JP5732367B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that is mounted on, for example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus used in a financial institution or the like.

  In recent years, in order to diversify the installation locations of automatic teller machines and improve maintenance, there is a demand for smaller and simplified apparatuses. It is also required to be able to handle banknotes of various sizes around the world. For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose an example in which a multi-size banknote can be handled while miniaturizing and simplifying a banknote handling apparatus mounted on an automatic teller machine. In the case of the said patent document, in the deposit-and-withdrawal port unit used for storage of the banknote for payment | withdrawal and payment | withdrawal, the banknote is handled in the standing state, and the bottom of the banknote is abutted against the bottom plate by its own weight, thereby aligning the multi-size banknote Has improved.

JP 2000-099795 A JP 2000-185860 A

  The deposit / withdrawal port unit includes a banknote storage unit in which banknotes for depositing and withdrawing are stored, a separation mechanism for feeding out banknotes one by one from the banknote storage unit, and taking them into the banknote handling device, and in the banknote handling device Banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit, and is configured to include a stacking mechanism for discharging the banknotes to a user, and an operation plate provided between the separation mechanism and the stacking mechanism. The banknote storage unit stores the first banknote storage unit that stores the deposited banknotes by the operation version, and the second banknote storage unit that stores banknotes (payment reject banknotes) and withdrawal banknotes that are determined to be unacceptable during the deposit process. Divided into two parts.

  In the case of deposit processing, the operation plate is moved to the separation mechanism side, and the bill inserted into the first bill storage unit is brought into contact with the separation mechanism. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the second banknote storage portion becomes wide, and the accumulated deposit-rejected banknotes may fall into the stacking mechanism side without maintaining the standing state, and banknote jam may occur. . In particular, with the increase in capacity (volume increase) of the deposit / withdrawal port unit and the increase in the size of banknotes, the above-mentioned problem becomes remarkable.

  In the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote handling apparatus that prevents a deposit reject banknote from falling inside a deposit / withdrawal port unit and has good operability for a user.

  In order to solve the above problems, the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that when a deposit reject banknote is detected, the operation plate is moved in the direction in which the stacking mechanism is provided.

  Specifically, the deposit / withdrawal port unit in the present invention includes the banknote storage unit, the separation mechanism, the stacking mechanism, the operation plate, a passage sensor that detects a banknote conveyed to the stacking mechanism, and a control unit that controls the operation of each unit. When the banknote stored in the banknote storage unit is separated by the separation mechanism and the control unit detects the banknote conveyed to the stacking mechanism by the passage sensor, the control unit is provided with the stacking mechanism. It is characterized by moving in a different direction.

  According to the present invention, even if the second banknote stacking unit that stores the deposited reject banknote becomes wide and cannot be controlled to the optimum capacity, the banknote that prevents the deposited reject banknote from collapsing and the posture after stacking from deteriorating. It is possible to provide handling equipment.

The external appearance perspective view of an automatic teller machine. The control block diagram of an automatic teller machine. The side view which shows the structure of a banknote handling apparatus. The side view which shows the structure of a deposit / withdrawal port unit. The figure which shows the position which provides a lower end support member. The top view showing the structure of a deposit / withdrawal port unit. The side view of the deposit / withdrawal port unit at the time of accumulation | stacking operation | movement (before the 1st banknote is conveyed). The side view of the deposit / withdrawal slot unit at the time of accumulation | stacking operation | movement (state in which the 1st banknote is conveyed). The side view of a deposit / withdrawal slot unit at the time of accumulation | stacking operation | movement (before the 2nd banknote is conveyed). The side view of the deposit / withdrawal port unit at the time of accumulation | stacking operation | movement (state in which the 2nd banknote is conveyed). The side view of the deposit / withdrawal port unit at the time of accumulation | stacking operation | movement (before the 3rd banknote is conveyed). The side view of the deposit or withdrawal port unit at the time of deposit operation. The side view of a deposit-withdrawal port unit at the time of conveyance of a deposit-reject bill (first sheet). The side view of a deposit-withdrawal port unit at the time of conveyance of a payment rejection banknote (2nd sheet). The side view of the deposit / withdrawal port unit after conveyance of a deposit rejection banknote. The flowchart which shows a payment process and a payment rejection process. The side view of the deposit-withdrawal port unit at the time of the deposit rejection operation | movement in a prior art.

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

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic teller machine (ATM). The automatic teller machine 1 stores the banknotes deposited (inserted) by the user, and withdraws (releases) the banknotes stored therein to the user. The upper front plate 1a, A device housing 1b, a safe housing 1c provided inside, a bill handling device 100, a card / detail slip processing mechanism 201, and a customer operation unit 202 are provided. Some automatic teller machines 1 have a passbook processing device that processes a passbook and a coin processing device that processes coins.

  The banknote handling apparatus 100 processes banknotes and is provided inside the apparatus housing 1b. A bill storage for storing bills is provided at the bottom of the bill handling apparatus 100. The banknote storage is surrounded by a safe case 1c formed of an iron plate (for example, a thickness of several tens of millimeters) separately from the device case 1b. In order to increase the security of the automatic teller machine 1, it is preferable that the safe case 1c is formed with a more rigid structure than the case 1b.

  The upper front plate 1a installed on the front side (front side) of the apparatus has an opening 1d for a user to insert and discharge bills, and a card into which cards are inserted and discharged and statement slips are discharged. A statement slip slot 1e is provided. It is preferable to secure the size of the opening 1d in the thickness direction of the bill so that a user's hand can enter. Inside the opening 1 d, a banknote handling unit 100 is provided with a depositing / dispensing port unit for loading and unloading banknotes. A card / detail slip processing mechanism 201 is provided inside the card / detail slip slot 1e.

  The card / detail slip processing mechanism 201 processes a user's card via the card / detail slip slot 1e or prints and releases a transaction statement slip on the upper right side of the automatic teller machine 1. Built in. The customer operation unit 202 displays and inputs the contents of the transaction, and is provided on the upper left side of the upper front plate 1a.

  FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram of the automatic teller machine 200. In the automatic teller machine 200, there are an apparatus 100, a card / statement processing mechanism 201, a customer operation unit 202, a clerk operation unit 203, an external interface unit 204 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the bill handling outside, basic information on each device, A storage unit 205 that stores programs and the like, a power supply unit 206 that supplies power to the above-described units, and a main body control unit 210 that controls these units are mounted.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the bill handling apparatus 100. The banknote handling apparatus 100 includes a deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 that allows a user to deposit / withdraw banknotes when depositing / withdrawing, a temporary storage unit 102 that temporarily stores banknotes being traded, and a banknote that has been deposited and withdrawn. A discrimination unit 103 for confirming the type and authenticity, a storage 104 for storing deposited banknotes and banknotes to be dispensed, a transport path 105 for transporting banknotes between the units, and a unit and a transport path. And a control unit 106 that controls each part such as processing of sensor information and banknote information (denomination, banknote size, banknote transport posture, banknote interval) determined by the discrimination unit 103.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 100 is demonstrated. Basic processing of the banknote handling apparatus 100 mainly includes deposit processing, storage processing, and withdrawal processing.

  The deposit process is a process of transporting the bills deposited from the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 into the apparatus. First, the banknote fed out from the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 is conveyed to the discrimination unit 103 via the conveyance path 105, and the type and authenticity of the banknote are determined. As a result of the determination, the banknote determined to be acceptable is transported to the temporary storage unit 102 via the rear transport path 105a. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be unacceptable is conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 via the previous conveyance path 105b. Here, the process in which the banknote determined to be unacceptable as a result of determination by the discrimination unit 103 is transported to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 and returned to the user is referred to as a deposit reject process.

  In the storage process, after the deposit is confirmed, the banknote temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 102 is reconstituted by the discrimination unit 103 via the transport path 105a (the transport posture, the banknote interval, etc.). This is a process of determining and storing in the storage 104. The deposit transaction is completed by the above deposit process and storage process.

  The withdrawal process is a process of releasing a necessary number of banknotes stored in the storage 104 and providing them to the user. The banknotes fed out from the storage 104 are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 via the conveyance path 106 and the discrimination unit 103. In the discrimination unit 103, confirmation of the denomination, the conveyance state of the banknote, etc. are discriminated, and it is confirmed whether the banknote is suitable for withdrawal.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101. The deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 includes a stack guide 13 and an accumulation guide 17 that serve as guides for the accumulation operation in the withdrawal process and the deposit rejection process, an operation plate 14 that divides the bill storage unit of the deposit / withdrawal slot unit into two, and an accumulation The bottom plate 15 for aligning the lower ends of the bills in the longitudinal direction, the stacking mechanism for stacking the bills in the withdrawal process and the deposit reject process, the separating mechanism for separating the banknotes in the deposit process, A top plate 23 that opens and closes accordingly, and a bottom support member 24 that is provided on the bottom plate 15 and supports a longitudinal end (lower end) of the banknote.

  The operation plate 14 is moved to the front side (right side in the figure) or the back side (left side in the figure) of the bill handling apparatus 100 by a moving means (not shown). Moreover, among the banknote storage parts divided into two by the operation plate 14, the banknote storage part (first banknote storage part S1) on the back side of the banknote handling apparatus 100 is used for depositing / withdrawing during the withdrawal process and the deposit reject process. The bills sent one by one are stored in order to be returned to the bill slot unit 101. On the other hand, the banknote storage part (second banknote storage part S2) on the front side of the banknote handling apparatus 100 stores a deposited banknote received from a user.

  Next, a specific configuration of the accumulation mechanism will be described. The stacking mechanism is configured to feed the banknotes to the loop sheet roller 16 driven by a driving unit (not shown), the stacking guide 17 disposed so as to be opposed to the loop sheet roller 16 and the first banknote storage unit S1. A driving roller 18 that rotates and a driven roller 19 that rotates in contact with the driving roller are provided. Moreover, the conveyance path 21 for conveying a banknote to a stacking mechanism is equipped with the passage sensor 22 for detecting the banknote to pass. The banknotes conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 are guided to the accumulation guide 17 via the conveyance path 21 (see arrow A) and accumulated in the first banknote storage unit S1. The first banknote storage unit S1 is a space formed by the stack guide 13, the operation plate 14, the bottom plate 15, and the upper plate 23, and the volume can be expanded and reduced by the movement of the operation plate 14. is there.

  The loop sheet roller 16 includes a loop portion 161 having a function of stopping the bill by applying a force opposite to the conveyance direction, and a sheet portion 162 that moves the bill to the first bill storage portion S1. Yes. The loop sheet roller 16 is preferably formed of an elastic member (for example, rubber or plastic material). In FIG. 4, three combinations of the loop portion 161 and the sheet portion 162 (hereinafter referred to as a loop sheet) are provided at 120 ° intervals, but the number is not limited to this. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which stops a banknote by the effect | action of the sheet | seat part 162, for example, without providing the loop part 161. FIG.

  The amount δ at which the loop sheet roller 16 and the accumulation guide 17 overlap is determined by the positional relationship with a phase plate (not shown) provided on the shaft 16p of the loop sheet roller 16. When the loop sheet roller 16 and the stacking guide 17 overlap, the loop sheet of the loop sheet roller 16 stops at a predetermined position when the bills are conveyed to the stacking mechanism (hereinafter, the stop position of the loop sheet roller 16). Is called the accumulation standby position). The loop sheet roller 16 rotates every time a bill is conveyed to the stacking mechanism, and any one of the loop sheets exists at the stacking standby position.

  Next, a specific configuration of the separation mechanism will be described. The separation mechanism includes a pick roller 31, which is a roller for feeding out banknotes stored in the second banknote storage unit S2 one by one, a feed roller 32, and a gate roller 33. When separating banknotes, the following processing is performed. First, when the operation plate 14 moves in the front direction of the bill handling apparatus 100, the bill to be separated is pressed against the pick roller 31, and moves to a position where a pressing force is detected by a sensor (not shown) (press detection position). Then stop. At this time, the bill is pressed against the pick roller 31 with a certain pressing force. When the pick roller 31 rotates in this pressing state, the banknotes are separated and conveyed in the direction of arrow B. In addition, the press detection position of the action | operation board 14 changes according to the quantity of the banknote accommodated in 2nd banknote accommodating part S2.

  Next, the lower end support member 24 will be described with reference to FIG. The lower end support member 24 is provided at a position capable of supporting the end (lower end) in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes so that the banknotes of small sizes are not tilted even if they are stacked in a state inclined to the stacking mechanism side. Specifically, when the distance from the position of the lower end support member 24 to the stacking guide 17 is the stacking width W, the threshold W1 of the stacking width W for stacking the banknotes without collapsing is set in the short direction of the banknotes to be handled. It is determined from the minimum dimension lmin. That is, if the allowable tilt angle of the banknote is φ (0 ° <φ <90 °), W1 = lmin × cosφ, and by providing the lower end support member 24 at a position where W <W1, the stacked banknote is allowed. It does not fall below the fall angle φ. That is, it is desirable that the distance between the stacking guide 17 and the lower end support member 24 be shorter than the minimum bill size lmin.

  Moreover, the lower end support member 24 should not become a hindrance when the operation plate 14 moves the banknote stored in the second banknote storage unit S2 to the separation mechanism side. For example, the lower end support member 24 is formed of an elastic member (for example, rubber or plastic material), and is deformed to a retractable extent for a bill that is moved by being pushed by the operation plate 14, and a bill that is inclined to slide. On the other hand, it is desirable to support the lower end support member 24 without getting over it. As a specific example, when a thin plastic sheet is used for the lower end support member 24, the plastic sheet is fixed to the bottom plate 15 such that the thickness direction of the plastic sheet becomes the operation direction of the operation plate 14 and the tip of the plastic sheet protrudes from the bottom plate 15. In this configuration, if the plastic sheet is strongly pressed by the operation of the operation plate 14 due to the rigidity of the plastic sheet, the plastic sheet is bent and retracted, and the movement of the bill pushed by the operation plate 14 is not hindered. Further, when the banknotes in the accumulation space S1 are about to slip and fall down, the plastic sheet is applied with a small load due to the weight of the banknotes, so that the banknotes can be supported with a small deflection.

  FIG. 6 is a top view showing the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101. The control unit 106 that transmits a drive control signal to the operation plate drive motor 26 stores the rotation amount and the rotation speed of the storage unit 106m that stores the rotation amount of the operation plate drive motor 26 one by one. And an arithmetic unit 106c for determining. The operation plate drive motor 26 and the operation plate 14 are connected via a belt 20 made of an elastic member such as rubber, and the drive of the operation plate drive motor 26 is transmitted to the operation plate 14. Under the control of the control unit 106, the operating plate 14 moves to a predetermined initial position when the bill handling apparatus 100 is started. Thereafter, by storing the rotation history of the operation plate drive motor 26 in the storage unit 106m of the control unit 106, the position of the operation plate 14 can be grasped.

  Hereinafter, the accumulation operation in the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 will be described in detail with reference to side views of the accumulation mechanism of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 shown in FIGS. 7 to 11. In addition, it demonstrates as P1, P2, P3,.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state before the first banknote P1 is conveyed to the first banknote storage S1. The loop sheet roller 16 is stopped at the accumulation standby position described above. At this time, the loop part 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 prevents the banknote from jamming by not contacting the banknote P1 being conveyed.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the first banknote P1 is conveyed to the first banknote storage unit S1. The first bill P1 that has passed through the transport path 21 is transported between the loop portion 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 and the stacking guide 17 by the transport force of the driving roller 18. As described above, the loop portion 161 and the stacking guide 17 overlap each other, but the loop portion 161 bends when the bill is conveyed. Moreover, since the loop part 161 is formed with the elastic member, the 1st banknote P1 is pinched, without buckling. Thereafter, when the lower end of the first banknote P1 is pulled out from the clamping point of the drive roller 18 and the driven roller 19, the first banknote P1 is moved by the conveying resistance force received from the stopped loop portion 161 and the stacking guide 17. Stop. Moreover, even if the 2nd banknote P2 is conveyed by 1st banknote accommodating part S1, the upper end of the 1st banknote P1 prevents the banknote from collapsing by contacting the accumulation | aggregation rib 11. FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state before the second banknote P2 is conveyed to the first banknote storage unit S1. When the leading edge of the second bill P2 is detected by the passage sensor 22, the loop sheet roller 16 rotates 120 ° in the X direction (the front side of the apparatus) in the drawing, and the next loop portion 161 reaches the stacking standby position. Stop in state. When the loop sheet roller 16 rotates, the sheet portion 162 and the lower end of the first bill P1 come into contact one or more times, whereby the first bill P1 is discharged in the Z direction in the figure.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the second banknote P2 is conveyed to the first banknote storage unit S1.
Similarly to the first bill P1, the second bill P2 is conveyed between the loop portion 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 and the stacking guide 17, and is sandwiched between the loop portion 161 and the stacking guide 17. Stops transporting. At that time, the tip of the second banknote P2 contacts the first banknote P1 at the contact point between the stacked first banknote P1 and the stacking rib 11. Then, when the accumulated first banknote P1 moves in the direction of the operation plate 14, the leading edge of the second banknote P2 enters between the accumulation rib 11 and the accumulated first banknote P1.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state before the third banknote P3 is conveyed to the first banknote storage unit S1. When the leading edge of the third banknote P3 is detected by the passage sensor 22, the loop sheet roller 16 rotates 120 ° in the X direction (the front side of the apparatus), and the next loop portion 161 has reached the stacking standby position. Stop. When the loop sheet roller 16 rotates, the sheet portion 162 and the lower end of the second bill P2 come into contact one or more times, whereby the second bill P2 is discharged in the Z direction in the figure. Thereafter, the third banknote P3 is accumulated in the same procedure as the first banknote P1 and the second banknote P2.

  The above operation is repeated until the Nth banknote PN is conveyed to the first banknote storage S1. The control unit 106 moves the operation plate 14 according to the number of stacked sheets so as to keep the first banknote storage unit S1 in a size suitable for stacking.

  When the stacking operation as described above is the stacking operation of the withdrawal process, banknotes are not stored in the second banknote storage unit S2. Therefore, there is no problem in moving the operation plate 14 to the separation mechanism side in accordance with the number of banknotes to be transported, with the operation plate 14 being moved to the vicinity of the stacking mechanism. That is, it is possible to stack banknotes conveyed in a state where the volume of the first banknote storage unit S1 is appropriate. However, since the banknotes stored in the second banknote storage unit S2 are also separated in the case of the deposit reject process, as shown in FIG. 17, the operation plate 14 is a pick roller 31 of the separation mechanism. The volume of the first banknote storage part S1 may be too large. In such a case, a banknote with a small banknote size falls within the first banknote storage part S1, and the banknote is buckled in the subsequent operation, or the banknote enters under the operation plate, making it difficult to remove the banknote, There is a possibility of malfunctioning due to bent or banknotes.

  Hereinafter, using the side view of the accumulation mechanism of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 and the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, the accumulation in the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 at the time of bill deposit processing and deposit reject processing is performed. The operation will be described in detail. Of steps shown in FIG. 16, steps S101 to S106 and S116 to S117 are referred to as deposit processing, and steps S107 to S115 are referred to as deposit reject processing.

  After the banknote to be deposited is inserted into the second banknote storage part S2 by the user, the operation plate 14 moves to the press detection position and is stored in the second banknote storage part S2, as shown in FIG. Among the bills, the bill closest to the separating mechanism is brought into contact with the pick roller 31 (step S101). Further, the loop sheet roller 16 is rotated so that the loop portion 161 has reached the accumulation standby position (step S102). Note that the order of step S101 and step S1012 is not limited, and the other process may be started before one of the processes is completed.

  After completion of step S101 and step S102, the pick roller 31 is driven to start separation of the banknotes stored in the second banknote storage part S2 (step S103). If a sensor (not shown) no longer detects the pressing force of the operation plate 14 during the separation of the bills (step S104: N), the operation plate 14 is moved to the press detection position while maintaining the pick roller 31 rotated. Then stop (step S105).

  When the first deposit reject has occurred (step S106: Y, step S107: N), the loop sheet roller 16 is rotated to the stacking standby position, and the stacked banknotes to be stacked are stacked up to the stacking standby position. It rotates (step S108). Thereafter, the first deposit reject banknote P <b> 1 is sandwiched between the loop portion 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 and the accumulation guide 17 via the conveyance path 21. In addition, during the deposit process, until the first deposit reject banknote is conveyed to the stacking mechanism, no banknote exists in the stacking mechanism in principle, but the banknote sandwiched between the loop portion 161 and the stacking guide 17 is assumed. If there is, the banknote is discharged to the first banknote storage part S1.

  When the second deposit reject banknote P2 is generated (step S106: Y, step S107: Y), the operation plate 14 is located at a predetermined position (reception reject banknote receipt) on the stacking mechanism side (rear side of the apparatus) with respect to the lower end support member 24. From the stop position 14a), it is determined whether or not it exists on the separation mechanism side (front of the apparatus) (step S109). When there is a large number of bills inserted into the second bill storage unit S2, the operation plate 14 is not moved when the operation plate 14 is present on the stacking mechanism side from the deposit reject bill receiving position 14a (step S109: N). However, the first reject banknote P1 does not fall down. On the other hand, when there are few banknotes thrown into 2nd banknote accommodating part S2, and the action | operation board 14 exists in the stacking mechanism side from the deposit rejection banknote receiving position 14a (step S109: Y), as shown in FIG. The operation plate 14 is moved to the stacking mechanism side (the apparatus rear side) with respect to the lower end support member 24 and stopped at the deposit reject banknote receiving position 14a (step S110). Moreover, since the banknote accommodated in 2nd banknote accommodating part S2 loses the press by the action | operation board 14, when it picks out with the pick roller 31, jam may generate | occur | produce. Therefore, the driving of the pick roller 31 is stopped (step S111). It should be noted that either the stop of the movement of the operation plate 14 or the stop of the pick roller 31 may be earlier, but in consideration of jam prevention, the start of the movement of the operation plate 14 is performed before the stop of the drive of the pick roller 31. It is desirable.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 14, the loop sheet roller 16 is rotated 120 ° to the next stacking standby position, thereby discharging the first deposit reject banknote P1 to the first banknote storage part S1 (step S112). . The first deposit reject banknote P1 released by the loop sheet roller 16 is received by the operation plate 14 stopped at the deposit reject banknote receiving position 14a. Further, the second deposit reject banknote P <b> 2 transported via the transport path 21 is sandwiched between the loop portion 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 and the stacking guide 17.

  At this time, even if the first deposit reject banknote P1 released to the first banknote storage unit S1 bounces back on the operation plate 14 and falls to the stacking mechanism side, it is received by the second deposit reject banknote P2. Thus, the bill does not fall down until its upper end contacts the bottom plate 15 due to its own weight.

  After releasing the first deposit reject banknote P1 to the first banknote storage part S1, in order to separate the banknotes stored in the second banknote storage part S2, as shown in FIG. While moving to a press detection position (step S113, S114), the drive of the pick roller 31 is restarted (step S115). In this case, the volume of the first banknote storage unit S <b> 1 increases, but the lower end of the first deposit reject banknote P <b> 1 is supported by the lower end support member 24. Therefore, as in the case where the operation plate 14 is present at the deposit reject banknote receiving position 14a, the banknote does not fall down until the upper end of the banknote contacts the bottom plate 15.

  After all the banknotes stored in the second banknote storage unit S2 are separated (step S116), the rotation of the pickup roller 31 is stopped (step S117).

  With the above configuration and processing, even if the volume of the banknote storage unit is increased, it is possible to reliably accumulate the deposit reject banknotes.

  In this embodiment, the operating plate 14 is moved to the deposit reject banknote receiving position 14a only when the second deposit reject banknote P2 is conveyed to the first banknote storage unit. In the case of the reject banknote P1, the banknote P1 is merely stopped after being held between the loop portion 161 of the loop sheet roller 16 and the stacking guide 17, and the second banknote reject banknote P2 is conveyed. This is because it is discharged to the bill storage part S1. In addition, in the case of the third and subsequent deposit reject banknotes, the deposit reject banknotes already accumulated in the first banknote storage part S1 are present on the stacking mechanism side at the rear of the apparatus with respect to the lower end support member 24, and the deposit reject banknotes are This is because it plays a role similar to that of the operation plate 14 retracted to the deposit reject banknote receiving position 14a, and the upper end of the banknote is unlikely to fall down to the bottom plate 15. In order to surely prevent the upper end of the bill from falling down to the bottom plate 15, the same processing as that for the second deposit reject bill P2 may be executed for the third and subsequent deposit reject bills.

  In addition, if the frictional force between the lower end of the banknote and the bottom plate 15 is sufficiently large and the upper end of the banknote can be prevented from collapsing without the lower end support member 24, the lower end support member 24 can be omitted. good. In this case, in order to store the banknotes in the first banknote storage unit S1, as described above, the operation plate 14 is moved so that the accumulation width W of the first banknote storage unit S1 is W <W1.

1: cash automatic transaction apparatus, 11: stacking rib, 13: side wall, 14: operation plate, 15: bottom plate, 16: loop sheet roller, 17: stacking guide, 18: driving roller, 19: driven roller, 20: belt, 21: Transport path, 22: Pass sensor, 23: Upper plate, 24: Lower end support member, 25: Drive motor, 26: Operation plate drive motor, 31: Pick roller, 32: Feed roller, 33: Gate roller, 100: Banknote handling device 101: Deposit / withdrawal port unit,

Claims (9)

A banknote handling apparatus provided with a deposit / withdrawal port unit for storing banknotes for deposit and withdrawal,
The deposit / withdrawal unit is
A banknote storage unit for storing banknotes for depositing and dispensing, a separation mechanism for separating banknotes from the banknote storage unit, a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit, and the stacking mechanism A passage sensor for detecting a bill conveyed to the sheet, an operation plate that is provided between the separation mechanism and the stacking mechanism, and that divides the bill storage unit, and a control unit that controls the operation of each unit,
The controller is
In the separation mechanism, when separating the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit, when the banknotes conveyed to the stacking mechanism are detected by the passage sensor, the operation plate is disposed in the direction in which the stacking mechanism is provided. A bill handling device characterized in that the bill handling device is moved. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit moves the operation plate in a direction in which the stacking mechanism is provided after stopping the driving of the separation mechanism. The control unit stops the movement of the operation plate at a position where a distance between the operation plate and the stacking mechanism is shorter than a minimum dimension in a short direction of a bill handled by the bill handling device. 2. The banknote handling apparatus according to 2. The stacking mechanism includes a roller provided with a loop-shaped sheet portion, and a guide for bills conveyed to the stacking mechanism, and the loop-shaped sheet portion and the guide are arranged so as to overlap each other. Claims 1-3 bill handling device given in any 1 paragraph. The said control part moves the said operation plate to the direction in which the said separation mechanism was provided, after discharge | releasing the banknote conveyed by the said accumulation | aggregation mechanism to the said banknote accommodating part. Banknote handling equipment. The deposit / withdrawal port unit includes a sensor that detects pressing of a bill for deposit by the operation plate,
The banknote handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit drives the separation mechanism after detecting the pressing of the banknote by the sensor. The deposit / withdrawal port unit includes a sensor that detects pressing of a bill for deposit by the operation plate,
The controller is
When the distance between the operation plate and the stacking mechanism when the pressing of the banknote is detected by the sensor is longer than the minimum dimension of the banknote handled by the banknote handling device, the separation mechanism is driven. After stopping, the operation plate is moved in the direction in which the accumulation mechanism is provided,
When the distance is shorter than the minimum dimension of the banknote handled by the banknote handling apparatus, the operation plate is moved in the direction in which the stacking mechanism is provided without stopping the driving of the separation mechanism. Item 1. A bill handling apparatus according to item 1. The deposit / withdrawal unit is
The support member which supports the lower end of a banknote is provided in the position where the distance with the accumulation mechanism becomes shorter than the minimum dimension of the short direction of the banknote handled with this banknote handling device. Banknote handling equipment. The support member is
The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the banknote handling apparatus is deformed so as to be retractable with respect to the banknote pushed and moved by the operation plate.

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