JP2018005294A - Money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money processor capable of smoothly receiving money and delivering money as change and enhancing the degree of freedom of an installation location.SOLUTION: A change machine 200 has a bill input/output part 220 provided at the left side when viewed from an operator and a bill input/output part 222 provided at the right side when viewed from the operator. Both the bill input/output part 220 and the bill input/output part 222 allow input and output of bills. The bill input/output part 220 and the bill input/output part 222 are set in such a manner that the operations of the parts become different from each other between the time when the operator operates the change machine 200 from the left side and at the time when the operator operates the change machine 200 from the right side. When operating the change machine 200 from the left side, the bill input/output part 220 at the left side is used for input of bills and the bill input/output part 222 at the right side is used for output of bills. When operating it from a location at the right side, the bill input/output part 222 at the right side is used for output of bills and the bill input/output part 220 at the left side for input of bills.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus having a money storage unit for storing money.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a department store, a money handling device called a change machine is disposed at each cash register in the commercial facility. This change machine is connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) register, and is a device in which the cashier in charge stores the money delivered from the customer and pays out the money to be returned to the customer.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a change machine in which a banknote receiving port for inserting money received by a cashier in charge from a customer and a banknote outlet for dispensing money to be changed are provided on the front surface of the casing. ing. For this reason, when the customer performs the checkout process for the product at the cash register, the cashier person deposits the money received as the price of the product from the customer into the banknote entrance and withdraws the money as change from the banknote outlet. And return it to the customer.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-92326

  However, the conventional change machine represented by the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has a banknote entrance dedicated to depositing and a banknote outlet dedicated to withdrawal being fixedly provided on the front surface of the housing. Usability may be reduced. This is because in a store such as a convenience store, depending on the position of the change machine disposed in the cash register, it may be difficult for the cashier to put the banknote into the banknote entrance.

  For example, if a bill acceptance port is provided on the right side of the front of the change machine housing and the standing position of the cashier person is on the left side with respect to the change machine, It may be necessary to insert bills into the receiving port. In particular, since the position where the change machine is arranged in the cash register is determined by the layout where the store is located, the change machine in which the bill accepting port and the bill taking out port are fixedly arranged on the front surface of the housing results in a product. There is a possibility that the settlement efficiency will be reduced.

  For these reasons, an important issue is how to realize a change machine that can smoothly deposit and withdraw banknotes as change. Such a problem arises not only for banknotes but also for coins.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and can smoothly deposit and withdraw money as change and increase the degree of freedom in installation position. An object is to provide a money handling apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention includes a money storage unit for storing money, and a plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports provided at different positions, respectively, for inputting and discharging money. Control is made so that the money put into any of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports is stored in the money storage unit and the money stored in the money storage unit is discharged to any of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports. And a control unit.

  Further, in the present invention, the present invention stores the setting information set by the setting unit, the setting unit for setting the money deposit / withdrawal port for accepting the insertion of money and the money deposit / withdrawal port for paying out the money. And a setting information storage unit.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein when the operator who operates the device is specified, the setting unit accepts the insertion of money according to the characteristics of the operator and the money deposit / withdrawal port It is characterized by automatically setting a money deposit / withdrawal port for paying out money.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, a plurality of display units provided corresponding to the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, and a money deposit / withdrawal that accepts the insertion of the money among the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports. The display control unit further includes a display control unit that performs display control so that the display mode of the display unit corresponding to the clasp is different from the display mode of the other display units.

  Further, in the above invention, the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein, out of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, a money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts input of the money by the setting unit and a money deposit / withdrawal port that dispenses the money are not set. The deposit / withdrawal port is a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing money.

  Further, in the above invention, the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein, out of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, a money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts input of the money by the setting unit and a money deposit / withdrawal port that dispenses the money are not set. The deposit / withdrawal port is a scrutinizing box for scrutinizing the money stored in the money storage unit.

  Further, in the above invention, the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein, out of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, a money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts input of the money by the setting unit and a money deposit / withdrawal port that dispenses the money are not set. The deposit / withdrawal port is a rejection unit that stores money to be rejected.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, a protective member that disables the contact of money from the outside is provided for the money deposit / withdrawal port that is the temporary storage part, the scrutiny box or the reject part. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly deposit and withdraw money as change and increase the degree of freedom of the installation position.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the concept of the money handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the change machine and the POS register. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a banknote processing unit in the change machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in the change machine. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the change machine and the POS register. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the setting of the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the conveyance setting unit. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the bill input / output unit is used for input / output and temporary storage. . FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the setting of the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of the conveyance setting unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a modification using a plurality of cash registers. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a modified example in which a banknote input / output part for a customer is provided.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a money handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Concept of money handling equipment>
First, the concept of the money handling apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the concept of the money handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. The change machine 200 shown in FIG. 1 is installed at a cash register in a front area where merchandise shelves are installed in a store of a commercial facility such as a convenience store, and deposits money that is handed over from the customer to the cashier. This is a money handling apparatus that performs processing and performs a withdrawal process of money as change.

  The change machine 200 includes two bill insertion / removal portions 220 and 222 that can insert and throw out bills. The banknote insertion / extraction unit 220 is disposed on the left side as viewed from an operator such as a cashier staff, and the banknote insertion / extraction unit 222 is disposed on the right side as viewed from the operator.

  The bill insertion / removal unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 each have a deposit / withdrawal port for inputting / dispensing bills, and the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 both input and output bills. Both are possible. Here, the change machine 200 has a banknote input / output part 220 and a banknote input / output part when the operator operates the change machine 200 from the left side and when the operator operates the change machine 200 from the right side. The operation of 222 can be set differently.

  Specifically, when the operator A operates from the left position toward the change machine 200, the left banknote input / output part 220 is used for input of banknotes, and the right banknote input / output part 222 is used for banknote injection. Used for going out. On the other hand, when the operator B operates from the position on the right side toward the change machine 200, the right banknote input / output part 222 is used for inserting banknotes, and the left banknote input / output part 220 is used for banknotes throwing out. .

  By such a change in operation, the deposit / withdrawal port located on the side closer to the operator can be used for the insertion of banknotes, and the operability does not deteriorate when operated from either the left or right side. Further, the operation may be changed depending on the characteristics of the operator, for example, the dominant hand. Specifically, a right-handed operator uses the left banknote insertion / extraction part 220 to insert banknotes, and a left-handed operator uses the right banknote insertion / extraction part 222 to insert banknotes. Good operability can be secured according to the dominant hand. The setting and changing of the operations of the bill insertion / removal units 220 and 222 may be performed in accordance with an operator's input, or may be performed by reading the operator's identification information.

As described above, the change machine 200 that is the money handling apparatus according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of deposit / withdrawal ports that are provided at different positions and perform bill insertion and bill dispensing. In addition to storing the money inserted into any of the money storage units and controlling the money stored in the money storage unit to be discharged into one of a plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, Banknotes can be withdrawn smoothly. Moreover, since the setting which concerns on operation | movement of each banknote insertion / extraction part was made changeable, the freedom degree of an installation position can be raised.
<Configuration of change machine 200>
Next, a detailed configuration of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the change machine 200 according to the first embodiment includes a coin processing unit 250 and a banknote processing unit 210 arranged next to the coin processing unit 250. A POS register 290 is placed above the coin processing unit 250. The banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 each perform deposit / withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes. The POS register 290 is used as a management device that manages the change machine 200.

  First, the configuration of the banknote processing unit 210 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 212, and a banknote insertion / extraction unit 220, a cassette mounting unit 226, a withdrawal / rejection unit 224, A bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is disposed.

  The banknote insertion / extraction unit 220 is a unit that is arranged so as to be on the left side when the front surface of the housing 212 is viewed from the operator, and is capable of inserting and dispensing banknotes. The banknote insertion / extraction unit 222 is a unit that is arranged so as to be on the right side when the front surface of the housing 212 is viewed from the operator, and is a unit that can input and output banknotes.

  The cassette mounting unit 226 and the withdrawal / rejection unit 224 are disposed between the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222. The cassette mounting unit 226 is detachably attachable to a storage cassette used for collecting sales money and replenishing change. The withdrawal reject unit 224 accumulates banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal, such as a denomination cannot be identified.

  Moreover, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a transport unit 230 that transports banknotes one by one inside the housing 212, and a plurality of banknotes that can store banknotes inside the housing 212 and feed out banknotes stored therein. Parts 234, 236, and 238. In FIG. 3, the lower side surface of the housing 212 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 210, and the upward direction in FIG. 3 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 210.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 230 includes a circular transport unit 230 a and a plurality of connection transport units 230 b arranged at the center position of the housing 212. Further, the bill insertion / removal units 220 and 222, the withdrawal / rejection unit 224, the cassette mounting unit 226 to which the storage cassette 300 can be detachably mounted, and the three banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 respectively surround the circulation transport unit 230a. It is arranged as follows.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the plurality of connection conveyance units 230b allows the bill insertion / extraction units 220 and 222, the withdrawal / rejection unit 224, the cassette mounting unit 226, and the three bill storage units 234, 236, and 238, respectively. Are connected to the circulating transport unit 230a. The circulation unit 230a is provided with an identification unit 232. The identification unit 232 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, conveyance state, and the like of the bills conveyed by the circulation unit 230a. Do.

  The circulating transport unit 230a can transport banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 230, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance part 230a and each connection conveyance part 230b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance part 230a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the front surface of the housing 212, the deposit / withdrawal ports of the bill insertion / withdrawal portions 220 and 222 are provided. Further, LEDs (light emitting diodes) 220b and 222b are provided in the vicinity of the deposit / withdrawal ports of the bill insertion / removal portions 220 and 222, respectively. The LEDs 220b and 222b are used to assist the operation by the operator, for example, when the LEDs 220b and 222b are set to be turned on.

  Further, a door is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 226, and by opening this door, the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 226, and the storage cassette 300 is taken out from the cassette mounting portion 226. be able to.

  A bill feeding mechanism 221 is provided in the bill loading / unloading sections 220 and 222. When it is detected that one or more bills are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, the bill feeding mechanism 221 is driven. Thus, the banknotes are fed out one by one to the circulating conveyance unit 230a via the connection conveyance unit 230b.

  Moreover, the banknote insertion / withdrawal sections 220 and 222 are configured to discharge the banknotes fed from the banknote storage sections 234, 236, and 238 to the circulation conveyance section 230a to the outside of the housing 212 through the deposit / withdrawal port.

  The withdrawal rejection unit 224, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 during the withdrawal process, cannot identify a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject bill. Of the banknotes taken into the housing 212 from the banknote insertion / extraction units 220 and 222, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to fouling or the like at the time of deposit processing are regarded as deposit reject banknotes. Returned to 220 and 222.

  Each banknote storage unit 234, 236, 238 stores banknotes in denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 232. These banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 store banknotes that are deposited into the banknote processing unit 210 and banknotes that are to be withdrawn as change. For example, a thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 234, a two thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill are stored in a mixed state in the bill storage unit 236, and a ten thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 238. The Moreover, each banknote storage part 234, 236, 238 is provided with the banknote feeding mechanism 235, 237, 239, respectively, and the banknote stored in these banknote storage parts 234, 236, 238 is each banknote feeding mechanism. The sheets 235, 237, and 239 are fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 230a via the connection conveyance unit 230b.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 250 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 250 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 251, a coin receiving portion 252 provided on the front side of the casing 251, and a coin receiving unit on the front side of the casing 251. A coin dispensing unit 266 provided below the unit 252 and a plurality of storage and feeding units 260 capable of storing coins inside the housing 251 and feeding out the stored coins are provided.

  The coin receiving unit 252 takes the coins received via the coin insertion slot one by one in the case 251 in a one-layer, one-row state. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 252 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 253 (see FIG. 5) including a feeding belt or the like. When a coin received by the coin receiving unit 252 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 253 By being driven, the coins are fed one by one into the housing 251 by the coin feeding mechanism 253. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin receiving unit 252 is connected to a deposit transport unit 254 that transports the coins fed into the housing 251 by the coin receiving unit 252.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the middle of the deposit transport unit 254, an identification unit 256 for identifying the denomination of coins, true / false, damage, front / back, transport state, and the like, and a branch unit 258 are provided. Yes. The branching unit 258 branches the coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 266, such as reject coins, from the depositing and transporting unit 254, and guides them to the withdrawal and transporting unit 262 based on the coin identification result by the identifying unit 256.

  On the other hand, coins to be stored in the housing 251 such as normal coins are transported to the storage and feeding sections 260 by the deposit transport section 254. The storing and feeding unit 260 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. For example, six storage and feeding sections 260 corresponding to six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin). The coins are stored for each denomination in the storing and feeding unit 260 in ascending order from the upstream side of the deposit transport unit 254 (that is, the lower side in FIG. 4). In addition, the storage and feeding unit 260 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) that feeds the coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 260 one by one to the dispensing transport unit 262.

The withdrawal conveyance unit 262 conveys the coins fed out from the storage and feeding unit 260 to the coin dispensing unit 266. Further, the withdrawal transport unit 262 transports the reject coins branched from the deposit transport unit 254 by the branching unit 258 to the coin dispensing unit 266.
<Configuration of POS register>
Next, the configuration of the POS register 290 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the POS register 290 includes a POS control unit 291, a display unit 293 such as a monitor and an operation unit 294 such as operation keys connected to the POS control unit 291.

  The operation unit 294 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 291. In addition, the display unit 293 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, and the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. . Further, the POS register 290 is provided with an additional display unit 293a that can be visually recognized by the customer. In addition to displaying various information on the display unit 293, or in addition to the display on the display unit 293, an additional display unit is provided. The display may be performed in the part 293a.

The POS register 290 is provided with a card reader 296 and a printing unit 297 (see FIG. 5, not shown in FIG. 2). The card reader 296 acquires information on the ID, authority, etc. of the operator by reading an ID card carried by an operator such as a cashier. The printing unit 297 includes, for example, a printer, and prints information such as banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 on the receipt in addition to the sales receipt and the total receipt.
<Configuration of control system of change machine 200>
Next, the configuration of the control system of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the coin processing unit 250 includes a host control unit 202 and a coin control unit 250a, and these host control unit 202 and coin control unit 250a are connected to each other.

  Moreover, the banknote processing unit 210 has a banknote control unit 210 a, and the banknote control unit 210 a is connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. A POS control unit 291 provided in the POS register 290 is also connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. Although not shown, the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 is communicably connected to a host terminal such as a store server.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 includes a communication unit 203 for communicating with each of the banknote processing unit 210 and the POS register 290, an operation display unit 204, a transport setting unit 205, a transport A control unit 206 and a storage unit 208 are connected to each other.

  The upper control unit 202 transmits and receives signals to and from the banknote control unit 210 a of the banknote processing unit 210 and the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 through the communication unit 203.

  The operation display unit 204 includes a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the housing 251 of the coin processing unit 250, and is stored in each of the operation screen for the operator to operate, the banknote processing unit 210, and the coin processing unit 250. Information related to the amount of money being displayed is displayed on the operation display unit 204. In such an operation display unit 204, the operator can input various commands to the upper control unit 202 by touching an operation button on the operation screen with a finger.

  The conveyance setting unit 205 performs processing for setting the operations of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222. The combination of operations of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is stored as a conveyance pattern 208a in the storage unit 208, and the conveyance setting unit 205 selects the combination of operations from the conveyance pattern 208a, thereby The operations of the input / output unit 220 and the banknote input / output unit 222 are set. The setting result by the conveyance setting unit 205 is stored in the storage unit 208 as conveyance setting data 208b.

  The conveyance control unit 206 is a processing unit that controls conveyance of banknotes according to the conveyance setting data 208b. Specifically, a banknote is drawn out from a banknote insertion / extraction part set for insertion among the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 and the banknote insertion / extraction part 222, and is conveyed to the banknote storage parts 234, 236, 238, etc. Moreover, when dispensing change, the banknote input / output part set for throwing out of the banknote input / output part 220 and the banknote input / output part 222 from the banknote storage part 234, 236, 238 is taken out. Transport to.

  In addition, the conveyance control unit 206 performs lighting control of the LED 220b and the LED 222b. Specifically, the conveyance control unit 206 turns on an LED provided in a bill insertion / removal unit set for insertion. At the time of withdrawal, the LED provided in the bill insertion / withdrawal section set for insertion may be turned off, and the LED provided at the bill insertion / extraction section set for insertion may be turned on.

  The storage unit 208 stores various information such as information relating to the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, and processing history of money in the change machine 200. Further, the storage unit 208 stores a conveyance pattern 208a and conveyance setting data 208b.

  Further, a communication unit 240, a bill feeding mechanism 221, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 232, bill feeding mechanisms 235, 237, 239, a cassette mounting unit 226, and the like are connected to the bill control unit 210a of the bill processing unit 210. The banknote identification information by the identification unit 232 is sent to the banknote control unit 210a, and the banknote control unit 210a controls these constituent parts by sending command signals to the constituent parts of the banknote processing unit 210. . Moreover, the banknote control part 210a transmits / receives a signal with respect to the high-order control part 202 of the coin processing unit 250 by the communication part 240. FIG.

  The coin control unit 250a of the coin processing unit 250 is connected to a coin feeding mechanism 253, a deposit transport unit 254, an identification unit 256, a branching unit 258, each storing and feeding unit 260, a withdrawal transport unit 262, and the like. The coin identification information by the identification unit 256 is sent to the coin control unit 250a, and the coin control unit 250a sends a command signal to each component part of the coin processing unit 250 to control these component parts.

  In addition, a display unit 293, an operation unit 294, a storage unit 295, a communication unit 292, a card reader 296, a printing unit 297, and the like are connected to the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 so that they can communicate with each other. A command input to the operation unit 294 is sent from the operation unit 294 to the POS control unit 291, and information related to an ID card of an operator such as a cashier in charge read by the card reader 296 is sent to the POS control unit 291. It is done.

  The POS control unit 291 displays various information on the display unit 293 by sending a command to the display unit 293. Note that the POS control unit 291 can cause the additional display unit 293a to display instead of displaying various information on the display unit 293 or in addition to the display on the display unit 293.

  Further, the POS control unit 291 causes the printing unit 297 to print various information on a receipt or the like by sending a command to the printing unit 297. In addition, the POS control unit 291 transmits and receives signals to and from a higher-level terminal (not shown) such as a higher-level control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 and a store server by the communication unit 292.

In the storage unit 295, the processing status of coins and banknotes in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 transmitted from the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, and the inside of the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 are stored. Various information such as the amount of coins and banknotes stored in is stored.
<Settings for the bill insertion / removal unit>
Next, the setting of the operation of the bill input / output unit will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the setting of the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), in the transport pattern 208a, a combination pattern of operations of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is stored as a selectable setting.

  Specifically, the pattern P1 is a setting in which the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 on the left side as viewed from the operator is used for the insertion of banknotes, and the banknote insertion / extraction part 222 on the right side as viewed from the operator is used for the insertion of banknotes. . This setting can be used as an initial setting by an operator's input, etc., or when the cashier charge change described later is permitted and information indicating that the cashier operator is right-handed is obtained. Applied. Moreover, the deposit | payment fluctuation | variation mentioned later is permitted, and it is applied also when the insertion of the banknote into the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 on the left side is detected.

  The pattern P2 is a setting in which the left banknote insertion / removal unit 220 is used for the banknote insertion and the right banknote insertion / extraction part 222 is used for the banknote insertion. This setting can be used as an initial setting based on input from the operator, etc., and is also applied when information about the cashier operator being left-handed is obtained, and the cashier operator variation described below is permitted. Is done. Moreover, the deposit | payment fluctuation | variation mentioned later is permitted, and it is applied also when the insertion of the banknote to the banknote insertion / extraction part 222 on the right side is detected.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the conveyance setting data 208b includes items of initial setting, cashier charge fluctuation, and payment fluctuation. The initial setting is any pattern selected from the transport pattern 208a, and FIG. 6B shows a state where the pattern P1 is selected.

  The cashier charge variation indicates whether or not to allow the setting change based on the characteristics of the cashier operator. The characteristics of the operator in charge of the cash register may be acquired, for example, by reading the POS register 290 from the ID card of the cashier in charge by the card reader 296. At this time, information indicating characteristics such as the dominant hand may be written on the ID card, or the POS register 290 or the change machine 200 holds a table in which the identification information of the cashier person is associated with the characteristics such as the dominant hand. Also good.

  Setting changes due to cashier charge changes take priority over the initial settings. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the cashier charge variation is set to “permitted”, if the operator information indicates that the operator is right-handed, the pattern P1 is set regardless of the initial setting. Will be selected. Similarly, if the operator information indicates that the operator is left-handed, the pattern P2 is selected regardless of the initial setting.

If the deposit fluctuation is “permitted”, it is possible to set the banknote insertion / extraction section 220 and the banknote insertion / extraction section 222 on which the banknote is inserted for insertion, and the other for insertion. Setting changes due to deposit fluctuations take precedence over initial settings and cashier fluctuations. Moreover, the change in the setting due to the change in payment is effective for one transaction, the change is dispensed as necessary, and the change in the setting due to the change in payment is canceled when one transaction is completed.
<Setting processing of bill insertion / removal unit>
Next, the processing procedure of the conveyance setting unit 205 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the transport setting unit 205. First, the conveyance setting unit 205 reads the conveyance setting data 208b, applies the pattern selected as the initial setting, and sets the operation of the banknote insertion / extraction units 220 and 222 (step S101).

  Next, the conveyance setting unit 205 determines whether or not the cashier charge variation is permitted in the conveyance setting data 208b (step S102). If the cashier charge change is permitted (step S102; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 determines whether or not the characteristics of the cashier operator are acquired as cashier charge information (step S103).

  If the cashier charge information is acquired (step S103; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 changes the operation of the banknote input / output units 220 and 222 in accordance with the characteristics of the dominant hand indicated in the cashier charge information. The cashier charge information is reflected (step S104).

  After step S104, when the cashier charge variation is prohibited (step S102; No), or when the cashier charge information is not acquired (step S103; No), the transfer setting unit 205 makes payment in the transfer setting data 208b. It is determined whether or not variation is permitted (step S105).

  If the deposit fluctuation is permitted (step S105; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 determines whether or not deposit is detected by the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 or the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 (step S106). If the deposit is detected (step S106; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 sets the banknote insertion / extraction unit that has detected the deposit for insertion, and sets the other banknote insertion / extraction unit for dispensing (step S107). ).

  After step S107, when the deposit fluctuation is prohibited (step S105; No), or when no deposit is detected (step S106; No), the conveyance setting unit 205 sets the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit. This process is terminated.

  As described above, the change machine 200 that is the money handling apparatus according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of deposit / withdrawal ports that are provided at different positions and perform bill insertion and bill dispensing, Since banknotes inserted into any one of the cash inlets are stored in the banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238, and the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units are controlled to be discharged into any of a plurality of deposit / withdrawal ports. Can be smoothly carried out and banknotes can be withdrawn as change. In addition, since the setting relating to the operation of each bill input / output unit 220, 222 can be changed, the degree of freedom of the installation position can be increased.

  In addition, when the operator who operates the device is specified, the change machine 200 automatically sets the deposit / withdrawal port and the deposit / withdrawal port that accepts the insertion of banknotes according to the characteristics of the operator. It can reduce labor and improve convenience.

  Moreover, the operator can perform the operation smoothly and accurately by controlling lighting of the LED corresponding to the deposit / withdrawal port that accepts the insertion of banknotes among the plurality of deposit / withdrawal ports.

  In the first embodiment, the case where one of the bill insertion / removal unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is set for insertion and the other is set for insertion has been described. It is good also as a setting which prohibits use about the other.

  In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the card reader 296 of the POS register 290 is used to specify the operator. However, the card reader may be provided in the change machine 200 to specify the operator. Alternatively, the operator may input his / her characteristics into the POS register 290 or the change machine 200.

<Configuration using the bill insertion / removal unit for temporary storage>
In the first embodiment, a configuration is shown in which one of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is set for insertion and the other is set for insertion, but the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 are shown. One can be used for throwing in and throwing out, and the other can be used for temporarily holding banknotes. In the second embodiment, a configuration in which the banknote input / output part is used for input / output and temporary storage will be described.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the bill insertion / removal units 220 and 222 are used for the insertion / extraction and temporary holding of the bill insertion / extraction unit. The banknote input / output sections 220 and 222 of the change machine 200 can both input and output banknotes, but one of them can be set so as not to input or output banknotes. The bill insertion / extraction unit that does not insert or throw out bills is used as a temporary storage unit that stores the conveyed bills inside instead of throwing them out of the apparatus and takes them in again as needed. About the banknote insertion / withdrawal part used as a temporary storage part, the deposit / withdrawal port is closed by the cover 223, and an erroneous operation by the operator is prevented.

  In FIG. 8A, the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 on the left side as viewed from the operator is used for insertion / extraction of banknotes, and a cover 223 is attached to the banknote insertion / extraction part 222 on the right side for temporary storage of banknotes. On the other hand, in FIG.8 (b), the banknote insertion / extraction part 222 of the right side is used for insertion / extraction of a banknote, and the cover 223 is mounted | worn with the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 of the left side, and is used for temporary storage of a banknote.

  For example, when the wall is in contact with the right side of the change machine 200 as viewed from the operator, the operability is better when the left banknote loading / unloading section 220 is used for loading / unloading banknotes as shown in FIG. When the wall is in contact with the left side of the change machine 200 as viewed from the operator, it is easier to use the right banknote insertion / removal part 222 for insertion / removal of banknotes as shown in FIG. Is good.

  As described above, the change machine 200 that is the money handling apparatus according to the second embodiment can appropriately set which of the banknote insertion / extraction unit 220 and the banknote insertion / extraction unit 222 is used for temporary storage. For this reason, the loading / unloading portion can be provided so that the operability is good in accordance with the position where the change machine is arranged in the cash register, and the degree of freedom in arrangement can be improved.

Further, by using one of the bill insertion / removal unit 220 and the bill insertion / removal unit 222 as a temporary storage unit, the time required to change money can be shortened. This is because all the deposited banknotes are transported to and stored in the temporary storage unit, and after the change is withdrawn, the banknotes in the temporary storage unit may be stored in denomination.
<Setting of operation of bill insertion / extraction unit in Example 2>
Next, the setting of the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit in the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the setting of the operation of the bill insertion / extraction unit in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), in the transport pattern 208a, a combination pattern of operations of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is stored as a selectable setting.

  Specifically, the pattern P1 is a setting in which the banknote insertion / extraction part 220 on the left side as viewed from the operator is used for insertion / extraction of banknotes, and the banknote insertion / extraction part 222 on the right side as viewed from the operator is used for temporary storage. This setting can be used as an initial setting by an input from an operator or the like, and change by cover detection described later is permitted, and is applied when the attachment of the cover 223 to the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is detected.

  The pattern P2 is a setting in which the left banknote input / output unit 220 is used for temporarily storing banknotes, and the right banknote input / output unit 222 is used for banknotes input / output. This setting can be used as an initial setting by an input from an operator or the like, and change by cover detection, which will be described later, is permitted, and is applied when it is detected that the cover 223 is attached to the bill input / output unit 220.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the conveyance setting data 208b has items of initial setting and cover detection. The initial setting is any pattern selected from the transport pattern 208a, and FIG. 9B shows a state where the pattern P1 is selected.

  The cover detection indicates whether or not the setting of the cover 223 with respect to the banknote insertion / removal units 220 and 222 is detected and a setting change based on the detection result is permitted. When the cover detection is set to “permitted”, the bill insertion / removal part to which the cover 223 is attached serves as a temporary storage part, and the other bill insertion / removal part is used for the insertion / extraction of banknotes.

The setting change by the cover detection has priority over the initial setting. Or it is good also as notifying an operator when a cover detection result and initial setting are inconsistent.
<Setting processing of bill insertion / removal unit>
Next, the processing procedure of the conveyance setting unit 205 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the conveyance setting unit 205 according to the second embodiment. First, the conveyance setting unit 205 reads the conveyance setting data 208b, applies the pattern selected as the initial setting, and sets the operation of the bill insertion / extraction units 220 and 222 (step S201).

  Next, the conveyance setting unit 205 determines whether or not cover detection is permitted in the conveyance setting data 208b (step S202). If cover detection is permitted (step S202; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 determines whether or not the attachment of the cover 223 to the banknote insertion / extraction unit 220 or the banknote insertion / extraction unit 222 is detected (step S203). ).

  When the attachment of the cover 223 is detected (step S203; Yes), the conveyance setting unit 205 sets the bill insertion / removal unit with the cover 223 attached as a temporary holding unit, and sets the other bill insertion / removal unit for input / output. By doing so, the result of the cover detection is reflected (step S204).

After step S204, when the cover detection is prohibited (step S202; No), or when the attachment of the cover 223 is not detected (step S203; No), the conveyance setting unit 205 operates the bill insertion / extraction unit. The process related to the setting of is terminated.
<Modification using a plurality of cash registers>
Next, a modified example using a plurality of cash registers will be described. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a modification using a plurality of cash registers. As shown in FIG. 11, if the POS register 290a and the POS register 290b are connected to the change machine 200, the change machine 200 can be shared by the POS register 290a and the POS register 290b.

  In this case, the banknote loading / unloading unit 220 on the left side as viewed from the operator is used for loading and unloading banknotes for transactions performed using the POS register 290a on the left side as viewed from the operator. And the banknote insertion / extraction unit 222 on the right side as viewed from the operator is used for the insertion and withdrawal of banknotes for transactions performed using the POS register 290b on the right side as viewed from the operator.

  However, the change machine 200 does not process the transaction in the POS register 290a and the transaction in the POS register 290b at the same time, and processes the transaction related to the other POS register while processing the transaction related to one of the POS registers. Is prohibited.

  FIG.11 (b) is explanatory drawing of the setting of operation | movement of the banknote insertion / extraction part in the case of using a some cash register. As shown in FIG. 11B, if a transaction in the POS register 290a on the left side as viewed from the operator is being processed, the banknote loading / unloading unit 220 on the left side as viewed from the operator is used for loading and unloading banknotes. Use of the bill insertion / removal part 222 on the right side as viewed from the person is prohibited. Further, if the transaction in the right POS register 290b as viewed from the operator is being processed, the use of the left banknote loading / unloading unit 220 as viewed from the operator is prohibited, and the right banknote loading / unloading unit as viewed from the operator is prohibited. 222 is used for loading and unloading bills.

In this way, when connecting a plurality of POS registers to the change machine 200, the banknote input / output part on the side close to the POS register in use is used for input / output of banknotes, and the use of the other banknote input / output part is used. By prohibiting, the change machine 200 can be shared and the operability can be improved. When the change machine 200 is shared by a plurality of POS registers, it is desirable to manage sales for each POS register.
<Modified example of providing a banknote input / output part for customers>
Next, the modification which provides the banknote insertion / extraction part for customers is demonstrated. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a modified example in which a banknote input / output part for a customer is provided. In the configuration shown in FIG. 12, in addition to the configuration of the banknote processing unit 210 shown in FIG. The bill insertion / extraction unit 225 is connected to the circulation conveyance unit 230a by the connection conveyance unit 230b, and can input and output bills.

  The deposit / withdrawal port of the banknote loading / unloading unit 225 is provided on a surface opposite to the surface of the banknote loading / unloading unit 220 and the banknote loading / unloading unit 222 provided with the deposit / withdrawal port. A bill as change is thrown out.

  Further, the bill insertion / removal unit 220, the bill insertion / removal unit 222, and the bill insertion / removal unit 225 can be set to prohibit use, in addition to being able to set the operation to insertion, throwing, insertion / extraction. Therefore, when the change machine 200 having the banknote processing unit 210 is used only by the operator in charge of the cash register, it can be used in the same manner as described above by setting the banknote insertion / extraction unit 225 to be prohibited. it can. Moreover, if the banknote insertion / extraction part 225 is set to insertion / extraction, the change machine 200 which has this banknote processing unit 210 can be used as a change machine for self-registration which can be operated by a customer.

  As described above, the change machine 200 which is the money handling apparatus according to the second embodiment is set so that one of the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 is used for input / output, and the other is used as a temporary storage unit. By doing so, the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the bill insertion / extraction unit 220 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 222 are used as the input / output and the temporary storage unit has been described. However, instead of the temporary storage unit, it is used as a scrutiny box or a withdrawal reject unit. You can also.

  When one of the bill insertion / removal sections is set for scrutiny, the banknotes are fed out from the banknote storage section to be scrutinized and conveyed to the banknote insertion / extraction section for scrutiny, and after counting, the banknote storage section By returning, it is determined whether the number of banknotes located in the banknote storage unit matches the banknote amount.

  If one of the bill insertion / withdrawal sections is set for withdrawal, the withdrawal / rejection section 224 becomes unnecessary, and the change machine 200 can be downsized.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, an example is described in which the operation is set by providing two banknote insertion / extraction sections 220 and a banknote insertion / extraction section 222 on the front surface of the housing 212. However, you may comprise so that three or more banknote insertion / exit part may be provided and each operation | movement may be set. In addition, the operation setting can be arbitrarily changed, such as for high-value bill withdrawal and low-value bill withdrawal.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1 and 2, although the structure which provides one deposit / withdrawal port in each banknote insertion / extraction part was illustrated, you may provide a depositing port and a withdrawal port in each banknote insertion / extraction part, respectively. Moreover, each banknote insertion / extraction part is good also as comprising combining a banknote insertion unit and a banknote extraction unit.

  Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the configuration in which the bills are thrown in and thrown out vertically is exemplified, but the bills may be thrown in and thrown out horizontally. Moreover, you may arrange | position several banknote insertion / extraction parts on top and bottom.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the case of handling banknotes has been described as an example, but the same can be applied to coins.

  In the above-described first and second embodiments, the configuration in which the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 are arranged in the horizontal direction is illustrated, but the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 are stacked in the vertical direction. It is good also as a structure to arrange. Furthermore, the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 are arranged so as to overlap each other in a vertical direction, and a plurality of money input / output sections are provided in both the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, respectively. The operation of the money input / output part of the bill processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 may be different from the case where the operator operates from the left side and the case where the operator operates the change machine 200 from the right side.

  Moreover, in said Example 1 and 2, although the case where this invention was applied to a change machine was shown, this invention is not limited to this, It can apply to various money processing apparatuses.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The money handling apparatus of the present invention is useful for smoothly depositing money and dispensing money as change and increasing the degree of freedom of the installation position.

200 Change Machine 202 Higher Level Control Unit 203 Communication Unit 204 Operation Display Unit 205 Transfer Setting Unit 206 Transfer Control Unit 208 Storage Unit 208a Transfer Pattern 208b Transfer Setting Data 210 Banknote Processing Unit 210a Banknote Control Units 212 and 251 Cases 220, 222 and 225 Banknote input / output part 223 Cover 221 Banknote feeding mechanism 220b, 222b LED
224 Withdrawal reject unit 226 Cassette mounting unit 230 Transport unit 230a Circulation transport unit 230b Connection transport unit 232 Identification unit 234, 236, 238 Bill storage unit 235, 237, 239 Bill feeding mechanism 240 Communication unit 250 Coin processing unit 250a Coin control unit 252 Coin receiving unit 253 Coin feeding mechanism 254 Depositing conveyance unit 256 Identification unit 258 Branching unit 260 Storage feeding unit 262 Withdrawing conveyance unit 266 Coin dispensing units 290, 290a, 290b POS register 291 POS control unit 292 Communication unit 293 Display unit 294 Operation Unit 295 storage unit 296 card reader 297 printing unit 300 storage cassette

Claims (8)

A money storage section for storing money;
A plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports that are provided at different positions and for inputting and discharging money,
Control is made so that the money put into any of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports is stored in the money storage unit and the money stored in the money storage unit is discharged to any of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports. And a money handling device. A setting unit for setting a money deposit / withdrawal port for accepting the insertion of money and a money deposit / withdrawal port for paying out the money;
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a setting information storage unit that stores setting information set by the setting unit. The setting unit
When an operator who operates the device is specified, a money deposit / withdrawal port for accepting the insertion of money and a money deposit / withdrawal port for paying out the money are automatically set according to the characteristics of the operator. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2. A plurality of display portions respectively provided corresponding to the plurality of money deposit and withdrawal ports;
A display control unit for controlling display of a display mode corresponding to the money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts the insertion of money among the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, different from the display mode of other display units; The money handling apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein Among the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, a money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts input of the money by the setting unit and a money deposit / withdrawal port that is not set as a money deposit / withdrawal port for paying out the money are temporarily held. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the money handling apparatus is a holding unit. Among the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, the money deposit / withdrawal port that is not set as the money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts the insertion of the money by the setting unit and the money deposit / withdrawal port that dispenses the money is stored in the money storage unit. 5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the money handling apparatus is a scrutinizing warehouse for scrutinizing the collected money. Of the plurality of money deposit / withdrawal ports, the money deposit / withdrawal port that is not set as the money deposit / withdrawal port that accepts the insertion of the money by the setting unit and the money deposit / withdrawal port that pays out the money is the money to be rejected. It is set as the rejection part to accommodate. The money processing apparatus of Claim 2, 3 or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The protective member which makes impossible the contact of the money from the outside is arrange | positioned with respect to the money deposit / withdrawal port made into the said temporary holding | maintenance part, a scrutiny, or a rejection part. The money handling apparatus described in 1.

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