses at the castle rent at the time of, the carrier is in the station. Also, since the shutter is in the closed state, the conditions for issuing the transport command are not satisfied. .

Therefore, the state in which the transport path state sensing unit determines that the transport can be started is not the station state at the time when the transport command is issued, but is determined by the above state slightly before and the transport command is issued, and therefore the carrier shutter is released. Will open and close immediately, and the carrier will be transported as it is, and in the case of, cash may not be taken out, and in the case of cash, loading of cash may not be executed reliably, which prevents smooth transaction processing. There is a problem.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 30 is an instruction means for instructing the operation of opening the shutter, 3 is a station control means for controlling the opening and closing of the shutter based on the instruction of the instructing means 30, and 9 is a carrier carrying a conveyed object traveling on a conveyance path. A transport control unit 93 for performing transport between the stations is provided in the transport control unit 9 and transmits a transport availability inquiry message including a carrier door open prohibition command to the transport source station before commanding the carrier transport. The transfer availability inquiry unit 35 is provided in the station control unit 3, and based on the transfer availability inquiry message from the transfer availability inquiry unit 93, there is a carrier at the transfer source station or a transfer object provided with the carrier at the station. Is at the loading and unloading position of the station, and the presence of detection output by a plurality of detection means for detecting the open / closed state of the shutter of the station. Determining the transport whether by the result of the determination, only when the conveying Friendly, a prohibition means for prohibiting the door opening of the shutter based on the door opening command prohibiting the conveyance propriety query message.

Therefore, only when the response result indicates that the conveyance is possible, the conveyance instruction is sent after the shutter opening is prohibited by the conveyance possibility inquiry message.

[Action]

If the carrier availability verification message of the carrier control means 9 is transmitted before instructing the carrier carrier, the carrier availability (While the carrier is running, when the carrier is not at the loading and unloading position of the transported object, and when the carrier is loaded with cash) (While the cash is being taken out, that is, when the shutter is not in the closed state, it is not possible to carry), a response indicating that the carrying is impossible, or after prohibiting the opening of the shutter by the prohibiting means 35 of the station control means 3, the carrying is possible. A response is made. The transport control means 9 sends a transport command only when the response result indicates that transport is possible.

In this way, it is possible to prohibit the opening of the shutter before issuing the carrier transfer command.Therefore, when withdrawing the carrier, the carrier operates until the carrier is taken out and the carrier is empty and the shutter is also closed. As a result, cash or the like can be reliably taken out. Similarly, at the time of deposit, the carrier does not operate until the loading of the conveyed object is completed and the shutter is closed, so that cash or the like can be surely loaded.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.
In FIG. 2, the ones corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are shown surrounded by a one-dot chain line.

FIG. 2 shows a part of the system control unit 9b, the transfer control unit 7 and the station control units 3e to 3h.

The system control unit 9b includes TM4a, 4b, AC5, storage device 6, transfer control unit 7, system console 8 and station control unit.
Control 3e to 3h.

Based on the deposit / withdrawal command from the TM 4a, 4b, the transport availability inquiry unit 93a sends a shutter open prohibition command (hereinafter referred to as a prohibition command) to any of the corresponding station control units 3e to 3h where the carrier 1 starts. A message indicating whether or not transport is possible is sent, and the response result is sent to the transport command unit 92.

The shutter opening prohibition command transmission unit (hereinafter referred to as a command transmission unit) 93b transmits a prohibition command and adds it to the conveyance permission / prohibition inquiry message when the conveyance permission / prohibition inquiry unit 93a transmits a conveyance permission / prohibition inquiry message.

The station control units 3e to 3h have the functions of the station control units 3a to 3d described in the conventional example, and further include a shutter opening prohibition unit.
35a is added.

The shutter opening prohibition unit 35a instructs the mechanism control unit 31a to prohibit the opening of the shutter 1a based on the conveyance permission inquiry message including the prohibition command sent from the conveyance possible inquiry unit 93a of the system control unit 9b, and conveys it. Respond yes or no.

Mechanism control unit 31a, in addition to the mechanism control unit 31 described in the conventional example,
Furthermore, when a prohibition command for the shutter door prohibition unit 35a is issued, a function is added to set a prohibition flag to invalidate the depression of the shutter button 30a of the key panel 30A.

Further, the sensor 36 includes a sensor arranged at the counter stations Sa, Sb, AC / storage stations Sc, Sd, the rail 2, the upper end and the lower end of the lift mechanism, and a sensor for detecting the opening / closing of the shutter 1a. It has been shown.

With such a configuration and functions, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 as an example in the case where the withdrawal command from the teller station Sa withdraws from AC5. The teller station Sa of the carrier 1 carrying cash is described. When the transportation of is completed, a completion notice is sent to the system control unit 9b.

At this time, if a subsequent withdrawal command from the teller station Sa has already been registered in the transfer queue of the system control unit 9b, the prohibition command transmission unit 93b of the system control unit 9b.
A prohibition command is sent from the transfer permission inquiry section 93a.
Is sent to the station control unit 3e in addition to the transport availability inquiry message.

The station control unit 3e of the window station 3a determines whether the carrier 1 is in the lift-up state, the shutter opening / closing operation is in progress, or the shutter 1a is closed based on the received transfer availability inquiry message (with the prohibition command added). It is determined by whether or not the sensor 36 of FIG. That is, carrier 1
While the vehicle is traveling, when the carrier 1 is not lifted up, and when the shutter 1a is not closed, it is determined that conveyance is not possible, and if the carrier 1 is in a lifted state and the shutter 1a is closed, conveyance is possible. To determine.

When it is possible to issue a transport command by all the discriminations,
A command is issued from the shutter opening prohibition unit 35a, a prohibition flag is set in the mechanism control unit 31a, and pressing of the shutter button 30a is invalidated, and then the conveyance is possible.

When the transfer command is not possible in the above determination, the transfer is not possible is responded, is registered in the transfer queue of the system control unit 9b, and the flow when the transfer command is enabled is performed.

In response to the response that conveyance is possible, the conveyance instruction unit 92 sends a conveyance instruction to the conveyance control unit 7.

The carrier controller 7 activates the carrier drive controller 33 of the station controller 3e so that the carrier 1 becomes an AC station.
Transported to Sc.

Similarly, in the case of depositing, the shutter open door is prohibited, and then the transport is allowed, the carrier 1 is transported, and the cash is stored in the storage machine 6.

In this way, the state of the carrier destination station of the carrier 1 can be confirmed before instructing the carrier transportation, and after it is determined that the carrier 1 can be moved, the shutter opening of the corresponding station is prohibited. At the time of withdrawal, the carrier 1 does not operate until the carrier 1 is empty and the carrier 1 is empty and the shutter 1a is closed, so that cash or the like can be reliably taken out. Also, at the same time when depositing money, the carrier 1 does not operate until the loading of the transported object is completed and the shutter 1a is closed, so that cash or the like can be loaded reliably.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the state of the corresponding station is confirmed before instructing the carrier transfer, and the transfer command is transmitted after the door opening of the shutter is prohibited.
There is an effect that loading and unloading of transported objects can be performed reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a transport system to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional example, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the conventional example. In the figure, 3 is a station control unit, 3a to 3h are station control units, 7 is a conveyance control unit, 9 is a conveyance control unit, 9a and 9b are system control units, 30 is an instruction unit, 30a is a shutter button, and 35 is prohibited. Reference numeral 35a is a shutter opening prohibition unit, 36 is a sensor, 93 is a conveyance permission inquiry unit, 93a is a conveyance permission inquiry unit, and 93b is a prohibition command transmission unit.

Continuation of front page (56) Reference JP-A-61-128394 (JP, A) JP-A-61-102371 (JP, A) JP-A-61-88385 (JP, A) JP-A-61-120267 (JP , A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of stations for starting and stopping a carrier, a transportation path connecting the plurality of stations, and an operation instruction for opening a shutter when loading and unloading an article to and from the carrier at the station. Instruction means, a station control means for controlling the opening and closing of the shutter based on the instruction from the instruction means, and a conveyance control means for causing a carrier carrying a conveyed object to travel along the conveying path to convey between the stations. A transport device comprising: a transport availability inquiring means for transmitting a transport availability inquiring message including a door open prohibition command to the station control means of the transport source before instructing the transport control means to transport the carrier, Based on the transfer availability inquiry message from the transfer availability inquiry means, the station control means sends a carrier to the station of the transfer source. Whether or not the carrier can be carried is determined by whether or not the carrier is present at the loading or unloading position of the carried object provided in the station, and whether or not there is a detection output by a plurality of detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the shutter of the station. And a prohibition means for prohibiting the opening of the shutter based on the door open prohibition command of the transport availability inquiry message as a result of the determination, and the prohibition means only when the response result is transportable. A transport device which sends a transport command after the opening of the shutter is prohibited by.