JPH11102456A - Banknote transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] Even if there is a paper chip or dirt on a line sensor of a discrimination unit, a transaction can be continued without stopping the apparatus, and an operation rate is improved. Further, the position of the paper piece and dirt on the line sensor is notified to a staff member or a maintenance person so that these can be reliably removed. A means for detecting a paper chip and dirt on a line sensor of a discrimination unit, a means for storing the position and size of the paper chip and dirt, and a means for generating a line sensor output in consideration of the paper chip and dirt 37, a means 38 for performing bill discrimination based on the output of the line sensor, and a display unit 89 for notifying a staff member of the position of a piece of paper or dirt on the line sensor. When the discrimination data is taken in, the transaction is continued irrespective of the paper chip and the dirt by removing the paper dirt and the dirt from the line sensor output.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote transaction apparatus capable of continuing a transaction without stopping operation even if a paper chip or dirt is present on a line sensor of a discrimination section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional banknote transaction apparatus, if a sensor output of a line sensor of a discriminating section falls below a predetermined value before a banknote is conveyed, the line sensor is regarded as being damaged and a sensor abnormality is displayed to stop the apparatus. I was For example, JP-A-58-
In an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 189794, a pass / fail sensor (line sensor) is used to judge whether or not a bill needs a shape.
The sensor was checked based on whether or not the sensor output was a certain value. However, conventionally, paper pieces on the line sensor, dirt, and the like are not considered at all, and the normal or abnormal determination is performed based only on the value of the sensor output.
Even when the sensor itself is normal, even when the sensor output falls below a certain value due to a piece of paper or dirt, the apparatus is stopped as an abnormality.

[0003]

In recent years, financial institutions such as banks have improved the operation rate of automatic teller machines, and in order to enable unmanned operation, the equipment has to be stopped as much as possible. The demand for operation is increasing.
Despite such demands, conventionally, the line sensor of the discriminating unit has only a piece of paper or dirt, the sensor is not damaged, and even if there is no influence on the conveyance or discrimination of the banknote, the device is not required. Had stopped. It has also been found that in most cases when the apparatus is stopped, paper chips, dirt, and the like are almost attached to the line sensor. Since the stoppage of the apparatus due to such an abnormality has occurred frequently, it has been an issue to review the sensor check method. In addition, when the line sensor is abnormal, the position of the attached paper chips and dirt is not known, so that these cannot be removed. As a result,
There was also a problem that the discrimination unit had to be replaced.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and to continue a transaction without stopping the apparatus even if a paper chip, dirt, or the like adheres to the line sensor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transaction device capable of improving the operating rate. Further, the second aspect of the present invention
The purpose of this method is to notify the host device of the position of the paper chips, dirt, etc. on the line sensor when paper chips, dirt, etc. are attached to the line sensor, and to have a staff remove them from the host device. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill transaction device capable of giving an instruction. Further, a third object of the present invention is to provide a discriminating unit that can directly inform a staff or a maintenance staff of the position of these line sensors when paper chips, dirt, etc. adhere to the line sensor. Make it easier for workers
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transaction device capable of reliably removing a piece of paper, dirt, and the like on a sensor.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the bill transaction apparatus of the present invention, means for detecting paper chips and dirt on the line sensor of the discriminating section before starting the transaction, Means are provided for storing the position on the line sensor and its size, and means for taking in the output of the line sensor in consideration of the position and size of these paper pieces and dirt. Thus, even if there is a piece of paper, dirt, or the like on the line sensor, the operation can be continued without stopping the apparatus, and the operation rate can be improved. Also, means for calculating the position of the paper piece and dirt on the line sensor of the discrimination unit, means for communicating these paper pieces and dirt to the bill transaction device which is a higher-level device, and communication from this higher-level device to a clerk or maintenance person Means are provided. This allows you to check the line sensor before starting a transaction,
If soiling is detected, it is possible to report the position of the paper piece and soiling simultaneously with the end of the transaction. Further, means for calculating the position of the paper piece and dirt on the line sensor of the discrimination unit,
A means is provided for visually discriminating the position of the paper piece and dirt on the sensor at the discrimination section. Thus, when the line sensor is checked before the start of the transaction and the position of the paper chip or dirt is detected, the discrimination unit can report the position of the paper chip or dirt to the attendant at the end of the transaction.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a bill transaction device to which the present invention is applied. The operation at the time of loading, the operation at the time of a deposit transaction, and the operation at the time of a deposit transaction will be described with reference to FIG. First, at the time of loading, the staff attaches the bill cassette 6 on which bills are stacked to the lower part of the bill transaction device, and starts the loading. When the loading is started, the bills are separated from the bill cassette 6 one by one by a separation mechanism (not shown). After separation, the discrimination unit 2 performs necessary discrimination, such as denomination, authenticity, and fitness, through the conveyance path 11, and if the discrimination result is a genuine bill, the conveyance path 12, the conveyance path 14, the conveyance 10,000 yen recycling box 3 through Road 24
Collected in 4 or 1,000 yen recycling box 5. On the other hand, if the discrimination result is a rejected ticket, the rejected ticket passes through the transport path 12, the transport path 16, and the transport path 21, and is accumulated in the loaded reject warehouse 26. Then, by a sensor not shown,
When the empty bill cassette 6 is detected, the separation is stopped and the loading operation is completed.

Next, during a deposit transaction, when a user inserts bills into the deposit and withdrawal port 1, the inserted bills are separated one by one by a separation mechanism (not shown) provided at the deposit and withdrawal port 1, and the transport path The paper is conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 through the conveyance path 20, the conveyance path 24, and the conveyance path 15. After the banknotes have been subjected to necessary discrimination such as denomination, authenticity, and fitness at the discriminating unit 2, the banknotes pass through the transport path 12, the front / back reversing unit 9, the transport path 16, and the transport path 22 and temporarily accumulate the bills.
0. When the discrimination section 2 determines that the banknote is a rejected banknote, the banknote is similarly accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port reject accumulation mechanism 25 through the transport path 12, the transport path 13, and the transport path 19. As described above, when the banknotes are accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port reject accumulation mechanism 25, after moving to the deposit / withdrawal port 1, the user is prompted to insert the bills again. When the banknotes inserted into the temporary stacking mechanism 10 are stacked and the user presses the confirmation key and a predetermined deposit transaction is established, the banknotes are separated from the temporary stacking mechanism 10 by a separation mechanism (not shown) and transported on the transport path. 23, is again conveyed to the discriminating section 2, where the denomination is performed. When the denomination discrimination result is a genuine bill, the transport path 12, the transport path 1
3. The paper is conveyed to the 10,000 yen recycling box 3, 4 or the 1,000 yen recycling box 5 through the conveyance path 14, the conveyance path 24, and the conveyance path 15, and is collected and stored. On the other hand, when the discrimination result of the denomination in the discriminating unit 2 is 5,000 yen or a ticket whose type cannot be determined, similarly, the non-recirculating box passes through the conveying path 12, the conveying path 13, the conveying path 14, and the conveying path 24. 7 are stored. Further, when the discrimination result in the discriminating unit 2 is, for example, an abnormal transported ticket such as a case where the transported bill is largely shifted, the bill is stored in the reject box 8 via the transport path 12 and the transport path 17. When there are no more banknotes collected in the temporary stacking mechanism 10, the deposit transaction ends.

Next, at the time of a withdrawal transaction, when a withdrawal request is made by a user, the requested number of bills is separated from the recycle boxes 3, 4 or 5 as storages of respective denominations by a separation mechanism (not shown). After being separated one by one, the sheet is conveyed to the discriminating unit 2 via the conveyance path 15, and further accumulated at the deposit / withdrawal port 1 through the conveyance path 12, the conveyance path 13, and the conveyance path 19.
Released to end the withdrawal transaction. At this time, if the discrimination result by the discriminating unit 2 is a denomination-determinable ticket, the ticket is accumulated and stored in the non-recirculation box 7 through the transport path 12, the transport path 13, the transport path 14, and the transport path 24, and the transport abnormal ticket In the case of, it is stored in the reject box 8 through the transport path 12 and the transport path 17.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a bill transaction device showing one embodiment of the present invention. Upper device 3 in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a bill transaction device (ATM body). Also,
The line controller 31 communicates with the higher-level device 30. The line controller 31 receives instruction information such as deposits and withdrawals from the higher-level device 30 and communicates with the main control unit 32, and transmits the processing results to the main control unit. 32 and transmitted to the host device 30. The discrimination line control unit 33 receives instruction information for the discrimination unit 2 such as a discrimination sensor check, discrimination start, stop, and the like from the main control unit 32, and communicates with the discrimination control unit 34, and outputs the processing result and each bill. The identification result is received from the identification control unit 34 and transmitted to the main control unit 32. The discrimination unit targeted by the present invention indicates a block from the discrimination control unit 34 to the sensor 39. Among them, those newly installed according to the present invention are the identification storage unit 36 and the identification display unit 89. The discrimination sensor check unit 35 checks all sensors 39 that are controlled by discrimination in accordance with an instruction from the discrimination control unit 34. The discrimination storage unit 36 stores the result of the discrimination sensor check performed by the discrimination sensor check unit 35. The discrimination data capturing unit 37 captures data necessary for discrimination, such as denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like, of a bill conveyed according to an instruction from the discrimination control unit 34. The bill discriminating section 38 discriminates the data of one bill taken in by the discrimination data taking section 37. Discrimination display unit 89
Is for displaying the result of the discrimination sensor check stored in the discrimination storage unit 36 to a person in charge or a maintenance person for communication.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the line sensor of the discriminating section 2 in FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the conveyance state of the banknote with respect to a line sensor, (b) is a figure which shows the data output with respect to the position with respect to the banknote on a line sensor. The line sensor 40 is scanned from left to right as shown by the arrow 41, and when the bill 42 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the line sensor 40 outputs data as shown in (b). . That is, for each scan, the output of the first paperless section 43 (the section Wd with light from the left end to the bill) is output, the output of the last paperless section 44 (the section Wn with light from the right end to the bill), and The output of the section 45 without the total paper (the section Wi with light except for the banknotes scanned from the left end) is given. In FIG. 2, upon receiving a transaction instruction from the higher-level device 30 via the line control unit 31, the main control unit 32 causes the discrimination control unit 34 to perform a sensor check of the discrimination unit through the discrimination line control unit 33 before bill transfer. To instruct. The discrimination control unit 34 instructs the discrimination sensor check unit 35 to perform a sensor check, and the discrimination sensor check unit 35 uses the output data from the line sensor 40 in FIG. Execute

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a line sensor check operation of the present invention. First, the discrimination sensor check unit 35 reads the output data Wd, Wn, and Wi of the line sensor (step 100), and checks whether all of Wd, Wn, and Wi are equal to the line sensor width 41 (step 10).
1). If Wd = Wn = Wi = line sensor width, it is determined that the line sensor is not damaged or there is no paper chip or dirt on the sensor, and the discrimination control unit 34 is notified that the line sensor is normal, and the line sensor check is completed. (Step 106). If they are not equal, it is determined that the line sensor is damaged or that there is a piece of paper or dirt on the line sensor. Conventionally, the abnormality is immediately reported here. In the present invention, two more checks are performed. That is, (Wd + Wn) =
It is checked whether or not Wi is satisfied (step 102) and whether or not (line sensor width-Wi)> 3 mm (step 103). If the above formula does not hold as a result of the former check, there is a possibility that two or more pieces of paper or dirt are present on the line sensor, or the line sensor may be damaged. A report is made (step 107). As a result of the latter check, when the above expression is satisfied, that is, when the value obtained by subtracting the total paperless section Wi from the maximum line sensor width is larger than 3 mm, there is still a large piece of paper, dirt, or the line sensor is damaged. Since the possibility is high, the abnormality is reported to the discrimination control unit 34 (step 107). Next, when there is only one piece of paper and dirt on the line sensor and the above value is 3 mm or less, the paper is stored in the discrimination storage unit 36 without causing a sensor abnormality.
Store the position of dirt (Wd, Wn are stored here)
(Step 104). In addition, the size of the paper piece and dirt is stored (here, a value obtained by subtracting Wi from the line sensor width is stored) (step 105). Then, normality is reported to the discrimination control unit 34 (step 106).

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are explanatory diagrams of the first check in the flow of FIG. 4, respectively. FIG. 5 is an output diagram of the line sensor when a paper chip or dirt is attached to two or more places. FIG. 6 is an output diagram of the line sensor when a piece of paper or dirt is attached to one place. The first case in the former check (step 102 in FIG. 4) is that the sum of Wd46 and Wn47 is W as shown in FIG.
This is the case when it is not equal to i48. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, it is conceivable that two or more pieces of paper and dirt 49 adhere to the line sensor. However, since the line sensor may be damaged, a sensor abnormality may occur. I do. The second case considered in the former check (step 102 in FIG. 4) is that, as shown in FIG. 6, Wd50 and Wn51
Is equal to Wi52. In this case,
There are cases where the difference between Wi52 and line sensor width 41 is large (for example, larger than 3 mm) and small (for example, 3 mm or less). When large, 3 mm on the line sensor
It is conceivable that a larger piece of paper or dirt 53 is attached, but the sensor may be damaged, so that an abnormality is made as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a format diagram of data stored in the discrimination storage unit in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the position Wd, the position Wn, and the size of the paper piece and the data of the dirt stored in the discrimination storage unit 36 are recorded. Upon completion of the sensor check, the discrimination sensor check unit 35 reports the result to the discrimination control unit 34 and reports the normal end of the sensor check to the main control unit 32 through the discrimination line control unit 33. As described above, the sensor check is performed before the bill is conveyed, and 3
mm or less, the position of this piece of paper,
By storing the size, the normality is reported and the transaction is subsequently executed.

(Data Acquisition of Line Sensor) Next, the acquisition of banknote data after the discrimination sensor check will be described. FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of data acquisition of the line sensor according to the present invention. When the discrimination sensor check ends normally, the main control unit 32
, And instructs the discrimination unit 2 to convey the bill. The discrimination control unit 34 instructs the discrimination data capture unit 37 to capture the bill data. When a bill is conveyed, the discrimination data capturing unit 37 captures output data from the line sensor shown in FIG. 3 in the order shown in FIG. At the time of checking the discrimination sensor, if the paper chip and the dirt on the line sensor are not detected (step 108), the section Wi4 without the current total paper is detected.
It is determined that the banknote has been conveyed to the line sensor when the point at which the line 5 is not equal to the line lancer width 41 (step 10).
9) For example, a required amount of output data for one bill is fetched (step 112) (described later with reference to FIG. 9). Further, when a paper piece of 3 mm or less and dirt are detected on the line lancer (step 108), the paper piece and dirt size 53 stored at the time of sensor check are subtracted from the run sensor width 41 to obtain the current total paperless section. It is determined that the bill has been conveyed at the time when it becomes equal to Wi45 (step 11).
0), control is performed in the following three cases. That is, the first is a case in which data is taken as it is (in the case of FIG. 9), and the second is a case in which data is taken in after correcting the stored data due to the possibility of erroneous determination (FIG. 9). The third case is a case where the capture is abnormal (the case of FIG. 11). Hereinafter, three cases will be described in detail.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the case of the first eye in FIG. 8, and is a line sensor output diagram in a case where a piece of paper or dirt is hidden by a conveyed bill. In this case, a piece of paper or dirt 61 on the run sensor is hidden by the transported bill 60. Therefore, the paper piece and dirt 61 on the line sensor do not affect the bill shape at all. Therefore, the first paperless section Wd55 and the last paperless section Wn56 stored at the time of checking the line sensor are the current first paperless section Wd.
57, when it is not equal to the last paperless section Wn58 (step 111), the output data from the line sensor is directly taken in (step 112).

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the second case in FIG. 8, and is a line sensor output diagram in a case where a piece of paper, dirt, and a conveyed bill 68 are separated. In this case, if the output data is taken as it is, the bill shape is changed as shown in FIG.
Since the determination is made as shown in FIG. 0 (b), the stored data is corrected and then the output data is fetched. That is, the size of the bill is extended in the horizontal direction as indicated by 70 in FIG. 10B, and it is determined that the hole 71 is opened on the bill 70. Therefore, one of the first paperless section Wd63 and the last paperless section Wn64 stored at the time of the line sensor check is equal to the current first paperless section Wd65 and current paperless section Wn66 (step 111), and The sum of the current first paperless section Wd65 and the last paperless section Wn66 is the total paperless section Wi67.
If it is not equal to (Step 113), it is determined whether the stored Wd is equal to the current Wd (Step 11).
5) If not equal, Wn and Wi are corrected (steps 117 and 118). Also, if they are equal, Wd and Wi
Is corrected (step 116).

That is, if the stored Wd is not equal to the current Wd (step 115), it is determined that the paper piece and dirt 69 are on the right side of the bill 68, as in the state of FIG. The paperless section Wn64 is corrected to change the current total paperless section Wi to the current first paperless section Wd6.
5 is subtracted, and the size of the paper piece and dirt 62 stored at the time of sensor check are added (step 116).
Next, the section Wi without paper is corrected, and the size 62 of the sheet and the dirt stored at the time of the check are added to the section Wi67 without paper at present (step 118). As a result, FIG.
As in the case described above, the output data can be fetched in the same state as the bill 68 and the dirt 69 are hidden in the bill 68. Therefore, returning to the beginning of FIG.
The process proceeds in the order of 8, 119, and 112. On the other hand, if the stored Wd is equal to the current Wd (step 115),
It is determined that the paper piece and dirt 69 are on the left side of the banknote 68, the first paperless section Wd63 is corrected, the current last paperless section Wn66 is subtracted from the current total paperless section Wi67, and stored at the time of checking. Paper pieces, dirt size 6
2 is added (step 117). Next, the paperless section Wi67 is corrected, and the paper piece and the stain size 62 stored at the time of the check are added to the current paperless section Wi67 (step 118). Thus, as in the case described with reference to FIG. 9, the output data can be taken in the same state as the bill 58 and the dirt 69 are hidden in the banknote 58. Therefore, returning to the beginning of FIG.
The process proceeds in the order of 9, 112.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the third case in FIG. 8, and is an output diagram of the line sensor when a paper piece is stuck to a conveyed bill. In this case, when the output data is taken as it is, the bill form 80 is changed to the state shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), only the portion indicated by the broken line extending in the horizontal direction is determined to be wider than the actual one, and there is a possibility that the determination is erroneous. In addition, excluding the paper piece and the dirt 77 from the output data of the line sensor means that it is unknown how much the bill 78 and the paper piece and the dirt 77 overlap, and as a result, the size 79 Is not possible because it cannot be determined. Therefore, only in this case, it is determined that the capture is abnormal. That is, the first paperless section W stored at the time of the line sensor check.
Either d72 or the last paperless section Wn73 is the current first paperless section Wd74 and the last paperless section Wn7.
5 (step 111), and when the total value of the current first paperless section Wd74 and the last paperless section Wn75 is equal to the current total paperless section Wi76 (step 1).
In 13), the banknote 78 is caused to have an abnormal data capture (step 114). When the discrimination data acquisition unit 73 completes the data acquisition for one bill, the discrimination data acquisition unit 73 reports the completion of the acquisition to the discrimination control unit 34. As a result, even if there are paper chips and dirt, data can be taken in consideration of them.

(Determination of Banknote after Importing Banknote Data) FIG. 1
2 is a flowchart for discriminating each banknote in the present invention. When the data acquisition for one bill is completed, the discrimination control unit 34 instructs the bill discrimination unit 38 to discriminate bills. The bill discriminating section 38 decides whether or not there is an abnormality at the time of taking in the data (step 119). If there is an abnormality, the discrimination result is set to an unknown ticket (step 129). In this case, in the second case described in the flow of FIG. 8, that is, when the output data is fetched after correcting the stored data, the fetching is not abnormal but normal. If the data capture is normal, the size determination is performed (step 120). If the data capture is normal (step 121), the denomination is determined (step 122). Perform a false determination (step 12
4) If it is normal (step 125), a fitness judgment is made (step 126). If it is normal (step 127), the discrimination result is regarded as a genuine note (step 12).
8). If there is an abnormality in each determination, the discrimination result is determined as an unknown ticket (step 129). Discrimination judgment unit 38
Reports the discrimination result to the discrimination control unit 34 when the discrimination for one bill is completed. The discrimination control unit 34 reports the discrimination result to the main control unit 32 through the discrimination line control unit 33. As described above, even if paper chips and dirt are present on the line sensor before the bill is conveyed at the start of the transaction, the apparatus is stopped by performing the discrimination sensor check and data capture after considering those paper chips and dirt. Can continue to trade. Note that, in the embodiment, the processing in the case where the paper piece and the dirt are attached before the bill conveyance is described.However, even when the paper piece and the dirt are attached on the line sensor during the bill conveyance, it is possible to discriminate in a similar manner. is there.

(Communication of Positions of Paper Pieces and Dirt on Line Sensor) FIG. 13 is a flow chart of the line sensor and the paper piece position determination of the line sensor in the present invention. The discrimination sensor check unit 35 performs a line sensor check shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 13A, the line sensor is divided into sections (for example, three sections a81, b82, and c83) necessary for removing paper pieces and dirt.
Next, the execution of the flow of FIG. 13B is started, and a paper piece and dirt are detected (step 130), and it is determined whether or not the first paperless section Wd at the time of the sensor check is within the range of the section a81. (Step 131), the section a
When it is attached to 81, the fact that the position is section a81 is stored as a code (step 132). Section a8
If it is not 1, it is determined whether or not it is within the range of the section b82 (step 133). If a piece of paper is attached to the section b82 like the fragment 85, the first paperless section Wd88 at the time of the sensor check is set. The section b82 is stored as a code (step 134). Not section a81 but section b
If it is not 82, it is determined that it is attached like a piece of paper 86, and c is stored in code (step 13).
5).

In FIG. 2, the discrimination sensor check unit 35
At the time when the sensor check is completed,
Report the check completion to. Upon receiving the report from the discrimination sensor check unit 35, the discrimination control unit 34 reports the end of the sensor check to the main control unit 32 through the discrimination line control unit 33 together with the code stored in the discrimination storage unit 36. When the end of the sensor check is received, the main storage unit 32 stores the code of the sheet and the dirt position of the line sensor. If the transaction can be continued, the transaction is continued. When the transaction is completed, the main control unit 32 reflects the stored code in the end report data and reports it to the host device 30 through the line control unit 31. Based on the reported data, the host device 30 informs the staff or maintenance personnel of the position of the paper chip and dirt on the line sensor at the end of the transaction by displaying it on the operation panel.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example of the operation panel. The operation panel is located at a position where the back cover of the bill handling apparatus is opened. Below the indication of the discrimination unit (line sensor) remaining, the transport path of the banknote inside the transaction device is displayed on the left side, and the position of the paper piece and dirt attached to the line sensor of the discrimination unit is shown on the right side. This indicates that it is attached to the position of the boundary line colored from the operation side on the line sensor. In this way, it is possible to notify the host device, the staff, or the maintenance staff of the paper piece, the presence / absence of the dirt, and the position on the line sensor. In the embodiment, the position of the paper piece and the dirt attached to the line sensor are reported on the operation panel.
In addition to the above, as a method of contacting a clerk or a maintenance person from the higher-level device, a method such as voice guidance, a remote control panel, or a center monitoring system may be used.

FIG. 15 shows a piece of paper directly displayed on the discriminating section.
It is a display figure of a dirt position. As described with reference to FIG. 14, the position of the paper chip and dirt on the line sensor can also be notified to the attendant and maintenance personnel by the display on the operation panel. In this embodiment, the paper chip on the line sensor is directly sent to the discrimination unit. , The position of the dirt is displayed. In FIG. 2, the discrimination storage unit 36 stores the positions of the paper pieces and dirt on the line sensor before transporting the bills. When the transaction is completed, the main control unit 3
2 instructs the discrimination control unit 34 through the discrimination line control unit 33 to stop discrimination. The discrimination control unit 34 instructs the discrimination data acquisition unit 37 and the bill discrimination unit 38 to stop. When the discrimination storage unit 36 stores the positions of the paper pieces and dirt, the discrimination storage unit 36 instructs the discrimination display unit 89 to display the position. When the discrimination display unit 89 receives the position display instruction, the discrimination display unit 89 communicates the position of the paper chip and dirt on the CEJN sensor as a method of communicating the position of the paper chip and dirt code stored in the discrimination storage unit 36 with the sensor. Lights up. When the discrimination display unit 89 finishes displaying the position of the paper piece and dirt on the line sensor, the discrimination display unit 89 reports the end to the discrimination control unit 34. Discrimination control unit 34
Reports the end of the discrimination stop to the main control unit 32 through the discrimination line control unit 33. As shown in FIG. 15, the position of the fourth lamp from the operation side of the line sensor is the position where the paper piece and dirt are attached. In this manner, the position of the paper chip and dirt on the line sensor is notified to the clerk or maintenance staff at the discrimination section at the end of the transaction, and the clerk or maintenance staff can reliably remove the paper chip and dirt on the sensor.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if there is a paper chip or dirt on the line sensor, the transaction is continued without stopping the apparatus, so that the operation rate can be improved. If there is a paper chip or dirt on the line sensor, after the transaction is completed, the position of the paper chip or dirt can be communicated to the host device, and the host device can contact a clerk or maintenance person. Furthermore, if there is a paper chip or dirt on the line sensor, after the transaction is completed, the position of the paper chip or dirt can be directly communicated to the clerk or maintenance staff at the discrimination unit. A piece of paper on the sensor,
Dirt can be reliably removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a bill transaction device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the bill transaction apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a layout diagram of a line sensor of a discrimination unit to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for checking a line sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an output diagram of a line sensor when a paper chip is attached to two or more places in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an output diagram of a line sensor when a paper piece is attached to only one place in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a data format diagram of a paper piece and a stain stored in the discrimination storage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of data acquisition by a line sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an output diagram of a line sensor when the paper piece in FIG. 8 is hidden by a transport bill.

10 is an output diagram of a line sensor when the paper piece in FIG. 8 is separated from a conveyed banknote.

11 is an output diagram of a line sensor in a case where the paper sheet in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for discriminating each bill according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of position determination of a line sensor and a paper piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a display diagram of an operation panel showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a position of a sheet and a dirt in a discriminating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Deposit / withdrawal port, 2: Discriminator, 3, 4, 5 ... Recycle box, 6: Bill cassette, 7: Non-reflux box, 8 ...
Reject box, 9: front / back reversing section, 10: temporary stacking mechanism, 11 to 24: transport path, 25: deposit / withdrawal port reject stacking mechanism, 26: loading reject box, 27: partition plate, 28
... Banknote pressing material, 29... Cash-in / pay-out port shutter, 30... Upper-level device, 31... Line controller, 32. ... discrimination storage unit, 37 ... discrimination data acquisition unit,
38: bill discriminating unit, 39: sensor, 89: discriminating display unit,
40 ... line sensor, 43, 46, 50, 55, 57,
63, 65, 72, 74: First paperless section, 44, 4
7, 51, 56, 58, 64, 66, 73, 75 ... last paper-less section, 45, 48, 52, 59, 67, 76 ...
Section without total paper, 49, 53, 61, 69, 77 ...
Dirty, 60, 68, 78 ... banknotes.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A deposit and withdrawal port for taking in and out a bill, a recycling box for taking out a bill for transport to the deposit and withdrawal port or storing a bill from the deposit and withdrawal port, and a bill in the recycle box. In a bill transaction device having a bill cassette for loading bills and collecting bills from the recycle box, a discriminating unit for discriminating bills, and a conveyance path connecting the respective units, before or during conveyance of the bills, Means for checking the line sensor of the discriminating unit to detect a paper chip and dirt attached to the line sensor; means for storing the position and size of the paper chip and dirt; and storing the data when the bill is transported. The data output of the line sensor is obtained by subtracting the size from the output of the line sensor based on the position of the paper piece and dirt with reference to the data stored in the means. A bill transaction device, comprising: a discrimination data loading unit. 2. The paper currency transaction device according to claim 1, wherein: means for determining the position of the paper chip and dirt on the line sensor of the discriminating unit; And a means for communicating with a staff member or a maintenance person.