JP2016110171A - Bill handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill handling device having high crime prevention and including a conveyance path with a simple constitution.SOLUTION: A bill handling device for handling bills comprises a bill reception/payment unit installed outside a safe, a discrimination unit installed inside the safe, a temporary storage, a bill storage, and a conveyance unit including a plurality of branch units and a plurality of conveyance paths and switching a conveyance path for conveying bills by the branch units between the bill reception/payment unit, the discrimination unit, the temporary storage and the bill storage. The bill handling device further comprises a first conveyance path connecting the bill reception/payment unit and the bill storage via the discrimination unit, a second conveyance path connecting a first branch unit disposed between the bill reception/payment unit and the bill storage on the first conveyance path and a second branch unit disposed between the discrimination unit and the bill storage, and a third conveyance path connecting a third branch unit disposed between the first branch unit and the discrimination unit on the first conveyance path and the temporary storage. The first branch unit on the first conveyance path is located inside the safe.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a bill handling apparatus.

  Conventionally, a banknote handling apparatus provided in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like has a function of paying out banknotes deposited by a user one by one and a function of releasing a withdrawal banknote, A discriminating unit for discriminating whether a deposited banknote and a withdrawal banknote are correct, a temporary holding unit for temporarily storing the deposited banknote, a reject storage unit for storing a rejected banknote that does not reach a predetermined standard in the discriminating unit, and a deposited banknote A recycle box for storing and storing and feeding out as a withdrawal bill and the like and a bill conveyance path for connecting these units are provided. In such a banknote handling apparatus, a configuration in which an upper unit including a portion other than the recycle store is placed on a lower unit including a plurality of recycle stores (for example, see Patent Document 1). Since the lower unit is provided with a plurality of recycling boxes for storing banknotes, it is often stored in a safe in consideration of security. In addition, in the bill handling apparatus, there is also a device that transports and stacks banknotes directly from a deposit / withdrawal unit to a recycle box without going through a temporary storage unit in deposit processing (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-127302 A JP 2012-108820 A

  In recent years, in order to improve crime prevention in an automatic teller machine, it has been studied to accommodate the entire upper and lower units of the banknote handling apparatus in a safe and increase the thickness of the safe wall. When the entire upper and lower units are accommodated in the safe, the distance between the user and the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit increases with an increase in the thickness of the safe wall, and the operability of the user's deposit / withdrawal is deteriorated. On the other hand, the method which improves crime prevention property by accommodating in a safe except a part including a banknote depositing / withdrawing part among the structures with which an upper unit is provided can be considered. However, if a plurality of components included in the upper unit are separately arranged inside and outside the safe, the conveyance path may be complicated because the components inside and outside the safe are connected. Therefore, a bill handling apparatus having high crime prevention and a simple configuration of the conveyance path has been desired.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a bill handling apparatus, a part of which is housed in a safe, which is disposed outside the safe and is used for depositing and withdrawing the bills with a user. Disposed in the safe, a discriminating unit that discriminates the banknote, a temporary storage that is disposed in the safe and temporarily stores the banknote discriminated by the discriminating unit, and disposed in the safe A banknote storage that stores the banknotes, a plurality of branch sections, and a plurality of transport paths, wherein the deposit / withdrawal section, the determination section, and the temporary storage, A transport unit that switches a transport path for transporting the banknotes by the branch unit, and connects the deposit / withdrawal unit and the banknote store via the determination unit. Arranged between the first transport path and the deposit / withdrawal part and the determination part of the first transport path A second conveyance path that connects the first branching section, the second branching section disposed between the determination section and the banknote storage, and the first branching section of the first conveyance path, A third branch section disposed between the determination section and a third transport path connecting the temporary storage;
The banknote handling apparatus, wherein the first branch portion of the first transport path is disposed in the safe.

  According to the present invention, since the deposit / withdrawal unit accessed by the user is arranged outside the safe and the other components are arranged inside the safe, the crime prevention can be improved. Furthermore, since the deposit / withdrawal unit and the inside of the safe are connected by a single transport path, the number of openings for connecting the inside and outside of the safe can be suppressed, and thus the crime prevention property is further improved. In addition, since the deposit / withdrawal unit and the inside of the safe are connected by a single transport path and have a simple transport path configuration, the manufacturing cost of the banknote handling apparatus can be reduced. Moreover, according to the structure of the conveyance part of this invention, in the money_receiving | payment accommodation process, after the banknote after discrimination | determination is once stored in a temporary storage, the process which distinguishes again and accommodates in a banknote storage, and after discrimination | determination Both the process of storing banknotes directly in the banknote storage and both processes can be performed.

  The present invention can be realized in various forms other than the bill handling apparatus. For example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus including a banknote handling apparatus, a method for manufacturing a banknote handling apparatus, a control method for a banknote handling apparatus, a computer program for realizing the control method, and a non-transitory recording medium recording the computer program (non-transitory) storage medium).

It is explanatory drawing explaining the external appearance structure of an automatic teller machine provided with the banknote handling apparatus as Example 1 of this invention. It is a control block diagram of an automatic teller machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematically the cross-sectional structure of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the conveyance part of a banknote handling apparatus. The control block of a bill handling device is shown. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the deposit counting process in a banknote handling apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the process of the banknote which cannot be accepted in a payment counting process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the money_receiving | payment accommodation process in a banknote handling apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the payment transaction processing in a banknote handling apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the collection | recovery process of a banknote forgetting to take. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a fake bill storage process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the money_receiving | payment process in Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematically the cross-sectional structure of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the conveyance part of the banknote handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the collection | recovery process in the banknote handling apparatus of Example 3. FIG.

  Hereinafter, examples will be described with reference to the drawings.

A. Example 1:
A-1. Structure of automatic teller machine (ATM):
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view illustrating an external configuration of an automatic teller machine including a banknote handling apparatus as Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, as an example of a usage mode of the bill handling apparatus 100, a state in which the bill handling apparatus 100 is built in a stand-alone installation type automatic teller machine 101 is illustrated. The automatic teller machine 101 can perform processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of a user using a card, a bill, and a statement slip as a medium. The automatic teller machine 101 includes an apparatus casing 101b, a bill handling apparatus 100, and a safe A. The apparatus housing 101b includes a customer operation unit 105 and a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 in the upper part. The customer operation unit 105 displays the contents of the transaction or accepts input from the user. The card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 communicates with the card slot 102a to process the user's card, prints a transaction statement slip, and sends it out via the card slot 102a. A bill slot 21 is provided on the upper front plate 101 a of the automatic teller machine 101. The banknote handling apparatus 100 is accommodated in the safe A except for the deposit / withdrawal unit communicating with the banknote slot 21. The safe A has a solid structure composed of a thick iron plate of several tens of millimeters.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the automatic teller machine. As shown, the automatic teller machine 101 includes a bill handling device 100, a card / detail processing mechanism 102, a customer operation unit 105, an interface unit 107b, a staff operation unit 107c, an external storage device 107d, a main body control unit 107, and A power supply unit 101e is provided. In the automatic teller machine 101, the banknote handling device 100, the card / detail processing mechanism 102, the customer operation unit 105, the interface unit 107b, the clerk operation unit 107c, and the external storage device 107d are connected via the bus 107a to the main body control unit 107. The main body control unit 107 controls each unit connected via the bus 107a. The power supply unit 101e supplies power to each of the above components.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a cross-sectional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. The banknote handling apparatus 100 mainly includes a deposit / withdrawal unit 10, a transport unit 20, a determination unit 80, a temporary storage 40, a temporary storage 50 for return, storages 71 to 75, and a collection store 90. Prepare for. The deposit / withdrawal unit 10 and a part of the transport unit 20 are arranged outside the safe A, and other configurations (the remaining part of the transport unit 20, the determination unit 80, the temporary storage unit 40, the temporary storage unit 50 for return, the storage units 71 to 71). 75, collection box 90) is located in safe A. The deposit / withdrawal unit 10 is for a user to insert or remove banknotes. The deposit / withdrawal unit 10 includes a pocket 10a and a shutter 10b. The pocket 10a forms a space for placing banknotes obliquely. The term “oblique” refers to a state inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. The transport unit 20 includes a plurality of transport paths (described in detail later), and transports banknotes. The conveyance along the conveyance path is performed using a known roller (not shown) or the like. The discriminating unit 80 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the banknote. The discriminating unit 80 can discriminate bills regardless of the bill conveyance direction. The determination unit 80 determines whether to return or accept the deposited banknote based on the determination result of true / false and damage. The temporary storage 40 temporarily stores banknotes deposited by the user until the transaction is completed. The temporary storage 50 for return temporarily stores the banknotes that are determined to be unacceptable among the banknotes received. The storages 71 to 75 each store a predetermined type of banknote. In the first embodiment, the storage 71 stores a thousand yen bill, the storage 72 stores a 2000 yen bill, the storage 73 stores a 5,000 yen bill, and the storage 74 stores a 10,000 yen bill. The bank 75 stores banknotes that are not subject to deposit transactions or withdrawal transactions. That is, in Example 1, the storage 75 is used as a storage. The storage is not limited to this embodiment, and can store other various denominations. For example, the storage bins 71 and 72 may store a thousand yen bill, the storage 73 a 2000 yen bill, the storage 74 a 5,000 yen bill, and the storage 75 a 10,000 yen bill. A 73-yen bill, a 5,000-yen bill, and a 10,000-yen bill may be stored in 73, and the storages 74 and 75 may be used as storages. The banknote may be a banknote from a country other than Japan. The storage 74 or the storage 75 may be used as a storage for storing banknotes that are not subject to deposit transactions or withdrawal transactions. The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 90 accommodates the banknote discriminate | determined by the discrimination | determination part 80 as a fake note, and the banknote which the user forgot.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the transport unit of the banknote handling apparatus. In FIG. 4, the transport unit 20 is a mechanism for transporting banknotes between the deposit / withdrawal unit 10, the temporary storage unit 40, the temporary storage unit 50 for return, the storage units 71 to 75, and the collection unit 90. It is driven using a drive motor (described later) through a gear or a belt that is not used.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transport unit 20 is configured such that a plurality of transport paths can be connected via the first to eleventh branch portions G <b> 1 to G <b> 22. Hereinafter, the first to eleventh branch portions G1 to G22 are also simply referred to as branch portions G1 to G11.
As shown in FIG. 4, the transport unit 20 includes a transport path 224 that passes through the determination unit 80, a transport path 212 that is connected to the transport path 224 via the third branch section G 3, and a second branch section G 2. The transport path 214 is connected to the transport path 224 via the transport path 224, and the transport path 212 and the transport path 214 are connected via the first branch portion G1. That is, the conveyance paths 212, 224, and 214 form an annular conveyance path via the first branch part G1, the third branch part G3, and the second branch part G2. The conveyance path 214 in this embodiment corresponds to the second conveyance path in the claims.

  The transport unit 20 includes a transport path 201 that passes through the safe A and contacts the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 with the transport path 212 or the transport path 214 via the first branch section G1. In this embodiment, since the transport path connecting the inside and outside of the safe A is only the transport path 201 (only one), the safe A is provided with only one opening for transporting banknotes. High crime prevention. The conveyance path 201 in this embodiment corresponds to the second conveyance path in the claims.

  The conveyance part 20 is provided with the conveyance path 20S for distributing and conveying a banknote in each of the some storage 71-75. The conveyance path 20S includes the sixth to eleventh branch portions G6 to G11, the conveyance paths 260, 261, 278, 289, and 296 that connect the respective branch portions, and the conveyance path 270 that connects each branch portion and each storage. 280, 290, 210, 211. The storages 71-75 in a present Example correspond to the banknote storage in a claim.

  The transport unit 20 includes transport paths 245 and 257 connected via a fifth branch unit G5 between the second branch unit G2 and the seventh branch unit G7. The conveyance paths 201, 211, 224, 245, 257, and 20S in the present embodiment, the first branch portion G1, the third branch portion G3, the fourth branch portion G4, the fifth branch portion G5, and the seventh branch portion G7. And the conveyance path formed by combining the two corresponds to the first conveyance path in the claims.

  The transport unit 20 includes a transport path 223 that connects the temporary storage 40 to the third branch section G3, a fourth branch section, and a transport path 230. The conveyance path formed by combining the conveyance paths 230 and 223 and the fourth branch portion G4 in this embodiment corresponds to the third conveyance path in the claims.

  The transport unit 20 includes a transport path 236 that connects the third branch unit G3 and the sixth branch unit G6. In other words, the transport paths 223, 236, 20S, the fourth branch section G4, and the sixth branch section G6 connect the storage boxes 71 to 75 to the transport path 212 or the transport path 224 via the third branch section G3.

  The conveyance part 20 is provided with the conveyance path 250 which connects the temporary storage 50 for return to the conveyance path 20S via the 11th branch part G11. The return temporary storage 50 in this embodiment corresponds to the second temporary storage in the claims. The conveyance paths 223, 236, 260, 261, and 250 in this embodiment are configured by combining the third branch part G3, the sixth branch part G6, the tenth branch part G10, and the eleventh branch part G11. The conveyance path corresponds to the fourth conveyance path in the claims. The third branch portion G3 in the present embodiment corresponds to the fourth branch portion in the claims. That is, the third branch portion G3 in the present embodiment has the functions of the third branch portion and the fourth branch portion in the claims.

  The conveyance part 20 is provided with the conveyance path 290 which connects the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 90 to the conveyance path 245 or 257 via the 5th branch part G5. Hereinafter, these conveyance paths are also collectively referred to as a conveyance path 200. The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 90 in a present Example corresponds to the 2nd banknote storage in a claim, and the conveyance path 290 corresponds to the 5th conveyance path in a claim.

  FIG. 5 shows a control block of the bill handling apparatus. The banknote handling apparatus 100 includes a control unit 16, a deposit / withdrawal unit 10, a determination unit 80, storage units 71 to 75, a temporary storage unit 40, a temporary storage unit 50 for return, a recovery unit 90, and a transport unit. 20. The control unit 16 includes a main control unit 161, a memory 162, and an upper communication unit 163. The main control unit 161 uses the memory 162 to control the operation of each unit constituting the banknote handling apparatus 100, and acquires information (for example, the number of stored banknotes) from sensors included in each unit. The main control unit 161 communicates with the ATM PC 200 as a host device via the host communication unit 163. The conveyance unit 20 includes branching units G1 to 11, a conveyance path 200, a plurality of detection sensors 165, and a plurality of drive motors 166 (described later in detail). The branch portions G1 to 11 are controlled by the control unit 16 and switch the connection destinations of the conveyance paths arranged via the branch portions G1 to 11, respectively. The branch parts G1 to 11 are operated by an electromagnetic solenoid or the like. The detection sensor 165 outputs a detection signal related to the passage of banknotes and conveyance abnormality. The drive motor 166 rotates to convey bills.

A-2. Deposit counting process:
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the deposit counting process in the banknote handling apparatus. In the first embodiment, the deposit counting process refers to authenticity determination, denomination determination, damage determination, and count for a bill inserted into the pocket 10a of the depositing / dispensing unit 10. When receiving a deposit instruction from the user via the customer operation unit 105, the control unit 16 (FIG. 5) starts a withdrawal transaction process. When starting the deposit transaction process, the control unit 16 feeds the banknotes placed in the pocket 10a one by one to the transport path 201. On the other hand, the control unit 16 controls the first branch part G1 to connect the transport path 201 and the transport path 214, controls the second branch part G2 to connect the transport path 214 and the transport path 224, The third branch portion G3 is controlled to connect the transport paths 224 and 223. The bills fed out to the transport path 201 pass through the determination unit 80 while being transported by the transport path 214 and the transport path 224. That is, the banknote is conveyed through the determination unit 80 in the direction of the arrow Z1 in the drawing. The discriminating unit 80 acquires an image of the banknote by a sensor mounted inside the discriminating unit 80 while the banknote is being transported inside the discriminating unit 80 by the transport path 224, and based on the acquired image, Determine the authenticity, denomination and correctness of banknotes. In the correctness determination, a banknote whose damage state is better than a predetermined reference (threshold value) is determined as a genuine note, and a banknote whose damage state is worse than a predetermined reference (threshold value) is determined as a non-performing bill. The control unit 16 switches the fourth branch unit G4 according to the determination result in the determination unit 80. In this embodiment, when the determination unit 80 determines that the bill is a fake ticket or a non-performing bill, it determines that the bill is unacceptable. When the determination unit 80 determines that the bill is acceptable, the control unit 16 controls the fourth branch unit G4 to connect the transport path 223 to the transport path 230. As a result, the banknote determined to be acceptable by the determination unit 80 is transported by the transport path 224, the transport path 223, and the transport path 230 and stored in the temporary storage 40. On the other hand, when the determination unit 80 determines that the banknote is unacceptable, the control unit 16 controls the fourth branch unit G4 to connect the transport path 223 to the transport path 236, and at the same time the branch unit G6. , G10 and G11 are controlled to connect the transport paths 236, 260, 261 and 250 in that order. Thereby, the banknote determined to be unacceptable by the determination unit 80 is transported by the transport path 224, the transport paths 223, 236, 260, 261, and the transport path 250, and the temporary storage 50 for return. Stored in.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining processing of unacceptable banknotes in the deposit counting process. In the above-described processing, the subsequent processing when banknotes are stored in the return temporary storage 50 will be described with reference to FIG. When the control unit 16 pays out all the banknotes placed in the pocket 10a, it determines that the banknotes are stored in the return temporary storage 50 based on the sensor signal received from the sensor included in the return temporary storage 50. The sixth branch part G6 is controlled to connect the transport path 260 and the transport path 296, and the branch parts G9, G8, and G7 are controlled to connect the transport paths 296, 289, 278, and 257 in that order. . Further, the fifth branch part G5 is controlled to connect the transport path 257 to the transport path 245, and the second branch part G2 is controlled to connect the transport path 245 to the transport path 224. And the control part 16 makes the discrimination | determination part 80 convey the banknote stored in the temporary storage 50 for return again by the conveyance path 250,261,260,296,289,278,257,245, and 224. . The discriminating unit 80 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, and correctness of banknotes as described above. When the determination unit 80 determines that it can be accepted, the control unit 16 controls the fourth branch portion G4 to connect the transport path 223 and the transport path 230, and the banknote determined to be acceptable by the determination again. It is stored in the temporary storage 40. On the other hand, if the determination unit 80 determines that it cannot be accepted, the control unit 16 controls the third branch unit G3 to connect the transport path 224 and the transport path 212, and controls the branch unit G1 to control the transport path 212. Are connected to the transport path 201, and the bills again determined to be unacceptable are transported by the transport paths 224, 212, and 291 and returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 10. Thus, the possibility of returning an acceptable banknote is reduced by re-determining the banknote once determined to be unacceptable.

  As described above, the control unit 16 causes the customer operation unit 105 (FIG. 1) to display the total amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage 40 when all banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 are processed. When information indicating that the amount displayed on the customer operation unit 105 matches the amount received is input from the user via the customer operation unit 105, the control unit 16 temporarily stores the information as will be described later. The banknotes temporarily stored in the storage 40 are stored in the storages 71 to 75 (payment storage processing).

A-3. Deposit storage processing:
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the deposit storage process in the banknote handling apparatus. As described above, when information indicating that the amount displayed on the customer operation unit 105 matches the amount received is input from the user via the customer operation unit 105, the control unit 16 G4, G3, G2, G5, and G7 are controlled to connect the conveyance paths 230, 223, 224, 245, 257, and 20S (FIG. 4). The control unit 16 controls the branch units G7 to G10 based on the denomination determined by the determination unit 80, and any of the transport paths 270, 280, 290, and 210 corresponding to the storages 71 to 74, respectively. Connect to Thereby, the banknote stored in the temporary storage 40 is accommodated in either of the corresponding storages 71-74 according to a money type.

A-4. Withdrawal transaction processing:
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a withdrawal transaction process in the banknote handling apparatus. When receiving a withdrawal instruction from the user via the customer operation unit 105, the control unit 16 (FIG. 5) starts a withdrawal transaction process. When starting the withdrawal transaction process, the control unit 16 pays out banknotes one by one from the storages 71 to 74 stored in the money type. On the other hand, the control part 16 controls the 5th branch part G5 and the 2nd branch part G2, and connects the conveyance paths 257, 245, and 224. FIG. The control unit 16 conveys the fed banknotes to the determination unit 80 via the conveyance paths 257, 245, and 224. The determination unit 80 determines whether or not the conveyed banknote can be withdrawn. In the present embodiment, whether or not withdrawal is possible is determined based on the authenticity, correctness, and conveyance abnormality of the banknotes fed from the storages 71 to 74. When it is determined that the banknote can be withdrawn, the control unit 16 controls the branch units G3 and G1, connects the transport paths 224, 212, and 201, and passes through the transport paths 224, 212, and 201. Then, the banknote determined to be withdrawn is conveyed to the pocket 10a. On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknote cannot be withdrawn, the control unit 16 controls the branch units G3, G4, G6, G10, and G11 to transfer the conveyance paths 224, 223, 236, 260, 261, And 211 are connected. The control unit 16 stores, in the storage 75, banknotes that are determined to be unable to be dispensed using the transport paths 224, 223, 236, 260, 261, and 211. The discrimination of the banknote at the time of withdrawal and the switching of the third branch part G3 based on the discrimination result are completed before the banknote reaches the third branch part G3. After all banknotes to be withdrawn are conveyed to the pocket 10a, the control unit 16 opens the shutter 10b. When the user removes the banknote placed in the pocket 10a, the control unit 16 closes the shutter 10b and ends the withdrawal transaction process.

A-5. Collecting forgotten banknotes:
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a recovery process for forgotten banknotes. In this embodiment, the forgotten banknote collection process is a process for collecting the banknote in the collection box 90 when the user forgets to remove the banknote placed in the pocket 10a by the aforementioned withdrawal transaction process. . When the banknote is left in the pocket 10a for a predetermined time, the control unit 16 feeds the banknote from the pocket 10a one by one to the transport path 201. On the other hand, the control unit 16 controls the branch portions G1, G3, G2, and G5 to connect the transport paths 201, 212, 224, 245, and 290. The control part 16 conveys the banknote in the pocket 10a to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 90 via the conveyance paths 201, 212, 224, 245, and 290, and complete | finishes a collection process. Note that banknotes that are forgotten to be removed may be stored in the storage 75.

A-6. Fake bill storage processing:
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the counterfeit bill storage process. When a counterfeit bill (fake ticket) is detected by the determination unit 80 during the above-described deposit counting process, a counterfeit bill storage process is executed. In this embodiment, when the determination unit 80 detects a counterfeit bill in the deposit transaction process, the control unit 16 distinguishes it from banknotes returned for other reasons, and temporarily stores the banknotes in the temporary storage 50 for return. . The temporary storage 50 for return includes a reel, a tape, a wheel, a roller, and the like. The control unit 16 uses these configurations of the return temporary storage 50 to carry banknotes one by one into the return temporary storage 50 and store in the memory 162 what number was the fake bill. Distinguish counterfeit bills from other returned bills. When the discriminating unit 80 discriminates all the banknotes placed in the pocket 10a once, the control unit 16 pays out the banknotes one by one from the temporary temporary storage 50. When the banknote determined to be a fake bill is fed out, the control unit 16 transports the bill to the determination unit 80 using the transport paths 250, 261, 260, 236, 223, and 224. The control unit 16 conveys the banknote determined to be legitimate by the determination unit 80 to the pocket 10a using the transport paths 214 and 201. When the determination unit 80 determines that the bill is a counterfeit note again, the control unit 16 controls the branch portions G2 and G5 to connect the transport paths 224, 245, and 290, and the banknote determined to be a counterfeit note again. Then, it is conveyed to the collection box 90 through the conveyance paths 224, 245, and 290. In addition, when the temporary storage 50 for return and the collection | recovery warehouse 90 are not mounted, any of the storages 71-75 can also be substituted for them.

A-7. Effects of the embodiment:
As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 and the inside of the safe A are connected by a single transport path 311, and an opening for connecting the inside and outside of the safe A is provided. Since the number can be reduced to one, the crime prevention performance is improved as compared with a configuration in which the inside and outside of the safe A are connected by a plurality of conveyance paths. Moreover, since the deposit / withdrawal part 10 and the safe A are connected by a single transport path 311 and have a simple transport path configuration, the manufacturing cost of the banknote handling apparatus 100 can be reduced. Moreover, since the depositing / withdrawing part is a mouthpiece, it is possible to provide an apparatus that has better operability when receiving and receiving banknotes with the user as compared with the case where the depositing part and the withdrawal part are provided separately.

B. Example 2:
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a deposit process according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, banknotes are stored in the storages 71 to 75 directly from the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 without being stored in the temporary storage 40. The advantage of this method is that the processing can be speeded up. The control part 16 controls the branch parts G1 and G3, connects the conveyance paths 201, 212, and 224, and carries the banknotes into the determination part 80 in the arrow Z2 direction. This is the direction opposite to the conveying direction in the deposit counting process of the first embodiment. The control part 16 conveys the banknote carried out from the discrimination | determination part 80 to the lower part (part provided with the storages 71-15) using the conveyance paths 245,257. The control unit 16 stores the banknote in any of the storage boxes 71 to 75 according to the denomination determined by the determination unit 80. When it is determined that the banknote is unacceptable by the determination unit 80, the control unit 16 controls the branch unit G11 to connect the transport path 261 and the transport path 250, and determines the banknote determined to be unacceptable. The banknote is stored in the temporary storage 50 for return. Subsequent processing is as described above.

  In the present embodiment, there is an effect that the processing can be speeded up by the operation not via the temporary storage 40 in the deposit processing. In the banknote handling apparatus 100, the conveyance paths 212, 224, and 214 constitute an annular conveyance path via the first branch part G1, the third branch part G3, and the second branch part G2. Therefore, the conveyance path in which the banknotes are loaded into the determination unit 80 can be realized with a simple configuration. As a result, in the banknote handling apparatus 100, in the depositing process, the operation via the temporary storage 40 (see A-2. Deposit counting process in Example 1) and the operation not passing through the temporary storage 40 (this embodiment) Both operations are now possible. Conventionally, for example, as an apparatus for performing various transactions in accordance with operations of a staff member (bank employee or the like) managed by a financial institution and corresponding to a customer, a device capable of speeding up the deposit process as in the second embodiment, In some cases, the apparatus that performs the deposit process as in the first embodiment operated by a general user is configured as a separate apparatus. Compared with the case where this is configured as a separate device, one device can cope with both of the above-described deposit processes, so that the manufacturing cost and the management cost can be reduced. Further, it is possible to reduce the complexity of manufacturing management and maintenance management. In addition, the above-described two types of operations are realized by configuring the annular conveyance path as described above, and the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 and the configuration arranged in the safe are connected by a single conveyance path 210. It was possible to improve the crime prevention.

C. Example 3:
Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a cross-sectional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the transport unit of the banknote handling apparatus according to the third embodiment. 100 A of banknote handling apparatuses of Example 3 are the structures which mounted the loading collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 91 on the upper surface of the safe A with respect to the banknote handling apparatus 100 of Example 1. FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. 100 A of banknote handling apparatuses of Example 3 are provided with the conveyance paths 301 and 311 and the 30th branch part G30 instead of the conveyance path 201 in the banknote handling apparatus 100 of Example 1. FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, in the third embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 is connected to the first branch part G1 via the conveyance paths 301, 311 and the 30th branch part G30. The loading / recovery box 91 is connected to the transport path 311 via the transport path 310 and the 30th branch portion G30. The conveyance paths 301, 311, 224, 245, 257, and 20S in the present embodiment, the 30th branch part G30, the first branch part G1, the third branch part G3, the fourth branch part G4, the fifth branch part G5, And the conveyance path comprised combining 7th branch part G7 is equivalent to the 1st conveyance path in a claim. Further, the 30th branch portion G30 in this embodiment corresponds to the sixth branch portion in the claims, and the transport path 310 corresponds to the sixth transport path in the claims.

  Next, the loading process will be described with reference to FIG. The banknote handling apparatus 100A can recycle depositing banknotes. However, in an apparatus in which withdrawal operations are frequently used, the banknotes for withdrawal in the storage boxes 71 to 74 may be reduced. When a banknote for withdrawal is replenished, a staff member, a security guard, or the like sets a loading / recovery box 91 in which banknotes are stored on the upper surface of the safe A and inputs a loading process instruction. Upon receiving the instruction for the loading process, the control unit feeds the banknotes one by one to the transport path 310, and at the same time, the 30th branch unit G30, the first branch unit G1, the third branch unit G3, the second branch unit G2, and The fifth branch portion G5 is controlled to connect the conveyance paths 310, 311, 212, 224, 245, 257, and 20S (FIG. 14). A control part stores the banknote in the loading collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 91 in the storage 71-74 for every denomination via the conveyance paths 310,311,212,224,245,257, and 20S.

  Next, the collection process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a collection process in the banknote handling apparatus according to the third embodiment. In an apparatus in which the deposit operation is frequently used, the bills in the storage boxes 71 to 74 are almost full, and the deposit process may not be performed. Therefore, it is necessary to remove banknotes from the storages 71 to 74. When collecting banknotes from the storages 71 to 74, as in the above-described loading process, an attendant, a security guard, etc. sets an empty loading collection box 91 on the upper surface of the safe A and inputs an instruction for the collection process. When the control unit receives the instruction for the collection process, the control unit controls the 30th branch unit G30, the first branch unit G1, the third branch unit G3, the second branch unit G2, and the fifth branch unit G5 to thereby carry the conveyance path. 310, 311, 212, 224, 245, 257 and 20S (FIG. 14) are connected. And a banknote is drawn out from storage 71-74, and a banknote is accommodated in the loading collection | recovery store 91 via conveyance path 20S, 257, 245, 224, 212, 311, 310.

  Also in the banknote handling apparatus 100A of the third embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 and the loading / recovery box 91 and the inside of the safe A are connected by a single transport path 311 and an opening for connecting the inside and outside of the safe A is provided. Therefore, the crime prevention property is further improved. In addition, since the deposit / withdrawal unit 10 and the loading / recovery unit 91 and the safe A are connected by a single conveyance path 311 and have a simple conveyance path configuration, the manufacturing cost of the bill handling apparatus can be reduced. it can. Moreover, since the depositing / withdrawing unit is a single mouth, it is possible to provide an apparatus with good operability when receiving and receiving banknotes with a user.

  Further, when replenishing or collecting banknotes, it is possible to load and collect banknotes only by setting the loading / recovery box 91 outside the safe A. Therefore, when loading and collecting banknotes, the work of opening the safe A and taking in and out the storages 71 to 75 becomes unnecessary, and work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Also, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and another configuration can be added to, deleted from, or replaced with a part of the configuration of one embodiment. Is possible. For example, the temporary storage 50 for return and the collection box 90 may not be provided. Any of the storages 71 to 75 may be used instead of the temporary storage 50 for return and the collection store 90.

  Each of the above-described configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, and the like may be realized by hardware by designing a part or all of them with, for example, an integrated circuit. Each of the above-described configurations, functions, and the like may be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program for the processor to realize each function. Information such as programs, tables, and files for realizing each function is stored in a recording device such as a memory, a hard disk, or an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium such as an IC card, an SD card, or a DVD (registered trademark). Can be put in.

  Further, the control lines and information lines are those that are considered necessary for the explanation, and not all the control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. Actually, it may be considered that almost all the components are connected to each other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Deposit / withdrawal part 10a ... Pocket 10b ... Shutter 21 ... Banknote slot 40 ... Temporary storage 50 ... Temporary storage for return 71-75 ... Storage 80 ... Discriminating part 81 ... 1st passage port 82 ... 2nd passage port 90 ... Collection container 91 ... Loading collection container 100, 100A ... Bill handling apparatus 101 ... Automatic cash transaction apparatus 101a ... Upper front panel 101b ... Apparatus housing 101e ... Power supply part 102 ... Statement slip processing mechanism 102a ... Card slot 105 ... Customer operation part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 107 ... Main body control part 107a ... Bus 107b ... Interface part 107c ... Personnel operation part 107d ... External storage device 161 ... Main control part 162 ... Memory 163 ... High-order communication part 165 ... Detection sensor 166 ... Drive motor 200 ... Conveyance path A ... Safe G1-11 ... Branch

Claims (5)

A banknote handling device partly housed in a safe,
A deposit / withdrawal unit arranged outside the safe and for transferring the banknotes with a user;
A discriminating section arranged in the safe and discriminating the banknote;
A temporary storage for temporarily storing banknotes arranged in the safe and discriminated by the discrimination unit;
A bill storage that is disposed in the safe and stores the bill;
It is a conveyance part provided with a some branch part and a some conveyance path, Comprising: Between the said deposit or withdrawal part, the said discrimination | determination part, the said temporary storage, and the said banknote storage, the said branch part A transport unit for switching a transport path for transporting the banknotes,
With
A first transport path connecting the deposit / withdrawal unit and the banknote storage via the determination unit;
A first branch portion disposed between the deposit / withdrawal portion and the determination portion of the first transport path, and a second branch portion disposed between the determination portion and the banknote storage. A second transport path to be connected;
A third transfer path connecting the first branch section of the first transfer path between the first branch section and the determination section and the temporary storage; and
With
The banknote handling apparatus, wherein the first branch portion of the first transport path is disposed in the safe. In the bill handling device according to claim 1,
A second temporary storage unit that is disposed in the safe and temporarily stores the banknotes determined to be unacceptable in the banknote handling device by the determination unit;
The transport unit is
A banknote handling apparatus comprising a fourth conveyance path that connects a fourth branch section disposed between the third branch section and the determination section of the first conveyance path and the second temporary storage. In the bill handling device according to claim 1 or 2,
A second banknote storage for storing banknotes arranged in the safe and discriminated by the discrimination unit;
The transport unit is
A banknote handling apparatus comprising a fifth transport path connecting the fifth branching section disposed between the determination section of the first transport path and the banknote storage and the second banknote storage. In the bill handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
It is arranged outside the safe, and includes a loading and collecting storage for transferring the banknotes at least with the banknote storage.
The transport unit is
A sixth transfer path that connects the loading / recovery unit with a sixth branch section disposed between the deposit / withdrawal section and the first branch section of the first transfer path;
The sixth branching unit is a bill handling device arranged outside the safe. In the bill handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit are temporarily stored in the temporary storage, and then stored in the banknote storage, the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit are stored in the temporary storage. The banknote handling apparatus in which the conveyance direction of the banknotes conveyed in the determination unit is different from that in the case of storing in the banknote storage without storing.

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