JPH0440755B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash processing device in a financial institution etc. in which a teller counter and a cash teller machine are connected by a conveyance means, and in particular, the present invention relates to a cash processing device in which a teller counter and a cash teller machine are connected by a conveyance means. The present invention relates to a cash processing device that can minimize disruption to device operation when it becomes necessary to replace a safe.

(b) Technology background Office automation has made remarkable progress in recent years, and various tasks have been automated. In particular, since financial institutions and the like handle cash, there is a high demand for automation in order to further increase the reliability of the transactions. For this reason, automatic cash dispensing machines and automatic deposit machines were developed.
It is used to automate operations that handle cash. On the other hand, since these devices are automatic machines installed separately from normal counters, and their use is limited to depositing and withdrawing money from accounts using cash cards, it is desirable to automate normal counter operations. It is rare.

(c) Conventional technology and problems In order to automate such counter operations,
A cash processing system (or counter system) as disclosed in Publication No. 23117 has been developed.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of a cash processing device.

This cash processing device is constructed by connecting a teller counter 1 and a cash teller machine 2 with a conveyance means 3.

The counter 1 is provided with a cash handling port 10, a teller terminal 11, and a teller deposit machine 12 for depositing and withdrawing cash.

In addition, the cash teller machine 2 includes an automatic cash dispenser 2a,
It is composed of an automatic cash storage machine 2b.

The conveyance means 3 is composed of a linear motor car having a rail 3b connecting the cash teller machine 2 and the teller counter 1, a conveyance carrier 3a that moves on the rail 3b, and a stator 3c that drives the conveyance carrier 3a.

These are controlled by a control device 4, and the conveyance means 3 is further controlled by a linear motor controller 5.

With this cash processing device, during deposit operations,
First, the teller inserts the cash received from the customer from the counter into the cash handling slot 10 and directly loads it onto the transport carrier 3a. Then, by inputting information necessary for the transaction such as transaction type (deposit), deposit amount, account number, etc. from the teller terminal 11, the control device 4 moves the conveyance carrier 3a of the counter 1 to the rail 3b via the linear motor controller 5. along the conveyance carrier 3a to the cash teller machine 2.
The cash loaded thereon is stored in the safe of the automatic cash storage machine 2b.

This may be done via the teller deposit machine 12. In this case, the teller deposit machine 12 discriminates the cash and confirms the deposited amount, and then the cash is loaded onto the transport carrier 3a.

On the other hand, in the case of a withdrawal service, the teller first inputs a withdrawal command and withdrawal amount into the control device 4 from the teller terminal 11. Then, the conveyance carrier 3a of the teller counter 1 moves along the rail 3 to the automatic cash dispenser 2a.
b. And cash dispenser 2a
Cash corresponding to the amount withdrawn from the safe is loaded onto the transport carrier 3a. Transport carrier 3a
transports the cash along the rail 3b to the teller counter 1, and has the teller take out the cash from the cash handling slot 10.

With this kind of cash processing device, cash can be transferred between the safe and the teller without any human intervention, so counter operations can be omitted, cash management can be centralized, and it is also excellent in crime prevention. It is extremely effective for use in cash handling operations.

However, in this automated system, everything except the handling of cash at the teller counter does not involve human intervention, so for example, if it is necessary to replace the safe in the cash teller machine 2 (cash dispensing machine 2a or automatic cash storage machine 2b), The problem is how to deal with it.

It is possible to temporarily suspend the entire system in order to replace the safe, but it would be necessary to completely stop operations at each counter, and to do so, it would be necessary to wait until all counter operations are completely finished. .

Since the safe replacement work is carried out after all counter operations have finished, the safe replacement work cannot be carried out quickly.

For this reason, at the counter where the work was first completed,
It remains stopped for a long time. In this case, operationally,
Alternatively, it cannot be said to be a preferable method in terms of service to users.

(d) Purpose of the Invention As mentioned above, the purpose of the present invention is to avoid the inconvenience of the entire device being out of operation for a long time during work such as replacing a safe, and to improve operational efficiency and service to users. To provide cash handling equipment.

(e) Structure of the invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the following:
The machine handles cash and travels on a conveyance path between multiple teller counters that perform operations necessary for transactions, a cash teller machine that stores or dispenses cash, and each teller counter and the cash teller machine. a transport means for transporting cash by a transport carrier; an instruction means provided separately from the teller counter and near the cash teller machine for instructing suspension of deposit/withdrawal processing; and a request regarding deposit/withdrawal processing from the teller counter. a control device that controls the transportation of cash between the cash teller machine and each teller counter according to data, and suspends cash processing by the transportation device based on a reservation instruction from the instruction device; and the instruction device; and storage means for storing instructions from the counter during a period during which a hold instruction is given from the counter.

As a result, only the cash transaction process is stopped, and other processes are not stopped.

In other words, if cash cannot be processed and disbursed due to safe replacement, only the dispensing and dispensing equipment, cash teller machine, and conveyance means are stopped, and cash dispensing and dispensing is stopped at the counter, which is a device unrelated to cash dispensing and dispensing. Transaction processing is continued to the extent that it is not needed, and processing can be continued until the need for cash disbursement or disbursement arises.

The present invention will be described in detail using Examples above.

(f) Embodiment of the Invention FIGS. 2 and 3 are configuration diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a top view of the configuration of FIG. 2. In the figure, the first
Items that are the same as those in the figure have the same symbols, and 6a
6 is a cash handling port of the storage station, which is used to manually take out cash from the transport carrier 3a or manually load cash into the transport carrier 3a, and 6b is a teller terminal, which includes a display and a keyboard; This is operated by the teller when making payments.

7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g,
7h and 7i are lift mechanisms (Fig. 5),
As will be described later, the transport carrier 3a on the rail 3b
Remove it from the rail 3b and lift it upward to the handling ports 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 6a, the teller deposit machine outlet, the cash dispenser 2a, 2a' outlet, and the storage opening of the cash storage machine 2b. 1, which moves the transport carrier 3a downward to the rail 3b and returns to the rail 3b after the processing is completed;
0a, 10b, 10c, 10d are the cash handling slots of the counter, 11a, 11, respectively.
b, 11c, and 11d are teller terminals for the teller counter, each having a taste play and a keyboard, for the teller to enter data for deposits and withdrawals; 12a, 12b are teller deposit machines; The teller counter and the teller dispense cash for deposit processing, and are detailed in Fig. 6, 13a, 13
b is a terminal writer, which reads the transaction data (account number, etc.) on the magnetic stripe of the passbook by inserting the user's passbook and notifies the control device 4, and the control device 4 reads the transaction amount and balance in the passbook. , record it in the journal and return the passbook. In this configuration, the teller counter is...
Each counter is equipped with cash handling ports 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and teller terminals 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and teller deposit machines 12a, 12b and terminal writers 13a, 13b. Shared by counters on both sides. On the other hand, the teller counter is composed of a current cash dispenser 2a, a spare cash dispenser 2a', a cash dispenser 2b, and a teller station (cash handling slot 6a, teller terminal 6b). 3b is laid, and the transport carrier 3a moves along the rail 3b between the teller counter and the teller counter to transport cash. In this embodiment, a hold key is provided on the terminal 6b of the teller station, which is an instruction means for instructing to hold the withdrawal process or deposit process.

Next, before explaining the operation of the structures shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the structure of each part will be explained.

FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the conveying means 3.
Figure A is a detailed configuration diagram of the conveyance carrier 3a, and in the figure, 30 is a container, which has a lid 31.
is supported by a hinge 34 and can be opened. 32
is a banknote storage body, 33 is a coin storage body,
35 is a base that stores banknotes and coins, and is provided inside the container 30.
0, and has a rotor plate 36 corresponding to the rotor of the motor at the center of the lower part and guide plates 37 on both sides of the lower part. Reference numerals 38 and 39 are guide rollers, which are provided before and after each guide plate 37.

FIG. 4B is a detailed configuration diagram of the rail 3b, and the rail 3b as a whole has a substantially U-shaped cross section and includes an upper guide 3d and a lateral guide 3e. 3c is a stator, which is provided on the lower surface of the rail 3b and has a coil wound around it.The rotor plate 36 of the conveyance carrier 3a is located between the pair of stators 3c, and by applying current to the coil, This is used to accelerate (or start) drive or brake the transport carrier 3a. This stator 3c is placed on the rail 3b at the positions of the lift mechanisms 7a to 7j shown in FIG.
STj) and at an appropriate position between the stations 7f and 7g. FIG. 4C shows the coupling relationship between the transport carrier 3a and the rail 3b, and shows the connection relationship between the transport carrier 3a and the rail 3b.
When a is fitted onto the rail 3b, the rotor plate 3b is positioned between the pair of stators 3c as described above, and the guide roller 39 of the guide plate 37 comes into contact with the inner surface of the lateral guide 3e of the rail 3b, so that the rotor plate 3b is positioned between the pair of stators 3c and The rail 3b acts as a direction guide and
A pair of guide rollers 38 of a guide plate 37 sandwich the upper guide 3d on both sides of the transport carrier 3a.
acts as a guide in the vertical direction. Therefore, the transport carrier 3a moves while being guided by the rails 3b.

FIG. 5 is a detailed mechanical diagram of the lift mechanism in the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and although the figure shows the lift mechanism 7a at the cash handling port 10a, the other lift mechanisms 7b to 7j have the same configuration.

In the figure, reference numeral 70 denotes a lift belt, which is provided on both sides of the transport carrier 3a, and is attached to the bracket 71.
is provided, and the pin 71a of the bracket 71 is inserted into the engagement hole (not shown) of the base 35 of the conveyance carrier 3a.
Numerals 72, 73, and 76 are pulleys, and their rotation moves the lift belt 70 to vertically move the conveyance carrier 3a that engages with the pin 71a of the bracket 71. 75 is a motor. , in order to drive the lift belt 70, the pulley 76 is rotated, and the rotation of the pulley 76 is transmitted to the pulley 73 by the belt 74;
It drives the lift belt 70. 3f is a hinge, which is provided only at the station position where the lift mechanism is provided, and which is attached to the horizontal guide 3 of the rail 3b.
Rotate the upper guides 3d and 3 of the rail 3b.
e and the guide rollers 38, 39 of the transport carrier 3b.
This is to release the restraint of the transport carrier 3a by disengaging the transport carrier 3a. Therefore, when the transport carrier 3a travels on the rails 3b and reaches the target station, it is stopped at the target station by the braking force of the stator 3c at that position, and then the lift belt 70 moves slightly upward. The pin 71a of the bracket 71 is engaged with the engagement hole of the base 35 of the transport carrier 3a, and a release mechanism (not shown) rotates the horizontal guide 3e around the hinge 3f to release the rail 3b and restrain the transport carrier 3a. is released to enable lift operation by the lift belt 70. Thereafter, the lift belt 70 is driven by the rotation of the motor 75, and the transport carrier 3a is driven upward and positioned below the cash handling slot 10a. This position is the home position of the transport carrier 3a, and six transport carriers 3a are provided for each station STa to STf in FIG. It is positioned in

On the other hand, the rail 3b is released and returns to its original state after the lift operation, and is used as a rail for the passage of another transport carrier a. Also, the lid 31 of the transport carrier 3a
is opened and closed by a mechanism not shown. When using the transport carrier 3a, which is also provided with a sensor for detecting the open/closed state of the lid 31, the rail 3b is released and the transport carrier 3a is moved downward by the lift belt 70, descends to the rail 3b, and 3b returns and transport carrier 3
on the guide rollers 38 and 39 of a and the rail 3b,
Engage with the horizontal guides 3d and 3e. The lift belt 70 further descends and the pin 71a of the bracket 71
and the engagement hole of the base 35, the transport carrier 3a is released, and the transport carrier 3a is allowed to travel on the rail 3b.

FIG. 6 is a detailed configuration diagram of the teller deposit machine in the configuration shown in FIG. A banknote separating unit separates the banknotes inputted from the banknote input slot 100 one by one and sends them to the banknote validating unit.102 is a banknote validating unit for validating the banknotes from the banknote separating unit 101; 104 is a banknote return unit that returns banknotes determined to be fake by the banknote discrimination unit 102 and banknotes in the primary pool unit to the upper side; 104 is a banknote discharge unit that pools banknotes determined to be genuine at the top of the primary pool unit; It has a pool part and discharges the banknotes in the primary pool part to the banknote storage body 32 of the transport carrier 3a located at the home position. 105 is a coin slot into which coins received from the user by the coin counter teller are inserted; 106;
107 is a coin discriminating section which discriminates the coins sent by the coin discharging section 106; 108 is a coin discharging section; Department,
Coins determined to be genuine by the coin discrimination section 107 are discharged into the coin storage body 32 of the transport carrier 3a. Incidentally, coins determined to be fake by the coin discrimination section 107 are returned to the coin return slot via a coin guide (not shown). Reference numeral 110 is a passbook/ticket insertion slot, into which the teller inserts the passbook or ticket received from the user, and the inserted passbook or ticket is sent to the internal bookkeeping machine, where it is recorded. Insertion port 110
will be returned to.

FIG. 7 is a detailed configuration diagram of the cash dispensing machine in the configuration shown in FIG.
1. In the figure, 21a, 21
b and 21c are banknote storage boxes (safes), for example, storage boxes for 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen banknotes;
22 is a banknote takeout section, 21a, 21b, 21
23 is a primary pool unit that takes out the designated number and amount of banknotes from banknote retrieval unit 22
The banknotes taken out in the primary pool section 23 are collectively sent to the banknote discharge section. 25a is a coin storage (safe) for storing coins; 25b is a coin ejecting section; the coin storage 25
The commanded number and amount of coins from a are taken out, put into a primary pool, and sent to the coin dispensing section. 26a is a banknote discharging unit, and the banknote sending unit 24
26b is a coin discharging section, which discharges the banknotes from the bank into the bill storage body 32 of the transport carrier 3a lifted by the lift mechanism 7h, and the coin discharging section 25
It guides the coins from b and discharges them into the coin storage body 33 of the transport carrier 3a.

FIG. 8 is a detailed configuration diagram of the cash storage machine in the mechanism shown in FIG.

In the figure, 27 is a bill extraction robot, which has a hand 27a and an arm 27b.
grip the banknotes in the banknote storage body 32 of the transport carrier 3a, rotate the arm 27b, and move the hand 27
This is to guide the banknotes held by a into the input slot of the discrimination section. 28a is a banknote discrimination section, and the robot 2
7 to identify banknotes inserted by 7, 29
a is a banknote storage (safe), and a banknote discrimination section 28
It stores banknotes that were identified as genuine in step a.
Note that the banknotes determined to be fake by the banknote discrimination section 28a are collected in a redirect box (not shown). 28
Reference numeral 28c indicates a coin receiving section, which receives and guides coins ejected when the coin storage body 33 of the transport carrier 3a is tilted, and 28c indicates a coin sending section, which transfers the coins received by the coin receiving section 28b. The item to be sent to the storage, 29b, is a coin storage (safe), which stores coins from the coin sending section 28c.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configuration shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be explained with reference to the withdrawal business process flow diagram in FIG. 9 and the deposit business process flow diagram in FIG. 10. here,
The stations are called STa, STb, STc, STd, STe, and STfa, and it is assumed that the carrier 3a is located at the home position at each station. In addition, STg, STh are AC stations,
STi is referred to as an AD station, and STj is referred to as a teller station.

According to FIG. 9, the withdrawal process will be explained first.

When the counter teller receives the withdrawal request slip and passbook from the user, the teller inputs a bill/coin dispensing command consisting of a withdrawal command and the withdrawal amount from the teller terminal (for example, 11a) of the relevant counter. This dispensing command is notified to the control device (SC) 4. The control device 4 is provided with a state memory 4a (described later),
Request data from each terminal is stored sequentially. The control device 4 further receives the contents of the magnetic stripe of the bankbook read by the teller who inserts the bankbook into a terminal writer (for example, 13a), and determines whether or not the transaction is possible through communication with the host computer (command/data analysis).
If the transaction is possible, the control device 4 takes a withdrawal processing serial number, and thereafter this serial number serves as an identification number for processing.

Next, the control device 4 sends a drive notification to the linear motor controller 5 in order to move the transport carrier 3a of the corresponding counter station (for example, STa) to the AC station STh. For example, a drive command is issued in which the counter station STa is the departure station and the AC station STh is the arrival station. At the same time, the control device 4 communicates a dispensing command for the dispensing amount to the cash dispensing machine 2a.

As a result, the linear motor controller 5
is the lift mechanism 7 of the relevant counter station STa.
a (Fig. 5) to lower the transport carrier 3a from the home position and move it to the rail 3b.
to engage. Next, the relevant counter station
The stator 3c of STa is driven, and the transport carrier 3
Start a. Linear motor controller 5
detects the position of the transport carrier 3a by the output of sensors (not shown) provided at predetermined intervals on the rail 3b, and drives the stators 3c at passing points of the rail 3b one after another to move the transport carrier 3a along the rail 3b. Let it run. When the transport carrier 3a arrives at the AC station STh in this way, this is detected from the output of the sensor, and the AC
The stator 3c of the station STh is reversely excited to brake and stop the transport carrier 3a. Furthermore, the linear motor controller 5 is AC
The lift mechanism 7h located at the station STh is driven to remove the transport carrier 3a from the rail 3b and raise it. Thereby, the linear motor controller 5 notifies the control device 4 of the end of the process.

On the other hand, the cash dispensing machine 2a receives the dispensing command and starts dispensing operation. That is, as explained in FIG.
1b, 21c by the extraction part 22,
The coins are pooled in the primary pool section 23, and similarly taken out from the coin storage 25a and pooled. When this extraction counting is completed, the controller 4 is notified of the completion of counting.

Upon receiving the completion of counting and processing, the control device 4 detects the completion of loading preparation, notifies the teller terminal 11a of this (normal completion), displays it on the display of the teller terminal 11a, and notifies the teller at the counter.

Next, the control device 4 updates the withdrawal amount counter in the internal memory. Along with this, transport carrier 3
Perform the finishing process to load cash into a. That is, the control device 4 gives a loading start command to the cash dispensing machine 2a. The transport carrier 3a is a lift mechanism 7
When the ejection parts 26a, 26b are raised to the lower part by the lever h, the lid 31 is opened by a lid driving mechanism (not shown) as shown in FIG. 7, and the banknote storage body 32 is rotated accordingly. In addition to making it easier to accept bills, the coin storage body 33 also tilts forward, making it easier to accept coins. Cash dispenser 2a
In response to this loading start command, the banknote feeding section 24 and the banknote discharging section 26a are driven to transfer the banknotes from the primary pool section 23 to the banknote storage section 3 of the transport carrier 3a.
2 and load cash. Similarly, the coin takeout section 25b is driven to send coins from the primary pool to the coin discharge section 26b, where they are discharged into the coin storage body 33 and loaded with cash. Upon this termination, a termination notification is transmitted to the control device 4.

The control device 4 thereby controls the terminal writer 13a to make entries in the inserted bankbook, and returns the bankbook to the insertion slot 110.

At the same time, the control device 4 performs carrier return processing. The control device 4 controls the departure station.
A drive command is issued to the linear motor controller 5 to move the AC station STh and arrival station to the counter station STa. Thereby, the linear motor controller 5 drives the lift mechanism 7h of the AC station STh. That is,
The lid 31 of the transport carrier 3a is closed by the aforementioned lid drive mechanism (not shown), and the transport carrier 3
Lower the rail 3a and engage it with the rail 3b.
Next, the linear motor controller 5 drives the stator 3c of the AC station STh, and starts the transport carrier 3a. Similarly to the above, the linear motor controller 5 sequentially drives the stators 3c at passing points on the rail 3b to cause the transport carrier 3a to travel along the rail 3b. In this way, the transport carrier 3a becomes the counter station.
When arriving at STa, the stator 3c of the counter station STa is reversely excited to brake and stop the transport carrier 3a. Furthermore, the linear motor controller 5 drives the lift mechanism 7a of the counter station STa to move the transport carrier 3a onto the rail 3.
Remove it from b, raise it, and return it to the home position. Furthermore, the lid driving mechanism (not shown) of the lift mechanism 7a is driven to open the lid 31 of the transport carrier 3a. As a result, the linear motor control 5 notifies the control device 4 of the termination notice, and the control device 4 sends this to the teller terminal 11.
a, display it on the display, and notify the counter teller. As a result, the teller takes out the banknotes and coins loaded from the banknote storage 32 and coin storage 33 of the transport carrier 3a from the cash handling port 10a as shown in FIG. Then, the teller at the counter presses a lid closing button (not shown), thereby closing the lid 31 of the transport carrier 3a.
Closure of the lid 31 is detected by a detection mechanism (not shown), and the detection output is notified to the control device 4 as a cash withdrawal confirmation signal.

Furthermore, the counter teller takes out the completed bankbook from the insertion slot of the terminal writer 13a, hands it to the user together with the taken out cash, and completes the withdrawal operation.

Next, the deposit operation shown in FIG. 10 will be explained.

(a) When the teller at the teller receives deposited cash, deposit request slip, and passbook from the user, the teller enters the deposited amount into the control device 4 from the teller terminal (for example, 11a) of the teller. The control device 4 further receives the contents of the magnetic stripe of the passbook read by the teller who inserts the passbook into a terminal writer (for example, 13a), and determines whether or not the transaction is possible through communication with the host computer (command/
data analysis). If the transaction is possible, the control device 4 takes a deposit processing serial number, and thereafter this serial number serves as an identification number for processing.

(b) Next, the control device 4
A deposit notification response is issued and the terminal writer 13a is made to make an entry in the inserted bankbook. On the other hand, the teller at the counter uses teller deposit machine 1.
The received cash is inserted into the input slots 100 and 105 of 2a. As a result, the teller deposit machine 12a
As explained in FIG.
The banknotes and coins are differentially counted and pooled into the primary pool section. Through this discrimination operation, the amount of cash to be inserted is notified to the teller terminal 11a, whereby the teller at the counter confirms the amount of cash to be inserted. If the counter teller matches the deposit amount,
An approval signal is input from the teller terminal 11a, whereby the cash in the primary pool is transferred to the banknote storage body 32 and coin storage body of the transport carrier 3a, which is waiting with the lid 31 opened by the banknote discharging unit 104. 33, and the loading of cash is completed. The control device 4 is notified of the completion of this loading.

(c) Upon receiving the completion of loading, the control device 4 sends the teller deposit machine 12a to the cc station STb of the teller counter.
In order to move the transport carrier 3a to the AD station STj, drive communication is performed with the linear motor controller 5. i.e. cc the departure station
Station STb issues a drive command to designate the arrival station as AD station STj.

(d) As a result, the linear motor controller 5
The lid 31 is closed by the lid drive mechanism (not shown) of the lift mechanism 7b of the cc station STb, and the transport carrier 3a is lowered from the home position and engaged with the rail 3b. Next, the stator 3c of the cc station STb is driven to start the transport carrier 3a. The linear motor controller 5 detects the position of the conveyance carrier 3a based on the output of a sensor (not shown) provided at a predetermined interval on the rail 3b, and drives the stators 3c at passing points of the rail 3b one after another to move the conveyance carrier 3a to the rail. 3b. In this way, the transport carrier 3a becomes the AD station.
When it arrives at STj, it is detected by the output of the sensor, and the stator 3c of AD station STi
is reversely excited to brake the transport carrier and bring it to a stop. Furthermore, the linear motor controller 5
Lift mechanism 7 located in AD station STi
i is driven to remove the transport carrier 3a from the rail 3b and raise it. Thereby, the linear motor controller 5 notifies the control device 4 of the completion of the process.

(e) Upon receiving the completion of this process, the control device 4 starts the storage process. That is, the control device 4 gives a retrieval command to the cash storage machine 2b. When the transport carrier 3a is lifted to the lower part of the robot 27 by the lift mechanism 7i, the lid 31 is opened by a lid driving mechanism (not shown) as shown in FIG. 32 rotates to make it easier to accept bills, and the coin storage 33 also tilts forward to make it easier to accept coins. As explained in FIG. 8, the cash storage machine 2b operates the robot 27 to take out the loaded banknotes from the banknote storage body 32 and take them into the slot of the banknote validator 28a. Similarly, the coin storage body 33 is tilted by a coin taking-in mechanism (not shown), and the loaded coins are ejected into the coin receiving portion 28b. After completing this retrieval, the cash storage machine 2b notifies the control device 4 of the end of retrieval.

(f) Upon completion of this intake, the control device 4 performs return processing for the transport carrier 3a. The control device 4 is
A drive command is issued to the linear motor controller to set the departure station as the AD station STi and the arrival station as the cc station STb. As a result, the linear motor controller 5
drives the lift mechanism 7i of the AD station STi. That is, the lid 31 of the transport carrier 3a is closed by the aforementioned lid drive mechanism (not shown), and the transport carrier 3a is lowered to engage with the rail 3b. Next, the linear motor controller 5 drives the stator of the AD station STi,
The transport carrier 3a is started. Similarly to the above, the linear motor controller 5 is connected to the rail 3b.
The stators 3c at the upper passing point are driven one after another,
The transport carrier 3a is made to run along the rail 3b. When the transport carrier 3a arrives at the cc station STb in this way, the cc station
The stator 3c of STb is reversely excited to brake and stop the transport carrier 3a. Furthermore, the linear motor controller 5 drives the lift mechanism 7b of the cc station STb to remove the transport carrier 3a from the rail 3b, raise it, and return it to the home position. Furthermore, by driving the lid drive mechanism (not shown) of the lift mechanism 7b, the transport carrier 3
Open the lid 31 of a. As a result, the linear motor controller 5 notifies the control device 4 of the termination notice, and the control device 4 notifies the teller terminal 11a of this.

(g) On the other hand, the above-mentioned cash storage machine 2b operates the banknote discriminating section 28a following the above-mentioned taking-in process, discriminates the banknotes in the input slot, and then operates the banknote discriminating unit 28a to discriminate the banknotes in the input slot and to store the banknotes in the banknote storage 29a.
Store it in. Similarly, the coin feeding section 28c is driven to send the input coins into the coin receiving section 28b to the coin storage 2.
Store it in 9b.

In this way, the deposit operation is completed. The above-mentioned deposit operation may be performed by a teller at another counter using a deposit machine to load deposited cash onto a transport carrier from a cash handling slot.

On the other hand, the control device 4 has a state memory 4a in its own internal memory, and stores the operating states of each device in sequence. This data is saved in non-volatile memory along with other transaction data when the power is turned off, and is subsequently retrieved when the power is restored. The status memory 4a can set the processing mode (deposit processing or withdrawal processing) and operation mode (transport carrier moving, loading, returning, taking in, or counting). 9 and 1 of the control device 4 described above.
This is detected and stored through communication with the linear motor controller 5, cash dispensing machine 2a, and cash storage machine 2b explained in FIG.

Furthermore, the state memory 4a is also provided with an area for storing request data (deposit/withdrawal instructions) sent from each of the teller terminals 11a to 11d. As a result, request data from each teller terminal is stored in the order of arrival, and a queue for the above-mentioned deposit/withdrawal process is created.

Due to the above-described withdrawal process or deposit process, the number of banknotes stored in the banknote storages 21a to 21c of the cash dispensing machine 2a decreases, and it becomes necessary to replenish banknotes (vault replacement), or the banknote storage of the cash storage machine 2b decreases. Warehouse 29a
There are times when the safe becomes full and it becomes necessary to replace the safe. In this embodiment, even in such a situation, it is possible to exchange the safe while minimizing the suspension of operation of the device, especially the suspension of transactions at the counter.

For example, the banknote storage 29 in the cash storage machine 2b
Suppose that a has reached a state where the stored banknotes are full. The full state of the banknote storage 29a is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the fact is displayed on the display of the teller terminal 6b. In response to this display indicating that the safe is full, the teller will
The user presses a deposit processing hold key (not shown), which is an instruction means assigned to the keyboard of item b. A signal for pressing the deposit processing hold key is given to the control device 4. As a result, the control device 4 suspends the processing of the cash storage machine 2b in the deposit processing.

That is, the control device 4 controls each tailor terminal 11a.
Although the interface with ~11d maintains the normal processing sequence, the actual deposit (receipt) process using the cash storage machine 2b is suspended. In other words, among the above-described deposit operations (a) to (g), the processing after (b) is suspended. Deposit processing requests received from Teller Terminal during this hold period will not be processed.
After performing only (a), this requested data is stored in the processing queue of the state memory 4a.

Further, if the control device 4 is executing the deposit processing when the deposit processing hold key is pressed, the control device 4 takes the above-mentioned deposit pending state after completing the processing. Since the safe cannot be exchanged (extracted) from the time when the deposit processing hold key is pressed until the deposit processing hold operation is actually completed, a message to that effect is displayed on the teller terminal. In this embodiment, the deposit processing hold key is pressed and the deposit processing hold key is blinked to notify the teller that the device is transitioning to the deposit processing hold state. Thereafter, when the deposit processing suspension state is completed, the control device 4 turns on the deposit processing suspension key to notify that the safe can now be exchanged. In addition, regarding the withdrawal processing request from the teller terminal in the deposit processing pending state, the control device 4 performs the above-mentioned withdrawal processing to execute the withdrawal processing as usual.

Further, when the teller presses a withdrawal processing hold key (not shown), which is an instruction means, the control device 4 suspends the withdrawal processing and executes the deposit processing as usual.

After that, the cash storage machine 2 is
When the safe exchange b is completed, the teller presses the lit deposit processing hold key again. By pressing the deposit processing hold key again, the control device 4 releases the suspended state of the deposit processing and resumes normal processing for both deposit and withdrawal processing.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to suspend the deposit/withdrawal process on the teller terminal side. this is,
This is particularly useful when the location of the counter teller and the location of the cash processing machine for depositing and withdrawing money are installed far apart, as in this embodiment, and the safe can be replaced on the cash processing machine side without the intervention of the counter teller. obtain. Further, request data regarding the suspended deposit/withdrawal processing is managed on the control device side. Therefore, smooth transition to normal operation of the system including pending processing is possible, and there is no concern that trouble will occur.

(g) Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, an instruction device is provided which instructs a control device to suspend deposit/withdrawal processing, and when a safe is replaced, the instruction means causes a cash teller machine, a transfer device to Devices for dispensing and dispensing cash from cash teller machines will be stopped, and devices that allow transactions to be performed without dispensing and dispensing cash from the cash teller machine will continue processing, so even when replacing a safe, cash Processing unrelated to cash flow can be continued, so machine outages can be minimized and safe replacement work can be carried out.Moreover, the instructing means for issuing instructions to suspend deposit/withdrawal processing is cashless. Since it is installed near the teller machine, if it becomes necessary to replace the safe, you can instruct the deposit/withdrawal process to be put on hold from near the cash teller machine, so you can process the deposit/withdrawal without leaving the cash teller machine. Since deposits and withdrawals can be put on hold, the work of replacing the safe can be done quickly, improving operational efficiency and service to users.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of a cash processing device, Fig. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a top view of the configuration shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a conveyance means 3 in the configuration shown in Fig. 2. Figure 5 is a detailed diagram of the lift mechanism in the configuration shown in Figure 2, Figure 6 is a detailed diagram of the teller deposit machine in the configuration shown in Figure 2, and Figure 7 is a detailed configuration diagram of the teller deposit machine in the configuration shown in Figure 2. Detailed configuration diagram of departure aircraft, No. 8
The figures are a detailed configuration diagram of the cash storage machine in the configuration shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of a withdrawal operation process, and FIG. 10 is a flow diagram of a deposit operation process. In the figure, 1... teller counter, 2... cash teller section, 2a... current cash dispensing machine, 2a'... spare cash dispensing machine, 2b... cash dispensing machine, 3... conveyance means , 3a...Transportation carrier, 3b...Rail,
4...Control device, 5...Linear motor controller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of teller counters that handle cash and perform operations necessary for transactions; a cash teller machine that stores or dispenses cash; and a cash teller machine provided between each teller counter and the cash teller machine. a conveyance means for carrying out cash by a conveyance carrier traveling on a conveyance path provided by the teller counter; an instruction means provided separately from the teller counter and near the cash teller machine for instructing suspension of deposit/withdrawal processing; Controls the conveyance of cash by the conveyance means between the cash teller machine and each window counter in accordance with request data regarding deposit and withdrawal processing from the instructing means, and suspends cash processing by the conveyance means in response to a hold instruction from the instruction means. A cash processing device comprising: a control device; and a storage means for storing an instruction from the teller counter during a period in which a hold instruction is issued from the instruction means.