CN101814207B - Paper money transaction device and a automatic transaction device with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a banknote transaction device and an automatic transaction device using the banknote transaction device, so as to solve the problem in the existing banknote transaction device that there is a high possibility of banknote transport failure during high-speed transport of banknotes. Use the banknote management table (40) to manage and grasp the storage status of banknotes in each denomination coin collection box (25), and the deposit banknotes deposited by users with creases or wrinkles may cause abnormalities in separation, collection, and transportation High performance, so separation, collection, and conveyance are performed at low speed. This enables stable processing with a reduced failure rate. In addition, since the replenished banknotes are usually free from damage, dirt, deformation, etc., they can be separated and transported at high speed. Therefore, shortening of processing time can be realized.

Description

Banknote transaction device and automatic transaction device using the banknote transaction device

technical field

The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device such as a cash automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as "ATM") installed in a store of a financial institution, a convenience store, etc., and performs transactions through a user's operation. Utilize the reliable banknote transaction device.

Background technique

A conventional banknote transaction device is a device incorporated in an automatic transaction device such as an ATM, and is a device that performs deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and the like as described below.

In the deposit processing, the banknotes put into the banknote insertion and withdrawal opening are separated and drawn out one by one by the separation and delivery mechanism through the operation of the user, and sent to the banknote conveying path. The banknotes sent to the banknote conveying path are denominated and counted by the identification unit provided on the conveying path, and are transported to the escrow unit for collection. When the user confirms the amount of the discriminated banknotes, the banknotes collected in the escrow unit are separated and exported one by one by the separation and export mechanism, and are transported to each denomination stacker through the banknote transport path for storage.

In the withdrawal process, the banknotes accommodated in each denomination collecting box are separated and drawn out one by one by the separation and delivery mechanism, and sent to the banknote conveyance path. The denomination of the delivered banknotes is identified by the identification unit, the number of sheets is counted, and the banknotes corresponding to the amount designated by the user are conveyed to the banknote insertion and withdrawal port. The banknotes transported to the banknote loading and unloading port are collected by the user.

The following patent documents 1 and 2 describe an example in which the feed-out conveyance speed of the above-mentioned banknotes is changed. Patent Document 1 describes an example in which banknote derivation and transport speeds are changed according to the number of users waiting for transactions in order to reduce the frequency of failures during banknote transport. Patent Document 2 describes an example in which ordinary banknotes are fed out at high speed, and when rejection occurs in the recognition unit, the speed is switched to low and banknote recognition is performed again.

It is recorded in Patent Document 3 that each denomination coin collection box is divided into a priority withdrawal coin collection box and a priority deposit coin collection box. An example in which the object table moves and presses the deposit banknote, and the banknote is forced to be curled or bent so that the subsequent delivery of the banknote can be carried out well.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-146194

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-302112

Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-26976

However, in the conventional banknote transaction apparatus, since the banknote delivery is carried out without considering the characteristics of the banknote at the start of the banknote delivery, there is a problem that there is a high possibility of banknote transportation failure during high-speed transportation.

Contents of the invention

The banknote transaction device of the present invention is characterized in that it has: a customer service section, which accepts banknotes put in by users; an operation unit, which separates, transports and collects banknotes; Supplementary collection; each denomination collection box, which will store the deposit banknotes placed in the above-mentioned customer service department and supplementary banknotes supplemented from the above-mentioned supplementary recovery box department according to the face value; the recording unit, which stores the above-mentioned denomination collection boxes. Whether the banknote is the above-mentioned deposit banknote or the above-mentioned supplementary banknote is recorded and managed; the main control part refers to the above-mentioned recording unit when the banknote is drawn out from the above-mentioned each denomination box, and when the banknote is the above-mentioned deposit banknote, instructs the above-mentioned operating unit to control the low speed , when the banknote is the above-mentioned supplementary banknote, instruct the high-speed control to the above-mentioned operation unit.

According to the banknote transaction device of the present invention and the automatic transaction device using the banknote transaction device, it is judged whether the banknote is a deposited deposit banknote or a supplementary supplementary banknote when the derivation of the banknote is started, and the banknote is processed at a low speed when it is a deposit banknote. Separation, conveyance, and collection are carried out at high speed when replenishing banknotes, so the failure rate during banknote conveyance can be reduced without reducing efficiency.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a banknote transaction apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an external view showing an automatic transaction device (eg, ATM) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the banknote transaction device 20 of Fig. 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a banknote management table stored in RAM 31c of Fig. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an operation at the time of replenishment processing of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 in the first embodiment of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 during deposit processing.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 during withdrawal processing.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention during withdrawal processing.

Explanation of reference signs:

10: ATM; 12: Input Operation Department; 20: Banknote Transaction Device; 21: Conveyor Road; 22: Hospitality Department; 23: Temporary Reservation Department; 24: Recognition Department; Box department; 28: Forgot to pick up the box; 29a, 29b: Rejection box; 31: Main control section; 32: Communication control section; 37: Conveying motor control section: 38: Separation collection motor control section: 40: Banknote management table.

Detailed ways

Modes for carrying out the present invention will be clarified by the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Wherein, the accompanying drawings are mainly used for illustration and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

(Example 1)

(Structure of the ATM of Embodiment 1)

Fig. 2 is an external view showing an automatic transaction device (for example, ATM) in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The ATM 10 of the present embodiment 1 is installed in a bank store, a convenience store, etc., and performs transactions such as cash deposit, cash withdrawal, external transfer, balance inquiry, passbook entry, etc. through the user's own operation.

The ATM 10 is covered by a casing 11 made of steel with a certain strength against heat and impact. In the front of ATM10, the operation surface 11a for user's operation protrudes substantially horizontally toward a user. In the depth direction of the operation surface 11a, the insertion surface 11b is provided continuously from the operation surface 11a. Furthermore, an insertion surface 11c is continuously erected substantially perpendicularly to the insertion surface 11b.

On the above-mentioned operation surface 11a, there is provided an input operation unit 12 for displaying guidance for operation and performing input for various transactions. On the insertion surface 11b, the banknote insertion and withdrawal opening 13 and the coin insertion and withdrawal opening 14 used for cash handling transactions, such as a deposit and withdrawal transaction, are provided.

On the insertion surface 11c, a passbook processing port 15, a cash card (hereinafter referred to as "card") processing port 16, and a speaker 17 for outputting voice and the like are provided. A magnetic stripe is arranged on the card, and customer information such as a financial institution code and the customer's account number and name are stored in the magnetic stripe.

(Structure of the banknote transaction apparatus of Embodiment 1)

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a banknote transaction apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The banknote transaction device 20 is incorporated in the ATM 10, and performs deposit processing, withdrawal processing, replenishment processing, and collection processing of banknotes.

Each mechanism part of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 is connected by the banknote conveyance path 21 which is a conveyance means which moves a banknote. The conveyance path 21 is constituted by a conveyance belt, rollers, and the like that sandwich and convey the banknotes, and has a function of being able to convey the banknotes in both the front and back directions. A switch board (not shown) is arranged at a branch point of the conveyance path 21, and the transfer destination of the banknote is changed by switching the switch board. Moreover, in this banknote conveyance path 21, sensors etc. are arrange|positioned at appropriate intervals, and a sensor has the function of detecting the movement state of a banknote.

This banknote transaction apparatus 20 has a reception unit 22 which accepts banknotes put in by a user, collects banknotes paid out to a user, and is a mechanism for handing over banknotes to users. The hospitality section 22 has the following functions: it can separate and export the banknotes put in one by one with a separation unit (for example, a separation roller mechanism) not shown, and use a collection unit (for example, a collection roller mechanism) ) etc. to collect banknotes for withdrawal. In addition, the customer service part 22 is a mechanism corresponding to the banknote insertion/exit port 15 of ATM10.

The escrow unit 23 is connected to the customer service unit 22 via the transport path 21 . The escrow unit 23 conveys the banknotes put into the customer service unit 22 by the user via the conveyance path 21, and temporarily collects them by a collection roller mechanism not shown. This escrow unit 23 has the following functions: when the user confirms the deposit amount and the deposit transaction is established, the collected deposit banknotes are separated and exported one by one by a separation roller mechanism, and are transported to each denomination banknote described later. Box 25 for collection. On the other hand, when the user cancels the deposit transaction, the collected deposit banknotes are separated and drawn out one by one by a separation roller mechanism, and returned to the customer service unit 22 via the conveyance path 21 .

A recognition unit (for example, a recognition unit) 24 for recognizing banknotes is connected to the customer service unit 22 . The identification unit 24 acquires features such as image data of passing banknotes using an optical sensor, etc., and checks features such as image data with features such as image data registered in advance in a banknote identification database not shown in the figure to verify the authenticity of the banknotes. Identification and counting of counterfeit, face value, etc.

The identification part 24 is comprised so that each denomination stacker 25 (=25a-25d) may be connected, and it may accommodate 10,000-yen banknotes and 1,000-yen banknotes by denomination. Each denomination stacker 25 has a not-shown liftable stage, a mechanism for opening and closing banknotes to drop down, and the like. The accommodated banknotes can be separated and drawn out one by one by a separation roller mechanism (not shown) provided above each denomination stacker 25 . In the present embodiment, the denomination collection boxes 25 are composed of denomination collection boxes 25a and 25b for 10,000-yen banknotes and denomination collection boxes 25c and 25d for 1,000-yen banknotes of the same structure.

Replenishment collection box part 26 is connected to each denomination coin box 25 via conveyance path 21 . The supplementary collection box unit 26 has a supplementary collection box configured detachably. This supplementary recovery box part 26 has supplementary recovery deposit and withdrawal unit 26a, and this supplementary recovery deposit and withdrawal unit 26a is composed of a collection roller mechanism that collects banknotes on an unshown liftable stage, and that collects banknotes on the stage. The banknotes separated by the separating roller mechanism etc. are constituted, and the supplementary recovery deposit and withdrawal part 26a reclaims and stores the banknotes of each face value coin box 25, and the banknotes recovered by the separating roller mechanism are separated and exported one by one, and replenished to each banknote. Face value coin box 25.

A supplementary collection reject box unit 27 is formed in a part of the supplementary collection box unit 26 . The replenishment and collection reject box unit 27 has a function of storing banknotes determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit 24 when replenishment of banknotes is performed from the replenishment and collection box unit 26 to each denomination stacker 25 .

Moreover, the banknote transaction apparatus 20 has the forgetting box 28, and reject box 29a, 29b. The forgetting box 28 is a box for collecting and storing the forgotten banknotes when the user forgets to take the banknotes collected in the customer service section 22 .

The reject boxes 29a and 29b are boxes for storing rejected banknotes during deposit and withdrawal processing, and are configured to continuously store rejected banknotes in any one of the reject boxes 29a and 29b, and when the box is full, Banknote storage is carried out in another box.

Although not shown in the figure, above each denomination coin collecting box 25, a separation roller mechanism for separating banknotes accommodated in each denomination coin collecting box 25 one by one, and for transporting banknotes from the transport path 21 to The banknotes are collected to the collection roller mechanism on the stage, etc.

In this way, the banknote transaction device 20 is composed of a conveying path 21, a waiting section 22, an escrow section 23, an identification section 24, each denomination coin collection box 25, a replenishment collection box section 26, a forgetting box 28, and rejection boxes 29a and 29b. The structure is a device that performs deposit processing, withdrawal processing, replenishment processing, and recycling processing.

Here, the deposit processing refers to the processing of deriving and counting the banknotes put into the customer service section 22 of the banknote transaction device 20 and storing them in the coin collection boxes 25 of each denomination, and the withdrawal process refers to the process of storing them in the coin collection boxes of each denomination. 25 banknotes are exported and counted, and collected into the customer service department 22 for processing.

Supplementary processing refers to the processing of deriving and counting the banknotes loaded in the supplementary collection box part 26 and storing them in the coin collection boxes 25 of each denomination. The processing is stored in the replenishment collection box section 26 .

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the banknote transaction device 20 of FIG. 1 in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The banknote transaction device 20 has a main control unit 31. The main control unit 31 has a CPU (central processing unit) 31a, a program memory composed of a read only memory (hereinafter referred to as "ROM") 31b, etc., and a random access memory ( Hereinafter referred to as "RAM") 31c constitutes a data storage microcomputer.

The main control unit 31 is connected with: a communication control unit 32 for receiving and sending signals with the control unit of the ATM 10 as the host device, a sensor control unit 33 for controlling the sensor for detecting banknote movement in the transport path 21, and a control standby unit. The customer service control unit 34 of the customer service unit 22 .

In addition, connected to the main control unit 31 are: an escrow unit control unit 35 for controlling the escrow unit 23, a recognition unit control unit 36 for controlling the recognition unit 24, and a motor for controlling the conveying belt and rollers provided on the conveying path 21. The transport motor control unit 37 and the separation and collection motor control unit 38 control a separation roller mechanism for separating banknotes one by one and a collection roller mechanism for collecting the transported banknotes on the stage.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a banknote management table stored in RAM 31c of Fig. 3 .

This banknote management table 40 is provided for each denomination collecting box 25a-25d, and each denomination collecting box 25a-25d has the same structure. The banknote management table 40 shows the status of the banknotes stored in each denomination stacker 25, and records whether the stored banknotes are deposit banknotes deposited from the customer service section 22 or supplementary banknotes replenished from the replenishment collection box section 26. record unit.

The banknote management table 40 has the storage address 41 corresponding to the position of the banknote accommodated in each denomination stacker 25 . In the example of FIG. 4, let the position of the lowest part (bottom) of each denomination coin collecting box 25 be No. 1 of storage address 41, and let the uppermost part be No. 3000. In order to represent the three states of deposit banknotes, replenishment banknotes, and vacancy, only 2 bits of information are required, so 2 bits are allocated for each number. In the case of a CPU with 16 bits per word, 8 numbers are assigned to one word. For example, "01" may be assigned in binary as a code indicating a supplementary bill, "10" may be assigned to a deposit bill, and "00" may be assigned to a vacancy.

In the example of FIG. 4, it shows the case where replenishment banknotes are stored in No. 1-5, deposit banknotes are stored in No. 6 and No. 7, and there are vacancies after No. 8. The stack pointer 42 is a pointer indicating the uppermost storage address 41 of the stored banknote.

(Operation of the banknote transaction device of Embodiment 1)

The operation of the banknote transaction device in the first embodiment will be described in terms of (1) replenishment processing by the banknote transaction device, (2) deposit processing by the banknote transaction device, and (3) withdrawal processing by the banknote transaction device.

(1) Supplementary processing of banknote transaction device

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 during replenishment processing.

The operation|movement at the time of replenishment process of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of this Example 1 is processed according to the following steps S11-S14.

The administrator installs the replenishment collection box filled with banknotes in the replenishment collection box section 26, and starts the replenishment process.

In step S11 , the banknotes in the replenishment collection box unit 26 are separated and drawn out to the conveyance path 21 . In step S12, the authenticity of a banknote is discriminated by the identification part 24, and the number of sheets is counted. In step S13, 10,000-yen banknotes and 1,000-yen banknotes are accommodated in each denomination stacker 25a to 25d according to the face value.

In step S14, the main control unit 31 reads the number of banknotes stored in each denomination stacker 25 from a counter not shown in the recognition unit 24, and the next storage address of the storage address 41 indicated by the stack pointer 42 41 starts, writes the code indicating the supplementary banknote of the number of stored sheets into the banknote management table 40, and adds the amount of stored sheets to the stack pointer 42 to update.

For example, in Fig. 4, when the stack pointer 42 shows No. 0 of the storage address 41, when the result of the replenishment process is that 5 banknotes are stored in each denomination coin box 25a, then at No. 1 of the storage address 41 A code representing a supplementary banknote, for example, "01" in binary is written in -No.5. "5" is added to the stack pointer 42 to update it to "5".

(2) Deposit processing of banknote transaction device

Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing an operation during deposit processing of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment of Fig. 1 .

The operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the first embodiment at the time of depositing is processed according to the following steps S21 to S29.

The user performs a deposit transaction in the ATM 10 using the input operation unit 12, puts the banknotes into the customer service unit 22, and sends an instruction to take in the banknotes from the control unit (not shown) of the ATM 10 to the main control unit 31 of the banknote transaction device 20. This starts the deposit processing operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 .

In step S21 , the banknotes put into the customer service unit 22 by the operation of the user are separated and drawn out one by one by the separation and delivery mechanism, and sent to the transport path 21 .

In step S22, the banknote sent to the conveyance path 21 passes through the identification part 24 provided on the conveyance path 21, and performs authenticity identification, denomination identification, and number counting of a banknote. In step S23, banknotes are conveyed to the escrow unit 23 and collected. In step S24, the user confirms the amount of money of the discriminated banknote. When the user presses the button indicating that the amounts do not match, the process proceeds to step S25.

In step S25, the banknotes collected in the escrow unit 23 are separated and exported one by one by the separation and export mechanism, and placed again in the customer service unit 22 by the conveyance path 21. It is judged by the user whether to end the transaction or to proceed again. Deposit processing.

In the above-mentioned step S24, when the user confirms that the deposit transaction is established, the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26 , the banknotes collected in the escrow unit 23 are separated and drawn out one by one by the separation and delivery mechanism, and the denomination is discriminated by the identification unit 24 . In step S28, the banknotes sorted by denomination are conveyed to each corresponding denomination collecting box 25, and are accommodated by denomination.

In step S29, the main control unit 31 reads out the number of banknotes stored in each denomination stacker 25 from a counter not shown in the recognition unit 24, and reads out the number of banknotes stored in the next storage address 41 indicated by the stack pointer 42. The storage address 41 starts, writes the codes of the number of stored banknotes in the banknote management table 40 , and adds and updates the stack pointer 42 by the number of stored banknotes.

For example, in Fig. 4, when the stack pointer 42 shows No. 5 of the storage address, when the result of deposit processing is that 2 banknotes are stored in each denomination coin box 25a, then at No. 6 and No. 7 of the storage address 41 Enter the code representing the deposit banknote, for example, "10" in binary system. Adding "2" to the stack pointer 42 is updated to "7".

(3) Withdrawal processing of banknote transaction device

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 during withdrawal processing.

The operation|movement at the time of withdrawal of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of this Example 1 is processed according to the following steps S31-S39.

The user performs a withdrawal transaction in the ATM 10 using the input operation unit 12, and the control unit (not shown) of the ATM 10 sends a withdrawal instruction for banknotes to the main control unit 31 of the banknote transaction device 20, thereby starting the withdrawal processing operation of the banknote transaction device 20. .

In step S32, the main control part 31 refers to the banknote management table 40, and reads the code of the storage address 41 indicated by the stack pointer 42. In step S33, it is determined whether the read code is a deposit banknote or a replenishment banknote. In step S33, when the said code shows deposit banknotes (Yes), it progresses to step S34. When it shows to replenish banknotes (No), it progresses to step S35.

In step S34 , the main control unit 31 outputs an instruction signal for low-speed operation to the conveyance motor control unit 37 and the separation and collection motor control unit 38 . In step S35 , the main control unit 31 outputs an instruction signal for high-speed operation to the conveyance motor control unit 37 and the separation and collection motor control unit 38 . In step S36 , in the banknote separation, derivation, collection, and conveyance processes of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 , low-speed or high-speed processing is performed in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 31 .

In step S37, it is judged whether the process of separating, collecting, and transporting a series of deposit banknotes or supplementary banknotes has been completed. Return to step S36 (No) when it is not finished, and continue the processing of separation, collection and transportation. When finished (Yes), go to step S38.

In step S38, the code indicating deposit banknotes or supplementary banknotes in the banknote management table 40 of the withdrawn number is replaced with a code indicating vacancy, and the value of the stack pointer 42 is updated by subtracting the number of withdrawn banknotes.

In step S39, it is judged whether it is completed to take out the banknote sheet number of the withdrawal instruction received from the control part of ATM10, when not finished (No), return to step S31, and refer to the banknote management table 40 again. When finishing taking out the banknote sheet number of withdrawal instructions, end processing (yes)

(Effect of Embodiment 1)

According to the banknote transaction device 20 of the present embodiment 1 and the ATM 10 using the banknote transaction device 20, the banknote management table 40 is used to manage and grasp the storage status of the banknotes in the currency collection boxes 25 of each denomination. Deposit banknotes with scratches or wrinkles are more likely to cause separation, collection, and conveyance abnormalities, so separation, collection, and conveyance are performed at low speeds. This enables stable processing with a reduced failure rate. In addition, since replenished banknotes are usually free from damage, stains, deformation, etc., they are separated, collected, and transported at high speed. Thereby, it is possible to shorten the processing time.

(Example 2)

(Constitution of Embodiment 2)

The structure of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 and ATM10 which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is the same as the structure of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 which showed Example 1. As shown in FIG.

(Operation of the banknote transaction device of Embodiment 2)

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 in the second embodiment of the present invention during withdrawal processing, and the elements common to the elements in FIG. 7 showing the first embodiment are marked with common symbols.

The operation of the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of the second embodiment at the time of replenishment processing and deposit processing is the same as that of the first embodiment. In the operation of the withdrawal processing in the second embodiment, the processing is performed according to steps S31 to S36 which are the same as the processing in the withdrawal processing of the first embodiment and steps S41 to S46 which are the characteristics of the present embodiment, as described below.

A user performs a withdrawal transaction in ATM 10 using input operation unit 12 , and a banknote withdrawal instruction is sent from a control unit not shown in ATM 10 to main control unit 31 of banknote transaction device 20 , whereby banknote transaction device 20 starts a withdrawal processing operation.

The process of referring to the banknote management table 40 of step S31 is carried out as follows; the identification of step S32 is the process of depositing banknotes or supplementary banknotes; Collecting motor control unit 38 instructs low-speed control processing; step S35 instructs conveyance motor control unit 37 and separation and collection motor control unit 38 high-speed control processing; and step S36 executes separation and conveyance processing.

In step S41, the banknotes separated and drawn out from each denomination stacker 25 are conveyed by the conveyance path 21, and the identification part 24 performs identification of the banknote. At this time, it is judged by the recognition part 24 whether or not the overlapping conveyance of a banknote was detected (when conveyed in the state which piled up a plurality of banknotes). When overlapping feeding is detected, it progresses to step S42, and when overlapping feeding is not detected, it progresses to step S44.

In step S42, the banknote which detected overlapping conveyance is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection box 29a, and it preserve|saves. In step S43, the banknote management table 40 replaces the code indicating deposit banknotes or supplementary banknotes with the code indicating vacancy according to the number of rejected sheets, and updates the value of the stack pointer 42 by subtracting the number of rejected sheets.

In step S44, it is judged whether the separation|separation and conveyance process of a series of deposit banknotes or a replenishment banknote is complete|finished. Return to step S36 (No) when it is not finished, and continue the processing of separation, collection and transportation. When finished (Yes), go to step S45.

In step S45, the banknote management table 40 replaces the code indicating deposit banknotes or supplementary banknotes with the code indicating vacancy according to the number of sheets withdrawn, and updates the value of the stack pointer 42 by subtracting the number of withdrawn sheets.

In step S46, it is determined whether the withdrawal process has completed the process of taking out the banknote sheet number of the withdrawal instruction received from the control section of ATM10, and when not finished (No), return to step S31 and refer to the banknote management table 40 again. When the number of sheets of banknotes instructed by withdrawal is taken out, the processing is terminated (Yes).

(Effect of Embodiment 2)

According to the banknote transaction device 20 of the present embodiment 2 and the ATM 10 utilizing the banknote transaction device 20, on the basis of the effect of the first embodiment, when the identification part 24 detects overlapping conveyance of the banknotes, the banknotes are transported to the withdrawal rejection box 29a to save. Furthermore, since the managed banknote management table 40 can be updated, the withdrawal process operation can be continued without interruption. This enables stable withdrawal processing and shortened processing time.

(Modification)

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various utilizations and modifications are possible. As this usage form and modification examples, there are, for example, the following forms (a) to (f).

(a) Although the banknote transaction apparatus 20 of Example 1 and 2 was built into the ATM10 installed in the store of a financial institution, a convenience store, etc., it demonstrated as an example, However, It is not limited to this. As long as it is a device that handles banknotes in a device operated by a user, it can be widely used. For example, ticket vending machines installed at stations and the like, ticket vending machines installed at airports and the like, self-service cash registers installed at supermarkets, and the like are conceivable.

(b) The storage address 41 of the banknote management table 40 in FIG. 4 is 3000 as the maximum value, but it is not limited thereto, and can be set arbitrarily according to the capacity of each denomination stacker 25 .

(c) In Embodiment 1, when withdrawing banknotes from each denomination collection box 25 during the withdrawal process, it is determined whether the banknotes are deposit banknotes or replenishment banknotes, and a low-speed instruction is given to the conveying motor control unit 37 and the separation and collection motor control unit 38. Or the case of high-speed control has been described, but when the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 23 during deposit processing are stored in each denomination stacker 25, a mode of performing low-speed control because they are deposit banknotes may also be adopted.

(d) In the banknote management table 40, in addition to distinguishing whether it is a deposit banknote or a supplementary banknote for each storage address 41, it is also possible to record the time of storage, and for the banknotes stored over a certain period of time when the banknotes are separated and exported. Deposit banknotes are operated under high-speed control.

(e) An optical sensor can be provided in the customer service section 22, and when the deposit banknote is separated and drawn out, the optical sensor can detect the deformation such as wrinkles on the surface of the deposit banknote, and if the degree of deformation is below the threshold value, the deposit banknote will be used as a supplementary banknote to process.

(f) In Embodiments 1 and 2, codes are assigned to supplementary banknotes and deposit banknotes, and are recorded and managed in the banknote management table 40 according to the banknotes stored in each denomination collection box 25, but it is also possible to use The first position and the final position of each denomination coin collecting box 25 are recorded and managed.

Claims (5)

1. paper money transaction apparatus is characterized in that having:

The portion of receiving guests, it accepts the deposit bank note put into by the person of utilization;

Replenish collection box portion, be used to replenish the recovery of additional and the above-mentioned deposit bank note and the above-mentioned additional bank note of bank note;

Operating unit, it switches between high speed motion and low speed action based on indicator signal, carries out separation, conveying and the collection of above-mentioned deposit bank note and/or above-mentioned additional bank note;

Each face amount coin collector, it is at par taken in above-mentioned deposit bank note and above-mentioned additional bank note;

Record cell, it carries out record management to above-mentioned deposit bank note and the above-mentioned additional bank note that is accommodated in above-mentioned each face amount coin collector;

Master control part; It is when deriving above-mentioned deposit bank note or additional bank note from above-mentioned each face amount coin collector; With reference to the recorded content of above-mentioned record cell, when this recorded content is above-mentioned deposit bank note, exports the above-mentioned indicator signal of above-mentioned low speed action usefulness and send to the aforesaid operations unit; When being above-mentioned additional bank note, exporting the above-mentioned indicator signal that above-mentioned high speed motion uses and send to the aforesaid operations unit.

2. paper money transaction apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Also have the above-mentioned deposit bank note of judgement or the true and false of additional bank note and unusual recognition unit; Above-mentioned record cell is judged as above-mentioned recognition unit when unusual at the above-mentioned deposit bank note of deriving from above-mentioned each face amount coin collector or above-mentioned additional bank note, has the function that deletion becomes the record of unusual above-mentioned deposit bank note or above-mentioned additional bank note.

3. paper money transaction apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned record cell is above-mentioned when being the overlapping conveying of above-mentioned deposit bank note or above-mentioned additional bank note unusually, has the function of record that deletion becomes above-mentioned deposit bank note or the additional bank note of overlapping conveying.

4. according to any described paper money transaction apparatus in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,

The aforesaid operations unit has: the supply unit that moves above-mentioned deposit bank note or above-mentioned additional bank note; With the above-mentioned deposit bank note of taking in or above-mentioned additional bank note separates and the separative element of deriving to supply unit; The above-mentioned deposit bank note that collection is carried or the collector unit of above-mentioned additional bank note,

The aforesaid operations unit constitutes to switch between the action of above-mentioned high speed motion and above-mentioned low speed based on above-mentioned indicator signal and moves.

5. an automatic trading apparatus is characterized in that,

Has any described paper money transaction apparatus in the claim 1 to 4.

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