JP4799925B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that can use a deposited banknote for dispensing, and more particularly to downsizing thereof.

  As for a banknote depositing and dispensing machine that can use deposited banknotes for withdrawal, the banknote is in a standing position with the short side up and down at the time of depositing, and the long side direction matches the depth direction of the device. The banknotes are identified while being drawn out and conveyed in the long side direction while being in a standing state, and stored in each return box or collection box with the long side direction aligned with the depth direction of the device, In addition, there is one in which the long side direction is made to coincide with the depth direction of the apparatus from each reflux box, and the withdrawal part is withdrawn, or rejected or rejected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

This banknote depositing / dispensing machine has a depositing unit, a dispensing unit, a reject store and a collection store arranged side by side in the width direction on the front side of the machine body, and a plurality of reflux boxes arranged side by side in the width direction on the rear side of the machine body. A cylindrical drum-shaped transport unit is provided in the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the machine body so that bills can be taken in and out between the parts. As a result, the height and width can be reduced, and the size can be reduced, and for example, the bill can be used as a bill depositing and dispensing machine around the POS cash register.
JP 2003-288630 A

However, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine described above uses a drum-type transport unit, the diameter of which is the size associated with the maximum length of banknotes, and the arrangement of a plurality of sorting members and the branch-shaped transport around it. Since space is required to arrange the road, it is particularly compact in the machine body depth direction, which is the direction connecting the depositing / withdrawing unit, reject / recovery unit, drum-type transport unit, and multiple reflux units. There was a problem that conversion was not enough.
Moreover, since the branch-shaped conveyance part around a drum-type conveyance part is distributed and extended in various angle directions, it is also a factor which jam occurs in conveyance of a banknote.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that can be downsized as a whole and that can suppress the occurrence of a jam during the conveyance of banknotes.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a depositing unit into which a bill is inserted from the outside of the machine, a withdrawal unit from which the banknote is drawn out so that the bill can be taken out of the machine, and a bill. A plurality of return warehouses for storing and storing the stored banknotes to the withdrawal unit, a collection box for storing banknotes from the depositing unit or the plurality of return warehouses, and banknotes withdrawn from the reflux store in the bill receiving and dispensing machine having a dispensing reject box for accommodating the dispensing reject banknotes of all the the deposit unit and the dispensing unit and the collecting box and the dispensing reject box and the plurality of backflow cashbox Are arranged side by side in the same direction so that the thickness direction of the accepted banknotes is the same direction, and the depositing part, the withdrawal part, the collection box and the withdrawal reject box are combined. A first group of groups, the first group Wherein only one side of the direction perpendicular to the direction of parallel arrangement in Narugun, the depositing unit, the dispensing unit, disposed a first conveying section for connecting the collection box and the dispensing reject box, the A plurality of reflux containers are grouped as a second configuration group, and a second transport unit that connects the plurality of reflux warehouses is disposed only on the side opposite to the one side in the second configuration group, A third transport unit for connecting the first transport unit and the second transport unit is disposed between the first configuration group and the second configuration group, and the deposited banknote is identified in the third transport unit. And a withdrawal identification unit for identifying a withdrawal banknote.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the first configuration group is offset to the opposite side with respect to the second configuration group.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the deposit identifying part is provided on the first transport part side in the third transport part, and the second transport part side in the third transport part. It is characterized in that the withdrawal identification unit is provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the deposit part into which a banknote is thrown in from the outside of a machine, the withdrawal part from which a banknote is drawn out so that it can be taken out of the machine, and the banknote which accommodated and stored the banknote Stores a plurality of recirculation warehouses that withdraw money from the withdrawal section, a collection box that can store banknotes from the depositing section or the plurality of recirculation warehouses, and a withdrawal reject banknote of the banknotes withdrawn from the recirculation warehouse The withdrawal / rejection bank is arranged in parallel in the same direction so that the thickness direction of the accepted banknotes is the same direction. A first conveying unit for connecting them to one side in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the juxtaposed arrangement in the first component group, and a second component group comprising a group of a plurality of reflux containers A plurality of reflux cabinets are connected to the side opposite to the one side in A second transport unit is disposed, and a third transport unit that connects the first transport unit and the second transport unit is disposed between the first configuration group and the second configuration group. The overall size can be reduced without increasing the length in one direction. Moreover, the first transport unit that connects each part to the first configuration group is disposed on the same side, and the second transport unit that connects each unit to the second configuration group is disposed on the same opposite side. Since these are connected by the third transport unit between the first configuration group and the second configuration group, the direction of distribution to each unit does not become complicated, and the occurrence of a jam at the time of banknote transport In addition, even if a jam occurs, it is easy to access the conveyance unit and the jam can be easily eliminated. In addition, the first transport unit and the second transport unit are arranged at positions opposite to each other and a third transport unit is provided so as to tie them, so that the length of the third transport unit is ensured. Since the depositing identification unit for identifying the deposited banknote and the withdrawal identifying unit for identifying the withdrawal banknote are provided in the third transport unit having a secured length, the deposit identification that requires at least the length of one banknote is required. It is possible to secure a distance between the withdrawal part and the return box, and to secure a distance between the withdrawal identification part and the withdrawal reject box that require at least the length of one bill.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the first configuration group is offset to the second transport unit side in the second configuration group, and the second configuration group is offset to the first transport unit side in the first configuration group Therefore, efficient arrangement in the offset direction is possible, and further miniaturization in this direction can be achieved.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the deposit identifying unit is provided on the first transport unit side in the third transport unit, and the withdrawal identifying unit is provided on the second transport unit side of the third transport unit, at least banknotes are provided. The distance between the deposit identification part that requires a length of one sheet and the return box can be more reliably secured, and at least the distance between the withdrawal identification part that requires a length of one banknote and the withdrawal reject box It can be secured more reliably.

A banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 11 of this embodiment is placed together with a coin depositing / dispensing machine (not shown) around a POS cash register, for example, to deposit sales and change cash, as shown in FIG. The housing 12 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The housing 12 is installed with the shortest side 12a in the height direction, the next shortest intermediate side 12b in the width direction (left-right direction), and the longest side 12c in the depth direction. used. As a result, the casing 12 is in a horizontally long shape in which the front surface (one side surface) 12A facing the operator on the most operator side is surrounded by the shortest side portion 12a and the intermediate length side portion 12b. The upper surface 12B is surrounded by the side portion 12b having the intermediate length and the longest side portion 12c. Note that the height direction, the width direction, and the depth direction used in the following description indicate the height direction, the width direction, and the depth direction in the housing 12 unless otherwise specified.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the housing 12, a depositing portion 15 that can be opened upward from where the banknotes S are inserted in order from the front surface 12 </ b> A along the depth direction can be taken out from the machine. The detachable collection | recovery which can accommodate the banknote S from the payment | withdrawal part 16 which can be opened upward from which the banknote S is drawn out, the banknote S from the depositing part 15, and the several reflux warehouses 20-22 mentioned later so that it may become. The storage 17, the non-removable withdrawal / rejection storage 18 that stores the withdrawal reject banknotes, and the plurality of non-removable reflux storages that store the banknotes S and withdraw the stored banknotes S to the withdrawal unit 16. 20, a reflux cabinet 21 and a reflux cabinet 22 are arranged.

  Here, the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection unit 17, and the withdrawal reject unit 18 on the front surface 12A side are grouped into a first configuration group 25, and a plurality of reflux chambers 20 on the side opposite to the front surface 12A, The reflux cabinet 21 and the reflux cabinet 22 are grouped into a second configuration group 26. As a result, in the first component group 25, the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection store 17, and the withdrawal reject store 18 are arranged in this order, and the withdrawal reject store 18 is the second component group 26 side most. Will be provided.

  In addition, the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, and the collection box 17 on the front surface 12 </ b> A side in the first configuration group 25 constitute a single unit 28 that can be detached from the casing 12 for each unit. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the lock 29 is operated with a separate key from the portion constituting the front surface 12 </ b> A to the portion covering the deposit portion 15 and the withdrawal portion 16 on the upper surface 12 </ b> B side of the housing 12. Thus, the lid portion 30 can be opened and closed. The lid portion 30 is opened, and the unit 28 is attached to and detached from the housing 12. Furthermore, the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17 can also be attached or detached from the unit 28, and the cover part 30 is open | released and attached or detached with respect to the unit 28. FIG. In addition, the cover part 30 is protruded so that the banknote S can be taken out from the depositing part 32 and the withdrawal part 16 for inserting the banknote S into the depositing part 15 in order from the front surface 12A side in the part constituting the upper surface 12B. For this purpose, there are provided a withdrawal port 33 and an operation display section 34 for performing operation input and displaying for the operator. A register stand 31 shown in FIG. 3 is provided so as to cover the rear part of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 11 so that a part on the front surface 12A side protrudes so that the lid 30 can be opened and closed. Furthermore, all the mechanisms in the housing 12 can be pulled out toward the front with the lid 30 opened for maintenance or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, a power switch 35 is provided at a portion constituting the front surface 12 </ b> A of the lid portion 30 in addition to the lock 29 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection store 17, the withdrawal / rejection store 18, the return store 20, the return store 21, and the return store 22 are all the same as the front surface 12 </ b> A. The deposit part 15, the withdrawal part 16, the collection box 17, and the withdrawal reject box 18 of the first component group 25 are all in the width direction and the height direction of each other. The banknotes S are received in a standing state in which the short side direction is along the height direction and the long side direction is along the width direction. Further, the reflux cabinet 20, the reflux cabinet 21 and the reflux cabinet 22 of the second configuration group 26 are all aligned with each other in the width direction and the height direction, and the long side is set along the height direction. The banknote S is received in a standing state where the direction is along the width direction.

  And these receipt | payment part 15, withdrawal part 16, collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17, withdrawal | rejection rejection store | warehouse | chamber 18, recirculation | refrigeration store | warehouse | chambers 20-22 are made so that the thickness direction of the received banknote S may become the same direction. In parallel with the direction). The depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection store 17 and the withdrawal reject store 18 of the first configuration group 25, and the reflux store 20, the reflux store 21, and the reflux store 22 of the second configuration group 26 are: Although the positions in the height direction are matched, the width direction is slightly offset while overlapping the positions.

  Within the housing 12, one side in the width direction, which is one side in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection store 17 and the withdrawal reject unit 18 of the first configuration group 25 are arranged side by side. 1st conveyance part which exchanges the banknote S by extending along these juxtaposed directions only, and connecting these depositing part 15, withdrawal part 16, collection | recovery warehouse 17, and withdrawal | rejection rejection warehouse 18 only. 37A is provided. Along with this, the first configuration group 25 is disposed on the opposite side of the housing 12 from the first transport unit 37A.

  Further, in the housing 12, the opposite side in the width direction that is opposite to the one side in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the reflux box 20, the reflux box 21, and the reflux box 22 of the second configuration group 26 are arranged side by side. In addition, the second transport unit 37 </ b> B that extends along these juxtaposed directions and exchanges the banknotes S by connecting the reflux cabinet 20, the reflux cabinet 21, and the reflux cabinet 22 is disposed. . Accordingly, the second configuration group 26 is disposed on the opposite side of the housing 12 from the second conveyance unit 37B. Therefore, the first configuration group 25 is offset from the second configuration group 26 to the opposite side, which is the arrangement side of the second transport unit 37B, in other words, the second configuration group 26 is the first configuration group 26. The configuration group 25 is offset to the one side, which is the arrangement side of the first transport unit 37A.

  In the housing 12, the first configuration group 25 and the second configuration group 26 are provided with a slight gap therebetween. The first configuration group 25 and the second configuration group 26 are separated from each other. A third transport unit 37C is provided between the end of the first transport unit 37A opposite to the front surface 12A and the end of the second transport unit 37B on the front surface 12A side. The third transport unit 37C is substantially orthogonal to the first transport unit 37A and is also approximately orthogonal to the second transport unit 37B, and is substantially linear in the width direction without being folded back. That is, the transport unit 37 composed of the first transport unit 37A, the second transport unit 37B, and the third transport unit 37C has a shape obtained by combining the L-shapes rotated by 180 degrees.

  The transport unit 37 is controlled by the control unit 81 shown in FIG. 3 to rotate forward and backward, and transports the banknotes S in a standing state in which the long side direction is always along the transport direction and the short side direction is up and down. To do. And the drive system 80 shown in FIG. 3 which drives these is arrange | positioned under the deposit part 15, the withdrawal part 16, the collection | recovery warehouse 17, the withdrawal | rejection rejection warehouse 18, the recirculation | reflux storage 20-22, and the conveyance part 37, A control unit 81 and a power source 82 are arranged below the control unit 81.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 37 includes a main transport path 38 that connects the deposit unit 15 on the front surface 12A side and the reflux chamber 22 on the opposite side to the front surface 12A. A part on the front surface 12A side constitutes the first transport part 37A, a part on the opposite side to the front face 12A constitutes the second transport part 37B, and a part between them and perpendicular to them is the third transport part 37C is configured.

  The transport unit 37 branches from the vicinity of the withdrawal unit 16 of the main transport path 38 and branches from the vicinity of the collection container 17 of the main transport path 38 and the branch transport path 39 connected to the withdrawal unit 16. A branch conveyance path 40 connected to the collection box 17, and a branch conveyance path 41 branched from the vicinity of the withdrawal rejection box 18 of the main conveyance path 38 and connected to the withdrawal rejection box 18. The branch conveyance paths 39 to 41 constitute a first conveyance unit 37A.

  Further, the transport unit 37 is branched from the vicinity of the reflux box 20 in the main transport path 38 and connected to the reflux box 20, and the reflux box 21 in the second transport unit 37B in the main transport path 38. The branch conveyance path 43 is branched from the vicinity and connected to the reflux chamber 21. The branch conveyance paths 42 and 43 constitute a second conveyance section 37B. Thus, the portion between the branch position of the branch transport path 41 and the branch position of the branch transport path 42 of the main transport path 38 constitutes the third transport unit 37C.

  In addition, the conveyance unit 37 guides the banknote S conveyed from the second component group 26 side through the main conveyance path 38 to the branch conveyance path 39 connected to the dispensing unit 16 in the open state. While the dispensing unit 16 is transported, the sorting unit 39G transported in the main transport path 38 as it is in the closed state and the banknote S transported from the second component group 26 side through the main transport path 38 are opened. In the state, it is guided to the branch conveyance path 40 connected to the collection container 17 and conveyed to the collection container 17, while in the closed state, the distribution unit 40G conveyed in the main conveyance path 38 as it is and the first conveyance path 38 via the main conveyance path 38. In the open state, the banknotes S transported from the second component group 26 side are guided to the branch transport path 41 connected to the withdrawal reject storage 18 and transported to the withdrawal rejection storage 18, while in the closed state the main bank S is kept as it is. The sorting unit 41G to be transported on the transport path 38 It is. These distribution parts 39G-41G comprise the 1st conveyance part 37A.

  In addition, the transport unit 37 guides the banknotes S transported from the first component group 25 side through the main transport path 38 to the branch transport path 42 connected to the reflux cabinet 20 in the open state. While being transported to the cabinet 20, the sorting unit 42G transported in the main transport path 38 as it is in the closed state and the banknote S transported from the first component group 25 via the main transport path 38 in the open state. While having guided to the branch conveyance path 43 connected to the recirculation | reflux store | warehouse | chamber 21 and conveying to the recirculation | reflux store | warehouse | chamber 21, it has the distribution part 43G conveyed by the main conveyance path 38 as it is in a closed state. These distribution units 42G and 43G constitute a second transport unit 37B. The distribution units 39G to 43G described above are normally closed, and are driven by the control unit 81 as necessary to be opened.

  Here, the reflux container 20 includes an intermediate pool portion 20a on the front surface 12A side for temporarily storing banknotes received from the branch conveyance path 42, and a storage portion 20b on the opposite side to the front surface 12A for storing the banknotes S in the intermediate pool portion 20a. The banknote S stored in the storage unit 20b can be withdrawn to the branch conveyance path 42. Similarly, the recirculation | reflux store | warehouse | chamber 21 is the storage part 21b on the opposite side to the front surface 12A which accommodates the intermediate | middle pool part 21a by the side of the front surface 12A which stores the banknote S received from the branch conveyance path 43, and the intermediate | middle pool part 21a. The banknote S stored in the storage unit 21b can be withdrawn to the branch conveyance path 43. Furthermore, the reflux container 22 also stores the intermediate pool portion 22a on the front surface 12A side for temporarily storing the banknote S received from the main transport path 38 and the storage portion 22b on the opposite side to the front surface 12A for storing the banknote S in the intermediate pool portion 22a. The bill S stored in the storage unit 22b can be withdrawn to the main transport path 38. The storage part 22b of the reflux container 22 on the side opposite to the first configuration group 25 has a larger storage capacity than the storage parts 20b and 21b of the other reflux containers 20 and 21, and has the largest handling amount. It is designed to store many thousand yen bills. Further, the reflux cabinet 20 on the most first configuration group 25 side accommodates other, for example, 10,000 yen bills, and the intermediate reflux cabinet 21 accommodates other, for example, 5,000 yen bills.

  And the 3rd conveyance part 37C is provided with the receipt identification part 47 which identifies the deposit banknote currently conveyed in the 1st conveyance path 37A side from the 1st conveyance path 37A side to the 2nd conveyance path 37B side. In addition, on the second conveyance path 37B side, a withdrawal identification unit 48 for identifying double feeding of the withdrawal banknote S being conveyed from the second conveyance path 37B side to the first conveyance path 37A side is provided. As a result, the deposit identification unit 47 and the withdrawal identification unit 48 are arranged side by side in the width direction with the same position in the depth direction.

Note that the banknote S being conveyed from the first conveyance path 37A side to the second conveyance path 37B side is branched depending on the identification result in the deposit identification unit 47 and the distribution unit 42G is opened to be connected to the reflux cabinet 20. Since it is necessary to guide to the conveyance path 42 or to convey the main conveyance path 38 as it is with the sorting unit 42G closed, the reflux cabinet 20 on the front surface 12A side from the identification information detection completion position of the deposit identification unit 47 is required. The distance to the branch position of the branch conveyance path 42 is “the maximum long side length of the banknote S” + “the time required for the recognition by the deposit recognition unit 47 plus the time required for the sorting operation of the sorting unit 42G. The transport length for the total time (that is, the transport length calculated by multiplying the total time by the transport speed of the transport unit 37) ".
Moreover, if the banknote S conveyed is identified as the banknote S which should be accommodated in one of the recycle boxes 20-22 by the deposit | payment identification part 47, the banknote S currently conveyed will be applicable. While continuing to convey toward the recycle boxes 20 to 22, the next banknote S is fed out from the depositing unit 15.
Thereby, as long as the banknote S identified by the deposit recognition part 47 is identified as the banknote S to be stored in any of the recycle boxes 20 to 22, the main transport path 38 transports the banknote S to the first. Continue to transport from the path 37A side to the second transport path 37B side.
On the other hand, the banknote S being conveyed from the first conveyance path 37 </ b> A side to the second conveyance path 37 </ b> B side may be conveyed reversely depending on the identification result in the deposit identification unit 47 and collected in the collection box 17. However, at this time, the conveyance is stopped before the banknote S identified by the deposit identification unit 47 reaches the branch position of the branch conveyance path 42 of the reflux cabinet 20 that is closest, and then the main conveyance path 38 is conveyed in the reverse direction. Will start.

Further, the banknote S being conveyed from the second conveyance path 37 </ b> B side to the first conveyance path 37 </ b> A side is connected to the withdrawal reject box 18 with the sorting unit 41 </ b> G being opened depending on the identification result in the withdrawal identification unit 48. Since it is necessary to guide to the branch conveyance path 41 to be carried out or to convey the main conveyance path 38 as it is with the distribution unit 41G closed, the withdrawal reject box from the identification information detection completion position of the withdrawal identification unit 48 The distance to the branch position of the 18 branch transport paths 41 is “the maximum long side length of the banknote S” + “the time required for the sorting operation of the sorting unit 41 </ b> G in the time required for the identification by the withdrawal identifying unit 48. Is a distance of a total length of time (that is, a transport length calculated by multiplying the total time by the transport speed of the transport unit 37).
As a result, the main transport path 38 continues to transport the banknote S from the second transport path 37 </ b> B side to the first transport path 37 </ b> A side as long as the banknote S is fed out from any of the recycle boxes 20 to 22.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the depositing portion 15 is rotatably provided with a rotation center in the width direction, and has a receiving base 53 having an upper shutter 50, a wall plate portion 51, and a lower bottom plate portion 52. And a moving roller 55 having a taper on both sides in the axial direction provided rotatably on the wall plate 51 with a rotation center in the width direction, and rotatable on the wall plate 51 with a central axis arranged in the vertical direction. And a plurality of cylindrical guide rollers 57 provided on both sides in the axial direction and tapered on both sides in the axial direction, and provided with a central axis in the depth direction so as to be rotatable above the bottom plate portion 52. ing.

  Further, the depositing unit 15 has a bill press 60 provided on the back side of the wall plate portion 51 in the depth direction. The bill press 60 includes an upper plate portion 61 that is always orthogonal to the depth direction, and an upper plate portion 61. The lower end portion of the plate portion 61 has a lower plate portion 62 whose upper end edge portion is rotatably supported around a shaft 63 extending in the width direction.

  Further, the depositing unit 15 is provided with a vibration mechanism 65 that vibrates the receiving base 53 up and down to drop foreign matter from the bill S, and a foreign matter that accepts foreign matter falling from the bill S under the guide roller 57. A receiving 66 is provided. Here, the vibration exciting mechanism 65 has a plurality of eccentric rollers 67 that come into contact with the receiving base 53 from below. By rotating these eccentric rollers 67, the receiving base 53 is vibrated up and down.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the depositing unit 15 is provided with a sensor 69 for detecting the driving stop timing of the moving roller 55 at the upper portion, and the driving start timing of the moving roller 55 is set at the intermediate portion. A sensor 70 for detection is provided.

  The depositing port 32 is provided above the depositing unit 15 at a position where the banknote S can be inserted by being opened by the shutter 50 of the receiving platform 53 when the receiving platform 53 tilts obliquely. That is, the banknote S is inserted into the depositing unit 15 in a state where the cradle 53 is tilted, and such a banknote S is pulled to a position where it comes into contact with the guide roller 57 by the moving roller 55, and FIG. As shown in (b), after the cradle 53 is returned to a posture in which the wall plate portion 51 is vertical and the deposit port 32 is closed by the shutter 50, the vibration is excited by the vibration mechanism 65, and then the bottom of the bill press 60. The plate portion 62 is rotated and brought into contact with the banknote S, and the banknote S is sent out to the main transport path 38 by the feed roller 56.

  Note that the dispensing unit 16 has the same configuration as the depositing unit 15, and the banknote S sent from the branch conveyance path 39 is further inserted by a feeding roller so that the cradle can be tilted so that the banknote S can be taken out. Is protruded from the dispensing port 33 by a moving roller.

Operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 11 of this embodiment of the structure described above is demonstrated according to each process.
"Deposit processing"
At the time of deposit processing, the control unit 81 rotates the cradle 53 of the deposit unit 15, and in this state, the banknote S has the short side direction along the height direction and the long side direction set in the width direction. In the standing state along the line, it is inserted from the deposit port 32. When the sensor 70 detects that the bill S has been inserted into the deposit port 32, the control unit 81 has pulled the bill S with the moving roller 55 and has pulled the bill S to a position where it comes into contact with the guide roller 57. Is detected by the sensor 69, the moving roller 55 is stopped, the receiving base 53 is returned so that the wall plate portion 51 is vertical, and then the vibration mechanism 65 is vibrated, and then the lower plate of the bill press 60 is obtained. The part 62 is rotated and brought into contact with the bill S, and the feed roller 56 separates and feeds them one by one to the main transport path 38.

  And the banknote S sent out to the main conveyance path 38 will be identified by the money_receiving | payment identification part 47 during conveyance, and the control part 81 will be the recycle box 20 ~ at the timing identified with the banknote S which can be deposited. Among the 22 sorting units 42G and 43G, the one for sorting to the corresponding denomination is opened as necessary. Thereby, the said banknote S is accommodated in the applicable thing among the reflux warehouses 20-22 of a denomination, without stopping the conveyance part 37. FIG. Here, if it is a depositable thousand yen bill, it is stored in the intermediate pool portion 22a of the reflux warehouse 22 as it is in the main transport path 38, and if it is a depositable 10,000 yen bill, a sorting portion is stored. 42G is stored in the intermediate pool part 20a of the reflux warehouse 20 via the branch conveyance path 42, and when it is a 5,000-yen bill that can be deposited, the reflux warehouse 21 via the branch conveyance path 43 at the sorting part 43G. In the intermediate pool portion 21a.

  Here, for example, the operator confirms the price (banknote + coin) received from the customer at the POS cash register, inputs the deposit amount manually, and then withdraws the change amount obtained by subtracting the sales amount based on this. In the case of the change-first-out type, in which the received money is deposited, the banknote S is not returned to the customer on the machine side, so the banknotes are sequentially transferred from the intermediate pool sections 20a to 22a in the reflux cabinets 20 to 22. S is stored in the storage units 20b to 22b. On the other hand, after depositing the received money, and confirming the deposit amount based on the identification result of the deposit identification unit 47, the sales amount is subtracted, the change amount is calculated, and the change banknote is issued accordingly. In the case of the deposit destination confirmation type to be paid, there is a possibility of returning to the customer, so that the banknote S is transferred from the intermediate pool units 20a to 22a to the storage units 20b to 22b on the condition that the deposit confirmation operation is input. Store.

  In the case of a change-in-first-out type for a 2000-yen bill that can be deposited but does not have a recycle box, the controller 81 stops the transport unit 37 when it is identified by the deposit identification unit 47. Let Next, if the control part 81 will be in the state which can accept the said banknote S in the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17 by opening the distribution part 40G to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17, it will reverse the conveyance part 37 and it will be in the distribution part 40G. The banknote S is stored in the collection box 17 via the branch conveyance path 40.

  Further, in the case of the change-in-first-out type, when any of the reflux cabinets 20 to 22 is full, and the banknote S that can be deposited with the denomination is identified by the deposit identifying unit 47, the control unit 81 The conveyance unit 37 is stopped. Next, if the control part 81 will be in the state which can accept the said banknote S in the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17 by opening the distribution part 40G to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17, it will reverse the conveyance part 37 and it will be in the distribution part 40G. The banknote S is stored in the collection box 17 via the branch conveyance path 40.

On the other hand, when the deposit identifying unit 47 identifies the banknote S that cannot be deposited, the control unit 81 stops the transport unit 37. Next, in the case of the change-in-first-out type, the control unit 81 simply determines that there was an identification error, but has already entered the deposit, so that it is stored in the collection box 17. In other words, when the sorting unit 40G to the collection box 17 is opened, the banknote S can be received by the collection box 17, and the conveyance unit 37 is reversed so that the banknote S is branched and conveyed by the sorting unit 43G. It is conveyed to the collection box 17 via the path 40. In addition, in the case of the deposit destination confirmation type, when the transport unit 37 is stopped, the banknote S can be received by the withdrawal unit 16 by opening the sorting unit 39G to the withdrawal unit 16. Then, the transport unit 37 is reversed to transport the banknote S to the dispensing unit 16 via the branch transport path 39 by the sorting unit 39G. And it returns to a customer via an operator as a state which can be taken out from the payment part 16 outside the apparatus. As described above, when the banknote S to be transported is identified as the banknote S to be stored in any of the recycle boxes 20 to 22 by the deposit recognition unit 47, the banknote S being transported corresponds. While continuing to convey toward one of the recycle boxes 20-22, the next banknote S is paid out from the depositing unit 15, and thereby the banknote S identified by the deposit identifying unit 47 becomes one of the recycle boxes 20-22. As long as it is identified as the banknote S to be stored in the main transport path 38, the main transport path 38 continues to transport the banknote S from the first transport path 37A side to the second transport path 37B side.
On the other hand, when the banknote S being transported from the first transport path 37A side to the second transport path 37B side is identified as a banknote to be transported in reverse according to the identification result in the deposit identifying unit 47, The transport of the banknote S is stopped, and the main transport path 38 is started to be transported in the reverse direction without performing the feeding of the next banknote S from the depositing unit 15.
And if the said banknote S is conveyed to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17 or the withdrawal part 16, the reverse conveyance of the main conveyance path 38 will be stopped, the normal conveyance of the main conveyance path 38 will be restarted, and the next banknote from the money_receiving | payment part 15 will be restarted. Resume S feeding.

"Withdrawal processing"
At the time of the withdrawal process, the banknote S is transported from any one of the reflux warehouses 20 to 22 toward the withdrawal unit 16 via the main transport path 38, and the withdrawal is performed during the transport of the main transport path 38. When the identifying unit 48 identifies a banknote S that can be withdrawn instead of being double-fed, the control unit 81 opens the sorting unit 39G for sorting to the dispensing unit 16, thereby causing the transport unit 37 to move. The banknote S is sent to the dispensing unit 16 via the branch conveyance path 39 without being stopped. In this case, the withdrawal identification unit 48 checks only double feeding.

  On the other hand, when the withdrawal identifying unit 48 identifies a double-feed banknote that cannot be dispensed, the control unit 81 opens the sorting unit 41G to the withdrawal reject box 18 and stops the transport unit 37. The banknote S is transported to the withdrawal reject box 18 via the branch transport path 41 by the sorting unit 41G.

  When the number of banknotes S to be withdrawn is fed into the withdrawal unit 16 by appropriately repeating the conveyance of the banknotes S to the withdrawal unit 16, the withdrawal unit 16 removes the banknotes S from the withdrawal port 33. It is in a state where it can be taken out.

"Recovery processing"
At the time of the collection process, the banknote S is conveyed from any one of the reflux containers 20 to 22 toward the collection container 17 through the main conveyance path 38, and a withdrawal identification unit is being conveyed during the conveyance of the main conveyance path 38. If the banknote S which is not double feed is identified by 48, the control part 81 will open the distribution part 40G for distribution to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17, and will perform the said banknote S without stopping the conveyance part 37. It is sent to the collection box 17 via the branch conveyance path 40. In addition, it will collect | recover, confirming the amount of collection | recovery in the payment | withdrawal identification part 48, and replacement | exchange of the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 17 is repeated as needed.

  On the other hand, when the withdrawal identifying unit 48 identifies the double fed banknote, the control unit 81 opens the sorting unit 41G to the withdrawal reject box 18 so that the banking unit 37 is not stopped. S is conveyed to the withdrawal reject box 18 via the branch conveyance path 41. Note that the banknote S is manually removed from the withdrawal reject box 18 after the collection process is completed. Moreover, in the case of the remaining collection | recovery which collects the banknote S in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 11 leaving a part for the next day's change payment etc., since the number-of-sheets amount of the return boxes 20-22 is grasped | ascertained, Repeat the above operation except for minutes. Here, when the three reflux warehouses 20-22 exist as mentioned above, depending on the denomination setting of each reflux warehouse 20-22, the reflux warehouse which makes the remaining number of sheets zero may exist.

"Loading process"
When all the collections for collecting the banknotes S from all the reflux cabinets 20 to 22 are performed, a loading process for loading a change reserve is performed. This loading process is performed in substantially the same manner as the above depositing process.

  According to the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 11 of the present embodiment described above, the depositing unit 15 into which the banknote S is inserted from the outside of the machine, and the withdrawal unit from which the banknote S is drawn out from the inside of the apparatus so that it can be taken out of the apparatus. 16, a plurality of recirculation cabinets 20 to 22 for storing the banknotes S and withdrawing the stored banknotes S to the withdrawal unit 16, and a collection box capable of storing the banknotes S from the depositing unit 15 and the reflux storage units 20 to 22. 17 and the withdrawal reject bank 18 for storing the withdrawal reject banknote S among the banknotes S withdrawn from the reflux warehouses 20 to 22 so that the thickness directions of the banknotes S received in the respective banknotes S are the same direction. Are arranged side by side in this direction, and are orthogonal to the direction of the juxtaposition in the first group of groups 25 consisting of a collection of the depositing unit 15, the dispensing unit 16, the collection store 17, and the withdrawal reject unit 18. First to connect these to one side of the direction 2nd conveyance part which arrange | positions 37 A of sending parts, and connects several recirculation | reflux store | warehouse | chambers 20-22 to the opposite side to the said 1 side in the 2nd structure group 26 which consists of a group of several recirculation | reflux store | warehouse | chambers 22-22. 37B is disposed, and a third transport unit 37C that connects the first transport unit 37A and the second transport unit 37B is disposed between the first configuration group 25 and the second configuration group 26. The overall size can be reduced without increasing the length in one direction. Moreover, since the banknotes S are conveyed in the standing position in the conveyance unit 37, the first conveyance unit 37A, the second conveyance unit 37B, and the third conveyance unit 37C can be thinned, and from this point as well, the overall size can be reduced. I can plan.

  In addition, the first transport unit 37A that connects each part to the first configuration group 25 is disposed on the same side, and the second transport unit 37B that connects each part to the second configuration group 26 is the same. Since they are arranged on the opposite side and are connected by the third transport unit 37C between the first configuration group 25 and the second configuration group 26, the direction of distribution to each unit does not become complicated. In addition, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a jam during bill conveyance, and even if a jam occurs, the access to the transport unit 37 is easy and the jam can be easily eliminated. In this case, the side surface on the first transport unit 37A side of the housing 12 is opened to perform the processing on the first transport unit 37A side, and the side surface on the second transport unit 37B side of the housing 12 is opened. The processing on the second transport unit 37B side is performed. Further, the third conveyance unit 37C can be processed from either side.

  In addition, the first transport unit 37A and the second transport unit 37B are arranged at positions opposite to each other, and the third transport unit 37C is provided so as to connect them, thereby securing the length of the third transport unit 37C. Since the depositing identification unit 47 for identifying the deposited banknote S and the withdrawal identifying unit 48 for identifying the withdrawal banknote S are provided in the third transport unit 37C having such a length, at least one banknote is provided. The distance between the deposit identification unit 47 that requires a minute length and the return box 20 can be secured, and at the same time, the distance between the withdrawal identification unit 48 that requires at least one bill and the withdrawal reject box 18 can be secured. it can.

  Further, the first configuration group 25 is offset to the second transport unit 37B side in the second configuration group 26, and the second configuration group 26 is offset to the first transport unit 37A side in the first configuration group 25. Therefore, efficient arrangement in the offset direction is possible, and further miniaturization in this direction can be achieved.

  In addition, the deposit identifying unit 47 is provided on the first transport unit 37A side in the third transport unit 37C, and the withdrawal identifying unit 48 is provided on the second transport unit 37B side of the third transport unit 37C. The distance between the deposit identifying unit 47 that requires the length of the sheet and the reflux storage 20 can be more reliably secured, and the withdrawal identifying unit 48 and the withdrawal reject unit 18 that require at least the length of one bill The distance can be ensured more reliably.

  Furthermore, for example, if the banknote S thrown into the depositing unit 15 is transported by the transporting unit 37 and is identified as a banknote S that can be deposited by the depositing identifying unit 47, it is stored in the corresponding one of the reflux boxes 20-22. Thus, only when the deposit identifying unit 47 identifies the rejected banknote S as a non-payable deposit, the transport unit 37 is reversed to transport the deposited reject banknote S to the withdrawal unit 16 or the collection box 17. Thus, the transport unit 37 is not stopped and reversed when the frequently accepted depositable banknote S is identified, and the transport unit 37 is reversed (switched back) after the stop only when identifying the rejected banknote S with low occurrence frequency. Longer processing time can be suppressed as much as possible. In addition, when the banknote S stored in the reflux cabinets 20 to 22 is transported by the transport unit 37, the transport unit 37 is not reversed, and from this point as well, the increase in processing time is suppressed as much as possible. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the shortest side portion 12a of the housing 12 is installed in the height direction, the intermediate length side portion 12b is arranged in the width direction, and the longest side portion 12c is arranged in the depth direction. As illustrated in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 6, the shortest side portion 12a is arranged in the depth direction, the intermediate length side portion 12b is arranged in the width direction, and the longest side portion 12c is arranged in the height direction. It is also possible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the deposit port 32 of the deposit unit 15 and the withdrawal port 33 of the withdrawal unit 16 are opened in the surface portion 12C formed by the shortest side portion 12a and the longest side portion 12c. Further, the shortest side portion 12a of the casing 12 is installed in the width direction, the side portion 12b having an intermediate length is arranged in the depth direction, and the longest side portion 12c is arranged in the height direction, as shown in FIG. In addition, the shortest side portion 12a of the housing 12 can be installed in the width direction, the side portion 12b having an intermediate length in the height direction, and the longest side portion 12c in the depth direction. In these cases, since it is necessary to replace the depositing unit 15 and the dispensing unit 16, the change can be handled by opening the cover unit 30 and replacing the unit 28 including the first component unit 25 for each unit. In this case, the banknote S is inserted and dispensed along the long side direction, and the transport unit 37 transports the banknote S along the long side direction.

Moreover, it is good also considering the said deposit port 32 and the withdrawal port 33 as a common deposit / withdrawal port.
Furthermore, the above-described banknote depositing / dispensing machine 11 may be reversed left and right, and the first transport unit 37A and the second transport unit 37B may be disposed on the opposite side of the width direction.

It is a permeation | transmission perspective view which shows schematically the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view showing roughly the bill depositing / withdrawing machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows schematically the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The deposit part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention is shown roughly, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a top view. It is a side view which shows the deposit part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention roughly, and shows the tilting state of a receiving stand. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the modification of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows schematically the other modification of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the another modification of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 15 Depositing part 16 Withdrawing part 17 Collection | recovery warehouse 18 Withdrawal rejection warehouse 20-22 Reflux warehouse 25 1st component group 26 2nd component group 37 Conveyance part 37A 1st conveyance part 37B 2nd conveyance part 37C 3rd conveyance part 47 Deposit identification part 48 Withdrawal identification part 81 Control part S Banknote

Claims (3)

A depositing unit into which banknotes are inserted from the outside of the machine, a withdrawal unit from which banknotes are drawn out so as to be able to be taken out of the machine, and a plurality of banknotes stored therein and withdrawing the stored banknotes to the withdrawal unit A recycle box, a collection box capable of storing banknotes from the depositing unit or the plurality of return boxes, and a withdrawal reject box for storing withdrawal reject banknotes of banknotes withdrawn from the reflux warehouse. In the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine you have,
Wherein all the deposit unit and the dispensing unit and the collecting box and the dispensing reject box and the plurality of backflow cashbox, in as the thickness direction of the accepted bill is the same direction a row-shaped in the direction While being arranged side by side,
The depositing unit, the dispensing unit, the collection store, and the withdrawal reject store are grouped as a first configuration group, and only one side of the first configuration group in a direction orthogonal to the parallel arrangement direction. A first transport unit that connects the depositing unit, the dispensing unit, the collection store, and the withdrawal reject store,
The second reflux unit is a group of the plurality of reflux containers, and a second transport unit that connects the plurality of reflux warehouses is disposed only on the side opposite to the one side in the second configuration group,
A third transport unit that connects the first transport unit and the second transport unit is disposed between the first configuration group and the second configuration group,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine, wherein a deposit identifying unit for identifying a deposited bill and a withdrawal identifying unit for identifying a deposited bill are provided in the third transport unit.   The banknote depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the first configuration group is offset to the opposite side with respect to the second configuration group.   2. The deposit identifying unit is provided on the first transport unit side in the third transport unit, and the withdrawal identifying unit is provided on the second transport unit side in the third transport unit. Or the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of 2.

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