JPS636695A - Loading system for cash handler - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device, and particularly to a banknote loading method for a cash handling device suitable for dispensing and depositing cash banknotes. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, so-called recycle type cash handling devices have been proposed in which deposited banknotes are paid and used as banknotes from the viewpoint of improving capital efficiency. For example, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-202589, the cash handling device has a separating mechanism for separating and counting the bills one by one in the deposit slot for one bill, and a separating mechanism for separating and counting bills one by one on the downstream side. It has a mechanism that collects and separates 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes for transactions, and a collection and separation mechanism that stores 5,000 yen notes and unfit notes, and these separation mechanisms and accumulation and separation mechanisms are operated organically. The structure was such that the deposited banknotes could be returned and used for payment.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional example described above, in banknote deposit and payment transactions, banknotes are separated one by one, and the banknotes are conveyed one by one by a conveying means such as a belt. For this reason, when deposits and payment transactions are concentrated, there is a problem in that the waiting time for customers becomes long and the service to customers deteriorates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a loading method for a cash handling device that can reduce transaction processing time, particularly payment transaction processing time.

Means for Solving Problems] The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide a cash handling device of a type in which deposited banknotes are reused for payment, a first depositing section for receiving and depositing deposited banknotes or payment banknotes; A separating section that is provided in the first stacking section and separates and transfers the banknotes stacked in the first stacking section, and the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes separated by the separating section.

a discriminating section that discriminates the number of bills; a second stacking section that stacks the bills discriminated by the discriminating section; a conveying means for conveying the bills discriminated by the discriminating section to the second stacking section; and a payment bill. , a storage section for storing deposited banknotes, and the first. A second depositing section, a bill transfer means for collectively grasping and transferring a plurality of bills between the storage section and the deposit/withdrawal port, and usually deposit bills to be paid in the first depositing section and perform deposit transactions. This is achieved by transferring the paid banknotes on the first depositing section to the storage section and depositing the deposited banknotes in this first depositing section.

[Effect]

The banknotes deposited from the deposit/withdrawal port are grasped by the banknote transport means and deposited in the first depositing section.The deposited banknotes deposited in the first depositing section are separated one by one by the separating section and transferred to the transporting means. and transported to the identification department. The banknotes that have been verified by the verification unit are deposited in their respective stacking units by the transport means, and when the deposit amount counted by the verification unit is confirmed by the customer, the banknotes are transported to a predetermined location by the banknote transfer unit and the deposit transaction is completed. is completed. Regarding the payment of banknotes, an appropriate amount of banknotes is gripped and taken out by the banknote transfer means from the storage section constituting the safe, and deposited in the first stacking section as payment banknotes. The banknotes stacked in the first stacking section are separated by a separating section, and after the banknotes of the amount specified by the customer are counted by a discriminating section, the banknotes are stacked in a stacker constituting the second stacking section by a conveying means.

The banknotes stacked on the stacker are gripped by the banknote transfer means and transferred to the deposit/withdrawal port. The payment transaction is completed when the customer receives this banknote.

Payment notes are normally deposited in the first deposit.

When a deposit transaction is performed, the paid banknotes on the first deposit section are collected into the storage section by the banknote transfer means.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the device used in the method of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a case, 2 is a deposit/withdrawal port provided in the case 1, and 3 is a deposit/withdrawal port provided in the upper center of the case 1. This bill separating mechanism 3 is a bill dispensing roller which will be described later.

A friction separation layer mechanism is constituted by a delivery roller and a separation roller. Reference numeral 4 denotes a first stacking section 4 for depositing paid bills or deposited bills, which is provided adjacent to the banknote bank 3. Usually, paid bills are deposited in this first stacking section 4. The paid bills or deposited bills deposited in the first stacking section 4 described above are separated one by one by the forward rotation (clockwise rotation in the drawing) of the roller of the separating mechanism 3.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a discrimination section provided downstream of the separation mechanism 3; reference numerals 8 to 10 indicate banknote conveyance paths branched from the downstream of the discrimination section 7 by switching gates 11 and 12; The depositing section that deposits fake and unidentifiable banknotes and paid bills constitutes a second depositing section. Reference numeral 14 denotes a depositing section installed below the first depositing section 4 for depositing banknotes that can be recycled;
It constitutes the depositing part. Reference numeral 15 denotes a depositing section located below the depositing section for depositing banknotes that are not recycled and used, and constitutes a second depositing section. This depositing section 15 has a transport path 1°.
A conveyance path 9 is connected to 4, and a conveyance path 8 is connected to the deposition section 13. Reference numeral 16 denotes a banknote storage safe installed below the stacking section 15. This safe 16 moves the stacked and stored banknotes up and down by a banknote position adjustment means 17, and a banknote transfer means (to be described later) enters from the opening 18 of the storage safe 16. When.

When bills are taken out from the storage safe 16, the bills can be stored in the safe 16. Reference numeral 19 denotes a banknote reject store installed below the safe 16, and this banknote reject store 19 stores unfit bills and non-recycled bills through its opening 20. Reference numeral 21 denotes a bill transfer means for transferring a plurality of bills at once, and this bill transfer means 21 is movable in the front-rear direction and has a hand portion 22 that grips the bills. It is comprised of a rotating means 23 for imparting rotational motion to the hand section 22, a guide support means 24 for moving the hand section 22 in the vertical direction, a driving screw 25, and the like. This banknote transfer means 21 includes a depositing section 4,
5. Depositing and taking out banknotes from 13 to 15 and storing banknotes in the storage safe 16.

It is only necessary to be able to transfer a plurality of banknotes in the form of blocks, such as taking them out and storing them in the reject storage 19.
The driving type of the hand section 22 does not matter.

The detailed structure of the banknote separating section 3 described above will be explained using FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, parts with the same symbols as in FIG. 1 are the same parts. The separation mechanism 3 is a banknote feeding roller 3
1. A delivery roller 32 and a separation roller that is disposed opposite the delivery roller 32 and separates banknotes sent from the first stacking section 4 one by one by frictional force through the cooperative action of the delivery roller 31 and delivery roller 32. 33 are arranged. The first depositing section 4 is normally kept in a state where payment bills are deposited, and when a deposit transaction is performed, the bill transfer means 2
1 brings it to the safe. A guide 131 is provided in the deposition section 13 . Further, in the stacking portions 14 and 15, there are bill pressing plates 141 and 151 and their springs 142 and 151, respectively.
152 are provided.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the method of the present invention described above will be explained.

First, when a deposit transaction request is received, the hand unit 22 of the banknote transfer means 21 carries the payment banknotes stacked on the first stacking section 4 to the storage safe 16, and leaves them in an empty state on the first stacking section 4. After that, it is located at deposit/withdrawal 02 as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Then, at the deposit/withdrawal port, the banknote transfer means 21
When a customer inserts a deposited banknote into the hand part 22 of the banknote transfer means 21, the hand part 22 of the banknote transfer means 21 receives the deposited banknote inserted by the customer and sets it in the first depositing part 4. Next, the feeding roller 31 of the separation mechanism 3. The delivery roller 32 rotates clockwise in the drawing, and sends out banknotes by the frictional force of a high friction member (for example, rubber) disposed on its circumferential surface, and the separation roller 33
The separated banknotes are passed through a conveyance path and then passed through a discriminator 7 to determine authenticity, denomination, and whether or not they can be reused (can be returned for payment). The counterfeit and unidentifiable banknotes will be transferred to the switching gate 11.
is switched to the conveyance path 8, guided to the deposition section 13, guided by the guide 131, and deposited there.

On the other hand, the switching gates 11 and 12 determine that the banknotes are genuine, for example, 10,000 yen banknotes that can be recycled are stored in the stacking section 14, 1,000 yen banknotes that cannot be recycled, 5,000 yen banknotes, and 5,000 yen banknotes that cannot be recycled.
100 yen bills and severely damaged banknotes are guided to the depositing section 15,
Each is deposited sequentially. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the stacking unit 14 transports and guides the banknotes through a transport path 9 made up of a transport belt, and uses the belt's transport force to create a space between the belt and a press plate 141 that is pressed by a spring 142. are sequentially fed and deposited. The same applies to the deposition section 15.

When the rejected banknotes BR among the previously deposited banknotes are returned to the depositing section 13 and deposited, the banknote transfer means 2
The hand part 22 of 1 moves to grip the rejected banknote BR, carry it to the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and return it to the customer. If necessary, the banknotes having their malfunctions (bent edges) corrected are received again and set in the first stacking section 4 by the above-described operation. Then, the rejected banknotes BR are separated and stacked again as described above, and after the processing of the rejected banknotes BR is completed, if the customer instructs depositing after confirming the amount, the banknotes are deposited in the depositing section 14. The ten thousand yen banknote BO is transferred to the hand section 22 of the banknote transfer means 21.
After being grasped, it is transferred to the storage safe 16 and stored therein. Also.

The non-returnable tickets BE deposited in the depositing section 15 are simultaneously transferred by the hand section 22 and stored in the reject storage 19. - On the other hand, if the customer does not request a deposit, the money will be returned to the deposit/withdrawal slot.

As described above, all of the deposited banknotes set in the first depositing section 4 are stored in the storage money R, 16 or the transfer box 19, and the deposit transaction is completed. In this state,
Since no banknotes remain in the first depositing section 4, it becomes possible to immediately handle the next deposit transaction.

Next, when a bill payment operation is performed, the operation is performed as follows.

At the point when the cash handling device starts operating (the point at which transactions can be made), the bill transfer means 21 operates as shown in FIG. are set in the first stacking section 4 in advance, and when the rollers 31 and 32 rotate clockwise in the drawing, the bills are sent out by the action of the friction rollers arranged on the circumferential surface of the rollers 31 and 32, and the bills are sent out to the separation roller 33. by the frictional force of.

The sheets are sequentially separated one by one in the same manner as described above. Here, the banknotes that have been correctly separated one by one pass through the discrimination section 7 and are led to the stacking section 13 through the conveyance path 6 by the switching gate 11, and are deposited in the stacking section 13. Banknotes in an abnormal banknote separation state, such as double feeding, are guided by the switching gate 11 to, for example, the stacking section 15 and are deposited therein.

When the correct number of banknotes is deposited in the depositing section 13, the hand section 22 transfers the banknotes to the deposit/withdrawal port 2, as shown in FIG. 3, and hands the banknotes to the customer.

On the other hand, the banknotes rejected by the depositing section 15 are stored in the storage safe 16 or the reject box 17 by the hand section 22.

The above describes the most common operations, but there are some types of banknotes that can be used for payment again (hereinafter referred to as 'I'), those that are heavily damaged such as soiled, torn, or bent edges, and those that are heavily damaged. Banknotes are classified into those in a state where there is a possibility of jamming in the stack section due to feeding or skew (hereinafter referred to as state ■), and those in state I, that is, those that can be recycled and used again for payment. Banknotes that are deposited in the depositing section 14 and are not desirable to be reused, that is, those in state (■) are deposited in the depositing section 15, and banknotes in state (2) are stored in the storage safe 16, and banknotes in state (2) are stored in the reject box 19. You can also. In this case, compared to a system in which all rejected banknotes are stored in the reject storage 19 at once, there is an advantage that the efficiency in using banknotes can be improved.

As described above, when one separation mechanism is used for both deposits and withdrawals, the device can be made smaller and lower in cost.

In addition, we note that in general transactions, the ratio between deposits and payments is several times faster, and payment transactions are more common.
By depositing payment bills in the depositing section 4, the number of operations of the moving means 21 can be reduced. In this way, the transfer means 21 only transfers banknotes from the depositing section 13 to the deposit/withdrawal port 2 during the payment operation, so that the processing speed can be significantly increased.

When a rejected banknote is generated during a payment operation, the banknote is stored in the banknote storage safe 16 or the transfer bank 1 as described above.
Store it in 9. At this time, it goes without saying that the banknotes that can be used for payment again (state I) may be returned to the first depositing section 4.
Effects such as the processing time being shortened compared to the case of returning banknotes to the storage safe 16 and the effect of using funds being higher than the case of returning the banknotes to the reject box 19 are produced.

If the next customer also selects a payment transaction, deposit section 1
It is clear that the transaction time can be further shortened if the banknotes stacked at 4.15 or ejected are left as they are, and the paper part is separated and conveyed from the first stacking section 4 for the next customer.

If a deposit transaction is selected, the banknotes rejected by the depositing units 14 and 15 must be removed. However, if the separation mechanism is highly reliable, the frequency of rejected banknotes will be extremely low. Since the depositing sections 14,15 are essentially empty even during a payment transaction, counting of deposited banknotes can be started as soon as the remaining banknotes in the first depositing section 4 are removed.

In the above embodiment, a frictional separation type using a feeding roller, a delivery roller, etc. as a banknote separation mechanism was explained. It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained using a separate separation mechanism.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, payment banknotes are always deposited in the banknote stacking section of the banknote counting separation mechanism, and when a payment transaction is selected, the banknotes can be immediately separated and conveyed. The payment transaction time can be completed in an extremely short time, which has the great effect of improving customer service and improving the operating efficiency of cash transaction devices.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a cash transaction device used in the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a banknote separation mechanism that constitutes the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the payment operation according to the present invention 6 1...Case, 2...Deposit/withdrawal port, 3...Banknote S
mechanism, 4... first deposition section, 7... identification section, 8-1
0...Conveyance path, 11.12...Switching gate, 13.
... Banknotes whose authenticity cannot be distinguished, deposit section for paid banknotes, 14...
Stacking section for banknotes that can be recycled, 15... Banknote stacking section that cannot be recycled. 16...Banknote storage safe, 19...Banknote rejection safe, 1st day it-゛heart rabbit 2nd opening?

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a cash handling device of a type in which deposited banknotes are reused for payment, a first depositing section that receives and deposits deposited banknotes or paid banknotes, and a first depositing section provided in the first depositing section,
a separation section that separates and transfers the banknotes deposited in the stacking section; a discrimination section that discriminates the authenticity, denomination, and number of the bills separated by this separation section; a second stacking section for stacking banknotes, a conveying means for transporting the bills discriminated by the discrimination section to the second stacking section, a storage section for storing paid bills and deposited bills, and a storage section for storing bills to be paid and deposited bills; ,
A second depositing section, a bill transfer means for collectively grasping and transferring a plurality of bills between the storage section and the deposit/withdrawal port, and usually deposit bills to be paid in the first depositing section and perform deposit transactions. transfer the payment banknotes on the first depositing section to the storage section;
A loading method for a cash handling device, characterized in that deposited banknotes are deposited in the first depositing section.