JPH02191097A - Cash dispensor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the waiting time of a user by selectively taking a bank note out of a stacker in correspondence to a requested amount in the case of outgoing transaction and supplying the bank note to the empty stacker in correspondence to the number of the bank notes. CONSTITUTION:When the user designates an amount to be payed, bank notes 17 supported by a bank note supporting plate 16, which is provided in a bank note scooping-up mechanism part 18, are projected out of stackers 8-15 by bank note number for fixed quantity. When the projection operation is finished in such a way, the designated amount of the bank notes 17 loaded on the bank note supporting plate 16 fall down to a bank note outgoing port 21 by a bank note delivery mechanism part 20. The bank note supporting plate 16 of the stackers 8-15, which are made empty by this outgoing operation, is returned to a stack position and bank notes 1 are successively fed out by bank note separating mechanism part 3. Then, the bank note stackers 8-15 are supplied.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automated teller machine, and more particularly to an automated teller machine that is effective in shortening payment time.

[Prior art]

BACKGROUND ART Banks and the like have conventionally operated automated teller machines unmanned on holidays and installed them outside their branches in order to streamline operations, save labor, and improve customer service.

Furthermore, in order to increase the processing capacity of the device itself, various proposals have been made regarding methods of transporting and managing banknotes.

For example, in the automatic teller machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-174987, when it has banknote storage boxes for each denomination and a removable bulk storage box for loading and collecting banknotes, By attaching a medium for storing information about stored banknotes to the storage box, and providing a means for recording information to the storage medium on the main body, it is possible to check amount information at the scrutiny stage and match with deposit/withdrawal slips. is done easily.

Furthermore, in the apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 59-14.9.594, banknotes are stacked between the impellers of a dispensing impeller stacker to perform dispensing efficiently.

In these devices, when dispensing money, 81 banknotes are taken out from the safe after the start of the payment operation, and when the banknotes are stacked between the impellers, only one banknote is stacked.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above conventional technology, banknote management, shortening to transport route 1,
Although consideration had been given to increasing the transportation speed, it was difficult to significantly shorten the waiting time during withdrawal processing.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automated teller machine that can solve these problems and significantly shorten the waiting time of users.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic teller machine of the present invention has a means (a bill dispensing mechanism section) for dispensing bills one by one from a bill cassette in which dispensing bills are set, and a means for dispensing bills one by one from a bill cassette into which dispensing bills are set. In an automatic teller machine equipped with a means for transporting banknotes to a payout stacker and a banknote receiving slot from which a user receives banknotes, a plurality of stackers stack banknotes of the same denomination by number, and from these stackers,
It is equipped with a means for taking out banknotes according to the payment amount (banknote scooping mechanism) and a means for transporting the taken out banknotes to the banknote receiving slot (banknote transfer mechanism). Select from multiple stackers according to the number of bills.

In addition, from the banknote cassette that stores banknotes for withdrawal,
A cash machine equipped with a means for feeding out banknotes one by one (a banknote feeding mechanism), a means for counting the fed out banknotes and transporting them to a dispensing impeller stacker, and a banknote receiving slot from which a user receives banknotes. The transaction device is provided with a means (a bill stop plate, a solenoid) for transporting banknotes from between the impellers to the banknote receiving slot, and the banknotes, which have been counted and conveyed by denomination in advance, are temporarily collected between the impellers of the impeller stacker. The banknotes are pooled, and during a withdrawal transaction, the banknotes are transported from between the impellers to the banknote receiving slot according to the requested amount.

[Effect]

In the present invention, before a user makes a payment request, payment bills drawn out from a safe in advance are pooled by amount in a plurality of bill pool sections (stackers by number of bills). Furthermore, if there is a payment instruction, the banknotes of the requested amount are taken out from the banknote pool section and transported for the entire banknote amount.

In addition, in the present invention, before a user makes a payment request, a plurality of payment bills drawn out from a safe are stacked between the blades of the impeller, and the bills are sorted by amount (number of bills). Pool temporarily. Furthermore, if there is a payment instruction, the banknotes corresponding to the requested amount are taken out from the impeller and placed in the banknote dispensing port.

Therefore, compared to the conventional method of counting money at the time of withdrawal, it is possible to significantly shorten the user's waiting time.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a first example will be described.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automated teller machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and operation of the banknote pool section in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a banknote scooping mechanism and a banknote delivery mechanism.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a bill for payment, 2 is a safe, 3 is a bill feeding mechanism section, 4 is a two bill detection section, 5 is a bill discrimination section, 6 is a bill conveyance section, 7 is a box for rejecting 1, 8 is a 1-bill bill pool, 9 is a 2-bill bill pool, 10 is a 4-bill bill pool, 11 is an 8-bill bill pool, and 12 is a 100-bill bill pool.
banknote pool, 13 is 200 banknote pool, 14 is 40 banknote pool
0 bill pool, 15 800 bill pool, 16 bill support plate, 17 bill, 18 bill scooping mechanism, 20
21 is a bill delivery mechanism section and a bill dispensing port. Further, each section is controlled by a mechanism control section (not shown).

In this embodiment, before starting the payment operation, the banknotes 1 are taken out from the safe 2 in advance and stored in the banknote pools 8 to 15 according to amount, and in this state, the transaction with the customer is started.

For this purpose, first, the banknotes 1 (for example, 10,000 yen notes) placed in the safe 2 are separated and fed out one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 3. The fed bills 1 are all fed out, and at the same time are passed through the two-bill bill detection section 4 and the bill discrimination section 5 by the bill conveyance section 6, and are stacked in the reject box 7 if dispensing is inappropriate. Also, if withdrawal is possible, 1 bill pool 8, 2 bill pool 9, 4 bill pool 10, 8 bill pool 11, 100 bill pool]
-2,200 banknote pool 13.400 banknote pool 1
4. 800 banknotes are each pooled in the banknote pool 15.

Further, the configuration and operation of each banknote pool section 8 to 15 are shown in FIG. 2.

In FIG. 2, 22 is a stacker according to the number of banknotes (banknote pool parts 8 to 15), 23 is a push plate, 24 is a S1 bottom bar, 17
is a banknote.

(a) indicates the usable state as described in item 1, in which a predetermined number of banknotes 17 are stacked on the banknote supporting plate 1.6, and the stacker 22 for each number of banknotes is stacked on the banknote support plate 1.6. This is maintained by .

In addition, (b) shows the operation at the time of dispensing money, and from the state of (8), the push plate 23 pushes out the banknote 17 by a drive source (not shown), and the tab 24 moves to the upper RL/ The bill 17 is moved to the tip of the support plate 16.

Moreover, (c) shows a state in which the push plate 23 and the stopper 24 have been restored to their original positions from the state in (b).

Note that the empty stacker 22 by number of banknotes is immediately replenished with a predetermined number of banknotes.

Additionally, a banknote scooping mechanism section 18 and a banknote delivery mechanism section 20
The configuration is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, 17 is a banknote, 26 is a scooping mechanism banknote supporting plate, 27 and 30 are pulleys, 28 is a shaft, 29 is a banknote holding plate, 31 is a banknote pushing plate, and 32 is a bell 1-.

With this configuration, when dispensing money, the entire bill scooping mechanism 18 connected to the belt 32 rises, as shown in FIG.
c) Scoop up the banknotes 17 set as shown in Figure 2.

That is, when it is detected that the scooping mechanism banknote support plate 26 supports the banknote 17, the banknote holding plate 29 connected to the pulley 27 and the shaft 28 rotates 180 degrees clockwise to sandwich the banknote 17. Note that the joint between the scooping mechanism banknote support plate 26 and the banknote press plate 29 is a hinge.

After this pinching operation is completed, the pulley 30, which is integrated with the scooping mechanism banknote support plate 26, is rotated 80 degrees counterclockwise by a drive source (not shown), and further rotated 18 degrees around the hour H1.
Rotate 0°. As a result, the banknote 17 is transferred to the banknote holding plate 29.
Supported by

Further, the bill pushing plate 31 is moved by a drive source (not shown) to the slide I comb and the bill 17 placed on the bill pressing plate 29.
into the banknote withdrawal port 21.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart 1 showing the processing procedure of the automatic teller machine in the first embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the transaction is performed under the control of the mechanism control unit in the above-mentioned available state.

When the user specifies the payment amount (4-01,), as shown in FIG. The supported bill 17 protrudes a portion (402.
4-03). For example, in the case of a withdrawal request of 50,000 yen, a certain amount of one banknote pool 8 and four banknote pool 10 will be ejected.

When the ejecting operation is completed in this way, the fork-shaped scooping mechanism bill supporting plate 2 faces the bill supporting plate 6 provided on the opposing bill scooping mechanism section 18 and passes between them.
6 (see FIG. 3) rises from the bottom of the banknote scooping mechanism 18 to lift the protruded banknote 17 from below (404).

405).

Further, the designated amount of banknotes 17 placed on the scooping mechanism banknote support plate 26 is transferred to the banknote dispensing port 2 by the banknote delivery mechanism section 20.
1 (406-408).

In addition, in this dispensing operation, the banknote supporting plates 16 of the banknote pool parts 8 and 10, which have been scooped up and become empty, are scooped up and at the same time are returned to the stack position under the control of the mechanism control unit (410 ), the banknotes 1 are fed out by the banknote separation mechanism 3 (411), and the banknote pools 8 and 10 are replenished (412).

In this embodiment, the banknote discrimination, counting, and withdrawal rejection, which were conventionally performed during the payment operation, are performed in advance before the payment operation, so the waiting time for the user is shortened.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an automatic cash dispensing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, 41 is a banknote, 42 is a safe, 43 is a banknote feeding mechanism, 44 is a two banknote detection unit, 45 is a banknote discrimination unit, 46 is a banknote transport unit, 47 is a blade, 48 is an impeller,
49 is a solenoid, 50 is a bill stop plate, 51 is a 1-bill bill pool, 52 is a 2-bill bill pool, 53 is a 4-bill bill pool, 54 is an 8-bill bill pool, 55 is a 100-bill bill pool, 56 is a 200 bill pool, 57 is a bill receiving slot, and 58 is a bill ejection box.

In this embodiment, the banknotes 41 are drawn out from the safe 42 in advance, and the banknote pool portions 51 to 56 between the blades 47 of the impeller 48
It will be stacked in this state and can be used in this state.

For this purpose, first, the banknotes 41 (10,000 yen notes) set in the safe 42 are separated one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 43. The delivered banknotes 4] are passed through the two-banknote detection unit 44 and the banknote validation unit 45 by the banknote conveyance unit 46, and are stacked in the reject box 58 if withdrawal is not possible. When it is determined that withdrawal is possible, the banknotes 41 are stored in two banknote pool parts 52, four banknote pool parts 53, eight banknote pool parts 54.
The 100-sheet banknote pool 55 is stacked in the 200-sheet banknote pool 56.

In this state, a payment operation is performed, and each time the empty banknote pool section receives the specified number of banknotes 41 again, the impeller 48 is rotated by a driving source (not shown), and the next banknote pool section is filled with the appropriate number of banknotes 41. Move to the specified position and fill the specified number of sheets one by one.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the automatic teller machine in the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, when the user specifies an amount in the usable state (601), the banknote pool section that matches the amount is selected (602), and the rotation of the impeller 48 causes the banknote pool section to be placed in a position that matches the amount. The banknotes in the banknote pool section are transferred to the banknote receiving slot 5.
7 and the banknote stop plate 50 connected to the solenoid 49 pops out (603, 604).

As a result, the stacked banknotes pass through between the blades 47 and are delivered to the banknote receiving slot 57 for payment (605,
606).

At the time of this withdrawal, the empty banknote pool is placed in the impeller 48.
By rotating the banknotes 41, the banknotes 41 are moved to an appropriate position for stacking (607), and the specified number of banknotes are replenished again to become usable (608).

In this embodiment as well, since banknote discrimination, counting, and withdrawal rejection are performed in advance during the payment operation, the user's waiting time is significantly shortened.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the waiting time at the time of payment can be significantly shortened, so it is possible to improve the service to users and efficiently operate the automatic cash dispensing device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automated teller machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and operation of the banknote pool section of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the banknotes of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the scooping mechanism section and the banknote transfer mechanism section, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the automatic teller machine in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the automatic teller machine in the example, and is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the automatic teller machine in the second embodiment of the present invention. 1.17, 4.1: Banknotes, 2, 42: Safe, 3゜43:
Bill feeding mechanism section, 4, 4.4: 2 bill detection section, 5
, 45: Banknote Validation Department, 6.46: Banknote Conveyance Department, 7.58
: Reject box, 8, 51. : 1 bill pool section, 9,52: 2 bill pool section. 10.53: 4 bill pool section, 11,54. :8 bill pool, 12,55:100 bill pool, 13,
56: 200-sheet banknote pool, 14: 40-sheet banknote pool section, 15: 800-sheet banknote pool, 16: banknote support plate,
18: Bill scooping mechanism section, 20: Bill delivery mechanism section, 21
: Bill withdrawal port, 22: Stacker by number of bills (bill pool part), 23: Push plate, 24: Stopper, 26: Scoop mechanism bill support plate, 27° 30: Pulley, 28: Shaft, 2
9: Bill pressing plate, 31: Bill pushing plate, 32: Belt,
47: Blade, 48: Impeller, 49: Solenoid, 50:
Bill stop plate, 57: Bill receiving slot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A means for feeding out banknotes one by one from a banknote cassette in which banknotes for withdrawal are set, a means for counting the fed out banknotes and transporting them to a payout stacker, an automated teller machine equipped with a banknote receiving slot for receiving banknotes, a plurality of stackers for stacking banknotes of the same denomination by number, a means for taking out banknotes from the plurality of stackers according to a payment amount, and a banknote to be taken out. means for conveying the banknotes to the banknote receiving slot, the banknotes for withdrawal are counted in advance and stacked by number on the stacker, and at the time of a withdrawal transaction, the banknotes are selectively transferred from the plurality of stackers according to the requested amount. An automated teller machine that takes out banknotes and replenishes an empty stacker with a predetermined number of banknotes. 2. A means for feeding out banknotes one by one from a banknote cassette in which banknotes for withdrawal are set, a means for counting and conveying the fed banknotes to an impeller stacker for withdrawal, and a banknote from which a user receives banknotes. The automatic teller machine is equipped with a means for transporting banknotes from between the impellers to the banknote receiving port, and the banknotes, which have been counted and conveyed by amount in advance, are bundled between the impellers of the impeller stacker. An automatic cash transaction device characterized in that the banknotes are temporarily pooled and, at the time of a withdrawal transaction, the banknotes are transported from between the impellers to the banknote receiving slot according to the requested amount.