JPH0357096A - Cash receiving / dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the error or illegal action of cash management and to enable the cash management with high reliability by keeping the number of the stored cash before and after a batch housing box is detached. CONSTITUTION:When a door opening / closing state monitoring means 210 detects a door is opened and closed, a count management part 80a counts the cash housed in a batch housing box 11 after a batch housing box mount detecting means 201 executes mount detecting operation. Then, the number of the housed cash is kept before and after the batch housing box 11 is detached. Accordingly, the number of the housed cash is made clear before and after detachment and is kept and the cash, which is taken out from the batch housing box 11 by opening and closing the door during the detachment, or the number of the cash by denominations supplied to the batch housing box 11 can be recognized any time. Thus, the generation of an input error for the number of the supplied cash or the generation of illegal action can be recognized without fail in the main body of the device and the cash management can be executed with high reliability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a cash depositing and dispensing device installed in financial institutions and the like.

(Prior Art) In recent years, cash depositing and dispensing devices have been frequently used for operations that handle cash with customers, including counter operations and automated transaction operations at financial institutions such as banks. In addition, we have integrated the deposit and withdrawal functions, and among the deposited coins, the coins that can be reused for withdrawals are redistributed to the denomination-specific storage for withdrawals.
Money recycle type cash deposit and withdrawal devices used during withdrawal transactions have been announced one after another.

In such a device, first, the money required for a withdrawal transaction is set in one bulk storage from the source, and the bulk storage is attached to the deposit/withdrawal device. Thereafter, by operating switches that instruct the loading operation, it is possible to automatically distribute and load coins from the bulk storage into each denomination-specific storage provided for withdrawal. Therefore, loading the coins only requires installing the bulk storage.

Furthermore, when the work is completed, by operating switches that instruct a collection operation, a collection operation that is the opposite of the loading operation can be performed.

In other words, if money is sequentially collected from each denomination storage to the bulk storage, the only storages that can be retrieved from the deposit/withdrawal device are the bulk storage and the reject storage that stores rejected coins. In this way, the convenience of the operator is achieved (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 1983-2894.88).
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Further, a memory is provided to store the number of coins counted by the deposit/withdrawal device during the loading operation and the collection operation, and is displayed on a display provided in the operating section of the device main body. The operator reads this and records it, and when loading, inputs the number of loaded sheets from the operation panel to manage the number of loaded sheets and the number of collected sheets. It is possible to operate it (Utility Kaikai Showa 57-10605).
Publication No. 7).

<Configuration of Conventional Device> Hereinafter, the conventional deposit/withdrawal device described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-289488 will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of a conventional deposit/withdrawal device. This device is attached to a teller terminal device.

The deposit/withdrawal device 105 is located in the upper unit 1lO. It is divided by an intermediate unit 111 and a lower unit 112.

The upper unit 110 has a bill slot 113 at the upper front surface.
A discharge port 114 is provided. A deposit separation mechanism 115 is provided on the back side of the bottom of the input slot 113 to separate and take in banknotes one by one that have been inserted all at once.
Behind it, seen from 3, is the authenticity of the banknotes that are sent in one by one. Good/damage, front and back. Discrimination unit 11 provided to discriminate and detect overlapping of two or more sheets (heavy running), skewing, etc.
6 is placed. Furthermore, behind it is a front and back arrangement mechanism! +7 is provided, and in the case of a bill that is determined to be the back side based on the discrimination result of the discrimination section 116, the switching blade 122 is operated by driving a magnet (not shown) to switch the running path and send it to the front and back arrangement section +17. It is configured so that it is aligned with the surface.

A running path +19 is a transporting path provided for delivering the banknotes guided and transported to be taken into the device by the switching gate 123 to the intermediate unit Ill, and a running path 118 is a transporting path provided between the lower unit 112, the intermediate unit 1. 1 Inherits the banknotes conveyed by the running route 1
This is a conveyance path for feeding the materials. In addition, the switching gate 12
3 is actuated by driving a magnet (not shown), the banknotes that have passed through the discrimination section 116 and are conveyed are sent into the running path 120, and the running path 12G causes the banknotes to pass through the paper money stack disposed on the back side of the upper surface of the discharge port. It is transported to Department +21. The banknotes conveyed to the discharge/accumulation section 121 are accumulated at the discharge port 114, and the teller can take out the banknotes all at once.

The intermediate unit 111 is mainly divided by denomination. This is a temporary storage section for fitness and loss classification, and a collection section 124, 125 for the accepted banknotes. 12
6127 and denominations. Temporary storage section 128, 129
, 130, 131 and 5 denomination separation gate 136, 1
37, 138, 139, the withdrawal reject bill drop-in section 140, and the lower unit 112 to the upper unit 1.
10 and a running path 141 to the other.

At the time of deposit, the banknotes conveyed from the running path 119 of the upper unit 110 are received and conveyed along the running path 141 in the direction of the arrow.

Here, if the transported banknote is determined to be a 5,000 yen note as a result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 116, the 5,000 yen note separating gate 139 is activated by driving a magnet (not shown). and sends it to the 5,000 yen bill accumulation section 127. The 5,000 yen bill accumulation section 127 sequentially accumulates the fed banknotes in the 5,000 yen bill temporary storage section +31. Similarly, if it is determined to be a 1,000 yen note, the 1,000 yen note separating gate 138 is activated and the 1,000 yen note is sent to the 1,000 yen note accumulation unit 126, where the 1,000 yen note is temporarily put on hold. They are sequentially accumulated in the section 130.

In addition, if it is determined that the ticket is a 10,000 yen note, the 10,000 yen note sorting gate 137 is activated and the 10,000 yen note is sent to the 10,000 yen note accumulation unit 125, and the 10,000 yen note accumulation unit 125 is transferred to the 10,000 yen note temporary storage unit. 12
9 are accumulated sequentially.

Note that when the banknotes determined to be unfit or non-returnable banknotes (for example, 500 yen banknotes) as a result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 116 are collected from the storage by denomination described later to the bulk storage. The denomination separation gates 137, 138, 13
Do not activate any of 9 and use bulk/deposit separation gate 13.
6 is activated and the banknotes are sent to the bulk/deposit accumulation section 124, and the bulk/deposit accumulation section 124 sequentially accumulates the banknotes in the bulk/deposit temporary storage section 128.

The withdrawal reject banknote drop-in unit 140 is configured to accept a reject banknote (described later) when a banknote taken out from a storage by denomination (described later) in a withdrawal transaction passes through the discrimination unit 116 and is determined to be a banknote non-conforming to withdrawal. This is the transport unit for sending the items to the storage warehouse. Temporary holding section shutters 132, 133, 1
34, 135 are connected to one magnet (not shown), and by driving the magnet, the temporary storage parts 128, 129, 130 . The center part rotates downward with the part connected to the side of 131 as the center of rotation. With this operation, the time holding units 128, 129,
The banknotes accumulated in the banknotes 130 and 131 fall and are stored in the respective storage bins of the lower unit 112.

In addition, if the teller performs a cancellation operation after counting the deposits in the deposit transaction and the deposited banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage units 128, 129, 130, 131, the lock of the intermediate unit Ill is released and the intermediate unit Ill is unlocked. 111
Temporary storage section 128, 129, by pulling it forward.
It is now possible to take out the banknotes accumulated in 130 and 131. Furthermore, by using the audit key, the clerk can take out the banknotes remaining in each part of the intermediate unit at his/her will, so that the banknote can be taken out even in the event of a jam.

The lower unit 112 has a bulk/deposit storage 143, separate denomination storage 144, 145, 146, and a separation mechanism 147, 148, 149, 150 for taking out banknotes one by one from the ejection banknote storage 142 and storage. It is composed of a running path 151 for conveying banknotes.

The 5,000 yen bill storage 146 is located in the 5,000 yen bill temporary storage section 131.
This is a storage for 5,000 yen bills, which has a function of accepting and stacking banknotes from a bank and a function of feeding out banknotes one by one using a separation mechanism 150.

Similarly, 145 is a storage for 1,000 yen notes, 149 is a separation mechanism for 1,000 yen notes, 144 is a storage for 10,000 yen notes, 14
8 is a separation mechanism for 10,000 yen notes; 143 is a storage for bulk/non-refundable notes; and 147 is a separation mechanism for bulk receipts.

The noject banknote storage 142 detects skewed running or overlapping of two or more bills (double running) among the banknotes fed out from the denomination storages 144, 145, 146 in the dispensing transaction based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 116, and withdraws the bills. This is a storage area that stores banknotes that have been determined to be invalid. The running path 151 includes a bulk/deposit storage 143 and denomination-specific storage 144, 145. This is a conveyance path for conveying banknotes fed out from 146 and sending them to the travel path 141 of the intermediate unit 111. Bulk/deposit storage 143 and denomination storage 144.14
5, 146, banknote full detectors 154a, 154b, 154c, 1 as optical sensors, respectively.
54d, and near full detectors 155a, 155b, 1
55c, 155d, near end detector 156a,
156b, 156c, 156d and end detector 1
57a, 157b, 157c, and 157d are attached as a means for managing the amount of banknotes in the storage. Further, a full bill detector 153 is attached to the reject bill storage 142 and optically detects whether the reject bill storage 142 is full of bills.

There is a door (not shown) on the front side of the lower unit 112.
By using the audit key, the door can be opened and a storage rack (not shown) can be pulled forward.

The storage racks are arranged so that they can be removed by pulling out the storage rack.

Each storage compartment has a common lock, and the door can be opened with a key to load and remove banknotes. can. Note that the upper unit 11O and the middle unit 112 are provided with separate paper banknotes. Accumulation. As a power source for conveyance, independent motors (not shown) are mounted 4 and a power transmission mechanism is arranged.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-described device, for example, one bulk storage can be loaded to a plurality of cash depositing and dispensing devices in a timely manner, and money can be distributed and collected. On the cash deposit/withdrawal device side, the number of cash that has been replenished from the bulk storage or collected into the bulk storage is individually managed.

On the other hand, the bulk storage is often removed from the 'At main body and attached to another device, or the surplus cash stored therein is removed or refilled. Therefore, the increase or decrease in the amount of cash in the bulk storage cannot be managed on the device main body side. In this case, even if the cash in the bulk storage is illegally removed, the main body of the device cannot recognize it and there is a problem in that it is not clear who is responsible.

Additionally, if an employee incorrectly records the number of cash refilled when replenishing cash in the bulk storage, the cause will be investigated to determine whether it was a simple mistake, a malfunction of the device, or fraudulent activity. There must be. Therefore, it becomes necessary to examine the amount of cash in the bulk storage as frequently as possible, which poses a problem that management becomes complicated.

Another problem is that once a problem is discovered, it takes a very long time to conduct a follow-up investigation.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cash deposit/withdrawal device that strengthens the management of cash in a bulk storage and simplifies the investigation of the cause when trouble occurs. This is a serious matter.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The cash deposit/withdrawal device of the present invention includes a bulk storage that stores multiple denominations of cash at once and is detachable from the device body, and is integrated into the bulk storage. , a storage management memory that stores the number of cash by denomination stored in the bulk storage, and a storage management memory for taking out and counting the cash stored in the bulk storage from the bulk storage, and transmitting the counting result to the storage. a counting management unit for storing in a storage management memory; and a door for monitoring whether or not the door of the bulk storage is opened or closed until the bulk storage is removed from the device main body and reattached to the device main body. The counting management section includes an opening/closing monitoring means and a bulk storage attachment detection means for detecting when the bulk storage is attached to the apparatus main body, and the counting management section is configured such that the door opening/closing monitoring means detects whether the door is opened or closed. If it is detected that the bulk storage has been installed, after the attachment detection operation of the bulk storage attachment detection means, the cash stored in the bulk storage is counted, and the number of cash stored before and after the removal of the bulk storage is saved. It is characterized by:

(Function) In the above device, the cash stored in the bulk storage is always managed in the storage management memory even before the bulk storage is removed. Then, when the bulk storage is removed from the device main body and reattached to the device main body, the cash stored in the bulk storage is counted again.

Note that this is executed only when there is a history that the door of each storage has been opened after removal and before installation. If you clarify and save the number of cash stored before and after removal, you can check the number of cash taken out from the bulk storage by opening and closing the door or the number of cash by denomination that was replenished in the bulk storage during the removal period. of,
can be recognized at any time. As a result, the main body of the apparatus can reliably recognize errors in inputting the number of replenishment coins or the occurrence of fraudulent acts, achieving highly reliable cash management.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention.

This device includes a customer service counter 3, an appraisal section 4, a deposit/withdrawal unit 18
It has mechanisms such as a bulk storage 11, denomination-specific storage 89.10, and a reject cassette 7. I'm here. Further, the bulk storage 11 is integrated with a storage management memory 99 that stores the number of cash stored in the bulk storage 11 by denomination, door opening/closing data when the door is opened and closed, etc. There is.

A counting management section 80a, a cash collection means 80b, and a cash distribution means 80 of a control section separately built into the device main body 50
c etc., the operation of the entire device is controlled. Furthermore, on the bulk storage 11 side, the fact that the door has been opened and closed is stored in the storage management memory 9 as door opening/closing data.
Door opening/closing monitoring means 21 for performing the storing operation at 9
0 is set.

Moreover, in addition to this, when the bulk storage 11 is attached to the apparatus main body 50, a bulk storage attachment detection means 201 is provided that detects the attachment.

FIG. 3 shows an external view of the bulk storage when it is taken out from the main body of the apparatus.

This bulk storage 11 is configured such that the door 11a can be opened and closed to take out cash stored therein or to replenish new cash. This door 11a is normally locked, and when the door 11a is opened or closed, the door opening/closing detection sensor 205 is activated, and the information is processed by the control unit 1lb.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the control section of the bulk storage.

This control unit 1lb is connected via a detachable connector 203 to a bulk storage interface circuit 90 provided on the side of the apparatus main body 50 (FIG. 1).

The control unit 1lb includes, in addition to the bulk storage installation detection means 201 described above, a bulk storage control unit 202 that manages and controls the entire bulk storage, a cash deposit/withdrawal device interface circuit 200, a door opening/closing detection circuit 204, Door opening/closing detection sensor 20
5. A clock section 206 and a power supply switching circuit 208 are provided. Furthermore, the storage management memory 99 described earlier is
It is attached to the bulk storage control unit 202 so that its contents can be read and written. The figure also shows a data group 96, a switch group 97, and a photosensor group 98, which will be explained later.

In the present invention, the door opening/closing detection circuit 204 and the door opening/closing detection sensor 205 are combined into the door opening/closing monitoring means 21.
0 and is illustrated in FIG.

The bulk storage control unit 202 is composed of a microprocessor and the like. Cash deposit/withdrawal device interface circuit 200
consists of an interface circuit for exchanging various control data with the main body of the device. Bulk storage storage installation detection means 201
is a circuit that determines whether the bulk storage is attached to the main body of the apparatus depending on whether the terminal on the connector 203 side is at high level or low level, and notifies the bulk storage control unit 202 of the result.

In the illustrated embodiment, when the bulk storage is attached to the main body of the apparatus, the terminal on the connector 203 side is grounded and becomes a low level. Furthermore, when the bulk storage is removed from the main body of the apparatus, the terminal on the connector 203 side is opened and becomes high level.

As previously shown in FIG. 3, the door opening/closing detection sensor 205 is arranged near the door 11a and includes a switch or the like that is turned on/off when the door is opened/closed. The door opening/closing detection circuit 204 is
It consists of a logic circuit, etc. that outputs a signal to the bulk storage control unit 202 to identify whether the door is opened or not depending on whether the switch is on or off. The clock section 206 is a circuit that clocks the current time and outputs the time data to the bulk storage control section 202.

The power supply switching circuit 208 connects the battery 207 built in the bulk storage to each circuit of the control unit 1lb, or connects the power source of the apparatus main body to the control unit 1lb via the bulk storage interface circuit 90. This is a circuit that automatically switches connection to each circuit. That is, while the bulk storage is attached to the main body of the apparatus, in order to prevent the battery 207 from being exhausted, power is supplied from the main body of the apparatus to operate each part of the control unit 1lb.

Next, the storage management memory 99 will be explained.

FIG. 5 illustrates the data format of the storage management memory.

In the memory of this example, from m to m+31, m+32
Data management is performed using data stored in 32 addresses as one set, such as from m+63, m+64 to m+95, and so on. For example, approximately 1.00 sets of this data can be stored in the storage management memory 99. For example, if 100 sets of data have already been stored, the next data will be stored in the oldest stored set. It can be rewritten as data.

Here, the one set of data is m
The number of 10,000 yen bills stored at the address and m+1 when the bulk storage is removed, and the same number of 5,000 yen bills stored at addresses m+2 to m+3,
Number of 1,000 yen bills stored from m+4 to m+5, m+6 to m
．． +1 Data representing the date and time of bulk storage removal as year, month, day, hour, minute, etc. at address 0, m+11 to m+15
Door opening/closing data similarly represents the opening date and time of the first bulk storage door at the address, door opening/closing data similarly representing the last bulk storage door leap date and time from addresses m+16 to m+20, and bulk storage installation from addresses m+21 to m+25. The date and time when the subsequent balance counting was completed, the number of 10,000 yen bills when the bulk storage is installed from m+26 to m+27, the number of 5,000 yen bills when the bulk storage is installed from m+28 to m+29, and the number of 5,000 yen bills when the bulk storage is installed from m+30 to m+31. Stores the number of 1,000 yen bills when the warehouse is installed.

A more specific format of the data on the number of coins by denomination will be explained later using FIGS. 14 to 18.

This storage management memory 99 is used as follows.

First, the number of cash pieces of each denomination initially stored in the bulk storage 11 is stored at addresses m to m+5. Thereafter, each time the bulk storage 11 is attached to the device main body and the device main body is replenished with cash or cash is collected from the device main body, these data are updated. Then, time data is stored from address m+6 to address m+25 until the bulk storage 1l is removed and reinstalled. Among these time data, the first bulk storage door opening time and the last bulk storage door leap date and time are
This is called door opening/closing data.

When the bulk storage 11 is attached to the main body of the device, if the door opening/closing data is stored, the counting management section 80a shown in FIG. Once taken out from the bulk storage l1, it is counted.

The counting results are shown in the bulk storage interface 9 in Figure 4.
0 to the bulk storage control unit 202 and stored at addresses m+26 to m+31 shown in FIG. If door opening/closing data is not stored, all data from addresses m+6 to m+31 will be canceled and data will be stored again at m+6.
The data from address to address m+5 is used as management data. On the other hand, door opening/closing data is stored.
When the counting results are stored from address m+26 to address m+3L, the data from address m to m+31 is saved as is, and the data from address m+26 to m+31 is stored as is.
It is transferred from address m+32 to address m+37. and,
This time, the cash stored in bulk storage 11 will be transferred to m+32.
It is managed using data from address m+37. That is, these data are updated immediately after a replenishment or collection operation and are used for cash management, as explained above. m+3
Addresses 8 to m+63 are used when the bulk storage 1l is removed from the main body of the apparatus again.

In a similar manner, data is sequentially stored at address m+64 (not shown) and below.

The reason why only the first storage door opening date and time and the last storage door closing date and time are stored as door opening/closing data is because the bulk storage 11 is removed until it is reattached to the main body of the device. This is because it is unknown how many times the door will be opened and closed, and if all the opening and closing data were stored, the amount of data for one set would be extremely large.

Furthermore, if the system were to be installed and removed twice a day, and the stored contents would be read out and printed out every six days, 12 sets of data areas would be sufficient.

This printout is executed when the staff member presses an output key (not shown) provided in the bulk storage 11.

When the output key is pressed, the stored contents are transferred via the bulk storage control unit 202 and the bulk storage interface circuit 90.
Transferred to the control unit of the device main body. Printing is performed by a card reader/writer, passbook entry section, etc. Thereafter, the contents of the storage management memory 99 are cleared by a command.

<Using operation of the device> Hereinafter, the operation of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6.

FIG. 6 is an operational flowchart of the apparatus of the present invention.

First, based on the distribution and collection operations of the cash taken into the bulk storage 11 via the bulk storage interface circuit 90 and cash deposit/withdrawal device interface circuit 200 in FIG. , the number of cash by denomination stored in the bulk storage 11 is stored (step Sl
) This corresponds to the data stored at addresses m to m+5 and addresses m-6 to m-1 (not shown) in FIG.

The initial value of the number of denominations for each denomination is stored, for example, when the device is started up, and then updated by replenishment, collection, etc.

That is, when the main body of the apparatus is powered on with the bulk storage 11 attached, the counting management section 80a automatically counts the amount of cash. The results are then stored.

More specific operations will be described in the section on conventional loading and storage management memory updating operations.

On the other hand, the bulk storage control unit 202 monitors whether the bulk storage 11 has been removed from the apparatus main body via the bulk storage installation detection means 201 (step S2). When removal is detected, the time data is read from the clock unit 206 and the removal date and time is stored in the storage management memory 99.
(Step S3). This corresponds to the data stored at addresses m+6 to m+10 shown in FIG.

This time, the door opening/closing monitoring means 210 starts monitoring operation, and thereafter it is continuously monitored whether the door is opened or not (step S4).
. When the door is opened, the date and time when the door was opened is stored in the storage management memory 99 (step S5).
This corresponds to the data stored at addresses 11 to 15 in the figure.

Then, it is determined whether the door is closed or not (
Step S6). When the door is closed, the date and time of the door closing is stored in the storage management memory 99 (step S7). This corresponds to the data stored at addresses m+16 to m+20 in FIG. Thereafter, when the door is opened again and then closed, the door-open date and time is updated (step S8).
). Then, it is monitored whether the bulk storage 11 is attached to the main body of the apparatus (step S9). When the door is opened and closed again, the latest door leap date and time is stored in step S8. And bulk storage 1l
When the installation of the storage unit is detected (step S9), the bulk storage control unit 202 reads the storage unit m shown in FIG. 5 from the storage management memory 99.
Door opening/closing data stored from address +11 to address m+20 is read (step SIO).

Then, it is determined whether or not these door opening/closing data exist (step Sll). If there is no door opening/closing data,
This is notified to the counting management unit 80a (Fig. 1) through the bulk storage interface circuit 90, and as explained earlier, the cash in the bulk storage 11 is managed using the data from address m to m+5. continue. If there is door opening/closing data, the counting management section 80a receives a notification to that effect, and
The cash is taken out from the bulk storage 1l and counted (step Sl2).Then, the result is notified to the bulk storage control unit, and
Store in address. Then, as explained above, data with the same content is transferred from address m+32 to address m+37, and the data is used again to manage the cash in bulk storage 11. That is, the data from address m to address m+31 is saved as is (step S13).

By storing the above-mentioned data in the storage management memory, if the number of denominations of cash in the bulk storage 11 does not match the actual number of cash in the bulk storage 11 due to inspection, etc., the bulk storage The number of coins by denomination that increased or decreased due to the time when the storage was removed, the time when it was installed, and the opening/closing of the door during that time is immediately calculated. This makes it clear where responsibility lies, and data input errors can be easily discovered.

The detailed structure and operation of the apparatus of the present invention as a whole will be explained below.

<Automated teller machine> Before explaining the detailed configuration and operation of this machine, first, the structure of an automated teller machine using a cash depositing and dispensing machine will be explained.

FIG. 7 is an overall view of the automated teller machine.

Figure 7(a) is a front view of this automated teller machineff.
The i51 is provided with a cash deposit/withdrawal device 50, a card nodal writer section 52, a passbook entry machine 53, and a customer operation section 54.

The cash deposit/withdrawal device 50 is a device that accepts banknotes deposited from a customer or performs a process of paying banknotes to the customer. The card reader/writer unit 52 is a device that performs processes such as identifying a cash card inserted by a customer and printing the results of deposit transactions, payment transactions, etc. on paper. Further, the passbook recording machine 53 is a device that performs processing to identify the passbook inserted by the customer and print the results of the deposit transaction 9 and the payment transaction. The customer operation unit 54 allows the customer to enter the deposit amount, payment amount, etc. This is a device that has operation keys that are operated to enter a password, etc., and a display section that displays illustrations and characters for input amounts, operation guidance, etc.

Further, FIG. 7(b) is a rear view of the device, in which an internal operation section 55 is attached.

This internal operation unit 55 includes operation keys for inputting items and data corresponding to each transaction when an attendant performs processing such as loading, replenishing and collecting banknotes, and displays data input using the operation keys, processing results, etc. It is constructed by a display section etc. that guides the operations of the staff.

In addition, the control unit 56 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7(a) is
It consists of a processor, etc. built into the automated teller machine 5l and provided to control the operation of the machine.

In addition, the cash deposit/withdrawal device 50 shown in FIG. 1 is used in the automatic teller machine shown in FIG. It can be separated from the main body of 51 and pulled out independently.

Normally, the back panel of the automatic teller machine shown in FIG. 7 is opened to take out the money.

(Block Configuration of Apparatus) FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the cash depositing and dispensing apparatus of the present invention.

This device is controlled by the control section 56 (FIG. 7) using control signals and the like inputted to the cash depositing and dispensing device control section 80 via the host device control section interface 8l.

The cash deposit/withdrawal device control section 80 is comprised of a microcomputer and its peripheral circuits that control the entire operation of the cash deposit/withdrawal device.

The cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80 is connected to the I/O via a bus line.
/O interface circuit 82, bulk storage interface circuit 90, and read-on-no-memory (ROM)
83 and a random access memory (RAM) 84 are connected.

The ROM 83 is a memory that stores a program for operating the cash depositing and dispensing device control unit 80. The RAM 84 is a memory that temporarily stores parameters and the like necessary for the operation of the cash depositing and dispensing device control unit 8o. The I/O interface circuit 82 includes a motor driver 8
5. Magnet driver 86, switch reading circuit 87
, a photosensor reading circuit 88, and a banknote discrimination control section 89 are connected thereto.

The motor driver 85 is a circuit that is connected to a motor group 91 of each part of the device and a motor group 96 provided in the bulk storage 1l, and drives and controls various motors according to each operation mode. The magnet driver 86 is a circuit that is connected to the magnet group 92 of each part of the device and turns each magnet on or off depending on the operation mode.

The switch reading circuit 87 reads the switch group 93 of each part of the device.
It is connected to the switch group 97 of the bulk storage 11, and includes switches for detecting whether the bulk storage 11, denomination storage 8, 9.10, and reject cassette 7 are installed, and the position of each stage. This is a circuit that reads the status.

The photosensor reading circuit 88 is connected to a photosensor group 94 of each part of the device and a photosensor group 98 provided in the bulk storage 11, and is connected to the photosensor group 94 of each part of the device and the photosensor group 98 provided in the bulk storage 11, the denomination-specific storage 8, 9, 10, or This is a circuit that reads information from a group of photosensors provided in the direct cassette 7 to monitor the accumulation state of banknotes.

The banknote discrimination control section 89 is connected to a banknote discrimination sensor group 95. This banknote discrimination sensor group 95 consists of various sensors provided inside the discrimination section 4 shown in FIG.
Authenticity, denomination, fitness, front and back of the banknote sent to the discrimination section 4. This circuit is provided to differentiate and detect heavy running, diagonal running, etc.

The bulk storage interface circuit 90 connects the bulk storage 1l.
The contents of the storage management memory 99 attached to the storage storage management memory 99 are read and transferred to the cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80, or the contents of the storage storage management memory 99 are updated in response to instructions from the cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80. This is a circuit that does this.

The storage management memory 99 is backed up by a battery or the like and is composed of a semiconductor memory or the like that is directly accessed by the cash depositing and dispensing device control section 80. In addition, this storage management memory 99 is also integrated with a control means such as a microcomputer, and is integrated with a collective storage interface circuit 9.
The configuration may be such that data is transmitted and received to and from the cash depositing/dispensing device control section 80 via the cash depositing/dispensing device control section 80.

The memory used for the storage management memory 99 is a semiconductor random access memory with battery backup.
In addition to memory, there is no problem with magnetic recording media such as EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), which does not erase data even when power is not supplied, magnetic disks, and RI1 tape. . The storage management memory 99 individually stores the number of banknotes of each denomination stored in the collective storage 11.

In addition to this, in order to control various operations of the cash deposit/withdrawal control section 80, a counting management section 80a, cash collection means 80b, and cash distribution means 80c are provided. Each of these means connects the I/O interface circuit 8 according to a predetermined procedure.
2, it is composed of a sequence program for controlling the circuits of each part of the apparatus and controlling the execution of operations to be described later.

The counting management section 80a performs control to count the banknotes collected in the collective storage 11 or distributed from the collective storage 11, and to update the storage management memory 99 each time. The cash collecting means 80b controls the operation of taking out and transporting cash stored in the denomination storage and collecting it in the bulk storage 11. When there is a shortage of banknotes in any storage by denomination, the cash distribution means 80c checks the number of banknotes by denomination stored in the storage management memory 99, and distributes the necessary banknotes to each storage by denomination within that range. Controls the operation of distributing and replenishing banknotes.

Customer Service Entrance> The configuration of each part of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be explained in order below.

First, a customer service port 3 is provided at the upper front of the main body 50 of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, through which customers can take in and take out banknotes.

FIG. 9 shows a sectional view for explaining the operation of the customer service opening.

As shown in FIG. 9(a), the customer service opening 3 has a banknote guide 5.
7 and a banknote separation mechanism 49 for separating banknotes one by one, as shown in FIG. 9(b). As shown in (C), the banknote guide 57 has a rotating body structure in which the banknote guide 57 is rotated approximately around its center.

The customer service port 3 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown),
Various sensors are installed to confirm the transition to each position.

The customer service entrance 3 having the above configuration operates as follows.

First, FIG. 9(a) shows a deposit position where a customer waits for a banknote to be inserted. In this case, the shutter 42
is opened, and the banknote guide 57 opens upward.

Further, FIG. 9(b) shows a separation position where the inserted banknotes are separated one by one. In this case, the shutter 42
is closed, and the banknotes inserted into the banknote guide 57 are separated one by one by the banknote separation mechanism 49 and transferred to the customer service opening 3.
It is sent out in the direction shown by the arrow in the figure. Deposit processing is then executed for the banknotes.

FIG. 9(C) shows a receiving position when bills are received all at once from the bill sorting mechanism 5 to the bill guide 57 as a step before dispensing bills to a customer.

In the banknote sorting mechanism 5, banknotes to be dispensed are stacked with their front and back sides aligned. This is sent out to the right side of the figure and stored in the bill guide 57.

FIG. 9(d) shows a withdrawal position for dispensing banknotes stored in the banknote guide 57 to a customer. in this case,
The shutter 42 is opened and bills are handed out to the customer from the bill guide 57.

The setting and selection of each position and the operation of shifting to each position are controlled by the control unit of the cash depositing and dispensing device, which will be explained later. <Identification section and front/back arrangement mechanism> Returning to FIG.
is provided. This discrimination section 4 determines the authenticity and integrity of the banknotes sent in. Front and back. This is a device that distinguishes and detects overlapping of two or more sheets (heavy running), skewing, etc. This device also determines the denomination, etc.

Further, on the left side of the customer service opening 3, a front and back arrangement mechanism 5 is provided. This front and back arrangement mechanism 5 includes a switching blade 6
is provided. When the banknote determined to be the back side by the discrimination unit 4 is fed into the front/back trading mechanism 5, the switching blade 6 is driven by a magnet (not shown).
The running path is changed each time, and all the banknotes are stacked face up.

Bulk Storage> At the left corner of the device main body 50, a bulk storage 11 is arranged. This bulk storage 11 has a stage 7 on the top.
0, and a batch separation mechanism 23 is provided in order to separate the banknotes placed on the stage 70 one by one and take them out to the outside during the banknote dispensing operation. stage 70
The amount of banknotes stacked on top is detected by the Nyaful detector 38d.
is detected by the full detector 37d and the end detector 39d.

Further, below the bulk storage 11, there is a bulk stacking section 30 into which banknotes are sent during the banknote collection operation, a partition plate 33 which stacks the fed banknotes, and a drive unit which stacks the banknotes on the partition plate 33. A lever 7l is arranged.

The end detector 39d is a detector for detecting that the absolute amount of banknotes stored in the bulk storage ll has decreased.

Below the partition plate 33 is a bulk eject accumulation section 68 into which, among the bills distributed from the bulk storage 11, bills that are judged as non-dispensable by the discrimination section 4 are sent.
is provided. The amount of banknotes in the batch noject unit 62 is determined by the full detector 4. Detected by 0a.

In this bulk storage ll, the stage 70 moves to the lower side of the drive lever 71, the drive lever 71 opens left and right, the accumulated banknotes are placed on the stage 70, and the stage 70 rises again. An action is taken. This operation will be explained later using FIG. 17, but in order to detect various positions set during the operation of the stage 70 and the drive lever 7l, various position sensors (not shown) are used. provided. Further, several drive motors are built in to operate the stage 70 and the drive lever 7l.

Storage by denomination type and deposit/withdrawal unit> Storage cabinets by denomination 8, 9, and 10 are arranged at the lower part of the main body 50 of the device.

The denomination storage 8 is a storage for storing thousand yen bills. The denomination-specific storage 9 is a storage for storing ten thousand yen notes. Further, the denomination storage 10 is also a storage for storing ten thousand yen notes.

A cash deposit/withdrawal unit 18 is arranged above these denomination storages 8, 9, and 10.

The deposit/withdrawal unit 18 includes a temporary holding section 24 for thousand yen notes,
Temporary storage section 25, 26 for 10,000 yen notes and accumulation section 27 for 1,000 yen notes
, a 10000 yen note accumulation section 28, 29, and a 1000 yen note separation mechanism 2
0 and ten thousand yen note separation mechanisms 21 and 22 are provided. In addition to this, denomination separation gates 32, 31, and 57 are provided along the banknote travel path 49.

The denomination sorting gates 32, 31, and 57 are driven by a magnet or the like (not shown).

When the bill is conveyed to the running path 49 after being discriminated by the discrimination section 4, the denomination sorting gate 32, 31, 57 operates, and for example, in the case of a thousand yen bill, it is sent to the thousand yen bill accumulation section 27. It will be done. The 1,000 yen note accumulation unit 27 stores the 1,000 yen note in the temporary holding unit 2.
It accumulates in 4.

On the other hand, the 1,000 yen bills taken out from the denomination storage 8 are separated one by one by the 1,000 yen bill separating mechanism 21 and sent out onto the running path 49. It should be noted that the same structure applies to ten thousand yen notes.

Further, the banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding sections 24, 25, 26 are pulled out all at once by the shutters 34, 35, 36 driven by a motor (not shown), so that they fall into the denomination storage compartments 8, 9, 10. is configured to do so.

There are full detectors 3 in each denomination storage 8, 9 and 10.
7a, 37b, 37c and near full detectors 38a, 38
b, 38c and end detectors 39a, 39b, 39c are provided to manage the amount of banknotes in each storage.

Reject cassettes, etc. In addition, between the deposit/withdrawal unit l8 and the bulk storage 11,
Collective separation gates 16 and 15 are arranged. When the banknotes that have been conveyed along the conveyance path 60 toward the batch sorting gate 15 are stored in the batch storage 11, they are guided toward the batch stacking section 30 by the operation of the batch sorting gate 15. Further, the banknotes sent into the respective denomination storages 8, 9, and 10 are fed into the running path 49 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 18 described above through the batch separation gate 16.

In addition, the banknotes to be rejected are collected at a bulk separation gate 69.
The bulk eject unit 62 provided in the bulk storage 11 or the left corner of the apparatus main body 50 or the eject cassette 7 is fed.

The bulk ejection unit 62 provided in the bulk storage l1 is
It is provided to store the banknotes fed out from the bulk separation unit 23 of the bulk storage 1l when the discrimination unit 4 determines that the banknotes are heavy running or skew running. The reject cassette 7 is provided to store banknotes that have been determined to be impossible to withdraw or collect due to various reasons.

Also provided inside the reject cassette 7 are a collection section 66, 64 and full detectors 40b, 40c. The reject section 67 stores banknotes left behind, and the reject section 68
accommodates other denomination banknotes. Further, a door 41 is provided on the back side of the device main body 50, and this door 41
By opening, the bulk storage 11 is pulled out. The structure is such that when the bulk storage 11 is pulled out, the denomination-specific storages 8, 9, and 10 can be further pulled out.

Incidentally, the reject cassette 7 is arranged so that it can be removed separately without opening the door 4l.

A common lock is attached to each of the bulk storage 11 and denomination-specific storage 8, 9, 10, and an audit key is used to open the door of each storage (not shown) to load and remove banknotes. be able to.

In each part of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a large number of motors and the like are mounted as power sources for separating, collecting and transporting banknotes, and a power transmission mechanism is arranged.

The operation of the above device is used for deposit transactions. Withdrawal transactions. A step-by-step explanation will be given based on the replenishment loading process and recovery process.

<Deposit Transaction> FIG. 10 shows a sectional view of the cash deposit/withdrawal device of the present invention during a deposit transaction.

First, when a customer presses a deposit/withdrawal key (not shown) and inserts a cash card into the card reader/writer section 52 shown in FIG. 7 or a passbook into the passbook entry machine 53 shown in FIG. Communication takes place between the transaction device i51 and the center. As a result of this communication, if the identity is verified, the automatic teller machine 5 shown in FIG.
The control unit 56 of No. 1 transmits a command to start the deposit processing to the cash deposit/withdrawal device 50.

In FIG. 10, when the cash deposit/withdrawal device main body 50 receives a command to start deposit processing, it switches its internal state to deposit mode and waits for the customer to set banknotes. In this case, the deposit position shown in FIG. 9(a) described above is selected for the customer service port 3. When it is detected that the customer has set banknotes, the shutter 42 of the customer service port 3 is closed.

The control unit 56 shown in FIG. 7 periodically transmits a sense command to the cash depositing and dispensing device 50. The cash deposit/withdrawal device 5o adds the information "There is a banknote set at the customer service entrance" to the sense command and sends a response message (response).
Send it back. Next, the control unit 56 controls the cash depositing and dispensing device 50
A deposit counting command is transmitted to the banknotes to instruct them to count the banknotes set in the customer service opening 3. Here, the customer service port 3 assumes the separated position shown in FIG. 9(b), and
) The customer service opening separation mechanism 49 separates banknotes one by one and takes them into the device.

This banknote is indicated by the arrow ■. ■． It is sent to the discrimination section 4 through the route (2). The discrimination section 4 sequentially discriminates the authenticity of the transported banknotes. It determines whether it is fit or not and detects the running condition before sending it to the rear. If the identification unit 4 determines that the ticket is a counterfeit ticket or a ticket with abnormal delivery, it will be marked with an arrow ■. Follow the route of ■,
The sheets are conveyed to the front and back arrangement mechanism 5 and stacked one by one. Then, the customer service port 3 is placed at the receiving position shown in Figure 9(c).
is set, and the banknotes accumulated in the front and back arrangement mechanism 5 are fed into the customer service opening 3.

In this way, the deposited banknotes are rejected as shown in Figure 9(d).
It is returned to the customer after going through the withdrawal position shown in .

On the other hand, the banknotes determined by the discrimination section 4 to be good or unfit (banknotes not subject to circulation) are conveyed to the conveyance path 60 as indicated by the arrow (■) by operating the switching gate 43. Here, a genuine 1,000 yen note is shown in the deposit/withdrawal unit 1 as shown by the arrow ■.
8, the 1,000 yen note sorting gate 57 is activated, and the 1,000 yen note stacking section 27 is fed. In this way, the thousand yen bills are accumulated in the temporary holding section 24.

Similarly, genuine ten thousand yen notes are accumulated in the temporary storage section 25 via the accumulation section 28 by the operation of the sorting gate 31. Further, the 5,000 yen note and the unfit note are sent to the accumulation section 29 by operating the switching gate 32, and are accumulated in the time storage section 26.

When the above operation completes the deposit counting process for the banknotes set by the customer at the customer service opening 3, the cash deposit/withdrawal device 5o sends a response to the control unit 56 shown in FIG. 7 indicating the completion of deposit counting. to be sent back. Added to this response is data that displays the number of banknotes counted for each denomination, divided into recycled banknotes and non-recycled banknotes.

The control unit 56 receives this data, calculates the amount by denomination and the total amount, and displays the calculated amount on the display of the customer operation unit 54 shown in FIG. Further, this data is counted and stored as the number of deposited coins.

When the customer confirms the amount displayed on the display of the customer operation unit 54 shown in FIG. 7 and presses the confirmation button on the customer operation unit 54, the cash deposit/withdrawal device 50 receives the command and Temporary storage section 24.2 of denomination storage 8.9
The deposited banknotes accumulated in 5 are moved to the shutter 3 of the temporary holding section.
By pulling out 4.35 at the same time, the denomination storage box 8
．． Store in 9.

Next, the 5,000 yen bills and unfit bills accumulated in the temporary holding section 26 of the denomination storage 10 are separated one by one by the separation/takeout mechanism 22, and transported in the direction of the arrow ■ from the conveyance path 49 for identification. Part 4
send to. Then, the switching blades 43 and 63 are operated to send the money to the deposit/withdrawal reject accumulation section 64 on the lower side of the reject cassette 7, and to collect it in the deposit/withdrawal reject section 65.

This completes the deposit transaction process.

<Withdrawal Transaction> FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during a withdrawal transaction.

When the customer presses the withdrawal transaction key of the customer operation unit 54 shown in FIG. A command to start the withdrawal process is sent to the device 50.

When the cash deposit/withdrawal device 50 receives the command to start the withdrawal process, it switches its internal state to the withdrawal mode and waits for instructions on the denomination and number of banknotes to be dispensed.

For example, a customer may purchase m 10,000 yen notes. When the amount of n 1,000 yen bills is input, first, it is determined whether the end detectors 39a, 39b, 39c of each denomination storage 8, 9, 10 have not detected the end. If an end is detected in any one denomination storage, information indicating that withdrawal is not possible is added to the command and a response is sent back.

If the end is not detected, for example, operate the 10,000 yen note extraction and separation mechanism 21 according to the instructions for counting the withdrawal.
Roll out m million yen notes. The drawn out banknotes are shown in the arrows.
It is sent to the discrimination section 4 after passing through the travel paths ① and ②. The discrimination section 4 discriminates whether the banknote is as specified or not, whether it is front or back, whether it is fit or not, and if it is as specified, operates the switching gate 43, and ■.
Feed the banknotes into the front and back arrangement mechanism 5 along the arrow (2).

In the discrimination section 4, the front and back sides of the banknotes are determined, and the switching gate 6 is activated based on the determination result, and the front and back sides of the banknotes are arranged one by one and stacked in the front and back arrangement mechanism 5. Note that the banknotes that are identified as abnormally conveyed banknotes by the recognition unit 4 are as follows:
By activating the switching gates 43 and 63, the money is sent to the stacking section 64 of the reject cassette 7, following the routes indicated by the arrows ■ and ■, and is accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal reject section 65.

The previously instructed m ten thousand yen bills are taken out from the denomination storage 9 in which ten thousand yen bills are stored, and the front and back side arrangement mechanism 5
The above operation is repeated until the total number is accumulated.

When the accumulation of 1,000 yen notes is completed, next, n 1,000 yen notes are taken out from the denomination storage 8 that accommodates 1,000 yen notes.

As a result of the above operations, when m ten thousand yen notes and n thousand yen notes specified by the customer are accumulated in the front and back arrangement mechanism 5, the customer service opening 3 is placed at the receiving position shown in FIG. 9(C). is set, the withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the front and back arrangement mechanism 5 are taken into the customer service opening 3, and the shutter 42 is opened by switching to the withdrawal position shown in FIG. 9(d), and the banknotes are given to the customer. and then close the shutter 42. When the withdrawal of the designated number of coins from the control unit 56 is completed, the cash depositing and dispensing device 50 returns a response indicating that the process has been completed to the control unit 56. At that time, data on the denomination type and number of denominations to be released is added. The control unit 56 receives this, counts it as the number of coins to be withdrawn, and stores it.

With this, the withdrawal transaction process is completed.

In addition, if the customer forgets to take the banknotes at customer service counter 3,
The forgotten banknotes are re-separated at the customer service opening 3, fed one by one in the direction of the arrow ■ in the appraiser 4, the switching blades 43, 69 and 63 are operated, and the banknotes are then transferred to the left-hand accumulator 66 of the reject cassette 7. It is sent and accumulated in the forgotten section 67.

<Loading> FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of the dispensing operation, that is, the loading and replenishing operation, of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention.

First, a staff member attaches the bulk storage 11 to the device main body 50 before starting work. A predetermined amount of banknotes are collectively set in this bulk storage 1l from the source. After installing the bulk storage container l1, the staff member presses the loading key among the operation keys of the internal operation section 55 shown in FIG. Upon receiving this input, the control unit 56 transmits a command to the cash depositing and dispensing device 50 to instruct the start of the loading operation.

When the cash depositing and dispensing device 50 receives a command to start loading operation, it switches its internal state to loading mode. Then, it is confirmed that the end detector 39d of the bulk storage 11 does not detect the end.

This is to confirm that the banknotes to be loaded have been set in advance in the bulk storage 1l. If the end is detected, information indicating that the operation is disabled is added and a response is sent to the control unit 56. In that case, the loading operation is aborted. When it is confirmed that the end is not detected, the loading operation starts.

Note that at this point, the stored contents of the storage management memory 99 provided in the bulk storage 1l do not necessarily match the denomination and number of banknotes actually stored in the bulk storage 11.

When the loading operation is started, as shown in FIG.
The drive motor of the batch extraction and separation mechanism 23 shown in the figure is operated. As a result, the banknotes set in the bulk storage 11 are fed out one by one from the top, and
, ■1■, ■ to the discrimination section 4 along the route.

The discrimination section 4 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of each banknote that is sequentially fed in. After determining whether the banknotes are fit or not and checking the running condition, the transported banknotes are sent further to the rear. If the result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 4 is a genuine thousand yen bill (a bill with no damage or only minor damage, and can be used for withdrawal), the bill will be marked with the arrows ■, ■, Following the route (2), the money passes through the travel path 49 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 18, and is fed into the thousand-yen note stacking section 27 via the thousand-yen note sorting gate 57. In this way, the 1,000 yen bills are directly accumulated on the stage 45 of the 1,000 yen bill storage 8.

In addition, in this loading operation, the shutters 34, 35, 36 of each denomination storage 8, 9, 10 are opened, and the stage 4546, 47 is set to receive the banknotes to be loaded. There is.

Further, if the result of the discrimination is that the bill is a genuine ten thousand yen bill, the ten thousand yen bill switching gate 31 or 32 is operated and the bill is sent to the ten thousand yen bill stacking section 28 or 29. and,
It is integrated directly onto the stage 46,47.

The above operations are repeated for each denomination storage 8, 9, 1.0 until a preset appropriate loading number is reached.

During this operation, if the number of sheets accumulated on any of the stages 45, 46, or 47 reaches the holding tolerance, for example 100 sheets, the operation of the bulk takeout and separation mechanism 23 of the bulk storage 11 is interrupted. Then, stage 45 when the hold tolerance value has been reached.
．． 46 or 47 is lowered by a thickness equivalent to the holding tolerance by a motor (not shown). When the stage is lowered, the batch extraction and separation mechanism 23 is operated again to repeat the loading operation.

For example, when 10,000 yen bills are first loaded in the denomination storage 9, a predetermined appropriate number of 10,000 yen bills will remain in the denomination storage 9 until the full detection device 37b fully detects them. Loading continues until it is stowed.

Similarly, when storing 1,000 yen notes in the denomination storage 8,
Loading continues until the appropriate number of sheets is reached.

This appropriate number is set, for example, to an appropriate number that leaves a space for storing banknotes to be deposited in a deposit transaction after loading banknotes. This may be uniformly determined empirically, or may be arbitrarily set depending on the installation environment of the automated teller machine and the specificity of the transaction day, such as when the transaction day falls at the end of the month.

The settings may be made, for example, by input by a staff member from the internal operation section 55 shown in FIG.

By the way, even if the loading of banknotes up to the predetermined appropriate number of bills into the denomination storage 8.9 is completed, if the denomination still remains in the bulk storage 11, the switching gate l5
, 16 is activated to collect the conveyed banknotes into the stacking section 30 of the bulk storage 1l through the route indicated by the arrow (■).

This operation moves the banknotes on the stage 70 of the bulk storage l1 to ■. ■、■、■． Appraisal is continued through routes ①, ②, and ② until there are no more banknotes on stage 70. When the banknotes run out, the bulk take-out separation mechanism 23 and the conveyance operation of each travel path are stopped.

When the discriminating unit 4 determines that the bill is an unfit bill or a denomination for which a denomination storage box is not provided, for example, a 5,000 yen bill in this embodiment, the bill is transferred to the switching gates 15, 16, 69. is actuated, and the material is fed all at once to the extract accumulation section 68 through the route indicated by the arrow (■). Then, the unfit notes and the like are accumulated in the pick section 62 all at once.

When the above series of operations is completed, stages 45, 46.
The banknotes 47 are lowered all at once, and the banknotes accumulated on these stages are stored in the denomination-specific storage bins 8, 9, and 10, and the loading operation is completed. When the operation is completed, the current umbrella deposit and withdrawal device 5
0 returns a device end response to the control unit 56. At this time, data on the number of sheets for each denomination loaded in each denomination storage section 8, 9, 10 is transmitted.

On the other hand, if the door opening/closing data is stored when the bulk storage 1l is installed, the counting management unit 80a counts the number data for each denomination of banknotes stored in the bulk storage 11, and stores the data in the Bulk storage interface circuit 9 shown in Figure 8
0 from address m+26 of storage management memory 99
Store at address +31. The counting management unit 80a also collects data on the number of banknotes for each denomination that are not distributed but are collected again in the bulk storage 1l after the scheduled number of banknotes have been stored in the denomination storages 8, 9 and 10. The number of sheets is counted, and the number data is similarly stored in addresses m to m+5 of the storage management memory 99. Furthermore, this counting management section 80a counts the sum data of the number data for each denomination distributed to each denomination storage storage 8, 9.10, and similarly stores this sum data in the storage storage management memory 99 (not shown). , for example, from address m-6 to address m-1.

<Storage Management Memory> The data format of the storage management memory 99 is shown in FIGS. 14 to 16.

As shown in FIG. 14, for example, the storage management memory 99
Assume that 4 words of data can be stored in . Here, data on the number of 10,000 yen notes is stored in addresses m and m+t. In addition, addresses m+2 and m+3 store data on the number of 1,000 yen notes.
Since it is a bit configuration, the maximum number in binary is 2 + 8.
-1, that is, the number of sheets up to 65,535 can be expressed. FIG. 16 shows an example of actually stored data. In other words, the data on the number of 10,000 yen notes is "010001" at address m.
01" The numerical value "11011100" is stored at address m+1. In other words, this is expressed in lO base.
1,500 pieces are displayed.

On the other hand, the data on the number of thousand yen notes is “10” at address m+2.
000001”, address m+3 is “11110”
The value 100- is stored. This indicates that the number is 500 in decimal.

That is, if the data stored in the storage management memory 99 after the loading operation is of the content shown in FIG. 16, the data cannot be distributed to each denomination storage 8.9.
The total number of banknotes collected in bulk storage l1 was 1,500 1,500 yen notes. This shows that there were 500 1,000 yen notes.

Operation of bulk storage During the above loading operation, the bulk storage operates as follows.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the bulk storage.

From the bulk storage 11 to each denomination storage 8,910 (first
17(a) at the start of the operation of loading banknotes into
), the banknotes on the stage 70 are taken out and sent out by the batch takeout and separation mechanism 23.

On the other hand, banknotes collected without being stored in the denomination storages 8, 9, and 10 are sent to the bulk stacking section 30 and stacked on the bulk partition plate 33. Here, when the number of banknotes reaches a stacking tolerance, for example 100 sheets, the operation of the bulk takeout/separation mechanism 23 is temporarily stopped.

The drive lever 71 is set in advance to the position 7l■ in Fig. 17(b), and when it receives an instruction that the accumulation tolerance has been reached, it rotates to the position 71■ in the figure, and all at once. The banknotes accumulated on the partition plate 33 are crushed. Then, a motor (not shown) is driven, and 71■
Drive lever 7 from the position to the 7l position
lift l. Next, the previously stopped batch takeout/separation mechanism 23 is operated to continue stacking banknotes on the batch partition plate 33 again up to the stacking tolerance.

When the accumulation tolerance is reached again, the bulk take-out separation mechanism 23 is stopped and the drive lever 71 is moved from the 71■ position to 7.
The banknotes are rotated to the position 1 and the banknotes lifted by the drive lever 7l are dropped onto the banknotes accumulated on the bulk partition plate 33. Then, by the motor (not shown) again,
Lower the drive lever 71 in the 7l■ position,
Move it to the 7l■ position. After that, 7l again
Rotate the drive lever 71 to the position ■,
Lift the bill to the 71■ position.

The end detector 39d detects this kind of operation on the stage 70.
Repeat until it detects that the banknote on top is gone. When the end is detected, the operation of the batch take-out separation mechanism 23 is stopped, and the drive lever 71 is driven by a motor (not shown) to
Lift the bill to the position.

On the other hand, the stage 70 is moved by a motor (not shown).
It is rotated from the 0■ position to the 70■ position, and further lowered to the 70■ position. And 7
It is synchronously driven to the 0■ position and placed below the drive lever 71■. Thereafter, the drive lever is rotated to the position 71■, and the banknote that was previously crushed and lifted is placed on the stage 70■. Thereafter, the stage 70 is driven by a motor (not shown), and the stage 70 is driven by a motor (not shown).
It rises to the position of 0■.

Through the above operations, the collected banknotes can be distributed from the bulk storage 11 again.

Update of storage management memory> In the above distribution operation, all banknotes are once sent out from the bulk storage 11, and all banknotes that could not be distributed are collected in the bulk storage I1, and the number of banknotes by denomination is The data was stored as is in the storage management memory. however,
Even in cases other than distribution operations, if the contents of the storage management memory 99 are determined to be abnormal, the cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80 (FIG. 8) detects this and automatically performs storage management. The contents of memory 99 are updated.

In such a case, for example, if the bulk storage 11 is attached to a cash deposit/withdrawal device and the contents of the storage management memory 99 are questionable, the power has just been turned on to the cash deposit/withdrawal device, and the contents of the storage management memory 99 are doubtful. If the contents of 99 are not reliable, the sum of the number data by denomination in the storage management memory 99 may be "O" even though the end detector 39d of the bulk storage 1l has not detected the end, or If the number of sheets exceeding the number of sheets that can be stored in the storage 11 is stored in the storage management memory 99, a condition such as a parity error may be detected in the access address of the storage management memory 99, etc. In the above case, similar to the distribution operation, bulk storage 1
1, the banknotes are sent out and conveyed, and after being discriminated and counted for each denomination, the banknotes are again circulated to the bulk storage 11 and collected. Then, the data on the number of coins by denomination obtained by counting is stored in the storage management memory, and the process is terminated.

Replenishment Operation> Since the replenishment operation is similar to the loading operation in the drawing, the replenishment operation will be explained using FIG. 12 again.

When the clerk presses the replenishment key using the operation keys of the internal operation section 55 (FIG. 7), the control section 56 (FIG. 7) receives this input and sends an instruction to the cash deposit/withdrawal device 50 (FIG. 7). Sends a frame code instructing the start of replenishment operation. When the cash deposit/withdrawal device control section 80 (FIG. 8) receives a command to start replenishment operation from the control section 56 (FIG. 7), it sets the operation mode to the replenishment mode. The replenishment mode includes a forced replenishment mode in which you are instructed in advance to replenish a specified number of coins for a specified denomination, and a forced replenishment mode in which you are instructed in advance to replenish a specified number of coins for a specified denomination, and a denomination-specific storage 8,
There is an automatic replenishment mode that is automatically executed when it is detected that the remaining amount of any of the banknotes in 9.10 becomes less than or equal to a predetermined number.

Before starting the replenishment operation, it is confirmed that the end detector 39d of the bulk storage 11 has not detected an end, that is, that banknotes have been set in advance. Furthermore, by referring to the data stored in the storage management memory 99, it is confirmed whether or not banknotes to be replenished are stored in the collective storage 11.

In the forced replenishment mode, if the end is detected, a response with information indicating that it is not in an operable state is sent back to the control unit 56 (FIG. 7). In this case, since the contents of the storage management memory 99 may not be reliable, clear all the numbers of coins by denomination in the storage management memory 99,
Cancel processing. Of course, the same process is performed even in automatic replenishment mode. On the other hand, the end is not detected, and the storage management memory 99
If it is determined that replenishment can be performed within the range of the number of coins for each denomination stored in , the replenishment operation is started. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the batch takeout/separation mechanism 23 at the top of the bulk storage 11 is activated to feed out the banknotes set in the bulk storage 11 one by one from the top.

This banknote is indicated by the arrows ■, ■. ■． It passes through the route (2) and is sent to the discrimination section 4.

The discrimination section 4 sequentially discriminates the denomination of the incoming banknotes. Authenticity discrimination, good/damage discrimination. Check the driving condition. For example, if the banknote to be refilled is one denomination of either a 10,000 yen note or a 1,000 yen note, the banknote determined to be other than the genuine banknote to be refilled as a result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 4 is ．． ■，
Following the route (2), the separation gates 15 and 16 are activated, and the pieces are sent to the accumulation section 3o of the bulk storage 11.

As explained earlier in the example of loading, the bulk storage 11
is collected again into the bulk storage ll by the internal operation of the . In this case, it goes without saying that the contents of the storage management memory 99 are managed by the counting management section 80'a so that they do not change.

For banknotes determined to be rejected banknotes, the switching gates 15, 16 and 69 are operated, and the banknotes follow the route (2) and are sent to the stacking section 68. These banknotes are collectively stacked in the ejection section 62.

Now, if a genuine bill of the bill to be replenished is delivered. As explained in the loading section, if it is a 1,000 yen note, the 1,000 yen note sorting gate 57 is activated to send it to the 1,000 yen note stacking section 27, where it is directly stacked on the 1,000 yen note stage 45. If it is a 10,000 yen note, the 10,000 yen note sorting gate 31 or 32 is activated and the note is sent to the 10,000 yen note accumulation section 28 or 29. Then, they are directly accumulated on the ten thousand yen bill stage 46 or 47. The above operations will continue until the target number is replenished, but
During the process, if the number of stacked cassettes on either stage 45, 46, or 47 reaches the holding tolerance value, for example 100 sheets, the operation of the batch extraction separation mechanism 23 is interrupted and the stage of the cassette that has reached the holding tolerance value is removed. , a motor (not shown) lowers the holding capacity by an amount corresponding to the holding tolerance, and once again activates the batch extraction separation mechanism 23 to repeat the replenishment operation. Even if the replenishment number reaches the target value or is before the target value, if all the banknotes to be replenished in the bulk storage 11 are replenished by referring to the number of banknotes by denomination stored in the storage management memory 99, the replenishment is carried out at once. The take-out separation mechanism 23 stops. Then, when the last bill arrives at stage 45, 46, 47, the conveyance operation is stopped. Of the stages 45, 46, 47, the stage that has performed the replenishment operation is lowered, and the banknotes accumulated on the stage are stored in either of the corresponding denomination storage bins 8, 9, 10, and the replenishment operation is completed. ．． When the replenishment operation is completed, the number of sheets to be replenished is counted, and the contents of the storage management memory 99 are updated based on the result. In this case, the number obtained by subtracting the counting results of all the denominations retrieved into the bulk storage 11 from the counting results of all the denominations taken out from the bulk storage 11 is calculated from the original data in the storage management memory 99. Subtracted. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the storage management memory before and after the replenishment operation.

For example, assume that the banknote storage state in the bulk storage 11 and the contents of the storage management memory 99 before the replenishment operation are as shown in FIG. 18(a). In other words, before the replenishment operation, 1 million yen note
, 500 pieces. Assume that there are 500 1,000 yen notes. Here, if 300 1,000 yen notes and 300,000 yen notes are refilled into each denomination storage, after the replenishment operation, 1,200 1,200 yen notes and 1,000 yen notes will be stored as shown in Figure (b). It will be 200 pieces.

Collection Operation> FIG. 13 shows a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during the collection operation.

When the staff member presses the internal operation section 55 (operation key in FIG. 7) and presses the collection key, the control section 56 (FIG. 7) is activated.
In response to this input, the cash depositing and dispensing device 50 (Fig. 7)
A command instructing the start of collection operation is sent to.

When the cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80 (FIG. 8) receives a command to start a collection operation from the control unit 56 (FIG. 7), it determines whether this is a forced collection or an automatic collection. In the case of forced collection, all banknotes are unconditionally collected from the denomination storages 8, 9, 10 to the collective storage 11. Further, automatic collection is executed when the number of banknotes stored in any of the denomination storages 8, 9, 10 exceeds a predetermined number. In these cases, the operation mode is set to collection mode, and it is confirmed that the near-full detector 38d of the bulk storage 11 does not detect a near-full.

Furthermore, by referring to the storage contents of the storage management memory 99, it is confirmed that there is still space in the collective storage 11 that can be collected and the number of sheets that can actually be collected. Here, if it is detected that there is no recoverable space left in the bulk storage 11 in the forced recovery mode, a response including status information indicating that the operation is disabled is sent to the control unit 56 (FIG. 7), and the Processing is aborted. The same applies to automatic collection.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that there is a recoverable space remaining in the bulk storage 11, the recovery operation is started.

First, when collecting banknotes from the denomination storage 10 that stores 10,000 yen bills, the 10,000 yen bill removal and separation mechanism 22 is activated to remove the banknotes stored in the 10,000 yen bill storage 10 from above. The sheets are fed out one by one in order and sent to the discrimination section 4 through the routes ■, ■, and ■. The discrimination section 4 sequentially discriminates the authenticity and detects the running state of the incoming banknotes and sends them to the rear.

As a result of the identification by the identification department 4, two or more sheets overlap (heavy running). Banknotes for which skewed feeding etc. have been detected are: ■. Go through route ■, activate switching gate 16.15, and proceed to ■. It is sent to the reject cassette 7 through the route (2).

As a result of the verification, normal banknotes are placed in the bulk stacking section 3 while being counted.
sent to 0. The banknotes fed into the batch stacking section 30 are stacked one after another on the batch partition plate 33. This operation is repeated until the target number of bills to be collected is reached or until there are no more bills set in the denomination storage 10 that stores ten thousand yen bills.

If the number of bills stacked on the bulk partition plate 33 reaches the stacking tolerance value, for example 100 bills, the operation of the ten thousand yen bill takeout/separation mechanism 22 is interrupted and the batch storage is performed as described earlier in the replenishment operation. The operation in the warehouse 11 is executed. The collection operations for the other denomination storages 9 and 8 are similar.

In addition, during the collection operation, the bulk storage 1L full detector 3
7d performs full detection, the collection operation is interrupted and the information is sent back to the control unit 56 (FIG. 7). The control unit 56 is
This is displayed on a display section (not shown).

The clerk sees the display indicating that the bulk storage 11 is full and discharges the banknotes stored in the bulk storage 11. In this case, the staff member will
Open the door 41 on the rear of the , pull out the bulk storage l1,
Use the audit key to open the door and take out all the banknotes. Thereafter, by performing a reverse operation to the previous one, the bulk storage 11 is set, the door 4l is closed, and the contents of the storage management memory 99 are all cleared to "O", and then the collection operation is restarted.

After that, when the end detectors 39c, 39b, 38a of all denomination storages 8, 9.10 detect the end, each takeout mechanism 20, 21.22 stops, and the last bill arrives at the bulk storage 11. After that, the transport operation stops.

After completing the above processing, the cash depositing and dispensing device controls the control unit 56 (
7), a response indicating completion of collection is sent back, and the counted number of coins collected for each denomination is added to the response. Upon receiving this, the control unit 56 counts and stores the number of collected sheets.

On the other hand, when the collection operation is completed, the cash deposit/withdrawal device control unit 80 (FIG. 8) records the number of collected coins for each denomination collected from the storages 8, 9 and 10 for each denomination, and the storage storage management memory 9.
The contents of the storage management memory 99 are updated by adding the number of coins stored in storage storage management memory 99 for each denomination.

The apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention described above has the following effects.

(1) The bulk storage stores banknotes of two or more denominations used in the device, and after the cash deposit/withdrawal device is installed, they are distributed to the denomination-specific storage and collected as needed. ,
Banknotes can be managed by simply attaching and detaching the bulk storage.

(2) The bulk storage has a structure in which banknotes can be circulated by separately providing a collection port and a withdrawal port, and deposited banknotes are sequentially stored and reused for withdrawal, etc.

Therefore, banknotes can be used efficiently. Moreover, even if the mechanism is small and simple, there will be no excess or shortage of banknotes.

(3) A storage management memory is integrally provided in the bulk storage, and the number of banknotes for each denomination is stored here. Therefore, the cash deposit/withdrawal device can operate smoothly and reliably when distributing cash or collecting cash.

(4) When a shortage of remaining banknotes in the denomination storage is detected, the device refers to the number of banknotes by denomination stored in the storage management memory and automatically replenishes the banknotes from the bulk storage at any time within that range. can be done.

Therefore, it was possible to maintain an appropriate number of banknotes stored in each denomination storage. In addition, maintenance management by staff becomes easier.

(5) When the number of coins stored in one of the denomination storages becomes too large due to deposit transactions, etc., a collection operation can be automatically performed. In this case, the contents of the storage management memory are updated according to the number of collected sheets, so unless the bulk storage is full, no operation by the staff is required, resulting in an extremely high labor-saving effect.

(6) Similar operations can be performed using not only banknotes but also coins and the like.

(7) In addition, when operating multiple cash deposit and withdrawal devices,
By referring to the storage management memory of the bulk storage installed in each device, the bulk storage can be replaced as necessary to achieve appropriate flexibility. Therefore, efficient management of funds becomes possible with simple tasks.

(Effects of the Invention) In the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention described above, if the door is opened and closed before the bulk storage is removed from the device main body and reattached to the device main body, Since the number of cash stored before and after the removal of the bulk storage is saved, the history of cash in and out of the bulk storage by the staff is automatically saved and managed. This makes it possible to prevent errors in cash management and fraudulent acts, and enables highly reliable cash management. In addition, by storing the dates and times when the bulk storage unit is attached/detached and when the door is opened/closed in the storage management memory, in the event of an excess or shortage of cash, the date and time can be used to limit the staff and scope of investigation, making it clear who is responsible. It becomes possible to

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional device, Fig. 3 is an external view of a bulk storage suitable for implementing the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention. A block diagram of the control unit of the bulk storage device of the device of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the main data format of the storage management memory, FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an automatic cash transaction 8 is a block diagram of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of the customer service opening, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during a deposit transaction. , 11th
The figure is a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during a withdrawal transaction.
2 is a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during loading (replenishment) operation, FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the cash depositing and dispensing device of the present invention during collection operation, and FIGS. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the data format of the storage management memory of the apparatus, FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the collective storage operation, and FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the storage management memory of the apparatus before and after the replenishment operation. 8,9,1.0... Storage by denomination, 7... Reject cassette, 11... Bulk storage,
50... Device main body, 80a... Counting management section, 80b
...Cash collection means, 80C...Cash distribution means, 89
a...Identification result identification means, 89b...Gate control means, 99...Storage management memory, 201...Batch storage installation detection means, 210...Door opening/closing initiation means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A bulk storage that stores multiple denominations of cash in bulk and is removable from the main body of the device; a storage management memory that stores the type and number of coins; a counting management unit that takes out and counts the cash stored in the bulk storage from the bulk storage and stores the counting result in the storage management memory; door opening/closing monitoring means for monitoring whether the door of the bulk storage is opened or closed until the bulk storage is removed from the device main body and reattached to the device main body; and the bulk storage is connected to the device main body. and a bulk storage attachment detection means for detecting this when the door is attached to the bulk storage, and the counting management section is configured to detect the bulk storage attachment when the door opening/closing monitoring means detects that the door is opened or closed. The cash depositing and dispensing device is characterized in that after the mounting detection operation of the storage storage mounting detection means, the cash stored in the bulk storage is counted, and the number of cash stored before and after the removal of the bulk storage is stored.