JP2019008463A - Money handling machine, money handling system, and money handling method - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To make it possible to replenish money by simply mounting a storage cassette, even when the storage payout portion is short of money when creating a change reserve, and therefore, it is possible to eliminate operations such as taking out money from a collection cassette. Accordingly, there are provided a money handling machine, a money handling system, and a money handling method capable of reducing labor and replenishment time of an operator. A money handling machine (for example, money depositing / dispensing machine 30) includes a cassette mounting portion 32c in which a storage cassette 40 for storing money (for example, banknotes) and feeding out the stored money is detachably mounted. A storage and feeding portion 32a capable of storing the money and feeding the stored money, and an empty storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c according to the storage state of the money in the storage and feeding portion 32a. And a control unit 38 for performing control for feeding money from the storage and feeding unit 32a. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling machine that processes money such as banknotes and coins, a money handling system including such a money handling machine, and a money handling method using such a money handling machine.

  In a store of a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a money change machine is installed along with a POS register at the checkout area in the front area where product shelves are installed, and a cashier in the backyard area where customers cannot enter. A money depositing and dispensing machine is installed. Here, the money change machine installed at the checkout counter in the front area performs the deposit process of money as sales proceeds handed over from the customer to the store clerk in exchange for goods, and the withdrawal process of money as change Be able to. In addition, a money depositing and dispensing machine such as a cashier installed in the backyard area performs deposit processing of money as sales collected from the money changer and as a change reserve to be replenished to the money changer. It is designed to withdraw money. As a money handling system combining such a money change machine and a money depositing / dispensing machine, one disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 is conventionally known.

  In a conventional money handling system disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, banknotes are transferred between a money change machine and a money deposit / withdrawal machine by a storage cassette that can store banknotes and feed out the stored banknotes. Is to be done. More specifically, the storage cassette is detachably attached to the money change machine and the money deposit / withdrawal machine, and only when the storage cassette is attached to the money change machine or the money deposit / withdrawal machine. Banknotes can be paid out from the cassette. This makes it possible to prevent a malicious operator from extracting a part of the banknote when the banknote is transferred between the money change machine and the money depositing and dispensing machine. The anti-theft property of the processing system can be improved. In such a money handling system, when collecting bills as sales from a money changer and depositing them into a money depositing / dispensing machine, an empty storage cassette is first attached to the money changer. Then, the banknote is sent to the storage cassette, and then the storage cassette is taken out from the money change machine and transported to the money deposit / withdrawal machine. After that, by attaching the storage cassette to the money depositing / dispensing machine, the bills are fed out from the storage cassette and stored in the money depositing / dispensing machine. On the other hand, when a banknote as a change reserve is withdrawn from a money depositing / dispensing machine and replenished to the money changing machine, an empty storage cassette is first installed in the money depositing / dispensing machine. A part of the banknote is sent to the storage cassette, and then the storage cassette is taken out from the money depositing / dispensing machine, and the storage cassette is transported to the money change machine. Thereafter, the banknote is drawn out from the storage cassette by mounting the storage cassette on the money changer, and the banknote is stored inside the money changer.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-207311

  In a money handling system composed of a money change machine and a money deposit / withdrawal machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, etc., all of the money collected from a plurality of money change machines and deposited into the money deposit / withdrawal machine The collection process may be performed periodically. In the middle of performing such a total recovery process, when the storage unit provided in the money depositing and dispensing machine becomes full, it becomes impossible to store any more money in this storage unit, The process of depositing the money collected from the money change machine into the money depositing / dispensing machine must be interrupted, and the money must be collected from the storage section that has become full. However, in the case where a change reserve is required to exceed the capacity of the storage unit when a change reserve is added to a plurality of change machines after the entire collection process, the money collected in the collection cassette is manually taken out. It is necessary to perform replenishment processing to the money handling apparatus, and it takes time and labor for the operator and replenishment processing.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding portion, the empty storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting portion receives money from the storage and feeding portion. By sending, even if there is a shortage of money in the storage and feeding section when making change reserves, it is possible to replenish money by simply mounting the storage cassette, and thus it is possible to eliminate work such as taking out money from the collection cassette, An object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine, a money handling system, and a money handling method capable of reducing labor and replenishment time of an operator.

  The money handling machine according to the present invention includes a cassette mounting portion in which a storage cassette for storing money and feeding out the stored money is detachably mounted, and storage for storing money and storing the stored money. A feeding unit; and a control unit that controls the feeding of money from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to such a money handling machine, according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit, change money is created by sending money from the storage and feeding unit to an empty storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit. Sometimes, even if the storage and feeding section is short of money, it is possible to replenish money by simply mounting the storage cassette, thereby eliminating work such as taking out money from the collection cassette. Replenishment time can be reduced.

  The money handling machine of the present invention may further include usage determining means for determining the usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding portion.

  In this case, the usage determining means is configured to store the usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion when no more money can be stored in the storage and feeding portion. Also good.

  In addition, the usage determining means is configured so that the storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting unit is only in the case where no money is stored in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit. The usage may be for storage.

  In the money handling machine according to the present invention, the storage cassette is provided with a storage medium, and a writing unit for writing information to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit is provided. In addition, information related to the use of the storage cassette determined by the use determination means may be written to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette by the writing unit.

  In this case, the money handling machine according to the present invention may further include a reading unit that reads information from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit.

  In addition, when the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is for storage, the cassette When no money is stored in the storage cassette attached to the attachment part, money is sent from the storage feeding part to the storage cassette, and money is stored in the storage cassette attached to the cassette attachment part. If it is, money may be sent from the storage cassette to the storage and feeding section.

  Further, when the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is for collection, the cassette Money may be sent from the storage cassette mounted on the mounting portion to the storage and feeding portion.

  Further, when the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is used for replenishment, the storage Money may be sent from the feeding section to the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting section.

  Further, when information indicating that the use of the storage cassette is for storage is written into the storage medium provided in the storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting unit by the writing unit, the money handling machine Information related to money as a change reserve to be replenished to a money change machine provided separately may be written into the storage medium by the writing unit.

  In the money handling machine according to the present invention, the storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette, and the identification provided in the storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting portion. An identification information reading unit that reads the identification information of the storage cassette from the medium for use, and a storage unit, and information related to the usage of the storage cassette determined by the usage determining unit is read by the identification information reading unit. The storage unit may be associated with identification information of the storage cassette and stored in the storage unit.

  In this case, based on the use for each identification information of the storage cassette stored in the storage unit, the identification medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit When the usage of the storage cassette corresponding to the identification information of the storage cassette read by the identification information reading unit is for storage, no money is stored in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit In this case, money is sent from the storage and feeding unit to the storage cassette. It may come to be.

  The money handling system of the present invention includes a money change machine that performs a money deposit process as a sale and a money withdrawal process as a change, a money deposit process that is collected from the money change machine, and a money change machine. A money handling machine that performs a withdrawal process of money as a change reserve to be replenished, and a storage cassette for storing money and feeding out the stored money is provided in the money change machine and the money handling machine. Each of the money handling machines is detachably mounted, and the money handling machine is provided with a storing and feeding portion for storing money and feeding the stored money, and the storing of the money handling machine. In accordance with the storage state of the money in the feeding unit, a control unit is provided for controlling the feeding of the money from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the money handling machine. And wherein the Rukoto.

  According to such a money handling system, according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding section in the money handling machine, by sending money from the storage and feeding section to the empty storage cassette mounted on the money handling machine. Even if there is a shortage of money in the storage and feeding section when making a change reserve in a money handling machine, it is possible to replenish money simply by installing the storage cassette, and thus it is possible to eliminate work such as taking out money from the collection cassette. As a result, the labor and replenishment time of the operator can be reduced.

  In the money handling system of the present invention, there is provided application determining means for deciding the use of the storage cassette attached to the money handling machine according to the money storage state in the storage and feeding section of the money handling machine. May be.

  In this case, the storage cassette is provided with a storage medium, and the money processor has a writing unit for writing information to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette attached to the money processor. And information related to the use of the storage cassette determined by the use determining means may be written to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette by the writing unit.

  Alternatively, the storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette, and the money handling machine is provided with the identification provided in the storage cassette attached to the money handling machine. An identification information reading unit for reading the identification information of the storage cassette from the medium for use, and the storage of the storage unit read by the identification information reading unit for information related to the usage of the storage cassette determined by the usage determining unit A storage unit may be provided for storing in association with the cassette identification information.

  The money handling method of the present invention includes a cassette mounting portion on which a storage cassette for storing money and feeding out the stored money is detachably mounted, and a storage for storing the money and storing the stored money. A money handling method using a money handling machine having a feeding unit, wherein the cassette mounting unit is mounted on the cassette mounting unit according to a step of mounting the storage cassette on the cassette mounting unit and a storage state of money in the storage feeding unit. And feeding the money from the storage and feeding section to the empty storage cassette.

  According to such a money handling method, by sending money from the storage and feeding unit to an empty storage cassette attached to the money handling machine according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit in the money handling machine. Even if there is a shortage of money in the storage and feeding section when making a change reserve in a money handling machine, it is possible to replenish money by simply mounting the storage cassette, thus eliminating work such as taking out money from the collection cassette. As a result, the labor and replenishment time of the operator can be reduced.

  The money handling method according to the present invention may further include a step of determining a use of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion according to a storage state of money in the storage and feeding portion.

  In this case, the storage cassette may be provided with a storage medium, and the storage cassette may further include a step of writing information relating to the determined use of the storage cassette to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette.

  Alternatively, in the money handling method of the present invention, the storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette, and is provided in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion. A step of reading identification information of the storage cassette from the identification medium, and a step of storing information on the determined use of the storage cassette in a storage unit in association with the read identification information of the storage cassette. Furthermore, you may provide.

  According to the money handling machine, the money handling system, and the money handling method of the present invention, even if the money in the storage feeding portion is insufficient at the time of making the change reserve, it is possible to replenish the money by simply mounting the storage cassette, and thus collecting it. Work such as taking out money from the cassette can be eliminated, thereby reducing labor and replenishment time of the operator.

It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating schematically an example of a structure of the money processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the POS register | resistor provided in the money change machine and money change machine in the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money deposit or withdrawal machine in the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a table | surface which shows the correspondence of the use of the storage cassette with which the cassette mounting part was mounted | worn in the money depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 4, and operation | movement when a storage cassette was mounted in a cassette mounting part. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement when replenishing each money change machine with a reserve storage cassette in the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating schematically the other example of a structure of the money processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money change machine of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money depositing / withdrawing machine of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a table | surface which shows the corresponding | compatible relationship between the identification number of a storage cassette and a use memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 are views showing a money handling system according to the present embodiment and a money change machine, a money deposit / withdrawal machine and the like provided in such a money handling system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a store of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a product shelf where various products are displayed is installed in a front region 12 where a customer can enter, and the front region 12 A money change machine 20 and a POS register 60 (see FIG. 2) are installed at the checkout office (specifically, a face-to-face cash register counter). Here, when a plurality of settlement offices are provided in the front area 12, a money change machine 20 and a POS register 60 are installed in each settlement office. When the customer performs a checkout process at such a checkout office, the store clerk deposits money as a price for the goods received from the customer into the money changer 20 or withdraws money as change from the money changer 20. And return it to the customer. The POS register 60 manages information related to products purchased by customers, information related to money stored in the money change machine 20, and the like.

  In addition, a money depositing / dispensing machine 30 (specifically, for example, a cash machine) is installed in the backyard area 14 (specifically, for example, a cashier room) where entry of customers in such a store is prohibited. . Here, the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 installed in the backyard area 14 is capable of depositing money as sales proceeds of a store collected from the money changer 20. In addition, when there is a shortage of money as change in the money change machine 20, money as a change reserve is withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30, and as a change reserve withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30. Can be replenished to the money changer 20.

  In the present embodiment, the money handling system 10 according to the present invention is configured by combining such a money change machine 20 and a money depositing and dispensing machine 30. Moreover, in such a money handling system 10, the banknotes are transferred between the money change machine 20 and the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 by the storage cassette 40 that stores the banknotes and feeds the stored banknotes. It has become. A plurality of such storage cassettes 40 are provided corresponding to each money changer 20. Each of the plurality of storage cassettes 40 is associated with identification information such as an identification number. Specifically, each storage cassette 40 is assigned an identification number in order from 001, for example. Moreover, the some storage cassette 40 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing of the substantially same magnitude | size, and a banknote is accommodated in the inside of a casing. In addition, the storage cassette 40 is provided with a storage medium 42 such as an IC tag for storing various information such as identification information of the storage cassette 40 and information on banknotes stored in the storage cassette 40. Further, as will be described later, the storage cassette 40 is detachably mounted on the money change machine 20 and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30, respectively. Further, an opening 40a is provided on the side surface of the storage cassette 40, and when the storage cassette 40 is attached to the money change machine 20 or the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30, the money change machine 20 or the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30 is conveyed. Banknotes are fed into the storage cassette 40 through the opening 40a from the section (described later), and the banknotes fed out of the storage cassette 40 are transported to the money change machine 20 and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30 through the opening 40a. To be sent to the department.

  Hereinafter, the detail of the structure of the money change machine 20 and the money depositing / withdrawing machine 30 is demonstrated.

  First, the detail of the structure of the money change machine 20 provided in the front area | region 12 of a shop is demonstrated using FIG. 2 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the coin change machine 20 according to the present embodiment includes a coin processing device 24 and a wrapping coin storage device 26 that are arranged in the vertical direction, and the coin processing device 24 and the wrapping coin storage device 26. The banknote processing apparatus 22 arrange | positioned adjacently is provided, and the POS register | resistor 60 is mounted in the upper surface of the banknote processing apparatus 22 or the coin processing apparatus 24. FIG. In addition, an operation display unit 29 a such as a touch panel is provided on the upper part of the coin processing device 24. The banknote processing device 22 and the coin processing device 24 are configured to perform banknote and coin deposit / withdrawal processing, respectively. The wrapping coin storage device 26 takes out the wrapping coins of each denomination (the coins of the same denomination are collected in a bar shape by wrapping a certain number (for example, 20 or 50) of coins). It is designed to be stored as possible. In addition, media other than banknotes and coins (for example, gift certificates) can be stored in the wrapping coin storage device 26. The POS register 60 is used as a management device that manages the money changer 20.

  The banknote handling apparatus 22 includes an input unit for inserting banknotes from the outside of the housing, a transport unit for transporting banknotes one by one inside the housing, and a denomination of banknotes transported by the transport unit. In addition, there are provided an identification unit for identifying authenticity, integrity, conveyance state, and the like, and a payout unit for paying out bills from the inside of the housing to the outside. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote handling apparatus 22 is provided with a storage and feeding section 22 a that stores banknotes sent from the transport section and can feed stored banknotes one by one to the transport section. Yes. In addition, the banknote process part 22b which processes a banknote is comprised by the insertion part mentioned above, a conveyance part, an identification part, a payout part, etc. Further, the banknote handling apparatus 22 is provided with a cassette mounting portion 22c to which the storage cassette 40 is mounted. Here, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22c of the banknote processing apparatus 22, the banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 40 through the opening 40a from a transport section (not shown) provided in the banknote processing apparatus 22. The banknotes fed to the inside of the banknotes or stored in the storage cassette 40 are fed out to the transport unit of the banknote processing device 22 through the opening 40a. More specifically, a bill feeding mechanism is provided inside the storage cassette 40 to feed bills stored in the storage cassette 40 to the outside from the opening 40a. Further, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22 c of the banknote processing device 22, power is transmitted from the banknote processing device 22 side to the banknote feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 40. Thus, since the banknote accommodated in the said storage cassette 40 cannot be drawn outside in the state from which the storage cassette 40 was taken out from the cassette mounting part 22c of the banknote processing apparatus 22, it is accommodated in the storage cassette 40. It is possible to improve the security of banknotes. The banknote processing device 22 is provided with a reader / writer 22d that reads information from and writes information to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 mounted in the cassette mounting section 22c.

  The coin processing device 24 includes an input unit for inputting coins from the outside to the inside of the housing, a transport unit for transporting coins one by one inside the housing, and a denomination of coins transported by the transport unit In addition, there are provided an identification unit for identifying authenticity, correctness / loss, conveyance state, and the like, and a payout unit for paying out coins from the inside of the housing to the outside. As shown in FIG. 3, the coin processing device 24 is provided with a storage and feeding section 24 a that stores coins sent from the transport section and can feed the stored coins one by one to the transport section. Yes. Note that the coin processing unit 24b that processes coins is configured by the above-described input unit, transport unit, identification unit, payout unit, and the like.

  The wrapping coin storage device 26 is provided with a storage drawer (not shown) that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing and a lock mechanism 26a that locks the storage drawer inside the housing. Yes. Here, a plurality of wrapping coins are stored in the storage drawer. When the storage drawer is unlocked by the lock mechanism 26a, the operator pulls out the storage drawer from the inside of the housing to the front side and takes out the wrapping coin from the storage drawer or stores the wrapping coin in the storage drawer. You can do that. The storage drawer can also store media other than banknotes and coins (for example, gift certificates).

  Next, the structure of the control system in such a money changer 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the money change machine 20 is provided with a control unit 28 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and each component of the banknote processing device 22, the coin processing device 24, and the wrapping coin storage device 26. Are respectively connected to the control unit 28. As a result, the information read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 22d is sent to the control unit 28. The control unit 28 can control these components by sending commands to the components of the banknote processing device 22, the coin processing device 24 and the wrapping coin storage device 26. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an operation display unit 29a, a storage unit 29b, a communication interface unit 29c, and a printing unit 29d are connected to the control unit 28, respectively. The operation display unit 29a displays information on the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing device 22, the coin processing device 24, and the wrapping coin storage device 26, information on the processing status of banknotes and coins, and the like. It has become so. In addition, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 28 through the operation display unit 29a. The storage unit 29b stores information on banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing device 22, the coin processing device 24, and the wrapping coin storage device 26, information on banknotes and coin processing history, and the like. It has come to be. The control unit 28 can transmit and receive signals to and from an external device such as the POS register 60 by the communication interface unit 29c. In addition, the printing unit 29d uses the banknote processing device 22, the coin processing device 24, and the wrapping coin storage device 26 as a receipt for information on banknotes and the amount of coins stored, information on processing history of banknotes and coins, and the like. It is designed to print.

  Next, details of the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 such as a cashier provided in the backyard area 14 of the store will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 installed in the backyard area 14 is capable of depositing money as sales proceeds of a store collected from the money changer 20. In addition, when there is a shortage of money as change in the money change machine 20, money as a change reserve is withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30, and as a change reserve withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30. Can be replenished to the money changer 20.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 stores a bill processing device 32 that performs bill depositing and dispensing processing, a coin processing device 34 that performs coin depositing and dispensing processing, and wrapping coins. A packaging coin storage device 36 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote handling apparatus 32 and the coin handling apparatus 34 are arranged so as to be lined up on the left and right when the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 is viewed from the front side. A wrapping coin storage device 36 is disposed on the front side. An operation display unit 39a such as a touch panel is provided on the upper part of the coin processing device 34. The banknote processing device 32 and the coin processing device 34 are each configured to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of banknotes and coins. In addition, the wrapping coin storage device 36 is configured to store wrapping coins of each denomination so that they can be taken out. In addition, media other than banknotes and coins (for example, gift certificates) can be stored in the wrapping coin storage device 36.

  The banknote handling apparatus 32 includes an input unit for inserting banknotes from the outside of the housing, a transport unit for transporting banknotes one by one inside the housing, and a denomination of banknotes transported by the transport unit. In addition, there are provided an identification unit for identifying authenticity, integrity, conveyance state, and the like, and a payout unit for paying out bills from the inside of the housing to the outside. As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote handling apparatus 32 is provided with a storage and feeding section 32 a that stores banknotes sent from the transport section and can feed stored banknotes one by one to the transport section. Yes. Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 32 is provided with a collection cassette (not shown) for storing banknotes sent from the transport unit, and a security guard such as a security company collects banknotes stored in the collection cassette. Can be collected from the banknote processing device 32. In addition, the banknote process part 32b which processes a banknote is comprised by the insertion part mentioned above, a conveyance part, an identification part, a payout part, etc. Further, the banknote handling apparatus 32 is provided with a cassette mounting portion 32c to which the storage cassette 40 is mounted. Here, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32 c of the banknote processing device 32, the banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 40 through the opening 40 a from a transport unit (not shown) provided in the banknote processing device 32. The bills are sent to the inside of the storage cassette 40, or the bills stored in the storage cassette 40 are fed out to the transport section of the bill processing device 32 through the opening 40a. More specifically, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote processing device 32, power is transmitted from the banknote processing device 32 side to the banknote feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 40. . In addition, the banknote processing device 32 is provided with a reader / writer 32d that reads information from and writes information to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 mounted in the cassette mounting section 32c.

  The coin processing device 34 includes an input unit for inputting coins from the outside to the inside of the housing, a transport unit for transporting coins one by one inside the housing, and a denomination of coins transported by the transport unit. In addition, there are provided an identification unit for identifying authenticity, correctness / loss, conveyance state, and the like, and a payout unit for paying out coins from the inside of the housing to the outside. As shown in FIG. 5, the coin processing device 34 is provided with a storing and feeding unit 34 a that stores the coins sent from the transport unit and can feed the stored coins one by one to the transport unit. Yes. Further, the coin processing device 34 is provided with a collection cassette (not shown) for storing coins sent from the transport unit, and a security guard such as a police company collects the coins stored in the collection cassette. The coins can be collected from the coin processing device 34. Note that the coin processing unit 34b that processes coins is configured by the above-described input unit, transport unit, identification unit, payout unit, and the like.

  The wrapping coin storage device 36 is provided with a storage drawer (not shown) that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing and a lock mechanism 36a that locks the storage drawer inside the housing. Yes. Here, a plurality of wrapping coins are stored in the storage drawer. When the storage drawer is unlocked by the lock mechanism 36a, the operator pulls the storage drawer from the inside of the housing to the front side to take out the wrapping coins or store the wrapping coins in the storage drawer. You can do that. The storage drawer can also store media other than banknotes and coins (for example, gift certificates).

  Next, the structure of the control system in such a money depositing and dispensing machine 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 is provided with a control unit 38 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and each configuration of the banknote processing device 32, the coin processing device 34, and the wrapping coin storage device 36. Each member is connected to the control unit 38. As a result, the information read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d is sent to the control unit 38. The control unit 38 can control these components by sending commands to the components of the banknote processing device 32, the coin processing device 34, and the wrapping coin storage device 36. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an operation display unit 39a, a storage unit 39b, a communication interface unit 39c, and a printing unit 39d are connected to the control unit 38, respectively. The operation display unit 39a displays information on banknotes and the amount of coins stored in the banknote processing device 32, the coin processing device 34, and the wrapping coin storage device 36, information on the processing status of banknotes and coins, and the like. It has become so. In addition, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 38 through the operation display unit 39a. The storage unit 39b stores information on banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing device 32, the coin processing device 34, and the wrapping coin storage device 36, information on processing history of banknotes and coins, and the like. It has come to be. Further, the control unit 38 can transmit and receive signals to and from an external device such as a host terminal by the communication interface unit 39c. Note that the control unit 38 may be capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from a management computer or the like provided in the management center of the police company by the communication interface unit 39c. Further, the printing unit 39d receives, as a receipt, information on banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing device 32, coin processing device 34, and wrapping coin storage device 36, information on processing history of banknotes and coins, and the like. It is designed to print.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the control part 38 is accommodated in the empty storage cassette 40 with which the cassette mounting part 32c is mounted | worn according to the storage state of the banknote in the storage | drawer delivery part 32a of the banknote processing apparatus 32. Control to send bills from 32a is performed. The function of the control unit 38 will be described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the application determining means 50 that determines the application of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting section 32 c according to the storage state of the banknotes in the storage and feeding section 32 a of the banknote processing device 32 includes a control section. 38. Here, examples of the usage of the storage cassette 40 determined by the usage determining means 50 include collection, replenishment, and storage. Details of the function of the usage determining unit 50 will be described later.

  Next, in the money handling system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, money as sales proceeds is collected from the money changer 20 as shown by the reference symbol (a) in FIG. 1 and stored in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30. An operation (hereinafter also referred to as a collection process), or an operation (hereinafter referred to as money collection machine 20) for withdrawing money as a change reserve from a money depositing and dispensing machine 30 as indicated by reference numeral (b) in FIG. Will be described below.

  First, an operation when a collection process is performed in the money handling system 10 (that is, an operation indicated by reference numeral (a) in FIG. 1) will be described. When the business hours of the store are over, the cashier in charge at the checkout office collects money or a medium other than money (for example, a gift certificate) from the money changer 20. Specifically, the cashier person attaches the empty storage cassette 40 to the cassette mounting portion 22c of the banknote processing device 22 to thereby serve as sales proceeds stored in the storage and feeding portion 22a of the banknote processing device 22. The banknote is stored in the storage cassette 40. In addition, the cashier in charge performs a withdrawal process of coins as sales proceeds stored in the storage and feeding unit 24 a in the coin processing device 24. Then, the cashier person manually stores the coins withdrawn from the coin processing device 24 in a storage case (not shown). In addition, the cashier person manually picks up banknotes and media other than coins (for example, gift certificates) stored in the wrapping coin storage device 26, and stores the extracted media by hand in the storage case. Further, when banknotes and coins are collected as sales from the banknote processing device 22 and the coin processing device 24, etc., information related to the banknotes and coins recovered from the banknote processing device 22 and the coin processing device 24 (specifically, , The number of denominations for each denomination) and the like are written into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 22d. In addition, the identification number of the checkout location where the money changer 20 is installed or the identification number of the cashier may be written to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 22d. Further, when the cashier in charge collects money or a medium other than money from the money changer 20, information on the collected money is printed on a receipt by a printing unit 29d such as a printer. The cashier person also stores the receipt printed by the printing unit 29d such as a printer in the storage case by hand.

  Then, the cashier in charge of collecting money or a medium other than money from the money changer 20 in the front area 12 collects the storage cassette 40 and the storage case and transports them from the front area 12 to the backyard area 14. Thereafter, the cashier staff attaches the storage cassette 40 to the cassette mounting portion 32 c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. As a result, banknotes as sales proceeds stored in the storage cassette 40 are fed out from the storage cassette 40 and sent to the inside of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 32, and are stored in the storage and feeding section 32 a of the banknote processing apparatus 32. It will be stored. Further, the cashier person takes out coins as sales proceeds from the storage case, and deposits the taken out coins into the coin processing device 34. As a result, the coins as sales proceeds collected from the coin processing device 24 are stored in the storage and feeding unit 34 a of the coin processing device 34. In addition, the cashier person manually takes out a medium other than banknotes and coins (for example, a gift certificate) from the storage case, and stores the taken-out medium in the wrapping coin storage device 36. In the present embodiment, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, information stored in the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 is read / written. It is read by 32d. Thereby, the information (specifically, the number of banknotes and coins for each denomination) related to the banknotes and coins collected from the banknote processing apparatus 22 and the coin processing apparatus 24 stored in the storage cassette 40 is stored. It is managed by the control unit 38 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30.

  Next, an operation when the replenishment process is performed in the money handling system 10 (that is, an operation indicated by reference numeral (b) in FIG. 1) will be described. Prior to the opening hours of the store, the cashier person withdraws from the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 coins and banknotes (that is, banknotes and coins as change reserves) to be stored in the money changer 20 for change. Specifically, the cashier person pays out bills as change reserves from the storage and feeding portion 32a of the banknote processing device 32 by mounting the empty storage cassette 40 in the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote processing device 32. And stored in the storage cassette 40. In addition, the cashier person performs a withdrawal process of the coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 34 a in the coin processing device 34. Then, the cashier person manually stores the coins, which are withdrawn from the coin processing device 34, as a change reserve, in a storage case (not shown). The cashier person takes out the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage device 36 by hand, and stores the picked out wrapping coins in the storage case by hand. Further, when banknotes and coins as change reserves are withdrawn from the banknote handling device 32 and the coin handling device 34, etc., information related to the bills and coins withdrawn from the banknote handling device 32 and the coin handling device 34 (specifically Specifically, the number of denominations for each denomination is written to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d. In addition, the bank number and coins dispensed from the banknote processing device 32 and the coin processing device 34 are identified with the identification number of the settlement office where the money changer 20 to be replenished, and the cashier in charge of performing the withdrawal processing. The identification number may be written to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d.

  When banknotes or coins as change reserves are stored in the storage cassette 40 or the storage cassette, the cashier person carries the storage cassette 40 or the storage cassette from the backyard area 14 to the front area 12. Thereafter, the cashier in charge mounts the storage cassette 40 on the cassette mounting portion 22 c in the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20. Thereby, banknotes as change reserves stored in the storage cassette 40 are fed out from the storage cassette 40 and sent to the inside of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 22, and the storage and feeding section 22 a of the banknote processing apparatus 22. It will be stored in. In addition, the cashier takes out a coin as a change reserve from the storage case, and deposits the taken out coin into the coin processing device 24. As a result, coins as change reserves withdrawn from the coin processing device 34 are stored in the storage and feeding portion 24 a of the coin processing device 24. Further, the cashier person manually takes out the wrapping coin as a change reserve from the storage case, and stores the taken out wrapping coin in the wrapping coin storage device 26. In the present embodiment, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22c of the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20, the information stored in the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 is read / written by the reader / writer 22d. Is read by. Thereby, the information (specifically, denomination of banknotes and coins) stored in the storage cassette 40 as banknotes and coins as change reserves withdrawn from the banknote processing apparatus 32 and the coin processing apparatus 34. Etc.) are managed by the control unit 28 of the money changer 20.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the storage cassette 40 used corresponding to each money change machine 20, a spare storage cassette 40 (ie, storage not corresponding to each money change machine 20). A cassette 40) is used. In such a spare storage cassette 40, when the money is collected from each money changer 20 and deposited into the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, the storage / feeding part 32a in the banknote handling device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 is full or When the banknotes stored in the storage and feeding section 32a are temporarily stored when the storage and feeding section 32a cannot store any more banknotes due to the near-full state. It has come to be used. Details of such technical matters will be described below.

  In the money handling system 10 according to the present embodiment, there may be a case in which a whole collection process is performed periodically in which all money is collected from a plurality of money changers 20 and deposited into the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30. In the middle of such a full recovery process, the storage / feeding part 32a in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 becomes full or near-full, and the storage / feeding part 32a stores more banknotes. When it becomes impossible, the operation | movement which pays out a banknote from the storage cassette 40 with which the cassette mounting part 32c of the banknote processing apparatus 32 was mounted | worn, and sends it to the storage supply part 32a is interrupted. Further, information indicating that the storage and feeding unit 32a is in the full state or the near full state is displayed on the operation display unit 39a of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. Further, the operation display unit 39a of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 is operated by removing the storage cassette 40 for collection from the cassette mounting unit 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32 and mounting the spare storage cassette 40 on the cassette mounting unit 32c. A screen prompting the user is displayed. Thereafter, when an operator such as a cashier person removes the collecting storage cassette 40 from the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote processing apparatus 32 and mounts the empty spare storage cassette 40 in the cassette mounting portion 32c, the storage feeding portion 32a. Bills are fed out and stored in the storage cassette 40. Then, as indicated by reference numeral (c) in FIG. 1, the operator removes the storage cassette 40 from the cassette mounting portion 32c. In this way, the storage cassette 40 storing banknotes is stored in the backyard area 14. By performing such an operation, an empty capacity is created in the storing and feeding unit 32a of the banknote processing device 32, so that the entire collection process can be continued.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 of the present embodiment, the banknote handling device 32 is accommodated while banknotes and coins to be replenished as change reserves to the money changers 20 are withdrawn from the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. The feeding unit 32a may become empty. In such a case, an operator such as a cashier person can store a storage cassette for storing banknotes stored in the backyard area 14, as indicated by reference numeral (d) in FIG. 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32. As a result, banknotes are fed out from the storage cassette 40 and sent to the storage and feeding section 32a, so that the replenishment processing of money as a change reserve to each money changer 20 can be continued.

  In the present embodiment, the usage determining means 50 determines the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in accordance with the banknote storage state in the storage and feeding unit 32a. The usage of the storage cassette 40 determined by the usage determining means 50 is written to the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d. Specifically, the usage of the storage cassette 40 includes collection, replenishment, and storage. Here, the usage of the storage cassette 40 used corresponding to each money change machine 20 is generally for collection or replenishment. On the other hand, the reserve storage cassette 40 is generally used for storage.

  More specifically, when the above-described collection process is performed, after the empty storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 22c in the banknote processing device 22 of the money changer 20, an instruction to perform the recovery process is issued. When input by the operator through the operation display unit 29a, the reader / writer 22d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for collection into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40. Further, in the banknote processing device 22, banknotes as sales proceeds are fed out from the storage and feeding section 22 a, and the fed out banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 40. Then, after the storage cassette 40 removed from the cassette mounting portion 22c is transported from the front area 12 to the backyard area 14, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting section 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30. When the information indicating that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for collection is read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d, banknotes as sales proceeds from the storage cassette 40 to the storage feeding portion 32a. (See FIG. 6).

  Further, when the above-described replenishment process is performed, an instruction to perform the replenishment process is provided by the operator after the empty storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting part 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. When input from the operation display unit 39a, the reader / writer 32d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for replenishment in the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 32, the banknote as a change reserve is drawn out from the storage and feeding part 32a, and this fed-out banknote is accommodated in the storage cassette 40 (refer FIG. 6). Thereafter, after the storage cassette 40 removed from the cassette mounting portion 22c is transported from the backyard area 14 to the front area 12, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting section 22c in the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20. When information indicating that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for replenishment is read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 22d, banknotes as change reserves are stored in the storage feeding portion 22a from the storage cassette 40. Will be sent.

  In addition, when the storage and feeding unit 32a in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 is in a full state or a near full state, no more banknotes can be stored in the storage and feeding unit 32a. When the storage cassette 40 in the state is mounted, the usage determining unit 50 determines that the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is for storage. Further, in this case, the reader / writer 32d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for storage into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40. Further, after the reader / writer 32d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for storage into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40, the banknote handling device 32 feeds out the banknote from the storage feeding portion 32a. Bills are stored in the storage cassette 40 (see FIG. 6). Thus, the control part 38 performs control which sends a banknote from the accommodation | drawer feeding part 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 with which the cassette mounting part 32c is mounted | worn according to the storage state of the banknote in the accommodation | drawer feeding part 32a. It becomes like this. Thereafter, a replenishment process is performed in the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 to form an empty capacity in the storage / feeding part 32a. When the cassette is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in FIG. 32, information related to the use of the storage cassette 40 is read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d. When the reader / writer 32d reads that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for storage, the banknotes are fed out from the storage cassette 40, and the fed banknotes are stored in the storage and feeding section 32a (see FIG. 6).

  In the present embodiment, as a use of the storage cassette 40, a use for replenishment collection may be used instead of a separate use for collection and replenishment. When the usage of the storage cassette 40 stored in the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 is for replenishment collection, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30. The operation at that time will be described below. The storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, and the usage of the storage cassette 40 read by the reader / writer 32d from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 is for replenishment collection. In this case, when the banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 40, the storage cassette 40 is considered to store banknotes collected from the banknote processing device 22 of the money changer 20. The banknotes are fed out and sent to the storage and feeding unit 32a. On the other hand, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, and the usage of the storage cassette 40 read from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d is used for replenishment collection. In the case where the banknotes are not stored in the storage cassette 40, the storage cassette 40 is considered to be used for replenishing banknotes as a change fund to the money change machine 20, A bill is fed out from the feeding unit 32a and sent to the storage cassette 40 (see FIG. 6).

  In the present embodiment, the spare storage cassette 40 (that is, the storage cassette 40 that does not correspond to each money changer 20) is a replenishment process for replenishing each money changer 20 with money as a change reserve. May be used. Specifically, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, the operator can use the storage cassette 40 for preliminary replenishment by the operation display portion 29a. When an input to that effect is made, information that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for pre-replenishment is written into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d. Information relating to money as a change reserve to be replenished to each money changer 20 (specifically, information relating to the number of denominations of banknotes to be replenished to each banknote processing device 22) is also provided. The data is written into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d. Further, banknotes to be replenished as change reserves in each money change machine 20 are fed out from the storage and feeding section 32a and sent to the storage cassette 40. Thereafter, as indicated by a reference symbol (e) in FIG. 7, the storage cassette 40 storing the bills to be replenished as change reserves in each money change machine 20 is transported from the backyard area 14 to the front area 12. By attaching to the cassette mounting part 22c in the banknote processing device 22 of each money changer 20, a banknote as a change reserve is transferred from the storage cassette 40 to the storage feeding part 22a in the banknote processing device 22 of each money changer 20. It will be replenished. More specifically, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22c of the bill processing device 22 of the money changer 20, and the usage of the storage cassette 40 is used for preliminary replenishment from the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 22d. Is read out from the storage cassette 40 based on the information relating to money as change reserves read from the storage medium 42 by the reader / writer 22d. 22a will be sent.

  FIG. 7 shows the operation of replenishing a plurality of money change machines 20 with banknotes as change reserves by using one storage cassette 40 for replenishment, but the money handling system 10 of the present embodiment is It is not limited to such an aspect. As another example of the money handling system 10 of the present embodiment, banknotes as change reserves may be replenished from one reserve replenishment storage cassette 40 to one money change machine 20. In this case, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, the money as a change reserve to be replenished to one money change machine 20 is concerned. Information (specifically, information relating to the number of denominations of banknotes to be replenished in one banknote processing device 22) is written into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40 by the reader / writer 32d.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 of the present embodiment, the storage cassette 40 used corresponding to each money changer 20 (that is, the storage cassette 40 used for collection or replenishment) is used as a spare storage cassette 40. Can also be used. That is, when the storage cassette 40 stored in the storage medium 42 that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for collection or replenishment is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32 c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. In addition, the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is used when the storage / feeding portion 32a cannot store any more banknotes due to the storage / feeding portion 32a becoming full or near full. Can be changed from collection or replenishment to storage by the use determining means 50. In this case, the reader / writer 32d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for storage into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40. Then, after the reader / writer 32d writes that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for storage into the storage medium 42 of the storage cassette 40, banknotes are fed out from the storage feeding portion 32a and sent to the storage cassette 40. .

  Further, in still another example of the money handling system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, when the empty storage cassette 40 is attached to the cassette attachment portion 32 c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, Regardless of the storage state of banknotes in the portion 32a, the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c may be determined for storage by the use determining means 50. In this case, when the operator wants to perform the replenishment process, if the operation display unit 39a inputs a command to perform the replenishment process, the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 32c is determined as the usage determining means. 50 can be changed from storage to replenishment.

  The money handling system according to the present embodiment has a mode in which a storage medium 40 is provided in the storage cassette 40 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, and the usage of the storage cassette 40 is stored in the storage medium 42. It is not limited to. As another example of the money handling system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, a storage cassette 40 provided with an identification medium 44 such as a barcode instead of the storage medium 42 is used. May be. Such an embodiment will be described below.

  8 to 11 are views showing a money handling system 10a according to another example of the present embodiment, and a money change machine 20a and a money depositing / withdrawing machine 30a provided in the money handling system 10a. In the description of the money change machine 20a and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the same components as those of the money change machine 20 and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30 shown in FIGS. A reference symbol is attached and description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, in the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, each of the plurality of storage cassettes 40 that deliver bills between the money changer 20a and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30a has an identification number or the like. Identification information is associated with each other. Further, the storage cassette 40 is provided with an identification medium 44 such as a barcode indicating identification information of the storage cassette 40. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the banknote handling device 22 of the money changer 20 has a barcode for reading the identification information of the storage cassette 40 from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22c. A reader 22e is provided. By providing such a barcode reader 22e, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 22c in the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20, identification information such as an identification number of the storage cassette 40 is provided. Is read from the identification medium 44 by the bar code reader 22e and sent to the control unit 28. As shown in FIG. 10, the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 also has a bar for reading the identification information of the storage cassette 40 from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c. A code reader 32e is provided. By providing such a barcode reader 32e, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, the identification number and the like of the storage cassette 40 are identified. The information is read from the identification medium 44 by the barcode reader 32e and sent to the control unit 38.

  Further, in the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, each money change machine 20a and money deposit / withdrawal machine 30a are connected to each other by a LAN 16 or the like so as to be communicable with each other by wire or wirelessly. As a result, signals can be transmitted and received between the control unit 28 of each money change machine 20a and the control unit 38 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30a. In the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the money changers 20a and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30a are not necessarily connected to be communicable. In the modified example of the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the money changers 20a and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 30a do not have to be communicably connected.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, instead of writing the usage of each storage cassette 40 to the storage medium 42 provided in the storage cassette 40, the usage of each storage cassette 40 is the storage cassette 40. Is stored in the storage unit 39b of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30a. FIG. 11 shows a table showing the relationship between the identification number of the storage cassette 40 and the usage of the storage cassette 40 stored in the storage unit 39b of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30a. As shown in FIG. 11, it is stored in the storage unit 39 b in association with the identification number of the storage cassette 40 that each storage cassette 40 is used for collection, replenishment, or storage. Further, when the usage of the storage cassette 40 is determined by the usage determining means 50, the usage of the storage cassette 40 stored in the storage unit 39b is rewritten.

  More specifically, in the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, when the collection process is performed, the empty storage cassette 40 is attached to the cassette attachment portion 22c in the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20. After that, when an instruction to perform a collection process is input by the operator through the operation display unit 29a, the identification number of the storage cassette 40 read from the identification medium 44 by the barcode reader 22e and the identification number correspond to the identification number. Information that the usage of the storage cassette 40 is for collection is transmitted from the control unit 28 of the money changer 20 to the control unit 38 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30. And among the uses of the storage cassette 40 of each identification number memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 39b, the use of the storage cassette 40 of the identification number with which the cassette mounting part 22c in the banknote processing apparatus 22 of the money changer 20 was mounted | worn is collect | recovered. Rewritten for use. Further, in the banknote processing device 22, banknotes as sales proceeds are fed out from the storage and feeding section 22 a, and the fed out banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 40. Then, after the storage cassette 40 removed from the cassette mounting portion 22c is transported from the front area 12 to the backyard area 14, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting section 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30. When this is done, the usage of the storage cassette 40 corresponding to the identification number of the storage cassette 40 read from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 by the barcode reader 32e based on the information stored in the storage unit 39b. If it is determined that it is for collection, banknotes as sales proceeds are sent from the storage cassette 40 to the storage and feeding section 32a (see FIG. 6).

  Further, in the money handling system 10a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, after the empty storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c in the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 when the replenishment process is performed, When a command for performing the replenishment process is input by the operator through the operation display unit 39a, the banknote processing device of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 among the uses of the storage cassette 40 of each identification number stored in the storage unit 39b. 32, the usage of the storage cassette 40 having the identification number mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is rewritten for replenishment. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 32, the banknote as a change reserve is drawn out from the storage and feeding part 32a, and this fed-out banknote is accommodated in the storage cassette 40 (refer FIG. 6). Thereafter, after the storage cassette 40 removed from the cassette mounting portion 22c is transported from the backyard area 14 to the front area 12, the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting section 22c in the banknote handling apparatus 22 of the money changer 20. Then, the identification number of the storage cassette 40 is read from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 by the barcode reader 22e. Then, by communicating between the control unit 28 of the money change machine 20 and the control unit 38 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, the storage cassette is stored by the barcode reader 22e based on the information stored in the storage unit 39b. When it is determined that the usage of the storage cassette 40 corresponding to the identification number of the storage cassette 40 read from the 40 identification media 44 is for replenishment, banknotes as change reserves are stored from the storage cassette 40 into the storage feeding portion 22a. Will be sent to.

  In addition, when the storage and feeding unit 32a in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 is in a full state or a near full state, no more banknotes can be stored in the storage and feeding unit 32a. When the storage cassette 40 in the state is mounted, the usage determining unit 50 determines that the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is for storage. Further, in this case, among the uses of the storage cassette 40 of each identification number stored in the storage unit 39b, the identification of the storage cassette 40 read from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 by the barcode reader 32e. The usage of the storage cassette 40 corresponding to the number is rewritten for storage. In addition, after the usage of the storage cassette 40 having the identification number mounted on the cassette mounting unit 32c in the banknote processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 stored in the storage unit 39b is rewritten for storage, the banknote processing device In 32, a banknote is drawn out from the storing and feeding part 32a, and this fed-out banknote is stored in the storage cassette 40 (see FIG. 6). Thus, the control part 38 performs control which sends a banknote from the accommodation | drawer feeding part 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 with which the cassette mounting part 32c is mounted | worn according to the storage state of the banknote in the accommodation | drawer feeding part 32a. It becomes like this. Thereafter, a replenishment process is performed in the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 to form an empty capacity in the storage / feeding part 32a. When the cassette 32 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c, the identification number of the storage cassette 40 is read from the identification medium 44 of the storage cassette 40 by the barcode reader 32e. Then, based on the information stored in the storage unit 39b, when the usage of the storage cassette 40 corresponding to the read identification number of the storage cassette 40 is for storage, the banknotes are fed out from the storage cassette 40. Thus, the fed banknotes are stored in the storing and feeding part 32a (FIG. 6).

  According to the money handling systems 10 and 10a of the present embodiment configured as described above and the money depositing and dispensing machines 30 and 30a provided in the money handling systems 10 and 10a, the storage state of banknotes in the storage and feeding unit 32a. Accordingly, banknotes are sent from the storage and feeding section 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 mounted in the cassette mounting section 32c. As described above, when banknotes are sent from the storage / feeding part 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 according to the storage state of the banknotes in the storage / feeding part 32a, there are not enough banknotes in the storage / feeding part 32a when making the change reserve. However, it is possible to replenish banknotes simply by installing the storage cassette 40, thereby eliminating work such as taking out banknotes from a collection cassette (not shown), thereby reducing labor and replenishment time for the operator. can do.

  More specifically, in the conventional money handling system, the storage cassette that is detachably attached to the banknote handling apparatus of the money depositing / dispensing machine is used for storage, not for collection or replenishment. There wasn't. For this reason, in the conventional money handling system, when all the collection processing is periodically performed such that all the money is collected from a plurality of money changers and is deposited into the money depositing and dispensing machine, such all collection processing is performed. When the storage / feeding unit provided in the money depositing / dispensing machine becomes full and it is no longer possible to store any more money in the storage / feeding unit, the money is collected from the money changer. The process of depositing money into the money depositing / dispensing machine is interrupted, and the money must be collected from the storage and feeding section that has become full. However, when a change reserve is added to a plurality of money changers after the entire recovery process, if a change reserve exceeding the capacity of the storage and feeding unit is required, the money collected in the recovery cassette is manually removed. Therefore, it is necessary to perform replenishment processing to the money depositing / dispensing machine, which takes time and labor for the operator and replenishment processing. On the other hand, in this Embodiment, according to the storage state of the banknote in the storage and feeding part 32a, by sending a banknote from the storage and feeding part 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 mounted to the cassette mounting part 32c, The banknotes stored in the storage and feeding section 32a can be temporarily retracted to the storage cassette 40. For this reason, when the change reserve of the plurality of money changers 20 and 20a is replenished after the entire collection process, when the change reserve exceeding the capacity of the storing and feeding unit 32a is necessary, the retreated banknote The banknote is returned to the storage / feeding part 32a from the storage cassette 40 only by mounting the storage cassette 40 in which the money is stored in the money depositing / dispensing machine 30, 30a so that the storage / feeding part 32a can be replenished with the banknote. become. In this manner, in the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate work such as taking out banknotes from a collection cassette (not shown), thereby reducing labor and replenishment time for the operator.

  Moreover, in the money handling system 10, 10a of this Embodiment and the money depositing / withdrawing machine 30, 30a provided in this money handling system 10, 10a, as mentioned above, in the accommodation state of the banknote in the accommodation feeding part 32a. Accordingly, use determining means 50 is provided for determining the use of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c. Thus, the usage of the storage cassette 40 can be made appropriate by determining the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c according to the storage state of banknotes in the storage and feeding unit 32a.

  In addition, as described above, in the money handling systems 10 and 10a of the present embodiment and the money depositing and dispensing machines 30 and 30a provided in the money handling systems 10 and 10a, the use determining unit 50 includes the storage and feeding unit 32a. When no more banknotes can be stored, the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is used for storage. In addition, the usage determining unit 50 stores the storage cassette 40 attached to the cassette attachment portion 32c only when no bill is stored in the storage cassette 40 when the storage cassette 40 is attached to the cassette attachment portion 32c. Can be used for storage. In other words, when the storage cassette 40 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c, the usage determining unit 50 treats the banknote in the banknote change machine 20 when the banknote is stored in the storage cassette 40. Since it is considered that the bill is collected from the apparatus 22, the usage of the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 32c is used for collection, and the bill is fed out from the storage cassette 40 and stored in the storage feeding portion 32a. It is like that.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the storage cassette 40 is provided with a storage medium 42, and the bill processing device 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 is attached to the cassette mounting portion 32c. A reader / writer 32d is provided as a writing unit for writing information to a storage medium 42 provided in the storage cassette 40. In addition, information related to the usage of the storage cassette 40 determined by the usage determining means 50 is written to a storage medium 42 provided in the storage cassette 40 by a reader / writer 32d as a writing unit. In this case, the reader / writer 32d also functions as a reading unit that reads information from the storage medium 42 provided in the storage cassette 40 mounted in the cassette mounting unit 32c.

  Further, in the money handling system 10 a shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the storage cassette 40 is provided with an identification medium 44 indicating the identification information of the storage cassette 40, and the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 has the identification medium 44. A barcode reader 32e is provided as an identification information reading unit for reading the identification information of the storage cassette 40 from the identification medium 44 provided in the storage cassette 40 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 32c. Further, the money depositing / dispensing machine 30 is provided with a storage unit 39b, and information related to the use of the storage cassette 40 determined by the use determining means 50 is read by a barcode reader 32e as an identification information reading unit. It is associated with the identification information of the storage cassette 40 and is stored in the storage unit 39b (see FIG. 11).

  In addition, the money processing system and money depositing / withdrawing machine according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described modes, and various changes can be made.

  In the above description, in the money handling systems 10 and 10a shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 11, all the collection processing for collecting all the money from the plurality of money changers 20 and 20a and depositing it into the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 and 30a. Although the operation in the case of performing the above is described, the same operation may be performed also in the inventory processing for counting all the money in the store. More specifically, in an inventory process in which all the money in the store is counted, all banknotes are sent from the banknote processing device 22 of the plurality of money changers 20 and 20a to the storage cassette 40, and money is stored in the storage cassette 40. Bills are deposited into the bill processing apparatus 32 of the depositing / dispensing machines 30 and 30a. And after a banknote is counted in the banknote processing apparatus 32, a banknote comes to be returned from this banknote processing apparatus 32 to the banknote processing apparatus 22 of each money change machine 20, 20a by the storage cassette 40. Moreover, in such operation | movement, according to the accommodation state of the banknote in the accommodation | drawer delivery part 32a, a banknote is sent from the accommodation | feeding-out delivery part 32a to the empty storage cassette 40 with which the cassette mounting part 32c was mounted | worn. Even in this case, if there is a shortage of bills in the storing and feeding unit 32a when making the change reserve, bills can be replenished simply by installing the storing cassette 40, and thus, bills can be taken out from the collection cassette (not shown). The work can be eliminated, which can reduce the labor and replenishment time of the worker.

  Further, in the above-described inventory process, the following operation may be performed. Specifically, when the stocktaking process is performed, before the money withdrawn from each of the money changers 20, 20a is deposited into the money depositing / dispensing machines 30, 30a, the banknotes of the money depositing / withdrawing machines 30, 30a. In the processing device 32 and the coin processing device 34, all banknotes and coins stored in the storage and feeding portion 32a and the storage and feeding portion 34a are sent to the collection cassette. Thereafter, when depositing the money withdrawn from each of the money changers 20, 20a to the money depositing / dispensing machines 30, 30a, the storage cassette 40 is placed in the cassette mounting portion 32c of the banknote handling apparatus 32 of the money depositing / dispensing machines 30, 30a. When attached, only 10,000 yen banknotes out of the banknotes fed out from the storage cassette 40 are stored in the collection cassette of the banknote processing apparatus 32, and all other denomination banknotes are stored and fed out 32a of the banknote processing apparatus 32. To store. Further, of the coins dispensed from the respective coin change machines 20 and 20a, all coins and wrapping coins are stored in the storage and feeding section 34a of the coin processing device 34 and the wrapping coin storage device 36, respectively. Then, after the money is counted in the money depositing / dispensing machines 30 and 30a, the banknotes and coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 32a of the banknote processing device 32 and the storage and feeding unit 34a of the coin processing device 34 are dispensed. . At this time, the banknotes withdrawn from the banknote processing device 32 are stored in the storage cassette 40. Further, the operator takes out the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage device 36. Thereafter, the operator returns the banknotes, coins and wrapping coins withdrawn from the banknote processing device 32, the coin processing device 34, and the wrapping coin storage device 36 to the original money change machines 20, 20a. In addition, when such operation | movement is performed, since the 10,000 yen banknote withdrawn from the money changers 20, 20a is stored in the collection cassette of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 30, 30a, the original money changer 20 , 20a is not returned, but 10,000 yen bills are generally not required as change reserves, so there is no problem even if they are not returned to the original money change machines 20, 20a. When the stocktaking process is performed by such a method, the storing and feeding unit 32a is stored by storing the 10,000 yen banknotes withdrawn from the money changers 20, 20a in the collection cassette of the money depositing / withdrawing machines 30, 30a. Can be prevented as much as possible from becoming a full state or a near full state, which makes it impossible to store more banknotes in the storage and feeding portion 32a. As a result, it is possible to prevent the banknotes and coins collected from the money changers 20 and 20a from being counted in the middle when the money depositing and dispensing machines 30 and 30a are counted. You can finish it quickly.

  Further, in the money handling systems 10 and 10a shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, the cassette mounting portion 32c to which the storage cassette 40 is attached is provided in the banknote handling device 32 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 30 and 30a. The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. In the money handling system according to the modified example, instead of providing the cassette mounting portion in the banknote handling apparatus of the money depositing / dispensing machine, the storage cassette is detachably mounted at the depositing port or the depositing / dispensing port of the banknote handling apparatus. It may be. In this case, when the storage cassette is attached to the deposit port or the deposit / withdrawal port of the banknote processing apparatus, the banknotes fed from the storage cassette are sent into the housing of the banknote processing apparatus through the deposit port or the deposit / withdrawal slot, It becomes possible to send banknotes from the inside of the housing of the processing apparatus to the storage cassette via the deposit port and the deposit / withdrawal port.

  Moreover, in the money handling system according to the modification, a plurality of spare storage cassettes (in other words, storage cassettes used for storage) may be provided for each denomination of banknotes. In this case, when the storage and feeding unit of the banknote handling apparatus is in a full state or a near full state, the storage cassette corresponding to each denomination is sequentially mounted on the cassette mounting unit, so that each of the plurality of storage cassettes It becomes possible to store banknotes for each denomination. In addition, when one storage cassette is used as a spare storage cassette, when the storage cassette is mounted on the cassette mounting section when the storage and feeding section of the banknote handling apparatus is in a full state or near full state, A plurality of denominations of bills are stored in a mixed state in the storage cassette.

  Moreover, in the money handling system according to another modified example, a plurality of cassette mounting portions may be provided in the banknote handling apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine. In this case, the collecting storage cassette and the storing storage cassette can be simultaneously mounted on the banknote handling apparatus. In this case, when all the collection processes described above are performed, the storage / feeding part in the banknote processing apparatus of the money depositing / dispensing machine becomes full or near full, and the banknotes are stored in the storage / feeding part any more. Even when it becomes impossible to remove the storage cassette from the banknote processing apparatus, the banknote can be sent to the storage cassette for storage without removing the storage cassette from the banknote processing apparatus.

  Further, in the money handling system according to another modification, a storage cassette is provided between the coin handling device of each money changer provided in the front area and the coin handling device of the money depositing / dispensing machine provided in the backyard area. Coins may be handed over. In this case, the storage cassette for storing coins and feeding out the stored coins is detachably attached to the coin processing device of each money change machine and the coin processing device of the money depositing and dispensing machine. Become. Further, in the money depositing and dispensing machine, coins are sent from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the coin processing device according to the storage state of the coins in the coin processing device. In this case, even if there is a shortage of coins in the storage and feeding section when making the change reserve, it is possible to replenish the coins simply by attaching the storage cassette, and therefore it is possible to eliminate operations such as taking out the coins from the collection cassette. As a result, the labor and replenishment time of the operator can be reduced. In such a money handling system, the application determining means provided in the money depositing / dispensing machine is mounted on the cassette mounting portion of the coin processing device according to the storage state of the coins in the storage and feeding portion of the coin processing device. The usage of the storage cassette may be determined. Specifically, the usage determining means may use the usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion when storing no more coins in the storage and feeding portion of the coin processing device. Moreover, regarding the usage of the storage cassette for storing coins, the same operation as that of the storage cassette for storing banknotes described above is performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a Money handling system 12 Front area 14 Backyard area 20, 20a Money change machine 22 Banknote processing apparatus 22a Storage feeding part 22b Bill processing part 22c Cassette mounting part 22d Reader / writer 22e Bar code reader 24 Coin processing apparatus 24a Storage feeding part 24b Coin processing unit 26 Packaging coin storage device 26a Lock mechanism 28 Control unit 29a Operation display unit 29b Storage unit 29c Communication interface unit 29d Printing unit 30, 30a Money depositing / dispensing machine 32 Bill processing unit 32a Storage feeding unit 32b Bill processing unit 32c Cassette Mounting unit 32d Reader / writer 32e Bar code reader 34 Coin processing device 34a Storage / feeding unit 34b Coin processing unit 36 Packaging coin storage device 36a Lock mechanism 38 Control unit 39a Operation display unit 39b Storage unit 39c Communication interface unit 39 Printing section 40 storing cassette 40a opening 42 storage medium 44 identification medium 50 uses determining unit 60 POS register

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A cassette mounting portion on which a storage cassette for storing money and delivering stored money is detachably mounted;
A storage and feeding unit capable of storing money and paying out stored money;
A control unit for performing control to send money from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit;
A money handling machine equipped with   2. The money handling machine according to claim 1, further comprising usage determining means for determining a usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion in accordance with a storage state of money in the storage and feeding portion.   The money processing according to claim 2, wherein the usage determining means stores the usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion when no more money can be stored in the storage and feeding portion. Machine.   The usage determining means determines the usage of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion only when money is not stored in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted on the cassette mounting portion. 4. The money handling machine according to claim 2, wherein the money handling machine can be used for storage. The storage cassette is provided with a storage medium,
A writing unit for writing information to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting unit;
The information related to the use of the storage cassette determined by the use determination means is written to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette by the writing unit. The money handling machine according to one item.   The money handling machine according to claim 5, further comprising a reading unit that reads information from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit.   When the usage of the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is for storage, the cassette mounting unit When money is not stored in the storage cassette attached to the storage case, money is sent from the storage feeding portion to the storage cassette, and money is stored in the storage cassette attached to the cassette attachment portion The money handling machine according to claim 6, wherein money is sent from the storage cassette to the storage feeding portion.   When the usage of the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is for collection, the cassette mounting unit The money handling machine according to claim 6, wherein money is sent from the storage cassette attached to the storage to the storage and feeding portion.   When the storage cassette read by the reading unit from the storage medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit is for replenishment, the storage feeding unit The money handling machine according to claim 6, wherein money is sent to the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion.   When the writing unit writes information indicating that the usage of the storage cassette is for storage in the storage medium provided in the storage cassette mounted in the cassette mounting unit, the money handling machine is The money handling machine according to any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein information related to money as change reserve to be replenished to a separately provided money change machine is also written to the storage medium by the writing unit. . The storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette,
An identification information reading unit for reading identification information of the storage cassette from the identification medium provided in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit;
A storage unit;
Further comprising
Information related to the use of the storage cassette determined by the use determination means is associated with the identification information of the storage cassette read by the identification information reading unit and stored in the storage unit. Item 5. A money handling machine according to any one of Items 2 to 4.   Based on the use for each identification information of the storage cassette stored in the storage unit, the identification is performed from the identification medium provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted in the cassette mounting unit. When the usage of the storage cassette corresponding to the identification information of the storage cassette read by the information reading unit is for storage, when no money is stored in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit Money is sent from the storage and feeding unit to the storage cassette, and when money is stored in the storage cassette attached to the cassette mounting unit, money is sent from the storage cassette to the storage and feeding unit. Item 11. A money handling machine according to item 11. A money change machine that performs deposit processing of money as sales and withdrawal processing of money as change;
A money handling machine for depositing money collected from the money changer and for withdrawing money as change reserve to be replenished to the money changer;
With
Storage cassettes for storing money and delivering stored money are detachably attached to the money changer and the money handling machine, respectively.
The money handling machine is provided with a storing and feeding unit that stores money and can feed the stored money,
In accordance with the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit of the money handling machine, a control unit is provided that performs control to send money from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the money handling machine. A money handling system.   The money processing according to claim 13, further comprising usage determining means for determining a usage of the storage cassette attached to the money handling machine according to a money storage state in the storage and feeding section of the money handling machine. system. The storage cassette is provided with a storage medium,
The money handling machine is provided with a writing unit for writing information to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette attached to the money handling machine,
15. The money handling system according to claim 14, wherein information relating to the use of the storage cassette determined by the use determination means is written to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette by the writing unit. . The storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette,
The money handling machine is provided with an identification information reading unit that reads the identification information of the storage cassette from the identification medium provided in the storage cassette attached to the money handling machine,
15. A storage unit is provided for storing information related to the usage of the storage cassette determined by the usage determination means in association with the identification information of the storage cassette read by the identification information reading unit. Money handling system. According to a money handling machine having a cassette mounting portion in which a storage cassette for storing money and feeding out the stored money is detachably mounted, and a storage feeding portion for storing money and storing the stored money A money handling method,
Mounting the storage cassette on the cassette mounting portion;
Sending money from the storage and feeding unit to the empty storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit according to the storage state of money in the storage and feeding unit;
A money handling method comprising:   The money processing method according to claim 17, further comprising a step of determining a use of the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion according to a storage state of money in the storage and feeding portion. The storage cassette is provided with a storage medium,
The money processing method according to claim 18, further comprising a step of writing information relating to the determined use of the storage cassette to the storage medium provided in the storage cassette. The storage cassette is provided with an identification medium indicating identification information of the storage cassette,
Reading the identification information of the storage cassette from the identification medium provided in the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion;
Storing information related to the determined use of the storage cassette in a storage unit in association with the read identification information of the storage cassette;
The money processing method according to claim 18, further comprising:

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