JP7051646B2 - Paper leaf handling equipment, automated teller machines, and automated teller machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a paper leaf handling device, for example, an automated teller machine (ATM) or an automatic cash machine (CD: Cash Dispenser) that automatically deposits and withdraws cash by a user's operation. It is suitable for application to a bill handling device that is mounted and used.

For example, with the increasing variety and mass of cash handled by automated teller machines, a banknote handling device equipped with a storage unit for storing as large a capacity as possible has been proposed. In addition, a banknote counter clerk, using the automatic teller machine itself, inserts banknotes from customers from the deposit section, stores them in the banknote handling device, and withdraws them from the banknote handling device to the withdrawal section. Handing over banknotes to customers is also becoming a norm. In such a usage pattern, the number of banknotes deposited by customers varies. For example, a large user who wants to deposit the sales proceeds of a store may bring in a large amount of banknotes in units of 1,000.

Here, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a bill handling device in which a plurality of storage units are arranged side by side at the lower part of the device, and other mechanical parts are collectively arranged on the upper part of the device.

In the banknote handling device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a banknote deposit / withdrawal section, an identification section, and a temporary holding box are arranged at the upper part of the device, and a vertically long loading box and a plurality of storage sections are placed at the lower part of the device at the front and back of the device. They are arranged in the direction and these mechanical parts are connected by a bidirectional transport path.

Further, the banknote handling device disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a deposit section for setting bills substantially horizontally, and the bill identification section and the storage section excluding the deposit section and the withdrawal section are housed inside the safe housing. Then, the deposit is transported from the deposit section to the inside of the housing, and the withdrawal is transported from the storage section to the withdrawal section outside the housing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-113160 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-012180

However, in the banknote handling device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the deposit section employs a pocket method in which the inserted banknotes are set in a standing position, and the number of banknotes that can be inserted into the deposit section is the capacity of the deposit section. Be restricted. Therefore, for example, a large user who wants to deposit a large amount of banknotes in units of 1,000 has to carry out the deposit transaction in several times, which increases the deposit transaction time. Even if the capacity of the deposit section is increased, it is troublesome for the user to arrange and set a large number of banknotes in the deposit section in a standing position.

Further, in the bill handling device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the deposit section employs an open hopper method in which the inserted bills are set in a horizontal state, so that the bills can be easily inserted. In addition, since it is possible to make additional deposits, it is expected that the operability of deposit transactions will be improved and the deposit transaction time will be shortened. However, in the banknote handling device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is difficult for the user to collect the banknotes forgotten in the device. Further, the withdrawal portion of the bill handling device disclosed in Patent Document 2 is not equipped with a strong shutter, and even if a simple shutter is attached, the withdrawal portion has a structure located outside the housing of the safe. Therefore, there is a security problem that the case of the safe is destroyed and the forgotten banknotes are taken out. From the above, when operating the banknote handling device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary for a staff member to be on standby at all times near the banknote handling device, and unmanned operation (for example, 24-hour operation) is difficult. be.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to flexibly deal with various deposit / withdrawal transaction forms of users.

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, the paper leaf handling device receives a deposit unit for accepting deposits of banknotes set substantially horizontally and deposits banknotes set in a substantially standing position, and stands up the banknotes. A deposit / withdrawal unit that sets and discharges banknotes, an identification unit that identifies banknotes, and a temporary holding unit that temporarily stores banknotes that have been deposited from the deposit / withdrawal unit and are identified as acceptable banknotes by the identification unit. A transport path that passes through the identification unit and is connected to the deposit / withdrawal unit, the temporary holding unit, and the plurality of storage units to transport the banknotes in both directions. It is characterized by having a sub-transport path connecting the deposit portion and the transfer path.

According to the present invention, it is possible to flexibly deal with various deposit / withdrawal transaction forms of users.

The external perspective view of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The external perspective view of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1 as seen from the rear side. External perspective view of another example cash machine. External perspective view of another example of an automated teller machine as seen from the rear side. The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the deposit part of the bill handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the deposit / withdrawal part of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the bill handling apparatus of Embodiment 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the mass deposit processing using the deposit part of the bill handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a direct deposit operation using the deposit section of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the reject banknote immediate return operation at the time of the direct deposit using the deposit part of the banknote handling apparatus of Embodiment 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the reject banknote storage operation at the time of the direct deposit using the deposit part of the banknote handling apparatus of Embodiment 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a rejected banknote return operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit section of the banknote handling device of the first embodiment. The image figure in the closed state of the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal part of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The image figure in the half-open state of the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal part of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The image figure in the open state of the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal part of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The external perspective view when only the shutter of the deposit part of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1 is open. The external perspective view at the time of inserting the banknote into the deposit part at the time of mass deposit of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The external perspective view after the banknote is inserted into the deposit part at the time of mass deposit of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view during the return of abnormally transported banknotes at the time of mass deposit of the automated teller machine of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment when the abnormally transported banknotes are taken out from the deposit / withdrawal section and reinserted into the deposit section at the time of mass deposit. The image figure of the operation screen at the time of selecting the transaction mode of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. An image diagram of an operation screen for prompting a deposit bill set at the time of mass deposit of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. An image diagram of an operation screen showing the addition of deposited banknotes at the time of mass deposit of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. An image diagram of an operation screen for prompting the resetting of rejected return banknotes at the time of mass deposit of the cash automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows the normal deposit processing using the deposit / withdrawal part of the bill handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a deposit counting operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the deposit storage processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal part of the bill handling apparatus of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the cash deposit / withdrawal section of the automated teller machine according to the first embodiment when the shutters are fully closed. The external perspective view at the time of inserting the banknote into the deposit / withdrawal part at the time of normal deposit of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. An image diagram of an operation screen for prompting a deposit bill set at the time of normal deposit of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the withdrawal processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal part of the bill handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the reject processing operation at the time of withdrawal using the deposit / withdrawal part of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the operation of the forgotten banknote collection processing using the deposit / withdrawal part of the banknote handling device of the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the deposit bill collection processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal part of the bill handling apparatus of another example. The figure for demonstrating the operation form of the cash automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote handling apparatus which has the two-stage storage part of Example 2. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a direct deposit operation using the deposit section of the bill handling device of the second embodiment. The explanatory view of the reject banknote storage operation at the time of the direct deposit using the deposit part of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 2. FIG. The explanatory view of the reject banknote return operation at the time of the direct deposit using the deposit part of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 2. FIG. The explanatory view of the deposit storage processing operation in the banknote handling apparatus of Example 2. FIG. The figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote handling apparatus which has the take-up type temporary holding part of Example 3. FIG. The explanatory view of the direct deposit operation using the deposit part in the bill handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a reject bill storage operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit unit in the bill handling device of the third embodiment. The explanatory view of the reject banknote return operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit part in the banknote handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG. The explanatory view of the deposit storage processing operation using the deposit part in the bill handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following examples are not limited to the present invention. Further, in the drawings for explaining the following embodiments, the same reference numerals indicate components or processes having the same or similar functions, and the description below will be omitted. Further, each embodiment and each modification can be partially or wholly combined within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention and within the range consistent with each other.

In the following embodiment, the vertical direction (upper direction, upward) of the device housing of the automated teller machine is opposite to the positive direction of the Z axis and the user side (front side, front) of the device housing of the automated teller machine. The direction toward the side (back side, rear) is the positive direction of the Y axis, and the direction from the left side to the right side toward the user side of the automated teller machine is the positive direction of the X axis. Then, in the following description of the embodiment, a positive XYZ coordinate system in which the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis are orthogonal to each other is used. In the following examples, the directions and positions represented by "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "back", etc. are only relative, and automatic cash transactions are performed using the XYZ coordinate system. The orientation, shape, or size of the device, banknote handling device, and other components is not limited.

In the following examples, the paper leaf handling device will be described as an example of a banknote handling device that handles banknotes as paper leaves, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other paper leaves such as checks and gift certificates are also used. It can be handled in the same way.

<A: Overall configuration of automated teller machine>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the automated teller machine of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the automated teller machine of the first embodiment as viewed from the rear side.

The automatic teller machine 101 uses a cash card, banknotes, statement slips, etc. as a transaction medium, and processes cash deposits, payments, transfers, etc. by the operation of the user. At the top of the automated teller machine 101, there is a passbook processing mechanism 106 that processes the user's passbook and prints and releases the transaction details, and a card that processes the user's card and prints and releases the transaction details slip. And the statement processing mechanism 107 is provided.

The passbook processing mechanism 106 processes the user's passbook inserted from the slot 106a in front of the automatic teller machine 101, prints out the transaction details, and releases the transaction details. The card and statement processing mechanism 107 processes the user's card inserted from the slot 107a in front of the automatic teller machine 101, prints out the transaction statement, and releases it. In front of the front of the automated teller machine 101, a screen operation unit 104 for displaying the contents of the user's transaction and inputting various information and items for the transaction is provided. When the shutter 120a is in the open state, the deposit unit 120 in front of the automatic teller machine 101 can execute a deposit transaction that accepts deposits of banknotes set substantially horizontally.

At the lower part of the device housing of the automated teller machine 101, a banknote handling device 1 for processing banknotes is provided inside a strong safe 1000 for security on the right side, and a deposit section 120 and a deposit / withdrawal unit of the banknote handling device 1 are provided. Banknote deposit / withdrawal transactions are performed according to the opening / closing of the shutter 120a and the shutter 20a provided in the gold portion 20. That is, the automated teller machine 101 has a configuration in which a deposit / withdrawal unit 20 capable of depositing and withdrawing a large number of banknotes is separately provided in addition to a deposit / withdrawal unit 20 for depositing and withdrawing a small number of banknotes as in the conventional automated teller machine. It has become.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 of the automated teller machine 101 is also provided with an open / close shutter 20a. As will be described later, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 of the bill handling device 1 is separately provided with an open / close type shutter (upper plate 23) different from the shutter 20a, so that the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a double shutter structure. There is.

A coin processing device 105 for processing coins is provided on the lower left side of the automatic teller machine 101, and coin deposit / withdrawal transactions are performed according to the opening / closing of the shutter 105a provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit of the coin processing device 105. In the automated teller machine 101, the coin processing device 105 may be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the rear door 102 and the door 10002 of the safe 1000 are open, and the tray 1114 is pulled out from the bill handling device 1 by the rail 1102 and the rail 1112. A plurality of storage units 70 to 74 are arranged in a row from the back side to the front side of the automatic teller machine 101 and mounted on the tray 1114 so as to be detachable.

As described above, the banknote handling device 1 is entirely covered with a strong safe 1000, and the safe 1000 is provided with a safe door 10002, and the banknotes are taken in and out of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 of the banknote handling device 1. Is provided with an opening having the minimum size necessary for transporting banknotes and a hole having the minimum size necessary for transporting banknotes for connecting the sub-transport path 10i described later to the banknote handling device 1.

(Overall configuration of automated teller machines in other examples)
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of another example cash automatic teller machine. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of another example cash automatic teller machine as viewed from the rear side. Another example of the appearance of the automated teller machine is the automated teller machine 101, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a screen operation unit 104, a passbook processing mechanism 106, a slot 106a, a card and statement processing mechanism 107, a slot 107a, and an operation unit 119 are provided on the upper part of the automatic teller machine 101. Be done. On the other hand, a bill handling device 1 is mounted in the lower part of the device housing of the automatic teller machine 101, and the shutter 120a and the shutter 20a provided in the deposit section 120 and the deposit / withdrawal section 20 of the bill handling device 1 are opened and closed. Banknote deposit and withdrawal transactions are carried out.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, security is ensured by arranging the operation unit 119 at a position slightly recessed on the back side of the upper front surface of the automatic teller machine 101. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the door 112 on the back surface of the automated teller machine 101 and the door 10002 of the safe 1000 are open, and the tray 1114 is pulled out from the bill handling device 1 by the rail 1102 and the rail 1112. The storage units 70 to 74 are arranged in a row and mounted detachably.

(Functional configuration of the automated teller machine of Example 1)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the automated teller machine 101 is connected to the server 1203 via a network 1204 such as a dedicated line network or a closed network by a communication processing unit 1202 mounted in the automated teller machine 101. It is configured to be. In addition, a control unit 1201 such as a microprocessor that controls the operation of the entire cash automatic transaction device 101 is mounted in the device of the automatic teller machine 101, and the control unit 1201, the bill handling device 1, and the screen operation unit 104 are mounted. , A control signal is sent to the coin processing device 105, the banknote processing mechanism 106, and the card and statement processing mechanism 107 to control various devices and various mechanisms.

<B: Internal configuration of automated teller machine>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. A processing mechanism for banknotes to be traded is arranged at the upper part of the banknote handling device 1, and a banknote storage mechanism is arranged at the lower part. In the upper part of the inside of the housing of the safe 1000 of the banknote handling device 1, the front side (the side facing the user: the upper right side of FIG. 6) accepts the deposit of banknotes set substantially upright by the user. A pocket-type deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is arranged, which is set in a substantially standing position, discharges bills, and allows the user to take out the bills. Further, an identification unit 30 for discriminating banknotes is arranged in the central portion, and a temporary holding unit 40 for temporarily storing the banknotes deposited by the user until the transaction is completed is arranged on the rear side (upper left side of FIG. 6). Will be done. Each of these mechanical parts is connected by bidirectional transport paths 10a, 30a, 10d, 10e, and 10f.

Further, it is arranged at the upper part of the outside of the housing of the safe 1000 and in the vicinity of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the banknotes are inserted and taken in and out in the same manner as the user inserts the banknotes into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. The deposit unit 120, in which the user inserts the banknotes, is arranged at a position where the banknotes taken out from the gold unit 20 can be smoothly stacked. The deposit unit 120 is an open hopper type deposit unit dedicated to deposit, and is opened to the safe 1000 housing via a sub-transport passage 10i arranged outside the safe 1000 housing (for transporting banknotes). It is connected to the transport path 10e via the distribution gate 14 between the identification unit 30 inside the housing of the safe 1000 and the temporary holding unit 40 via a hole (of a necessary and sufficient size).

By connecting the auxiliary transport path 10i to the transport path 10e via the distribution gate 14, the deposit / withdrawal section 20 including the transport paths 50a, 30a, 10d to 10 g of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal section 20. Banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn via the above can be transported by the same transport route as before.

Here, the identification unit 30 can discriminate the denomination and the authenticity of both the bills transported from the front to the rear and the bills transported from the rear to the front. That is, the identification unit 30 can discriminate the denomination and the authenticity of the banknotes transported in both directions, and can determine whether or not the banknotes can be accepted. The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is provided with a bill feeding unit 20b for feeding out bills inserted from above and a bill collecting unit 20c for collecting bills for withdrawal or return carried from below. ing.

In the lower part of the bill handling device 1, storage portions 71 to 74, 70 for storing bills by denomination are mounted on the tray 1114 and arranged from the front to the back. Here, in this embodiment, the storage unit 70 is the transport destination for temporarily storing the rejected banknotes that are determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit 30 when the deposit transaction is made from the deposit unit 120, and the deposit transaction or withdrawal is performed. The storage unit 74 is a transport destination for storing banknotes that are not suitable for transactions. That is, the temporary holding unit 40 and the storage unit 70 are arranged from above on the back side of the bill handling device 1. The drive of each mechanism unit, for example, the drive of the roller of the transfer path, the switching of the distribution gate of the transfer path, and the like are driven and controlled by the control unit 170 (see FIG. 9) of the banknote handling device 1.

The transport paths 10a, 10d to 10 g, 30a, 40a, 50a, 50b, 70a to 74a and the like form bidirectional transport paths, and the transport paths 10b, 10c, 10i and 10h form one-way transport paths. The direction of the arrow shown in 6 indicates the direction in which the banknotes are conveyed. In particular, the one-way transport path 10i is referred to as a sub-transport path 10i. The deposit / withdrawal section 20 is connected to the transport path 10b, the temporary holding section 40 is connected to the transport path 40a, the storage sections 70 to 74 are connected to the transport paths 70a to 74a, respectively, and the deposit section 120 is connected to the sub transport path 10i. Will be done. The storage unit 70 is switched by the distribution gate 54 and connected to the transport path 50b. The transport path 40a is connected between the transport path 10f and the transport path 10g via a distribution gate 15 located between the transport path 10f and the transport path 10g. The auxiliary transport path 10i is connected between the transport path 10e and the transport path 10f via a distribution gate 14 located between the transport path 10e and the transport path 10f.

The transport paths 10a, 30a, 10d to 10 g, and 50a forming the loop-shaped bidirectional transport paths are the first transport direction for transporting the bills in the counterclockwise arrow direction (counterclockwise rotation direction in FIG. 6). There is a second transport direction for transporting bills in the clockwise arrow direction (clockwise rotation direction in FIG. 6).

Further, the transport path 50b, which is a bidirectional transport path, has a first transport direction for transporting banknotes from the distribution gate 16 to the storage unit 74 and the storage unit 70, and a distribution gate from the storage unit 74 and the storage unit 70. There is a second transport direction for transporting banknotes towards 16.

Further, regarding the one-way transport path, the transport direction of the transport path 10b is the direction from the bill feeding section 20b toward the distribution gate 11, and the transport direction of the transport path 10c is the direction from the distribution gate 13 toward the bill collection section 20c. The transport direction of the sub-transport path 10i is the direction from the deposit unit 120 toward the distribution gate 14, and the transfer direction of the transfer path 10h is the direction from the identification unit 30 and the distribution gate 12 toward the bill collection unit 20c. ..

In the transport paths 10a, 30a, 10d to 10 g, and 50a forming a loop-shaped transport path via the identification unit 30, the transport path 10 g and the transport path 50a are sorted regardless of the direction in which the banknotes are transported. It is connected to the transport path 50b by the gate 16.

Each mechanism including the transport paths 10a, 30a, 10d to 10g, and 50a includes a drive motor 176 (see FIG. 9) for driving the transport path and a distribution gate for switching the transport path (each of the above-mentioned distribution gates). An electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) that switches the distribution gate 177 (collectively referred to as FIG. 9), a detection sensor (not shown) that detects the transport of banknotes, etc. are arranged, and are required according to the transaction of banknotes. The drive motor and electromagnetic solenoid are driven, and the state of banknote transport is monitored using the detection signal of the detection sensor.

In this embodiment, among the plurality of detection sensors, the detection sensor mounted in the transport paths 10i, 10e, and 10d is referred to as the detection sensor 175-a. In each figure, a part of the detection sensor 175-a mounted in the transport path 10i is illustrated. The plurality of detection sensors 175-a are arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction, and detect the timing at which each detection sensor is shielded from light by the passage of the transport bill and the light-shielding duration. The bill handling device 1 monitors the transport state of bills based on the detection results of the plurality of detection sensors 175-a.

The deposit section 120 and the transport path 10i are installed outside the housing of the safe 1000, but these can be attached to and detached from the chassis of the safe 1000 as one unit, and the deposit section 120 and the transport path 10i are removed. Even in the state, there is no problem in the deposit / withdrawal transaction using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. The deposit unit 120 and the transport path 10i may be separately removable as separate units.

<C: Banknote sending configuration of deposit unit 120>
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the deposit portion of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a main roller configuration involved in sending banknotes from the deposit unit 120 to the transport path 10h.

As shown in FIG. 7, the deposit portion 120 includes an opening recess 121 whose upper end side is open. The opening recess 121 deposits and holds the received banknote B on the inclined bottom wall, and surrounds the banknote B with the side wall around the recess and the side wall 123 at the end of the banknote. Further, the deposit portion 120 constitutes a delivery path portion 124 with the lower end of the side wall 123 at the end of the bill and the inclined bottom wall of the opening recess 121, and the opening recess 121 is connected to the transport path 10h at the bottom corner of the delivery path portion 124. Connecting.

The deposit unit 120 includes a plurality of banknote delivery first rollers 125, banknote delivery second rollers 126, and banknote delivery third rollers 127 on the inclined bottom wall of the opening recess 121. Each of these delivery rollers rotates by projecting the roller peripheral wall from the inclined bottom surface of the opening recess 121. The deposit section 120 rotationally drives each delivery roller in the direction of the arrow in the figure shown in FIG. 7 to rotate the banknote B deposited in the opening recess 121 from the banknote B on the lower side of the deposit to the delivery path section 124 and the delivery path section. One by one is sent out to the transport path 10h connected to 124. Since the bill sending first roller 125 has a radius of a part of the outer peripheral arc larger than the radius of the other arc portion, the bill B already deposited in the opening recess 121 is moved up and down from the bill B on the lower side of the pile. It is sent to the transmission path unit 124. The deposit unit 120 is provided with a perfectly circular banknote delivery first auxiliary roller (not shown) alongside the banknote delivery first roller 125.

In addition, the deposit unit 120 is provided with an impeller 128 on the lower end side of the banknote end side wall 123. A plurality of impellers 128 are arranged on the side wall 123 at the end of the bill, and the tip of the blade 129 protrudes into the opening recess 121 from the opening 123h of the side wall 123 at the end of the bill. The blade 129 protruding in this way is made contactable with the bill B held in the opening recess 121. The impeller 128 is rotationally driven when the banknote B is sent out from the deposit unit 120 under the control of the control unit 170 described later, and the plurality of blades 129 having the impeller 128 are deposited in the opening recess 121 on the lower side banknote B. Make contact with the end side of.

In this embodiment, since the impeller 128 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure shown in FIG. 7, the blade 129 is placed at the end of the lower bill B deposited in the opening recess 121, and the blade 129 is placed on the upper side of the bill stack. Hang it from the bottom to make contact. Therefore, the banknotes B deposited in the opening recess 121 are sequentially placed one by one from the banknote B on the lower side of the banknotes due to the rotation of the delivery roller including the first banknote delivery roller 125 and the contact with the ends of the blades 129. It is sent to the transmission path unit 124.

Here, when sending banknotes, one banknote B may be received in the opening recess 121, or one banknote B at the top of the deposited banknote may remain. When such one or several banknotes Bn are bent as shown by the broken line in FIG. 7 and come into non-contact with the banknote delivery first roller 125 and the banknote delivery second roller 126, the tip of the banknote is placed on the side wall 123 at the end of the banknote. It may take a stop posture while being in contact with the outer surface of the banknote and stay in the opening recess 121. Since the deposit portion 120 of the present embodiment brings the blade 129 into contact with the bill end portion of the bill Bn in such a stopped posture as described above, the bill Bn changes its posture from the stopped posture and the bill end portion opens. It is pressed against the bottom corner side of the recess 121. As a result, the bill Bn, which has not been in contact with the sending roller because it was in the stopped posture, comes into contact with either or both of the bill sending first roller 125 and the bill sending second roller 126, so that the sending path portion It is sent to 124.

<D: Banknote sending configuration of deposit / withdrawal section>
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal portion of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a banknote feeding unit 20b that sends out the deposited banknotes received from the user one by one into the banknote handling device 1 with the operation plate 90 as a boundary, and a withdrawal operation or a reject operation. Occasionally, in order to hand over the bills to the user, the bills are divided into bill collecting units 20c that collect the bills sent one by one from the bill handling device 1.

The bill feeding section 20b is the right portion in FIG. 8, and operates with a pick roller 31, a feed roller 32, and a gate roller 33, which are rollers for feeding bills existing in the bill feeding section 20b one by one. It is composed of a plate 90.

When the bills are fed out from the bill feeding unit 20b, the bills to be fed are pressed against the pick roller 31 by the operation plate 90 with a constant pressing force. By rotating the pick roller 31 under such a pressing state, the bills are fed out with a predetermined feeding force, and the fed bills are further fed out to face the feed roller 32 rotating in the feeding direction. The gate roller 33, which does not rotate in the direction, conveys the two sheets in the direction of the transfer path 10b while preventing the two sheets from being fed out. If the pressing force decreases during feeding, a sensor that detects the pressing force (not shown) is activated, and the operating plate 90 is moved in the direction in which the pressing force increases.

The bill collecting section 20c is the left side portion in FIG. 8, and is a constantly rotating drive roller 34 for sending bills sent from the bill handling device 1 from the transport path 10c to the bill collecting section 20c, and a drive roller 34 thereof. It is provided with a driven roller 95 and a pressing plate 91 that are pressed against the 34 and rotate driven. The passage sensor 22 is provided in the transport path 10c and detects that the banknote passes through the transport path 10c. Further, the bill collecting unit 20c includes a plurality of loop seat rollers 94 that are independently driven by a driving means (not shown) coaxially with the driven rollers 95. Further, the bill accumulating portion 20c also includes an accumulating guide 92 which is arranged so as to face the loop sheet roller 94 and overlap each other.

The banknotes that have passed through the transport path 10c are guided by the collection guide 92 and collected in the banknote collection unit 20c. In the bill accumulating portion 20c, the accumulating space can be expanded by moving the operation plate 90 by a driving means (not shown) according to the number of accumulated bills. The floor surface 93 of the bill collecting portion 20c supports the end portion of the bill. Further, the upper plate 23 of the bill collecting portion 20c covers the upper portion of the deposit / withdrawal portion 20, and a part thereof is a shutter that slides in the left-right direction of FIG. 8 on the paper surface to open and close. The upper plate 23 may be a shutter that opens and closes as a whole.

The loop sheet roller 94 is preferably made of an elastic member (for example, rubber or plastic material). Further, the loop seat roller 94 includes a loop portion 161 having a role of applying a braking force to the incoming bill to stop the bill, and a seat portion 162 for moving the bill to the storage space. In this embodiment, a total of three combinations of the loop portion 161 and the seat portion 162 (hereinafter referred to as a loop sheet) are provided around the rotation axis of the loop sheet roller shaft 94p described later at intervals of 120 °.

Here, the amount of overlap between the loop sheet roller 94 and the integrated guide 92 (“δ” in FIG. 8) is controlled by a phase plate (not shown) provided on the loop sheet roller shaft 94p. The loop seat roller 94 is designed to always stop at a predetermined position when the bills enter the collecting mechanism. The stop position of the loop seat roller 94 is referred to as an accumulation standby position. In this embodiment, the banknotes rotate each time they enter the stacking mechanism, and one of the three loop sheets is located at the stacking standby position.

<E: Functional configuration of banknote handling device>
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. The bill handling device 1 includes a deposit unit 120, a deposit / withdrawal unit 20, an identification unit 30, a temporary holding unit 40, a storage unit 70 to 74, and transport paths 10a to 10i, 30a, 40a, 50a, 50b, 70a to 74. It is configured to have a control unit 170 that controls each of these units.

The control unit 170 has a main control unit 171 and a memory 172 mainly composed of a microprocessor for control. In particular, in this embodiment, a plurality (n) detection sensors 175 for detecting the transport of banknotes arranged in the transport paths 10a to 10i, 50a, 50b, the transport paths 10a to 10i, 30a, 40a, 50a, It is provided with a plurality of (m) drive motors 176 for driving the 50b, 70a to 74, and a distribution gate 177 for switching the transfer of the transfer paths 10a to 10i, 30a, 40a, 50a, 50b, 70a to 74.

The main control unit 171 of the control unit 170 monitors the detection signal from the detection sensor 175, detects the passage or transport abnormality of the bill, and rotates and drives the drive motor 176 in the forward and reverse directions to rotate the bill in the forward or reverse direction. Transport control in the direction. Further, the main control unit 171 switches and controls the distribution gate 177 to switch the transport path for transporting banknotes and change the storage destination of banknotes. That is, the main control unit 171 cooperates with the memory 172 to control operations such as starting and stopping the banknote transport operation on the transport path, switching the transport direction, and switching the distribution gate.

The banknote handling device 1 configured as described above performs processing such as a banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120, a banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, a withdrawal operation, and a forgotten collection. Can be executed. Hereinafter, each operation in the first embodiment will be described.

<F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit section>
Hereinafter, a banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 26. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a large-scale deposit processing using the deposit unit of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. 11 to 14 are explanatory views of each banknote processing operation using the deposit unit of the banknote handling device of the first embodiment. 15 to 17 are image views of the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal unit of the automated teller machine according to the first embodiment in each state. 18 to 22 are external perspective views of the automated teller machine according to the first embodiment in each state. 23 to 26 are image views of each operation screen of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment.

First, an outline of a bill deposit processing operation using the deposit unit 120 in the bill handling device 1 will be described. This deposit processing assumes that the user inserts a large amount of banknotes from the open hopper type deposit unit 120 during the operation time zone (for example, daytime operation) in which a staff member who can support in the event of a transaction abnormality is always on standby. ing. Since the open hopper type deposit unit 120 can sequentially add (stack) banknotes as described later, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is used in which the maximum amount of banknotes is limited in one deposit operation. It is suitable for transactions that deposit a large amount of banknotes compared to deposit transactions. The deposit processing of banknotes using the deposit unit 120 is mainly a direct deposit storage process that continuously performs authenticity determination, denomination determination, counting, and storage of banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 120.

The details of each operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 17 while showing the flow of a large amount of deposit in the actual operation with reference to FIG. 10. The automatic teller machine 101 keeps the shutter 120a of the banknote handling device 1 in the open state and the shutter 20a in the closed state in advance during the time when the staff is waiting in the vicinity (see FIG. 18).

As shown in FIG. 10, at the time of deposit, the cash automatic teller machine 101 first displays a deposit transaction mode selection screen on the display screen 104a displayed on the screen operation unit 104 (see S001 and FIG. 23). The user selects either the large deposit button 104a-3 (see FIG. 23) or the normal deposit button 104a-2 (see FIG. 23). When the user presses the mass deposit button 104a-3, the mass deposit mode is selected (S002), and the automatic teller machine 101 urges the user to set the deposit bill in the deposit unit 120 (S003). This may be performed by audio output or display on the screen operation unit 104 (see FIG. 24).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 24, the transaction cancellation button 104a-1, the deposit start button 104a-4, and the partial image 104a-5 are displayed on the display screen 104a. When the transaction cancellation button 104a-1 is pressed, the transaction is canceled, and when the deposit start button 104a-4 is pressed, the deposit is started. Further, the automated teller machine 101 may switch the shutter 120a from the closed state to the open state at this timing (after the user selects the mass deposit mode).

When the user sets the deposit bill in the deposit unit 120 (see S004, FIG. 19 and FIG. 20) and presses the deposit start button 104a-4 displayed on the display screen 104a (see S005 and FIG. 24), the cash is cashed. The automatic transaction device 101 shifts to the deposit processing operation.

In the deposit processing operation, the bill handling device 1 first confirms whether or not there is a bill in the deposit unit 120 by the detection sensor 175 (S006), and if there is a bill, starts separating and transporting the bill (S007). After the banknote handling device 1 starts separating and transporting the banknotes, the cash automatic teller machine 101 switches the display of the display screen 104a to a screen displaying the partial image 104a-6 as shown in FIG. If there is an increase, the user may be urged to add it as appropriate.

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 11, the banknote handling device 1 first switches the distribution gate 14 so as to connect the transport path 10i and the transport path 10e in the deposit processing operation from the deposit unit 120. A plurality of banknotes set substantially horizontally in the deposit unit 120 are separated one by one and delivered to the lower transport path 10i. The banknotes sent out to the transport path 10i are transported toward the identification unit 30 through the transport path 10e and the transport path 10d. The transport state of the banknotes drawn out from the deposit unit 120 is monitored by the detection sensors 175-a mounted in the transport paths 10i, 10e, and 10d, respectively.

In the detection sensor 175-a, for example, four sensors are arranged at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to the bill transport direction. In the bill handling device 1, when the timing when the first sensor of the four sensors detects the bill and the timing when the second sensor detects the bill are significantly different during the bill transport, the bill is slanted. It is considered that the banknote is in a skewed state, and it is determined that the banknote is an abnormally transported banknote.

Further, when the bill handling device 1 continues to detect bills for a sufficiently longer time than the bill detection time when bills in a normal transport state are transported, at least one of the four sensors is used. Considers that a plurality of banknotes are being transported in a row (take-out state) or one banknote is in the vertical direction (large skew state), and is determined to be a transfer abnormal banknote. Since the transport abnormal bills in the skewed state, the take-out state, and the large skew state are the transport abnormal bills that are reliably rejected by the identification unit 30 due to the transport abnormality factor, the transport abnormality bills do not wait for the result of the identification unit 30. It is discharged to the bill collecting unit 20c (see S008 and FIG. 21).

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 12, in the bill handling device 1, the processing for the transport abnormal bill is performed from the rotation speed and the rotation time of the drive motor 176 without waiting for the determination result of the identification unit 30. The timing of reaching the distribution gate 12 is determined, and before the abnormally transferred banknotes reach the distribution gate 12, an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) is driven to switch the distribution gate 12 to form a transfer path 10h, and the transfer path is formed. The 30a and the transport path 10c are connected. It should be noted that this operation is completed by the time the abnormally conveyed banknote reaches the distribution gate 12.

Here, in principle, it is also possible to detect the abnormally transported banknotes by the identification unit 30, but since the distribution gate 12 is adjacent to the identification unit 30, the transfer speed of the banknotes and the processing capacity of the identification unit 30 Depending on the case, the process of switching the distribution gate 12 after recognizing the banknote as a transport abnormality may not be in time. Therefore, by detecting the transport abnormality in advance with the sensor provided in the transport path as described above, the transport abnormality bill can be reliably transported to the bill collection unit 20c.

After that, the abnormally transported bills are returned to the bill collecting section 20c of the deposit / withdrawal section 20 and collected through the transport paths 30a, 10h, and 10c. Then, the automatic teller machine 101 opens the shutter 20a at this stage in order for the user to return the abnormally transported banknotes earlier and have the banknotes reinserted (S009). As a result, the user can take out the abnormally transported banknotes from the banknote collecting unit 20c, stack them in the deposit unit 120, and reinsert them (see S010 and FIG. 22). At this time, the automatic teller machine 101 may display a partial image 104a-7 and a transaction cancellation button 104a-1 as shown in FIG. 26 on the display screen 104a of the screen operation unit 104.

In the shutter 20a opening process of S009 in FIG. 10, the cash automatic teller machine 101 slightly changes the shutter 20a, which is the state shown in FIG. 15 in the fully closed state 20a-1, from the fully opened state 20a-3 (see FIG. 17). It may be stopped at the closed position 20a-2 (see FIG. 16). If the shutter 20a is set to the fully open state 20a-3 (see FIG. 17), there is a possibility that subsequent abnormally transported banknotes may pop out from the banknote collecting section 20c when being transported to the banknote collecting section 20c of the deposit / withdrawal section 20. Therefore, during the shutter 20a opening process, the time for driving the shutter 20a is monitored, and the shutter 20a is stopped in the half-opened state 20a-2 (see FIG. 16) to the extent that it does not interfere with the removal of the abnormally conveyed banknotes. This makes it possible to withdraw banknotes while suppressing the popping out of banknotes.

On the other hand, as a result of monitoring by the detection sensors 175-a mounted in the transport paths 10i, 10e, and 10d, the bill handling device 1 determines if the bill is not a transport abnormal bill (S011). The identification unit 30 acquires an image and magnetic information of a passing banknote by a sensor mounted inside the identification unit 30, and determines (identifies) the authenticity, denomination, and correct / loss state of the banknote based on the acquired information. .. The banknote handling device 1 distributes the destinations of banknotes based on this determination result.

As a result of the determination by the identification unit 30, the banknote handling device 1 conveys acceptable banknotes to the storage units 71 to 73 (S012). Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 11, the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 30 are conveyed by the transfer path 10a, and are conveyed to the lower part through the transfer path 50a by the distribution gate 11. Further, the banknotes are conveyed by the transport path 50a, the distribution gates 51 to 53 are switched according to the denomination determined by the identification unit 30, and the bills are stored in any of the storage units 71 to 73.

When the bill handling device 1 determines as a result of the discrimination by the identification unit 30 that the bill is unacceptable and is to be returned to the user (hereinafter, this bill is referred to as a reject return bill), the bill handling device 1 rejects the bill. The returned banknotes are temporarily stored in the storage unit 70 (S012).

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 13, the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 30 are conveyed by the transfer path 10a, and are conveyed to the lower part through the transfer path 50a by the distribution gate 11. Further, the rejected return bills are conveyed by the transport path 50a, and the distribution gate 54 is switched so as to connect the transport path 50b and the transport path 70a, so that the banknotes are transported to the storage unit 70 and temporarily stored.

When the banknote handling device 1 is determined by the identification unit 30 to be a non-refluxed banknote that is not suitable for recirculation or a non-recirculated banknote that is not assigned to the storage units 71 to 73 (hereinafter, this banknote is referred to as a reject collection banknote). ), The rejected collected banknotes are transported to the storage unit 74 (S012).

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 13, the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 30 are conveyed by the transfer path 10a, and are conveyed to the lower part through the transfer path 50a by the distribution gate 11. Further, the reject collected banknotes are conveyed by the transport path 50a, and are conveyed to the storage unit 74 by switching the distribution gate 54 so as to be connected to the transport path 74a.

After the payment banknotes have been transported from the payment unit 120, the rejected return banknotes temporarily stored in the storage unit 70 can be returned to the user and urged to be reinserted. When there are rejected return banknotes (S013: YES), the banknote handling device 1 conveys the banknotes temporarily stored in the storage unit 70 to the banknote collection unit 20c (S014).

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 14, the banknotes drawn out one by one from the storage unit 70 are conveyed to the identification unit 30 through the transport paths 70a, 50b, 50a, and 10a, and are re-discriminated there. At this time, when the identification unit 30 determines again that the bill is a rejected return bill, the bill handling device 1 switches the distribution gate 13 so as to connect the transport path 10d and the transport path 10c, thereby connecting the transport path 10d and the transport path. The banknotes are collected in the banknote collecting unit 20c through the 10c and returned to the user.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknotes can be accepted as a result of the re-discrimination of the banknotes by the identification unit 30, the banknote handling device 1 connects the distribution gate 13 to the transport path 10d and the transport path 10e. Switching, the distribution gate 14 is switched so as to connect the transport path 10e and the transport path 10f, and the distribution gate 15 is switched so as to connect the transport path 10f and the transport path 40a. Then, the bill handling device 1 collects acceptable bills in the temporary holding unit 40 through the transport paths 10d, 10e, 10f, and 40a.

The automatic teller machine 101 opens the shutter 20a (S015) and returns the rejected returned banknotes to the user after the banknotes in the storage unit 70 have been conveyed by the banknote handling device 1 (S015). In S016, the user may be made to reset the banknotes returned from the banknote collecting unit 20c of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the deposit unit 120. At this time, since the rejected return bills are returned from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 located at a place different from the deposit unit 120, it is possible that the user conducting the transaction may not notice it. Therefore, it is desirable that the deposit transaction from the deposit unit 120 be carried out under the situation where a staff member is attending or waiting nearby as described above.

As described above, since the open hopper type deposit unit 120 can additionally insert (additional deposit) banknotes, even when depositing a large amount of banknotes that cannot be set at once in the deposit unit 120, the user can deposit the banknotes. You can add additional banknotes in sequence until you run out of banknotes for deposit. Further, since the banknotes rejected and returned in the middle of the process are also returned from the deposit / withdrawal section 20, it is possible to add and insert the banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal section 120 again.

The deposit unit 120 is provided with a residual banknote detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of residual banknotes in the hopper, and the banknote handling device 1 detects that there is no banknote residual by the residual banknote detection sensor, and a predetermined time elapses. It is determined that the banknote transfer is completed without any additional deposit banknotes (S017).

When the automatic teller machine 101 completes the separation and transportation of all banknotes by the banknote handling device 1 (S018), the cash automatic teller machine 101 displays the deposit amount on the display screen 104a displayed on the screen operation unit 104 (S019). When the payment confirmation button is pressed by the user (S020), the automatic teller machine 101 prints a statement as needed (S021). The user receives the statement printed in S021 (S022). This completes the mass deposit processing using the deposit unit 120 of the bill handling device 1.

After the number of deposits made by the user is confirmed, the banknotes collected in the temporary holding unit 40 are stored in each cassette by the same route as the storage operation described in "G: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit" below. .. That is, in the deposit from the deposit unit 120, even if the acceptable banknote is once determined to be a reject return banknote, it can pass through the identification unit 30 again in the middle of the return and be discriminated again, so that the banknote can be rejected at the time of deposit. The effect of reducing the number of banknotes can be expected, and as a result, the accuracy of discriminating banknotes in the deposit transaction from the deposit unit 120 is improved.

<G: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal section>
Hereinafter, a banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 to 32. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a normal deposit process using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. 28 to 29 are explanatory views of each banknote processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the banknote handling device of the first embodiment. FIG. 30 is an external perspective view of the cash automatic teller machine according to the first embodiment when the shutters of the deposit and withdrawal portions are fully closed. FIG. 31 is an external perspective view of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment when a banknote is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal section at the time of normal deposit. FIG. 32 is an image diagram of an operation screen for prompting a deposit bill set at the time of normal deposit of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment.

First, an outline of a bill deposit processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in the bill handling device 1 will be described. This deposit processing assumes a transaction in which a user deposits banknotes in an operating time zone such as at night when there is no staff member, or in operation as an automated teller machine that does not involve communication with staff members. The deposit processing of banknotes using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 mainly includes the deposit counting process of determining the authenticity of the banknotes inserted into the banknote payout unit 20b of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, determining the denomination, and counting.

The details of each operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29 while showing the flow of normal deposit in actual operation with reference to FIG. 27. The automatic teller machine 101 keeps both the shutter 120a and the shutter 20a of the banknote handling device 1 closed during the time when the staff is not waiting in the vicinity (see FIG. 30).

As shown in FIG. 27, at the time of deposit, the cash automatic teller machine 101 first displays a deposit transaction mode selection screen on the display screen 104a displayed on the screen operation unit 104 (see S101 and FIG. 23). The user selects either the large deposit button 104a-3 (see FIG. 23) or the normal deposit button 104a-2 (see FIG. 23). When the user presses the normal deposit button 104a-2, the normal deposit mode is selected (S102), the automatic teller machine 101 opens the shutter 20a (S103), and sets the deposit bill in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. Encourage users. This may be performed by voice or display on the screen operation unit 104 (see FIG. 32).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 32, the transaction cancellation button 104a-1, the deposit start button 104a-4, and the partial image 104a-8 are displayed on the display screen 104a. When the transaction cancellation button 104a-1 is pressed, the transaction is stopped, and when the deposit start button 104a-4 is pressed, the deposit is started.

When the user sets the deposit bill in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 (see S104 and FIG. 31) and presses the deposit start button 104a-4 displayed on the display screen 104a of the screen operation unit 104 (S105), cash is used. The automatic transaction device 101 closes the shutter 20a (S106) and moves to the deposit processing operation.

In the deposit processing operation, the bill handling device 1 first confirms whether or not there is a bill in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 with the detection sensor 175 (S107), and if there is a bill, starts separating and transporting the bill (S108). ..

Explaining the operation with reference to FIG. 28, the banknote handling device 1 separates a plurality of banknotes set in a substantially standing position in the banknote feeding section 20b of the deposit / withdrawal section 20 one by one and separates them one by one into a lower transport path 10b. Go out to. The banknotes drawn out to the transport path 10b pass through the transport path 30a in the identification unit 30 from the transport path 10a from the front to the rear (from right to left in FIG. 28).

In the identification unit 30, an image or magnetic information of a passing banknote is acquired by a sensor mounted inside the identification unit 30, and the authenticity, denomination, and correct / loss state of the banknote are determined (S109). The banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 30 are once transported upward from the rear portion of the identification unit 30 through the transport path 10d. While the banknotes are being transported along the transport path 10d, the discrimination by the identification unit 30 is completed, and the distribution gate 13 is switched according to the discrimination result.

That is, when the bill handling device 1 determines that the bill is acceptable by the identification unit 30, the distribution gate 13 is switched so as to connect the transport path 10d and the transport path 10e, and the banknote is switched to the transport path 10d. It is conveyed by 10e, 10f, and 40a and accumulated in the temporary holding unit 40 (S110).

On the other hand, when the identification unit 30 determines that the bill is unacceptable, the bill handling device 1 switches the distribution gate 13 so as to connect the transport path 10d and the transport path 10c, and transfers the bill to the bill collection unit 20c. Return to, collect, and return to the user (S110).

If there are rejected banknotes (S111: YES) after the banknote handling device 1 has processed all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the cash automatic teller machine 101 opens the shutter 20a (S112) and uses it. Have a person pull out banknotes from the banknote collecting unit 20c (S113). When the user pulls out the bill, the automatic teller machine 101 detects that fact by a sensor (not shown), closes the shutter 20a (S114), and displays the deposit amount on the display screen 104a (S115).

When the user wants to make an additional deposit, the automatic teller machine 101 shifts the process to S103 when the additional deposit button (not shown) on the display screen 104a of the screen operation unit 104 is pressed (S116). When there is no additional deposit, the cash automatic transaction device 101 matches the deposited amount with the amount counted by the bill handling device 1, and the deposit transaction confirmation button (deposit transaction confirmation button) on the display screen 104a of the screen operation unit 104 by the user ( When (not shown) is pressed (S117), the bills temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit 40 are transported to the storage units 71 to 74 and stored (storage processing) (S118).

The above-mentioned storage process will be described with reference to FIG. 29. In the storage process, the bill handling device 1 first switches the distribution gate 13 to connect the temporary holding unit 40 and the identification unit 30, and switches the distribution gate 11 to connect to the transfer path 10a and the transfer path 50a. The banknotes drawn out one by one from the temporary holding section 40 are conveyed to the identification section 30 through the transport paths 40a, 10f, 10e, and 10d. The banknotes that have been re-identified by the identification unit 30 and have passed through the identification unit 30 are conveyed by the transfer path 10a, and are conveyed to the lower part through the transfer path 50a by the distribution gate 11. Further, the bills are conveyed by the transport path 50a, the distribution gates 51 to 53 are switched according to the denomination determined by the identification unit 30, and the bills are stored in any of the storage units 71 to 73.

The banknotes determined to be transport abnormal when re-identified by the identification unit 30 are transported to the storage unit 74 for storing the reject collection banknotes. As a result, it is possible to prevent a transfer abnormality from occurring again when the inappropriate banknotes are returned (recycled) from the storage and transported, and the banknote handling device 1 and the automatic teller machine 101 can be operated normally. It can increase continuity.

On the other hand, when the identification unit 30 determines that the banknote handling device 1 is a non-circulating banknote that is not suitable for recirculation or a non-recirculating banknote that is not assigned to the storage units 71 to 73, the distribution gate 54 is passed through the transport path 50b. And the transport path 74a are switched so as to be connected, and non-refluxed banknotes are stored in the storage unit 74.

When the automatic teller machine 1 separates and transports all the banknotes in the temporary holding unit 40 by the banknote handling device 1 (S119), the cash automatic teller machine 1 prints a statement as needed (S120). The user receives the statement printed in S120 (S121). This completes the normal deposit processing using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 of the bill handling device 1.

In the above-mentioned mass deposit mode, if the number of banknotes rejected and returned due to a transport abnormality or the like is small, it is possible to select a deposit transaction from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 as the reinsertion destination. When the user selects to re-deposit after a large amount of deposit from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, if there are no banknotes in the temporary holding unit 40, the deposit can be counted immediately. If there are bills in the temporary holding unit 40, the storage processing operation is once performed to empty the temporary holding unit 40, and then the deposit counting is performed.

The differences between the above-mentioned mass deposit mode and the normal deposit mode are summarized below.

<Mass deposit mode>
(Feature 1) A large number of banknotes can be deposited continuously as long as there is free space in the storage section.
(Characteristic 2) Since it can be added up, the user has less trouble.
(Characteristic 3) Since the deposit unit 120 is directly transported to the storage units 70 to 71 without going through the temporary holding unit 40, the transport distance is short.

<Normal deposit mode>
(Characteristic 1) There is an upper limit to the number of banknotes that can be set at one time.
(Characteristic 2) When trying to make a large amount of deposit, it is necessary to make the deposit in several times, which is troublesome for the user.
(Characteristic 3) Since the banknotes are deposited in the flow of counting → storage after being temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit 40, the transport distance is long.

From the comparison of each of the above (feature 1) to (feature 3), it can be seen that the mass deposit mode can shorten the deposit transaction time and reduce the time and effort of the user.

<H: Banknote withdrawal operation>
Next, the withdrawal transaction processing operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34. FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram of a withdrawal processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the bill handling device of the first embodiment. FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of a reject processing operation at the time of withdrawal using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the bill handling device of the first embodiment.

In the withdrawal transaction processing, banknotes are unwound one by one from the storage section for storing banknotes of the denomination for which withdrawal is specified among the storage sections 71 to 73 stored by denomination, and the transport paths 50a and 10a are used. It is conveyed to the identification unit 30 (transport path 30a) through the identification unit 30, and the identification unit 30 determines whether or not the banknote can be withdrawn. As a result of the determination by the identification unit 30, if the banknote can be withdrawn, the banknote handling device 1 switches the distribution gate 13 so as to connect the transfer path 10d and the transfer path 10c, and transfers the banknote to the bill collection unit 20c. Accumulate (see FIG. 33).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination by the identification unit 30 is that the bill cannot be withdrawn, the bill handling device 1 switches the distribution gate 13 so as to connect the transport path 10d and the transport path 10e, and the transport path 10f, Through 10g and 50b, a transport path 74a is connected by a distribution gate 54 to transport bills to a storage unit 74 (see FIG. 34). The determination by the identification unit 30 of the banknote and the switching control of the distribution gate 13 according to the determination result are completed while the banknote is being conveyed in the transport path 10d.

When the banknote transport operation is completed, the shutter 20a of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 opens (see FIG. 1), and the banknotes collected in the banknote collection unit 20c are ready to be taken out by the user. The automatic teller machine 1 detects that the user has pulled out the bill with a sensor (not shown), closes the shutter 20a, and ends a series of withdrawal transaction processing. As described above, in the withdrawal transaction processing operation, the banknotes are sent in the first transport direction (counterclockwise arrow direction (counterclockwise arrow direction (left rotation direction in FIGS. 33 and 34)) in the transport paths 50a, 10a, 30a, 10d to 10 g). Operates to carry.

<I: Forgotten banknote collection operation>
Next, with reference to FIG. 35, the operation of collecting the forgotten banknotes will be described. FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram of a forgotten banknote collection processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the banknote handling device of the first embodiment. The forgotten banknote collection processing operation is an operation of collecting the banknotes collected in the banknote collection unit 20c of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in the storage unit 74 when the user forgets to collect the banknotes.

In the forgotten banknote collection operation, the banknote handling device 1 first switches the distribution gate 13 so as to connect the transfer path 10d and the transfer path 10e, and connects the distribution gate 14 to the transfer path 10e and the transfer path 10f. The distribution gate 15 is switched so as to connect the transport path 10f and the transport path 10 g, the distribution gate 16 is switched so as to connect the transport path 10 g and the transport path 50b, and the distribution gate 54 is switched. The transfer path 50b and the transfer path 74a are switched to be connected. Banknotes that have been withdrawn to the banknote collection section 20c but have been forgotten by the user are pushed by the pressing plate 91 in the banknote collection section 20c and moved to the front of the deposit / withdrawal section 20 to the transport path 10b one by one. It is paid out. The banknotes pass through the transport paths 10a, 30a, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, 50b, 74a and are stored in the storage unit 74.

Next, with reference to FIG. 36, the deposit bill collection processing operation according to another example will be described. FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram of a deposit bill collection processing operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit of the bill handling device of another example. In the example of FIG. 28, the banknotes determined by the identification unit 30 to be unsuitable for redistribution such as counterfeit notes during the deposit counting process are stored in the temporary holding unit 40 by switching the distribution gate 15. According to the alternative example shown in FIG. 36, the bill handling device 1 switches the distribution gate 15 so that the transport path 10f and the transport path 10g are connected without storing the banknotes unsuitable for redistribution in the temporary holding unit 40. , 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, 50b, 74a are passed through and stored in the storage unit 74. The switching of the distribution gate 15 is completed while the banknotes are being transported in the transport path 10d.

As described above, according to the automatic teller machine 101 equipped with the banknote handling device 1 and the banknote handling device 1 of the first embodiment, the open hopper type deposit unit 120 is provided in addition to the normal deposit / withdrawal unit 20. , It is possible to carry out a deposit transaction in a short time for a user who brings in a large amount of banknotes and intends to deposit.

<J: Operation method of the automated teller machine of Example 1>
Since the transaction operation using the open hopper type deposit unit 120 is different from the conventional automatic teller machine, it is desirable that the staff can support the user's transaction operation as needed. Hereinafter, an apparatus operation method of the cash automatic teller machine 101 of the first embodiment in consideration of this point will be described.

FIG. 37 is a diagram for explaining an operation mode of the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 37 (a), the cash automatic transaction system 1S of the first embodiment has a server 1203 installed in a management center and one or more automatic cash transaction devices 101 connected via a network 1204. Has.

(1) Switching of device operation depending on the time zone During business hours when a staff member is resident, the automatic teller machine 101 operates so that both the deposit unit 120 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 can be used and can be selected by the user. An instruction to switch to the "business hours mode" is transmitted from the server 1203 via the network 1204 so as to be in the mode (business hours (daytime) mode) (see FIG. 37 (a)). That is, the control unit 1201 of the automated teller machine 101 responds to the instruction from the server 1203 and follows the display screen 104a (see FIG. 23) of the screen operation unit 104 of the automated teller machine 101 to the user at the time of transaction. You are asked to select whether to make a deposit using the deposit unit 120 or the deposit / withdrawal unit 20.

At this time, for example, when the user makes a deposit in excess of the maximum depositable number of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, a display screen 104a (see FIG. 24) prompting the user to make a payment from the deposit unit 120 may be displayed, or the user may make a deposit. It is also possible to urge a user who has a history of making a large amount of deposits in a continuous transaction from the deposit unit 120 in the past with reference to a previous transaction history or the like to make a deposit from the deposit unit 120.

Alternatively, the selection of a transaction using either the deposit / withdrawal unit 120 or the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is performed by a staff member or the like provided on the automatic teller machine 101 by a staff member or the like to assist the user who is trying to perform the transaction. It may be performed by operating (not shown).

On the other hand, for example, in nighttime operation when no staff is present, an operation mode (night holiday (night time zone) mode) in which only deposit / withdrawal transactions from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 of the same or similar operation as the conventional automatic teller machine can be performed. An instruction to switch to the "night / holiday mode" is transmitted from the server 1203 via the network 1204 (see FIG. 37 (a)), and when the user operates independently, the deposit unit 120 is used. Disable it to prevent confusion, operation mistakes, and forgetting to pick up banknotes. That is, in nighttime operation, the shutter 120a of the deposit unit 120 is always closed to prevent the user from erroneously inputting. Of course, it is not necessary to display a screen that allows the user to select whether to deposit from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 or the deposit unit 120 as in the above-mentioned deposit unit selection mode.

The above-mentioned switching between "business hours mode" and "night holiday mode" may be automatically switched by setting the switching time, day of the week, etc. in a separate timetable or the like, or the staff manually switches. You may do so.

Further, the switching between the "business hours mode" and the "night holiday mode" may be switched according to the presence or absence of a staff member who can respond. This is because even during business hours, a staff member who is accustomed to operating the automated teller machine 101 may be absent due to going out or the like. In such a case, the store presence status of the clerk can be switched based on the input to the cash automatic teller machine 101 by the clerk himself, or can be automatically switched by using the information from the work management device 1205 or the like.

Alternatively, it may be switched so that only the deposit / withdrawal unit 120 can be used during business hours so that only a large amount of deposits can be made, and only the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 can be used during nights and holidays, as in the conventional automated teller machine. ..

(2) Operation method assuming that the user operates the automatic teller machine in cooperation with the staff The above configuration has an abnormality when the user makes a deposit transaction using the deposit unit 120. It is based on the idea that the deposit unit 120 is allowed to be used only when the staff is on standby so that the staff can respond immediately in some cases. However, if a staff member accompanies the user to operate the automatic teller machine from the beginning of the transaction, the operation can be performed more smoothly and unnecessary troubles can be reduced even in the event of an abnormality. Specifically, the control is performed by configuring as follows.

When the user selects a transaction from the deposit unit 120 on the display screen 104a (see FIG. 23) of the screen operation unit 104 of the automated teller machine 101, the automated teller machine 101 tells the staff who can handle the cash. Instruct and notify the automatic teller machine 101 to go to the customer and deal with the customer. The clerk who goes to the cash automatic teller machine 101 sets the cash automatic teller machine 101 so that the deposit from the deposit unit 120 can be made by using the clerk-dedicated setting unit or the like provided in the cash automatic teller machine 101. .. The shutter 120a may be opened from closed at this timing.

Here, if the clerk cannot immediately respond to another customer, or if the clerk does not arrive at the automated teller machine 101 even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the automated teller machine 101 enters and exits the screen operation unit 104. You may display a guidance screen that guides you to a transaction using the ATM 20 or guides you to a window with a staff member.

Further, the selection of the deposit unit 120 and the notification to the staff are not necessarily performed by the cash automatic teller machine 101, but may be performed by a reception terminal (customer guidance terminal) or the like. As shown in FIG. 37 (b), the reception terminal 1206 is a reception screen in which the user selects and inputs either a first transaction using the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 or a second transaction using the deposit / withdrawal unit 120. Is displayed. When the user selects and inputs the second transaction, the reception terminal 1206 notifies the staff to that effect and requests the cash automatic teller machine 101 to use the deposit unit 120. To send. When the automatic teller machine 101 receives the second transaction request command, the cash automatic teller machine 101 permits the use of the deposit unit 120 based on the instruction of the staff. In this case, if the clerk cannot respond immediately, the user may choose to wait for the clerk to arrive, in which case the reception terminal 1206 may also issue a number tag.

(3) Operation method that allows the use of the deposit unit 120 without a staff member only for specific users The above configurations are based on the premise that the staff member will respond in case of an abnormality, but cash automatic teller machines are used. If the user is proficient in operating the trading device 101, the support of the staff may not be necessary. Alternatively, if the user has already provided education on the operation of the automated teller machine 101 and submitted a letter of comfort to the bank to the effect that compensation will not be requested even if the banknotes are forgotten to be taken in the event of an abnormality. Transactions using the deposit unit 120 may be allowed even if the staff is absent.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 37 (c), a flag for identifying the user who is allowed to use the deposit unit 120 alone is included in the user's account information and stored in the storage device 1207 for cash. The automatic transaction device 101 refers to the storage device 1207 in the authentication at the start of the transaction, and if it can be confirmed that the user is a user who is permitted to use the deposit unit 120 independently, either the deposit unit 120 or the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 can be confirmed. The display screen 104a (see FIG. 23) for selecting the above may be displayed on the screen operation unit 104. The storage device 1207 may be provided inside the automatic teller machine 101.

Alternatively, even if the user is not allowed to use the deposit unit 120 independently in advance, the screen operation unit 104 at the start of the transaction explains the operation method at the time of abnormality and the risk caused by the independent use without a staff member. So, even if some problem occurs due to the operation without a staff member, by inputting that no compensation request is made to the operator or manager of the automatic teller machine 101 such as a store or a bank, without a staff member. You may allow the use of the deposit unit 120 of.

In the above-described first embodiment, the storage unit 70 capable of storing a large amount of banknotes is used as a temporary storage unit for rejected return banknotes, and the circumstances peculiar to the country or region where the automated teller machine 101 is installed, etc. Therefore, it is useful when there is a possibility that a large number of rejected return bills will be generated. However, when the number of rejected return bills is not so large, it is not a good idea to use the storage section 70 as a temporary storage section for the rejected return bills.

That is, if an area for temporarily storing rejected return banknotes can be secured other than the storage unit 70, the storage unit 70 can be used for other purposes (such as a destination for receiving banknotes in a deposit transaction), and as a result, the storage unit 70 can be used. The capacity of banknotes that can be handled can be increased. Hereinafter, a configuration will be described in which the temporary storage unit for rejected return bills is other than the storage unit 70.

(1) When a two-stage storage unit is used FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a bill handling device having the two-stage storage unit according to the second embodiment. In the first embodiment, in the bill handling device 1, each of the storage units 70 to 74 is composed of one storage unit, but the storage unit 74 (see FIG. 6) of the first embodiment is shown in the lower stage as shown in FIG. 38. The lower storage unit 74 is replaced with a two-stage upper and lower split type storage unit composed of a storage unit 74-1 and an upper storage unit 74-2, and the upper storage unit 74-2 is used as a second temporary holding unit. A case where -1 is used as a reject bill collection unit will be described. Here, the lower storage unit 74-1 is connected to the transport path 74a via the distribution gate 56 by the transport path 74c, and the upper storage section 74-2 is connected to the transport path 74a via the distribution gate 56. It is configured to be connected by a transport path 74b. With this configuration, the storage unit 70 can be newly used as a receiving destination for deposited banknotes, and the number of banknotes that can be returned by the banknote handling device 1B of the second embodiment increases, which leads to an improvement in the operating rate of the automatic teller machine. ..

The banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120 is basically the same as the banknote deposit operation of the first embodiment described above in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit", but is accepted by the storage units 71 to 73 in FIG. In addition to storing possible banknotes, the storage unit 70 can also be used as a storage destination for acceptable banknotes. When storing banknotes in the storage section 70, the distribution gate 54 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 70a are connected, and the banknotes are transported to the storage section 70 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 70a. ..

FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram of a reject bill storage operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit unit of the bill handling device of the second embodiment. The deposit reject bill storage operation during the deposit operation using the deposit unit 120 is a temporary storage of banknotes as compared with the deposit reject bill storage operation of the above-mentioned Example 1 in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit". The tip may be replaced from the storage unit 70 to the upper storage unit 74-2. If the distribution gate 56 is switched so that the transport path 74a and the transport path 74b are connected, the deposit reject banknotes are conveyed to the upper storage section 74-2 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 74a, 74b.

On the other hand, in the deposit reject bill collection operation of the first embodiment described in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit", if the storage destination of the deposit reject bill is replaced from the storage unit 74 to the lower storage unit 74-1. good. If the distribution gate 56 is switched so that the transport path 74a and the transport path 74c are connected, the deposit reject banknotes are conveyed to the lower storage section 74-1 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 74a, 74c.

FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram of a reject bill return operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit unit of the bill handling device of the second embodiment. In the deposit reject bill return operation after the deposit operation, the storage section for paying out the banknotes in the deposit reject bill return operation of the above-mentioned Example 1 in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit section" is set from the storage section 70 to the upper storage section. It may be replaced with 74-2. At this time, it can be realized by switching the distribution gate 56 so that the transport path 74b and the transport path 74a are connected, and switching the distribution gate 54 so that the transport path 74a and the transport path 50b are connected. The deposit rejected banknote is conveyed to the identification unit 30a through the transport paths 74c, 74a, 50b, 50a and 10a in this order. After that, it is the same as the deposit reject bill return operation of the above-mentioned Example 1 in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit".

FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram of a deposit storage processing operation in the bill handling device of the second embodiment. In the deposit storage operation described above in "G: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit", the storage unit 70 can be selected as the destination of the acceptable banknotes. The distribution gate 54 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 70a are connected, and the acceptable banknotes are conveyed to the storage unit 70 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 70a. On the other hand, for unacceptable banknotes, the destination may be replaced from the storage unit 74 to the lower storage unit 74-1. If the distribution gate 54 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 74a are connected, and the distribution gate 56 is switched so that the transport path 74a and the transport path 74c are connected, the banknotes are transferred to the transport paths 50a, 50b, 74a. , 74c and is conveyed to the lower storage section 74-1.

Similarly to the second embodiment, the third embodiment is also temporary except for the storage unit 70 for storing the rejected return banknotes generated in the deposit transaction from the deposit unit 120 in a situation where a large number of reject return banknotes are not generated. It secures a proper storage area. Specifically, in the third embodiment, a temporary holding unit different from the temporary holding unit 40 is used as a temporary storage unit other than the storing unit 70 for the rejected return bills.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a bill handling device having a take-up type temporary holding portion according to the third embodiment. FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram of a direct deposit operation using the deposit unit in the bill handling device of the third embodiment. In the configuration of FIG. 43, a temporary holding unit is a second temporary holding unit having a banknote winding mechanism for storing rejected return banknotes generated in a deposit transaction from the deposit unit 120 under the temporary holding unit 40. The holding unit 80 is arranged.

With the configuration of FIG. 43, as shown in FIG. 44, the storage unit 70 can be newly used as a storage unit for receiving deposit bills. When storing banknotes in the storage section 70, the gate 54 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 70a are connected, and the banknotes are transported to the storage section 70 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 70a.

Here, the temporary holding portion 80 is composed of a stainless steel thin plate guide tape 83, a rotary drum 81 for winding the bills conveyed together with the guide tape 83, and a take-up shaft 82 for winding only the guide tape 83. ..

The temporary holding unit 80 may be a stack-separated type in which bills are stacked, stored, and separated and fed out one by one, instead of the winding type as in the present embodiment, but the rejected return bills are wrinkled. Since it is assumed that the paper condition of the banknotes has deteriorated due to folds or folds, the tape winding type that does not separate the stacks is more advantageous when handling a large number of deteriorated banknotes.

FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram of a reject bill storage operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit unit in the bill handling device of the third embodiment. In the deposit reject banknote storage operation during the deposit operation using the deposit unit 120, the storage destination of the deposit reject return banknote of the above-mentioned Example 1 in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120" is from the storage unit 70. It replaces the temporary holding unit 80. The distribution gate 55 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 80a are connected, the rotating drum 81 is in the direction of winding the guide tape 83 (clockwise in the figure), and the traveling speed of the guide tape 83 is the bill entry speed. Rotate so that they are almost the same, and wind up the deposit rejected return banknotes.

FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram of a reject bill return operation at the time of direct deposit using the deposit unit in the bill handling device of the third embodiment. The deposit reject bill return operation after the deposit operation can be considered by replacing the storage unit for paying out the banknotes of the above-mentioned Example 1 in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120" from the storage unit 70 to the temporary holding unit 80. Just do it. After switching the distribution gate 55 so that the transport path 80a and the transport path 50b are connected, the rotating drum 81 is reversed (counterclockwise in the figure), rejected return bills are sent out, and the transport paths 80a, 50b, 50a, 10a, 30a, 10d, and 10c are transported in this order, and then transported to the bill collecting section 20c of the deposit / withdrawal section 20. The banknotes determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 30 are conveyed to the temporary holding unit 40 under the same control as in the first embodiment described in "F: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit unit 120".

FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram of a deposit storage processing operation using the deposit unit in the bill handling device of the third embodiment. In the deposit / storage operation of the first embodiment described in "H: Banknote deposit operation using the deposit / withdrawal unit", the storage unit 70 can be newly selected as the storage destination for the acceptable banknotes. When storing banknotes in the storage section 70, the gate 54 is switched so that the transport path 50b and the transport path 70a are connected, and the banknotes are transported to the storage section 70 through the transport paths 50a, 50b, 70a.

According to the above-described first to third embodiments, it is possible to realize a deposit that meets the needs of the user, such as wanting to quickly deposit a large amount of banknotes, and at the same time, it is possible to realize a reduction in the required deposit time.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned examples, but includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to the one including all the configurations described. Further, as long as there is no contradiction, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, or to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, replace, integrate, and divide a part of the configuration of each embodiment. Further, each process shown in the examples may be appropriately dispersed or integrated based on the processing efficiency or the mounting efficiency.

1,1B, 1C ... Banknote handling device, 1S ... Automatic cash trading system, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, 10h, 30a, 40a, 50a, 50b, 70a, 70b, 71a, 72a , 73a, 74a, 74b, 74c, 80a ... Transport path, 10i ... Secondary transport path, 20 ... Deposit / withdrawal section, 20a ... Shutter, 30 ... Identification section, 40, 80 ... Temporary hold section, 70, 71, 72, 73 , 74 ... storage unit, 74-1 ... lower storage unit, 74-2 ... upper storage unit road, 101 ... automatic teller machine, 104 ... screen operation unit, 104a ... display screen, 120 ... deposit unit, 120a ... shutter, 170 ... control unit, 175,175-a ... detection sensor, 1000 ... safe, 1205 ... work management device, 1206 ... reception terminal, 1207 ... storage device

Claims (23)

A deposit section that accepts deposits of banknotes set almost horizontally,
A deposit / withdrawal section that accepts deposits of banknotes set in an approximately standing position and releases the banknotes in an approximately standing position.
An identification unit that identifies banknotes and
A temporary holding section for temporarily storing banknotes that have been deposited from the deposit / withdrawal section and identified as acceptable banknotes by the identification section, and a temporary holding section.
Multiple storage units for storing banknotes and
A transport path that passes through the identification unit, is connected to the deposit / withdrawal unit, the temporary holding unit, and the plurality of storage units, and transports banknotes in both directions.
An auxiliary transport path connecting the deposit unit and the transport path ,
A detection unit that detects the transport state of banknotes transported through the transport path and the sub-transport path, and
A paper leaf handling device characterized by having. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion between the transport path and the sub-transport path is located between the identification section and the temporary holding section. It is characterized in that the bills for which a transport abnormality is detected by the detection unit that detects the transport state of the bills transported in the sub-transport path are discharged from the deposit / withdrawal section without waiting for the identification result by the identification section. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 1 or 2 . The deposit section and the deposit / withdrawal section are arranged near the user side of the paper leaf handling device so that the banknotes taken out from the deposit / withdrawal section can be reset in the deposit section. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the device is characterized by the above. It has a control unit that controls the transport of banknotes in the transport path and the sub-transport path.
The control unit
Of the banknotes deposited from either the deposit section or the deposit / withdrawal section, rejected banknotes identified as unacceptable by the identification section can be re-deposited from either the deposit section or the deposit / withdrawal section. Discharge to the deposit / withdrawal section
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the transport control is performed so that the bills drawn out from the storage unit are identified by the identification unit and then discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit. Paper leaf handling device. The control unit
Of the banknotes deposited from either the deposit unit or the deposit / withdrawal unit, the rejected banknotes identified as unacceptable by the identification unit are stored in the plurality of storage units before being discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit. When the banknotes stored in one of the storage units and unwound from the one storage unit are identified again as rejectable banknotes that cannot be accepted, they are released to the deposit / withdrawal unit. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 5 , wherein when the banknote is identified as a banknote that can be accepted, the banknote is transported to the temporary holding unit. It has a safe that covers the paper leaf handling device,
The safe is
The hole through which the sub-transport path penetrates and
With the deposit section located outside the safe,
The paper leaf handling device according to claim 5 or 6 , further comprising the deposit / withdrawal unit arranged inside the safe. Both the deposit section and the sub-transport path can be attached to and detached from the safe.
6 . Paper leaf handling device. The paper leaf handling according to any one of claims 5 to 8 , wherein the apparatus housing for accommodating the paper leaf handling device has a shutter for covering the deposit portion and the deposit / withdrawal portion. Device. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of claims 5 to 9 , wherein the identification unit has a second temporary holding unit for storing rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable. 5. A second aspect of the present invention, wherein any one of the plurality of storage units is used as a second temporary holding unit for storing rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of 10 . The one storage section is divided into upper and lower spaces in the vertical direction, one space is the second temporary holding section, and the other section is the identification section, which is a non-refluxing reject that is not suitable for withdrawal. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 11 , further comprising a collection box for collecting banknotes identified as collected banknotes. The control unit
Banknotes that have received deposits from the deposit / withdrawal section are transported to the temporary holding section via the transport path and the identification section, and then fed out from the temporary hold section to provide the transport path and the identification section. The first deposit process to be transported to the storage unit via the above,
A claim characterized in that a second deposit process of transporting a bill received from the deposit unit to the storage unit via the sub-transport path, the transport path, and the identification unit is performed. Item 2. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of Items 10 to 12 . At the time of the second deposit processing
The paper leaf handling device according to claim 13 , wherein the rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the detection unit are discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit before passing through the identification unit. At the time of the second deposit processing
After the rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit are temporarily stored in any one of the plurality of storage units, the rejected banknotes are paid out from the one storage unit, and the deposit / withdrawal unit is used. The paper banknote handling apparatus according to claim 13 or 14 , characterized in that it is released into. After temporarily storing the rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit in the second temporary holding unit, the rejected banknotes are sent out from the second temporary holding unit and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 13 or 14 , which is characterized by this. 13 . The paper leaf handling device according to item 1. When depositing banknotes, whether the user performs the first deposit process in which the banknotes are set in the deposit / withdrawal section or the second deposit process in which the banknotes are set in the deposit section. The paper banknote handling apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 16 , wherein the above is selectable in advance. It is characterized by using the deposit section for a large amount of deposits to deposit more than a predetermined number of banknotes and the deposit / withdrawal section for a small deposit transaction to deposit less than a predetermined number of banknotes. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of claims 13 to 18 . A claim characterized in that a deposit transaction is performed using the deposit unit in the first time zone and the deposit / withdrawal unit in a second time zone different from the first time zone. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of 13 to 19 . It has a first shutter that covers the deposit / withdrawal portion, and has a first shutter.
A second shutter that covers the deposit portion and
At the time of the first deposit processing in which the deposit is made from the deposit / withdrawal portion, the second shutter is closed and the first shutter is open.
Claims 13 to 20 are characterized in that, at the time of the second deposit processing in which the deposit is made from the deposit portion, the second shutter is open and the first shutter is closed. The paper leaf handling device according to any one of the above items. At the time of the second deposit processing
When a rejected banknote determined to be unacceptable is detected by the detection unit or the identification unit, the first shutter is opened, the rejected banknote is discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit, and then the deposit is made from the deposit unit. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 21 , wherein the rejected banknote is subjected to the second deposit processing. The paper leaf handling device according to claim 22 , wherein when the first shutter is opened, the deposit / withdrawal portion is partially covered and half-opened.

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