JP2018156329A - Currency processing device and currency processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling system capable of surely preventing money handled by one operator from being erroneously handled by the other operator. A money depositing / dispensing machine (money processing device) includes a money storage unit (a banknote depositing port 15, a banknote dispensing port 14 and the like) accessed by a teller to insert or withdraw money during transaction processing, A light emitting unit (LED elements 412, 432, etc.) that emit light, and a control unit that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus and a money handling system for depositing / withdrawing money.

  As one of the money processing devices used in financial institutions such as banks, a circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine that is installed between two tellers who work at a counter counter and can be used from either the left or right teller, For example, it is described in Patent Document 1.

  In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine described in Patent Document 1, a set of a dispensing occupancy lamp, a depositing occupancy lamp, and a reject lamp are respectively arranged on the right end and the left end of the upper surface of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine. Of these lamps, the lamp on the teller side that occupies the withdrawal process, the deposit process or the reject process is turned on. By referring to these lamps, each teller can grasp which process is occupied by which teller.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-044930

  However, when each teller executes transaction processing in parallel, each teller accesses the deposit or withdrawal port without referring to the withdrawal occupancy lamp, the receipt occupancy lamp and the reject lamp, and inputs money. Or it can happen to take out. In such a case, the money to be handled by one teller is erroneously handled by the other teller.

  In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling system that can reliably prevent money that should be handled by one operator from being mistakenly handled by the other operator. To do.

  A first aspect of the present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that is arranged between a plurality of operators and can perform transaction processing such as money deposit and withdrawal from each operator's deployment position. The money handling apparatus according to this aspect includes a common money storage unit accessed by the plurality of operators, a light emitting unit that emits light from at least one of the money storage unit and its peripheral part, and any operation of the transaction process. And a control unit that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit according to whether it is occupied by a person.

  According to the money handling apparatus according to this aspect, at least one of the money storage part and its peripheral part emits light in a light-emitting state indicating which operator is in a state where the process is occupied. For this reason, the operator always sees this light emission when accessing the money storage unit, and according to the light emission state, which operator occupies the transaction processing, You will definitely recognize. Thereby, the operator can grasp | ascertain reliably whether the own access with respect to a money accommodating part is appropriate. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the other operator from handling the money to be handled by one operator by mistake.

  In this aspect, the control unit may be configured to switch a light emission color of the light emitting unit according to which operator is occupied by the transaction process.

  According to this configuration, the operator can intuitively and smoothly recognize to which operator the transaction process is occupied by the emission color.

  In this aspect, the control unit may be configured to switch the light emission period of the light emitting unit according to which operator is occupied by the transaction process.

  Also with this configuration, the operator can recognize which operator is occupied by the transaction process.

  In this aspect, the money storage unit may be a money dispensing unit for taking out the money carried out during the dispensing process.

  In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent the other operator from accidentally taking out the money to be taken out by one operator.

  In this configuration, the money withdrawal unit can be shared with the accommodation of the money at the time of the withdrawal process as well as the accommodation of the money at the time of the deposit process. In this case, the control unit may be configured to further switch the light emission state of the light emitting unit with respect to the money dispensing unit between when the money is dispensed and when the money is rejected.

  According to this configuration, the operator can clearly recognize that reject money has been generated during the deposit process, based on the state of light emission to the money dispensing unit. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly remove the reject money.

  The money dispensing unit may be configured to be able to be drawn out from the apparatus main body. In this case, when the money dispensing unit is in a state of being withdrawn from the mounting position in the withdrawal direction, the control unit further differs the light emission state of the light emitting unit with respect to the money dispensing unit from that during the dispensing process. It can be configured to switch to a state.

  According to this configuration, the operator can recognize that a problem has occurred in the mounting state of the money dispensing unit due to the state of light emission with respect to the money dispensing unit. Therefore, the response | compatibility which pushes a money withdrawal part to an appropriate position can be advanced smoothly.

  The money handling apparatus according to this aspect is configured to further include a return unit for returning a foreign object generated during transaction processing, and a detection unit for detecting that the foreign object is stored in the return unit. obtain. In this case, the light emitting unit is further configured to emit light at least one of the return unit and its peripheral part, and the control unit emits light to the return unit when the detection unit detects the foreign matter. Can be configured to switch the light emission state for the return unit according to which operator is occupied with the transaction process.

  According to this structure, the operator can recognize that the foreign material is accommodated in the return part by the light emission state with respect to the return part. Therefore, the operator can smoothly proceed with the response of taking out the foreign matter from the return unit and returning it to the customer.

  The second aspect of the present aspect relates to a money handling system including a plurality of higher-order terminals and a money handling apparatus that performs transaction processing such as depositing / withdrawing of money based on instructions from each higher-order terminal. The money handling apparatus according to this aspect includes a money storage unit, a light emitting unit that emits light of at least one of the money storage unit and its peripheral part, and an instruction from which the higher-level terminal is the transaction process. And a control unit that switches a light emitting state of the light emitting unit.

  According to the money handling system according to this aspect, at least one of the money storage part and its peripheral part emits light in a different light emission state for each higher-level terminal. For this reason, the operator always sees this light emission when accessing the money storage unit, and according to the light emission state, which host terminal is in a state in which transaction processing is performed. , Will surely recognize. Thereby, the operator can grasp | ascertain reliably whether the own access with respect to a money accommodating part is appropriate. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the other operator from handling the money to be handled by one operator by mistake.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent money that should be handled by one operator from being erroneously handled by the other operator.

  The effects and significance of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments. However, the embodiment described below is merely an example when the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to what is described in the following embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a money depositing and dispensing machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the occupation instruction module according to the embodiment. 4A and 4B are longitudinal sectional views of the occupation instruction module according to the embodiment, respectively. FIGS. 5A and 5B are a front view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote deposit port according to the embodiment. 5C and 5D are a front view schematically showing the configuration of the return tray and a side view schematically showing the mounting state of the return tray, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG.5 (e) and (f) are the front views and sectional drawings which show typically the structure inside the banknote withdrawal port which concerns on embodiment, respectively. FIGS. 6A and 6B are a front view schematically showing a configuration of a coin dispensing box and a side view schematically showing a mounted state of the coin dispensing box, respectively, according to the embodiment. 6C and 6D are a top view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, schematically showing the configuration of the coin deposit port according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the embodiment. FIGS. 8A and 8B are flowcharts showing light emission control during the deposit process and the reject process, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIGS. 9A to 9C are flowcharts showing the light emission control at the time of the dispensing process, foreign object detection and coin withdrawal box detection according to the embodiment, respectively. FIGS. 10A and 10B are diagrams each schematically showing a light emission state during the deposit process according to the embodiment. FIGS. 10C and 10D are diagrams each schematically showing a light emission state during the withdrawal process according to the embodiment. FIGS. 10E and 10F are diagrams each schematically showing a light emission state at the time of rejection processing according to the embodiment. FIGS. 10 (g) and 10 (h) are diagrams schematically showing a light emission state at the time of detecting a foreign object and at the time of detecting the removal of a coin dispensing box, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIGS. 11A and 11B are diagrams schematically illustrating a light emission state during the deposit process according to the first modification. FIGS. 11C and 11D are flowcharts showing the light emission control during the deposit process and the withdrawal process, respectively, according to the second modification. FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams schematically showing a light emission arrangement according to Modification Example 3, respectively. FIG. 13: is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money depositing / withdrawing machine based on the example 4 of a change.

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

  In this embodiment, the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 corresponds to a “money processing apparatus” described in the claims. Moreover, the coin depositing port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote depositing port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16 correspond to the “money storage part” recited in the claims, and the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing unit. The box 16 corresponds to the “money dispensing unit” described in the claims. Furthermore, the return tray 19 corresponds to a “return section” described in the claims. Moreover, the system which consists of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 and the two upper terminals 2 corresponds to “a money processing system” described in the claims.

  However, the above description is only for the purpose of associating the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the claims is incorporated into the configuration of the embodiment by the above association. It is not limited at all.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is installed between two tellers (operators) who perform counter work inside a counter counter in a financial institution such as a bank. The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is connected to a host terminal 2 operated by each teller via a communication cable 3.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a bill depositing / dispensing unit 11 and a coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 in an exterior body 10 constituting an outer shell. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11 is provided on the lower side in the exterior body 10 and performs banknote deposit / withdrawal processing and the like. The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12 is provided on the upper side in the exterior body 10 and performs coin deposit / withdrawal processing and the like.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the exterior body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the depth in the front-rear direction is longer than the lateral width in the left-right direction and the height in the up-down direction is higher than the lateral width in the left-right direction. The exterior body 10 includes a main body 10a, an exterior cover 10b provided on the front upper portion of the main body 10a, and a door body 10c provided on the front surface of the main body 10a. For example, the exterior cover 10b is formed of a resin material, and the main body 10a and the door body 10c are formed of a metal material.

  In the outer cover 10b, a coin deposit port 13 is formed on the upper surface, a bill dispensing port 14 is formed on the front surface, and a bill deposit port 15 is formed on a curved surface that curves from the upper surface to the front surface. The banknote dispensing port 14 and the banknote depositing port 15 are opened and closed by shutters 14a and 15a, respectively. A coin dispensing box 16 is disposed at the right end of the lower portion of the exterior cover 10b. The coin dispensing box 16 can be pulled forward.

  An operation display unit 17 is provided at the rear of the exterior cover 10b. The operation display unit 17 is fixed to the exterior cover 10b so as to face diagonally upward. The operation display unit 17 includes a touch panel that includes a display and a touch sensor. The operation display unit 17 displays various images (screens) on the display, and detects a user's touch operation on the display by a touch sensor.

  Four occupancy buttons 18 are provided in regions on both sides of the coin deposit port 13 on the upper surface of the exterior cover 10b. The four occupancy buttons 18 include occupancy buttons 18a and 18b provided on the left and right of the front side, and occupancy buttons 18c and 18d provided on the left and right of the rear side, respectively. The front occupancy buttons 18a and 18b are used for the left and right tellers to instruct occupancy of transaction processing related to the banknotes of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1, respectively. Similarly, the rear occupancy buttons 18c and 18d are used by the left and right tellers to instruct occupancy of transaction processing related to coins of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1, respectively.

  A return tray 19 is arranged on the front surface of the exterior cover 10b. The return tray 19 can be pulled forward. When a foreign object such as a coin is sandwiched between the banknotes set in the banknote deposit port 15, the foreign substances fall onto the return tray 19 in accordance with the banknote carry-in operation. Each teller takes out the foreign matter by pulling out the return tray 19, and returns the taken-out foreign matter to a customer or the like as appropriate.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 11 includes a depositing unit 110, a dispensing unit 120, a rejecting unit 130, a transporting unit 140, an identification unit 150, a banknote aligning unit 160, and two cassettes 170. , Cassette 171, two temporary storage units 180 for cassette 170, three stackers 190, and three temporary storage units 200 for stacker 190.

  The depositing unit 110, the dispensing unit 120, and the rejecting unit 130 are provided near the front of the upper part in the exterior body 10. The depositing unit 110 is connected to the banknote depositing port 15, and the bills in a rose state are inserted into the depositing unit 110 through the banknote depositing port 15. The withdrawal unit 120 and the rejection unit 130 are connected to the banknote withdrawal port 14, and the banknotes in a loose state are taken out from the withdrawal unit 120 and the rejection unit 130 through the banknote withdrawal port 14.

  The depositing unit 110 includes a deposit feeding mechanism 111. The deposit feeding mechanism 111 feeds banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 110 to the transport unit 140 one by one. The dispensing unit 120 mainly receives banknotes fed out from the stacker 190. The reject unit 130 mainly receives banknotes whose attributes (true / false, denomination, front / back, etc.) cannot be identified by the identification unit 150 and are not regarded as normal banknotes.

  The transport unit 140 includes a belt mechanism, a roller mechanism, and the like, and includes a main transport path 141, a deposit transport path 142, a withdrawal transport path 143, a reject transport path 144, two cassette transport paths 145, and three Stacker conveyance path 146. The main transport path 141 is formed in a loop shape so as to extend in the front-rear direction in the exterior body 10, and in FIG. 2, the bills can be transported in the clockwise direction (solid arrow) and the counterclockwise direction (broken line arrow). Is possible.

  The deposit conveyance path 142 is provided between the deposit section 110 and the main conveyance path 141. The withdrawal conveyance path 143 is provided between the withdrawal unit 120 and the main conveyance path 141. The reject conveyance path 144 is provided between the reject unit 130 and the main conveyance path 141. The cassette conveyance path 145 is provided between the cassette 170 and the temporary storage unit 180 and the main conveyance path 141. The stacker transport path 146 is provided between the stacker 190 and the temporary storage unit 200 and the main transport path 141.

  The identification unit 150 is provided at the rear of the upper loop of the main conveyance path 141. The identification part 150 identifies the attribute of the banknote which flows through the conveyance part 140, and outputs an identification result to the control part mentioned later. The identified attributes include the authenticity of the banknote, the denomination, the front / back direction of the banknote, and the like. Moreover, the identification part 150 counts a banknote, and outputs a count result to the control part mentioned later.

  The banknote aligning unit 160 is provided to align the front and back direction of banknotes flowing through the transport unit 140. The banknote aligning part 160 is arrange | positioned ahead of the identification part 150, ie, the downstream of the flow of the banknote at the time of withdrawal from the identification part 150. FIG. The banknote aligning unit 160 includes a reversing unit 161 and a non-reversing unit 162 that constitute a part of the main transport path 141. The reversing unit 161 includes a reversing mechanism for reversing the bills by the switchback method. The banknotes that have passed through the reversing unit 161 are turned upside down along the short direction of the banknotes, that is, the top-to-bottom direction, and the orientations of the front and back sides and the top and bottom are switched. The non-inversion part 162 has substantially the same path length as the inversion part 161 and allows the banknotes to pass through in the current direction. For example, as a result of identification in the identification unit 150, a banknote identified as face-up passes through the non-inversion part 162, and a banknote identified as face-down passes through the reversal part 161, so that the direction of the banknote is aligned face-up. It is done.

  The two cassettes 170 and the three stackers 190 are provided in the exterior body 10 so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction below the transport unit 140. Two cassettes 170 are provided in front of the three stackers 190. The cassette 170 and the stacker 190 are supported by a support unit (not shown) that can be pulled out forward, and can be put in and out of the exterior body 10 by opening the door body 10c.

  The cassette 170 is mainly used for storing banknotes collected from the stacker 190 and banknotes to be replenished to the stacker 190. Further, the cassette 170 is used for temporarily storing banknotes during an automatic scrutiny process for automatically scrutinizing banknotes in the stacker 190. One cassette 170 can also be used to store 2,000 yen tickets, old tickets, lost tickets, and the like. In the cassette 170, banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. An elevating stage 170a is provided in the cassette 170 to raise and lower the stored banknotes.

  Further, a coin collecting cassette 171 is arranged on the right side of these cassettes 170. This cassette 171 is also supported by the above-mentioned support unit and can be pulled out forward. When collecting coins, coins are inserted into the cassette 171 from the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12.

  The temporary storage unit 180 for the cassette 170 is disposed above the corresponding cassette 170. The temporary storage unit 180 temporarily stores (stores) banknotes stored in the cassette 170. A payout mechanism (not shown) is provided on the entrance / exit side of the temporary storage unit 180, and banknotes in the cassette 170 can be supplied to the cassette conveyance path 145 through the temporary storage unit 180.

  The stacker 190 is used for storing deposited banknotes by denomination. For example, denominations of 10,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 5,000 yen can be assigned to each of the three stackers 190. In the stacker 190, banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. An elevating stage 190 a is provided in the stacker 190 to raise and lower the stored banknotes.

  The temporary storage unit 200 for the stacker 190 is disposed above the corresponding stacker 190. The temporary storage unit 200 temporarily stores (stores) banknotes stored in the stacker 190. A feeding mechanism (not shown) is provided on the entrance / exit side of the temporary storage unit 200, and the banknotes in the stacker 190 can be fed out to the stacker conveyance path 146 through the temporary storage unit 200.

  At the time of banknote deposit processing, banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 110 through the banknote depositing port 15 are transported by the transporting unit 140 and identified by the identifying unit 150, and the banknotes identified as normal are separated for each denomination. Are temporarily held in the corresponding temporary holding unit 200. When the confirmation operation is performed, the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 200 are stored in the corresponding stackers 190. Note that the banknote identified as not normal is returned to the reject unit 130.

  Further, in the banknote withdrawal process, the banknote of the amount specified by the withdrawal operation is fed out from the stacker 190 and transported by the transport unit 140, and the banknote aligning unit 160 has the front and back directions in the middle. They are aligned and paid out to the withdrawal unit 120. The banknotes of the withdrawal unit 120 are taken out through the banknote withdrawal port 14.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12 includes a coin transport unit, a coin identification unit, a plurality of denomination coin storage units, and the like (not shown). At the time of coin deposit processing, coins inserted from the coin deposit slot 13 are transported by the coin transport unit and identified by the coin identifying unit, and coins identified as normal correspond to each denomination. It is stored in the denominated coin storage unit. The coins that are identified as not normal are returned to the coin dispensing box 16. Further, at the time of the coin dispensing process, the coin of the amount specified by the dispensing operation is thrown out from the denomination type coin storage unit, transported by the coin transport unit, and paid out to the coin dispensing box 16.

  Tellers on the left and right sides of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 can use the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 to perform transaction processing such as deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and counting processing. The counting process includes a simple counting process that simply measures the number of coins (banknotes and coins) and an organizing counting process that measures the number of coins and collects coins of the same denomination in units of a predetermined number.

  When the transaction process is a counting process, each teller selects whether to perform the simple counting process or the organizing counting process on the operation display unit 17 after performing the occupation operation. Specifically, each teller presses the occupancy button 18 provided on its own side, that is, the occupancy button 18a or the occupancy button 18c for the left side teller, and the occupancy button 18b or the occupancy button for the right side teller. After pressing 18d to perform an operation (occupying operation) that occupies the processing of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1, an operation for simple counting processing or organizing counting processing is performed on the operation display unit 17.

  Further, when the transaction process is a deposit process or a withdrawal process, each teller performs a deposit operation or a withdrawal operation including input of an amount or the like at the upper terminal 2. Thus, when a deposit operation or a withdrawal operation is performed, a deposit command or a withdrawal command is transmitted from the host terminal 2 to the money depositing and dispensing machine 1. The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 executes a depositing process or a dispensing process based on the received command.

  The two upper terminals 2 are associated with the left and right teller deployment positions that sandwich the money depositing / dispensing machine 1, respectively. That is, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is associated with one upper terminal 2 to the deployment position on the right side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1, and the other upper terminal 2 with respect to the deployment position on the left side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1. Is set to correspond. Each teller performs an input for transmitting a deposit command or a withdrawal command from the host terminal 2 associated with its own deployment position. Thereby, each upper terminal 2 transmits a command with its own identification information. The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 that has received the command identifies, based on the identification information, which deployment position the received command is used for.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration is provided in which the teller-side occupancy button 18 that occupies transaction processing is lit among the occupancy buttons 18 that are respectively arranged on the right and left sides of the coin deposit port 13. As described above, when one of the tellers occupies the transaction processing, when the occupancy button 18 arranged on its side is operated, the operated occupancy button 18 is lit, and the transaction processing is performed by the teller. It is displayed that it is occupied. When the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 receives a command for depositing or withdrawing from the host terminal 2, the teller-side occupation button corresponding to the identification information received together with the command is turned on, and the transaction processing is occupied by the teller. Is displayed.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration around the occupation button 18. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the occupancy button 18 is configured as a part of the occupancy instruction module 300. 4A and 4B are vertical sectional views of the occupation instruction module 300. FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional view as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a longitudinal sectional view as seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG. In FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, the exterior cover 10b and a part of the film sheet 181 are shown in a state of being cut out in a square shape.

  The occupation instruction module 300 includes a touch sensor 310, a light guide plate 320, a light source device 330, and a bracket 340 in addition to the occupation button 18.

  The occupying button 18 is formed by recessing a part of the film sheet 181 covering the exterior cover 10b in a circular shape. An annular lamp portion 182 having translucency is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the occupying button 18. The occupying button 18 is fitted into a circular opening 10b1 formed in the exterior cover 10b, and the back surface thereof is exposed on the back side of the exterior cover 10b.

  On the back side of the exterior cover 10b, a recess 10b2 is formed around the opening 10b1, and the touch sensor 310 is accommodated in the recess 10b2. The touch sensor 310 is a sheet-like member, and is overlapped in a state of being in contact with the back surface of the occupying button 18. The touch sensor 310 is, for example, a capacitive touch sensor, and detects that the occupying button 18 has been pressed by detecting that a finger or the like has touched the occupying button 18.

  The light guide plate 320 is formed of a light-transmitting material, and has an upper portion that is the same size as the touch sensor 310 and a lower portion that is slightly larger than the upper portion. The upper surface of the light guide plate 320 overlaps with the back surface of the touch sensor 310 in contact.

  The light source device 330 includes a plurality of (for example, four) LED elements 331 and an LED substrate 332 on which the LED elements 331 are mounted. The LED elements 331 are arranged along the lower side surface of the light guide plate 320 and emit light toward the inside of the light guide plate 320. The LED elements 331 can emit light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  On the lower surface of the light guide plate 320, fine irregularities are formed on one surface, and the light emitted from the LED elements 331 is irregularly reflected by these irregularities, so that the entire lower surface of the light guide plate 320 is touched by the touch sensor 310 and the occupied button. Emits light toward 18. As a result, the lamp unit 182 of the occupying button 18 is turned on.

  The light guide plate 320 and the light source device 330 are held by a bracket 340. The bracket 340 is fixed to the back surface of the exterior cover 10b. Four support members 341 made of rubber or the like are interposed between the light guide plate 320 and the bracket 340.

  In the present embodiment, the teller-side occupancy button 18 that occupies the transaction processing is lit by the configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A and 4B. The light emission colors of the two right occupation buttons 18 and the light emission colors of the two left occupation buttons 18 are different from each other. Thereby, it is displayed which teller is in the state which occupied the transaction processing. Each teller can grasp whether he / she is in a state of occupying transaction processing by checking the lighting state of the occupancy button 18.

  However, when each teller executes transaction processing in parallel with respect to the money depositing and dispensing machine 1, each teller does not check the lighting state of the occupancy button 18, and the banknote dispensing port 14 or the coin dispensing box 16. It is possible to take out the money by accessing the bill, or set the money by accessing the bill deposit slot 15 or the coin deposit slot 13. If such an operation is performed by a teller who does not occupy the transaction process, an erroneous withdrawal operation or deposit operation will occur.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a configuration for preventing such an erroneous withdrawal operation or deposit operation is provided. Specifically, the structure which makes the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16 emit light in a form that can identify which teller occupies the transaction processing. Is provided. Hereinafter, this configuration will be described.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are a front view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote depositing slot 15. FIG. 5A schematically shows a configuration when the banknote depositing port 15 is viewed from the front side, and FIG. 5B is a banknote depositing port when the banknote depositing port 15 is viewed from the right side. A vertical section around 15 is schematically shown. For convenience, in FIGS. 5A and 5B, illustration of a carry-in mechanism and the like for carrying banknotes into the apparatus is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a bill storage portion 15 b capable of storing a predetermined number of bills is provided inside the bill deposit slot 15. An LED substrate 411 is installed on the top surface of the banknote accommodating part 15b, and a plurality of LED elements 412 are mounted on the LED substrate 411 so as to be arranged on the left and right. These LED elements 412 emit light toward the lower side of the bill housing part 15b. Each of the LED elements 412 is configured to emit light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, the emission color of the LED element 412 is switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. By controlling the LED element 412 in this way, the bottom portion of the banknote accommodating portion 15b emits light in a color indicating the occupation side teller.

  A plurality of beam portions 15c are provided on the bottom of the banknote accommodating portion 15b so as to be arranged side by side, and a gap 15d is provided between the beam portions 15c. During the deposit process, the banknote is set on the beam portion 15c. The set banknotes are carried one by one into the apparatus by the depositing and feeding mechanism 111. At this time, if a foreign object such as a coin is sandwiched between bills, the foreign object falls downward from the gap 15 d and is accommodated in the return tray 19.

  FIGS. 5C and 5D are a front view schematically showing the configuration of the return tray 19 and a side view schematically showing the mounting state of the return tray 19, respectively. FIG. 5C shows the LED element 422 together with the return tray 19. FIG. 5D schematically shows a longitudinal section of the support frame F11 and the exterior cover 10b that support the return tray 19 together with the return tray 19 so that the return tray 19 can be pulled out.

  The return tray 19 is integrally formed of a translucent material. On the front surface of the return tray 19 is formed a recess 19a for the teller to hang a finger on. In addition, on the upper surface of the return tray 19, a foreign material container 19 b that is recessed downward is formed. The foreign matter dropped from the bill housing part 15b of the bill deposit port 15 falls into the foreign material housing part 19b through the opening F11a formed in the support frame F11. In the plan view, the opening F11a has substantially the same size as the foreign matter container 19b.

  An LED substrate 421 is installed below the front part of the return tray 19, and a plurality of LED elements 422 are mounted on the LED substrate 421 so as to be arranged on the left and right. These LED elements 422 emit light to the lower surface of the front portion of the return tray 19 through a hole F11b formed in the support frame F11. The LED elements 422 are configured to be capable of emitting light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, the light emission color of the LED element 422 is switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. By controlling the LED element 422 in this way, the light emitted from the LED element 422 is transmitted from the front lower surface of the return tray 19 to the front surface, and the front surface of the return tray 19 is used as an occupant side teller. Emits light in the indicated color.

  Further, a magnetic sensor 423 is installed on the lower surface of the support frame F11. The magnetic sensor 423 spreads out in substantially the same area as the bottom surface of the foreign material container 19b. The magnetic sensor 423 includes a plurality of coils, and generates a loop-shaped magnetic field in the foreign material container 19b by these coils. When a coin is stored in the foreign material storage part 19b, the magnetic field is blocked by the coin. The magnetic sensor 423 detects that a coin is stored in the foreign material storage unit 19b based on such a change in the magnetic field.

  FIGS. 5 (e) and 5 (f) are a front view and a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote dispensing opening 14, respectively. FIG. 5 (e) schematically shows a configuration when the banknote dispensing port 14 is viewed from the front side, and FIG. 5 (f) illustrates a banknote when the banknote dispensing port 14 is viewed from the right side. A longitudinal section in the vicinity of the dispensing port 14 is schematically shown. For convenience, in FIGS. 5E and 5F, illustration of a carry-out mechanism for carrying out banknotes from the inside of the apparatus is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (e) and 5 (f), a bill storage portion 14 b that can store a predetermined number of bills is provided inside the bill withdrawal port 14. An LED substrate 431 is installed on the top surface of the banknote accommodating part 14b, and a plurality of LED elements 432 are mounted on the LED substrate 431 so as to be arranged on the left and right. These LED elements 432 emit light toward the lower side of the banknote accommodating part 14b. Each of the LED elements 432 is configured to emit light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, the emission color of the LED element 432 is switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. Thus, by controlling the LED element 432, the bottom part of the banknote accommodating part 14b light-emits in the color which shows the occupation side teller.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B are a front view schematically showing the configuration of the coin dispensing box 16 and a side view schematically showing the mounting state of the coin dispensing box 16, respectively. FIG. 6A shows the LED element 442 together with the coin dispensing box 16. FIG. 6B schematically shows a longitudinal section of the support frame F12 and the outer cover 10b that support the coin dispensing box 16 so that the coin dispensing box 16 can be pulled out.

  The coin dispensing box 16 is integrally formed of a translucent material. On the front surface of the coin dispensing box 16, a recess 16a is formed for the teller to hang a finger on. Further, a coin receiving portion 16 b that is recessed downward is formed on the upper surface of the coin dispensing box 16. A coin is thrown into the coin accommodating part 16b through the opening F12a formed in the support frame F12. In the plan view, the opening F12a is slightly smaller than the coin accommodating portion 16b.

  An LED substrate 441 is installed above the front portion of the coin dispensing box 16, and a plurality of LED elements 442 are mounted on the LED substrate 441 so as to be arranged on the left and right. These LED elements 442 emit light to the upper surface of the front portion of the coin dispensing box 16 through a hole F12b formed in the support frame F12. The LED elements 422 are configured to be capable of emitting light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, the emission color of the LED element 442 is switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. By controlling the LED element 442 in this way, the light emitted from the LED element 442 is transmitted from the front upper surface of the coin dispensing box 16 to the front surface, and the front surface of the coin dispensing box 16 is on the occupying side. Emits light with a color that indicates teller

  Further, a micro switch 443 is installed in the lower part of the coin dispensing box 16. In the micro switch 443, the terminal 443a protrudes to the mounting region 16d of the coin dispensing box 16 through the hole F12c of the support frame F12. When the coin dispensing box 16 is properly mounted in the mounting area 16d, the terminal 443a of the micro switch 433 is pushed in. Thereby, it is detected that the coin dispensing box 16 is properly mounted at a predetermined mounting position. When the coin dispensing box 16 is shifted forward, the terminal 443a of the micro switch 433 is projected. Thereby, the detachment of the coin dispensing box 16 is detected.

  6C and 6D are a top view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, schematically showing the configuration of the coin deposit port 13. FIG. 6C schematically shows the configuration when the coin deposit port 13 is viewed from above, and FIG. 6D shows the coin deposit port 13 when the coin deposit port 13 is viewed from the right side. A vertical section in the vicinity is schematically shown.

  Four wall parts 13a-13d are arrange | positioned in the back | inner side of the coin deposit port 13, and the coin accommodating part 13e is comprised by these wall parts 13a-13d. Wall part 13a-13d is formed with the translucent material. Wall part 13a, 13b is inclined so that it may mutually approach, so that it goes to the back of the coin deposit port 13. Similarly, the wall portions 13c and 13d are also inclined so as to approach each other toward the back of the coin deposit opening 13. The coin thrown into the coin deposit port 13 is accommodated in the coin accommodating portion 13e and guided to the outlet 13f by the wall portions 13a to 13d.

  An LED substrate 451 is installed on the back side of the wall portion 13a, and a plurality of LED elements 452 are mounted on the LED substrate 451 so as to be arranged on the left and right. These LED elements 452 emit light toward the back surface of the wall portion 13a. Each of the LED elements 452 is configured to be able to emit light of a plurality of different colors such as red, green, and blue.

  As will be described later, in this embodiment, the emission color of the LED element 452 is switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. By controlling the LED element 452 in this way, the light emitted from the LED element 452 is transmitted to the front surface of the wall portion 13a, and the wall portion 13a emits light in a color indicating the occupied side teller.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, a light emitting unit 24, and a detection unit in addition to the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12, and the operation display unit 17 described above. 25.

  The control unit 21 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and in accordance with an operation program stored in the storage unit 22, the operation display unit 17 and each component of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11 (payout / feeding mechanism 111, transport). Unit 140, identification unit 150, banknote aligning unit 160, cassette 170, temporary storage unit 180, stacker 190, temporary storage unit 200, and the like, and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12.

  The storage unit 22 includes a storage medium such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a hard disk. The storage unit 22 stores an operation program of the control unit 21 and is used as a work area when the control unit 21 performs control processing. The communication unit 23 performs communication with the upper terminal 2. The light emitting unit 24 drives the LED elements 331 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and the LED elements 412, 422, 432, 442 and 452 shown in FIGS. 4A to 6D and these LED elements. Drive circuit. The detection unit 25 includes the magnetic sensor 423 shown in FIG. 5D and the micro switch 443 shown in FIG. 6B, and further detects that the banknote has been extracted from the banknote dispensing port 14. Includes sensors.

  The control unit 21 switches the light emission color of the light emitting unit 24, that is, the LED elements 331, 412, 422, 432, 442, and 452 depending on which teller is occupied with the transaction process. Thereby, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote depositing port 15, the coin depositing port 13, the coin dispensing box 16, the occupancy button 18 and the return tray 19 emit light in a color indicating the occupation side teller. For example, if the left side teller occupies transaction processing, the emission color is set to blue, and if the right side teller occupies transaction processing, the emission color is set to green. Hereinafter, the light emission control executed by the control unit 21 will be described for each transaction process.

  FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing the light emission control during the deposit process.

  When receiving the deposit instruction from the upper terminal 2 (S101: YES), the control unit 21 turns on the occupation button 18 of the occupation side teller with the emission color of the occupation side (S102). That is, the control unit 21 specifies the occupation-side teller based on the identification information of the upper terminal 2 received together with the deposit instruction, and lights the occupation-side occupation button 18 in the occupation-side emission color. For example, when the occupation side teller is the left side teller, the control unit 21 turns on the LED element 331 for the two left occupation buttons 18 in blue, which is the left emission color, and these two occupation buttons. 18 is lit in blue.

  Furthermore, the control part 21 opens the shutter 15a of the banknote depositing slot 15 (S103), and turns on the banknote depositing slot 15 and the coin depositing slot 13 with the emission color of the occupation side (S104). For example, when the occupant side teller is the left side teller, the control unit 21 turns on the LED elements 412 and 452 for causing the banknote deposit slot 15 and the coin deposit slot 13 to emit light in blue, which is the left emission color. The bill deposit port 15 and the coin deposit port 13 are lit in blue.

  Thereafter, the control unit 21 waits for the teller to touch the start button on the screen displayed on the operation display unit 17 (S105). The teller touches the start button on the operation display unit 17 after setting the money in the bill deposit slot 15 and the coin deposit slot 13. When the start instruction is input in this way (S105: YES), the control unit 21 closes the shutter 15a of the banknote deposit slot 15, counts the banknotes and coins set by the teller, and temporarily counts the banknotes and coins thus counted. Suspend (S106).

  When the bill and coin counting process is completed, the control unit 21 waits for a confirmation instruction to be input from the teller (S107). The number of banknotes and coins counted in step S106 is displayed on the operation display unit 17. The teller touches the confirmation button displayed on the operation display unit 17 after confirming the number of displayed banknotes and coins. When the confirmation instruction is input in this way (S107: YES), the control unit 21 executes a process of storing temporarily held banknotes and coins (S108). In response to this, the control unit 21 stops the lighting of the occupancy button 18, the banknote deposit slot 15, and the coin deposit slot 13, and the light emission control during the deposit process ends. However, if there is a rejection process or foreign object detection, which will be described later, the lighting of the occupancy button is stopped on the condition that these processes are completed. In step S105, the light emission of the bill deposit port 15 and the coin deposit port 13 may be stopped in response to the start instruction input from the teller.

  FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing the light emission control during the reject process.

  Rejection of banknotes and coins is performed, for example, when an unidentifiable banknote or coin is generated in step S106 of FIG. Rejectable banknotes that cannot be identified are discharged to the banknote dispensing port 14, and rejected coins that cannot be identified are discharged to the coin dispensing box 16.

  The control unit 21 continuously monitors whether or not reject banknotes are discharged (S201) and whether or not reject coins are discharged (S204). When the reject banknote is discharged to the banknote outlet 14 (S201), the control unit 21 opens the shutter 14a of the banknote outlet 14 (S202), and the banknote outlet 14 is emitted in the occupying teller side emission color. It blinks (S203). That is, the control unit 21 blinks the banknote dispensing port 14 by blinking the LED element 432 for causing the banknote dispensing port 14 to emit light in the emission color on the occupation teller side. For example, when the reject banknote is discharged while the left side teller occupies the transaction processing, the banknote outlet 14 flashes in blue.

  Further, when the reject coin is discharged to the coin dispensing box 16 (S204), the control unit 21 blinks the coin dispensing box 16 in the light emission color on the occupied teller side (S205). That is, the control unit 21 blinks the coin dispensing box 16 by blinking the LED element 442 for causing the coin dispensing box 16 to emit light in the emission color on the occupation teller side. For example, if the reject coin is discharged while the left side teller occupies the transaction processing, the coin dispensing box 16 blinks in blue.

  The blinking of the banknote dispensing slot 14 and the blinking of the coin dispensing box 16 are continued until the reject banknote and the reject coin are extracted from the banknote dispensing slot 14 and the coin dispensing box 16. The removal of the reject banknote is detected when the detection unit 25 detects that the reject banknote has disappeared from the banknote dispensing port 14. Further, the withdrawal of the reject coin is detected when the detection unit 25 detects that the coin dispensing box 16 has been removed.

  FIG. 9A is a flowchart showing the light emission control during the withdrawal process.

  When receiving a withdrawal instruction from the host terminal 2 (S301: YES), the control unit 21 turns on the occupation button 18 of the occupation side teller with the emission color of the occupation side (S302). That is, the control unit 21 specifies the occupant-side teller based on the identification information of the host terminal 2 received together with the withdrawal instruction, and lights the occupant-side occupancy button 18 in the occupant-side emission color.

  And the control part 21 performs the conveyance process of the banknote based on a payment instruction | indication, and a coin (S303). Thereby, a banknote is conveyed to the banknote dispensing port 14, and a coin is thrown into the coin dispensing box 16. Thus, when conveyance of a banknote and a coin is complete | finished (S304: YES), the control part 21 will open the shutter 14a of the banknote dispensing port 14 (S305), and will light the banknote dispensing port 14 with the emission color of an occupation side. (S306). Moreover, the control part 21 lights the coin dispensing box 16 with the luminescent color of the occupation side (S307). Specifically, in step S306, the control unit 21 turns on the LED element 432 for causing the banknote dispensing port 14 to emit light in the occupant side emission color, and causes the coin dispensing box 16 to emit light in step S307. LED element 442 is lit with the emission color on the occupation side.

  Then, the light emission of the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 is continued until the banknotes and coins are extracted from the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 (S308). As with the withdrawal of reject banknotes and reject coins, the detection unit 25 detects that the reject banknotes have disappeared from the banknote withdrawal port 14 and that the coin withdrawal box 16 has been withdrawn. Detected by.

  The control unit 21 stops the lighting of the banknote dispensing opening 14 in response to the detection of the withdrawal of banknotes, and stops the lighting of the coin dispensing box 16 in response to the detection of the withdrawal of coins. The lighting of the occupancy button 18 is terminated in response to the detection of the withdrawal of both banknotes and coins. Moreover, the control part 21 obstruct | occludes the shutter 14a of the banknote payment opening | mouth 14 according to detecting removal of the banknote. Thereby, the light emission control at the time of the withdrawal process is completed.

  FIG. 9B is a flowchart showing light emission control at the time of foreign object detection.

  Based on the output of the magnetic sensor 423 (see FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (d)) installed below the return tray 19, the control unit 21 monitors whether or not foreign matter is contained in the return tray 19. (S401). When it is detected that a foreign object has been stored in the return tray 19 (S401: YES), the control unit 21 causes the return tray 19 to blink at high speed in the occupancy side emission color (S402). Specifically, the control unit 21 causes the LED element 422 for causing the return tray 19 to emit light to blink rapidly in the emission color on the occupation side. Thereafter, the control unit 21 stops the blinking of the return tray 19 in response to detecting the disappearance of the foreign matter based on the output of the magnetic sensor 423. The flashing of the return tray 19 may be stopped in response to the detection unit 25 detecting that the return tray 19 has been removed. Thus, the light emission control at the time of detecting a foreign object is completed.

  FIG. 9C is a flowchart showing the light emission control at the time of detecting the removal of the coin dispensing box 16.

  Based on the output of the micro switch 443 (see FIG. 6B) installed in the back of the coin dispensing box 16, the control unit 21 is in a detached state in which the coin dispensing box 16 is slightly pulled forward. Is monitored (S501). When it is detected that the coin dispensing box 16 is in the disengaged state (S501: YES), the control unit 21 causes the coin dispensing box 16 to blink rapidly with the occupancy side emission color (S502). Specifically, the control unit 21 causes the LED element 442 for the coin dispensing box 16 to blink at high speed in the occupancy side emission color. Thereafter, the control unit 21 stops the blinking of the coin dispensing box 16 in response to detecting that the detachment of the coin dispensing box 16 has been eliminated based on the output of the micro switch 443. In this way, the light emission control at the time of detection of detachment is completed.

  Next, the light emission state of each part when each light emission control of Fig.8 (a)-FIG.9 (c) is made is demonstrated with reference to Fig.10 (a)-(h). 10A to 10H schematically show a portion of the exterior cover 10b of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1. Here, for convenience, the upper surface of the exterior cover 10b is developed so as to be parallel to the front surface of the exterior cover 10b.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B are diagrams showing the light emission state during the deposit process.

  FIG. 10A shows a light emission state when the left side teller occupies the deposit process. In this case, the shutter 15a of the banknote depositing port 15 is opened, and the left occupying buttons 18a and 18c, the coin depositing port 13 and the banknote depositing port 15 are lit in an emission color (blue) corresponding to the left side teller. FIG. 10B shows a light emission state when the right-side teller occupies the deposit process. In this case, the shutter 15a of the banknote depositing port 15 is opened, and the right occupying buttons 18b and 18d, the coin depositing port 13 and the banknote depositing port 15 are lit in the emission color (green) corresponding to the right teller.

  FIGS. 10C and 10D are diagrams showing the light emission state during the withdrawal process, respectively.

  FIG. 10C shows a light emission state when the left side teller occupies the withdrawal process. In this case, the shutter 14a of the banknote dispensing opening 14 is opened, and the left occupying buttons 18a and 18c, the banknote dispensing outlet 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 are lit in an emission color (blue) corresponding to the left teller. . FIG. 10D shows a light emission state when the right-side teller occupies the withdrawal process. In this case, the shutter 14a of the banknote dispensing opening 14 is opened, and the right occupying buttons 18b and 18d, the banknote dispensing outlet 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 are lit in a light emission color (green) corresponding to the right teller. .

  FIGS. 10E and 10F are diagrams showing the light emission state during the reject process, respectively.

  FIG. 10E shows a light emission state when a reject banknote is generated when the left teller occupies the deposit process. In this case, since the left teller occupies the deposit process, the shutter 15a of the banknote deposit slot 15 is opened as in the case of FIG. 10A, and the left occupancy buttons 18a and 18c and the coin deposit slot 13 are opened. And the banknote deposit port 15 light-emits with the light emission color (blue) corresponding to a left side teller. When a reject banknote is generated during the depositing process, the shutter 14a of the banknote dispensing port 14 is opened, and the banknote dispensing port 14 blinks in a light emission color (blue) corresponding to the left side teller.

  FIG. 10F shows a light emission state when a reject coin is generated when the left teller occupies the deposit process. In this case, compared with the case of FIG.10 (e), the banknote dispensing opening 14 does not blink, but the coin dispensing box 16 blinks.

  If a reject banknote is generated when the right side teller occupies the deposit process, the light emitting occupancy button is changed to the right occupancy buttons 18b and 18d with respect to the light emission state of FIG. 10 (e). The emission color of each part is changed to the emission color (green) corresponding to the right side teller. Even when a reject coin is generated when the right side teller occupies the deposit process, the light emission state in FIG. 10F is similarly changed.

  FIG. 10G is a diagram schematically showing a light emission state when a foreign object is detected.

  FIG. 10G shows a light emission state in the case where a foreign object is generated when the right-side teller occupies the deposit process. In this case, since the right side teller occupies the deposit process, the shutter 15a of the banknote deposit slot 15 is opened, and the right occupancy buttons 18d and 18e and the coin deposit slot 13 are opened as in FIG. And the banknote deposit port 15 light-emits with the light emission color (green) corresponding to a right side teller. And if a foreign material arises in this money_receiving | payment process, the return tray 19 will blink rapidly with the luminescent color (green) corresponding to a right side teller.

  If a foreign object is generated when the left side teller occupies the deposit process, the light emitting occupancy buttons are changed to the left occupancy buttons 18a and 18c with respect to the light emission state of FIG. The emission color of each part is changed to the emission color (blue) corresponding to the left side teller.

  FIG. 10 (h) is a diagram schematically showing a light emission state at the time of detecting the removal of the coin dispensing box 16.

  FIG. 10H shows a light emission state in the case where the removal of the coin deposit port 13 is detected when the right-side teller occupies the transaction process. In this case, the coin dispensing box 16 blinks rapidly with a light emission color (green) corresponding to the right side teller. When the left teller occupies the transaction process, if the coin depositing port 13 is detected to be off, the coin dispensing box 16 blinks rapidly in the light emission color (blue) corresponding to the left teller.

<Effect of embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  The coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16 emit light in the emission color on the occupation side of the transaction process. Therefore, each teller always sees this light emission when accessing the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16, and depending on the color of the emitted light, You will surely recognize if the teller is in a state of occupying transaction processing. Thereby, each teller can grasp | ascertain reliably whether the own access with respect to the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16 is appropriate. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the other teller from handling the money that should be handled by one teller.

  Further, which teller is occupied by the transaction processing is indicated by the light emission color in the coin deposit port 13, the bill dispensing port 14, the bill deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16. Thereby, each teller can recognize the occupation state of transaction processing intuitively and smoothly.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, during the dispensing process, the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 emit light in the emission color on the occupation side of the dispensing process. For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which money to be taken out by one teller is accidentally taken out by the other teller and delivered to the customer.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 10A, 10 </ b> E, and 10 </ b> F, the light emission state with respect to the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 is switched between when money is dispensed and when it is rejected. That is, each part always emits light when withdrawing, and each part blinks when rejecting. Thereby, the teller can recognize clearly that the reject banknote or the reject coin was produced at the time of a money_receiving | payment process by the state of the light emission with respect to the banknote outlet 14 and the coin dispensing box 16. FIG. Therefore, the removal of the reject banknote and the reject coin can be smoothly proceeded.

  As described with reference to FIG. 9C and FIG. 10H, when the coin dispensing box 16 is detached, the light emission state for the coin dispensing box 16 is switched to a state different from that during the dispensing process. It is done. That is, the coin dispensing box 16 always emits light when dispensing, and the coin dispensing box 16 blinks at high speed when a detachment is detected. Thereby, the teller can recognize clearly that the malfunction has arisen in the mounting state of the coin dispensing box 16 by the state of the light emission with respect to the coin dispensing box 16. Therefore, the response | compatibility which pushes the coin dispensing box 16 to an appropriate position can be advanced smoothly.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 9B and 10G, when a foreign object is stored in the return tray 19, the return tray 19 is rapidly flashed in the emission color on the occupation side of the transaction process. . Thereby, the teller can recognize that the foreign object is accommodated in the return tray 19 in his transaction processing by the light emission state with respect to the return tray 19. Therefore, the teller can smoothly proceed with taking out the foreign matter from the return tray 19 and returning it to the customer.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10H, the emission colors of the occupancy buttons 18a to 18d are switched according to which teller is occupied by the transaction process. Thereby, the teller can further recognize which teller is in the state where the transaction process is occupied by referring to the emission color of the occupancy buttons 18a to 18d. Therefore, it can prevent more reliably that the other operator handles the money which one teller should handle accidentally.

  In this embodiment, the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, and the coin dispensing box 16 emit light in different light emission states for each of the two upper terminals associated with each teller. For this reason, each teller always sees this light emission when accessing the money storage unit, and depending on the light emission state, which host terminal is in a state in which transaction processing is performed. , Will surely recognize. Thereby, each teller can grasp | ascertain reliably whether the own access with respect to a money accommodating part is appropriate. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the other operator from handling the money to be handled by one operator by mistake.

<Modification 1>
In the above embodiment, the user who occupies the transaction process is specified by switching the emission color, but the method for specifying the user who occupies the transaction process is not limited to this.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the user who occupies the transaction process may be specified by switching the light emitting area.

  Fig.11 (a) is the figure which looked at the state of the banknote deposit port 15 in case the left side teller occupies the deposit process from the front side. Here, among the plurality of LED elements 412, only the LED element 412 included in the left half area is lit, and only the left half area of the banknote deposit port 15 emits light.

  FIG.11 (b) is the figure which looked at the state of the banknote deposit port 15 in case the right side teller occupies the deposit process from the front side. Here, among the plurality of LED elements 412, only the LED element 412 included in the right half area is lit, and only the right half area of the banknote deposit port 15 emits light.

  In this way, each teller can recognize which teller is occupied by the depositing process when the banknote depositing port 15 is viewed also by the method of switching the light emitting area. In addition, although the example of a change regarding the banknote depositing port 15 was shown here, also about the banknote dispensing port 14, the coin depositing port 13, and the coin dispensing box 16, similarly, transaction processing is performed by switching a light emission area. You may make it identify whether it is in the state occupied by the teller. Moreover, while switching the light emission area | region, you may make it switch a light emission color further according to which teller is in the state occupied by the transaction processing similarly to the said embodiment.

<Modification 2>
In the above embodiment, the light emission color of each part is switched according to which teller is occupied with the transaction process. However, as shown in FIGS. 11C and 11D, the transaction process is performed. The light emission cycle of each unit may be switched depending on which teller is occupied.

  FIG. 11C is a modification example of the light emission control at the time of the deposit process shown in FIG. In the light emission control of FIG. 11C, step S104 of FIG. 8A is replaced with step S111. Other steps are the same as those in FIG.

  In the light emission control of FIG. 11C, in step S111, the banknote depositing slot 15 and the coin depositing slot 13 each emit light at a cycle on the teller side that occupies the depositing process. For example, if the left teller occupies the deposit process, light emission and non-emission are repeated in a 1 second cycle, and if the right teller occupies the deposit process, light emission and non-emission are repeated in a 2 second cycle. It is.

  FIG. 11D is a modification example of the light emission control during the dispensing process shown in FIG. In the light emission control of FIG. 11D, steps S306 and S307 of FIG. 9A are replaced with steps S311 and 312. Other steps are the same as those in FIG.

  In the light emission control of FIG. 11D, in steps S311, S312, the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 are each lit at a cycle on the teller side that occupies the dispensing process. For example, when the left side teller occupies the withdrawal process, light emission and non-emission are repeated in a cycle of 1 second, and when the right side teller occupies the withdrawal process, emission and non-emission are performed in a cycle of 2 seconds. Is repeated.

  Thus, even by the method of switching the light emission cycle, each teller can recognize which teller is occupied with the transaction process by referring to the light emission state of each part. However, it is possible to more intuitively recognize which teller is occupied by the transaction process by switching the emission color as in the above embodiment.

  In addition, the light emission period does not necessarily have to be the period illustrated above. For example, if the left-hand teller occupies transaction processing (payment processing, withdrawal processing), it always emits light, and if the right-hand teller occupies transaction processing (payment processing, withdrawal processing), a predetermined cycle Light emission and non-light emission may be repeated (for example, every 1 second). Further, the light emission period may be switched as described above, and the light emission color may be further switched according to which teller is occupied with the transaction process, as in the above embodiment.

<Modification 3>
In the said embodiment, although the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19 light-emitted with the emission color of the occupation side, the light emission position is this. It is not limited to the above, but if the teller sees the banknote dispensing slot 14, the banknote depositing slot 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19, the light emitting position is other. It may be the position. For example, the structure where the peripheral part of the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19 emits light may be used.

  FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams schematically showing a light emission arrangement according to Modification Example 3, respectively. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the portion of the exterior cover 10b of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is schematically shown as in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (h). 12 (a) and 12 (b), the upper surface of the exterior cover 10b is developed so as to be parallel to the front surface of the exterior cover 10b.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, in the third modification, four lamp units 501 are arranged so as to surround the coin deposit port 13, and six lamp units 502 are arranged so as to surround the banknote deposit port 15. ing. Moreover, the four lamp parts 503 are arrange | positioned so that the receiving tray 19 for return may be enclosed, and the four lamp parts 504 are arrange | positioned so that the banknote withdrawal port 14 may be enclosed. Further, two lamp portions 505 are arranged above and below the coin dispensing box 16.

  The lamp units 501 to 505 can be configured, for example, by arranging a plurality of LED elements in a line. Alternatively, the lamp units 501 to 505 may be configured to cover a plurality of LED elements arranged in a line with a transparent or translucent cover. As in the above embodiment, each LED element can emit red, blue and green light.

  In the configuration of the third modification example, together with the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19, the surrounding lamp units 501 to 505 occupy the transaction process. Emits light with a color that corresponds to the teller

  For example, when the left teller is in the state of occupying the withdrawal process, as shown in FIG. 12B, the left occupancy buttons 18a, 18c and the banknote withdrawal opening 14 are opened. The banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 emit light in a luminescent color (blue) corresponding to the left side teller, and are further arranged around the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16, respectively. 504 and the lamp unit 505 emit light in a light emission color (blue) corresponding to the left side teller.

  According to the configuration of the third modification example, the lamp portions 501 to 505 have a light emission color on the occupation side, together with the coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19. In order to emit light, each teller visually recognizes light emission more clearly. Therefore, each teller more clearly recognizes whether or not it occupies the transaction processing, and thereby, with respect to the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote depositing port 15, the coin dispensing box 16 and the return tray 19. Incorrect access can be prevented more reliably.

  In the third modification, the coin depositing port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote depositing port 15, the coin dispensing box 16 and the return tray 19 are lit together with the lamp units 501 to 505. The structure in which only the lamp | ramp parts 501-505 light-emit may be sufficient as the opening | mouth 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote depositing port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19 do not light-emit.

  Moreover, the arrangement | positioning form of the lamp parts 501-505 is not limited to the arrangement | positioning form of Fig.12 (a), The coin deposit port 13, the banknote dispensing port 14, the banknote deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and The lamp portions 501 to 505 may be arranged on a part of the periphery of the return tray 19. For example, the lamp portions 501 to 504 may be arranged only in the left and right peripheral portions of the coin deposit port 13, the bill dispensing port 14, the bill deposit port 15, and the return tray 19.

<Modification 4>
In the above embodiment, the coin dispensing box 16 is shared by each teller. However, as shown in FIG. 13, the left teller coin dispensing box 16c and the right teller coin dispensing box 16d are individually arranged. May be. In this case, the coin dispensing boxes 16c and 16d for each teller may emit light in the emission color corresponding to each teller.

  For example, when the right teller occupies the coin deposit process, the right occupancy buttons 18b and 18d and the coin deposit slot 13 emit light in the emission color (green) corresponding to the right teller, as shown in FIG. . Then, when a reject coin is generated in the coin deposit process, the right coin dispensing box 16d blinks in a light emission color (green) corresponding to the right teller.

  As described above, even when the left-side teller coin dispensing box 16c and the right-side teller coin dispensing box 16d are individually arranged, the coin dispensing boxes 16c and 16d are displayed in light emission colors corresponding to the respective tellers. By making it emit light, each teller can recognize that the coins have been thrown into the coin dispensing boxes 16c and 16d on its own side in its own transaction processing, and can smoothly proceed with the transaction processing. .

<Other changes>
In the above embodiment, the coin deposit port 13, the bill dispensing port 14, the bill deposit port 15, the coin dispensing box 16, and the return tray 19 emit light in the luminescent color on the occupation side. For example, only the banknote dispensing port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 accessed by the teller during the dispensing process may emit light in the occupancy side emission color.

  Further, in addition to the deposit process and the withdrawal process, the counting process of the coin depositing slot 13, the banknote dispensing slot 14, the banknote depositing slot 15, the coin dispensing box 16 and the return tray 19 is also used in the counting process of money. Such a configuration may emit light in the emission color on the occupation side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the banknote withdrawal port 14 and the coin dispensing box 16 were shared as an accommodation place of a reject banknote and a reject coin, the accommodating part which each accommodates a reject banknote and a reject coin is provided separately. Also good. In this case as well, it is only necessary that these accommodating portions or their peripheral portions emit light or blink in the emission color on the occupation side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, although the high-order terminal 2 was connected to the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 by the communication cable 3, between the high-order terminal 2 and the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 by radio | wireless communication. Data communication may be performed.

  In addition, in the said embodiment and the modifications 1-4, the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 11 and the coin depositing / withdrawing unit 12 was mentioned as an example of the money processing apparatus of this invention. However, the present invention can also be applied to other money handling apparatuses such as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine including only the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11 and a coin depositing / dispensing machine including only the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12.

  In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims.

1 Money deposit / withdrawal machine (money handling equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Coin inlet 13e Coin accommodating part 14 Banknote outlet 14b Banknote accommodating part 15 Banknote inlet 15b Banknote accommodating part 16 Coin dispensing box 16b Coin accommodating part 18 Occupied button 19 Return tray 19b Foreign substance accommodating part 21 Control part 24 Light emission Unit 25 detection unit 331, 412, 422, 432, 442, 452 LED element

Claims (8)

In a money handling apparatus that is arranged between a plurality of operators and can perform transaction processing such as deposit and withdrawal of money from each operator's deployment position,
A common currency storage unit accessed by the plurality of operators;
A light emitting unit that emits light at least one of the money storage unit and its peripheral part; and
A control unit that switches a light emitting state of the light emitting unit according to which operator is occupied by the transaction process,
A money handling apparatus characterized by that. The light emitting unit is configured to emit a plurality of colors,
The control unit switches the light emission color of the light emitting unit according to which operator is occupied by the transaction process,
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit switches a light emission period of the light emitting unit according to which operator is occupied by the transaction process,
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The money storage part is a money withdrawal part for taking out the money carried out during the withdrawal process.
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The money withdrawal part is shared with the accommodation of money at the time of withdrawal processing, and the accommodation of reject money at the time of deposit processing,
The control unit further switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit with respect to the money dispensing unit between the time of money withdrawal and the time of rejection.
The money handling apparatus according to claim 4. The money dispensing part is configured to be able to be drawn out from the apparatus main body,
When the control unit is in a state in which the money dispensing unit is out of the mounting position in the withdrawal direction, the light emission state of the light emitting unit with respect to the money dispensing unit is further switched to a state different from that during the dispensing process.
The money handling apparatus according to claim 4 or 5. A return section for returning foreign objects generated during transaction processing;
A detection unit for detecting that the foreign matter is housed in the return unit,
The light emitting part is further configured to emit light at least one of the return part and its peripheral part,
The control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light to the return unit when the foreign object is detected by the detection unit, and depending on which operator is occupied with the transaction process, Switch the light emission state for the return part,
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. In a money processing system including a plurality of upper terminals and a money processing apparatus that performs transaction processing such as deposit and withdrawal of money based on instructions from each upper terminal,
The money handling apparatus includes:
A currency compartment,
A light emitting unit that emits light at least one of the money storage unit and its peripheral part; and
A control unit that switches a light emission state of the light emitting unit according to which of the higher order terminals the transaction processing is,
A money handling system characterized by that.

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