JPS6051989A - Coin tiller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention accepts and stores coins and, if necessary, dispenses the stored coins into a coin depositing and dispensing machine.

[Prior art and its problems]

Conventionally, with regard to coin acceptance operations carried out by banks and the like, there have been machines that sort out mixed denominations and count τt1, or count only a single denomination.

However, as a machine used for accepting operations, the coins are stored in a storage box after ni number of coins, making it inconvenient to refund or throw out coins to use for payment, so it was never used.

In addition, coin dispensing machines have traditionally been used for payment operations, but their capacity for coins is limited and they have to be replenished frequently, dispensing large numbers of coins in one place and frequently dispensing coins. When performing payment operations, there were times when I would quickly run out of stored coins.

Furthermore, it may be possible to equip a bank, etc. with a machine that sorts and counts the denominations mentioned above and a dispensing machine, and to accept them and use them for payment operations, but due to space constraints, etc., this is not possible. , 1; It was never used with sea urchin.

The same applies to the coin sorting machine, coin counting machine, coin dispensing machine, etc. used by cashiers in supermarkets, etc. when preparing change and collecting money for sale at the cash register. There was a problem.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and therefore aims to provide a compact coin deposit/withdrawal system that is easy to manage deposited coins and withdrawn coins. Ru.

[Essentials of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a coin depositing and dispensing machine that sorts and stores deposited coins by denomination and uses the stored coins for dispensing. be.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and its configuration is particularly shown in detail in FIGS. 5 and 6. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to what is shown here.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram illustrating the configuration of a supermarket checkout system using coin deposit/withdrawal +fi according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. Currency receiving/paying machine 11 (one machine is installed on each floor)
T1~TN, registers R1~RX and money receipt/payment l! !
The function of the center for exchanging data between T1 to -1-N is 1. It has an r-sized central adjustment machine CNT.

Registers R1 to RX contain sales data (
(hereinafter referred to as cash register sales data), the cashier exchanges the product for λ with cash, check, gift certificate, employee purchase ticket, etc.
Or, it is operated as if a foreigner's cash coupon such as a membership purchase ticket is received, and the data is transmitted to the center's Chuo Seiki CNT.

On the other hand, each money receipt/payment 1ffl T 1 to TN performs operations such as disbursing principal, exchanging money when there is a shortage of change, collecting and receiving sales proceeds in the middle or at the final payment, or exchanging money through operations by general shoppers. When the operation is performed, data is transferred to the center according to necessity, and for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 2 can be used.

1 is the payment item selection switch for specifying the target, ``principal'', ``eye money'', 1.
1'3. Has an IC.

The "principal" payment operation is performed according to the operation of each cashier. In other words, each cashier is distributed with a cashier M identification card in which, for example, the cashier M number identification card is stored magnetically, and when the cashier number identification card is operated [principal 1 switch 1A], When the money is inserted from the insertion slot 2, the money receiving machines T1 to TN read the ]-de number on the cashier number identification card to determine whether or not the principal can be paid, and then transfer the money to the central payment machine C.
Money corresponding to the principal amount data transferred from the NT is deposited into the operator's hand.

In addition, the [Eye-1 operation is also performed according to the operation of each cashier. In other words, each cashier operates the eye money swig 1B and inserts all the banknotes from the banknote insertion slot 3 all at once, or inserts one banknote from the banknote insertion slot 4 at the same time. Insert one sheet at a time. In addition, a large number of coins among the eye money 1-value coins can be inserted at once from the batch insertion slot 5, inserted one by one from the hard insertion slot 6, or rolled coins can be inserted from the roll insertion slot [17]. do. At this time, money receipt and payment 11
! Tl~TN indicates the authenticity of banknotes, coins, or coins.
After identifying each bill or coin one by one, they are stored in the internal banknote or coin storage section while being counted.

Further, the "exchange" operation is performed in response to an operation by each cashier or general shopper.

That is, the user operates the "exchange" switch 1G and inserts the banknotes he/she brought with him/her to exchange money into the banknote insertion slot 4.

At this time, the money receiving/paying units filT1 to TN discriminate the authenticity of the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 4, count the amount of money inserted, and selectively light up and display the yuri specification selection switch 8 that can exchange and dispense money with the amount of money inserted. .

Here, when the user selectively specifies any one of the currency exchange specification selection switches 8 that are lit and displayed, the switch operation causes a coin dispensing operation with a predetermined combination of coins. be exposed.

In addition, the user does not operate the Ryoukoi 1 type selection switch 8 and selects ``
When the return IJI j switch 17 is operated, the inserted banknote is returned 7Jl from the banknote outlet 11. Here, if the specified money is a banknote, the banknote is ejected one by one into the banknote dispensing port 11, and loose coins are t'
The coins are ejected to the third-stage outlet 12, and the coins are further ejected to the pack outlet 13.

The exchange specification selection switch 8 is comprised of a plurality of operation switches arranged as shown in FIG.

First of all, if "10,000 yen or 1 bill is inserted,"
Throw out 10 pieces of 1,000 yen bill! switch 8A, and 1
Switch 8 to dispense 2 coins with 50 100 yen coins
A switch 8C for discharging 0 pieces is provided. Next, there is a switch 8 [) that ejects five 1,000 yen bills in response to the insertion of a 5,000 yen - 1 bill;
Switch 8 is set up to dispense 10 coins with 50 coins. Furthermore, if a 1000 yen-1 banknote is weighed, 100 yen coins will be added.
A switch 80 that throws out 0 coins in bulk, and a switch 81-1 that throws out 2 coins for 50 coins of 1,000 yen.
Established (Jru.

In Figure 2, 15 is the numeric keypad, and the number 1 is
During operation, each cashier must enter the pre-assigned PIN number.1. -i Used to insert.

This entered code [Wr number is money receipt/payment 1jlT1~
TN J: is compared with the built-in user list file,
If there are matching numbers, the subsequent principal and eye money operations will be performed, and conversely, if there are no matching numbers, no principal and eye money operations will be performed. In this way, the security of money management is ensured.

In addition, 16 is the ``staff call 1 switch'' that is operated when the operation of the money receiving/paying BITI~TN is abnormal, 17 is the ``return-1 switch'' that is operated when requesting the return of the coins that have been inserted, 18 Ll, turn This is a "confirmation" switch that is used when the cashier inserts the coins he has brought into the bill machine and counts them.
This word value is configured to be displayed on the operation guidance display section, and if the displayed content is satisfactory, the cashier confirms this and thereafter, when the machine operation is set to 1-star. This is a confirmation switch that is operated.

Further, reference numeral 19 denotes an operation guidance display section that provides guidance and instructions to the user about the next operation to be performed for each step, and also displays the number of sen data if necessary.

Money receipt and payment 11T1 to T'N are bill insertion slots 4 in FIG.
, a banknote handling machine II as shown in FIG. It has J21.

That is, the banknote processing mechanism 21 includes a discriminating unit 22, and when a banknote to be exchanged or split is inserted through a shutter 24 (shown in chain lines) disposed between the holder 23 of the banknote insertion slot 4, The inserted banknotes are received through a belt conveyor mechanism 26 driven by the output of an insertion detector 25 (for example, a photoelectric type is used), and the authenticity of the banknotes is determined.

Similarly, when the banknote bundle 27 is inserted into the banknote bulk insertion slot 3, the banknote banknote 51'lJ/'Jl22 receives the banknotes one by one by the conveyance mechanism 28 and distinguishes the authenticity of the banknotes one by one. do.

In this way, banknotes with the classification section 220's classification score of "OK" are classified by the bell 1-conveyor mechanism 29 and the associated "manufacturing section" which responds to the classification section 22's classification result. Yen, 1. "5,000 yen", "1,000 yen", "100 yen" bill guide levers 30Δ, 30B.

By 30C and 30D [10,000 yen 1. ``5,000 yen - 1゜ ``1,000 yen'', ``100 yen'' temporary storage section 31A, 31r (.

The tickets are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 31 consisting of 31C and 31D, and the number and amount of tickets are counted and displayed on the operation guide display unit 19. On the contrary, the discrimination section 220 distinguishes "No-1" banknotes from the banknote output port 1 through the 11 elimination guiding lever 32 and the silk elimination belt conveyor mechanism 33.
1, and is sent out to a delivery conveyance mechanism 34 that leads to the delivery system 1, and is thereby returned to the user.

In this way, "10,000 yen" ~ "100 yen - 1 temporary reservation section 31
The banknotes temporarily reserved in A to 31D will be transferred to C during the exchange operation.
is the operation of the 100-line specification selection switch 8, and the operation of the confirmation switch 18 when the eyes are in operation.
J to the delivery rollers 35△ to 35D provided on the 434 side:
The transport mechanism 34
"10,000 yen" to "100,000 yen" guide lever 3
68 to 36D are provided, and temporary storage areas 31A to 3111 are provided.
The transport mechanism 378-3 guides and guides the banknotes sent out from the
"10,000 yen to 100,000 yen" banknote storage section 388 to 7D
38r) into a banknote storage section 38.

"To 10,000 yen - 1""71,000yen" Bill storage section 38A to 38D
The banknotes are used as banknotes necessary for dispensing at the time of exchange.
and the dispensing conveyance mechanism 34, there are storage sections 388 to 38.
1) Dispensing mechanism 3 that takes out banknotes one by one
9△ to 39D is provided, and the removed coins are ejected one by one to the bill ejecting port 11 via the ejecting conveyance mechanism 34.

Also, Uj coin dispenser [1 to TN are coin insertion slots 6 in Fig. 2]
, sand coin bulk insertion [] 5, coin roll insertion lower, and pack dispensing [113 and hard L dispensing port 12, the fifth
It has a coin processing mechanism 41 as shown in FIGS.

The coin processing mechanism 41 has a part 41A for processing coins in batches as shown in FIG. Become)
The coins are received by the hopper 42, and the coins are transferred to the protrusion 4 provided on the plate surface by the sending plate 43 which rotates in an oblique state.
4 and the peripheral plate 45 one by one and pass through the sorting passage 4.
Send to 6 J: It is being used. In the sorting passage 46, sorting holes 47 slightly larger than the diameter of various coins are arranged in order from the smallest to the smallest.
1 yen, ``5,000 yen,'' ``10,000 yen,'' 100 yen - 1, and ``1,000 yen'' coins are temporarily stored in the storage section /I8Δ, 48F3°48C, /18[], 48rE. When the ticket is temporarily put on hold in the reservation section 48, the number of tickets and the amount are displayed on the operation guide display section 19.

On the other hand, abnormal small-diameter coins smaller than [-yen] (C! coins are excluded from the cane rl, '1.9 J:', and J・l 'thousand yen' coins f'j, J: The abnormal large diameter coin is tJ.
The coins with irregular diameters are removed by IW by J: in the l removal hole 50, and the irregular diameter coins removed by J] are returned to the coin dispensing port 12.

The coins stored in this J: "-yen" to "1,000 yen" coin storage section 488 to 48F are checked by the above-mentioned confirmation switch 18.
When is operated, the coin is dropped 3X into the coin storage section 51 consisting of "-yen" to "thousand yen" coin storage sections 51Δ to 51F provided on the lower side.

On the other hand, when the return 7Jl switch 17 is operated, the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 488~/18E are returned to the coin dispensing port 12 via the return 7Jl transport mechanism 52. .

In the case of this embodiment, the lower end surfaces of the coin storage sections 51A to 51F store l/l! Through hole 52 that fits one piece of town or 1q
Rotating discs 53Δ to 53F are provided, and as the discs 53Δ to 53 rotate to the right, the coins stuck in the through holes -12-52 are rotated. The transport mechanism 54 leading to the cargo outlet 12 has a delivery dimension J: .

More coin processing! Structure a has a part /IIB that collects the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 41 one by one by 9H1, and the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 6 are sorted into the sorting passage 55 by "-yen".
~ “Thousand yen” aisles 568-56E, or fake coin aisle 5 (
1'J Ru J on the 3rd floor: It's being used. However, the "-yen-1" to "thousand yen" passages 56A to 56E are arranged so as to communicate with the rear stage of the corresponding sorting hole 47 of the double sorting passage 716, and thus the sorted coins are stored in the corresponding temporary holding section 48.
8 to 4.8E. on the other hand"
Coins with irregular diameters smaller or larger than the "-yen" to "thousand yen" coins are connected to the rear stage of the removal hole 49 or 50 of the sorting passage 46 and are subjected to IM removal.

As shown in FIG. 6, the coin processing mechanism 41 further has a part 11G for processing coins as a roll C, into which a roll consisting of 50 coins wrapped in a forest is inserted from the roll insertion lower. The genuineness of the coin is then determined by a gold coin discriminator 58. Roll money discriminator 5
8 measures the diameter of a gold bar held on a conveyor belt (for example, by providing a holding recess on the belt conveyor), and determines whether this is a real coin. Distinguished l/l as to whether they are equal or not! It is designed to determine the authenticity of coins.

If the result of this discrimination is "no", the coin to be discriminated is returned to the pack outlet 13 via the conveyance mechanism 59. On the other hand, if the verification result is r'IT J, the coin to be verified is temporarily held as in the case of the banknotes and coins. In other words, the coin roll discriminator 58 is a temporary storage unit 60 for coin rolls.
Also serves as However, the temporarily held coin rolls are transferred to the coin roll distributor 62 via the transfer mechanism 61 when the [1 ifr recognition-1 switch 18 is operated, and are directly transferred to the coin roll distributor 62 (determined according to the ¥). [1,000 yen, the 1-thousand yen amount is stored in the coin-roll storage section 63 consisting of the coin-roll storage sections 63Δ to 63E.

The coin rolls stored in the coin roll storage sections 63Δ to 63[ are ``principal 1, [
Both F! The coin roll dispenser 64 that is driven in the i-1 mode dispenses the coins to the pack dispensing port 13.

The operation guide display section 19 in FIG. 2 displays words, symbols, etc. that instruct the user of the money receiving machine in order of operation procedures, or displays the contents of data input using the numeric keypad 15 and/or a temporary holding section. The Il value of the inserted banknotes and coins temporarily reserved is displayed, as well as the counted value of the ejected banknotes and coins when the money is dispensed.

As the central payment machine CNT, the one shown in Figure 7 can be applied.

The central payment machine CNT has registers R1 to RX or money receipt and payment 1.
By centrally managing data related to cash handled at 1T1-TN, automatic settlement is performed, and the transaction of foreign cash vouchers is not performed at 11T1-TN, but by the operator's operation at the central cash machine CNH. :
Hospitality is 19.

Which of these two operation modes should be processed is selected by operating the mode selection keys 72, 73 on the management plate 71A. In other words, central payment! ac
As shown in FIG. 8, the NT has a thin data processing mode key 72-15- and a cash/non-cash payment processing mode key 73 as mode selection keys, and by operating the keys 72, the transaction content line command key on the management plate 71A is activated. Closing processing is executed based on commands from the command key 74 and the machine receiving/paying line command key 75, and by operating the key 73, the processing plate 71
Data input operations from each of the 13 keys are ', r L' +
'jj'

The transaction details line command key 74 and the machine receipt and payment line command key 75 of the management plate 71A are operated, for example, at the end of business on -day, and the settlement details from the start of business to the time when these keys are operated are preliminarily operated. It is read out in a prescribed format and sent to the list printer 76 to instruct it to be printed on the list. Here, "transaction details" refer to registers R1 to RX or money receivers T1 to T.
It refers to the total data for each item of data input from N and cash/external payment processing plate 71B. In addition, "machine receipt/payment" etc. includes data on the number of banknotes and coins received and paid at the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN (Zunawara, amount inserted and disbursed at currency exchange, amount of principal disbursed, time-16) - Total data for each currency denomination (such as gold amount, etc.), including the number of coins by denomination initially stored in each coin receiving and dispensing machine T1 to TN4 and the denomination remaining at the end of the transaction as a result of subsequent receipt and payment processing. , the quantity of coins by denomination that must be replenished in preparation for the next day, and the total amount of these.

In addition, the advance gator processing mode 4=-72 and the cash/non-deposit processing mode key 73 are configured as stay down keys,
In this way, either one of the processing modes can be selected, and at this time the data processing mode indicator lamp 7 is turned on.
6 or the non-cash payment processing mode display lamp 77 is turned on.

In FIG. 8, 78 is a NY4 switch.

The non-cash payment processing play h 71B is a function key 79 that specifies the type of foreign cash voucher to be settled, such as a "check" key 80, a "gift certificate" key 81, an "employee purchase ticket" key 82, It has a "membership purchase ticket" key 83.

Note that "Other ■" to "Haku■" 84 are preliminary keys.

However, at the time of payment, the operator specifies one of the types by operating the funk shift key 79 based on the various cash foreigner coupons brought by each cashier, and then selects the face value of the cash foreigner coupons belonging to that type. numeric keypad 8
5, the images are input into the buffer 7 memory 102 one by one. At that time, if you want to add the amount data of one sheet and enter the next amount data [→-1 key 86 is operated, and when you have finished inputting the data of the same type of cash foreign coupon, the "=" key 87
to perform the total calculation.

When inputting such data, each amount data is printed on the register 89 of the receipt printer 88 and the journal (built-in), and the operator can check this to see if there are any errors in his/her operation. If there is an error, press the rcEJ key (clear entry key) 9
J: to 0 will clear the data you just entered.
(previous data is not cleared), and correction data can be entered using the numeric keypad 85 by operating the "correction" key 91. 92 is manual receipt feeding.

Note that if you wish to clear a series of data input operations for the same type of cash foreigner coupons, you can simply operate the Cl key (clear key) 93.

On the other hand, if there is no error in the amount data entered on the cash register 1-89, the operator operates the "confirm" key 94 to cause the data in the rebuffer memory 102 to be accumulated and stored in the main memory 103. is being done. In practice, as will be described later, such cumulative storage is stored in the main memory, whereas storage of data prior to cumulative storage is stored in the buffer memory.

In this way, each cashier brings cash foreigner coupons to the center and transfers them to the central payment machine CN through the operator's operation.
The entered data is entered as data in T, but to confirm which cash register the entered data belongs to, it is done by inserting the identification card distributed to each cash register in advance into the card insertion slot 95 and reading the code number. be exposed.

In addition to the above configuration, the central payment machine-19-CNT of this embodiment copies the data sequentially printed on the list 76A during the linear gator processing mode to the tape puncher 95, and thus transfers the data to other electronic devices. It is possible to transfer to. 95A is a tape reel, 95B is a tape, 95G is a tape puncher, and 95D is a tape leader.

This J: registers R1 to RX and central payment machine C
Data transfer between NT and money receiving machines T1 to TN
In order to transfer data between the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN, a buffer memory 101 as shown in FIG. (Figure) and main memory 103 (for line management) used for the purpose of grasping sales status (first
1), a "principal" main memory 104 (Fig. 12) that stores data related to the principal to be distributed to each cash register, and a main memory 104 (FIG. 12) that stores data related to cash received and paid at the money receiving/distributing stations 11171 to TN. "Machine-specific data storage" memory 10
5 (Fig. 13).

In the payment system with the above configuration, each item -21-
,, ^ -20- The settlement is executed as follows.

First, [principal -1] is collected by each cashier at the nearest coin dispenser T1~
It is handed over to each cashier by dispensing from the TN using an identification card.

That is, each cashier inserts an identification card into the card insertion slot 2, operates the 1-principle switch 1Δ, and then uses the numeric keypad 15 to input a password assigned to each cashier in advance. The currency acceptor now verifies whether the @ID number allows payment or not, and then communicates with the rental central payment system 11cNT. The input password and identification code number are stored in an operation buffer memory (not shown) and compared with a password table fixedly stored inside the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN.

As shown in FIG. 12, the central checkout 111ONT addresses the memory area corresponding to the identification code number (in this case, the cashier code number) in the main memory 104 for cash having the cashier memory 104A and the register mask memory 104B. do.

The principal amount memory 104A stores the amount of principal to be distributed to each register and denomination.
~Xth register desk R1~RX separate register area 104
The first divisions M111 to M1X1 of G1 to 104CX store the number of [-yen-1 coin bars to be distributed to registers R1 to RX, and the first divisions M111 to M1X1 store the number of [-yen-1] coins to be distributed to registers R1 to RX. The number of "100 yen" coin bars to be distributed is stored, and data regarding other denominations of coins is stored in the same manner. In this example, the principal is "-yen"
, "100 yen", "1,000 yen", "5,000 yen", "100 yen, 1 gold bar,
[Seven denominations of money, including 100-yen-1 and 1,000-yen banknotes, are prepared, and memory area 10/I is prepared accordingly.
Seven classifications are prepared for each of C1 to 104CX.

However, for example, when the first cash register code number is addressed, the cash register mask memory 10 stores the cash register to which payment of principal should be prohibited with the cash register code number corresponding to this cash register.
11.8, confirm that the principal should be paid to the cash register, and then move to the first area 104C1.
From each division M111, M112 to M117 of
- Yen” gold bar.

Amount data for "100 yen" banknotes to "1000 yen" banknotes are sequentially read out. The second to Xth register code numbers are read in the same manner as -b.

Thus, the extracted principal data (,1) is transferred to the communicating pay machine.However, when this transfer is completed, the completion of this transfer is stored in the register mask memory 104B.Register mask memory 104B are registers R1 to RX
It has X sections M101 to M10X corresponding to , and the end of the transfer is stored in the section corresponding to the register code number where the transfer of principal data has ended.

When a part of the register code number for which transfer completion is stored in this way is addressed again, a mask (;i, l (meaning the principal data has been transferred) is sent as an answerback signal. In this way, the principal can only be distributed once to each cash register.The cash register mask memory 10/IB also prohibits the duplicate payment of principal to the same cash register as described above. Even in cases where principal payment is prohibited for some reason, this can easily be achieved by separately inputting the cash register code number corresponding to the cash register.

The principal amount data transferred from the center is stored in a transaction buffer memory 101 built in the currency receiving and dispensing machine with which the communication was made. In this embodiment, the transaction buffer memory 101 can not only store the principal amount data by denomination, but also store the conversion and exchange data by denomination.
For this reason, it is necessary to store data (number of coins or coins, and amount) for all possible denominations, that is, 14 denominations.
It is composed of z storage sections M101 to M114 by denomination, and a section BT101 for storing the total amount. The 14 denominations include "-yen", "100 yen", "1,000 yen", "5,000 yen", "100 yen" bars and loose coins, "100 square yen", "1,000 yen", Includes banknotes of 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen.

The principal data stored in each section M101, M102 to M114 in this way is then sequentially read out, and the contents are ``-yen'' gold bar, -24- ``100 yen'' gold bar ~ `` 1,000 yen” banknotes are sent to the coin roll dispensing mechanism 4 in Figure 6.
1 and 4 are dispensed by the bill dispensing mechanism 21.

In this way, each cash dispenser T1-T is used to dispense money to each cashier.
The contents of the N-transferred principal data are classified by cash register or denomination and stored in the "line management" main memory 103 of the central payment machine CNT.

Therefore, the central payment system 11cNT has a principal area 103A having X register-specific sections M11 to MIX for storing the amount paid out to each cash register and a total section GT11 for storing the total data, and a principal area 103A for storing the amount paid out as principal. total 7
and a denomination-specific principal area 103B having denomination-specific divisions M51 to M57 written W1 for each denomination, and data is stored in each area when the above-mentioned J: Uni cashier receives payment of principal. At the same time, the date, the cash register code number, and the denomination and quantity data of the paid principal coin are printed along with the machine number assigned to each coin receiving and dispensing machine, and one copy is dispensed from the bill dispenser 11 to the cashier. At the same time, one copy is stored inside the machine.

Next, each cashier uses an identification card and transfers the sales proceeds to the nearest currency receipt/disbursement BITI for the first payment of cash (intermediate payment, final payment).
~Insertion into TN is done automatically.

In other words, each cashier inserts the cashier number identification card he/she brought into the card insertion slot 2, and then inserts money (banknotes, coins, gold bars).
into the bill insertion slots 4, 3 and coin insertion slots 6°5.7.

The coins inserted at this time are identified in the identification section 22, 46, 55, 58 of the bill or coin processing mechanism 21 or 41, and are matched in the temporary storage section 31, 4, 8, 6.
It is held at 0. On the other hand, the counting contents are for each section M101 to M1 of the buffer memory 101 for each type of inserted money.
14, and its contents are displayed on the operation guide display section 1.
9 will be displayed.

In the case of this embodiment, the denominations of money that can be inserted are all denominations currently circulating in Japan, such as "-yen", "10,000 yen", "1,000 yen", [5,000 yen], In addition to accepting ``100 yen'' coins as loose coins, you can also accept them as coins.
Furthermore, "100 yen 1,""1 1,000 yen,""5,000yen,""-10,000yen."
He was made to receive banknotes in bulk, and thus 1
It is designed to accept 4 types.

However, each cashier reads the display on the display section 19 and operates the ``confirm'' switch 18 when the contents match the amount to be brought. At this time, the money held in the temporary storage section 31.48.60 is stored in the storage section 38.51.63.

At the same time, the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN transfer data regarding the stored money to the center. In order to store this transferred data, the central payment machine CNT is provided with a machine-specific data storage memory 105 as shown in FIG.

This memory 105 is installed to constantly store and manage the quantity of money stored in each of the money receiving and paying units 11ffT1 to TN. Each coin receiving and dispensing machine T1 to TN
-27- The number of coins ω stored in each of the
Storage areas 105A1 to 105A1, which are added and subtracted based on data on the amount of money received and paid, obtained from principal payment, currency exchange, and account processing performed in 1 to TN.Money receipt and payment IaT
It has 1 to TN separately, and each TN has 17 data! l Sections to be stored by denomination M211, M212 to M21”11-M
2N1, M2N2 to M2N14, and "M" category GT211, GT2 that stores the mixed amount of all denominations.
12 to GT21N.

In this way, the machine-specific data storage memory 105 classifies and stores the inserted coins by machine and denomination when the coins are operated in each of the coin receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN. In addition, at the end of each transaction, the date, cash register number, amount data, etc. are printed along with the currency receipt and payment number.
One copy is dispensed to the cashier through the bill dispenser 11, and one copy is stored inside the machine.

Such repayment data is the settlement amount for cash deposits, and in order to manage the contents by cash register and denomination, a "Cash Deposit" area 103C and a "Cash Deposit" area 103C and a "Cash Deposit" area 103C and a Deposit by denomination” area 1030
and is provided.

"Cash deposit" area 103C1 and each money receiver/dispenser T1-T
It has X sections M21 to M2X in which the repayment data coming from N is classified and stored by register number, and a "chorus" section GT21 in which the total amount of the contents of these sections is stored.

[Deposit by denomination 1 area 103D similarly has 14 divisions M61 to 103D that classify and store repayment data according to 14 denominations.
Equipped with M614.

The above is the operation of "return" settlement of cash, but in the "return" settlement of cash foreigner coupons, each cashier brings the cashier foreigner coupons to the center and hands them along with the cash register number identification card to the operator of the central payment machine. This is done by handing the data to a person and having the operator input the data.

In other words, the operator inserts the card into the card insertion slot 95 (7th
After inserting the foreign coupon into the box shown in Figure), enter the face value of the cash coupon for each type. For example, if there are two checks, first operate the non-cash payment processing mode 4-73, then operate the "Check" key 80, enter the face amount of the first check using the numeric keypad 85, Operate 1,000-86, 2nd
The face value of the first check is input using the numeric keypad 85, and the "=" key 87 is operated.

The input data is sequentially output to a receipt printer 88 (FIG. 7). At this time, 1 node 1 - printer 88
is also in the journal at the same time as receipt 89].
This is stored inside the machine.

The data inputted by the cash and foreign deposit plate 71B in this way is [Cash and foreign deposit 1 buffer memory 102 (
(Fig. 10) are stored by type of deposit ticket. That is, the buffer memory 102 has areas m11, m12, . m13. If you can get m1/I.”
ξ is provided with a "total" area 5T11 for storing the total amount, and the contents of the buffer memory 102 are outputted to the receipt printer 88, and are cumulatively stored in the line management memory 103 according to the stored contents.

In other words, A Berek confirmed that there were no errors in the contents of the receipt, handed the receipt to the cashier, and sent it to T.
After obtaining the iJ approval, operate the TXr approval switch 94. At this time, the contents of the buffer memory 102 are classified and stored in the "cash and other payments" area 103F of the line management soil memory 103, and the [weighing and other payments, 1 area 103F].

``Cash/external deposit 1 area 103 View j 1 Buffer memory 1
``Total'' section 5T11 of 02 is cumulatively stored for each cash register number'' section M31...
"Total" category G that stores MX and its 1-1 tal amount
Equipped with T31. On the other hand, in the "Type of cash and non-cash deposits" area 103F, non-cash deposits are handled as "checks" and "gift certificates."
, "Employee Purchase Ticket" and "Member Purchase Ticket" to be classified and stored by type classification M71. M72. M73. Equipped with M74.

``Currency exchange'' is performed by a cashier or general shopper using the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN. However, since currency exchange is balanced in terms of the amount of cash in and out, there is no need to record it cumulatively from a management perspective, but it is necessary to keep track of the amount of cash in and out of each denomination at the money receiving and dispensing machine. In order to keep track of negative currency withdrawals, the exchange data is stored in the machine-specific data storage memory 105 (FIG. 13) of the central payment machine CNT for each of the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN, and also for each denomination.

In other words, when exchanging money, first the money is received and paid 11iT1~T
Operate the currency exchange switch 1C of N and insert the banknotes you bring from the banknote insertion slot 4. Banknotes are at the banknote office 1!111m14m21
The banknotes are discriminated in the discriminating unit 22 and temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 31, and the lamp of the exchange specification selection switch 8, which indicates the matching μ of the currency that can be exchanged with the inserted banknotes, is selectively turned on. For example, in FIG.
Only the 2 100 yen coins switches 8B and 8H- are lit, and only these fish light switches can be selected.

Here, the user selects one of the illuminated lamps - 3
2 - Select and specify. The banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 31 are taken into the banknote storage unit 38, and the banknotes and coins of the designated denomination and quantity are ejected from the banknote processing mechanism 21 and the coin processing mechanism 41. Note that this dispensing operation is automatically performed by a program stored in a ROM that is separately provided inside the coin receiving and dispensing machine.

However, the amount of money that should be invested is I! When you select and specify the data, the data of the content is transferred to the central payment machine CNT, and the amount of the inserted banknote is stored in the "mechanical data storage" main memory 1.
05 (FIG. 13) is inputted into the corresponding denomination category in the area corresponding to the used coin receiving and dispensing machine. Further, the amount of each denomination to be deposited is input as deduction data to the corresponding denomination category in the same area of the main memory 105.

For example, in the first money receiving and dispensing machine T1, "10,000 yen"
When inserting banknotes and dispensing 1,000 yen - I,
An addition input of the quantity “1” and the amount rloooOJ is given to the “10,000 yen” category in the area 105A1 of the main memory 105,
Further, a subtraction input of the quantity "10" and the amount r10000J is given to the "thousand yen" category of the second "rear 105AI" of the main memory 105.

In this way, the amount of money held in each of the money receiving and dispensing machines T1 to TN can be managed by the central payment machine CNH for each denomination.

Above, we have described the processing of data obtained based on operations at Chuo Seiki CNT or each money receiving and dispensing machine T1 to TN, and the processing of actual items.
The data is directly input from the registers R1 to RX to the cash register sales area 103G provided in the on-line management memory 103 of the central payment ICNT.

Here, the cashier's net sales are (register's net sales) = (register's sales) -
(Register Minus) is calculated at each register for each shopper, and then stored for each register in categories M/11 to M4X of X cashier regular sales areas 103G, and the total amount is calculated according to the "Regulations". In the above formula, cash register sales are the sales amount that the cashier keyed in as the price of the sold product, and cash register minus is the sales amount that is entered as the sales amount above. This is a reduction in the amount sold due to returned goods or a key-in error in the selling product price.

According to the above configuration, the machine-specific data storage main memory 105
The current status of the cash stored in each money receipt/payment unit 11TI to TN can be grasped from the contents of , and the status of the principal distributed to each cash register can be grasped from the contents of the main memory 101 for principal. The data corresponding to the above are stored in the line management memory 103, sorted by cash register and denomination.

Among them, cash register regular sales]: Contents of rear 103G, contents of cash deposit area 103C, and non-cash deposit area 103
If the contents obtained by subtracting the contents of principal area 103A from the sum of the contents of F are equal, then the sales amount at each cash register and the payment amount at J: the money receiving and dispensing machine and the central payment machine match; In other words, it can be seen that there is no miscalculation. Also, if there is a discrepancy, you can find out which cash register the discrepancy occurred in and how much it was. Furthermore, -35- denomination-specific principal area 103B and denomination-specific deposit area 103r of the line management soil memory 103
), from the contents of the type cash deposit area 103F, the denomination of the money being used in the transaction can be seen, and therefore t1
#8 - It can be used for consideration of the content of Bizubegi funds.

However, the content of the line management data is based on the central settlement IcNT.
After operating the advance data processing mode key 72, the transaction is printed on the list I-75A of the list printer 76 by operating the "transaction details" line command key 74 or the "machine receipt/payment" line command key 75. In the former case, the contents of the main memory 103 for [shut-]2 management are printed out as a list, and in the latter case, the contents of the main memory 103 for "data storage by machine" are printed out as a list.
The contents of 5 are printed out as a list.

The above-mentioned operations such as data transfer, addition and subtraction to the contents of each memory, driving of the printer, and lighting of lamps are carried out using a sequential control method (programming method) as shown in FIG. 14, which is known per se. This can be realized by using a 5A system and installing it in each money receiving and dispensing machine and central payment machine.

-36- In FIG. 14, reference numeral 111 denotes a request unit which selects and commands a program (i.e. subroutine) required for an operation. However, this selection command operation is performed by a step update request signal SR8 (for example, confirmation switch 1) arriving from the outside.
B, the output of the return switch 17, etc.) is used as an interrupt signal.

A request signal R that is an output signal of the request unit 111
Q is provided to program counter 112. The program counter 112 stores program numbers and sequentially transmits them as address signals ΔOR while selecting them according to the contents of the request signal.

This address signal ADR is applied to a ROM 113 that stores a program consisting of subdivided step control signals, and designates the program number to output a control signal that is the contents of the program. This control signal drives the arithmetic circuit element, thereby controlling addition and subtraction, data transfer, and device driving.

Also, when one step is executed in this way, the step request signal SRQ is used to advance to the next step.
is given to the request unit 111.

The step signals STP stored in the ROM 113 are sequentially read out and the control is executed one by one, and during this time, when the step update request signal SR8 arrives from the outside, other controls are started at the timing when the step update request signal SR8 is accepted and allowed. be done.

〔Effect of the invention〕

”: As described above, in the present invention, the deposited coins are sorted and stored by denomination, and the stored coins are used for dispensing, so it is easy to manage deposited and dispensed coins. Moreover, a compact coin depositing and dispensing machine can be obtained. That is, since the accepted coins are used for payment, there is no need to prepare extra coins. Furthermore, since there is no need to separately prepare several coin sorters and coin dispensers, the device becomes simpler and the operability is improved.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of a payment system to which the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the coin receiving and dispensing machine, and Fig. 3 is a route showing the arrangement configuration of the selection switch. 4 is a route map showing the banknote processing mechanism, FIGS. 5 and 6 are route maps of a coin depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Perspective view (not shown), No. 8
The figure shows a route map showing the arrangement of the operation switches, and Figures 9 to 13 show the configuration of various memories.
FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing the arithmetic control section, and FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a list printed out by the list printer. ■1~TN...Money receiver/dispenser, R1~RX...Register, CNT...Central payment machine, 5...Coin batch insertion slot, 42...Hopper, 43...Dispatch plate, 46 ... Sorting passageway, 48... Temporary storage section, 51... Coin storage section. Applicant's agent Kiyoshi Inomata-710-

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An insertion slot that receives coins to be deposited all at once, a delivery unit that receives the coins inserted into the insertion slot and sends them out one by one, and a delivery unit that sends out the coins one by one from the delivery unit. a sorting section that sorts the coins sorted by denomination; a temporary holding section that temporarily holds the coins sorted by the sorting section according to their denomination; and a temporary holding section that sorts the coins sorted by denomination according to a receiving command that is input separately. The coin storage section that stores the coins and the 1iil! that is stored in this coin storage section. a take-out unit that takes out the required quantity of coins by denomination;
A coin depositing and dispensing machine equipped with a coin dispensing port for dispensing coins taken out by the dispensing section.