JP4654268B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve the operation efficiency of a clerk during maintenance and use, there is provided a bill receiving and dispensing apparatus including: a receiving/dispensing port (20) through which a bill put in is received or a bill is discharged; a bill determination section (30) which determines a bill; a temporary storage box (40) which temporarily stores the bill accepted through the receiving/dispensing port (20); a stacker (71a-71d) which accommodates the received bill and/or the bill to be discharged; a stacker transport path portion (8) including a first bill transport path (51h) through which a bill is transported from and/or to the stacker (71a-71d); a second bill transport path (51a-51g) through which a bill is transported to the receiving/dispensing port (20), the bill determination section (30), the temporary storage box (40) and the first bill transport path (51h) of the stacker transport path portion (8); and a mounting/demounting means which mounts and demounts the stacker transport path portion (8).

Description

  In the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, the present invention improves operability when the stacker is attached / detached and maintainability when an abnormality such as a jam occurs in the stacker or stacker transport path portion stored in the safe. For effective technology.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, banknote depositing / dispensing devices mounted on automatic teller machines such as ATMs and CDs installed in stores such as financial institutions and convenience stores have placed a stacker for storing banknotes at the bottom of the banknote depositing / dispensing device. A structure is adopted in which a stacker is stored in a stacker storage unit (tray), and a tray that stores a plurality of stackers and a stacker transport path that transports banknotes from the plurality of stackers are stored and stored in a safe as a lower unit. On the other hand, mechanism units such as a banknote deposit / withdrawal port and a banknote discriminating unit are generally collected at the upper part of the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus and arranged as an upper unit.

  In the maintenance and operation of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus taking such a form, the clerk slides, pulls out or pushes out the lower unit, and opens and closes the stacker conveyance path portion disposed above the tray of the lower unit. It has become common to perform detachment and removal of jammed banknotes.

  As such a conventional device, for example, a bill deposit / withdrawal device disclosed in JP-A-2006-111446 (Patent Document 1) has been proposed.

JP 2006-111446 A

  In the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, in order to attach and detach the stacker, the clerk needs to open the stacker conveyance path portion disposed above the tray after pulling the lower unit out of the safe. is there. The stacker transport path section is configured as a common transport path for all stackers, and its weight tends to increase. For these reasons, the operability for attaching and detaching the stacker is very poor, and the work efficiency of the staff is reduced.

  In addition, in order to ensure operability when the stacker is attached / detached, the stacker conveyance path portion may be formed integrally with the upper unit, and only the tray may be slidable in the safe. In this case, since there is a restriction that the opening area of the safe cannot be increased in order to ensure security, a connection transport path that connects the stacker inside the safe and the stacker upper transport path arranged outside the safe is arranged for each stacker. Need to do. Further, when an abnormality such as a jam occurs in the connection conveyance path, an operation such as pulling out the upper unit and removing a jammed bill from the lower surface of the upper unit is required. Further, when the tray is pulled out from the banknote depositing / dispensing device, the banknote remaining due to jam or the like may fall into the safe. For these reasons, maintainability is poor, and the work efficiency of the staff is reduced.

  The objective of this invention is providing the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which makes it possible to improve the working efficiency of the staff in a maintenance and operation | use by making the stacker conveyance path part of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus removable.

  The above object of the present invention is to receive and insert banknotes or to discharge banknotes, to determine banknotes, and to temporarily store banknotes received by banknotes. A stacker for storing received banknotes and / or banknotes to be discharged, a stacker transport path section having a first banknote transport path for transporting banknotes from / to the stacker and / or transporting banknotes to the stacker, a deposit / withdrawal port, Achieved by a banknote depositing / dispensing device comprising a banknote discriminating section, a temporary storage box, a second banknote transport path for transporting banknotes to the first banknote transport path of the stacker transport path section, and an attaching / detaching means for attaching / detaching the stacker transport path section. Is done.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of the staff by improving the operability of attaching / detaching the stacker and improving the maintainability in the jam removal or the like.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of the automatic teller machine 101. FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the automatic teller machine 101. An automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 that performs processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer using a card, bill, and statement slip as a medium will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  The automatic teller machine 101 displays a card / detail slip processing unit 102 for processing a user's transaction card and transaction statement slip, a passbook processing unit 103 for processing a passbook, a casing 101c covering the device, and information necessary for a customer. Or a customer operation unit 105 for inputting necessary information, a banknote depositing device 1 for depositing banknotes, an external interface unit 106 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the outside, a clerk operation unit 108 used by a clerk during maintenance, and basic information on each device And a storage unit 109 that stores programs and the like, a main body control unit 107 that controls these, and a power supply unit 110 that supplies power to each of the above units. In FIG. 1, the interface unit 106, the clerk operation unit 108, the storage unit 109, the main body control unit 107, and the power supply unit 110 are omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 mounted on the automatic teller machine 101 of FIG. The right side of FIG. 3 corresponds to the front side of the device where the user stands at the time of transaction.

  The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is roughly divided into an upper unit 1a and a lower unit 1b. The upper unit 1a mainly collects mechanisms necessary for exchange of banknotes with users. The lower unit 1b is provided with a plurality of stackers in the safe 10 for storing banknotes deposited in deposit transactions or banknotes to be dispensed in withdrawal transactions. Hereinafter, the details of the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1b will be described.

  The upper unit 1a includes a deposit / withdrawal port 20 that accepts and discharges banknotes, a banknote discriminating unit 30 that discriminates banknotes, a temporary storage 40 that temporarily stores the deposited banknotes until a transaction is established, It is comprised from the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 60 which accommodates the banknote which is not used for and the control part 19 which controls each part. In FIG. 3, the control unit 19 is omitted. Moreover, the deposit / withdrawal port 20 has a partition plate 20a that can be moved according to processing, and the front of the partition plate 20a is a bill feeding portion and the rear is a bill stacking portion.

  Then, the banknote conveyance path (it is also called 2nd banknote conveyance path) which conveys a banknote to each part of the upper unit 1a is demonstrated. The banknote transport path includes a plurality of transport paths and a sorting gate that sorts the banknotes to be transported according to destinations. The banknote transport path of the upper unit 1a includes transport paths 51a and 51b that connect the banknote feeding section of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the banknote determination section 30, a transport path 51c that connects the distribution gate 50a and the banknote determination section 30, and a distribution gate 50a. A transport path 51d that connects the sorting gate 50b, a transport path 51e that connects the sorting gate 50b and the temporary storage 40, a transport path 51f that connects the sorting gate 50b and the banknote stacking unit at the deposit / withdrawal port, a sorting gate 50a, and the reject store 60 It is comprised from the conveyance path 51g which connects. Hereinafter, the banknote conveyance path of the upper unit 1 a is collectively referred to as a banknote conveyance path 51. A sorting gate 50c for sorting bills to the lower unit 1b is provided in the middle of the transport paths 51a and 51b that connect the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the bill discriminating unit 30. Below the sorting gate 50c, a connection transport path 57 for delivering bills to the lower unit 1b is provided in the safe 10.

  Next, the lower unit 1b will be described. The lower unit 1b stored in the safe 10 is a stacker storage unit 9 (also referred to as a tray) on which stackers 71a to 71d for storing banknotes according to denomination and a dedicated storage 61 for storing banknotes not to be recycled are mounted. The stackers 71a to 71d and the stacker transport path 8 disposed on the upper side of the dedicated storage 61 are configured. The stacker transport path section 8 includes a transport path 51h (also referred to as a first banknote transport path), and the stacker 71a to 71d and the dedicated storage 61 in the stacker 71a to 71d and the dedicated storage 61 in the banknote entrance. It consists of sorting gates 50d to 50h for sorting bills to be stored in each. The stacker transport path unit 8 of the present embodiment transports banknotes from the stackers 71 a to 71 d to the connection transport path 57 and also transports banknotes from the connection transport path 57 to the stackers 71 a to 71 d and the dedicated storage 61. It is. Note that at least the transport path 51b, the transport path 51c, the transport path 51d, the transport path 51e, and the connection transport path 57 are also configured as bidirectional transport paths that can transport bills in either the front or back direction. Since the conveyance direction differs depending on the configuration and use of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device, the conveyance direction is not limited to the conveyance direction described in the present embodiment. In addition, a sensor for monitoring the conveyance of banknotes is provided in the conveyance path, and it is possible to detect the occurrence of a jam or the like.

  These upper unit 1a and lower unit 1b are respectively fastened to the automatic teller machine 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown). By releasing the lock mechanism, the upper unit 1a or the lower unit 1b can be pulled out of the apparatus in order to remove jammed banknotes and attach / detach the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage box 61, respectively. In particular, since the lower unit 1b or the tray 9 is stored in the safe, the attendant opens the safe door 10a, pulls it in the direction 15a, removes the jammed banknotes in the stacker transport path 8, and stackers 71a to 71d and Replenishment / collection of banknotes in the dedicated storage 61 is performed. Further, after the work is completed, the clerk returns the lower unit 1b or the tray 9 to the direction 15b, closes the safe door 10a, and finishes the work.

  FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 described with reference to FIG.

  The control part 19 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is connected to the main body control part 107 of the automatic teller machine 101 via a line, and performs control according to a command from the main body control part 107. The control unit 19 transmits the state of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1 to the main body control unit 107 and controls each unit according to the transaction and processing of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1. In addition, the deposit / withdrawal port 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1, the banknote discrimination | determination part 30, temporary storage 40 (it is also called temporary storage part), the banknote conveyance path 51, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 60, the storage exclusive storage 61, stackers 71a-71d, etc. The unit is operated when a drive motor (not shown), an electromagnetic solenoid, and the like are driven and controlled by the control unit 19.

  Next, a deposit transaction process and a withdrawal transaction process which are main processes of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 will be described.

  First, the deposit transaction process will be described. The banknotes drawn out from the deposit / withdrawal port 20 are conveyed to the banknote determination unit 30 through the conveyance paths 51a and 51b. The conveyed bill is discriminated by a sensor or the like mounted on the bill discriminating unit 30 for its authenticity or damage state. Further, the control unit 19 counts the number of each banknote based on the banknote discrimination result, determines whether or not the banknote is accepted, and determines the transport destination, and stores the authenticity of the banknote as banknote information in a storage unit (not shown). And the state of damage, the acceptability of banknotes, and the transport destination are stored. The discriminated banknote is transported to the sorting gate 50b by the transport path 51c via the sorting gate 50a.

  The banknotes conveyed to the sorting gate 50b are sorted based on the banknote information stored in the storage unit described above. That is, the banknote which can be received in banknote information is conveyed to the temporary storage 40 via the conveyance path 51e, and is temporarily stored. On the other hand, unacceptable banknotes are conveyed to a banknote stacking unit formed at the rear part of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and accumulated as reject banknotes in the deposit process.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 1 determines the order of the banknotes once stored in the temporary storage 40 when the counted amount of banknotes is confirmed by the user (determined as deposit transaction OK). Are fed out to the bidirectional transport path 51e in the reverse order. The banknotes fed out to the transport path 51e are transported in the opposite direction to when they are stored, and pass through the sorting gate 50a, the bill discriminating unit 30, and the transport path 51b, and according to the sorting gate 50c switched to the connection transport path 57 direction. And conveyed to the lower unit. The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 1 switches the sorting gates 50d to 50h so that the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 1 transports the banknotes transported to the lower unit to a transport destination stored in a storage unit (not shown), and the reject bank 60 or the stackers 71a to 71d. The crab is transported and stored, and the deposit transaction process is completed.

  Next, the withdrawal transaction process will be described. In the withdrawal transaction process, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 uses a predetermined number of banknotes from the stackers 71a to 71d in which banknotes are stored according to denomination based on the withdrawal information input from the customer operation unit 105 to the user. To pay out. The fed banknotes are transported in the order of the transport path 51h, the transport path 57, the transport path 51b, and the banknote discriminating unit 30, and are discriminated one by one by the banknote discriminating unit 30. Moreover, the control part 19 counts the number of sheets for every kind of banknote based on the discrimination result of banknotes, and determines whether or not the banknotes can be withdrawn and the transport destination. The banknotes determined not to be withdrawn are transported to the reject store 60 and accumulated according to the sorting gate 50a switched to the reject store 60 direction. On the other hand, banknotes determined to be able to be withdrawn are transported to the banknote stacking unit of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 via the sorting gates 50a and 50b and accumulated. The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 1 opens the shutter on the upper surface of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 to release the banknotes accumulated in the banknote accumulation unit of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 to the user, and ends the withdrawal transaction process.

  Then, the attachment / detachment means of the stacker conveyance path part 8 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is demonstrated. Below, the structure which consists of a holding mechanism and its receiving part is demonstrated as an example of an attachment / detachment means.

  FIG. 5 is a side view showing details of the lower unit 1 b of the banknote depositing and dispensing device 1. The tray 9 of the lower unit 1b has parts 11a to 11g (hereinafter collectively referred to as a holding mechanism 11) for attaching and detaching the stacker conveyance path 8 and the safe 10 is a part for attaching and detaching the stacker conveyance path 8. 12a to 12g (hereinafter collectively referred to as holding mechanism 12). In addition, the stacker conveyance path unit 8 includes receivers 8 a to 8 d for being held by the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12. The holding mechanism 11 and its receiving portions 8a and 8b are also called first attaching / detaching means, and the holding mechanism 12 and its receiving portions 8d and 8c are also called second attaching / detaching means.

  The holding mechanism 11 includes holding members 11b and 11c, rotation fulcrums 11d and 11e, pins 11f and 11g, and operation members 11a connected to the holding members 11b and 11c via the pins 11f and 11g, respectively. The holding members 11 b and 11 c rotate around the rotation fulcrums 11 d and 11 e attached to the tray 9 and hold the receiving portions 8 a and 8 b provided in the stacker conveyance path portion 8.

The holding mechanism 12 includes holding members 12b and 12c, rotation fulcrums 11d and 11e, pins 12f and 12g, and operation members 12a connected through the holding members 12b and 12c and pins 12f and 12g, respectively. The holding members 12b and 12c rotate around the rotation fulcrums 12d and 12e attached to the safe 10, and hold the receiving portions 8c and 8d provided in the stacker conveyance path portion 8.
In addition, the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 include pull-out limiting mechanisms 13a and 13b that limit or permit the release of the holding state of the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 by operating an actuator (not shown).

  In addition, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1 includes a slide rail 24 for an attendant to easily pull out the tray 9 and a cable guide 23 that prevents the cable from sliding when the tray 9 is pulled out. ing.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing the attaching and detaching operations of the stackers 71a to 71d and the exclusive storage 61.

  Hereinafter, the movement of each mechanism of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, a staff member attaches / detaches the stackers 71a to 71d or the dedicated storage 61 in order to take out the banknotes stored in the stackers 71a to 71d and the dedicated storage 61 or to replenish the stackers 71a to 71d with the banknotes. An example of this will be described.

  When attaching and detaching the stackers 71a to 71d and the dedicated storage 61, the clerk opens the safe door 10a and moves the operation unit 11a in the direction of the arrow 14a, so that the holding members 11b and 11c are centered on the rotation fulcrums 11d and 11e. Rotating in the directions of the arrows 15a and 15b, the holding portions 11b and 11c of the receiving portions 8a and 8b formed in the stacker transport path portion 8 are released. Thereby, the clerk can pull out the stacker transport path 8 and the tray 9 of the lower unit 1b separately. Subsequently, the clerk releases a lock mechanism (not shown) that fastens the lower unit 1b to the automatic teller machine 101, and pulls out the tray 9 in the direction of the arrow 16a (outside the safe 10).

  The clerk pulls out the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage box 61 from the tray 9 drawn out of the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 17a to take out the stored banknotes, or replenishes the stackers 71a to 71d with banknotes, The stackers 71a to 71d or the dedicated storage 61 is stored in the tray 9 in the direction of the arrow 17b.

  The clerk stores the tray 9 storing the stackers 71a to 71d or the dedicated storage 61 in the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 16b, and locks the operation unit 11a with the arrow by using the lock mechanism (not shown). Operate in the opposite direction to 14a. As a result, the holding members 11b and 11c rotate about the rotation fulcrums 11d and 11e in directions opposite to the arrows 15a and 15b, respectively, and hold the receiving portions 8a and 8b of the stacker transport path portion 8. The clerk closes the safe door 10a to finish taking out the banknotes stored in the stackers 71a to 71d and the dedicated storage 61 or replenishing the stackers 71a to 71d with banknotes.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing an attaching / detaching operation when the stacker transport path 8 and the tray 9 are integrated, that is, in the state of the lower unit 1b. 7A is a view of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1 as viewed from the side as in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating the lower unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1 in FIG. It is the figure seen from the right side (front side of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1) of a).

  Hereinafter, the movement of each mechanism of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, a description will be given of an example of a recovery process when an abnormality such as a jam occurs in the stacker conveyance path unit 8.

  In the case of recovering from an abnormality such as a jam occurring in the stacker transport path 8, the attendant opens the safe door 10a and operates the operation unit 12a in the direction of the arrow 14b, so that the holding members 12b and 12c are rotated fulcrums 12d and 12e. Is rotated in the directions of arrows 15c and 15d, and the holding members 12b and 12c of the receiving portions 8c and 8d formed in the stacker conveyance path portion 8 are released. As a result, the stacker transport path 8 and the tray 9 can be pulled out as a single unit, that is, in the state of the lower unit 1b.

  Further, the clerk releases the lock mechanism (not shown) that fastens the lower unit 1b to the automatic teller machine 101, and pulls out the lower unit 1b in the direction of the arrow 16a (outside the safe 10). The clerk opens the stacker transport path 8 constituting the lower unit 1b in the direction of the arrow 18, and removes the jammed bills from the transport path 51h and the sorting gates 50d to 50h configured in the stacker transport path 8. As a result, it is possible to easily perform an abnormality recovery process in the event of a jam.

  After removing the jammed banknotes, the clerk closes the stacker transport path 8 in the direction opposite to the arrow 18 and stores the lower unit 1b in the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 16b. After locking to 101, the operation unit 12a is moved in the direction opposite to the arrow 14b. As a result, the holding members 12b and 12c rotate about the rotation fulcrums 12d and 12e in directions opposite to the arrows 15c and 15d, respectively, and hold the receiving portions 8c and 8d formed in the stacker conveyance path portion 8. The clerk closes the safe door 10a to end the abnormality recovery process due to jam or the like.

  FIG. 8 is a control flow in the case where the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1 includes withdrawal restriction mechanisms 13 a and 13 b (FIG. 5) that restrict and permit release of the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12.

  When the holding mechanism 11 is released by the clerk, the control unit 19 detects the holding release of the holding mechanism 11 by a detection unit (not shown) (S201: YES), and the holding restriction mechanism 13a holds the holding mechanism 12. The release is restricted (S202). As a result, the stacker transport path 8 is held in the safe 10, and the staff can pull out only the tray 9. When the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage dedicated storage 61 are attached and detached, the stacker transport path 8 is opened and closed. Operation is unnecessary and operability is improved. After taking out and replenishing banknotes, the clerk stores the tray 9 in the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 16b in FIG. 6, locks it to the automatic teller machine 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown), and then transports the stacker by the holding mechanism 11. The road portion 8 is held.

  The control unit 19 detects the holding of the stacker conveyance path unit 8 by the holding mechanism 11 by a detection unit (not shown) (S203: YES), and permits the holding mechanism 12 to release the holding (S204). The clerk closes the safe door 10a and finishes the work.

  Further, when the holding mechanism 12 is released by the clerk, the control unit 19 detects the holding release of the holding mechanism 12 by a detection unit (not shown) (S205: YES), and the pull-out limiting mechanism 13a detects the holding mechanism 11 of the holding mechanism 11. The holding release is limited (S206). By limiting the holding release of the holding mechanism 11 by the drawer limiting mechanism 13b, the stacker transport path portion 8 and the tray 9 can be reliably integrated and pulled out as the lower unit 1b. As a result, the clerk can easily remove jammed banknotes and the like from the stacker transport path 8 and the maintainability is improved. After removing the jammed banknotes, the clerk stores the lower unit 1b in the safe 10 in the direction of the arrow 16b in FIG. 7, locks it to the automatic teller machine 101 by a lock mechanism (not shown), and then stacks the stacker by the holding mechanism 12. The conveyance path unit 8 is held.

  The control unit 19 detects the holding of the stacker conveyance path unit 8 by the holding mechanism 12 by a detection unit (not shown) (S207: YES), and permits the holding mechanism 12 to release the holding (S208). The clerk closes the safe door 10a and finishes the work.

  Note that the holding release restriction by the pull-out restriction mechanisms 13a and 13b is performed by exclusive control for restricting the other holding release by detecting the release of the holding of either the holding mechanism 11 or the holding mechanism 12 of the clerk. It was decided. In other words, the control unit that exclusively controls the restriction or permission of the attachment / detachment by the first attachment / detachment means and the attachment / detachment by the second attachment / detachment means is provided, but the condition for the restriction or permission is not limited thereto.

  For example, when a jam is detected in the banknote transport path 51, the holding release of the holding mechanism 12 may be restricted. Further, when the clerk gives an instruction to take out banknotes from the dedicated storage 61 or the stackers 71a to 71d or replenish banknotes to the stackers 71a to 71d from the clerk operation screen, the holding release of the holding mechanism 11 is restricted. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, when releasing the holding, the operation direction of the operation unit 11a of the holding mechanism 11 (14a) and the operation direction of the operation unit 12a of the holding mechanism 12 (14a) are reversed to operate the staff member. It becomes possible to reduce mistakes. In addition, when not only the said embodiment but the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 hold | maintain receiving part 8a-d or cancel | releases holding | maintenance, the operation direction of the operation part 11a of the holding mechanism 11 and the operation part 12a of the holding mechanism 12 The operation direction may be any direction.

  In the above embodiment, the holding members 11b and 11c are mechanically connected by the operation portion 11a, and the holding members 12b and 12c are mechanically connected by the operation portion 12a, so that the attachment and detachment can be performed at low cost. Means can be realized. However, the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which a plurality of holding members and operation units are mechanically connected, and the control unit 19 controls the attachment / detachment means in response to a command from the clerk operation unit 108 and the like, so that the stacker transport path It is good also as a form which attaches / detaches a part.

  In the above embodiment, since the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 are mechanically connected, the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12 are provided on the tray 9 and the safe 10 having a large installation space. Although the sections 8 a to 8 d are provided in the stacker transport path section 8 having a small installation space, the holding mechanisms 11 and 12 may be provided in the stacker transport path section 8, and the receiving sections may be provided in the tray 9 and the safe 10. Further, the receiving portions 8 a to 8 d may be a holding mechanism that is used in common by the holding mechanism 11 and the holding mechanism 12. Furthermore, it is good also as a holding mechanism in which the holding part 8a-8d is not provided and the upper conveyance path 8 is directly held by the holding mechanism.

  Moreover, since this embodiment has a structure in which only the stacker transport path portion 8 from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 is detachable, when a failure occurs in the stacker transport path portion 8, only the stacker transport path portion 8 is replaced. Maintenance is also possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the attachment / detachment means for attaching / detaching the stacker conveyance path portion 8 to / from the tray 9 has been described. However, when the stackers 71 a to 71 d are not accommodated in the tray 9, the attachment / detachment means is the stacker conveyance path portion 8. The stackers 71a to 71d may be attached and detached. Further, the attachment / detachment means for attaching / detaching the stacker transport path 8 to / from the safe 10 has been described. However, when the lower unit 1b is not stored in the safe 10, the stacker transport path 8 may be attached to / detached from the upper unit 1a. Good.

  As mentioned above, this embodiment should just be what attaches or detaches or separates stacker conveyance way part 8 from bill depositing / withdrawing device 1 by attaching and detaching means which consists of a holding mechanism etc. In particular, the stacker transport path 8 that has been treated as an integral part of either the upper unit 1a or the lower unit 1b has a structure that is independent from both the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1b, and can be attached to and detached from either. By providing the attaching / detaching mechanism, it is possible to change the arrangement of the stacker conveyance path portion according to the work of the clerk, and to improve the work efficiency of the clerk.

  In the present embodiment, the stacker transport path 8 is attached to or detached from the tray 9 by attaching / detaching means, or the stacker transport path 8 is attached to or detached from the safe 10. That's fine. In particular, by providing an attachment / detachment means for making the stacker transport path 8 detachable inside the safe 10, it is possible to remove jammed banknotes when being pulled out as the lower unit 1 b without providing a plurality of connection transport paths 57 in the safe 10. Can be facilitated.

  More specifically, when the stackers 71a to 71d and the storage box 61 are attached / detached, the stacker transport path 8 is left in the safe 10 of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1, only the tray 9 is pulled out, and an abnormal process such as jamming is performed. It is sufficient that the tray 9 and the stacker upper conveyance path 8 are pulled out integrally. As a result, the operability of the staff can be improved by improving the operability of attaching and detaching the stacker and improving the maintainability in removing jams and the like.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the automatic teller machine 101. FIG. It is a control block diagram which shows the control relationship of the automatic teller machine 101. FIG. It is a side view of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1. It is a block diagram which shows the control relationship of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus. It is a figure which shows this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the attachment / detachment operation | movement of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the attachment / detachment operation | movement of this embodiment. It is a control flow figure of drawer limiting mechanisms 13a and 13b of an embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Banknote deposit apparatus, 1a: Upper unit, 1b: Lower unit, 8: Stacker conveyance path part, 8a-8d: Receiving part, 9: Tray, 10: Safe, 10a: Safe door, 11: Holding mechanism, 11a: Operation part, 11b, 11c: Holding member, 11d, 11e: Rotating fulcrum, 11f, 11g: Pin, 12: Holding mechanism, 12a: Operating part, 12b, 12c: Holding member, 12d, 12e: Rotating fulcrum, 12f, 12g : Pin, 13a, 13b: Drawer restriction mechanism, 19: Control unit, 20: Deposit / withdrawal port, 20a: Partition plate, 23: Cable guide, 24: Slide rail, 30: Bill discriminating unit, 40: Temporary storage, 60 : Reject box, 51: Bill transport path, 51a to 51h: Transport path, 57: Connection transport path, 50a to 50h: Sorting gate, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Dedicated storage warehouse, 71a-71d: Stacker, 101: Automatic cash transaction apparatus, 101c: Case, 102: Card / detail slip processing part, 103: Passbook processing part, 105: Customer operation part, 106: External interface part 107: body control unit 108: clerk operation unit 109: storage unit 110: power supply unit

Claims (9)

A deposit / withdrawal port for accepting a bill inserted or discharging a bill;
A bill discriminating unit for discriminating bills;
A temporary storage for temporarily storing banknotes received by the deposit / withdrawal port;
A stacker for storing accepted or / and released banknotes;
A stacker transport path having a first banknote transport path for transporting banknotes from the stacker and / or transporting banknotes to the stacker;
A second banknote transport path for transporting banknotes to the first banknote transport path of the deposit / withdrawal port, the banknote discrimination section, the temporary storage and the stacker transport path section;
A banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus comprising: a detaching unit that detaches the stacker conveyance path unit. It is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1,
And a tray for storing the stacker.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the attaching / detaching means includes first attaching / detaching means for attaching / detaching the stacker conveyance path section to / from the tray. It is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
It also has a safe,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the attaching / detaching means includes second attaching / detaching means for attaching / detaching the stacker transport path section to / from the safe. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 3,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second attaching / detaching means attaches / detaches the stacker conveyance path portion to / from the inside of the safe. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4,
A bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus comprising: a control unit that exclusively controls restriction or permission of attachment / detachment by the first attachment / detachment unit and attachment / detachment by the second attachment / detachment unit. It is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
The banknote depositing / dispensing device, wherein the stacker transport path is disposed above the tray. It is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1,
An upper unit having the deposit / withdrawal port, the bill discriminating unit, the temporary storage, and the second bill transport path;
A lower unit having the stacker, a tray for storing the stacker, and the stacker transport path;
A safe for storing the lower unit,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the attaching / detaching means attaches / detaches the stacker transport path section to / from the tray. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 7,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the attaching / detaching means attaches / detaches the stacker conveyance path section to / from the safe.   The automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of Claims 1-8.

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