JP7318455B2 - coin handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus, and is suitable for application to a coin processing apparatus that performs various types of processing related to coins.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a coin processing apparatus is installed in a store of a financial institution, and performs processing related to coins, such as coin deposit processing, coin withdrawal processing, or coin counting processing, based on instructions from employees (hereafter referred to as users). Those that perform various processes are widely used.

The coin processing device includes, for example, a depositing unit into which coins are inserted from a user, a conveying unit for conveying coins, a discriminating unit (also referred to as a recognition unit) for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted coins, and a coin recognition unit. , a storage unit for storing coins by denomination, a dispensing unit for storing and removing coins to be dispensed, and the like. In addition to this, the coin processing device has a deposit reject port for ejecting unhandled coins and foreign objects among the coins that have been input to the deposit unit, and a temporary storage unit for temporarily suspending the deposited coins if the deposit processing is to be stopped halfway. It may also have a return port or the like for returning coins that have been reserved.

By the way, in a financial institution, when a large amount of coins of a predetermined denomination such as 2000 coins are transported between stores, the coins are discriminated by a coin processing device to check the denomination, fitness, authenticity, etc. of the coins. In addition, it is necessary to store them in a storage bag such as a jute bag (also called a storage bag) after counting the correct number of sheets. Therefore, as a coin processing device, the user is allowed to specify the denomination and the number of coins, and a jute bag is attached to the return port. It has been proposed that coins of a specified denomination and number are identified and counted by performing coin counting processing, and then stored in the hemp bag (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-58769 A (paragraphs [0062]-[0066] and FIGS. 2 and 3, etc.)

By the way, in the coin processing apparatus, for example, when a coin is clogged (so-called jam) in the conveying section or the temporary storage section during the execution of the coin counting process, the coin counting process is interrupted and the jammed coin is removed by the user. need to get the work done. However, in the coin processing apparatus, while the user is removing the coins, there are cases where the coins are accidentally dropped, reach the return slot, and are discharged into the jute bag. In such a case, the coin processing device cannot guarantee the denomination and number of coins stored in the jute bag, and the coin counting process must be stopped and restarted from the beginning, which takes time and effort. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object thereof is to propose a coin processing apparatus capable of efficiently counting a large number of coins with little labor.

In order to solve this problem, the coin processing apparatus of the present invention includes an operation unit for receiving an operation for designating the type of coin from the user, an insertion unit for inserting coins, and a discriminator for the coins inserted into the insertion unit. A discrimination unit, a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins, a transport unit that transports coins, an ejection unit that ejects coins, and a storage that stores coins ejected to the ejection unit outside the ejection unit Based on the result of discrimination by the unit and the discriminating unit, among the plurality of coins input to the input unit, coins of the specified type specified by the operation unit are conveyed to the ejection unit, while coins other than the specified type are temporarily held by the storage unit. and a display unit for displaying information. The storage unit is detachable from the ejection unit. When a coin-related failure occurs, the control unit stops the coin counting process and displays a screen on the display unit that guides the user to remove the coin storage unit from the discharge unit. I made it display .

In the present invention, after the discrimination unit discriminates the coins inserted from the insertion unit in the coin counting process, the transport unit transports the specified type of coins to the discharge unit. The coin transport path can be simplified and shortened, and the possibility of clogging can be reduced. In addition, according to the present invention, by attaching the storage section to the ejection section, coins can be reliably stored in the storage section. Further, in the present invention, when a failure occurs, the screen displayed on the display unit prompts the user to remove the storage unit. It is possible to avoid mixing with coins.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the coin processing apparatus which can count many coins efficiently with little trouble is realizable.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the whole structure of a cash processing apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the circuit structure of an integrated management apparatus and a coin processing apparatus. It is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing device. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of a conveying section; FIG. It is a flow chart which shows a coin count processing procedure. It is a flowchart which shows a counting pre-processing procedure. It is a flowchart which shows a counting post-processing procedure. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a jute bag attachment guidance screen; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a denomination number designation screen; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a jute bag removal guidance screen; 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an instruction reception screen; FIG.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form (it is mentioned as embodiment below) for implementing invention is demonstrated using drawing.

[1. Overall configuration of cash processing device and circuit configuration of each part]
As shown in FIG. 1, the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is generally formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and is roughly divided into an integrated control apparatus 2, a coin processing apparatus 3, and a banknote processing apparatus 4. there is The cash processing apparatus 1 is installed in a place where general customers cannot enter, such as a section where employees of a financial institution work, or an office of a large store. employees, etc. (hereafter referred to as “users”).

Hereinafter, the side of the cash processing device 1 facing the user is referred to as the front side, the opposite side is referred to as the rear side, the left and right sides as viewed from the user facing the front side are referred to as the left side and the right side, respectively, and the upper side and the lower side are referred to. Define and describe a side.

The cash processing machine 1 is provided with a rectangular parallelepiped coin processing device 3 on the left side, and on the right side thereof, a rectangular parallelepiped bill processing device 4 having the same vertical and longitudinal lengths as the coin processing device 3 . Furthermore, an integrated management device 2 is provided above the banknote processing device 4 .

As shown in the schematic block diagram of FIG. It is configured. The integrated control unit 11 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and has a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., which are not shown. The integrated control unit 11 controls various processes related to coins and banknotes by reading and executing predetermined programs from the ROM, the storage unit 12, etc. by the CPU.

The storage unit 12 has a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive or flash memory, and stores various information such as various programs and various setting values. The communication unit 13 transmits and receives various information to and from the coin processing device 3 and the banknote processing device 4 . The communication unit 13 is also connected to an external network (not shown) and can transmit and receive various information to and from a predetermined server device (not shown).

The receipt printing unit 6 has a configuration similar to that of a general thermal printer, for example, and includes a holder for holding roll paper in which thermal paper is wound in a roll shape, and a holder for transporting thermal paper pulled out from the roll paper. and a thermal head for printing characters, figures, etc. on the thermal paper by heat.

The display operation panel 7 as a display unit is configured as a so-called touch panel in which a touch sensor is combined with the surface of a display panel having a display function such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel. The display operation panel 7 displays various display screens under the control of the integrated control unit 11 , and also accepts the user's touch operations and notifies the integrated control unit 11 of them. The numeric keypad 8 is configured as a combination of a plurality of physical keys, and is provided with keys for inputting numerals "0" to "9" and predetermined symbols. This numeric keypad accepts a pressing operation by the user and notifies the integrated control unit 11 of it.

As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processing device 3 has a configuration in which a coin control section 21, a storage section 22, a communication section 23, and a coin processing section 24 are interconnected via a bus 20. FIG. The coin control unit 21 has a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc. (not shown), like the integrated control unit 11 , and controls the inside of the coin processing device 3 . The coin control unit 21 executes various processes such as coin counting by reading and executing various programs such as a coin counting program from the ROM and storage unit 22 by the CPU.

The storage unit 22, like the storage unit 12, has a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive or flash memory, and stores various information such as various programs and various setting values. The communication unit 23 transmits and receives various information to and from the general management device 2 . The coin processing unit 24 is a portion that actually handles coins, and performs various processing such as coin deposit processing, coin withdrawal processing, and coin counting processing under the control of the coin control unit 21 (details will be described later). ).

The banknote processing device 4 has a banknote processing unit that actually handles banknotes, a banknote control unit that controls the inside (neither of which is shown), and the like, and performs banknote deposit processing, dispensing processing, or counting processing. Various processing such as

Incidentally, the cash processing apparatus 1 is assumed to be used in Japan, and handles banknotes and coins issued in Japan. For example, the coin processing device 3 can handle six denominations of coins issued in Japan (500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen) as valid coins. On the other hand, the coin processing device 3 does not handle coins of other countries and objects similar in shape to coins such as medals used in amusement facilities (hereinafter referred to as foreign objects). Different types of coins are processed differently.

[2. Configuration of coin handling device]
Next, the configuration of the coin processing device 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3(A) as a schematic internal front view and FIG. 3(B) as a schematic internal right side view, the coin processing device 3 includes a circuit inside a housing 30 that covers the periphery. A plurality of parts and the like that constitute the unit 31 and the coin processing unit 24 are provided. The circuit unit 31 is provided with the coin control unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the communication unit 23 described above.

Incidentally, in FIGS. 3A and 3B, for the convenience of drawing, some members such as a conveying guide that guides the coin CN while restricting its movement range are partially omitted, and the movement path of the coin CN is schematically indicated by an arrow. is represented in

The coin processing unit 24 includes a coin receiving unit 33, a coin discriminating unit 34, a sorting transport unit 35, a deposit rejecting unit 41, a temporary holding unit 45, a return box 51, a denomination hopper 55, a transport gate 57, a withdrawal box 60, and a collecting unit. It has a storage 65 and the like.

The coin receiving portion 33 is provided near the front of the upper portion inside the housing 30, and is a portion that receives coins CN that are inserted by the user. The coin receiving section 33 has an inlet 33A arranged on the upper side into which the coin CN is inserted, and a coin feeding section 33B arranged on the lower side thereof to feed out the coin CN. The slot 33A has a mortar shape with a wide upper side and a narrow lower side, and is wide open so that coins CN can be easily thrown in at once. A coin CN inserted into the coin depositing section 33 drops to the coin feeding section 33B. In addition to coins of the six denominations that can be handled, foreign objects such as coins from other countries and medals from amusement facilities, that is, objects that cannot be handled may be thrown into the slot 33A. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, foreign objects may also be referred to as coins CN.

The coin feeding section 33B is positioned below the coin receiving section 33, and has a rotating disk (not shown) provided therein. The coin feeding unit 33B moves the coins CN to the outer peripheral side by centrifugal force generated when the rotating disk rotates, separates the coins one by one, and delivers the coins CN to the coin discrimination unit 34 sequentially.

The coin discrimination unit 34 has various sensors (not shown) for recognizing features of the coin CN, such as an image sensor and a magnetic sensor. The coin discriminating unit 34 recognizes the characteristics of the coin CN fed from the coin feeding unit 33B, and discriminates the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the coin CN based on the characteristics. The result is notified to the coin control unit 21 ( FIG. 2 ), and the coin CN is handed over to the sorting/conveying unit 35 . At this time, the coin control unit 21 determines the destination of the coin CN. The coin discrimination unit 34 recognizes the size (diameter) of the coin CN based on the image of the coin CN obtained by the image sensor, and notifies the coin control unit 21 of the recognized diameter.

The sorting/conveying section 35 has a substantially horizontal conveying path for conveying the coins CN, and is provided with a reject hole 36 and six receiving holes 37 along the conveying path. The reject hole 36 as the first hole is used for, for example, a coin CN discriminated as not genuine based on the coin discriminating result of the coin discriminating unit 34 in a deposit transaction, or a coin from another country that is not subject to handling, or a medal of an amusement facility. This is a part for sorting out foreign objects (hereinafter also referred to as rejected coins). Each receiving hole 37 as a second hole is a portion for sorting out coins CN judged to be genuine (hereinafter also referred to as genuine coins) by denomination. Six denominations of Yen, Yen 5 and Yen 1 are assigned respectively.

In the actual sorting/conveying section 35, the conveying path is formed in an annular shape when viewed from above, and the reject hole 36 and the six receiving holes 37 are annularly arranged along the conveying path. However, in FIG. 3B, the reject hole 36 and the six receiving holes 37 are linearly arranged along the front-rear direction for convenience of drawing. Since the reject hole 36 and each receiving hole 37 are configured in the same manner, the reject hole 36 will be described below as an example.

A selection gate 40 is provided in the reject hole 36 as shown in perspective views in FIGS. The sorting gate 40 is generally plate-shaped and attached to the sorting/conveying unit 35 via a shaft 40A. The sorting gate 40 constitutes the transport path of the sorting transport unit 35 by receiving driving force from a driving mechanism (not shown) such as a solenoid under the control of the coin control unit 21 (FIG. 2). It can rotate with respect to the transport surface 35S.

That is, the sorting gate 40 forms a flat surface substantially continuous with the transport surface 35S of the sorting transport unit 35 as shown in FIG. 4A and closes the reject hole 36. As shown, it is possible to switch to an open state in which a part is pulled away from the transport surface 35S of the sorting transport unit 35 and the reject hole 36 is opened.

Therefore, in the closed state (FIG. 4(A)), the sorting gate 40 does not allow the reject hole 36 to receive the coin CN, that is, does not eject the coin CN from the reject hole 36, and moves the coin CN along the sorting/conveying section 35 . can be transported by Further, the sorting gate 40 allows the reject hole 36 to receive the coin CN, that is, allows the coin to be ejected from the reject hole 36 in the open state (FIG. 4(B)).

With such a configuration, the sorting and conveying unit 35 ( FIG. 3 ) conveys the coins CN received from the coin discriminating unit 34 along the conveying path, sorts the coins CN based on the control of the coin control unit 21 , 2, a coin CN discriminated as not a genuine coin is ejected from a reject hole 36, and a coin CN discriminated as a genuine coin is ejected from a receiving hole 37 corresponding to its denomination. In the coin counting process described later, the sorting/conveying unit 35 ejects the coins CN judged to be genuine coins of the designated denomination from the reject hole 36 under the control of the coin control unit 21, and A coin CN discriminated as a genuine coin is discharged from a receiving hole 37 corresponding to its denomination.

By the way, the sorting and conveying unit 35 cannot discharge coins or foreign objects having a size exceeding the hole diameters of the reject hole 36 and the receiving hole 37 . Therefore, the coin control unit 21 stores the sizes of the reject hole 36 and the receiving hole 37 as hole diameters in advance in the storage unit 22, and compares the diameter of the coin obtained by the coin discriminating unit 34 with this hole diameter. It is determined whether or not it can be discharged, and processing is performed according to the obtained determination result.

Below the reject hole 36, there is provided a reject chute 38 for moving the coin CN downward and forward. The deposit rejection part 41 is configured in the shape of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped, and has a coin storage part 42 that communicates with the reject chute 38 at the upper rear side, a withdrawal port 43 that is formed by a large front side opening of the coin storage part 42, and a door 44 for opening or closing the outlet 43 .

The coin storage part 42 is located on the upper rear side of the front side surface of the housing 30 (FIG. 1), and a rectangular hole is bored in a portion of the housing 30 that overlaps with the outlet 43 . ing. The door 44 is configured, for example, in the shape of a plate that is thin in the front-rear direction, and is rotatable in the vicinity of its upper end about a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction.

With such a configuration, the deposit rejecting section 41 can store the coin CN ejected from the reject hole 36 and descending along the reject chute 38 in the coin storing section 42 . When the door 44 is turned and opened by the user while the coin CN is stored in the coin storage unit 42 , the coin reception reject unit 41 takes out the coin CN to the outside through the outlet 43 . can let

Also, the deposit rejecting section 41 is adapted to attach or detach a jute bag GB as a storage section via an attachment AT. This attachment AT has a chute connecting portion for connecting to the vicinity of the outlet of the reject chute 38 in the coin storage section 42 on one side, and a jute bag attachment for attaching the opening of the jute bag GB outside the outlet 43 on the other side. part is provided. Therefore, in the coin processing device 3, when the jute bag GB is attached via the attachment AT, the coins CN that have fallen via the reject chute 38 are allowed to pass through the coin storage section 42 without being stored therein, and the attachment AT is passed through. It can be discharged and stored in the jute bag GB through the Also, when the attachment AT is attached to the deposit rejecting section 41, the door 44 is kept open.

Below each receiving hole 37 , a chute 39 is provided for guiding the coin CN forward while guiding it forward. For convenience of explanation, the receiving hole 37 and the chute 39 are collectively referred to as a coin guide portion hereinafter.

The temporary holding portion 45 is configured by combining a frame portion 46 and a bottom plate portion 47 . The frame-shaped portion 46 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with its upper and lower sides opened, and its interior is partitioned into six spaces along the front-rear direction, thereby providing six holding portions 48 . ing. As with the receiving holes 37, each retaining portion 48 is assigned a denomination.

The frame-shaped portion 46 is driven in the left-right direction by a driving force transmitted from a drive portion (not shown), and can move to a center holding position, a left return position, and a right storage position. The bottom plate portion 47 is arranged at a position adjacent to the lower side of the frame-shaped portion 46 when the frame-shaped portion 46 is in the central holding position. Therefore, when the frame-shaped portion 46 is in the holding position, the temporary holding portion 45 closes the lower side of each holding portion 48 with the bottom plate portion 47 so that the coins CN falling from the chute 39 are kept inside the holding portion 48. can be stored in Incidentally, the temporary holding section 45 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects whether or not each holding section 48 is full (full) and notifies the coin control section 21 of it.

The bottom plate part 47 is not arranged on the lower side of the frame-shaped part 46 when it is in the return position, and the return storage 51 is arranged. Therefore, when the frame-shaped portion 46 is stationary at the holding position and the coins CN are stored in the respective holding portions 48, the temporary holding portion 45 moves the frame-shaped portion 46 to the return position. The coins CN stored in 48 can be dropped into the return box 51. - 特許庁

The return box 51 is provided below the temporary holding section 45 and on the lower left side of the deposit rejecting section 41 . The return box 51 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and stores the coins CN dropped from the temporary holding section 45 . In addition, the return storage 51 has a rectangular hole formed in the front side of the housing 30 (FIG. 1) slightly to the upper left of the center. That is, it can be attached to and detached from the housing 30 .

Further, the bottom plate portion 47 is not arranged on the lower side of the frame portion 46 when it is in the storage position, and a part of the denomination hopper 55 is positioned. Therefore, when the frame-shaped portion 46 is stationary at the holding position and the coins CN are stored in the respective holding portions 48, the temporary holding portion 45 moves the frame-shaped portion 46 to the storage position. The coins CN stored in 48 can be dropped into each denomination hopper 55 .

Six denomination hoppers 55 arranged along the front-rear direction are provided below the temporary holding portion 45 . A denomination is assigned to each denomination-specific hopper 55 in the same manner as each receiving hole 37 and each retaining portion 48 .

The denomination hopper 55 has a hollow three-dimensional shape that is polygonal when viewed from the front and rectangular when viewed from the right, and has an open top surface. Therefore, each denomination-specific hopper 55 can store the denomination-specific coins CN dropped from the respective holding sections 48 of the temporary holding section 45 while maintaining the denomination-specific state.

In the vicinity of the lower end of the denomination hopper 55, a hopper feeding section (not shown) is incorporated that separates and feeds out the stored coins CN one by one under the control of the coin control section 21 (FIG. 2). is A transport gate 57 is provided in the vicinity of the hopper delivery portion of each denomination hopper 55 . The transport gate 57 switches the transport destination of the coins CN fed out from the hopper 55 by denomination to the withdrawal box 60 on the lower right side or the collection box 65 on the lower left side.

The withdrawal box 60 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and is partitioned into six spaces along the front-rear direction in the same manner as the frame-shaped part 46 of the temporary storage part 45 . Denomination deposit box 61 is formed. Each denomination deposit box 61 stores the coins CN dropped from each denomination hopper 55 through the transport gate 57 according to denomination. The cash deposit box 60 has its front portion fitted in a rectangular hole formed in the lower portion of the front side surface of the housing 30 (FIG. 1). Therefore, like the return box 51 , the withdrawal box 60 can be pulled out through the hole, that is, it can be attached to and detached from the housing 30 .

The collection box 65 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface. The recovery box 65 stores and recovers the coins CN dropped from each denomination hopper 55 through the transport gate 57 .

In addition to this, the coin processing unit 24 is provided with sensors (e.g., sensors ( (not shown) are provided as appropriate.

[3. Coin counting process]
Next, coin counting processing for counting coins CN by the coin processing device 3 and storing them in a predetermined storage bag will be described. In this coin counting process, a large number of coins CN of a denomination specified by the user are counted, for example, 2000, and then stored in a storage bag such as a jute bag and transported to another financial institution. Secondly, it is performed in the coin processing device 3 of the cash processing device 1 .

Specifically, the cash processing apparatus 1 receives a coin count from the user via the display/operation panel 7 or the numeric keypad 8 while a predetermined menu screen (not shown) is displayed on the display/operation panel 7 of the general management apparatus 2 . When receiving an operation instruction to start processing, the integrated control unit 11 of the integrated control unit 2 notifies the coin control unit 21 of the coin processing unit 3 of this fact. In response to this, the coin control unit 21 reads out the coin counting program from the storage unit 22 and executes it, thereby starting the coin counting processing procedure RT1 shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 and moving to step SP1.

In step SP1, the coin control unit 21 executes, as a subroutine, pre-counting processes, which are a plurality of processes to be performed before starting coin counting. Specifically, the coin control unit 21 starts the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 shown in FIG. 6 and proceeds to step SP31. In step SP31, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to cause the display operation panel 7 to display the jute bag attachment guidance screen D1 shown in FIG. Go to step SP32.

This jute bag attachment guidance screen D1 is provided with a text message M1, an attachment complete button B1A, and a return button B1B. The message M1 guides the user to attach the jute bag GB (FIG. 3(B)) to the deposit rejection unit 41 and instructs the user to press the attachment completion button B1A after the attachment work is completed. The attachment completion button B1A is an operation button for accepting from the user that the attachment work of the jute bag GB is completed. The return button B1B is a button for returning to the previous process.

In step SP32, the coin control section 21 determines whether or not the jute bag GB is attached to the deposit reject section 41, specifically, whether or not the attachment completion button B1A has been pressed. If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control unit 21 waits for the attachment completion button B1A to be pressed by repeating step SP32.

On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP32, this means that the user attached the jute bag GB to the deposit rejecting unit 41, and the coin is transported to the deposit rejecting unit 41 to be stored in the jute bag GB. represents getting. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP33.

In step SP22, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to display the denomination number designation screen D2 shown in FIG. to step SP34.

The denomination number designation screen D2 is provided with a text message M2, a denomination designation field E2, a number designation field N2, a process start button B2A, a restart button B2B, and a return button B2C. The message M2 includes an explanation requesting that the denomination and the number of sheets be specified and then pressing the process resume button or pressing the resume button. The denomination specification field E2 displays buttons for specifying six kinds of denominations, and any one of these buttons is used to specify the denomination of the coins CN to be counted. The number designation field N2 is for inputting the number of coins CN to be counted.

The process start button B2A is a button for accepting that the user has completed designation of the denomination and the number of sheets. The resume button B2B is a button for resuming the previously interrupted coin counting process. The return button B2C is a button for returning to the previous process. However, the restart button B2B is displayed in a dark color (grayed out) when the designation information in the previously interrupted coin counting process is not stored in the storage unit 22, and is in a state in which the pressing operation is not accepted. This designation information stores the designated denomination and number designated by the user in the past coin counting process, the number of designated coins counted, and the like (details will be described later).

In step SP34, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the process start button B2A has been pressed. If a positive result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP35 and determines whether or not both the denomination and the number of coins are specified. If a negative result is obtained here, this means that at least one of the denomination and the number of coins has not been specified and the coin counting process cannot be started. At this time, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to display a predetermined error message on the display operation panel 7, and then returns to step SP34. After the denomination and the number of bills are specified, it waits for the process start button B2A to be pressed.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP35, this means that the denomination and number of coins CN to be counted have been correctly specified and the process start button B2A has been pressed, and coin counting can be started. state. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP38. Hereinafter, the denomination and number of coins specified at this time are referred to as the specified denomination (or specified type) and the specified number, respectively.

Further, when a negative result is obtained in step SP34, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP36 and determines whether or not the restart button B2B has been pressed. If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control unit 21 returns to step SP34 again and waits for any button on the denomination number designation screen D2 (FIG. 9) to be pressed.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP36, this means that the designation information generated in the past coin counting process is stored in the storage unit 22 and that the user intends to continue this coin counting process. It means that you have At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP37.

In step SP37, the coin control unit 21 reads the designation information from the storage unit 22, sets the designated denomination and the designated number included in the designation information to the designated denomination and the designated number in the current coin counting process, and further sets the designation The number of sheets to be counted included in the information is set to the number of sheets to be counted at the present time, and the process proceeds to the next step SP38.

In step SP38, the coin control unit 21 ends the counting pre-processing procedure RT2, returns to the original coin counting processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), and proceeds to the next step SP2. At this time, in the coin processing unit 24 of the coin processing device 3, the user inserts a large number of coins CN into the coin input port 33A of the coin receiving unit 33 (FIG. 3).

In step SP2, the coin control unit 21 causes the coin feeding unit 33B of the coin receiving unit 33 to take in one coin CN and causes the coin discriminating unit 34 to discriminate it, and proceeds to the next step SP3. Below, the coin taken in at this time is called an object coin.

In step SP3, the coin control unit 21 detects that the coins CN are jammed in the conveying path or the like, based on the detection results obtained from various sensors (not shown) provided in the coin processing unit 24. determine whether or not there is A negative result here indicates that the current coin counting process should be continued. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP4.

In step SP4, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the target coin is of the specified denomination based on the discrimination result obtained from the coin discrimination unit 34. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that it is necessary to operate each part so as to store the target coin in the jute bag GB. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP5.

In step SP5, the coin control unit 21 opens the sorting gate 40 (FIG. 4) provided in the reject hole 36 of the sorting transport unit 35 (FIG. 3), thereby allowing the target coin to pass through the reject chute 38 to the deposit reject unit 41. and then put it in the jute bag GB. After that, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP8.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP4, this means that the target coin is not of the designated denomination, but is a genuine coin other than the designated denomination, or is a coin of another country or a foreign object, and is stored in the jute bag GB. Indicates that you should not At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP6.

In step SP6, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the target coin can be transported to the temporary storage unit 45. Specifically, the coin control unit 21 compares the diameter of the target coin obtained from the coin discriminating unit 34 with the hole diameter of the receiving hole 37 stored in advance in the storage unit 22, so that the target coin is sorted and conveyed. It is determined whether or not it is possible to pass through the receiving hole 37 of the portion 35 and reach the temporary storage portion 45 .

If a positive result is obtained here, it means that the target coin is a specie coin other than the designated denomination, or even if it is a foreign object such as a coin of another country, the diameter of the coin is smaller than the hole diameter of the receiving hole 37. , indicates that the sheet can be conveyed to the temporary storage section 45 without clogging. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP7.

In step SP7, the coin control unit 21 appropriately controls the sorting gates 40 (FIG. 4) of the sorting and conveying unit 35 to discharge the target coins from the receiving holes 37 of the sorting and conveying unit 35 and through the chute 39. It is stored in the holding section 48 of the temporary holding section 45, and the process proceeds to the next step SP8.

At this time, if the target coin is a genuine coin other than the specified denomination, the coin control unit 21 ejects the target coin from the receiving hole 37 corresponding to the denomination of the target coin and stores it in the holding unit 48 . If the target coin is a foreign object other than a genuine coin, that is, a coin of another country, the coin control unit 21 discharges the coin from one of the receiving holes 37 and stores it in the holding unit 48 .

At step SP8, the coin control section 21 determines whether or not any of the holding sections 48 is full based on the detection result obtained from the sensor (not shown) provided in the temporary holding section 45 . If a positive result is obtained here, this means that if the next target coin is of a denomination other than the specified denomination, there is a risk that it will overflow when it is transported to the holding unit 48 because it cannot be stored. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP9.

In step SP9, the coin control unit 21 moves the frame-shaped part 46 of the temporary storage part 45 from the storage position to the left return position, thereby dropping the coins and foreign objects stored in the storage parts 48 and returning them to the return storage. Store in 51. After that, the coin control unit 21 returns to step SP2 to repeat a series of processes with the next coin CN as a new target coin.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP8, this means that none of the holding sections 48 is full and can accommodate the next coin. At this time, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP10.

In step SP10, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the number of coins of the specified denomination is equal to or less than the specified number specified by the user. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the number of coins of the specified denomination stored in the jute bag GB is less than the specified number, and that it is necessary to store more coins of the specified denomination into the jute bag GB. ing. At this time, the coin control unit 21 returns to step SP2 to repeat a series of processes with the next coin CN as a new target coin.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP10, this means that since the specified number of coins of the specified denomination has been stored in the jute bag GB, there is no need to store any more coins in the jute bag GB. . At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP21.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP3, this means that a coin clogging (so-called jam) has occurred in the coin handling unit 24, and a user or a maintenance worker is required to remove the clogged coins. indicates that it is necessary to This also means that if a coin to be removed in the troubleshooting operation falls into the reject hole 36 by accident or carelessness while the jute bag GB is still attached, it will inevitably be stored in the jute bag GB. means that In this case, it is necessary to find and remove the coin from the jute bag GB, or to re-count the coins stored in the jute bag GB. Therefore, when a positive result is obtained in this step SP3, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP11.

Further, if a negative result is obtained in step SP6, this means that the target coin cannot be ejected from the receiving hole 37 of the sorting and conveying section 35, so there is a possibility that the target coin will remain in the sorting and conveying section 35. represents. Therefore, when a negative result is obtained in step SP6, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP11.

In step SP11, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to cause the display operation panel 7 to display a jute bag removal guidance screen D3 shown in FIG. to step SP12.

This jute bag removal guidance screen D3 is provided with a text message M3, a removal completion button B3A, and a return button B3B. The message M3 guides the user to remove the jute bag GB (FIG. 3(B)) from the deposit rejection unit 41 and instructs the user to press the removal completion button B3A after the removal work is completed. The removal completion button B3A is an operation button for accepting from the user that the job of removing the jute bag GB is completed. The return button B3B is a button for returning to the previous process.

In step SP12, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the removal completion button B3A has been pressed. If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 waits for the removal completion button B3A to be pressed by repeating step SP12.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP12, this means that the jute bag GB (FIG. 3(B)) has been removed from the deposit rejecting section 41 by the user's work. Moreover, even if the removed coin or foreign object is mistakenly ejected from the reject hole 36 of the sorting/conveying unit 35, the coin or foreign object is stored in the coin storage unit 42 of the deposit reject unit 41. It indicates that there is no possibility of being stored in the removed jute bag GB. At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP13.

In step SP13, the coin control unit 21 displays a predetermined failure information screen (not shown) on the display operation panel 7 by cooperating with the overall control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the overall management device 2. FIG. On this fault information screen, an image representing a location where a coin jam is detected in the coin processing device 3, a text explaining a work procedure for removing the jam, and the like are displayed. As a result, the coin control unit 21 causes the user or the maintenance worker to perform the failure handling work, and proceeds to the next step SP14.

In step SP14, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the failure has been resolved based on the detection results notified from the plurality of sensors provided in each unit within the coin processing unit 24. FIG. If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control unit 21 returns to step SP13 and waits for elimination of the trouble by further trouble handling work.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP14, this means that the interrupted coin counting process can be continued because the fault has been resolved. At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP15, and cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to display the instruction reception screen D4 shown in FIG. display, and move to the next step SP16.

The instruction reception screen D4 is provided with a counting state display field S4, a message M4, a completion button B4A, a continuation immediately button B4B, and a continuation later button B4C. The designated denomination, the designated number of coins, and the number of designated coins stored in the jute bag GB are displayed in the counting state display field S4. The message M4 displays a sentence prompting the user to select completion or continuation of the process. The completion button B4A is a button for instructing completion of the coin counting process at this stage even if the number of specified coins stored in the jute bag GB is less than the specified number. The immediate continuation button B4B is a button for instructing to continue the coin counting process and to continue storing coins of the specified denomination in the jute bag GB. The continuation later button B4C is a button for instructing to continue the coin counting process after finishing the coin counting process once at this stage and performing other processes.

In step SP16, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the coin counting process is completed, specifically, whether or not the user has pressed the completion button B4A. If a positive result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP21 in order to complete the current coin counting process.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP16, this means that the user has the intention of continuing the current coin counting process. At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP17 and determines whether or not to immediately continue the coin counting process, that is, whether or not the continuation button B4B has been pressed. If a positive result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP18.

In step SP18, the coin control unit 21 attaches jute bags to the display operation panel 7 by cooperating with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2, as in step SP31 of the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 (FIG. 6). The guidance screen D1 (FIG. 8) is displayed, and the process proceeds to the next step SP19. In step SP19, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the installation completion button B1A has been pressed, as in step SP32 (FIG. 6). If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control unit 21 waits for the attachment completion button B1A to be pressed by repeating step SP32.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP19, this means that the user has attached the jute bag GB to the deposit rejecting unit 41, so that the coin counting process can be restarted. At this time, the coin control unit 21 returns to step SP2 to repeat a series of processes with the next coin CN as a new target coin.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP17, this means that the user later pressed the continuation button B4C. At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP20, and collects the specified denomination, the specified number of coins, and the number of specified coins stored in the jute bag GB so far in the current coin counting process as specified information. It is stored in the storage unit 22 (FIG. 2) together with information such as date and time. After that, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP21 in order to once complete the current coin counting process.

In step SP21, the coin control unit 21 executes, as a subroutine, post-counting processes, which are a plurality of processes to be performed to end the coin counting process. Specifically, the coin control unit 21 starts the counting post-processing procedure RT3 shown in FIG. 7 and proceeds to step SP41.

At step SP41, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not coins remain in the insertion port 33A of the coin receiving unit 33 (FIG. 3) based on the detection result obtained from the sensor (not shown). If a positive result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP42.

In step SP42, the coin control section 21 conveys all the coins remaining in the coin receiving section 33 to the temporary holding section 45, and proceeds to the next step SP43. Specifically, the coin control unit 21 sequentially feeds the coins remaining in the insertion port 33A of the coin receiving unit 33 to the coin discrimination unit 34 by the coin feeding unit 33B, and causes the coins to be discriminated. Subsequently, the coin control unit 21 conveys the discriminated coins to the sorting and conveying unit 35, discharges them from the receiving holes 37 while sorting them by denomination, and stores them in the holding unit 48 of the corresponding denomination in the temporary holding unit 45. Let In this case, the coin of the designated denomination is stored in the designated denomination holding portion 48 of the temporary holding portion 45 through the designated denomination receiving hole 37 .

In step SP43, the coin control unit 21 causes the coin stored in the temporary storage unit 45 to be stored in the return box 51, and proceeds to the next step SP44. Specifically, the coin control unit 21 moves the frame-shaped part 46 of the temporary storage part 45 from the storage position to the return position, and drops the coins stored in each storage part 48 into the return box 51 for storage. The user can collect all the coins remaining in the coin receiving section 33 by pulling out the return box 51 (FIG. 1) forward.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP41, the coin control section 21 proceeds to the next step SP44. In step SP44, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to display the jute bag removal guidance screen D3 (FIG. 5) on the display operation panel 7 as in step SP11 (FIG. 5). 10) is displayed, and the process proceeds to the next step SP45.

In step SP45, the coin control unit 21 determines whether or not the removal completion button B3A has been pressed. If a negative result is obtained here, the coin control section 21 waits for the removal completion button B3A to be pressed by repeating step SP12. On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP45, this means that the jute bag GB (FIG. 3(B)) has been removed from the deposit rejecting section 41 by the user's work. At this time, the coin control unit 21 proceeds to the next step SP46.

In step SP46, the coin control unit 21 cooperates with the integrated control unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the integrated management device 2 to cause the receipt printing unit 6 to print the result of the coin counting process on a receipt, and the process proceeds to the next step SP47. . On this receipt, the current date and time, the specified denomination, the specified number of coins, and the number of specified coins actually counted and stored in the jute bag GB are printed.

At step SP47, the coin control unit 21 ends the post-counting procedure RT3, returns to the original coin counting procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), and proceeds to the next step SP22 to complete the coin counting procedure RT1.

[4. effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, the coin processing device 3 of the cash processing device 1 according to the present embodiment causes the jute bag GB to be attached to the deposit rejecting unit 41 (FIG. 3) in the coin counting processing procedure RT1 (FIGS. 5 to 7). From there, coins are taken in and discriminated, and the specified denominations are conveyed to the deposit rejecting section 41 and stored in the hemp bag GB.

Therefore, the coin processing device 3 can discriminate only the coins of the designated denomination one by one and convey them to the deposit rejecting unit 41 while counting them. The coins counted can be stored in the jute bag GB.

By the way, in the coin processing device, as the coin counting process, for example, a jute bag GB is attached to the position of the return box, and coins of a designated denomination are conveyed from the temporary storage section to the return box. It is conceivable that a coin of a designated denomination is conveyed from a denomination-specific hopper through a conveying gate. In these cases, however, in the coin handling apparatus, the coin transport path from the coin receiving unit to the jute bag GB becomes relatively long, which increases the possibility of coin jamming. In these cases, since the number of coins that can be retained in each retaining section of the temporary retaining section is relatively small in the coin processing apparatus, the coins are dropped into the return box or the denomination hopper each time the retaining section becomes full. Processing may be required and processing time may be long.

On the other hand, the coin processing apparatus 3 according to the present embodiment conveys the coin of the designated denomination to the deposit rejection unit 41 in the sorting and conveying unit 35 located immediately after the coin discriminating unit 34 on the coin conveying route, The coins of other denominations are sorted so as to be conveyed to the temporary holding section 45.例文帳に追加Therefore, the coin processing apparatus 3 can configure a relatively short transport path for the designated denomination, and can reduce the possibility of jamming.

In the coin processing device 3, a large amount of coins such as 2,000 coins must be transported to the jute bag GB in the coin counting process, but the temporary holding unit 45 is not included in the route for transporting the coins of the designated denomination. Therefore, there is no need to perform a process of dropping coins into the return box 51 or the denomination hopper 55 each time the holding section 48 becomes full. That is, in the coin counting process, the coin processing apparatus 3 can continuously discharge a large number of coins of the specified denomination from the reject hole 36 of the sorting/conveying section 35, so that the coin counting process can be completed in a relatively short time. can.

Furthermore, if a coin jam occurs in the coin counting process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), the coin processing apparatus 3 stops the coin counting process and further instructs the user to remove the jute bag GB from the deposit rejecting unit 41. Then, the trouble handling work is performed (steps SP3, SP11 to SP13).

As a result, in the coin processing device 3, even if a coin to be removed in the failure handling work accidentally falls into the reject hole 36, it can be retained in the coin storage section 42 of the deposit reject section 41, and the jute bag GB can be used. It is possible to eliminate the risk of mixing with the counted coins of the specified denomination stored inside. That is, in the coin processing device 3, for example, a job of searching for coins of a different denomination from a large amount of coins stored in the jute bag GB, and a large amount of coins stored in the jute bag GB are re-thrown into the coin receiving unit 33 to collect coins. This eliminates the need for the user to perform time-consuming and labor-intensive work such as restarting the counting process from the beginning.

Furthermore, in step SP15 of the coin counting process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), the coin processing device 3 displays an instruction reception screen D4 (FIG. 11) on the display/operation panel 7 after the coin jam is cleared, and prompts the user to to complete the coin counting process, to continue immediately, or to continue later. Thereby, the coin processing device 3 can perform processing according to the intention of the user.

In particular, when "immediately continue" is selected, the coin processing device 3 reattaches the jute bag GB, which has been once removed, to the deposit rejection unit 41, and immediately restarts the coin counting process (Fig. 5, step SP19). As a result, the coin processing device 3 wants to complete the coin counting process for storing the specified number of coins of the specified denomination in the jute bag GB as quickly as possible without wasting the coin counting process performed before the jam occurred. It is possible to meet the demands of users such as

When "Continue later" is selected, the coin processing device 3 causes the storage unit 22 to store count information such as the designated coins, the designated number of coins, and the number of counted so far, and uses them in the subsequent coin counting process. Based on the operator's operation, after reading this count information, the continuation of the previous coin counting process can be resumed ( FIG. 6 , steps SP36 and SP37). As a result, for example, when there is another priority process after clearing the jam, the coin processing apparatus 3 can restart the continuation of the coin counting process after performing this priority process. In this case as well, the coin processor 3 can effectively utilize the coin counting process performed before the jam occurred.

Furthermore, in the coin counting process procedure RT1, the coin processing apparatus 3 is operated when a coin of a denomination other than the specified denomination cannot be conveyed from the sorting/conveying unit 35 to the temporary holding unit 45 due to its large diameter, or when a jam occurs. Similarly, the coin counting process is stopped, the jute bag GB is removed, and then the coins are removed (step SP6). As a result, the coin processing apparatus 3 can remove coins that may remain in the sorting/conveying section 35 and cause jamming of other coins before the jam actually occurs, and it takes a long time to clear the jam. It is possible to prevent the development of a large-scale failure that requires

According to the above configuration, the coin processing device 3 of the cash processing device 1 attaches the hemp bag GB to the deposit rejecting unit 41 in the coin counting process, takes in the coins, discriminates them, and sends the specified denomination to the deposit rejecting unit. 41 and stored in the jute bag GB. Further, when coin jamming occurs in the coin counting process, the coin processing device 3 stops the coin counting process, makes the user remove the jute bag GB, and then performs trouble handling work. As a result, the coin processing device 3 can store the accurately counted coins in the jute bag GB without mixing coins of other denominations, even when a failure occurs.

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In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the jute sack GB is attached to the deposit rejecting section 41 in the coin counting process, and the coins of the designated denomination are conveyed to the deposit rejecting section 41 . However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to have jute bags GB attached to them and carry designated coins to them. In short, the sorting and conveying unit 35 conveys the coins of the designated denomination to a location different from the temporary holding unit 45, and conveys them to the jute bag GB through a conveying route that is as simply constructed as possible and is as short as possible without passing through the temporary holding unit 45. and store it.

In the above-described embodiment, in step SP15 of the coin counting process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), the instruction reception screen D4 (FIG. 11) is displayed on the display/operation panel 7 after the coin jam or the like is cleared. A case has been described in which the operator is made to select completion or continuation of the coin counting process from three options. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, completion or continuation of the coin counting process may be selected from two or less options or four or more options. Alternatively, for example, the coin counting process may always be completed without presenting any options, or it may be always continued immediately.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, in steps SP11 and SP12 of the coin counting procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), when a coin jam occurs, etc., the jute bag GB is removed from the deposit rejecting unit 41, and then , described the case of performing failure handling work. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the attachment AT for attaching the jute bag GB to the deposit rejecting portion 41 is provided with a switching valve for switching between allowing coins to pass through and blocking them, and the switching valve allows coins to pass through the attachment AT. After switching to the damming state, it is also possible to cause the failure handling work to be performed.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, in step SP32 of the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 (FIG. 6), the jute bag attachment guidance screen D1 (FIG. 8) is displayed to prompt the user to I described the case of guiding to attach the. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may be guided by voice to attach the jute bag GB to the deposit rejection unit 41 . The same applies to step SP11 and the like of the coin counting procedure RT1 (FIG. 5).

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, in step SP32 of the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 (FIG. 6), the mounting completion button B1A is displayed on the jute bag mounting guidance screen D1 (FIG. 8), and the user is prompted to press the mounting completion button B1A. A case has been described in which when the pressing operation is performed, it is assumed that the attachment of the jute bag GB to the deposit rejection unit 41 is completed, and the subsequent processing proceeds. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the attachment AT or the jute bag GB is provided in the deposit rejection unit 41 and the sensor detects that the attachment of the jute bag GB to the deposit rejection unit 41 is completed, Alternatively, the subsequent processing may proceed. The same applies to step SP12 and the like of the coin counting procedure RT1.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when it is determined in step SP6 of the coin counting procedure RT1 (FIG. 5) that coins other than the specified denomination cannot be transported from the sorting/transporting unit 35 to the temporary holding unit 45, a jam occurs. In this paper, we described the case in which failure handling work is performed in the same way as in the case of . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, after actually jamming the relevant coins in the sorting/conveying unit 35, the trouble handling operation may be performed through the processing of step SP3.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the jute bag GB is attached to the deposit rejecting portion 41 via the attachment AT has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an attaching portion for directly attaching the jute bag GB to the deposit rejecting portion 41 may be formed in advance, and the jute bag GB may be attached directly to the attaching portion. Also, instead of the jute bag GB, various storage members capable of storing coins may be used.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the jute bag GB is attached to the deposit rejecting unit 41 and coins of the designated denomination are stored in the jute bag GB. However, the present invention is not limited to this. An extension ramp may be installed. In this case, the coin of the specified denomination conveyed from the sorting/conveying section 35 to the deposit rejecting section 41 can be ejected to the front side of the deposit rejecting section 41 by the extension slope, dropped as it is, and stored in the storage member. can.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, sorting gates 40 (FIG. 4) are provided in the receiving holes 37 of the sorting and conveying unit 35, and by opening and closing the sorting gates 40, each coin is removed from the corresponding denomination receiving hole 37. The case of discharging was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may arrange so that it may become large in order.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which coins of a designated denomination are stored in one jute bag GB in the coin counting process. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, coins exceeding the maximum number of coins that can be stored in one jute bag GB (for example, 2000 coins) may be stored in a plurality of jute bag GBs. In this case, for example, on the denomination number designation screen D2 (FIG. 9), in addition to the designated number, the number of divisions, which is the number of sheets to be stored in one jute bag GB, is designated, and the coin counting process is interrupted and displayed for each division number. It is conceivable to display a predetermined guidance screen on the operation panel 7 and allow the user to replace the jute bag GB.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the user designates the denomination and number of coins to be counted in step SP33 of the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 (FIG. 6). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only the denomination is designated, and all the coins that have been identified as the designated denomination among the coins inserted into the coin depositing section 33 are transported to the deposit rejecting section 41 and stored in the jute bag GB. You can let me. In this case also, the number of divisions, which is the number of pieces to be stored in one jute bag GB, is designated in advance, the coin counting process is interrupted for each division number, and a predetermined guidance screen is displayed on the display operation panel 7 to prompt the user. You can replace the jute sack GB.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, in step SP33 of the counting preprocessing procedure RT2 (FIG. 6), the user is allowed to specify the denomination of coins to be counted using the denomination number designation screen D2 (FIG. 9). Stated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the type of coin may be designated by various classifications such as authenticity, fitness, old and new, and combinations of these and denominations.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the coin processing device 3 handles six denominations of coins issued in Japan, namely, the receiving hole 37 of the sorting/conveying unit 35, the holding unit 48 of the temporary holding unit 45, and the A case where six denomination hoppers 55 and the like are provided respectively has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and according to the number of denominations of coins issued in the country or region where the coin processing device 3 is installed, coins of 5 or less denominations or 7 or more denominations are handled. Also good.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the cash processing device 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2) has the coin processing device 3 and the banknote processing device 4, the case where the present invention is applied to the coin processing device 3 has been described. . However, the invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to the coin processing device 3 after making the coin processing device 3 independent and incorporating the display operation panel 7, the numeric keypad 8, the receipt printing unit 6, and the like.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and other embodiments. In other words, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments obtained by arbitrarily combining part or all of each of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above, and to embodiments in which a part is extracted. is.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display operation panel 7 and numeric keypad 8 as the operation unit, the coin receiving unit 33 as the input unit, the coin discrimination unit 34 as the discrimination unit, and the temporary storage unit as the temporary storage unit 45, a sorting transport unit 35 as a transport unit, a deposit reject unit 41 as a discharge unit, a jute bag GB as a storage unit, and a coin control unit 21 as a control unit to form a cash processing apparatus 1 as a coin processing unit. The case of configuring However, the present invention is not limited to this, and coin processing is performed by an operation unit, an input unit, a discrimination unit, a temporary storage unit, a transport unit, a discharge unit, a storage unit, and a control unit, which have various configurations. You can configure the device.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used, for example, in a coin processing device that counts coins.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Cash processing apparatus, 2...General management apparatus, 3...Coin processing apparatus, 4...Bill handling apparatus, 6...Receipt printing unit, 7...Display operation panel, 8...Ten keypad, 11... General control unit 21 Coin control unit 22 Storage unit 24 Coin processing unit 30 Housing 33 Coin deposit unit 33A Insert port 33B Coin delivery unit 34...coin discriminating section, 35...sorting and conveying section, 35S...conveying surface, 36...reject hole, 37...receiving hole, 38...reject chute, 39...chute, 40...sorting gate, 41 Deposit rejection unit 42 Coin storage unit 43 Outlet 44 Door 45 Temporary storage unit 46 Frame-shaped unit 47 Bottom plate unit 48 Storage unit 51...return box, 55...hopper by denomination, 57...conveyance gate, 60...withdrawal safe, 61...withdrawal safe by denomination, 65...recovery box, AT...attachment, CN...coin, GB ……A jute bag.

Claims (8)

an operation unit that receives an operation of designating a coin type from a user;
an insertion unit into which the coin is inserted;
a discrimination unit that discriminates the coin inserted into the insertion unit;
a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the coin;
a conveying unit that conveys the coin;
an ejection unit from which the coin is ejected;
a storage unit that stores the coin ejected to the ejection unit outside the ejection unit;
Based on the result of discrimination by the discrimination section, the coin of the designated type designated by the operation section among the plurality of coins inserted into the insertion section is conveyed to the discharge section, and the coins other than the designated type are conveyed to the discharge section. a control unit that executes a coin counting process for conveying coins to the temporary holding unit ;
a display for displaying information;
with
The storage part is detachable from the ejection part, and stores the coin ejected to the ejection part when attached to the ejection part,
When a failure related to the coins occurs, the control unit stops the coin counting process and causes the display unit to display a screen for guiding the user to remove the storage unit from the discharge unit.
A coin processing device characterized by : The operation unit receives an operation from the user to designate the type and number of coins,
The control unit performs the coin counting process and counts the number of coins of the specified type, and the number of coins of the specified type stored in the storage unit reaches the specified number specified by the operation unit. 2. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the coin counting process is completed, the coin processing apparatus is controlled to end the coin counting process. The control unit restarts the coin counting process when the trouble related to the coins is eliminated after the storage unit is removed from the ejection unit and the storage unit is attached to the ejection unit again by the user. 3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: counting the number of coins of the specified type following the value when the coin counting process was stopped. further comprising a storage unit for storing information,
The control unit stores, in the storage unit, designation information indicating the type of the coin designated by the user via the operation unit and the number of coins of the designated type when the coin counting process is stopped. and after the trouble related to the coin is resolved, the specified information is read from the storage unit based on the user's operation via the operation unit, and the coin counting process is resumed and the coin counting process is stopped. 3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the number of said coins of said designated kind is counted following the value when said coins are counted. The transport unit has a coin guide unit that guides the coin to the temporary storage unit,
The discrimination unit discriminates the size of the coin,
The control unit determines whether or not the coin can pass through the coin guide unit based on the size of the coin other than the designated type, and performs different processing according to the obtained determination result. 2. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterized in that: The control unit controls such that a foreign object discriminated by the discriminating unit from the coin that is not to be handled or from an object other than the coin is advanced from the coin guide unit to the temporary storage unit. 6. The coin processing device according to claim 5 , characterized in that: The coin processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the control section stops the coin counting process when determining that the foreign matter cannot be advanced to the temporary holding section. The conveying unit has first and second holes in a conveying path for conveying the coins, conveys the designated kind of coin from the first hole to the discharge unit, Coins and foreign objects that are discriminated by the discriminating unit from the coins that are not to be handled or are discriminated from objects other than the coins are conveyed from the second hole to the temporary storage unit. The coin processing device according to claim 1.

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