JP6244922B2 - Cash processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a cash processing apparatus that closely examines a banknote bundle stored in a storage.

  In recent years, a cashier system for performing various processes relating to cash (banknotes and coins) has been installed in a sales office of a financial institution or the like. The depositing / dispensing system has a cash processing device for depositing and dispensing banknotes.

  Some of the above cash processing apparatuses have a storage for storing a bundle of banknotes in which a plurality of banknotes are bound by a band. In such a cash processing apparatus, in order to confirm whether or not a banknote bundle is properly stored in the storage, a banknote bundle scrutiny process is performed.

  As one method of scrutiny processing, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of counting banknote bundles when moving the banknote bundles out of the storage. At this time, not only the counting of the banknote bundle but also the denomination of the banknote bundle can be determined. As another method of scrutiny processing, Patent Document 2 discloses a method of counting banknote bundles in a state in which banknote bundles are stored in a storage by a sensor that is movably provided in the storage.

JP 2003-141599 A JP-A-11-250312

  However, in the case of the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the banknote bundle is moved to the outside of the storage case one by one and the count and denomination are discriminated, the time required for the scrutiny process becomes long. On the other hand, in the case of the method disclosed in Patent Document 2, the bill bundle in the storage can be counted by the sensor, but the denomination of the bill bundle cannot be determined. For this reason, even if a banknote bundle of different denominations is mixed in the storage, the banknote bundle cannot be detected.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of appropriately performing a close examination of banknote bundles according to the usage status of a cash processing apparatus. It is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to a certain aspect of the present invention, a storage that stores a bundle of banknotes in which a plurality of banknotes are bound by a band, and a storage that is provided inside the storage and is stored in the storage. A counting member that counts the banknote bundle, a discrimination member that is provided outside the storage and discriminates the denomination of the banknote bundle that is delivered from the storage, and a scrutiny of the banknote bundle stored in the storage And a detection unit that detects whether or not a user can access the storage after the previous scrutiny process, and the control unit performs the scrutiny process When the detection unit detects that the storage is not accessible, the counting member counts the banknote bundle and the detection unit can access the storage. If it was detected The distinction member by thereby determining the denomination of the bill bundle cash handling apparatus is provided.

  Further, in the above cash processing apparatus, the storage is detachably attached to the attachment / detachment unit, and the detection unit is in a case where the storage is removed from the attachment / detachment unit after the previous scrutiny process. May detect that the storage is accessible.

  In addition, the cash processing apparatus further includes an opening / closing member provided to be openable / closable in the storage, and the detection unit is configured to store the storage when the opening / closing member has been opened since the previous scrutiny process. It may be detected that the state is accessible.

  Moreover, said cash processing apparatus is a memory | storage part which memorize | stores the flag information which shows that it was in the said accessible state, when it has detected that it was in the state which can access the said storage by the said detection part The control unit may cause the discrimination member to discriminate the denomination of the banknote bundle when the flag information is stored in the storage unit when performing the scrutiny process.

  In the cash processing apparatus, the control unit may hold the flag information stored in the storage unit until the scrutiny process is performed.

  In the cash processing apparatus, the counting member may be a detection sensor that moves in the stacking direction of the banknote bundles in the storage to detect the band and counts the banknote bundles.

  Moreover, said cash processing apparatus inserts and discharges a banknote bundle from the said conveyance path to the said storage path, and the conveyance path in which the said banknote bundle is conveyed, and discharges a banknote bundle from the said storage path to the said conveyance path. May be further provided.

  In the cash processing apparatus, the determination member may be a determination sensor that is provided in the insertion / ejection unit and acquires an image of the banknote bundle to determine a denomination.

  In the above cash processing apparatus, when the control unit detects that the storage unit is accessible by the detection unit during the initial operation of the cash processing apparatus, A display prompting execution of the scrutiny processing may be performed.

  In the above cash processing apparatus, when the control unit detects that the storage unit is accessible by the detection unit during the initial operation of the cash processing apparatus, An indication to start the scrutiny process may be performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately perform the banknote bundle scrutiny process according to the usage status of the cash processing apparatus.

It is the schematic which shows an example of the internal structure of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the banknote bundle which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance structure of the storage 48 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of a structure of storage 48A-48D and the hand pusher part 44 which concern on one Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the flow of the close inspection process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the flow of the movement of the banknote bundle in the external inspection process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the flow of the movement of the banknote bundle in the external inspection process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of the hand pusher part 44 at the time of performing an external inspection process. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display by the display part 218 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation example of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, the duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. Configuration of banknote bundle processing device>
With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, an example of a structure of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 which is an example of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a banknote bundle according to one embodiment.

  The banknote bundle processing device 10 constitutes a part of a cashier system that performs various processes such as depositing and dispensing with respect to cash (banknotes and coins) installed in a sales office of a financial institution, for example. Here, the depositing / dispensing system stores a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine that deposits / withdraws banknotes (separate banknotes) in units of one unit and a banknote bundle of denominations every predetermined number (for example, 100). And a banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 which is a banknote bundle payment machine for dispensing banknote bundles.

  The banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 has a function of accumulating banknotes sent from the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, binding the accumulated banknotes every predetermined number, and storing them as banknote bundles. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 includes an inter-device transport unit 20, a stacking unit 24, a hand unit 28, a binding unit 32, an elevator unit 36, a transport path 40, and a hand pusher unit 44. And storages 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D, an overflow storage 52, and a control unit 60.

  The inter-device transport unit 20 is provided on the top of the banknote bundle processing device 10. The inter-device transport unit 20 is connected to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine and transports banknotes to / from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine. Further, the inter-device transport unit 20 has a transport path for transporting banknotes sent from the banknote depositing and dispensing machine to the stacking unit 24 one by one.

  The stacking unit 24 stacks banknotes that are sequentially transported from the inter-device transport unit 20. The stacking unit 24 stacks banknotes for every predetermined number of sheets to be bound. Further, the stacking unit 24 stacks banknotes for each denomination, for example.

  The hand unit 28 receives a predetermined number of banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 24 and passes the bills to the binding unit 32 located below the stacking unit 24. The hand unit 28 is configured to be movable up and down, and descends while holding the banknotes received from the stacking unit 24.

  The binding unit 32 bundles a predetermined number of banknotes received from the hand unit 28 and binds them together with a band. As a result, the banknote bundle T shown in FIG. 2 is made from the loose banknotes. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the belt | band | zone S is united with respect to other than the part which can discriminate | determine denominations, such as the money amount of a banknote. Thereby, the denomination of a banknote bundle can be discriminate | determined so that it may demonstrate later. The binding unit 32 passes the banknote bundle to the elevator unit 36.

  The elevator unit 36 moves in the vertical direction within a hoistway 37 formed in the vertical direction at the front end of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10. The elevator section 36 has a stage 38 that can hold a banknote bundle. For example, the elevator unit 36 descends to a position facing the transport path 40 while holding the banknote bundle passed from the binding unit 32. A withdrawal port for dispensing the banknote bundle is provided above the elevator unit 36.

  The conveyance path 40 is a passage through which banknote bundles are conveyed. The conveyance path 40 is connected to the elevator section 36, the storage boxes 48A to 48D, and the overflow box 52, and a banknote bundle is transferred through the conveyance path 40 therebetween. For example, in a scrutiny process to be described later, banknote bundles taken out from the storage boxes 48A to 48D are conveyed to the elevator unit 36 and then returned to the storage boxes 48A to 48D.

  The hand pusher unit 44 is movably provided in the conveyance path 40. For example, the hand pusher unit 44 has a function of transporting banknote bundles taken out from the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D and the overflow box 52. The hand pusher unit 44 also has a function of pushing the banknote bundle into the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D and the overflow box 52. The detailed configuration of the hand pusher unit 44 will be described later.

  Storage 48A-48D stores the banknote bundle which bundled the several banknote with the belt | band | zone according to money type. In the present embodiment, the storage boxes 48A to 48D are cassettes that are detachably mounted on the detachable section (the detachable section 180 in FIG. 8). For example, when collecting banknote bundles stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D, or when replenishing banknote bundles to the storage boxes 48A to 48D, they are removed from the storage boxes 48A to 48D. The detailed configuration of the storage boxes 48A to 48D will be described later.

  The overflow box 52 stores banknote bundles that are not stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D. For example, the banknote bundle is stored in the overflow box 52 when the storage object to be stored among the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D becomes full.

  The control unit 60 controls the entire operation of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10. The control unit 60 includes a control unit (for example, the control unit 216 in FIG. 8) that controls the operation of each component described above, and a storage unit (the storage unit in FIG. 8) that stores programs executed by the control unit and various data. 214).

  In the above description, the storage boxes 48A to 48D are taken out from the attachment / detachment unit 180 and the banknote bundle is replenished. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may replenish banknote bundles in the storage boxes 48A to 48D in a state where the storage boxes 48A to 48D are mounted.

<2. Detailed configuration of storage and hand pusher>
First, an example of a detailed configuration of the storage boxes 48A to 48D and the hand pusher unit 44 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The configuration of the four storage boxes 48A to 48D is the same. Therefore, hereinafter, the storage 48A (simply referred to as the storage 48) will be described as an example.

(Detailed configuration of storage 48)
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an example of an external configuration of the storage 48 according to the embodiment. The storage 48 stores a banknote bundle of a predetermined denomination. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage case 48 includes a housing 110, a shutter 112 that is an example of an opening / closing member, and a stopper 114.

  The casing 110 is formed in a rectangular shape so as to accumulate banknote bundles inside. In the upper part of the housing 110, an opening for taking in and out the banknote bundle is formed with the conveyance path 40 (FIG. 1).

  The shutter 112 is provided in an opening at the top of the housing 110 so as to be opened and closed. Specifically, the shutter 112 opens and closes between a closed position that closes the opening and an open position that opens the opening. When the shutter 112 is in the open position, the banknote bundle is transferred between the storage case 48 and the transport path 40. The shutter 112 is normally closed when the storage 48 is taken out from the detachable part, but when the user takes out or replenishes a banknote bundle from the storage 48, the shutter 112 is taken out from the detachable part. The shutter 112 is open.

  The stopper 114 is rotatably provided on the upper portion of the housing 110. The stopper 114 rotates between a stationary position (a position shown in FIG. 3) that stops the banknote bundle so that it does not pop out and a release position (a position shown in FIG. 4) that allows the banknote bundle to be taken in and out. Move. In FIG. 3, four stoppers 114 are provided.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D and the hand pusher unit 44 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage 48 includes a storage unit 120, a stage 122, a spring 124, a counting sensor 126, and an empty detection sensor 128.

  As shown in FIG. 4, banknote bundles T are stacked in the storage unit 120 along the vertical direction (the Z direction in FIG. 4). The X direction shown in FIG. 4 is the short direction of the banknote bundle T. The storage unit 120 is set to store banknote bundles of the same denomination.

  The stage 122 supports the banknote bundle T. The stage 122 is biased upward in the vertical direction by a spring 124. For this reason, when the stopper 114 is positioned at the release position, the banknote bundle T comes out of the storage unit 120 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the stopper 114 is positioned at the stationary position (FIG. 3), the banknote bundle T does not come out of the storage unit 120 (see FIG. 5).

  The counting sensor 126 is provided inside the storage unit 120 and counts the banknote bundles accumulated in the storage unit 120. The counting sensor 126 is provided at a position corresponding to the band of banknote bundles so as to be movable in the up-down direction that is the stacking direction. The counting sensor 126 determines the number of banknote bundles by detecting the band of banknote bundles accumulated while moving. The counting sensor 126 is, for example, a reflection sensor, and determines the number of banknote bundles using the difference between the reflectance at the band portion of the banknote bundle and the reflectance at the portion other than the band. As will be described later, the counting sensor 126 counts banknote bundles during the close inspection process.

  The sky detection sensor 128 is fixed to the upper part of the storage unit 120. The sky detection sensor 128 detects an empty state in which the banknote bundle is not stored in the storage unit 120. For example, when the sky detection sensor 128 does not detect a band of banknote bundles, it is determined to be empty.

(Detailed configuration of the hand pusher 44)
An example of a detailed configuration of the hand pusher unit 44 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the hand pusher unit 44 includes a hand unit 140 and a pusher unit 150. The hand unit 140 and the pusher unit 150 are configured to be independently movable on the transport path 40 (FIG. 1).

  The hand unit 140 functions to convey the banknote bundle while being held. The hand unit 140 functions as a discharge unit that discharges the banknote bundle from the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D and the overflow box 52 to the transport path 40. The hand unit 140 includes a holding unit 142 (see FIG. 7) and a pickup unit 145.

  The holding part 142 is a claw-like member that holds both ends of the banknote bundle in the longitudinal direction, for example. By moving the hand unit 140 in a state where the holding unit 142 holds a bundle of banknotes, the banknote bundles are transported in the transport path 40 one by one.

  The pickup unit 145 has a function of shifting the bundle of banknotes from the storage unit 120 one by one. When the hand unit 140 moves, the pickup unit 145 shifts the banknote bundle one by one, so that the holding unit 142 holds the bundle one by one.

  When the pusher unit 150 is positioned on the storage unit 120, the pusher unit 150 is lowered toward the storage unit 120 and can push the banknote bundle. Thereby, the pusher part 150 has a function as an insertion part which inserts a banknote bundle from the conveyance path 40 to storage 48A-48D.

  The pusher unit 150 is provided with a denomination discrimination sensor 155. The denomination discriminating sensor 155 is a discriminating member that is provided outside the storages 48A to 48D and discriminates the denominations of the banknote bundles that are output from the storages 48A to 48D. The denomination determination sensor 155 acquires an image of banknote bundles facing each other and determines the denomination. The denomination discrimination sensor 155 discriminates the denomination of the banknote bundle during the outside inspection process as will be described later. By counting the number of banknote bundles that have passed through the denomination discrimination sensor 155, it is possible to count banknote bundles.

  In the above description, the denomination determining sensor 155 is provided on the lower surface of the pusher unit 150. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the denomination determination sensor may be provided in the conveyance path 40 or the elevator unit 36. In the above description, the shutter 112 is provided in the storage 48. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shutter may not be provided in the storage 48.

<3. About scrutiny processing>
In the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10, in order to confirm whether the banknote bundle is appropriately stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D, a banknote bundle inspecting process is performed. In the present embodiment, in order to appropriately perform the banknote bundle scrutiny process according to the usage status of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10, either the in-house scrutiny process or the out-of-box scrutiny process is performed as the scrutiny process.

  The close inspection process is a close inspection process performed in a state in which banknote bundles are stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D. It is a scrutiny process. Below, after explaining the internal inspection process, the external inspection process will be described.

(In-house inspection process)
The internal inspection process will be described with reference to FIG. Drawing 5 is a mimetic diagram for explaining the flow of the close examination processing in a warehouse concerning one embodiment. The internal inspection process is performed on the four storages 48A to 48D, and the following description will be made by taking the storage 48A (simply referred to as the storage 48) as an example.

  Here, it is assumed that the counting sensor 126 is located at a standby position below the storage unit 120 as shown in a state 801 in FIG. When the internal inspection process is started, the counting sensor 126 moves to a counting position above the storage unit 120 as shown in a state 802.

  The counting sensor 126 is an optical reflection sensor provided at a position corresponding to the band of the banknote bundle T. Here, the output of the reflection sensor changes according to the reflectance of light. For example, the light reflectance of the portion where the band is wound is high, and the light reflectance of the portion where the band between the banknote bundle and the banknote bundle is not wound is low. For this reason, the counting sensor 126 can determine the number of banknote bundles T in the storage unit 120 by counting the portion with low light reflectance when moving from the standby position to the counting position.

  When the counting of the banknote bundle is completed, the counting sensor 126 moves to the standby position as shown in a state 803. Thereby, the close inspection process is completed. In the case of the close inspection process, the counting sensor 126 only needs to move up and down in the storage unit 120, so that the time required for the close inspection process can be shortened.

(External inspection process)
The outside inspection process will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 7. FIG. FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are schematic diagrams for explaining the flow of movement of banknote bundles in the outside scrutiny processing according to one embodiment.

  Here, it is assumed that banknote bundles are stored in the storages 48A to 48D, respectively, as shown in a state 811 in FIG. As an example, banknote bundles of 10,000 yen bills are stored in the storage 48A and storage 48B, and bills of thousand yen bills are stored in the storage 48C and storage 48D.

  When the outside inspection process is started, first, a banknote bundle of 000-yen bills in the storage 48A is taken out and conveyed to the elevator unit 36 one by one by the hand unit 140 of the hand pusher unit 44. Then, all the banknote bundles in the storage 48A are conveyed, so that the banknote bundles are accumulated in the elevator section 36 as shown in a state 812, and the storage 48A becomes empty. In this embodiment, when a banknote bundle is taken out of the storage 48A and conveyed to the elevator section 36, the denomination discrimination sensor 155 provided in the pusher section 150 performs denomination discrimination and counting of the banknote bundle.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the hand pusher unit 44 when performing the outside inspection process. First, it is assumed that the stopper 114 is moved from the stationary position to the release position, and the banknote bundle stored in the storage unit 120 pops out and contacts the hand pusher unit 44 as shown in a state 821 shown in FIG. At this time, the denomination determining sensor 155 determines the denomination of the banknote bundle by acquiring the image of the banknote bundle located at the uppermost part of the stacked banknote bundle T.

  Next, when the hand unit 140 starts moving toward the elevator unit 36 (the direction indicated by the arrow A), the uppermost banknote bundle is shifted by the pickup unit 145 as shown in a state 822. Thereafter, as shown in a state 823, the holding unit 142 holds both ends of the shifted banknote bundle in the longitudinal direction. When the hand unit 140 further moves in this state, the next banknote bundle stored in the storage unit 120 comes into contact with the hand pusher unit 44 as shown in a state 824. Thereafter, the banknote bundle is conveyed in the same manner. When the banknote bundle is not conveyed, the pusher unit 150 is lowered to store the banknote bundle in the storage unit 120 as shown in a state 825.

  After the storage 48A is emptied as shown in the state 812 of FIG. 6A, the banknote bundle of the 10,000 yen bill of the storage 48B is conveyed to the storage 48A by the hand pusher unit 44 and stored. And all the banknote bundles in the storage 48B are stored in the storage 48A, so that the storage 48B becomes empty as shown in a state 813 of FIG. 6B. At this time, the denomination discrimination sensor 155 performs the denomination discrimination and counting described with reference to FIG. 7 also for the banknote bundles taken out from the storage 48B.

  After the storage 48B is emptied as shown in a state 813, the 10,000 yen bills accumulated in the elevator unit 36 are transported to the storage 48B by the hand pusher unit 44 and stored. Thus, by moving the banknote bundle three times, the denomination and counting of the banknote bundles stored in the two storage boxes 48A and 48B are performed, and the time required for the outside inspection process can be shortened. In addition, by the movement of the banknote bundle described above, the stacking order of banknote bundles is changed before and after the examination in the storage boxes 48A and 48B. In other words, the banknote bundle located at the top in the stacking direction before scrutiny is positioned at the bottom in the stacking direction after scrutiny.

  Thereafter, the scrutiny processing is similarly performed on the banknote bundles stored in the storage 48C and the storage 48D. That is, when the banknote bundle of thousand yen bills stored in the storage 48C is conveyed to the elevator unit 36, denomination and counting of the banknotes stored in the storage 48C are performed. Then, when the banknote bundle of the thousand yen bill stored in the storage 48D is transported and stored in the storage 48C, the denomination and counting of the banknotes stored in the storage 48D are performed. Thereafter, the bill bundle of thousand yen bills accumulated in the elevator unit 36 is stored in the storage 48D, and the outside inspection process is completed.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although demonstrated assuming the case where the banknote bundle is accommodated in storage 48A-48D, this invention is not limited to this. For example, when any of the storage boxes 48A to 48D is empty, the empty storage box may be used as a scrutiny box instead of the elevator unit 36. By carrying out like this, the frequency | count of a movement of the banknote bundle in an external inspection process can also be reduced.

<4. Functional configuration of banknote bundle processing device>
The banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 having the above-described configuration is used to determine the usage situation and appropriately perform either the internal inspection process or the external inspection process in order to appropriately perform the banknote inspection process according to the usage state of the apparatus. Control to do. A functional configuration for realizing the control of the scrutiny processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 includes a detection unit 212, a storage unit 214, and a control unit 216.

(Detector 212)
The detection unit 212 detects whether or not the user can access the storage boxes 48A to 48D since the previous scrutiny process. The state in which the user can access the storage boxes 48A to 48D refers to a state in which the user can newly insert a banknote bundle into the storage boxes 48A to 48D, for example. In such a case, there is a risk that a banknote bundle of a denomination of a bag not originally stored in the storages 48A to 48D may be stored. On the other hand, the state where access is not possible means a state where the user cannot insert a new banknote bundle into the storage boxes 48A to 48D, for example. In such a case, banknote bundles of appropriate denominations are stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D.

  For example, the detection unit 212 may detect that the storage units 48A to 48D are accessible when the storage units 48A to 48D are removed from the detachable unit 180 after the previous scrutiny process. Moreover, the detection part 212 may detect that it was in the state which was accessible to storage 48A-48D, when the shutter 112 has opened since the last close examination process. By performing any of the above detections, it is possible to specify a state in which the user has a high probability of newly inserting a banknote bundle into the storage boxes 48A to 48D.

  The detection unit 212 is not limited to the above-described detection. For example, the detection unit 212 is in a state where the shutter 112 is opened after the previous scrutiny process and the storage units 48A to 48D are removed from the attachment / detachment unit 180. It may be detected that the 48D is accessible. Since there is a case where the shutter 112 is opened and closed during normal processing, in the case of the above detection, the state in which the user can newly insert a banknote bundle into the storage boxes 48A to 48D can be specified more accurately.

(Storage unit 214)
The storage unit 214 stores flag information indicating that the storage unit 214 is in an accessible state when the detection unit 212 detects that the storage units 48A to 48D are not in an accessible state. For example, the storage unit 214 stores the flag as ON when it is detected that the accessible state is detected, and stores the flag as OFF when it is detected that the accessible state is not detected.

  In addition, the storage unit 214 stores programs and various data used for the scrutiny process executed by the control unit 216.

(Control unit 216)
The control unit 216 performs a scrutinizing process for banknote bundles stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D. Based on the detection result of the detection unit 212, the control unit 216 according to the present embodiment executes either the internal inspection process (FIG. 5) or the external inspection process (FIG. 7).

  For example, when the detection unit 212 detects that the storage units 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D are not accessible, the control unit 216 causes the counting sensor 126 to perform an in-store inspection process. Thereby, the examination process can be completed in a short time.

  On the other hand, when the detection unit 212 detects that the storage units 48A to 48D are accessible, the control unit 216 causes the denomination determination sensor 155 to perform denomination determination and counting of the banknote bundle. The outside inspection process is executed. Thereby, even if a user replenishes wrong denominations to storage 48A-48D, it can detect appropriately.

  As described above, whether or not access is possible is stored in the storage unit 214 as flag information. For this reason, the control unit 216 may cause the internal inspection process or the external inspection process to be executed based on the flag information stored in the storage unit 214. For example, when the flag stored in the storage unit 214 is on, the control unit 216 executes the outside inspection process, and when the flag stored in the storage unit 214 is off, the control unit 216 performs the inspection process inside the storage. Let it run. Thereby, the internal inspection process and the external inspection process can be easily controlled.

  The control unit 216 holds the flag information stored in the storage unit 214 until the scrutiny process is performed. Specifically, the control unit 216 does not switch off the flag that was on until the scrutiny process is performed. On the other hand, when the scrutiny process is performed, the control unit 216 switches off the flag that was turned on because the banknote bundles are appropriately stored in the storage boxes 48A to 48D. As a result, it is possible to easily determine whether the scrutiny processing is actually performed for the accessible state.

  Moreover, the control part 216 controls the display by the display part 218 regarding a detailed examination process. For example, when the control unit 216 detects that the storage units 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D are accessible by the detection unit 212 during the initial operation of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10, the control unit 216 performs a scrutiny process on the display unit 218. You may make the display which prompts.

  The scrutiny process is usually performed at a predetermined timing. For this reason, even if it is detected that the state is accessible, the scrutiny process may not be performed at a predetermined timing. On the other hand, by causing the above-described display to be performed, the user can forcibly perform a scrutiny process even if the predetermined timing has not been reached, and as a result, the storage boxes 48A to 48D can receive banknotes. The bundle can be transferred to a properly stored state.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example by the display unit 218 according to an embodiment. As an example, the display unit 218 displays a message M such as “please perform an operation to perform a scrutiny of the storage”. The user who sees such a display can easily recognize the error state and can easily perform an operation for performing a scrutiny process. The display unit 218 may display an operation button B for performing a scrutiny process as shown in FIG. The display part 218 is attached to the upper part of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 so that a user can see easily.

  Further, when the control unit 216 detects that the storage units 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D are accessible by the detection unit 212 during the initial operation of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10, the control unit 216 performs a scrutiny process on the display unit 218 (specifically). Specifically, an indication that the outside inspection process) is started may be performed. That is, even if the predetermined timing has not been reached, a display indicating that the outside inspection process is forcibly executed is displayed. Accordingly, the user can easily recognize that the scrutiny process is forcibly executed by looking at the display on the display unit 218.

<5. Example of operation of banknote bundle processing device>
An example of the operation of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 when performing a scrutiny process will be described with reference to FIG. Operation | movement of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 is performed by the control part 216 (FIG. 8). That is, the control unit 216 executes an operation described below by executing a program stored in the storage unit 214.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 10 is started from the point where the previous scrutiny process is completed (step S102). The flag memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 214 is OFF by the completion of a close examination process. Thereafter, the detection unit 212 detects whether or not the user can access the storage boxes 48A to 48D since the previous scrutiny process (step S104).

  Then, when it is detected that the state is accessible (step S106: Yes), the control unit 216 turns on the flag stored in the storage unit 214 (step S108). On the other hand, when it is detected that it is not in an accessible state, the flag state is maintained.

  Next, the control unit 216 determines whether or not a predetermined timing for performing the scrutiny process has been reached (step S110). When it is time to perform a scrutiny process in step S110 (Yes), the control unit 216 determines whether or not the flag of the storage unit 214 is on (step S112).

  If the flag is turned on in step S112 (Yes), the control unit 216 determines that the user may have accessed the storage boxes 48A to 48D after the previous scrutiny process, The external inspection process is executed (step S114). That is, as shown in FIG. 7, banknote bundles are taken out from the storages 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D, and the denomination discrimination and counting of the banknote bundles are performed by the denomination discrimination sensor 155. Thereby, even if a user inserts a banknote bundle of the wrong denomination in storage 48A-48D, the banknote bundle can be detected appropriately.

  When the outside inspection process is completed, the control unit 216 switches off the flag of the storage unit 214 (step S116). Thereafter, the processes after step S104 described above are repeated.

  When the flag is turned off in step S112 (No), the control unit 216 determines that the user has not accessed the storage boxes 48A to 48D after the previous scrutiny process, and executes the scrutinization process. (Step S118). That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the banknote bundle is counted by the counting sensor 126 in a state where the banknote bundle is stored in the storage boxes 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D. Thereby, the examination process can be performed in a short time. Thereafter, the processes after step S104 described above are repeated.

<6. Summary>
According to the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10, when the control unit 216 detects that the storage units 48 </ b> A to 48 </ b> D are not accessible by the detection unit 212 when performing the scrutiny processing, the counting sensor A bill bundle is counted by 126 (in-house inspection process). On the other hand, when the control unit 216 detects that the storage units 48A to 48D are accessible by the detection unit 212, the control unit 216 determines the denomination of the banknote bundle using the denomination determination sensor 155 (outside of the storage). Scrutiny processing).

  If the storage bins 48A to 48D are not accessible, there is no risk of storing a banknote bundle of an incorrect denomination in the storage bins 48A to 48D. You can do the right scrutiny. On the other hand, if the storage bins 48A to 48D are accessible, a banknote bundle of an incorrect denomination may be stored in the storage bins 48A to 48D. The correct scrutiny can be done by identifying the species. Therefore, according to the banknote bundle processing apparatus 10 described above, it becomes possible to appropriately perform a banknote bundle scrutiny process according to the usage status of the apparatus.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote bundle processing apparatus 36 Elevator part 40 Transport path 44 Had pusher part 48A-48D Storage 52 Overflow storage 112 Shutter 126 Count sensor 140 Hand part 150 Pusher part 155 Denomination discrimination sensor 180 Detachment part 212 Detection part 214 Storage part 216 Control part 218 display

Claims (10)

A storage for storing a bundle of banknotes in which a plurality of banknotes are bound with a belt,
A counting member which is provided inside the storage and counts a banknote bundle stored in the storage;
A discriminating member that is provided outside the storage and discriminates a denomination of a banknote bundle that is taken out of the storage;
A control unit that performs a scrutinizing process on the banknote bundle stored in the storage;
A detection unit that detects whether or not a user can access the storage after the previous scrutiny process;
With
When the control unit performs the scrutiny process,
When the detection unit detects that the storage is not accessible, the counting member counts the banknote bundle,
The cash processing apparatus which makes the discrimination | determination member discriminate | determine the money type of a banknote bundle, when it is detected by the said detection part that it was in the state which can access the said storage. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The storage is detachably attached to the detachable part,
The said detection part is a cash processing apparatus which detects that it was in the state which can access the said storage, when the said storage is removed from the said attachment / detachment part after the last scrutinization process. In the cash processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
An opening / closing member provided in the storage so as to be opened and closed;
The said detection part is a cash processing apparatus which detects that it was in the state which was accessible to the said storage, when the said opening-and-closing member has opened since the last scrutinization process. In the cash processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3,
When the detection unit detects that the storage is accessible, the storage unit further stores flag information indicating that the access is possible.
The said control part is a cash processing apparatus which makes the discrimination | determination member discriminate | determine the money type of a banknote bundle, when the said flag information is memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, when performing the said examination process. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 4,
The said control part is a cash processing apparatus which hold | maintains the said flag information memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part until the said close examination process is performed. In the cash processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5,
The said counting member is a cash processing apparatus which is a detection sensor which moves in the accumulation direction of the said banknote bundle in the said storage, detects the said band, and counts the said banknote bundle. In the cash processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6,
A transport path through which the banknote bundle is transported;
Inserting and discharging a banknote bundle from the transport path to the storage, and discharging a banknote bundle from the storage to the transport path;
A cash processing apparatus further comprising: The cash processing apparatus according to claim 7,
The said discrimination | determination member is a cash processing apparatus which is a discrimination | determination sensor which is provided in the said insertion discharge part, acquires the image of the said banknote bundle, and discriminate | determines a denomination. In the cash processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-8,
The control unit, during the initial operation of the cash processing apparatus,
A cash processing apparatus that causes the display unit to display to prompt execution of the scrutiny process when the detection unit detects that the storage is accessible. In the cash processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-8,
The control unit, during the initial operation of the cash processing apparatus,
A cash processing apparatus that causes the display unit to display that the scrutiny process is to be started when the detection unit detects that the storage is accessible.

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