JP2017162071A - Currency processing device and currency processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a currency processing device and a currency processing method capable of preventing a miscalculation from occurring and each constituent member from being broken even when an operator is not familiar with the operation since only a lock of the constituent member (for example, the constituent member in which an abnormality occurs) to be operated by the operator can be released.SOLUTION: A currency processing device (for example, a banknote change machine 10) includes: a status detection part 40 for detecting a status of the currency processing machine; determination means 44 for determining which lock is released from among the locks of the constituent member by each lock part (for example, lock parts 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59) based on the status detected by the status detection part 40; and a control part (for example, a banknote change machine control part 60) for controlling each lock part so as to release the lock of the constituent member by one or a plurality of lock parts based on a determination result by the determination means 44.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that performs various processes such as money depositing and dispensing processes and a money handling method using such a money handling apparatus.

  In a store of a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a money change machine is installed along with a POS register at the checkout area in the front area where product shelves are installed, and a cashier in the backyard area where customers cannot enter. Etc. Depositing and dispensing machines such as are now installed. Here, the money change machine installed at the checkout counter in the front area can perform the deposit process of money handed over from the customer to the store clerk in exchange for the product, and the withdrawal process of money as change. It has become. As such a money changer, Patent Document 1 discloses a simple structure that does not use a mechanical physical key and can easily narrow the influence range of money theft or the like. More specifically, in the money change machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, by reading the electronic identification information stored in the USB or the like, the electromagnetic lock of the money processing unit is released according to the authority, and the drawer unit is removed from the housing. Can be pulled out, or the collection cassette can be taken out by releasing the electromagnetic lock of the collection cassette.

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  In the conventional money change machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the electromagnetic lock is not released according to the state of the money change machine, an operator such as a store clerk is not familiar with the operation of the money change machine. However, there is a possibility that a calculation may be caused by opening / closing a portion that does not need to be opened / closed, or a device may be damaged by forcibly opening a portion that is not opened / closed.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can only unlock a component to be operated by an operator (for example, a component having an abnormality). It is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling method capable of preventing the occurrence of miscalculation and the damage of each constituent member even when the user is not familiar with the operation.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention is a money handling apparatus provided corresponding to a plurality of constituent members and provided with a plurality of lock portions for locking the corresponding constituent members, and detects the state of the money handling apparatus. A state detection unit that performs the determination, a determination unit that determines which of the locks of the constituent members by the lock units is to be released based on the state detected by the state detection unit, and a determination by the determination unit And a control unit that controls each of the lock units so as to release the lock of the component member by the one or more lock units based on the result.

  According to such a money handling device, the state of the money handling device is detected by the state detection unit, and based on the state detected by the state detection unit, any of the locks of the component members by the lock units is released. Since it is possible to release only the lock of the structural member that the operator should operate (for example, the structural member in which an abnormality has occurred) by determining whether or not to do so, even if the operator is not familiar with the operation, It is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation or damage of each constituent member.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes an authentication unit for authenticating the authority of the operator, and the determination unit is an operator authenticated by the authentication unit in addition to the state detected by the state detection unit. In consideration of this authority, it may be determined which lock is to be released from among the locks of the constituent members by the respective lock portions.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a display unit that displays a determination result by the determination unit.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, at least one of the plurality of lock parts is configured to lock a guide member provided in a transport part that transports money, and the money is stored in the transport part. Even when the state detection unit detects that the conveyance abnormality has occurred, the determination means determines that the lock member releases the lock of the guide member provided in the conveyance unit. Good.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, at least one of the plurality of lock parts locks a shutter that opens and closes a slot in a slot for inserting money into the housing. And when the state detection unit detects that a feeding failure of money into the housing has occurred in the insertion unit, the determination means is provided in the insertion unit by the lock unit. It may be determined that the shutter is unlocked.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of lock parts locks a door of a storage case for storing money, and when the money is collected. When the state detection unit detects that money is present in the storage, the determination unit may determine to unlock the door provided in the storage.

  In this case, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes an identification unit that identifies money, and the storage unit identifies the money that has been identified as abnormal by the identification unit when the money withdrawal process is performed. May be stored.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, the drawer unit provided with each of the component members can be pulled out from the housing, and the money handling apparatus releases the lock of the component members by at least one of the lock portions. And a drawer unit restricting portion that prevents the drawer unit pulled out from the housing from being returned to the inside of the housing.

  The money handling method of the present invention is a money handling method by a money handling apparatus provided corresponding to a plurality of structural members and provided with a plurality of lock portions for locking the corresponding structural members, wherein the money handling apparatus. A step of detecting the state of the structural member by the state detection unit, a step of determining which of the locks of the constituent members by the lock unit is to be released based on the state detected by the state detection unit, And a step of releasing the lock of the constituent member by one or a plurality of the lock portions based on the determination result.

  According to such a money handling method, the state of the money handling apparatus is detected by the state detection unit, and any of the locks of the component members by the lock units is released based on the state detected by the state detection unit. Since it is possible to release only the lock of the structural member that the operator should operate (for example, the structural member in which an abnormality has occurred) by determining whether or not to do so, even if the operator is not familiar with the operation, It is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation or damage of each constituent member.

  According to the money handling apparatus and the money handling method of the present invention, it is possible to release only the lock of a component (for example, a component in which an abnormality has occurred) to be operated by the operator. Even when the user is not used to it, it is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation or damage of each constituent member.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money management system provided with the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematically a structure when the inside of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. 2 is seen from the side. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the money management system shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing a banknote change machine according to the present embodiment and a money management system including such a banknote change machine. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money management system provided with the banknote change machine by this Embodiment. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view schematically showing the configuration when the inside of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. 2 is viewed from the side. It is a block diagram. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the money management system shown in FIG.

  First, the structure of the money management system provided with the banknote change machine 10 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the money management system according to the present embodiment has a coin change machine 70 and a bar metal storage device 80 arranged side by side, and next to the coin change machine 70 and the bar metal storage device 80. The banknote change machine 10 arranged side by side and the POS register 72 provided above the coin change machine 70 and the banknote change machine 10 are provided. Each of the coin change machine 70 and the banknote change machine 10 performs a deposit / withdrawal process for coins and banknotes. These coin change machine 70 and banknote change machine 10 constitute a money change machine. Further, the bar metal storage device 80 is configured to detachably store bar coins of various denominations (those in which a certain number of coins of the same denomination are collected in a bar shape and wrapped by a film or wrapping paper). Yes. The POS register 72 is used as a management device that manages the coin change machine 70, the banknote change machine 10, and the bar storage device 80.

  Next, the detail of a structure of the banknote change machine 10 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12 provided with an opening on the front surface thereof. And a drawer unit 14. Specifically, a pair of left and right drawer rails 16 are provided in the lower part of the drawer unit 14 so that the drawer unit 14 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side along each drawer rail 16. It has become. 2 shows a state when the drawer unit 14 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, but when the bill changer 10 is actually used, the drawer unit 14 is inside the housing 12. Various processes such as banknote depositing / withdrawing processing are performed in the state of being accommodated in the container. In the present embodiment, the lock unit 50 (FIG. 4) that locks the drawer unit 14 inside the housing 12 with an electromagnetic lock or the like is provided. Here, in a state where the drawer unit 14 is locked inside the housing 12 by the lock unit 50, the operator cannot pull out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side. On the other hand, when the lock of the housing 12 by the lock unit 50 is released, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the drawer unit 14 is provided with a transport unit 30 that transports banknotes one by one. The conveyance unit 30 includes a circular conveyance unit 30 a and a plurality of connection conveyance units 30 b arranged at the center position of the drawer unit 14. Moreover, the banknote acceptance part 20, the banknote discharge part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, the cassette mounting part 26, and the three banknote storage parts 34, 36, and 38 are each arrange | positioned so that the circumference conveyance part 30a may be surrounded from the outer side. Yes. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, by each of the some connection conveyance part 30b, the banknote acceptance part 20, the banknote discharge part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, the cassette mounting part 26, and each banknote storage part 34, 36, 38, In addition, a connection is made between each of the circumferential conveying units 30a. Further, the circulation unit 30a is provided with an identification unit 32. The identification unit 32 includes, for example, the denomination, authenticity, correctness, new and old, front and back, conveyance state, and the like of the banknote conveyed by the circulation unit 30a. Identification is performed.

  The circulating transport unit 30a can transport banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 30, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance part 30a and each connection conveyance part 30b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance part 30a.

  Moreover, the conveyance part 30 has the guide member 30c which forms the conveyance path of a banknote, and a banknote is conveyed along the conveyance path formed by the said guide member 30c. Here, the guide member 30c is composed of a plurality of parts. Each component of the guide member 30c is locked to the drawer unit 14 by an electromagnetic lock or the like by a lock portion 52 (see FIG. 4). Here, when banknotes are jammed in the conveyance path of the conveyance unit 30, when the lock unit 52 unlocks the components of the guide member 30 c, the drawer unit 14 is moved from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side. By removing each part of the guide member 30c from the drawer unit 14 after being pulled out, the banknotes jammed in the transport path of the transport unit 30 can be removed from the transport unit 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the front surface of the drawer unit 14, a banknote receiving port 20 a of the banknote receiving unit 20 and a banknote outlet 22 a of the banknote discharging unit 22 are provided.

  The bill receiving unit 20 is provided with a feeding mechanism 21. When it is detected that one or more bills are inserted into the bill receiving port 20a, the feeding mechanism 21 is driven to connect and transport the bill. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the circulating conveyance unit 30a via the unit 30b.

  Further, the banknote receiving unit 20 is provided with a shutter 20b that opens and closes the banknote receiving port 20a (in other words, selectively closes the banknote receiving port 20a). Moreover, the lock part 54 (refer FIG. 4) which locks the shutter 20b with an electromagnetic lock etc. in the state which block | closed the banknote receiving port 20a is provided. Here, when the shutter 20b is locked by the lock portion 54, the bill receiving port 20a is blocked by the shutter 20b, so that the operator cannot insert the bill into the bill receiving port 20a. On the other hand, when the shutter 20b is unlocked by the lock portion 54, the shutter 20b can be opened, so that the operator can insert the banknote into the banknote receiving port 20a.

  The banknote dispensing unit 22 discharges the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation conveyance unit 30a to the outside of the withdrawal unit 14 through the banknote outlet 22a. Here, in the banknote dispensing unit 22, the banknotes sent from the circulation transport unit 30 a to the banknote dispensing unit 22 via the connection transport unit 30 b are accumulated in a stacked state, and the accumulated banknotes are collectively collected. It is sent to the outlet 22a.

  More specifically, when the banknote change machine 10 performs a banknote withdrawal process, all the banknotes to be paid out from the banknote change machine 10 are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22. The banknotes sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22 are stacked on the banknote dispensing unit 22 in a stacked state. And after all the banknotes which should be discharged | paid from the banknote change machine 10 are sent to the banknote discharge part 22 from each banknote storage part 34,36,38, the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 is bundled, and the banknote outlet 22a is collected. The operator can extract a bundle of banknotes from the banknote outlet 22a. The banknote outlet 22a is provided with a residual detection sensor (not shown) that detects a banknote sent from the banknote payout portion 22 to the banknote outlet 22a. Such a residual detection sensor detects this when all the banknotes sent from the banknote dispensing part 22 to the banknote outlet 22a have been extracted by the operator. Further, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is also provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the banknote dispensing unit 22, and whether or not banknotes are present in the banknote dispensing unit 22 by this sensor. Is to be detected.

  Further, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is provided with a shutter 22b that selectively opens and closes the banknote outlet 22a (in other words, the banknote outlet 22a). Moreover, the lock part 55 (refer FIG. 4) which locks the shutter 22b with an electromagnetic lock etc. in the state which block | closed the banknote outlet 22a is provided. Here, when the shutter 22b is locked by the lock portion 55, the banknote outlet 22a is blocked by the shutter 22b, so that the operator cannot take out the banknote from the banknote outlet 22a. The security of the machine 10 can be improved. On the other hand, when the lock of the shutter 22b by the lock part 55 is released, the shutter 22b is automatically opened so that the operator can take out the banknote from the banknote outlet 22a.

  The withdrawal rejection unit 24, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 during the withdrawal process, cannot identify a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 32 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject banknote. Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, the banknote which cannot be identified by the identification part 32 by pollution etc. among the banknotes taken in in the housing | casing of the banknote change machine 10 from the banknote acceptance part 20 at the time of a money_receiving | payment process. Is returned to the banknote dispensing unit 22 as a deposit reject banknote.

  The withdrawal / rejection portion 24 is provided with a door 24a. After the operator pulls the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side, the door 24a is opened to open the inside of the withdrawal / rejection rejection portion 24. Can be accessed. Moreover, the lock part 56 (refer FIG. 4) locked with an electromagnetic lock etc. in the state which closed the door 24a is provided. When the door 24a is locked in the closed state by the lock part 56, the inside of the withdrawal reject part 24 cannot be accessed even if the drawer unit 14 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side. . On the other hand, when the lock of the door 24a by the lock part 56 is released, the operator pulls out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side, then opens the door 24a and takes out the banknote from the withdrawal reject part 24. Will be able to. In addition, the withdrawal rejection unit 24 is provided with a residual detection sensor 24b that detects banknotes present in the withdrawal rejection unit 24.

  A cassette mounting portion 26 is provided at the lower front portion of the drawer unit 14, and a bill collection cassette 26a is detachably mounted on the cassette housing portion. The banknote collection cassette 26a can be taken out of the drawer unit 14 by pulling it out from the front side of the drawer unit 14, and when the banknote collection cassette 26a is attached / detached, the drawer unit 14 is attached to the housing. Since it is not necessary to pull out from 12, security is improved.

  Each banknote storage part 34, 36, 38 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification part 32. Specifically, for example, a thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 34, a two thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill are stored in a mixed state in the bill storage unit 36, and a 10,000 yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 38. The bill is stored. The bill storage units 34, 36, and 38 are provided with feeding mechanisms 35, 37, and 39, respectively. The bills stored in these bill storage units 34, 36, and 38 are respectively fed to the feeding mechanisms 35 and 37. , 39 are fed out one by one through the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circumferential conveyance unit 30a.

  Each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38 is provided with doors 34a, 36a, 38a. After the operator pulls out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12, the doors 34a, The inside of each banknote storage part 34, 36, 38 can be accessed now by opening 36a, 38a. Further, lock portions 57, 58 and 59 (see FIG. 4) which are locked by electromagnetic lock or the like in a state where the doors 34a, 36a and 38a are closed are provided corresponding to the doors 34a, 36a and 38a. When the doors 34a, 36a, 38a are locked in a closed state by the lock portions 57, 58, 59, each bill storage portion can be pulled out even if the drawer unit 14 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side. The inside of 34, 36, 38 cannot be accessed. On the other hand, when the doors 34 a, 36 a, 38 a are unlocked by the lock portions 57, 58, 59, the operator pulls the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, and then each door 34 a, 36 a. , 38a can be opened so that banknotes can be stored in the banknote storage sections 34, 36, 38, and banknotes can be taken out from the banknote storage sections 34, 36, 38.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the money management system including the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the bill change machine 10, the coin change machine 70 and the POS register 72 in the money management system shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote change machine 10, the coin change machine 70, and the POS register 72 are provided with a banknote change machine control unit 60, a coin change machine control unit 70a, and a POS control unit 73, respectively. Here, the banknote change machine control part 60 of the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 are connected so that they can communicate with each other. Moreover, the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 and the POS control part 73 of the POS register 72 are connected so that they can communicate with each other.

  In the POS register 72, a card reader 74, a printing unit 75, a display unit 76, an operation unit 77, a storage unit 78, and an interface 79 are connected to the POS control unit 73, respectively. The card reader 74 is configured to acquire information related to the operator ID, the authority of the operator, and the like by reading the operator's ID card. Moreover, the printing part 75 is comprised from a printer, for example, prints the transaction content on a receipt, and prints various information, such as the amount of money of the banknote change machine 10 or the coin change machine 70, etc. In addition, the display unit 76 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70, and the amount of money in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. The operation unit 77 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 73. Moreover, the memory | storage part 78 memorize | stores information, such as the banknote and the processing status of the banknote and the coin in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70, and the amount of money of the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. The POS control unit 73 transmits / receives signals to / from the coin changer control unit 70a of the coin changer 70 through the interface 79.

  Moreover, the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 controls each component of the coin change machine 70 concerned. In addition, in the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 4, illustration of each structural member of the coin change machine 70 controlled by the coin change machine control part 70a is abbreviate | omitted. Further, an interface 71 is connected to the coin changer control unit 70 a, and the coin changer control unit 70 a is connected to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72 and the bill changer control unit 60 of the bill changer 10 through the interface 71. Signals are transmitted and received. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation display unit 70b such as a touch panel is provided on the upper surface of the front portion of the housing of the coin change machine 70, and this operation display unit 70b is connected to the coin change machine control unit 70a. ing. The operation display unit 70b displays an operation screen for an operator to operate, and information regarding the amount of money stored in each of the banknote change machine 10, the coin change machine 70, and the bar storage device 80. It has become so. In such an operation display unit 70b, the operator can input various commands to the banknote change machine control unit 60 and the coin change machine control unit 70a by touching the operation buttons on the operation screen. ing.

  Further, in the bill change machine 10, the bill change machine control unit 60 includes an interface 61, a feeding mechanism 21 provided in the bill receiving unit 20, a transport unit 30, an identification unit 32, and each bill storage unit 34, 36, 38. The provided feeding mechanisms 35, 37, 39 and the lock portions 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are respectively connected. Here, the information related to the banknote identification result by the identification unit 32 is sent to the banknote change machine control unit 60. Further, the bill change machine control unit 60 sends commands to the feeding mechanism 21, the transport unit 30, the feeding mechanisms 35, 37, and 39, and the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59, respectively. As a result, these components are controlled. Further, the bill change machine control unit 60 transmits and receives signals to and from the coin change machine control unit 70 a of the coin change machine 70 through the interface 61.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 4, a state detection unit 40 that detects the state of the banknote change machine 10 is connected to the banknote change machine control unit 60. The state detection unit 40 is configured to detect abnormalities such as banknote jams in the transport unit 30 and the feeding mechanisms 21, 35, 37, 39, and the like, for example. Further, even when the residual detection sensor 24b detects that a withdrawal reject banknote is present in the withdrawal rejection unit 24, the state detection unit 40 detects that a withdrawal reject banknote is present in the withdrawal rejection part 24. Will come to be. The bill change machine control unit 60 is connected to a determination unit 44, an authentication unit 46, and a withdrawal unit regulation unit 48. Based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40, the determination unit 44 releases any lock among the locks of the respective component members by the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59. It is to judge whether. The authentication means 46 authenticates the authority of the operator based on the information of the operator's ID card read by the card reader 74 and the like. Further, the drawer unit restricting portion 48 is a drawer unit that is pulled out from the housing 12 when each component member is unlocked by at least one lock portion 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59. 14 is physically prevented from being returned to the inside of the housing 12. Details of the functions of the determination unit 44, the authentication unit 46, and the drawer unit regulating unit 48 will be described later.

  Next, various processing contents such as deposit / withdrawal processing by the bill change machine 10 having such a configuration will be described below. In addition, the banknote processing method as shown below is performed when the banknote change machine control part 60 controls each structural member of the banknote change machine 10.

  First, operation | movement at the time of a money_receiving | payment process in the banknote change machine 10 is demonstrated. When a command to start deposit processing is given to the bill change machine control unit 60, the lock of the shutter 20b by the lock unit 54 is released, and the operator can open the shutter 20b and insert a bill into the bill receiving port 20a. It becomes like this. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote receiving port 20a, the banknote receiving unit 20 takes in all the deposited banknotes input into the banknote receiving port 20a and puts one banknote into the circulating transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b. Roll out one by one. And the banknote drawn | fed out to the circumference conveyance part 30a is conveyed by the said circumference conveyance part 30a, and identification of the banknote is performed by the identification part 32 in this case.

  The banknote determined to be a normal banknote among the banknotes identified by the identification unit 32 is sent to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38 corresponding to the denomination, and these banknote storage units 34, 36, 38. Specifically, the bill storage unit 34 stores a thousand yen bill, the bill storage unit 36 stores a 2000 yen bill and a 5,000 yen bill in a mixed state, and the bill storage unit 38 stores a 10,000 yen bill. Is stored. On the other hand, banknotes determined not to be normal banknotes based on the identification result by the identification unit 32 are transported to the banknote dispensing unit 22 by the transport unit 30 as deposit reject banknotes and accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. And when all the banknotes inserted into the banknote receiving port 20a are sent to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 or the banknote dispensing unit 22, the lock unit 55 is unlocked to release the banknote outlet. The shutter 22b provided on 22a is opened. Further, the deposit reject banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 are sent to the banknote outlet 22a. As a result, the operator can take out the banknote outlet 22a and re-insert the deposited reject banknote into the banknote receiving port 20a of the banknote receiving unit 20.

  Next, an operation when a withdrawal process is performed in the banknote change machine 10 will be described below. When an instruction to start a withdrawal process including the total amount of banknotes to be dispensed or the number of money types is input to the banknote change machine control unit 60, the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 store the banknotes. The banknotes are fed one by one to the connection transport unit 30b by the feeding mechanisms 35, 37, 39 corresponding to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38, and the banknotes are delivered from the connection transport unit 30b to the circulation transport unit 30a. It is. The bills sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported by the circulating transport unit 30a so as to make at least one turn in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3. At this time, the denomination, authenticity, damage, etc. Is identified. Of the banknotes identified by the identification unit 32, the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes are transported to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. On the other hand, banknotes determined to be not normal banknotes based on the identification result by the identification unit 32 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding and skew feeding) are withdrawn reject banknotes by the transport unit 30 to the withdrawal reject unit 24. It is conveyed and accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24. Note that the withdrawal reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 24 are provided with a door 24a after a person having a predetermined authority such as an administrator pulls the withdrawal unit 14 from the housing 12 of the banknote change machine 10 to the near side. It can be taken out by opening. And after the banknote which should be withdrawn is sent to the banknote discharge part 22 from each banknote storage part 34,36,38, the lock | rock of the shutter 22b by the lock part 55 is cancelled | released, and it is provided in the banknote outlet 22a. The shutter 22b is opened. Moreover, the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 is collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a. Thus, the operator can take out the withdrawal banknote from the banknote outlet 22a.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the state detection unit 40 detects that an abnormality has occurred in the banknote change machine 10, the determination unit 44 determines each state based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40. It is determined which of the locks of the constituent members by the lock portions 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is to be released. Further, the banknote change machine control unit 60 locks the constituent members by one or more of the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 based on the determination result by the determination unit 44. The lock portions 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59 are controlled so as to be released. At this time, when the authority of the operator is authenticated by the authentication unit 46, the determination unit 44 adds the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication unit 46 in addition to the state detected by the state detection unit 40. In consideration of this, it is determined which of the locks of the respective constituent members by the respective lock portions 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is to be released. The determination result by the determination unit 44 is displayed on the operation display unit 70 b of the coin change machine 70 and the display unit 76 of the POS register 72. Details of such operation will be described below.

  When the state detection unit 40 detects that a conveyance abnormality (specifically, banknote jam) has occurred in the conveyance unit 30, the determination unit 44 is in a state detected by the state detection unit 40. Based on this, it is determined that the lock of the drawer unit 14 by the lock unit 50 and the lock of each part of the guide member 30c of the transport unit 30 by the lock unit 52 are released. And the banknote change machine control part 60 controls the lock parts 50 and 52 so that the lock | rock of the drawer unit 14 and the lock | rock of each component of the guide member 30c of the conveyance part 30 may each be cancelled | released. In this case, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side and can take out each part of the guide member 30c from the drawer unit 14. As a result, the operator can remove the banknotes jammed in the transport path of the transport unit 30 from the transport unit 30.

  In addition, when the state detection unit 40 detects that the banknote receiving unit 20 has failed to feed the banknote into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism 21, the state detection unit 40 detects the determination unit 44. It is determined that the lock of the shutter 20b by the lock unit 54 is released based on the state that has been achieved. In this case, since the lock of the shutter 20b by the lock unit 54 is released, the operator can open the shutter 20b and put his hand into the inside of the banknote receiving unit 20 from the banknote receiving port 20a. The bills jammed by the feeding mechanism 21 can be taken out of the housing 12.

  Moreover, in any one of the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 (for example, the banknote storage unit 34), the feeding mechanism 35, 37, 39 (here, the feeding mechanism 35 corresponding to the banknote storage unit 34) is supplied to the transport unit 30. When the state detection unit 40 detects that a banknote feeding failure has occurred, the determination unit 44 locks and locks the drawer unit 14 by the lock unit 50 based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40. It is determined that the door 34a is unlocked by the portion 57. Then, the bill change machine control unit 60 controls the lock units 50 and 57 to release the lock of the drawer unit 14 and the lock of the door 34a, respectively. In this case, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side and can access the inside of the bill storage unit 34 by opening the door 34a. As a result, the operator can put his / her hand inside the banknote storage unit 34, so that the banknotes jammed by the feeding mechanism 35 can be taken out of the housing 12. The same operation is performed when the state detection unit 40 detects that the banknote storage unit 36 or the banknote storage unit 38 has a banknote feeding failure to the transport unit 30 by the feeding mechanism 35 or the feeding mechanism 37. Will be done.

  Moreover, when a collection command for collecting banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 is given to the banknote change machine 10, it remains that a withdrawal reject banknote exists in the withdrawal reject unit 24. When the state detection unit 40 detects that the withdrawal reject banknote is present in the withdrawal rejection unit 24 based on the detection information of the residual detection sensor 24b, the determination unit 44 detects the detection unit 24b. Based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40, it is determined that the lock of the drawer unit 14 by the lock unit 50 and the lock of the door 24a by the lock unit 56 are released. And the banknote change machine control part 60 controls the lock parts 50 and 56 so that the lock | rock of the drawer unit 14 and the lock | rock of the door 24a may each be cancelled | released. In this case, the operator can take out the withdrawal reject banknote from the withdrawal rejection unit 24 by opening the door 24a after pulling out the withdrawal unit 14 from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side. When a collection command is given to the banknote change machine 10, banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are fed out from these banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 and are loaded into the cassette by the transport unit 30. It is sent to the banknote collection cassette 26a attached to the section 26 and is stored in the banknote collection cassette 26a. In this manner, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 and the withdrawal reject banknotes stored in the withdrawal reject unit 24 can be collected from the banknote change machine 10. .

  In the present embodiment, it is possible for both the store clerk and the manager of the store where the banknote change machine 10 is installed to solve the abnormality such as the banknote jam occurring in the banknote change machine 10. ing. On the other hand, collection of banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 can be performed only by a store manager. For this reason, when a collection command is given to the bill change machine 10, it is detected by the residual detection sensor 24b that the withdrawal reject bill is present in the withdrawal rejection unit 24, and the detection information of such a residual detection sensor 24b. When the state detection unit 40 detects that the withdrawal reject banknote is present in the withdrawal reject unit 24 based on the above, the determination is made only when the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication unit 46 is an administrator. The means 44 determines that the lock of the drawer unit 14 by the lock unit 50 and the lock of the door 24a by the lock unit 56 are released. On the other hand, when the collection command is given to the banknote change machine 10, the operation that is authenticated by the authentication means 46 when the state detection unit 40 detects that the withdrawal reject banknote exists in the withdrawal reject unit 24. When the person's authority is the store clerk, the determination means 44 determines that the lock by any lock part is not released.

  In the present embodiment, the determination result by the determination unit 44 described above is displayed on the operation display unit 70 b of the coin change machine 70 and the display unit 76 of the POS register 72. At this time, when the state detection unit 40 detects that an abnormality such as a banknote jam has occurred in the banknote change machine 10, a guidance screen indicating a method for eliminating the abnormality is displayed on the coin changer 70. It may be displayed on the display unit 70 b or the display unit 76 of the POS register 72. As a result, the operator can quickly and surely eliminate the abnormalities such as clogging of banknotes generated in the banknote change machine 10.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the constituent members are unlocked by at least one of the lock portions 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, the drawer unit restricting portion 48 causes the casing 12 to The drawer unit 14 drawn out from the inside cannot be returned to the inside of the housing 12. As a result, after the lock members 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are unlocked, the operator forgets to re-lock each component member, and the lock portion 52 is locked. , 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 can prevent the drawer unit 14 from being returned to the inside of the housing 12 without re-locking each constituent member.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the drawer unit 14 is unlocked by the lock unit 50, when the drawer unit 14 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, another lock unit (for example, The structural members (specifically, the doors 24a, 34a, 36a, 38a) by the lock portions 56, 57, 58, 59) may be unlocked, and the structural members may be automatically opened. In this case, the operator can determine at a glance from which component member the bill is taken out when the drawer unit 14 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side.

  According to the banknote change machine 10 (money processing device) and the banknote processing method (money processing method) of the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the state of the banknote change machine 10 is detected. Based on the state detection unit 40 to be operated and the state detected by the state detection unit 40, the lock of the component members by the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is released. Based on the determination unit 44 for determining whether to perform the determination, and the determination result by the determination unit 44, one or more of the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 lock the component member. A bill change machine control unit 60 for controlling the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is provided. Then, the state of the banknote change machine 10 is detected by the state detection unit 40, and based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40, each lock unit 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is configured. By determining which of the member locks is to be released, it is possible to automatically release only the lock of the component member (for example, a component member in which an abnormality has occurred) to be operated by the operator. Even when the operator is not accustomed to the operation, it is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation or damage of each constituent member.

  More specifically, in the conventional banknote change machine, by reading the electronic identification information stored in the USB or the like, the electromagnetic lock of each component can be released according to the authority and the drawer unit can be pulled out from the housing. Or releasing the electromagnetic lock of the banknote collection cassette and taking out the banknote collection cassette. However, in such a conventional banknote change machine, the electromagnetic lock is not released according to the state of the banknote change machine. Therefore, when an operator such as a store clerk is not familiar with the operation of the banknote change machine, it opens and closes. There is a possibility that problems may occur such as opening / closing a portion that does not need to be performed, or causing the device to be damaged by forcibly opening a portion that does not open / close. On the other hand, in the banknote change machine 10 of the present embodiment, the state of the banknote change machine 10 is detected by the state detection unit 40, and each lock unit 50, 52, based on the state detected by the state detection unit 40. By determining which of the component members 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is to be unlocked, the member to be operated by the operator (for example, a component having an abnormality) ) Can be automatically released, so that the problem of the conventional banknote change machine described above can be solved.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the authentication means 46 for authenticating an operator's authority is provided, and the determination means 44 was detected by the state detection part 40. FIG. In addition to the state, in consideration of the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication means 46, any lock among the locks of the constituent members by the respective lock portions 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 is locked. It is determined whether to cancel. In this case, since it is possible to automatically unlock only the components to be operated by an operator having a predetermined authority in accordance with the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication means 46, the banknote change machine 10 An operator having an appropriate authority can perform the elimination of abnormalities such as clogging of the generated banknotes and the process of collecting banknotes from the banknote change machine 10.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the display part (specifically, the operation display part 70b of the coin change machine 70 or the POS register 72 of the coin change machine 70 is displayed. A display unit 76) is provided. In this case, the operator can recognize which component member has been unlocked based on the determination result displayed on the display unit. It is possible to quickly and reliably eliminate the abnormality.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, at least 1 lock part (specifically, among the some lock parts 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59). The lock unit 52) locks each component of the guide member 30c provided in the transport unit 30 that transports money, and the state detection unit 40 indicates that a banknote transport abnormality has occurred in the transport unit 30. Is detected, the determination means 44 determines to unlock each part of the guide member 30c provided in the transport unit 30 by the lock unit 52.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, at least 1 lock part (for example, lock part) among several lock parts 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 54) locks the shutter 20b that opens and closes the insertion port (specifically, the banknote reception port 20a) in the insertion unit (specifically, the banknote reception unit 20) for inserting the banknotes into the housing 12. When the state detection unit 40 detects that a feeding failure of the money into the housing 12 has occurred in the insertion unit, the determination unit 44 is provided in the insertion unit by the lock unit 54. It is determined that the shutter 20b is unlocked.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, at least 1 lock part (for example, lock part) among several lock parts 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 56) locks the door 24a of the storage (specifically, the withdrawal reject unit 24) for storing money, and the banknote is present in the storage when the banknote collection process is performed. When this is detected by the state detection unit 40, the determination unit 44 determines to unlock the door 24a provided in the withdrawal reject unit 24.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the drawer | drawing-out unit 14 provided with each structural member can be pulled out from the housing | casing 12, and at least 1 lock part 52,54, A drawer unit restricting portion 48 that prevents the drawer unit 14 drawn from the housing 12 from being returned to the inside of the housing 12 when the structural members 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are unlocked. Is provided. In this case, the operator forgets to re-lock each component after the locks 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are unlocked, and the lock unit 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 can prevent the drawer unit 14 from being returned to the inside of the housing 12 without re-locking each constituent member.

  In addition, the money processing apparatus and money processing method by this invention are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a combination of the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. As the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, the banknote change machine 10 may be used alone.

  In the above description, in the banknote change machine 10, the lock units 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are used based on the state of the banknote change machine 10 detected by the state detection unit 40. Although the method for unlocking the constituent members has been described, the principle of the present invention may be applied to the coin change machine 70 as well. More specifically, in the coin change machine 70, a plurality of lock portions are provided corresponding to a plurality of constituent members, and each lock portion locks a corresponding constituent member. In addition, a state detection unit that detects the state of the coin change machine 70 (specifically, whether or not an abnormality such as clogging of a coin has occurred in each component of the coin change machine 70). 70. In addition, the coin change machine 70 is provided with a determination unit that determines whether to release one of the locks of the constituent members by the lock units based on the state detected by the state detection unit. And the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 controls each lock part so that the lock | rock of the structural member by a 1 or several lock part may be released based on the determination result by a determination means. In such a coin change machine 70 as well as the banknote change machine 10 described above, the state of the coin change machine 70 is detected by the state detection unit, and based on the state detected by the state detection unit, the configuration by each lock unit By determining which of the member locks is to be released, it is possible to automatically release only the lock of the component member (for example, a component member in which an abnormality has occurred) to be operated by the operator. Even when the operator is not accustomed to the operation, it is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation or damage of each constituent member.

  In addition, when the principle of this invention is applied to the coin change machine 70, the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is not limited to what combined the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. FIG. As the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, the coin change machine 70 may be used alone.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote change machine 12 Housing | casing 14 Drawer unit 16 Drawer rail 20 Banknote receiving part 20a Banknote inlet 20b Shutter 21 Feeding mechanism 22 Banknote discharging part 22a Banknote outlet 22b Shutter 24 Withdrawal rejection part 24a Door 24b Residual detection sensor 26 Cassette mounting Unit 26a Bill collection cassette 30 Transport unit 30a Circulation transport unit 30b Connection transport unit 30c Guide member 32 Identification unit 34, 36, 38 Bill storage unit 34a, 36a, 38a Door 35, 37, 39 Feeding mechanism 40 State detection unit 44 Determination means 46 Authentication means 48 Drawer unit restriction part 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Lock part 60 Bill change machine control part 61 Interface 70 Coin change machine 70a Coin change machine control part 70b Operation display part 71 Interface 72 POS register 73 POS control unit 74 Card reader 75 Printing unit 76 Display unit 77 Operation unit 78 Storage unit 79 Interface 80 Bar metal storage device

Claims (9)

A money handling apparatus comprising a plurality of locking portions provided corresponding to a plurality of constituent members and locking the corresponding constituent members,
A state detector for detecting the state of the money handling apparatus;
A determination means for determining which of the locks of the constituent members by the respective lock units is to be released based on the state detected by the state detection unit;
Based on the determination result by the determination means, a control unit that controls each lock unit to release the lock of the component member by one or a plurality of the lock unit,
A money handling apparatus comprising: An authentication means for authenticating the authority of the operator;
In addition to the state detected by the state detection unit, the determination unit also considers the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication unit, and locks any of the locks of the constituent members by the lock units. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether to cancel.   The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays a determination result by the determination unit. At least one of the plurality of lock portions is configured to lock a guide member provided in a transport portion that transports money,
When the state detection unit detects that a money conveyance abnormality has occurred in the transport unit, the determination unit determines to unlock the guide member provided in the transport unit by the lock unit; The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. At least one of the plurality of lock portions is configured to lock a shutter that opens and closes a slot in a slot for inserting money into the housing.
When the state detecting unit detects that a feeding failure of money into the housing has occurred in the insertion unit, the determination unit locks the shutter provided in the insertion unit by the locking unit. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the money handling apparatus determines that release is performed. At least one of the plurality of lock portions is configured to lock a storage door that stores money,
When the state detection unit detects that money is present in the storage when a money collection process is performed, the determination unit determines to unlock the door provided in the storage. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It further comprises an identification unit for identifying money,
The money handling apparatus according to claim 6, wherein money that is identified as not normal by the identification unit when a money withdrawal process is performed is stored in the storage. The drawer unit provided with each component can be pulled out from the housing,
A drawer unit restricting portion for preventing the drawer unit pulled out from the housing from being returned to the inside of the housing when the component member is unlocked by at least one of the lock portions; The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A money handling method by a money handling apparatus provided corresponding to a plurality of components and provided with a plurality of lock portions for locking the corresponding components.
Detecting a state of the money handling apparatus by a state detection unit;
Based on the state detected by the state detection unit, a step of determining which lock is to be released among the locks of the constituent members by the lock units;
Based on the determination result, the step of releasing the lock of the constituent member by the one or a plurality of the lock portion,
A money handling method comprising:

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