JP2002298191A - Bill receiving/dispensing device and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the presence of bills in a receiving/dispensing part even in circumferences where they cannot not detected by a photosensor. SOLUTION: This bill receiving/dispensing device 1 comprises a contact (a butterfly 114a) for detecting the presence of taken-in bills (delivered-out bills) P on a partition plate 102, the contact being electrically disconnected from the partition plate 102 if the taken-in bills P are present and electrically connected to the partition plate 102 if the taken-in bills are not present, and a bill detection circuit 701 for detecting the presence of the taken-in bills P on the partition plate 102 in accordance with conduction check between the contact and the partition plate 102.

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 which is incorporated in an ATM (automatic teller machine) or the like and automatically performs banknote pay-in and pay-out processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus for automatically performing a bill depositing / dispensing process is incorporated in an ATM or a money changing machine installed in a bank or the like. Generally, this kind of banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus includes a depositing / dispensing unit for depositing / dispensing bills, an identification unit for identifying the type and authenticity of bills, and an intermediate pool unit for accumulating deposited bills and feeding out bills. And a safe for storing banknotes, and a transport unit for transporting banknotes between the above-described units.In each of the above-described units, the presence / absence and position of the banknote are accurately detected by a sensor, and according to the detection signal. It is required to perform proper operation.

The above sensors are relatively inexpensive,
In addition, optical photosensors are widely used because they can detect bills in a non-contact manner, and transmission type or reflection type photosensors are selectively used according to the detection conditions.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned depositing and dispensing section, there is a possibility that two kinds of bills (deposited bills and rejected bills) having different handling conditions may be handled in a superposed manner via a partition member. In such a situation, it may be difficult for the photo sensor to detect bills. In other words, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the two types of banknotes, it is possible to detect the presence / absence of the two types of banknotes with the photo sensor, but it is impossible to detect the presence / absence of only one of the banknotes. Was.

Therefore, conventionally, a counting process is always performed when a bill is moved in the apparatus, and the presence or absence of a bill at a predetermined position is determined based on the counting process result. There was a possibility of misidentifying the presence or absence of a bill due to counting errors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to detect the presence or absence of a banknote in a deposit / withdrawal section even in a situation where the photosensor cannot detect the banknote, and to detect the presence or absence of a banknote based on a continuity check. However, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out device that can reduce the number of components and simplify the structure by configuring a continuity check circuit using existing members, and a control method thereof.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention comprises a transaction port capable of collectively inputting and discharging a plurality of banknotes, and a banknote inserted into the transaction port. A bill taking-in unit that takes in the upper side of the partition member, a bill feeding unit that feeds and takes in the taken-in banknote one by one toward a bill storage unit, and when it is determined that the fed-out banknote is a rejected banknote, the rejected banknote is Rejected banknote accumulating means to be integrated below the metal partition member, and a contact for detecting the presence or absence of the captured banknote on the metal partition member,
The one that is electrically separated from the metal partition member when there is the captured banknote, and the one that is electrically connected to the metal partition member when there is no captured banknote, and the contact point and the metal partition member. And a bill detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the taken-in bill on the metal partition member based on the continuity check.

A bill stacking mechanism for stacking bills delivered from the bill storage unit onto the metal partition member, wherein both ends of the bills are stacked on the metal partition member by a pair of metal butterflies. Further equipped with
The bill detecting means preferably uses the pair of metal butterflies as the contact points, and detects the presence or absence of a bill on the metal partition member based on a conduction check between the metal butterflies. In this case,
The presence or absence of the bill on the metal partition member can be detected only by the wiring on the bill stacking mechanism side without using the metal butterfly as a contact.

The bill detecting means includes a pulse transmitting means for transmitting a pulse having a predetermined waveform from the one metal butterfly side, a pulse receiving means for receiving the pulse on the other metal butterfly side, and the pulse receiving means. It is preferable that the apparatus further comprises a determination unit that determines the presence or absence of a bill on the partition member based on a reception signal of the unit. In this case, while detecting the presence or absence of a bill based on the continuity check, it is possible to avoid the deterioration of the contact point and the contact failure due to the deterioration, and to perform highly accurate detection.

It is preferable that a DC component blocking capacitor is provided in each of the pulse transmission path on the one metal butterfly side and the pulse reception path on the other metal butterfly side. In this case,
It is possible to prevent the deterioration of the contacts by cutting off the DC component which is the cause of the spark, and as a result, it is possible to avoid a contact failure due to the deterioration of the contacts and perform highly accurate detection.

In order to achieve the above object, a control method in a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: loading a banknote inserted into the transaction port onto the metal partition member; A step of feeding and feeding one sheet at a time, and a step of, when it is determined that the fed banknote is a rejected banknote, stacking the rejected banknote under the metal partitioning member; and the metal butterfly and the metal partitioning. A step of determining the presence or absence of a bill on the metal partition member based on a conduction check with the member, and a step of terminating the feeding of the bill when determining that there is no bill on the metal partition member. Is done.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on one embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an internal side view of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 includes a pay-in / pay-out section 100 provided on the upper front side, an identification section 200 provided behind the pay-in / pay-out section 100, Thousand-yen intermediate pool portion 300A provided below, 1,000-yen safe 400A removably attached below 1,000-yen intermediate pool portion 300A, and 5,000 yen provided below 1,000-yen safe 400A. A middle pool part 300B for yen, a safe 400B for 5,000 yen detachably mounted below the middle pool part 300B for 5,000 yen, and a middle for 10,000 yen provided below the safe 400B for 5,000 yen A pool section 300C, a 10,000 yen safe 500 that is detachably mounted below the 10,000 yen intermediate pool section 300C, a bill transport section 600 that transports bills between the above sections, and the safe 400A, 400B,
And a control unit 700 provided behind the control unit 500. In addition, each of the above-mentioned intermediate pool units 300A, 300
Since B and 300C have the same structure, each intermediate pool 3
In the description common to 00A, 300B, and 300C, reference numerals A, B, and C are omitted. In addition, safes 400A, 40
0B, 500, the safe 400A for 1,000 yen and the safe 400B for 5,000 yen have the same structure.
Symbols A and B are omitted in the description common to 00B.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 100 receives a bill P from a deposit user.
Is a part for receiving the bill P and transferring the bill P to the withdrawal user. The deposit / withdrawal unit 100 of the present embodiment
The bundle of banknotes P batch-inserted into the transaction port 101 is
02 (take-in mode), a process of sequentially feeding out the taken-in banknotes P to the identification unit 200 via the transport port 103 (a pay-out mode), and a rejecting banknote P sent from the deposit rejecting port 104 into the partition plate 102. To accumulate underneath (reject accumulation mode)
And a process of releasing the accumulated reject banknotes P from the transaction port 101 (release mode), and at the time of withdrawal and batch return, the identification unit 2 via the transport port 103.
It is configured to perform a process of accumulating the banknotes P sent from 00 on the upper side of the partition plate 102 (accumulation mode) and a process of releasing the accumulated banknotes P from the transaction port 101 (release mode).

The discriminating section 200 is a section for discriminating the authenticity and type of the deposited banknote P or the banknote P to be dispensed. The identification unit 200 of the present embodiment includes a light-transmitting identification sensor (not shown) that detects a light-transmitting pattern of the banknote P, and a magnetic identification sensor that detects a magnetic pattern of a magnetic material printed on the banknote P (see FIG. (Not shown)).

The intermediate pool section 300 includes safes 400 and 50
This is a section for storing banknotes P in the banknote 0 and feeding banknotes P from the safes 400 and 500. The intermediate pool unit 300 according to the present embodiment performs a process of accumulating the banknotes P sent from the transfer port 301 and a process of storing the accumulated banknotes P in the safes 400 and 500 at the time of depositing, and a process of collective return. In this embodiment, the processing for sequentially feeding out the stacked banknotes P from the transport port 301 is performed, and the processing for sequentially feeding the banknotes P in the safes 400 and 500 from the transport port 301 is performed at the time of dispensing.

The safes 400 and 500 store the deposited banknotes P.
Or it is a portion for storing bills P for dispensing. The safes 400 and 500 according to the present embodiment are configured such that the inside of the safe is an intermediate pool unit 3.
00 and shutters 402 and 502 for opening and closing the upper openings 401 and 501.
And the bill slot 403, 503 for the bill manager to insert and remove the bill P, and the bill slot 403, 5
03, doors 404 and 504 for opening and closing
The locking device 405 locks the lock 504. The 10,000 yen safe 500 according to the present embodiment is:
It also serves as a reject safe for storing reject banknotes P found at the time of dispensing, and a dispensing reject unit 506 constituting the reject safe is integrated with the front end side.

The bill transporting section 600 carries out a deposit transport processing for transporting the deposited bills P from the identification section 200 to the respective intermediate pool sections 300, and deposits rejected bills P from the identifying section 200 to the deposit reject port 104 of the depositing / dispensing section 100. Payment rejecting transport processing for transporting banknotes P to be dispensed (or returned) from each intermediate pool section 300 to the identification section 200 (or return transport processing), and dispensing rejection banknotes P This is a portion for performing a dispensing reject transport process of transporting the money to the gold reject unit 506. The bill transport unit 600 of the present embodiment includes a horizontal transport unit 601 that extends from the rear of the identification unit 200 to the vicinity of the transport port of the 1,000 yen intermediate pool unit 300A,
A vertical transport section 602 extending from the vicinity of the transport port of the 1,000 yen intermediate pool section 300A to the dispensing reject section 506, and a 1,000 yen gate 603A, a 5,000 yen gate 603B for switching the transport path near the transport port of each intermediate pool section 300, and 10,000 yen gate 6
03C and the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 from the middle of the horizontal transport unit 601
And a rejection transfer gate 605 that switches the transfer path at the start end of the rejection transfer unit 604.

The control section 700 is a section for inputting commands from the host and detection signals of various sensors and operating various actuators in accordance with the inputs. The control unit 700 of the present embodiment includes a program for performing a depositing process, a storing process, a collective return process, and a dispensing process, and an outline of each process will be described below.

The deposit processing is executed in response to receiving the deposit command. When receiving the deposit command, the deposit / withdrawal unit 10
The shutter 105 for opening and closing the transaction port 101 of 0 is opened and waits for the insertion of the banknote P. When the bundle of bills P is inserted into the transaction port 101, the bundle of inserted bills P is taken into the upper side of the partition plate 102, and then sequentially fed out to the identification unit 200 one by one. Is identified. When the banknote P is identified as a genuine banknote, the gate 603 corresponding to the banknote type is opened, and the banknote P is sent to the corresponding intermediate pool unit 300 via the horizontal transport unit 601 and the vertical transport unit 602. , Integrated here. On the other hand, if the bill P is identified as a counterfeit note, the deposit reject gate 60
5 is opened, and the banknotes P are sent to the lower side of the partition plate 102 via the horizontal transport section 601 and the deposit reject transport section 604, and are stacked here. When all the bills P are paid out from the depositing / dispensing section 100, it is determined whether or not there is a deposited reject bill P (the lower accumulated bill P of the partition plate 102).
If there is no deposit reject bill P, the deposit process is terminated as it is. If there is a deposit reject bill P, the deposit reject bill P is returned from the transaction port 101 and then the deposit process is terminated.

When the storage command is received after the payment processing is completed, the storage processing is executed, and each intermediate pool 300
Are stored in the safes 400 and 500. On the other hand, when the return command is received after the payment processing is completed, the batch return processing is executed. In the batch return process, the banknotes P accumulated in each intermediate pool unit 300 are sequentially fed out, and the fed-out banknotes P are vertically transported by the vertical transport unit 60.
2. It is sent to the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 via the horizontal transport unit 601 and the identification unit 200, and is accumulated here. Thereafter, the accumulated bills P are returned from the transaction port 101, and the collective return process ends.

The dispensing process is executed in response to receiving a dispensing command. Upon receipt of the withdrawal command, each safe 40
The required number of banknotes P in 0, 500 are sequentially fed out, and the fed-out banknotes P are sent to the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 via the vertical transport unit 602, the horizontal transport unit 601 and the identification unit 200, and are accumulated here. . After that, the accumulated bills P are dispensed from the transaction port 101, and the dispensing process is completed. When a dispensing reject banknote P (counterfeit note, damaged banknote, multi-feed banknote, or the like) is found during the dispensing process, the dispensing reject process is executed, and the dispensing reject banknote P is output to the dispensing reject unit 506. Is stored.

Next, the configuration and operation of the depositing / dispensing section 100 will be described in detail. The depositing / dispensing unit 100 includes a depositing / dispensing chamber 106 formed therein and the above-described shutter 105 for opening and closing a transaction port 101 formed in an upper front portion of the depositing / dispensing chamber 106.
, An upper belt conveyor 107 provided above the depositing and dispensing chamber 106, a belt pressing mechanism 108 for pressing a part of the upper belt conveyor 107 downward, and a vertically movable unit below the upper belt conveyor 107. Stage 109, a lower belt transport 110 provided on the stage 109, a transport power interrupting mechanism 111 for interrupting a transport power transmission path to the lower belt transport 110, and a bottom of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106. A reject carry-in drive mechanism 112 provided, the above-described partition plate 102 provided between the upper and lower belt transporters 107 and 110 so as to be vertically movable, and a bill stopper 113 provided so as to be able to protrude and retract near the room side of the transaction port 101. And a banknote stacking mechanism 114 for stacking the banknotes P one by one in the stacking mode.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing the state of bill insertion, FIG. 3 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing the take-in / discharge mode, and FIG. It is an inside left side view of a part. As shown in these figures, the upper part of the shutter 105 is integrally attached to the shutter support shaft 115. The shutter support shaft 115 is provided rotatably along the upper part of the transaction port 101,
By rotating in response to the operation of the shutter solenoid 116, the shutter 105 is opened and closed.

The upper belt conveyor 107 has a plurality of roller shafts 107a arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.
A plurality of rollers 107b provided on each roller shaft 107a
And a plurality of transport belts 107c suspended between the rollers 107b. The upper belt conveyor 107 operates in accordance with the forward / reverse drive of a horizontal transport motor 606 which is a power source of a transport system of the depositing / dispensing unit 100, the identification unit 200, and the horizontal transport unit 601. The bill is conveyed in the discharge mode. In each mode, the lower surface of the transport belt 107c contacts the banknote P, but the portion of the lower surface of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is separated from the banknote P in the normal state. Specifically, by setting the lower end position of the roller 107b provided at the front end of the upper belt conveying body 107 higher than the other rollers 107b, the conveying belt 1
The lower surface of 07c is slanted forward and backward.

The belt press-down mechanism 108 includes a press-down roller 108a that presses down the transport belt 107c near the transaction port of the upper belt transport 107, and a push-down roller 1a.
08a at one end, an arm support shaft 108c rotatably supporting an intermediate portion of the push-down arm 108b, a cam roller 108d provided at the other end of the push-down arm 108b, and the shutter support shaft 115. And a cam 108e provided integrally with the camera. As shown in FIG. 3, when the shutter 105 is opened in the take-in / release mode, the cam 108e pushes up the cam roller 108d with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. When the cam roller 108d is pushed up, the pushing down roller 108a is reciprocally moved down to move the conveying belt 10d.
Press down 7c. As a result, the portion of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is pressed against the banknote P, and the banknote transport force is increased. In this state, the upper and lower belt conveyors 107,
Simultaneous driving of the banknotes 110 in the loading or discharging direction enables the banknotes P to be reliably loaded or released. When the shutter 105 is closed after the completion of taking in or receiving the bill P, the cam 108e returns to the initial position. In this state, the pressing roller 108
a is pushed back to the upper position by the tension of the conveyor belt 107c,
The pressing down of the transport belt 107c is released. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the feeding mode, the shutter 105 is closed, and the pressing down of the transport belt 107c is released. Therefore, the portion of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is separated from the banknote P as described above, and is prevented from contacting the lower-level banknote P during the feeding and transport. As a result, it is possible to avoid double feeding of the banknotes P and secure good banknote separation performance.

The stage 109 is moved up and down in accordance with the expansion and contraction of a pantograph 118 provided between the stage 109 and the bottom of the depositing and dispensing chamber 106. A guide rail 119 fixed to the bottom of the depositing and dispensing chamber 106 in the front-rear direction, and a slider 120 slidably supported by the guide rail 119.
Are provided. One end of a pantograph 118 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the slider 120, and a lift motor 121 is connected to a front end thereof. When the lift motor 121 is driven, the slider 120 slides back and forth to expand and contract the pantograph 118, and the stage 109 is moved up and down accordingly.

The lower belt conveyor 110 includes a plurality of roller shafts 110a arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.
A plurality of rollers 110b provided on each roller shaft 110a
And a plurality of transport belts 110c suspended between the rollers 110b. Like the upper belt transport 107, the lower belt transport 110 is operated by the power of the horizontal transport motor 606 and performs bill transport in the take-in mode, the discharge mode, and the reject accumulation mode. Transmission is carried by the transfer power intermittent mechanism 11
1 or via the reject carry-in drive mechanism 112.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism, and FIG.
Is a left side view of the transport power interrupting mechanism showing the take-in / release mode, and FIG. 7 is a left side view of the transport power interrupting mechanism showing the feeding mode. As shown in these drawings, a first transmission shaft 122 to which the power of the horizontal transport motor 606 is transmitted is provided at the right end of the deposit and withdrawal chamber 106. The power of the first transmission shaft 122 is supplied to the second transmission shaft 123 and the third transmission shaft 12 provided at the upper and lower portions of the deposit and withdrawal chamber 106.
4 through a timing belt 125,
On the second transmission shaft 123, the transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 is provided.
Is configured. The transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 includes a roller support arm 111a rotatably supported by the second transmission shaft 123, a roller shaft 111b rotatably provided at a lower end of the roller support arm 111a, and a roller shaft 111b. First to third gears 111c, 111d, and 111e for transmitting the power of the second transmission shaft 123 to the roller shaft 1
Drive side friction roller 111f integrally provided on
And a driven friction roller 1 provided integrally with a roller shaft 110 a extending rightward from the lower belt transport body 110.
11g. When the roller support arm 111a is rotated back and forth when the lower belt transport body 110 is at the upper position, the drive-side friction roller 111f moves toward and away from the driven-side friction roller 111g. Drive side friction roller 111
f is separated from the driven-side friction roller 111g,
Although the power transmission to the lower belt transport 110 is cut off, the power of the second transmission shaft 123 is transmitted to the lower belt transport 110 in a state in which the driving-side friction roller 111f contacts the driven-side friction roller 111g. Is done.

The transport power intermittent mechanism 111 is further linked to the shutter 105 via a shutter interlocking mechanism 126. The shutter interlocking mechanism 126 is connected to the interlocking link 12.
6a, the front end of which is connected to the roller support arm 111a above the second transmission shaft 123, and the rear end of which is connected to an interlocking arm 126b provided at the right end of the shutter support shaft 115. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, when the shutter 105 is opened in the take-in / release mode, the interlocking arm 126b pulls the interlocking link 126a forward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. With the pulling operation of the connecting link 126a, the roller support arm 111
When the upper end side of a rotates forward, the lower end side of the roller support arm 111a reciprocally rotates rearward, causing the drive-side friction roller 111f to contact the driven-side friction roller 111g.
As a result, the transport power intermittent mechanism 111 is connected, and the transport operation of the lower belt transport body 110 according to the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 becomes possible. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Is closed, and the interlocking arm 126b is
Press 6a backward. In a state where the upper end of the roller support arm 111a is rotated rearward with the pushing operation of the connecting link 126a, the lower end of the roller support arm 111a is reciprocally rotated forward, and the driving-side friction roller 111f is driven by the driven side. It is separated from the friction roller 111g. Accordingly, the transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 is in the cut state, and the horizontal transfer motor 6
Regardless of the driving of 06, the lower belt conveyance body 110 maintains the stopped state. The rear end of the connection link 126a is connected to a connection pin provided at the upper end of the roller support arm 111a via a long hole. A coil spring 126 that pulls the connecting pin forward is provided between the connecting pin on the roller supporting arm 111a side and the connecting link 126a.
The driving-side friction roller 111f is driven by the biasing force of the coil spring 126c.
, So that reliable friction transmission is possible.

FIG. 8 is an internal rear view of the pay-in / pay-out section showing the reject carry-in drive mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a left side view showing the operation of the reject carry-in drive mechanism. As shown in these drawings, a reject carry-in drive mechanism 112 is provided at the bottom of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106 so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction, and a power of the third transmission shaft 124. And a pair of left and right friction rollers 112d provided integrally with the reject carry-in drive shaft 112a. As shown in FIG. 9, in the reject accumulation mode, when the lower belt conveyor 110 descends to the reject bill receiving position,
The lower surface of the conveyor belt 110c contacts the friction roller 112d. At this time, the friction roller 112d is rotating with the downward drive of the horizontal transport motor 606, and the transport belt 1d is rotated.
10c is forcibly fed in the reject bill carry-in direction. As a result, the rejected bill P sent from the deposit reject port 104 to the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106 is
0 will be carried over.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the inside of the deposit and withdrawal section showing the partition plate, FIG. 11 is a left side view of the inside of the deposit and withdrawal section showing the payout mode, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a reject accumulation ending state. As shown in these figures, a partition plate (metal partition member) 102
Are the upper belt carrier 107 and the lower belt carrier 110
Are provided so as to be movable up and down. Partition plate 102
A notch 102a is formed at the position opposite to the conveyor belt, and does not hinder the bill conveyance by the upper belt conveyor 107 and the lower belt conveyor 110.
The partition plate 102 is normally received directly on the upper surface of the stage 109, and in this state, the input banknotes P are taken in and the dispensing banknotes P are accumulated and discharged. On the other hand, in the feeding mode, the space between the partition plate 102 and the lower belt conveyor 110 is used as a reject banknote stacking unit. That is, in the feeding mode, when a rejected bill P is generated, as shown in FIG. 12, the lower belt conveyor 110 is lowered to the reject receiving position.
During the lowering, the partition plate 102 and the deposited banknotes P on the partition plate 102 are received by a flange-shaped reject receiver 127 provided at a vertically intermediate position of the depositing / dispensing chamber 106, and stand by here. Also, the partition plate 102
If the rejected banknotes P have already been stacked below the rejected banknotes P
Received and wait here. Payment reject port 1
When the reject bill P is sent from 04, it is carried in by the lower belt carrier 110. Thereafter, the lower belt conveyor 110 carries the reject bill P and moves up to the payout position. During the ascent, the reject banknotes P on the lower belt conveyor 110 are accumulated below the partition plate 102. When the lower belt conveyor 110 moves up, the feeding of the deposited banknote P is restarted. As shown in FIG. 13, when there are no more bills to be fed, the stacking of the reject bills P ends. The rejected banknotes P accumulated on the lower side of the partition plate 102 are transported by the two belt transporters 107 and 11.
It is released from the transaction port 101 by the simultaneous drive of 0.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the bill stopper. As shown in FIG. 14 and FIGS. 2 to 4, the banknote stopper 113 is provided near the inside of the transaction port 101 on the indoor side, and locks and guides the leading end of the stacked banknotes P in the stacking mode. The stopper support arm 128 that supports the banknote stopper 113 is vertically rotatable about one end as a fulcrum,
The bill stopper 113 protrudes and retracts in the bill taking-in / discharging path in accordance with the vertical rotation of the stopper support arm 128. Further, the bill stopper 113 has a shutter interlocking mechanism 129.
And is linked to the shutter 105 via the. The shutter interlocking mechanism 129 includes an interlocking link 129a, the lower end of which engages a long hole 128a formed in the stopper support arm 128, and the upper end thereof has an interlocking arm 129b provided on the shutter support shaft 115. It is connected to. In the capture / release mode, the shutter 10
When 5 is opened, the interlocking arm 129b pushes the interlocking link 129a downward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. The stopper support arm 128 rotates downward with the pushing operation of the connecting link 129a, and retracts and retracts the bill stopper 113 from the bill taking-in / discharging path. On the other hand, when the shutter 105 is closed, the interlocking arm 129b pulls the interlocking link 129a upward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. The stopper support arm 128 rotates upward with the pulling operation of the connection link 129a, and the bill stopper 113
To the bill intake / release path.

FIG. 15A is an internal rear view of the deposit and withdrawal unit showing the state of receiving the accumulated bills, and FIG. 15B is an internal rear view of the deposit and withdrawal unit with the butterfly flipped up state.
FIG. 5 (C) is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing section showing a state of completion of accumulation. As shown in these drawings, the banknote stacking mechanism 114 rotates a pair of left and right butterfly (metal butterfly) 114a provided so as to overlap both ends in the width direction of the banknote P in a plan view, and rotates each butterfly 114a up and down. A butterfly support shaft 114b that freely supports, and a pair of butterfly 114a according to the drive of the butterfly solenoid 130
And a butterfly drive link 114 (not shown) for performing a bouncing operation. The butterfly 114a and the butterfly support shaft 114b are integrally formed using a conductive metal member, and are attached to the frame of the depositing / dispensing unit 100 via an insulating bearing member 114c.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the banknote receiving standby state in the stacking mode, the butterfly 114a is at the lower position, and the banknote P sent from the carrying port 103 is loaded onto the butterfly 114a (see FIG. 15). (A)).
The butterfly 114a performs a flip-up operation during the transfer of the banknote P and moves above the banknote P (FIG. 15B), and then descends to press the left and right ends of the banknote P (FIG. 15C). )). By repeating this series of operations, a plurality of banknotes P are placed on the partition plate 102 (the lower belt conveyor 11).
0).

The butterfly 114a is disposed so as to overlap both ends in the width direction of the partition plate 102 in a plan view, and at least in the feeding mode, the butterfly 114a is closed when the belt conveyance bodies 107 and 110 are close to each other. The operating range overlaps with the partition plate position. That is, when the butterfly solenoid 130 is turned off in this state, the butterfly 114a
As shown in FIG. 16A, when the banknote P is present on the partition plate 102, the banknote P in which the butterfly 114a and the partition plate 102 are insulators is provided.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 16B, when there is no banknote P on the partition plate 102, the butterfly 114a and the partition plate 102 come into direct contact with each other. And since the partition plate 102 is formed using a conductive metal member, the left and right butterfly 114a are electrically connected via the partition plate 102 when the butterfly 114a and the partition plate 102 are in direct contact. Will be.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a bill detecting circuit. As shown in this figure, the control unit 700 includes:
A bill detecting circuit 701 for detecting the presence or absence of the bill P on the partition plate 102 is configured. Bill detection circuit 701
A transmission circuit 703 for connecting the output terminal of the CPU 702 to one of the left and right butterfly 114a;
02 is connected to the other butterfly 114a. The transmission circuit 703 includes
While connected to a power supply (5V), the receiving circuit 704 is connected to the ground via a diode 705. As a result, the butterfly 114a passing through the partition plate 102
A continuity check circuit is formed between them. On the path from the power supply to one butterfly 114a and on the path from the other butterfly 114a to the ground, a DC component blocking capacitor 706 is provided, respectively. In addition, generation of sparks at the contacts (butterfly 114a, partition plate 102) is suppressed, and deterioration of the contacts is prevented. The above CPU
702 input / output terminals are amplifiers 707 and 708, respectively.
Is connected to the continuity check circuit via CPU7
02, when a bill detection request is received, a predetermined frequency (100
KHz) is generated on software, and is output from an output terminal for a predetermined time (100 ms). The output pulse is amplified by the amplifier 707 and transmitted from one butterfly 114a to the other butterfly 114a through the capacitor 706. When the butterfly 114 a is in contact with the partition plate 102, the transmission pulse is transmitted through the partition plate 102 to the receiving circuit 7.
It flows to 04. At this time, a predetermined value (100 m
Although the current of A) flows, since the current is an alternating current component (pulse), the generation of sparks at the contacts is suppressed, and the voltage change can break through (break) the insulating film of the contacts. When the pulse is received on the receiving circuit 704 side, the pulse is
6, the signal is amplified by the amplifier 708 and reaches the input terminal of the CPU 702. When the current value of the pulse is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the continuity check circuit is determined to be in the conductive state, and the presence or absence of the banknote P on the partition plate 102 is determined based on the determination.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the input / output of the control unit. As shown in this figure, the control unit 700 includes a take-in sensor 131 that detects the presence or absence of the bill P near the indoor side of the shutter 105, an insertion detection sensor 132 that detects the presence or absence of the bill P near the pressing roller 108a,
An empty sensor 133 for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote P at the front and rear central positions of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106, a transport port passage sensor 134 for detecting the passage of the banknote P at the transport port 103, and a reject for detecting the passage of the banknote P at the deposit reject port 104. Mouth passage sensor 135, lateral transport path sensor 136 that detects passage of banknote P at the end of lateral transport section 601, upper belt transporter 10
Feeding sensor 1 for detecting the feeding of the bill P by the banknote 7
37, a lift position sensor 138 for detecting the position of the lift motor 121, a sensor such as a butterfly position sensor 139 for detecting the position of the butterfly 114a, the shutter solenoid 116, the lift motor 121, the butterfly solenoid 130, and the lateral conveyance motor 606 described above. A vertical transport motor 607 for transporting the vertical transport unit 602, a reject gate solenoid 608 for opening and closing the deposit reject gate 605, a deposit and withdrawal unit 1
An actuator such as a separation solenoid 140 for operating a bill separation mechanism (not shown) provided at 00 is connected. Hereinafter, a control procedure of each mode by the control unit 700 will be described based on a flowchart.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the capture mode. As shown in this figure, in the take-in mode, the lift motor 121 is moved to the intermediate position (S1901), the butterfly solenoid 130 is turned on (S1902), and then the shutter 105 is opened (S1903). Waiting for input of (S1904). In this state, the insertion of the bill is determined based on the opacity of the insertion detection sensor 132 (S
1905), the charging standby time is measured (S190).
6) If the input standby time exceeds one minute, the shutter 105 is closed to end the capture mode (S190).
7). On the other hand, when the insertion of the bill P is detected, the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven downward at a low speed (S1908), and the lift motor 121 is moved to the take-in position (S1).
909), taking in of the banknote P is started. Here, the number of inserted sheets is checked based on the position detection of the lift motor 121 (S1910), and if the number of sheets exceeds, an error process is executed (S1911). If the number of inserted sheets is proper, the opacity of the empty sensor 133 is monitored (S1912), and the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 is stopped after 100 steps of transport after the empty sensor 133 becomes opaque (S1913). . Next, the transmission state of the capture sensor 131 is determined (S1914). If the capture sensor 131 is non-transparent, it is determined that capture has failed and error processing is performed (S191).
5) On the other hand, if the take-in sensor 131 is transparent, after closing the shutter 105 (S1916), the lift motor 1
21 is moved to the feeding position (S1917), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven upward at a low speed (S1917).
18) After 80 steps, the driving is stopped (S191).
9). Thus, the taking in of the inserted bills P is completed, and then the payout mode is executed.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the feeding mode. As shown in this drawing, in the feeding mode, the vertical transport motor 607 and the horizontal transport motor 606 are driven downward (S2001, S20).
02), the feeding of the banknote P is confirmed based on the detection of the feeding sensor 137 (S2003). The conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the leading end of the initial banknote P (S200
4) After carrying out 15 steps after carrying out (S2005)
To move the lift motor 121 to the retreat position (S2006), and turn on the separation solenoid 140 (S2007). When the conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the rear end of the bill P (S2008), the counting process is executed (S2).
009), the feeding completion is recognized based on the presence or absence of the feeding standby banknote P (S2010), and when it is recognized that the feeding is completed, the feeding end process is executed (S2010).
After 2011), the process proceeds to the next process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the feeding is not completed, the lift motor 121 is moved to the feeding position (S2013) at the time of carrying 70 steps (S2013), and the separation solenoid 140 is turned off (S2014).
Checking the feeding of the banknote P based on the detection at 37 (S
2015). After the conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the leading end of the next banknote P (S2016), the process proceeds to step S200.
Returning to 5, the feeding of the banknote P is repeated. However, when starting the feeding of the next banknote P, the pitch between banknotes is checked (S2017). If the pitch between banknotes is less than 110 steps, the remaining banknotes on the banknote transport path are transferred to the deposit / withdrawal unit 1 (step S2017).
After executing the retry control for feeding the sheet back to 00 and stacking (S2018), the process returns to step S2001.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the reject integration mode. As shown in this drawing, the reject accumulation mode is executed when the reject banknote P is generated in the payout mode (S2101) and the payout mode is stopped (S2102). In the reject accumulation mode, the horizontal feed path sensor 136 detects the leading end of the reject bill P (S2103), and then 2
In step 00 (S2104), the horizontal transport motor 606 is decelerated and stopped (S2105). Then, the preceding banknote P
Are accumulated in each intermediate pool unit 300 (S2
106), the vertical conveyance motor 607 is decelerated and stopped (S2).
107). Turn off the separation solenoid 140 (S210
After 8), the lift motor 121 is moved to the accumulation position (S2109), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven to move up (S2110). Here, the accumulated bills P fed from the carrying port 103 are accumulated (S2111), and the horizontal carrying motor 606 is detected based on the detection of the leading end of the reject bill P by the carrying port passage sensor 134 (S2112).
Is decelerated and stopped (S2113). Next, the reject gate 605 is opened (S2114), and the lift motor 121 is moved to the reject receiving position (S2114).
2115) Then, the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven downward (S2116). 200 steps after the reject opening passage sensor 135 detects the rear end of the reject bill P (S2117), the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 is stopped (S2118), and the reject gate 605 is closed (S2118).
2119). Thereafter, the lift motor 121 is moved to the extension position (S2120), and the mode returns to the extension mode.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the feeding end recognition control. As shown in this figure, in the payout end recognition control, in the payout mode (S2201), payment counting and payout confirmation (S2202).
It is executed while performing. In the feed-out end recognition control, it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the feed-out sensor 137 has changed within a predetermined time (1 s) (S2203). If the determination is YES (Yes), the transfer port passage sensor 13 is determined.
After the leading edge detection (S2204) and the trailing edge detection (S2205) of the fed banknote P are performed in 4, the presence / absence of the rejected banknote P is determined based on the number of times storage is performed in the rejected stacking mode (S2206). When there is no rejected banknote P, the transmission of the empty sensor 133 is determined (S2207), and when the determination is YES (Yes), it is recognized that the feeding is completed (S2208). On the other hand, if there are rejected banknotes P, it is determined whether the number of storage executions has reached 20 (S2209). If the determination is NO (No), the banknote detection circuit 70
1 to check the continuity of the butterfly 114a (S
2210) When the conduction of the butterfly 114a is detected, it is recognized that the feeding is completed (S2211), and at the same time, the eject control is executed (S2212) and the rejected banknotes P are returned from the transaction port 101. Further, when the detection signal of the feeding sensor 137 does not change within a predetermined time,
If the number of rejected banknotes P has reached 20, the payment counting interruption recognition process is executed (S2213), and then the eject control is executed (S2212).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 separates the banknote P into and out of which the plurality of banknotes P can be batch-inserted and discharged. The take-in mode for taking in the upper side of the plate 102, the pay-out mode for paying out and carrying the take-in banknotes P one by one toward the intermediate pool unit 300, and the rejection when it is determined that the pay-out banknote P is a reject banknote P A reject accumulation mode in which bills P are accumulated below the partition plate 102;
A contact point (butterfly 114a) for detecting the presence or absence of the taken-in bill (pay-out bill) P on the upper side;
2 and electrically connected to the partition plate 102 when there is no taken-in banknote P, and based on a continuity check between the contacts and the partition plate 102, And a bill detecting circuit 701 for detecting the presence or absence of the taken-in bill P on the document 102. Thereby, even in a situation where the photo sensor cannot detect the bill P, the presence / absence of the bill P in the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 can be detected, and the presence / absence of the bill P is detected based on the continuity check. By configuring the continuity check circuit using existing members (butterfly 114a, partition plate 102), the number of components can be reduced and the structure can be simplified.

A bill stacking mechanism 114 for stacking bills P to be conveyed from the intermediate pool section 300 onto the partition plate 102, wherein both ends of the bills P are joined by a pair of butterflies 114a. The banknote detection circuit 701 further includes a device for pressing the partition against the partition plate 102, and the bill detection circuit 701 uses the pair of butterflies 114a as the contacts.
Based on the continuity check between the butterflies 114a, the presence or absence of the bill P on the partition plate 102 is detected. Therefore, the butterfly 114a is not allowed to be used as a contact, and the partition plate 102 is connected only by the wire on the bill stacking mechanism 114 side. The presence or absence of the bill P above can be detected.

The bill detecting circuit 701 includes a transmitting circuit 703 for transmitting a pulse having a predetermined waveform from the one butterfly 114a and the other butterfly 114a.
A receiving circuit 704 for receiving the pulse on the side, and the partition plate 102 based on a reception signal of the receiving circuit 704.
The CPU 702 for determining the presence / absence of the banknote P above is provided to detect the presence / absence of the banknote P based on the continuity check, while deteriorating the contact points (the butterfly 114a and the partition plate 102) and the contact failure due to the deterioration. Can be avoided and highly accurate detection can be performed.

The transmission circuit 703 on the one butterfly 114a side and the transmission circuit 703 on the other butterfly 114a side
Since the receiving circuit 704 on the a side is provided with the DC component blocking capacitor 706, the DC component, which is a factor of spark generation, can be blocked to prevent the contacts (butterfly 114a, partition plate 102) from deteriorating. It is possible to perform highly accurate detection while avoiding contact failure due to deterioration.

Further, a step of taking in the banknotes P inserted into the transaction port 101 onto the partition plate 102, a step of feeding and taking in the banknotes P one by one toward the intermediate pool section 300, When it is determined that the banknote P is a rejected banknote P, the partitioning is performed based on a step of stacking the rejected banknotes P below the partition plate 102 and a check of continuity between the butterfly 114a and the partition plate 102. Banknote P on board 102
And a step of ending the feeding of the banknote P when it is determined that the banknote P is not present on the partition plate 102, even if the reject banknote P is present below the partition plate 102. Thus, the presence or absence of the bill P on the partition plate 102 can be accurately determined, and the payout process can be properly terminated.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the matters described in the above embodiments, and that changes, improvements, and the like can be made based on the description in the claims.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of a bill in the depositing / dispensing section even in a situation where the photosensor cannot detect the bill, and furthermore, based on the continuity check, the bill can be detected. By configuring the continuity check circuit using existing members while detecting the presence or absence, the number of components can be reduced and the structure can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of the inside of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 2 is a left side view showing the inside of the depositing / dispensing unit when a bill is inserted.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a loading / discharging mode.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a payout mode.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism showing a take-in / release mode.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism in a feeding mode.

FIG. 8 is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the reject carry-in drive mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a left side view illustrating the operation of the reject carry-in drive mechanism.

FIG. 10 is an internal plan view of the depositing / dispensing section showing a partition plate.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing unit in the payout mode.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the inside of the deposit and withdrawal unit in the reject accumulation mode.

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the inside of the pay-in / pay-out section showing a state in which reject accumulation is completed.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a bill stopper.

FIG. 15A is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the state of receiving the accumulated banknotes, FIG. 15B is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the flipped-up state of the butterfly, and FIG. It is an inside rear view of a metal part.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a change in the relationship between a butterfly and a partition plate depending on the presence or absence of a bill.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a bill detection circuit.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing input and output of a control unit.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in a capture mode.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in a feeding mode.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure in a reject integration mode.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of payout completion recognition control.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P banknote 1 banknote depositing / dispensing device 100 depositing / dispensing unit 101 transaction port 102 partition plate 105 shutter 106 depositing / dispensing chamber 107 upper belt transporter 109 stage 110 lower belt transporter 114 banknote stacking mechanism 114a butterfly 200 identification unit 300 intermediate pool unit 400 Safe 500 Safe 600 Banknote transport unit 601 Horizontal transport unit 602 Vertical transport unit 605 Reject gate 606 Horizontal transport motor 607 Vertical transport motor 700 Control unit 701 Bill detection circuit 702 CPU 703 Transmission circuit 704 Receiving circuit 706 Capacitor

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hidenori Tanaka 10-13-1, Nishibori, Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Mamiya OP Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Minoru Nakano 10-13-1, Nishibori, Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture (72) Inventor Koichi Goi 1-12-6 Higashi Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) 3R040 AA01 BA07 FA03 FA06 FB02 FG01

Claims (5)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A transaction port capable of batch-in and batch-out of a plurality of bills, a bill taking-in means for taking in the bills inserted in the transaction port above a metal partition member, Bill feeding means for feeding and conveying one by one toward, reject banknote collecting means for collecting the reject banknote below the metal partition member when the fed banknote is determined to be a reject banknote, and the metal partition A contact point for detecting the presence or absence of the captured banknote on the member, while being electrically separated from the metal partition member when the captured banknote is present, and the metal partition member when the captured banknote is not present. Electrically connected to the metal partition member based on a continuity check between the contact and the metal partition member. Bill receiving and dispensing apparatus characterized by comprising: a bill detecting means, the detecting the presence or absence of that uptake bill. 2. A bill stacking mechanism for stacking dispensed bills carried from said bill storage unit onto said metal partition member, wherein both end portions of said dispensed bills are placed on said metal partition member by a pair of metal butterflies. The bill detecting means further comprises: using the pair of metal butterflies as the contact points, and detecting the presence or absence of a bill on the metal partition member based on a continuity check between the metal butterflies. The bill receiving / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The bill detecting means includes: a pulse sending means for sending a pulse having a predetermined waveform from the one metal butterfly side; a pulse receiving means for receiving the pulse on the other metal butterfly side; and the pulse receiving means. A determination unit configured to determine the presence or absence of a bill on the partition member based on a reception signal of the unit.
Or the banknote depositing / dispensing device according to 2. 4. The bill input / output according to claim 3, wherein a capacitor for blocking a DC component is provided in each of the pulse transmission path on the one metal butterfly side and the pulse reception path on the other metal butterfly side. Gold equipment. 5. A control method in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the banknotes inserted into the transaction port are loaded on the metal partition member; A step of feeding one by one toward the bill storage unit and a step of, when it is determined that the fed bill is a reject bill, a step of accumulating the reject bill on the lower side of the metal partition member; and the metal butterfly. And a step of determining the presence or absence of a bill on the metal partition member based on a conduction check with the metal partition member, and a step of terminating the feeding of the bill when it is determined that there is no bill on the metal partition member. And a control method of the bill receiving / dispensing device.