JP2004110289A - Wall-embedded paper money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability in the insertion and taking out of paper moneys in a wall-embedded ATM. <P>SOLUTION: The wall-embedded ATM installed on the back faces of external walls WL and WU is composed of a host device consisting of a control unit 100 and a touch panel 11 and a paper money handling device. The paper money handling device is composed of an upper unit 300 having a money receiving/paying port, a cash box 500, a connecting unit 400 and a control unit 200. A conveyance path capable of conveying paper moneys back and forth is configured in the connecting unit 400, so that the upper unit 300 can be set so as to be extended forward from the frontmost face of the cash box 500. Thus, it is possible to set the money receiving/paying port to be nearer to a user UR, thereby improving the operability. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote handling device of a wall embedded type installed to be embedded in a wall surface.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Automatic teller machines (hereinafter, referred to as ATMs) are used by financial institutions for depositing and withdrawing from users. ATMs include a so-called wall-embedded type in which an opening is provided in an outer wall of a building or the like, and a pay-in / pay-out port is provided in the opening. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a conventional wall-embedded ATM. A side section is shown.
[0003]
The ATM includes an operation panel OP operated by the user UR and a bill handling device for depositing and withdrawing bills. In the example shown in the figure, the banknote handling apparatus includes an upper unit DU having a deposit / withdrawal slot SL and a safe CB for storing banknotes. The ATM can be operated from an opening provided between the outer walls WL1 and WU1. To avoid theft, the safe CB is covered with a rigid casing. In order to further strengthen the security surface, it is preferable to increase the thickness of the wall Th1.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the wall thickness is increased in a conventional wall-embedded ATM. As shown in the figure, the user operates the ATM from the front of the outer walls WL2 and WU2. Therefore, when the thickness Th2 of the outer wall is increased, the position of the deposit / withdrawal slot SL moves away from the user UR, making it difficult to deposit and withdraw. Was. In view of such a problem, an object of the present application is to ensure operability of a wall-embedded ATM even when the outer wall is thick.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in the wall-mounted banknote handling device, the deposit / withdrawal port for depositing / dispensing banknotes is arranged on the back of the wall, and is higher than the forefront of a safe for storing banknotes to be deposited / dispensed. , And extended further forward. The user deposits banknotes into the deposit and withdrawal port from the front of the wall, and takes out banknotes from the deposit and withdrawal port. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is a thick wall, it can install a cash-receipt-and-disbursement port close to a user, and can ensure the operability with respect to a cash-receipt-and-disbursement port.
[0006]
In the bill handling apparatus of the present invention, the cash slot and the safe may be integrally formed. In addition, the upper unit having the deposit and withdrawal port is separate from the safe (hereinafter, such a configuration is referred to as a "separable type"), and a connection for connecting a transport path for transporting bills between the upper unit and the safe. A unit may be provided. With this separate configuration, the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe can be flexibly changed, and operability can be ensured regardless of the thickness of the outer wall.
[0007]
Changing the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe can be realized by various methods. As a first aspect, a plurality of bill entrances through which bills enter and exit the upper unit are provided by changing the position in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the upper unit, and one of the bill entrances is provided depending on the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe. It may be selectable. In this case, the upper unit can be relatively moved to the front of the safe by selecting the bill entrance provided behind the upper unit without changing the connecting unit. Conversely, a plurality of bill entrances may be provided at different positions in the front-back direction of the upper surface of the safe, and any one of the bill entrances may be selected according to the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe.
[0008]
As a second mode, a connecting unit provided with a transport mechanism for transporting bills in the front-rear direction may be used. In this case, it is possible to change the transport length in the front-rear direction by exchanging the connection unit without changing the upper unit and the safe, and to change the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe. .
[0009]
In any of the above aspects, the connection unit used in the present invention is, for example, a main unit having two openings for transferring banknotes between the upper unit and the safe, and between the two openings, It can be constituted by a transport mechanism for transporting bills. In this case, it is preferable that the transport mechanism is configured to transport the banknote in the normal direction of the opening near at least one of the openings. By doing so, the bill is transferred between the connection unit, the upper unit, and the safe in a direction normal to the mounting surfaces of both, so that the possibility of the bill being jammed can be suppressed.
[0010]
This structure is particularly suitable for the second aspect described above, that is, application to a transport mechanism that transports bills in the front-rear direction. It is possible to easily maintain compatibility regarding the transfer of banknotes at the opening between various connection units having different transport distances in the front-rear direction.
[0011]
In the connection unit of the present invention, when the two openings are provided at positions displaced from each other in a direction along the surface of the main body facing the main body, the transport mechanism is configured to transfer a bill entering from one of the openings. It is necessary to transport the paper in the direction along the above-mentioned facing surface and discharge it from the other opening. As an example, a configuration in which a curved portion is provided in the transport mechanism, the transport direction of the bills entering from one opening is changed to a direction along a surface, and further, the direction is changed to the direction of the other opening, and then discharged. can do.
[0012]
As described above, in the case where there is a curved portion for changing the transport direction of the banknote in the middle, it is preferable that the radius of curvature of the curved portion is large, for example, it is set to be larger than １ ／ of the interval between the opposing surfaces. preferable. In addition, the curved portion of the transport mechanism may be configured to change the transport direction of the banknote in a range larger than 90 °, or may be configured to draw a substantially S-shaped cross section of the transport mechanism. According to these configurations, the radius of curvature of the curved portion can be increased, and jamming of bills in the transport mechanism can be suppressed.
[0013]
In the separation type bill handling device, when the connection unit is replaced, the transport time of the bill varies depending on the positional relationship between the upper unit and the safe. If the safe is provided with a plurality of storages for storing bills and a switching mechanism for switching a bill transport destination to each storage, a switching mechanism is provided to sort and store bills in each storage. Need to be controlled. At this time, it is desired that the storage destination can be appropriately controlled irrespective of the fluctuation of the transport time.
[0014]
Such control of the switching mechanism can be realized in various modes. As a first mode, when the switching mechanism is controlled based on the elapsed time after the bill has passed through the upper unit, the storage and the storage It is preferable to change the correspondence with time according to the length of the transport path in the connection unit. Since the change in the transfer time occurs in the connection unit, such control can compensate for the change in the transfer time and realize appropriate storage.
[0015]
The change of the correspondence between the storage and the elapsed time is, for example, stored in advance in accordance with the type of the connection unit, and by referring to this, the type of the connection unit used in the bill handling apparatus is referred to. The method can be performed by setting the elapsed time according to. The specification of the connection unit used may be input by the operation of the operator of the bill handling device, or the device itself may be automatically determined by referring to the identification mark individually provided in the connection unit. May be. As the identification mark, various means such as a dip switch and an IC chip for recording information for identifying the type of the connection unit by mechanical, optical or magnetic means can be used.
[0016]
As a second aspect, the control of the switching mechanism can adopt a method of detecting the entry of a banknote from the connection unit into the safe and controlling the switching mechanism based on the elapsed time after the entry. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the influence of the fluctuation of the transport time generated in the connecting unit, and it is possible to appropriately control the switching mechanism.
[0017]
The present invention can be configured in various modes such as a connection unit for realizing the above-described separation type, an ATM including the above-described banknote handling device, in addition to the mode as a banknote handling device. Further, the banknote handling device may be configured by a control method of a switching mechanism, a computer program for realizing the control by a computer, and a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded. Here, examples of the storage medium include a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a magneto-optical disk, an IC card, a ROM cartridge, a punched card, a printed matter on which a code such as a barcode is printed, and a computer internal storage device (RAM or ROM A variety of computer-readable media are available, such as a memory (e.g., memory) and external storage.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by dividing them into the following items.
A. System configuration:
B. Configuration of bill handling device:
C. Software configuration:
D. Transport control:
E. FIG. Modification:
[0019]
A. System configuration:
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ATM as an embodiment. The side sectional view of the installation state was shown. This ATM is a wall-embedded type. The ATM is installed on the back surface of the outer walls WL and WU, and the user UR operates the ATM through the openings of the outer walls WL and WU. For convenience of description, the side of the user UR with respect to the outer wall WL is referred to as a front side, and the back side is referred to as a rear side.
[0020]
The ATM is composed of a host device and a bill handling device. The host device has a control unit 100 and a touch panel 11. The touch panel 11 is arranged so as to face the user UR, provides information on deposits and withdrawals and other transactions to the user UR, and receives instructions from the user UR. The control unit 100 exchanges information with the financial institution and the bill handling device in accordance with an instruction from the touch panel 11, and executes a transaction. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the host device may be provided with a mechanism for handling various media required for transactions, such as a cash card, a passbook, and a statement.
[0021]
The bill handling device is a device for depositing and withdrawing bills in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 100 of the host device, and includes an upper unit 300, a safe 500, a connection unit 400, and a control unit 200. The upper unit 300 is a device that has a pay-in / pay-out port, and accepts bills from the user UR, supplies bills to the user UR, and the like. The safe 500 stores banknotes for depositing and withdrawing. In this embodiment, since the upper unit 300 and the safe 500 are formed separately, the connection unit 400 connects the paper money transport path between the two. The control unit 200 controls the operation of the upper unit 300 and the safe 500. For example, at the time of payment, the user UR transmits the counting result of the bills inserted into the upper unit 300 to the control unit 100 on the host device side, or stores these bills in the safe 500 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 100. Control. At the time of dispensing, the amount of money specified by the user UR on the touch panel 11 is received from the control unit 100, and control is performed to pay out the denomination and the number of bills from the safe 500 according to the amount.
[0022]
The upper unit 300 of the banknote handling apparatus is installed to protrude forward from the front of the safe 500. In the embodiment, a part of the upper unit 300 is mounted on the outer wall WL. The openings of the outer walls WL and WU are covered with the covers 12, 13, and 14, except for the opening 15 and the touch panel 11, which face the cash slot of the bill handling device.
[0023]
B. Configuration of bill handling device:
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the bill handling device. A side sectional view is shown. The upper unit 300 is provided with a deposit / withdrawal port 302 for depositing / dispensing bills. A shutter 301 that opens and closes automatically according to an instruction from the control unit 200 is attached to the upper surface of the deposit / withdrawal port 302. The discrimination unit 303 is a mechanism for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of a bill. The temporary storage 304 is a mechanism for temporarily storing bills at the time of payment. The transport mechanism 305 transports bills inside the upper unit 300.
[0024]
The transport mechanism 305 transports the bill inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 302 to the temporary storage 304 via the discriminating unit 303 when depositing. At this point, the discrimination unit 303 counts the amount of money received. This process is referred to as payment counting. When the user confirms the counted amount and instructs the deposit, the transport mechanism 305 draws out the banknote from the temporary storage 304 and conveys the banknote to the safe 500 via the discrimination unit 303. This process is called deposit storage. When dispensing, the transport mechanism 305 receives the banknote from the safe 500 and conveys the banknote to the deposit / withdrawal port 302 via the discrimination unit 303.
[0025]
The safe 500 is covered with robust housings 501, 502, 503 to prevent theft. A slit is provided between the housings 501 and 503 for a bill to enter and exit. Inside the safe 500, a recycle box 520 to 550 for storing banknotes for each denomination and a reject box 510 for storing banknotes unsuitable for recirculation, such as highly damaged banknotes, are set. In the safe 500, bills are transported along the transport path 560 by the power of a number of transport rollers 562. A transmission roller 561 for transmitting power to a connection unit 400 described below is provided near a slit provided at an upper portion of the safe 500.
[0026]
A movable wall 521 is provided in the recycle box 520, and the banknotes 522 are stored in alignment so as to be supported by the movable wall 521. In the present embodiment, the deposited banknotes are reused for the subsequent payment. At the entrance of the recycle box 520, a gate 523 for switching the destination of the bill between the recycle box 520 and another recycle box is provided. The other recycle boxes 530 to 550 have the same configuration as the recycle box 520.
[0027]
The main body 401 of the coupling unit 400 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and has an upper surface opening on the upper surface for exchanging bills with the upper unit 300 and a lower surface opening for exchanging bills with the safe 500 on the lower surface. Part. As shown, the upper surface opening is provided relatively front of the main body, and the lower surface opening is provided relatively rear of the main body. A transport mechanism 413 that transports bills between these openings is provided inside. The bill is transported by the plurality of transport rollers 412. The transport mechanism 413 transports the banknote in the normal direction of the opening near the upper opening and the lower opening, changes the transport direction by 90 ° between the two, and transports the bill in the horizontal direction.
[0028]
The transport roller 412 rotates by receiving power from the safe 500. A transmission roller 411 for receiving power from the safe 500 is provided at an opening on the lower surface of the connection unit 400. The transmission roller 411 and the transmission roller 561 of the safe 500 are connected to each other so that the transmission rollers 411 and 561 come into contact with each other and transmit power when the connection unit 400 is attached to the safe 500. It is attached so that a part may protrude. A gear may be attached to each of the transmission rollers 411 and 561, and power may be transmitted by meshing these gears.
[0029]
3 and 4 are enlarged views of the vicinity of the connection unit. In this embodiment, since the upper unit 300 and the safe 500 are configured separately, the positional relationship between the upper unit 300 and the safe 500 can be changed by exchanging the connection unit 400. FIG. 3 exemplifies a state in which the connection unit 400S having a short transport distance in the front-rear direction is attached. In this state, the distance DS from the front of the safe 500 to the front of the upper unit 300 is short. FIG. 4 illustrates a state where the connection unit 400L having a long transport distance in the front-rear direction is attached. In this state, distance DL from the front of safe 500 to the front of upper unit 300 is longer than distance DS in FIG. By replacing the connection unit in this manner, the upper unit 300 can be moved in the front-rear direction relative to the safe 500. Therefore, it is possible to install the upper unit 300 at a position where the user can easily operate according to the thickness of the outer wall of the building where the bill handling device is installed.
[0030]
C. Software configuration:
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing functional blocks of the ATM. The functional blocks of the control unit 100 on the host device side and the control unit 200 on the bill handling device side are shown. In the present embodiment, each of the control units 100 and 200 is configured as a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM therein, and each functional block has software functions by installing predetermined software in the ROM. Be composed. These functional blocks can be configured in hardware by a dedicated circuit or the like.
[0031]
In the control unit 100 of the higher-level device, each functional block operates under the control of the main control unit 110. The host communication unit 128 controls communication between the ATM and the host computer of the financial institution, which is required for transactions. The card handling mechanism control unit 126 controls a handling mechanism such as a cash card, and reads information from the cash card. The touch panel control unit 124 inputs and outputs information via the touch panel 11. The maintenance panel control unit 122 inputs and outputs information necessary for an administrator to perform maintenance work such as various settings and adjustments on the ATM. The transmission and reception of information during the maintenance work may be performed via the touch panel 11 or a maintenance-specific interface may be separately provided.
[0032]
The deposit / withdrawal instruction unit 112 issues a deposit / withdrawal instruction to the bill handling apparatus. For example, at the time of dispensing, the denomination and the number of coins to be dispensed are output to the bill handling device in accordance with the amount specified by the user. At the time of deposit, the amount counted by the bill handling device is received, displayed on the touch panel 11, and in accordance with the user's deposit instruction, the bill handling device is instructed to execute deposit storage.
[0033]
Each control block of the control unit 200 of the bill handling device operates under the control of the main control unit 210. The ATM communication unit 202 exchanges information with a higher-level device. The deposit and withdrawal control unit 228 controls each mechanism of the banknote handling device at the time of deposit counting, deposit storage, deposit and the like. The cash slot control unit 226 controls the opening and closing of the shutter 301 when receiving and taking out bills. The discrimination control unit 222 controls the operation of the discrimination unit 303. At the time of deposit counting, the discriminating denomination information is output to the deposit and withdrawal control unit 228, and at the time of depositing and receiving, the denomination information of the banknote that has passed through the discriminating unit 303 is output to the transport control unit 224. The transport control unit 224 controls the gate based on the denomination information, and stores the banknote in a recycle box corresponding to the denomination. At this time, switching of the gate is controlled based on the gate timing table 225.
[0034]
The gate timing table 225 is a table in which the timing at which the gate is switched for each denomination (hereinafter, referred to as gate timing) is stored in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the gate timing uses a delay time from when the bill passes through the discrimination unit 303 to when the bill reaches the vicinity of the entrance of the safe 500. The transport control unit 224 considers that the bill has passed the discrimination unit 303 at the time when the above-mentioned denomination information is received, and switches the gate according to the denomination information when the delay time has elapsed. By doing so, the banknotes are stored in the recycle box corresponding to the denomination.
[0035]
The gate timing differs depending on the type of the connection unit. In the connection unit 400S with a short conveyance distance shown in FIG. 3 and the connection unit 400L with a long conveyance distance shown in FIG. 4, the time from the passage of the discrimination unit 303 until the bill reaches the entrance of the safe 500 is reduced. Because it is different. In the present embodiment, the gate timing is stored in the gate timing table 225 according to the type of the connection unit. The transfer control unit 224 controls the gate by using the gate timing corresponding to the type of the connected connection unit.
[0036]
The type of the connected unit is manually set by an administrator. In the present embodiment, the maintenance panel control unit 122 presents a list of connected units registered in the gate timing table 225 to a maintenance panel, and the administrator selects this from the list to make this setting. It was done. The connection unit itself may be provided with an identification mark such as a dip switch, and the bill handling device may automatically recognize the type of the connection unit using the identification mark.
[0037]
D. Transport control:
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the transport control at the time of depositing and storing. This is a process executed by the control unit 200 in response to an instruction to store money. When this process is started, the control unit 200 first reads the gate timing T from the gate timing table 225 (Step S10). As described above, the gate timing T is read in accordance with the type of the connection unit, such as t1 for the connection unit 400S and t2 for the connection unit 400L.
[0038]
Next, the control unit 200 controls the transport mechanism to sequentially pay out bills from the temporary storage (Step S12). This bill passes through the discrimination section 303 and is conveyed to the safe 500. When detecting the passage of the discrimination unit 303 (Step S14), the control unit 200 switches the gate in the safe according to the gate timing so that the banknote is transported to the recycle box corresponding to the denomination (Step S14). Step S16). Since the banknotes are successively conveyed from the temporary storage, the control unit 200 repeats the above processing until the storage of all the banknotes is completed (step S18), and the deposit storage processing is completed.
[0039]
According to the ATM of the embodiment described above, since the upper unit 300 protrudes forward relative to the safe 500, the operability of the user UR is ensured even when the thickness Th of the outer wall WL is large. be able to. Since the overhang of the upper unit 300 can be adjusted by replacing the connecting unit, operability can be ensured regardless of the thickness of the outer wall.
[0040]
E. FIG. Modification:
Various modifications are conceivable for the connecting unit. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a first modification. The connecting unit 400A having a short transport distance in the front-rear direction and the connecting unit 400B having a long transport distance are shown. As shown, the transport paths 413A and 413B of the connection units 400A and 400B transport bills diagonally. However, in the vicinity of the upper surface openings SA2 and SB2 for receiving bills from the upper units 300A and 300B, and in the vicinity of the lower surface opening S1 for transferring bills to the safe 500, the bills are in the normal direction of the openings (vertical direction in the figure). Transported to By transporting bills in the normal direction of the opening at these portions, jamming of bills at the time of transfer between different units can be suppressed. By setting the transport paths 413A and 413B diagonally, the radius of curvature of the curved portion that changes the transport direction obliquely from the vicinity of the opening is increased compared to the case where bills are transported in the horizontal direction as in the embodiment. Therefore, there is also an advantage that paper jam at the curved portion can be easily avoided.
[0041]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a second modification. In the connection unit 400C of the second modification, the transport path 413C is defined in a substantially S-shape using transport rollers 412C and 414C having a relatively large diameter. As in the first modification, the bills are conveyed in the areas S11 and S12 near the opening in the normal direction of the opening. The bills conveyed from the opening into the connection unit 400C are changed in the conveyance direction at an angle θ larger than 90 ° at the portions of the conveyance rollers 412 and 414C. In the case where the transport direction is changed in the horizontal direction as in the embodiment, if a curved portion is formed by a single roller, the radius of curvature is restricted to 1/4 or less of the thickness H of the connection unit 400C. By arranging the transport rollers 412 and 414C as in the second modification, the curvature radius R can be increased without such restrictions. As a result, it is easier to avoid paper jam at the curved portion.
[0042]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a third modification. In the third modification, the housing 503A of the safe 500A has a portion 503U that covers a part of the upper part of the safe. The connection unit 400D has a protrusion 420D that fits into a slit formed by the housing 503A. With this configuration, the area of the opening of the safe 500A can be reduced as compared with the embodiment, and the security effect can be enhanced.
[0043]
In the embodiment, the control for switching the gate according to the elapsed time after passing through the discrimination unit 303 is illustrated. An entry sensor that detects the entry of a bill may be provided near the opening of the safe 500, and the gate may be switched based on the elapsed time since the entry of the bill. In this case, the gate switching timing can be fixed regardless of the type of the connection unit.
[0044]
Although various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it goes without saying that various configurations can be adopted without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment and the modified example, the bill handling apparatus in which the upper unit and the safe are configured as separate bodies is illustrated, but both may be integrally configured.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is a thick wall, it can install a cash-receipt-and-disbursement port close to a user, and can ensure the operability with respect to a deposit-and-disbursement port.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ATM as an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the bill handling device.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a connection unit.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a connection unit.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing functional blocks of an ATM.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a transport control at the time of receiving and storing money.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a first modified example;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a second modified example.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view illustrating a connecting unit as a third modified example.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a conventional wall-embedded ATM.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state where the wall thickness is increased in a conventional wall-embedded ATM.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 ... Touch panel
12, 13, 14 ... cover
15 ... Opening
100 ... control unit
110 ... Main control unit
112 ... Deposit and withdrawal instruction unit
122: Maintenance panel control unit
124 ... Touch panel control unit
126: Card handling mechanism control unit
128 Host communication unit
200 ... Control unit
210: Main control unit
222: Discrimination control unit
224 ... Transport control unit
225 ... Gate timing table
226 ... Payment / payment port control unit
228: Deposit / withdrawal control unit
300, 300A, 300B ... upper unit
301 ... Shutter
302 ... Deposit and withdrawal port
303: Identification section
304: Temporary storage
305 ... Transport mechanism
400, 400A, 400B, 400C, 400D, 400S, 400L ... connecting unit
401 ... body
411: Transmission roller
412, 412C: transport roller
413: Transport mechanism
413A, 413B, 413C ... conveyance path
420D ... convex part
500, 500A ... safe
501, 502, 503, 503A ... housing
510 ... Reject storage
520 to 550 ... Recycle box
521: movable wall
522: Banknote
523 ... Gate
530 ... Recycle box
560: conveyance path
561: Transmission roller
562: transport roller

Claims (8)

A wall-embedded bill handling device that is installed so as to be embedded in a wall surface and deposits and withdraws bills,
A deposit and withdrawal port for depositing and dispensing the banknote from the front of the wall,
A safe installed on the back of the wall, for storing the bills to be paid in and out,
The banknote handling device, wherein the cash slot is provided so as to protrude further forward than the forefront of the safe. The bill handling device according to claim 1,
An upper unit comprising the deposit and withdrawal port, and configured separately from the safe;
A bill handling device comprising: a connection unit that connects a transport path for transporting the bill between the upper unit and the safe. It is a bill handling device according to claim 2,
The connection unit,
A body having two openings for transferring bills between the upper unit and the safe;
A transport mechanism for transporting bills between the two openings,
The banknote handling device, wherein the transport mechanism is configured to transport the banknote in at least one of the openings in a direction normal to the opening. It is a bill handling device according to claim 2,
In the connection unit,
The two openings are provided on opposite surfaces of the main body at positions shifted from each other in a direction along the surface,
The bill handling device, wherein the transport mechanism has a curved portion for changing a transport direction of the bill with a radius of curvature larger than 1/4 of an interval between the facing surfaces. It is a bill handling device according to claim 2,
The two openings are provided on opposite surfaces of the main body at positions shifted from each other in a direction along the surface,
The bill handling device, wherein the transport mechanism has a curved portion that changes a transport direction of the bill within a range greater than 90 °. It is a bill handling device according to claim 2,
The safe is
A plurality of storages for storing the bills,
A switching mechanism for switching a destination of the bill to each storage,
A switching control unit that controls the switching mechanism based on an elapsed time after the bill has passed through the upper unit, so that the transport destination is a storage specified by the upper unit;
A banknote handling device comprising: a timing change unit configured to change a correspondence relationship between the storage and the elapsed time according to a length of a conveyance path in the connection unit. It is a bill handling device of Claim 6, Comprising:
The timing change unit,
A timing storage unit that stores the correspondence between the storage and the elapsed time in advance according to the type of the connection unit;
A specific information input unit for inputting information for specifying the type of the connection unit used in the bill handling device,
A bill handling device comprising: an elapsed time setting unit that sets an elapsed time to be used for control of the switching control unit with reference to the timing storage unit based on the specific information. It is a bill handling device according to claim 2,
The safe is
A plurality of storages for storing the bills,
A switching mechanism for switching the destination of the bill to each storage,
From the connection unit, comprising an entry detection unit that detects the entry of banknotes into the safe,
A bill handling device comprising: a switching control unit that controls the switching mechanism based on an elapsed time after the bill has entered the safe, so that the transport destination is a storage designated by the upper unit. .

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