JPH11238162A - Banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The present invention counts the actual number of bundles of small bundled banknotes in a small bundled safe, makes it possible to handle comparison with input data, and improves the reliability of bills. Provide a gold processing device. A small bundle P, which is a bundle of banknotes, is vertically stacked on a backup plate 125 and accommodated in a small bundle safe 83 at a predetermined angle. The counting sensor 113, which is a detection object, is moved and displaced along the step formed in the section, and the number of these steps is counted, and the number of small bundles is counted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote pay-in / pay-out device applied as a cash management system for a bank office, for example, and more particularly to a banknote / bundle payment machine for controlling the number of bundles of bundled banknotes to be accommodated. It relates to scrutiny means for counting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a cash management system for a bank office, for example, a banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device configured by connecting a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine and a sealing / small bundle payment machine has been used.

[0003] In this type of device, bills taken into the main body of the device via the taking-in means are stored in a safe of a bill pay-in / pay-out machine by a transporting means. The stored banknotes are taken out as needed, but surplus cash accumulated more than a predetermined number is taken out for each predetermined number and guided to a banding / small bundle payment machine.

[0004] The banding / small-bundling machine dispenses and bundles the bundles, makes the bundles small, and automatically guides them to a safe of the dispensing machine for each denomination, and sequentially stores them in a stacked state. On the other hand,
When the bill is bundled by operating the dispenser, the bundled data is automatically sent to a storage unit provided in the apparatus main body and stored. Therefore, if the operator (clerk) outputs data as needed, the current number of bundled banknotes stored in the small bundle safe is displayed.

[0005]

However, the number of bundles of bundled banknotes stored in a small bundle safe is only stored as data, and the number of bundles of bundled banknotes actually stored in a small bundle safe. Is not provided.

Therefore, when an error occurs in the apparatus for some reason, the data and the real number may not always match. In some cases, banknotes bundled by a separate bundler may be directly loaded by a bank employee into a small bundle safe of a banding / small bundle payment machine. At this time, of course,
The attendant inputs the number of bundles to the storage unit of the apparatus main body at the same time as the loading operation.

However, at this time, since the apparatus main body does not count the number of bundles actually loaded in the small bundle safe, the number of bundles based on the input data and the number of bundles actually loaded in the small bundle safe are determined. Since comparisons cannot be made, the number of bundles may not match each other.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a scrutinizing means for counting the number of bundled banknotes stored in a safe, so that input data and It is intended to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device capable of responding to the above-mentioned comparison and thereby improving the reliability.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus for accommodating a bundle of bills provided in the main body of the apparatus and for holding the bundled bills. It is characterized by comprising a storage section provided with a banknote support section inclined, and a scrutiny means for counting the number of bundles of bundled banknotes stored in the storage section.

[0010] The bill depositing / dispensing processing device according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises:
The main body of the apparatus, the storage section in which the bundled banknotes provided in the main body of the apparatus are accommodated in a vertically stacked state, and the support section of the bundled banknotes is provided with an inclination. And a scrutinizer that moves along the accommodated banknotes and counts the number of bundles of the banknotes.

[0011] Claim 3 is Claim 1 and Claim 2
In the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device according to any one of the above, the storage unit has a storage unit main body which is a tubular body whose upper end surface and lower end surface are open, and into which a bundled banknote is inserted from the upper end opening. And a supporting means disposed at a lower end opening of the storage section main body and supporting the bundled banknotes inserted from the upper end opening in a vertically stacked state in the storage section main body.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus.
The device main body, the storage section for vertically stacking the bundled banknotes provided in the apparatus main body and storing the banknotes at a predetermined angle, and the bundled banknotes stored in the storage section tilt obliquely. Moving along the step formed on the side surface of the bundled banknote by being stacked in a state in which the bundled banknotes are stacked, and counting the number of these stepped portions and counting the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the storage section is a cylindrical body into which the upper end surface and the lower end surface are open, and the bundled banknotes are inserted through the upper end opening. A certain storage unit main body and a state in which the bundled banknotes arranged in the lower end opening of the storage unit main body and stacked from the upper end opening are vertically stacked in the storage unit main body, and each of the bundled banknotes has a predetermined angle And supporting means for supporting the device so as to be inclined.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the support means supports the bundled bills inserted from the upper end opening of the storage section main body in a vertically stacked state. And a rotary drive mechanism for tilting and driving the backup plate at a predetermined angle.

[0015] Claim 7 is Claim 1 to Claim 6
In the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device according to any one of the above, the scrutinizing means includes a moving mechanism provided along the bundled banknote stored in the storage unit, and moves along the bundled banknote attached to the moving mechanism. And a detector for counting the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes.

[0018] Claim 8 is Claim 1 to Claim 6
In the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device according to any one of the above, the scrutinizing means includes a moving mechanism provided along the bundled banknote stored in the storage unit, and moves along the bundled banknote attached to the moving mechanism. A detection body for counting the number of bundles of the bundled bills, and an urging body interposed between the detection body and the moving mechanism to elastically urge the detection body toward the bundled bills. It is characterized by.

According to claim 9, claims 1 to 6
In the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device according to any one of the above, the scrutinizing means includes a moving mechanism provided along the bundled banknote stored in the storage unit, and moves along the bundled banknote attached to the moving mechanism. Thus, a detection body for counting the number of bundles of bundled banknotes and an erroneous detection preventing body for detecting the amount of movement of the detection body to determine the number of bundles of bundled banknotes are provided.

According to a tenth aspect, in the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, the detecting body sequentially emits light to the stacked bundled bills to receive reflected light, It is a reflection type sensor that counts bundled banknotes based on a change in output voltage depending on the intensity of the reflected light.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, the detecting body sequentially contacts the stacked bundled banknotes and determines the number of switchings according to the displacement. It is a micro switch for counting bundled banknotes.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a banknote pay-in / pay-out processing apparatus in which an apparatus main body and banknotes provided in the apparatus main body are arranged in a line in a horizontal direction, and each of the bundled banknotes is inclined at a predetermined angle. A storage unit for storing a stepped step portion on at least one surface portion thereof, and a close-up inspection means for sequentially detecting the stepped portion of the bundled banknotes stored in the storage portion and counting the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes And characterized in that:

According to the first to twelfth aspects of the present invention, the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes stored in the storage section can be reliably counted by adopting the means for solving the above-mentioned problems, and the stored banknotes can always be stored. The number of bundles in the department can be ascertained and a comparison and comparison with input data can be answered.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a banknote deposit / withdrawal processing device which forms a cash management system for a bank office.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device includes two teller's machines 1a and 1b for operating the entire device and processing data. In addition, the above-mentioned processing apparatus is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 for depositing / dispensing loose banknotes, and a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 for sealing and storing surplus cash of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 in a main body, and dispensing bills in small bundles. A sealed / small bundle payment machine 3 is provided.

The processing apparatus includes a coin depositing machine 4 for depositing loose coins and a coin dispensing machine 5 for dispensing loose coins. Further, this processing apparatus is provided with a coin-rolling machine 6 for dispensing coins (coins) wrapped every 50 sheets and a terrars machine holder 7.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is provided with a banknote insertion slot 11 and a deposit reject box 12 for accumulating reject bills at the time of deposit. In addition, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 includes a dispensing reject box 13 for accumulating reject banknotes at the time of dispensing, and a dispensing port 1 for accumulating banknotes to be dispensed.
4 is provided. The input port 11, the deposit reject box 12, the dispensing reject box 13, and the dispensing port 14 are arranged in a vertical line on the front surface of the apparatus.

Further, a journal printer 15 for printing the contents of each transaction is arranged on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. An occupancy lamp 16 that indicates which of the two teller machines 1a and 1b is occupied by each of the aforementioned teller machines 1a and 1b near the input port 11, the dispensing port 14 and the journal printer 15, respectively. , 17, and 18 are provided.

On the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is provided a remaining amount display 19 for displaying a remaining amount of banknotes in a later-described banknote storage. On the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is a banding temporary storage return door 20 for returning a banding number, which will be described later, and has a mechanism for hopping up to the upper part of the body when returning the banknote. On the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there are provided a payment transfer path withdrawal door 21 from above, a temporary stacking door 22 for returning banknotes at the time of payment, and a storage door 23 for pulling out a banknote storage.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned banding / small bundle payment machine 3 has a dispensing door 24 for small bundle payment at the upper part, and by opening this door, the dispensed small bundles can be taken out. An occupation lamp 25 similar to the occupation lamp of the bill receiving / dispensing section is arranged near the dispensing door 24. Above the dispensing door 24, there is a band setting door 26 for banding band replacement. The banding band is replaced by opening the door 16. Below the dispensing door 24, a safe box removal door 27 is arranged so that a safe box described later can be taken out.

The detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, coin dispensing machine 5, and coin-roller dispenser 6 is omitted here. Next, the internal configurations of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof.

In the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, when a banknote is to be deposited, the banknote is placed in the slot 11 and a deposit start command is sent from the teller's machine 1a (1b). It is taken in one by one.

A take-in mechanism 10 serving as a take-in means for taking in bills from the insertion port 11 is constituted by a group of rollers, and takes in using friction. The mechanism 10 for capturing is described in JP-B-57-12.
The mechanism is almost the same as that shown in FIG. 787, except that the pinching roller shown in this patent is constituted by feed rollers 29, 29 and a pinch roller.

The bill taken in from the insertion slot 11 passes through the pre-inspection transport path 101 and is guided to the deposit inspection section 34. The bills taken into the deposit inspection section 34 are discriminated for their denomination, shape, front and back, authenticity, correctness, and the like. Based on the discrimination result, the banknotes are distributed to the respective stacking units using the distribution gate groups 35a to 35k installed in the transport path 101.

The bills output from the deposit inspection section 34 are sorted and accumulated in the deposit reject box 12 by the first deposit reject gate 35a in the case of an undecidable ticket. On the other hand, the determined bill is then sorted into front and back bills by the front and back gates 35b, and then the front and back of the bill are switched. Here, the banknotes whose front and back are assorted are conveyed to the lower storage unit by the rearranging gate 35c,
It is selected whether to be led to the dispensing conveyance path.

In the case of being guided to the dispensing transfer path, in a general depositing operation, the transfer is made to the lower storage section. The bills conveyed to the lower stage pass through the safe gate 35d, and are sorted and conveyed by the conveyance path 4
After entering 0, the bills are accumulated by the temporary storage gates 35e to 35g in the temporary accumulation bins 41a to 41d depending on the denomination and the damage, and are aligned.

The entered banknotes are temporarily stored in the storage bins 41a to 41a.
It is accumulated on the flapper groups 45a to 45d installed in the area d. At the start of stacking, all four flapper groups 45a to 45d are set in the horizontal state direction, and the entering bills are stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b.

When it is detected that the banknotes are full, the flappers 45a and 45b rotate downward by about 90 °, and the stacked banknotes are supported by the lower flappers 45c and 45d. If the stacking of the banknotes is continued as it is, the upper surface of the banknotes is again detected by the stacking full sensor, and when the banknotes are detected, the flappers 45c and 45d similarly rotate downward by about 90 °. At this time, the bills are accumulated on the shutter 47 attached to the bottom of the accumulation section.

Further, when the accumulation of the bills is continued, the upper surface of the bill is detected again by the full sensor, but here, the control section notifies the teller machine 1a (1b) of the fullness of the accumulation section for the first time.

When the stacking of the banknotes is completed, the banknotes are pushed out by a predetermined amount in the longitudinal direction and are stored on the shutter 47 at a position suitable for taking out the banknotes. Banknotes 48a ~
It falls to 48d. Separators 49, 49 are waiting in the storages 48a to 48d, and the dropped bills fall on these separators. When the shutter 47 opens, the pusher mechanism 52 that has been waiting above the temporary stacking unit 41 is driven to move all the banknotes remaining in the storage. When this movement is completed, the pusher 52 rises and the shutter 47 is closed.

Next, the dispensing operation will be described. The dispensing operation is realized by sending the tickets accumulated in the storage 48 to the dispensing port 14. Withdrawal start command is Terra's machine 1a
When transmitted from (1b) to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, the control unit of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 stores the storage 48 in which the payout banknotes are accumulated.
Is driven.

The take-out mechanism 56 is the same as the take-in mechanism attached to the slot 11. By rotating the take-out mechanism 56, bills are taken out one by one, and the number of bills is counted by a take-out counting sensor 57 installed immediately after the take-out port. When the count reaches the number of withdrawals,
The removal mechanism 56 stops driving, and the removal is completed.

The picked-up bills are conveyed to the dispensing inspection section 59 through the storage lower conveyance path 58. The dispensing inspection unit 59 takes out two bills, confirms the denomination, and sends them to the upper dispensing conveyance path if there is no problem. If there is a problem, the removal mechanism 56 is instructed to perform additional removal. After passing through the dispensing inspection section 59, the banknote passes through the inspection gate 35h, enters the upper dispensing conveyance path, and is conveyed to the dispensing port by the sealing gate 35i.

The banknotes conveyed to the dispensing port side by the sealing gate 35i are subjected to the dispensing reject gate 35j, and the tickets judged to have a problem in the dispensing inspection to the dispensing reject box 13 and to be dispensed. The tickets are accumulated in the outlet 14 respectively.
When the designated banknotes have been accumulated in the outlet 14, the electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released, the outlet is opened, and the banknotes can be taken out. This completes the dispensing process.

The banknotes in the storage 48 are normally pressed by the feed roller of the take-out mechanism 56 under their own weight, so that the banknotes are stably taken out. Then, the backup mechanism 60 is driven, and the bills in the storages 48a to 48d can be pushed from above. This bill remaining amount is detected by detecting the position of the bill upper surface in the storages 48a to 48d by a sensor (not shown).

Next, the safe inspection work in the safe will be described.
The scrutiny inside the safe is a task of counting the number of banknotes stored in the storages 48a to 48d, and aims to count the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d that can no longer be determined due to withdrawal.

When there is a close inspection request from the teller's machines 1a-1b, first, the taking out of the bills in one of the storages 48a-48d is started. The denominated banknotes are discriminated in denomination by the withdrawal inspection, and the discriminable banknotes are accumulated in any of the temporary accumulation bins located above the retrieved bins 48a to 48d. The banknotes that cannot be determined are accumulated in the dispensing reject box 13, but there is no problem even in the temporary accumulation boxes 41a to 41d above the non-target storage boxes 48.

When the banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation bins 41a to 41d are full, the banknotes are stored in the storage bins 48a to 48d in the same process as when the banknotes are deposited.
Reference numeral 49 does not rotate even after being stored, and separates the scrutinized banknote from the scrutinized banknote. In this state, the take-out operation is continued until the pre-check banknotes are exhausted, and when all the banknotes are taken out, the banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d are determined.

At this time, if the bills remaining in the storages 48a to 48d are large, the shutter 47 cannot be closed.
The banknote can be inspected even with the shutter 47 opened. In this manner, when the close inspection is performed with the shutter 47 opened, the accumulation temporary storage 41 can have a large capacity due to the operation of the separators 49, 49, so that the close inspection can be performed without stopping the removal from the storages 48a to 48d. Benefits arise.

Next, the storages 48a to 48 have a large number of deposited bills.
The operation of automatically turning the banknotes to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 when the number of banknotes in d becomes large will be described. Storage 48a
Sealing the bills of ~ 48d is called automatic storage arrangement, and is automatically started when the number of banknotes in the storages 48a ~ 48d exceeds a certain value. This fixed number of sheets can be set from the teller's machine 1a (1b), and by making this setting, the number of bills in the storages 48a to 48d is always kept constant.

When the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d becomes equal to or larger than the set value, the storage arrangement is automatically started, and the taking out of the storages 48a to 48d is started. The picked-up banknotes are discriminated, such as denomination confirmation, by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and only the banknotes suitable for sealing are conveyed to the sealing stacking unit by the sealing gate 35i. When 100 sheets are conveyed to the banding stacking section, they are sent to the banding section by a mechanism / process described later.

On the other hand, the control of the storages 48a to 48d checks the remaining amount of bills in the storages 48a to 48d every time 100 sheets are taken out, and stops taking out when the remaining amount becomes equal to or less than the set value. By controlling in this manner, the storage 48a
The number of banknotes within .about.48d is always kept constant.

Next, the sealing / stacking unit 61 will be described.
The sealing and stacking unit 61 is stacked in two stages, upper and lower. 2
The switching of the integration of the stage is switched by the integration switching gate 35k. First, the banknotes taken out of the safes 48a to 48d are stacked in the upper sealing stacking unit 61a. The accumulated bills are accumulated on the sealing accumulation backup 62a, and a certain height from the accumulation outlet is secured.

When the stacking progresses and the upper surface of the bill approaches the stacking outlet, fullness is detected by a sealing stacking fullness sensor (not shown). When full is detected, banding backup 6
2a is moved down to the lower end by the driving mechanism, and moves the bill onto the banding horizontal carrier 63a. When the stacking further proceeds and 100 stacks of bills are completed in the upper sealing stacking unit 61a, the subsequent banknotes are stacked in the lower sealing stacking unit 61b by the stacking switching gate 35k.

On the other hand, the 1
The 00 banknotes are moved toward the banding machine 3 by the banding lateral carrier 63a as a transport mechanism while being pressed from above by the banding accumulation clamp 64a. At this time, since the banding accumulation clamp 64a is fixed on the banding horizontal carrier 63a, it moves together.

The moved 100 bills are pulled out by the action of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 described later. Upon detecting that the bill has been pulled out, the sealed horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the sealed accumulation backup 62
a and the banding clamp 64a also return to their original positions.

One cycle is completed by the above operation, and then the lower-stage banding / stacking section 61b sends 100 bills to the banding machine 3 by the same operation. As described above, the upper / lower band stacking / stacking sections 61a, 6
By 1b sending the banknotes to the sealing machine 3 in order, the sealing can be performed continuously. Further, when a fraction remains at the time of banding, the entire banding / stacking section 61a, 61b hops up together with the preceding conveyance path, and the stacking section 61a, 61b.
The bill in 61b can be taken out.

Next, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a diagram of the sealing and small bundle payment machine 3 as viewed from the side. Sealing and small bundle payment machine 3 is banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 2
, The bill is fed through the banding and accumulating units 61a and 61b. When the banding stacking units 61a and 61b are inserted from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 into the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, the small bundle hand unit 71
Moves to receive bills. The small bundle hand unit 71 has a two-stage configuration of an upper hand unit 71a and a lower hand unit 71b. The small bundle hand unit 71 can hold bills even when bills are supplied from the upper stage or from the lower stage of the banding stacking unit 61. I can do it.

The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b are formed on the same base, and are moved up and down together. The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b can detect three positions of a bill clamp position, a bill release position, and a standby position by a hand position detection sensor (not shown).

The banknote receiving operation from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 is such that, when a designated number of banknotes are accumulated on the banding / stacking unit 61, the banknotes are transferred from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 and the upper or lower stage is determined. Is sent. Upon receipt of the signal, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 sets a backup mechanism, which will be described later, on the upper or lower stage in accordance with a signal from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2.

Thereafter, the small bundle hand units 71a and 71b waiting at the standby position move to the bill clamping position, and clamp the bill by a bill clamping mechanism (not shown).
When the clamp is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b move to the bill release position while pulling the bill, and wait for the backup to clamp the bill. When the backup clamps the bill, the small bundle hand mechanism 71a, 7
1b releases the bill and returns to the standby position. With the above operation, one cycle of the small bundle hand mechanism is completed, and the bill is pulled in.

Next, the backup mechanism 72 will be described. The backup mechanism 72 has a bill receiving base 74 in the mechanism and a backup clamp mechanism 73 above it. The backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a carrier transfer position by a sensor group (not shown).

The backup mechanism 72 that has received the bills from the small bundle hand mechanism 71 waits for the small bundle hand mechanism 71 to return to the standby position, starts moving from the upper bill receiving position or the lower bill receiving position, and moves to the carrier transfer position. Move up to. At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a clamped state and holds down the banknote on the backup so as not to drop.

When the backup mechanism 72 moves to the carrier transfer position, the banknotes are set at the same height as the carrier 75. In this state, the carrier 75
Is moved forward, the bill is pushed by the back plate of the carrier 75 and is pulled out from the backup 72. With the above operation, the transfer from the backup 72 to the carrier 75 is completed.

When the carrier 75 starts to move forward, the bills are transferred to the carrier 75 by a carrier clamp (not shown).
It is clamped so that it does not fall from above. The sealing shutter 76 disposed in front of the carrier 75 is pushed by the bills on the carrier 75 and rotates in the carrier moving direction to pass the bills.

The bills on the carrier 75 are
By 5, it is moved to and held by the holding mechanism 91. The bundling mechanism 91 includes a supply unit 93 for the band 92,
A feed roller 94 for feeding the bandage 92 supplied from 3; a winding mechanism 95 for winding the bandage 92 around the banknote; and a cutter 96 for winding the bandage 92 around the banknote and then cutting the bandage 92. Have.

The bundled banknotes (hereinafter, referred to as small bundles) move from the bundled position to the vertical carrier delivery position on the carrier 75, and the carrier 75 stops there. At this time, the small bundle hits the outer side surface of the sealing shutter 76 and stops at a certain position. The vertical carrier 77 rises from the standby position below the carrier 75 and moves to a position where the small bundle on the carrier 75 can be grasped. The vertical carrier 77 that has completed the movement is attached to a vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 provided therewith.
Holds the small bundle on the carrier 75.

When the vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 grasps the small bundle, the carrier 75 starts to move further and returns to the bill receiving position. At this time, the small bundle is pushed by the sealing shutter 76 and comes off the carrier 75. The banknote completely on the vertical carrier 77 descends together with the vertical carrier 77 and enters the small bundle transport path 79.

The small bundle transport path 79 has a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 and a picker mechanism 81 on the upper surface of the transport path, and has transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b for guiding small bundles on the transport path into the small bundle safe 83 on the lower surface. doing. The picker mechanism 81 and the transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b are also shown in FIG.

A small bundle safe 83 is provided below the small bundle transport path 79.
There are 8 safes depending on the denomination of the small bundle.
3 can be stored. In addition, the small bundle in the safe 83 can be returned to the transport path by the stopper mechanism 84 and the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 disposed in the safe 83.

Next, a description will be given in detail of how the small bundle moved by the vertical carrier 77 is stored in the small bundle safe 83 through the small bundle transport path 79. When the vertical carrier 77 approaches the small bundle transport path 79 with the small bundle clamped, the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is opened by a drive motor (not shown). From here, the vertical carrier 77 that has entered the small bundle transport path 79 moves to a fixed position in the transport path and waits for the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 to close. When the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is closed, the vertical carrier 7
The small bundle is transported in the small bundle transport path 79 by the drive rollers arranged in a nest.

Next, the small bundle stops on the small bundle safe 83 where the small bundle is to be stored, and waits in a state where the small bundle can be stored.
At this time, the stop position of the small bundle is adjusted by a picker mechanism 81 described later. Small bundle storage 83
When the small bundle waits right above the, a drive mechanism (not shown)
The left and right transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b are driven to rotate downward, and the small bundle falls into the safe 83.

In accordance with the driving of the transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is also driven in the pushing direction at the same time, and pushes the small bundle so as not to be caught in the middle. The small bundle that has fallen first rides on the stopper mechanism 84, and is further pushed into the safe 83 by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The stopper mechanism 84 is attached to the safe 8 together with the small bundle.
The small bundle is pushed by a spring or the like to return to the original position by itself when the small bundle reaches a certain position.

When the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 completes the pushing to the position where the stopper mechanism 84 returns, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 returns to the home position, and the transport shutter mechanism 8
2a and 82b are closed, and the storage of the small bundle in the safe 83 is completed. The small bundle stored in the safe 83 is constantly urged upward by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 in the safe 83, and the small bundle is held by the stopper mechanism 84.

To dispense a small bundle, first, the transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b of the safe 83 to which the small bundle is to be dispensed are opened, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed into the safe 83. At this time, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed upward by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80, and the stopper mechanism 84 can rotate.

The rotatable stopper mechanism 84 is rotated and fixed into the safe 83 by a drive mechanism (not shown). Thereafter, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pulled upward, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed up by the safe backup mechanism 85 and rises to the upper end position of the small bundle pusher mechanism 80.

The small bundle moved to the upper end is driven by the picker mechanism 81 shown in FIG. 5, so that only the uppermost small bundle is hooked by the picker mechanism 81 and the small bundle transport path 7
9 is introduced. The introduced small bundle is driven by a drive roller on the transport path 79 and moves in the transport path.

Further, when continuously dispensing, if the picker mechanism 81 is driven again as it is, the next small bundle will be dispensed. When the dispensing of the small bundle is completed, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed in as in the case of the deposit, and the surplus small bundle is transferred to the safe 8.
3 and the dispensing process is completed.

The small bundle moved to the small bundle transport path 79 moves in the transport path and falls into the elevator 87 from the exit of the transport path. When all the small bundles to be dispensed enter the elevator 87, the elevator 87 starts rising and moves to the dispensing position. When the elevator 87 stops at the dispensing position, the small bundle dispensing door 24 is opened, and the pushing mechanism 89 is operated so that the small bundle can be taken out. When a small bundle is taken out of the elevator 87, the absence of the small bundle is detected by a sensor (not shown),
The transaction is completed by closing the dispensing door 24.

When it is desired to continuously discharge a small bundle to the outside of the machine due to banknote arrangement or the like, the small bundle chute door 89 is opened and the elevator 87 is moved upward, so that the small bundle transport path 79 is opened.
It is also possible to discharge small bundles that fall from as it is. This has an advantage that the elevator 87 has a finite capacity, but can continuously withdraw infinitely.

An unfit banknote safe 90 is provided below the elevator 87 so that a small bundle unsuitable for withdrawal, for example, a small bundle of unfit bills or a small bundle with a poor appearance can be stored. When the small bundle is to be stored in the damaged banknote safe 90, the elevator 217 is raised when the small bundle is dropped from the small bundle transport path, and the small bundle is directly stored in the damaged banknote safe 90.

Next, the small bundle inspection work will be described.
Inspection of the small bundle P is a task of calculating the number of small bundles P stored in the small bundle safe 83, and the staff cannot load the small bundle P by hand, or it cannot be determined after an error occurs. The purpose is to count the number of small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83.

In addition to the small bundle counting, the small bundle denomination is also determined at the time of dispensing, which will be described later. The small bundle inspection mechanism of the small bundle safe 83 will be described with reference to a perspective view of the inside of the small bundle safe 83 of FIG. 6 and a top view of the small bundle safe 83 of FIG.

The small bundle safe 83 has a box-shaped safe main body 111 as a storage part whose upper and lower end faces are open, and a small bundle counter 112 serving as counting means is attached to the front side of the main body.

The small bundle counting section 112 includes a counting sensor 113 as a detecting body, a rail 115, a timing belt 116, and a timing pulley 117a which constitute a moving mechanism 114 for moving the counting sensor 113 up and down.
117b.

The counting sensor 113 is directly connected to the timing belt 116 and has a driving unit 118 described later.
, And moves up and down along the rail 115. At the upper and lower ends of the rail 115, sensors 119 and 120 are provided, respectively.
Upper and lower ends of the image can be detected.

The driving section 118 is composed of a motor 121 and a reduction gear 122. The driving section 118 is connected to a timing pulley 117b by a timing belt 123 to drive the timing belt 116.

The gear of the encoder 124 meshes with the reduction gear 122 of the drive unit 118, and the motor 121
This rotation of the encoder 124 is caused by the rotation of. The encoder 124 has a function of detecting rotation of the motor 121 and measuring a moving distance of the counting sensor 113 to prevent erroneous detection of the counting sensor, thereby functioning as an erroneous detection preventing member.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 8, the backup mechanism 85 arranged at the lower portion in the safe main body 111 described above.
Are a backup plate 125 for supporting the small bundles P in a vertically stacked state, a support shaft 125a for rotatably supporting the backup plate 125, a gear 135 fitted to the support shaft 125a, and this gear. A rotation drive mechanism 140 that drives the rotation of the motor 135 is provided.

The rotation drive mechanism 140 includes a motor 132 as a drive source, and a gear 136 fitted on a rotation shaft of the motor 132. Therefore, the backup plate 125 supports the small bundles P, which are rotated and driven by the motor 132 and are accumulated, at a predetermined angle.

The upper end position of the counting sensor 113 is located near the lower side of the stopper mechanism 84 so that the band S of the uppermost small bundle of the small bundles P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83 can be detected. I have. The lower end position is arranged such that the counting sensor 113 is located below the lowermost end position of the backup plate 125 of the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85.

The counting sensor 113 of the backup plate 125
An end mark (not shown) is written on the side end surface, and the position of the backup 125 can be recognized by reading the end mark with the counting sensor 113.

Each of the four small bundle safes 83 arranged in the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3 has a small bundle counting unit 112,
The transfer of power and signals for operating the respective small bundle counting units 112 is performed via a sensor bracket 126 provided below the small bundle safe 83.

The counting sensor 113 is constituted by a reflection sensor here, and as shown in FIG.
It is located at the position. By moving the small bundle P up and down along the rail 115, the band S of the small bundle P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83 and the difference in level between the bands S are read, and the number of small bundles P is determined. Further, the counting sensor 113 detects the band S of each small bundle P of the reflection sensors and determines the number of bundles.

Further, even when the reflection sensor as the counting sensor 113 cannot read the band S due to some condition, the counting sensor 11 detected by the encoder 124 described above is used.
The thickness of the small bundle in the unreadable portion can be determined from the moving distance of No. 3 to determine the number of bundles.

Next, a support structure for the counting sensor 113 attached to the moving mechanism 114 will be described with reference to FIG. The counting sensor 113 is attached to one end of the float connector 126A. The other end of the float connector 126A is connected to the sensor base 1
It is rotatable by a rotation shaft 128 attached to 27.

Further, in a state in which the float sensor 126A is arranged in parallel with the counting sensor 113, a roller 129 is attached to one end of the float connector 126A.
Are provided rotatably. A part of the peripheral surface of the roller 129 is disposed so as to slightly protrude from the tip of the lens constituting the counting sensor 113.

The float connector 126A has a roller 129 and a counting sensor 113 attached to the side surface of the small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83 by a compression coil spring 130 formed of an elastic member as an urging member attached to the sensor base 127. It is elastically urged to be pressed.

The small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83 fluctuates in the front-rear and left-right directions within the range of the rib 131 and the side inner wall 132 constituting the small bundle safe 83, but varies in the front-rear direction (shown as the left-right direction in FIG. 7). On the other hand, since the rollers 129 move in close contact with the small bundle P according to the shape of the small bundle P, the focal length of the counting sensor 113 with respect to the small bundle P is always kept in an optimum state.

The side inner wall 132 of the small bundle safe 83 is provided so as to be fixed at a position corresponding to the longitudinal width of each denomination, and by regulating the left and right widths, variations in the left and right directions of each denomination are reduced. It is within a certain range.

Next, a series of small bundle inspection operations will be described. The counting sensor 113 is normally waiting at the lower end position so as not to touch the small bundle P when the small bundle inspection is not performed.
When there is a close inspection request of the small bundle P from the tellers machine 1a (1b), the motor 132 of the rotation drive mechanism 140 in the small bundle safe 83 requested is driven, and the backup plate 125 is rotated to rotate the small bundle P. The accumulation state of P is made oblique.

Thereafter, the motor 121 is driven to move the counting sensor 113 upward. The counting sensor 113 moves along the step on the side surface of the small bundle P stacked in an inclined state while rising. Then, driving of the motor 121 is stopped at a position where the counting sensor 113 blocks the upper end detection sensor 119.

During this time, the small bundle is determined based on the end mark of the backup plate 125 detected by the counting sensor 113, the number of brightness changes of the step between the small bundle P and the band S of the small bundle P, and the light-dark interval measured by the encoder 124. Determine the number of bundles of P. The method for determining the number of bundles will be described later.

The four small bundle safes 83 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3
Has the same mechanism, so that it is possible to scrutinize only a small bundle safe required at the request of the tellers machine 1a (1b) or to scrutinize a small bundle simultaneously at all safes.

Next, a method of determining the number of bundles from the detection data of the counting sensor 113 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a graph showing a sensor waveform when a plurality of small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83 are detected while the counting sensor 113 is raised, and an output waveform of the encoder 124 at that time. The vertical axis represents the voltage of the sensor output, and the horizontal axis represents time.

Since the counting sensor 113 is a reflection type sensor, the emitted light does not reflect in the portion of the small bundle safe 83 where there is no small bundle P, so that the output voltage of the sensor is low as indicated by A in FIG. .

When the counting sensor 113 moves to the position of the band S of the small bundle P, it is reflected by the band S, so that the output voltage of the sensor rises as shown at B. Further counting sensor 1
When 13 moves and reaches the level difference between the bands S and S, the reflected light becomes weak due to the level difference between the bands S, so that the sensor output voltage decreases as in the C section.

Further, when the counting sensor 113 moves and reaches the next band S of the small bundle P, the reflected light is strengthened by this band S, so that the output voltage of the sensor becomes high again as shown at D.
When all of the small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83 are detected in this way, the waveforms of the high output voltage portion of the band S portion and the low output voltage portion of the step between the bands S and S correspond to the number of small bundles P. Therefore, the number of small bundles P is determined by electrically counting the number of low output voltage portions or the high output voltage portions of the steps between the bands S and S.

In the part E in the figure, the counting sensor 113 reads the level difference between the bands S and the output voltage decreases. In such a case, the moving distance of the counting sensor detected by the encoder 124 is used. From this, it can be determined that the portion where the sensor output decreases is a step between bands.

Also, when the counting sensor 113 cannot read the level difference between the bands S and the band S, if the portion that cannot be read is one bundle, the section that cannot be read from the sensor movement distance detected by the encoder 124 is one bundle. Or two bundles, it is possible to determine the number of bundles.

Next, the function of discriminating the denomination of small bundles will be described. In the vicinity of the exit of the small bundle transport path 74, a reflection type denomination sensor 133 is disposed, and the surface of the small bundle passing through the exit of the small bundle transport path 74 at the time of dispensing and releasing a bundle in other business. Are detected by the denomination discriminating sensor 133. By discriminating the reflection pattern, the denomination and the denomination of the emitted bundle are determined.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the banding / small bundle payment device 3. As shown in FIG. That is, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 includes the CPU 150, the ROM 15
1, RAM 152, transport control unit 153, storage control unit 15
4. Deposit inspection unit 34, withdrawal inspection unit 59, transport mechanism 63
a and an interface 155.

The CPU 150 controls the entire banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and the ROM 151 stores a control program of the CPU 150 and the like. The transport control section 153 drives and controls the transport path 101 and the take-out mechanism 56 based on the discrimination signal of the deposit inspection section 34 or the payment inspection section 59, and thus the bill is transported.

The storage control unit 154 drives and controls the sorting gate, so that the banknotes conveyed to the conveyance path are stored in the temporary storages 41a to 41a according to the discrimination signal of the deposit inspection unit 34.
1d. Further, the storage control unit 154 controls the storage of the stacked banknotes in the respective temporary storages 41a to 41d from the storages 48a to 48d, and controls the driving of the feeding rollers, thereby controlling the storages 48a.
-48d, the bill is fed to the transport path. The I / F 155 includes the Terrasse machine 1a, 1
b is connected to the unit interface I / F 156.

The banding / small bundle payment machine 3 has a CPU 160, R
OM 161, RAM 162, transport control section 163, storage control section 164, sealing control section 165, elevator section 87, small bundle pusher mechanism 80, small bundle counting section 112, and interface I / F 166.

[0114] The CPU 160 is used for the
ROM 161 is controlled by the CPU 1
60 control programs and the like are stored. RAM1
Reference numeral 62 is used to store information on various places related to the banknotes and the like bundled by the banding / small bundle payment machine 3. The transport control unit 163
By driving and controlling the small bundle hand unit 71, a small bundle of bills is conveyed.

Under the control of the bundle control unit 165, the bundle mechanism 91 that winds and bundles the paper tape around the stacked banknotes is controlled, and a small bundle as a bundled banknote is created. The storage control unit 164 controls the distribution gate 9 so that the bundled banknotes conveyed to the small bundle conveyance path 79 are distributed to the corresponding small bundle safe 83 based on the designated denomination. Further, the storage control unit 164 controls the driving of the picker mechanism 81 so that each small bundle safe 8 is controlled.
The small bundle is taken out from the small bundle 3 to the small bundle transport path 79. The I / F 166 is a Terrasse machine 1a,
1b is connected to the unit interface I / F 156.

The small bundle counting section 112 performs small bundle inspection work.
The controller 112 controls all operations for counting the number of small bundles stored in the small bundle safe 83.
And the counting based on the detection signal from the counting sensor 113 is performed.

FIG. 11 shows an example in which a microswitch 113A for mechanically detecting the number of small bundles is used as a detector in the small bundle counting means. Although not shown in detail in the figure, a rotation drive mechanism 140 which is a means for inclining the small bundle P at a predetermined angle and forming a stepped step on these side surfaces,
As the mechanism 114 for moving and displacing the microswitch 113A along the rail 115, the mechanism described above with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8 may be employed as it is.

By moving the microswitch 113A along the side surface of the small bundle P stacked obliquely,
An output waveform as shown in FIG. By counting the number of ONs, the number of bundles of the small bundles P stored in the small bundle safe 83 is similarly counted.

The configuration shown in FIG. 12 may be used.
In this case, a microswitch is shown as the detection body 113A, but the invention is not limited to this, and the reflection type sensor described above may be used.

The point is that a mounting plate (not shown) is provided in the horizontal direction, on which small bundles P are arranged in a line and placed upright. The bill support plates 141, 1
The small bundles 41 are placed on each side to support the small bundles P arranged in a line from both sides. However, the bill support plates 141 on both sides are formed in advance at a predetermined angle and inclined in the same direction.

Therefore, the small bundle P bills between the bill support plates 141, 141 are placed on the placing plate at a predetermined angle and move the microswitch 113A along the step formed on the upper surface. By doing so, the number of bundles of small bundled banknotes can be counted.

Further, the small bundle P to be inspected as described above is
Although described as a so-called machine-loaded one, the present invention is not limited to this, even when hand-loaded small bundles are mixed, or when only hand-loaded small bundles are stored. , Can be scrutinized as well.

Although the small bundle is supported in a state of being obliquely inclined to form a step, for example, a band to be sealed with a small bundle is provided with a part to be detected, which serves as a real seal, is provided.
If this configuration is detected and counted, even if the small bundles are stacked in a horizontal state, there is no hindrance to the close inspection.

Alternatively, the rotary drive mechanism 140 for tilting the backup plate 125 obliquely is provided, but it is also possible to fix the backup plate 125 in an oblique state from the beginning to support the small bundles in a stacked manner. However, in this case, there is a problem in taking out from the small bundle safe.

[0125]

As described above, according to the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device of the present invention, since the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device is provided with the close inspection function for counting the number of bundled banknotes stored in the safe, it can be compared with the input data. This has the effect of being able to respond and improve reliability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a bill receiving / dispensing machine in the bill receiving / dispensing processing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of a banding / small bundle payment machine in the banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a picker mechanism of the banding / bundling small bundle machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the small bundle safe of the banding / bundling small bundle machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the inside of the small bundle safe of the banding / bundling small bundle machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the inside of the small bundle safe of the sealing and bundling small bundle machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an output waveform diagram of the small bundle counting means of the banding / bundling small bundle machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an electric block diagram of the banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a small bundle counting means and an output waveform diagram thereof according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a small bundle counting unit according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2: Banknote pay-in / pay-out machine, 3: Sealing / small bundle payment machine, 83: Small bundle safe (storage unit), 112: Small bundle counting unit (scrutiny means), P: Bundle bill (small bundle), 125 ... Backup plate, 140: rotating drive mechanism, 114: moving mechanism, 113: counting sensor (detecting body), 130: compression spring (biasing body), 124: encoder (erroneous detection preventing body), 113A: micro switch.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body, a storage section provided in the apparatus main body for accommodating the bundled banknotes, and a support section of the bundled banknotes provided with an inclination, and a bundle stored in the storage section. A banknote pay-in / pay-out processing device, comprising: a scrutiny unit that counts the number of banknote bundles. 2. A device main body, a storage portion provided in the device main body, which stores bundled banknotes in a vertically stacked state, and a support portion of the bundled banknotes is provided at an angle, and And a reconciliation unit that moves along the bundled banknotes stored in a stacked state in the unit and counts the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes. 3. The storage section main body, which is a cylindrical body into which the upper end face and the lower end face are open and into which the bundled banknote is inserted from the upper end opening, and the lower end opening of the storage section main body. And supporting means for supporting the bundled banknotes inserted from the upper end opening in a vertically stacked state in the storage portion main body. The banknote deposit / withdrawal processing device according to the above. 4. A device main body, a storage portion for vertically stacking the bundled banknotes provided in the device main body and storing the banknotes at a predetermined angle, and a bundle stored in the storage portion. The banknotes move along the steps formed on the side surface of the bundled banknotes by being stacked in an inclined state, and count the number of these steps to count the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes. And a means. 5. A storage section main body which is a cylindrical body into which an upper end face and a lower end face are open and into which a bundled banknote is inserted, and a lower end opening section of the storage section main body. And support means for supporting the bundled bills inserted from the upper end opening in the storage unit body in a vertically stacked state, and supporting each of the bundled bills at a predetermined angle. The banknote deposit / withdrawal processing device according to claim 4. 6. A backup plate for supporting bundled banknotes inserted from an upper end opening of the storage section main body in a vertically stacked state, and a rotating means for tilting and driving the backup plate at a predetermined angle. The banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device according to claim 5, further comprising a driving mechanism. 7. A check mechanism comprising: a moving mechanism provided along a bundled bill stored in the storage section; and a bundle of bundled bills attached to the moving mechanism and moved along the bundled bill. The bill receiving / dispensing processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a detector for counting the number. 8. A check mechanism comprising: a moving mechanism provided along a bundled bill stored in the storage section; and a bundle of bundled bills attached to the moving mechanism and moved along the bundled bill. 2. A detection device for counting a number, and an urging member interposed between the detection member and the moving mechanism to elastically urge the detection member toward the bundled bill side.
A bill receiving / dispensing processing device according to any one of claims 6 to 6. 9. A check mechanism comprising: a moving mechanism provided along a bundled bill stored in the storage section; and a bundle of bundled bills attached to the moving mechanism and moved along the bundled bill. 7. A detection body for counting the number, and an erroneous detection prevention body for detecting an amount of movement of the detection body to determine the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes. The banknote depositing / dispensing processing device according to the above. 10. The detecting body is a reflection type sensor that sequentially emits light to the stacked bundled bills to receive reflected light, and counts the bundled bills by a change in an output voltage depending on the intensity of the reflected light. The bill receiving / dispensing processing device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein: 11. The micro switch according to claim 7, wherein said detecting body is a microswitch that sequentially contacts the stacked bundled banknotes and counts the number of bundled banknotes by the number of times of switching according to the displacement. 9. The banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device according to any one of 9 above. 12. An apparatus main body, and the bundled banknotes provided in the apparatus main body are arranged in a line in the horizontal direction, and each of the bundled banknotes is inclined at a predetermined angle to form a stepped step portion on at least one surface portion. A banknote, comprising: a storage unit for storing to be formed; and a scrutiny unit for sequentially detecting a step portion of the bundled banknotes stored in the storage unit and counting the number of bundles of the bundled banknotes. Deposit and withdrawal processing device.