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WO2010097928A1 - Dispositif de traitement de monnaie - Google Patents

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WO2010097928A1
WO2010097928A1 PCT/JP2009/053550 JP2009053550W WO2010097928A1 WO 2010097928 A1 WO2010097928 A1 WO 2010097928A1 JP 2009053550 W JP2009053550 W JP 2009053550W WO 2010097928 A1 WO2010097928 A1 WO 2010097928A1
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博文 尾崎
智之 久保
誠 麻生
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  • the present invention relates to a money handling machine that performs a money scrutinizing process that feeds money in a storage unit to a transport unit, and identifies the returned money in an identification unit and returns it to the storage unit.
  • the present invention relates to a money handling machine that can simultaneously perform a money withdrawal process while performing the money withdrawal process.
  • JP10-334308A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-334308
  • the money taken into the housing by the deposit port is identified by the identification unit and divided into a plurality of denominations in a plurality of storages. It is designed to be stored.
  • the denomination of money to be withdrawn and the number of each denomination are set based on the withdrawal amount. Each number of coins is sent from the storage of each denomination to the withdrawal port.
  • a scrutiny storage is provided separately from a plurality of storages for each denomination that stores money of each denomination and performs a scrutiny of money. At that time, money is paid out for each denomination from each storage, and the recognized money is identified by the identification unit, and the money identified by the identification unit is sent to the scrutiny storage for final examination. Money is returned from the storage to the storage of each denomination.
  • the money scrutiny processing as described above is performed for each money type. In general, such scrutiny processing is often performed unattended at night when stores such as banks and supermarkets are closed.
  • a change preparation money for storing in advance as a change in a cash register of a store such as a supermarket an automatic teller machine (ATM)
  • ATM automatic teller machine
  • the present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and can perform the money withdrawal process simultaneously with the money scrutiny process. Therefore, the money withdrawal process can be efficiently performed.
  • the dispensed money can be temporarily stored in the sorting storage unit, the dispensed money is accumulated in the withdrawal port, and the money in the withdrawal port is stolen.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine that can prevent the end of the money.
  • the money handling machine is provided with a housing, a transport unit that is provided inside the housing, transports money one by one inside the housing, and is connected to the transport unit.
  • a storage unit that stores the sent money and can feed the stored money to the transport unit, an identification unit that is provided in the transport unit and identifies the money transported by the transport unit, and the transport unit Connected to the scrutinization storage unit that is capable of feeding money from the storage unit and feeding out the sent money to the transport unit when performing the scrutiny processing of the money in the storage unit, and connected to the transport unit
  • a control unit for controlling a sorting storage unit to which money of a predetermined condition is sent when performing a scrutiny of money in the storage unit, and the transport unit, the storage unit, and the scrutiny storage unit.
  • the money in the storage unit is fed out to the transport unit
  • a control unit that performs control so that money is sent to the sorting storage unit by the transport unit.
  • a sorting storage unit to which money of a predetermined condition is sent when performing a money review process in the storage unit, and the control unit performs a money review process.
  • control is performed so that money of a predetermined condition is sent by the transport unit to the sorting storage unit.
  • control unit first sends the money in the storage unit to the scrutiny storage unit and then the money sent to the scrutiny storage unit when performing the money scrutiny processing. It is preferable to perform control so as to be distributed to the storage unit or the distribution storage unit.
  • control unit first sorts and sends the money fed out from the storage unit and identified by the identification unit to the scrutiny storage unit or the sorting storage unit when performing the money scrutiny processing. Then, control may be performed so that money is returned from the storage unit for scrutiny to the storage unit.
  • the money handling machine of the present invention may further include an operation unit for giving a command to the control unit, and the predetermined condition may be given to the control unit by the operation unit.
  • an interface capable of communicating with an external device may be further provided, and the predetermined condition may be given from the external device to the control unit via the interface.
  • the predetermined condition may be set in advance in the control unit.
  • the money sent to the sorting storage unit when the money is scrutinized is a reserve money used other than the money handling machine.
  • the control unit the predetermined money is used.
  • the denomination of the prepared money and the number of each denomination are set, and the control unit sends the money corresponding to the number of denominations to the sorting storage unit when carrying out the scrutiny of money. It is preferable to perform such control.
  • the reserve money may be a change reserve.
  • the money sent to the sorting storage unit when performing the money scrutiny processing is to be loaded into the automatic teller machine, and the control unit performs the money scrutiny processing.
  • control may be performed so that money having a defacement level of money in a result of identifying the money by the identification unit is sent to the sorting storage unit.
  • the money sent to the sorting storage unit when the money is scrutinized is collected from the money handling machine as a slip, and the control unit performs the money scrutiny process.
  • control may be performed so as to send money having a defacement level of money in a result of identifying the money by the identification unit to a predetermined level or less to the sorting storage unit.
  • the money sent to the sorting storage unit when performing the money scrutiny processing is collected from the money handling machine as an old ticket, and the control unit performs the money scrutiny processing. At this time, control may be performed so that the money identified as the old ticket by the identification unit is sent to the sorting storage unit.
  • the money sent to the sorting storage unit when performing the money scrutiny processing is collected from the money handling machine as surplus money, and the control unit performs the money scrutiny processing.
  • control may be performed so that surplus money is sent to the sorting storage unit.
  • a plurality of sorting storage units are provided, and the control unit denominated money to the plurality of sorting storage units when performing a close examination process of money. It is preferable that the control is performed so that it is sent every time.
  • control unit is configured to send a plurality of denominations of money to one sorting storage unit when performing a money review process. Control may be performed.
  • control unit performs control to send money in a state of being divided for each denomination to one sorting storage unit when performing a money review process. Also good.
  • control unit performs control so that money is sent in a state of being divided into groups each including a plurality of denominations, with respect to one sorting storage unit, when performing a money review process. Even if it becomes.
  • the transport unit is connected to a bundling unit for bundling a plurality of stacked moneys, and the sorting storage unit is bagged by the bundling unit. It is preferable that the sash is sent.
  • FIG. 1 It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote processing machine in one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure inside the housing
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote processing machine in this Embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic side view which shows the structure inside the housing
  • FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the banknote handling machine 1 in the present embodiment.
  • An outline of the configuration of the banknote handling machine 1 will be briefly described first with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, particularly FIG. 2.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 throws out banknotes inside the casing 10, a banknote insertion unit 12 for inserting banknotes into the inside from the outside of the casing 10, and banknotes inside the casing 10.
  • the two banknote throwing-out parts 14 and 22 are provided.
  • a plurality of these banknote dispensing units 14 and 22 are provided in order to sort out and dispense prepared banknotes such as change reserves when performing banknote dispensing operations.
  • the banknote when dispensing a banknote such as a change reserve for each cash register to a plurality of cash registers, the banknote is first thrown from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the first cash register, and then the second The banknote is thrown from the banknote dispensing unit 14 to the cash register, and it is confirmed that the banknote has been extracted from the banknote dispensing unit 22, and the banknote is thrown from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the third cash register.
  • it is possible to increase the efficiency of the bill dispensing operation by alternating the bill dispensing units where the bills are dispensed.
  • a transport unit 16 that transports the banknotes inserted into the housing 10 from the outside by the banknote insertion unit 12.
  • the conveyance unit 16 is provided with an identification unit 18 that identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, old and new, etc. of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 16.
  • a temporary storage unit 20 is connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10, and the temporary storage unit 20 temporarily stores banknotes inserted from the outside of the housing 10 by the banknote insertion unit 12. To hold on.
  • this temporary storage part 20 hold maintains temporarily the reject banknote at the time of performing the payment processing of a banknote. In this case, after the withdrawal process is completed, the banknote temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 20 is conveyed so as to be returned to the storage unit 30 described later.
  • a plurality of, specifically, for example, three storage units 30 are connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10.
  • Each storage unit 30 stores the banknotes inserted into the housing 10 from the outside by the banknote insertion unit 12 and conveyed by the conveyance unit 16 in denomination.
  • a storage unit 34 is connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10.
  • the storage unit 34 stores the banknotes inserted into the housing 10 from the outside by the banknote insertion unit 12 and transported by the transport unit 16 in a state where the denominations are mixed. More specifically, each storage unit 30 stores one dollar bill, five dollar bill, and twenty dollar bill by denomination. On the other hand, the storage unit 34 stores 10 dollar bills, 50 dollar bills, and 100 dollar bills in a mixed state.
  • a close-up storage unit 32 is connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10.
  • the banknotes in each storage unit 30 are scrutinized, the banknotes are sent from the storage unit 30 and the sent banknotes can be fed out to the transport unit 16.
  • a banding part 38 is connected to the transport part 16 inside the housing 10. This banding part 38 accumulates the banknotes sent from the conveyance part 16 in a stacked state, and performs banding of a plurality of banknotes in the stacked state.
  • a plurality of, specifically, for example, two sorting storage units 36 are connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10.
  • Each sorting storage unit 36 is configured to send a banknote having a predetermined condition from the transport unit 16 when performing a close examination process of the banknote in the storage unit 30.
  • a distribution storage unit 40 that stores the banded banknotes is connected to the transport unit 16 inside the housing 10. A banded banknote that has been band-wrapped by the band-wrapping section 38 is sent to the sorting storage section 40.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 is provided with a control unit 50 for controlling each component of the banknote handling machine 1.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 includes a housing 10 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the housing 10 is configured in a vertical shape with a narrow lateral width, a long depth in the front-rear direction, and a high vertical height.
  • a throw-out port 14 a for throwing out banknotes from the inside of the housing 10 and an insertion port 12 a for throwing banknotes into the inside of the housing 10. are provided on the upper surface of the housing 10.
  • the processing status of banknotes in the banknote handling machine 1 is displayed, and a display operation unit 52 for an operator to give various commands to the control unit 50 of the banknote handling machine 1.
  • the display operation unit 52 is constituted by a touch panel, for example.
  • the bills are stored in the standing position and the short direction of the rectangular bills in the vertical direction in the lower part of the throwing port 14 a and the loading port 12 a provided on the upper surface of the housing 10.
  • a box-shaped banknote dispensing unit 14 and a banknote insertion unit 12 are arranged.
  • the banknote insertion unit 12 is a tray (not shown) that accepts a banknote inserted into the banknote insertion unit 12 from the insertion port 12a in a standing position, and a banknote pressed by a tray that moves at the start of the banknote insertion process.
  • a kicker roller 12d that kicks downward sheet by sheet is provided.
  • the banknote insertion unit 12 is provided with a feed roller 12b and a gate roller 12c that hold the banknote kicked downward by the kicker roller 12d and feed the banknotes one by one to the transport unit 16.
  • the bill insertion unit 12 is provided with a shutter mechanism (not shown) that opens and closes the insertion port 12a.
  • the bill dispensing unit 14 is provided with a tray (not shown) for receiving the bills conveyed from the conveying unit 16 in a standing posture. The tray moves in accordance with the amount of accepted banknotes so as to be aligned and accumulated forward while maintaining a standing posture of the banknotes with a fixed position for receiving banknotes.
  • the bill dispensing unit 14 is provided with a shutter mechanism (not shown) that opens and closes the dispensing outlet 14a.
  • a transport unit 16 that transports banknotes in the housing 10 is provided inside the housing 10.
  • the conveyance unit 16 is composed of, for example, a combination of circulation belt mechanisms.
  • a branch member 17 (not shown in FIG. 2) is provided at a branch point of the transport path in the transport unit 16, and the banknote transport path is switched by the branch member 17. Switching of the banknote transport path by the branch member 17 is controlled by a control unit 50 described later.
  • an identification unit 18 is interposed in the conveyance path in the conveyance unit 16.
  • the identification unit 18 is configured to identify, for example, the denominations, authenticity, correctness, old and new, etc., of the banknotes fed out from the banknote insertion unit 12 to the transport unit 16 one by one.
  • the banknote identification result by the identification unit 18 is sent to the control unit 50 described later.
  • a temporary storage unit 20 is provided inside the housing 10, and the temporary storage unit 20 is connected to the transport unit 16.
  • the temporary storage unit 20 has a function of temporarily storing the banknotes inserted into the housing 10 from the outside by the banknote insertion unit 12 and transported by the transport unit 16 in a denomination mixed state. More specifically, the banknotes are sent one by one from the transport unit 16 to the temporary storage unit 20, and the sent banknotes are temporarily stored in a stacked state. Yes.
  • the temporary storage unit 20 can feed the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 20 to the transport unit 16 one by one. As shown in FIG.
  • the temporary storage unit 20 is provided with a kicker roller 20 c that kicks the stacked banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 20 one by one from the top toward the transport unit 16 one by one.
  • the temporary storage unit 20 is provided with a feed roller 20a and a gate roller 20b that sandwich the banknote kicked by the kicker roller 20c and feed the banknote one by one to the transport unit 16.
  • a bill throwing unit 22 different from the bill throwing unit 14 is provided inside the housing 10, and the bill throwing unit 22 is connected to the transport unit 16.
  • the bill dispensing unit 22 has substantially the same configuration as the bill dispensing unit 14. For example, when instructing a plurality of registries to create a preparation banknote such as a change reserve, the banknote dispensing unit 22 and the banknote dispensing unit 14 in order to distribute the banknote for each cash register to each banknote dispensing unit. Both of these are used, and banknotes are alternately thrown into these banknote dispensing units 22 and 14.
  • the banknotes are first thrown from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the first cash register, and then the banknotes are dumped from the banknote dispensing unit 14 to the second cashier.
  • the banknotes are alternately thrown out on the condition that the banknote is withdrawn.
  • Each storage unit 30 is connected to the transport unit 16. Further, as described above, each storage unit 30 stores one dollar bill, five dollar bill, and twenty dollar bill in respective denominations.
  • Each storage unit 30 is provided with a stacking table 30a on which banknotes are stacked, and the banknotes are stacked in a stacked state on the stacking table 30a.
  • Each storage unit 30 includes a kicker roller 30b that kicks out banknotes on the stacking table 30a one by one when the banknotes stored in the storage unit 30 are fed out from the storage unit 30, and kicks by the kicker roller 30b.
  • a feed roller 30c and a gate roller 30d are provided for feeding out the bills taken out to the transport unit 16. And when storing a banknote in each storage part 30, since the upper surface height of a banknote becomes high whenever a banknote is integrated
  • a single storage unit 34 that stores banknotes in a state where denominations are mixed is provided.
  • the storage unit 34 is connected to the transport unit 16. As described above, the storage unit 34 stores 10 dollar bills, 50 dollar bills, and 100 dollar bills in a state where the denominations are mixed.
  • the storage unit 34 is provided with a stacking table 34a on which banknotes are stacked so as to be movable in the left-right direction in FIG. 2, and banknotes are stacked on the stacking table 34a. Further, the storage unit 34 includes a kicker roller 34b that kicks out the banknotes on the stacking table 34a one by one upward in FIG. 2 when the banknotes stored in the storage unit 34 are fed out from the storage unit 34.
  • a feed roller 34c and a gate roller 34d for feeding the banknote kicked by the kicker roller 34b to the transport unit 16 are provided.
  • the stacking table 34a is gradually moved rightward in FIG.
  • the stacking base 34a is moved leftward in FIG. 2 to press the banknotes against the kicker roller 34b, and the banknotes are rotated by the rotation of the kicker roller 34b.
  • One sheet is kicked toward the feed roller 34c and the gate roller 34d (that is, upward in FIG. 2).
  • a scrutiny storage unit 32 is provided so that banknotes are sent from the storage unit 30 when the banknotes in the storage unit 30 are scrutinized.
  • the scrutiny storage unit 32 is connected to the transport unit 16. Further, the scrutiny storage unit 32 can feed the banknotes stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 one by one.
  • the scrutiny storage unit 32 is provided with a stacking base 32a on which banknotes are stacked, and the banknotes are stacked on the stacking base 32a in a stacked state. Further, the scrutiny storage unit 32 includes kicker rollers 32b for kicking out the banknotes on the stacking table 32a one by one when the banknotes stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 are fed out from the scrutiny storage unit 32.
  • a feed roller 32c and a gate roller 32d are provided that feed the banknote kicked out by the kicker roller 32b to the transport unit 16. And when storing a banknote in the storing part 32 for close examination, since the upper surface height of a banknote becomes high whenever a banknote is integrated
  • a plurality of (for example, two) sorting storage units 36 to which banknotes having a predetermined condition are sent from the transport unit 16 when performing a close examination process of banknotes in the storage unit 30 are vertically arranged.
  • Each sorting storage unit 36 is provided with a stacking table 36a on which banknotes are stacked, and the banknotes are stacked in a stacked state on the stacking table 36a.
  • Each sorting storage unit 36 has a kicker roller that kicks out banknotes on the stacking table 36a one by one when the banknotes stored in the sorting storage unit 36 are fed out of the sorting storage unit 36.
  • a banding part 38 is connected to the transport part 16 inside the housing 10. As described above, the banding unit 38 stacks the banknotes sent from the transport unit 16 in a stacked state, and binds a plurality of banknotes in this stacked state, for example, every 100 sheets.
  • a sorting storage unit 40 that stores the banded banknotes is provided in the vicinity of the banding unit 38.
  • a banded banknote that has been band-wrapped by the band-wrapping section 38 is sent to the sorting storage section 40. More specifically, banknotes having a predetermined condition are sent from the banding unit 38 to the sorting storage unit 40 as banded banknotes when performing a close examination process of banknotes in the storage unit 30.
  • control unit 50 is configured by each component of the banknote handling machine 1, specifically, the banknote insertion unit 12, the banknote ejection unit 14, the banknote ejection unit 22, the transport unit 16, and the branch member 17. , Identification unit 18, temporary storage unit 20, each storage unit 30, storage unit 34, detailed storage unit 32, each distribution storage unit 36, banding unit 38, and display operation unit 52.
  • the control unit 50 is configured to send information related to the banknote identification result by the identification unit 18 from the identification unit 18. The operator can give various commands to the control unit 50 by the display operation unit 52.
  • control part 50 is the banknote insertion part 12, the banknote throwing-out part 14, the banknote throwing-out part 22, the conveyance part 16, the temporary storage part 20, the branch member 17, each storage part 30, the storage part 34, and the storage part for scrutiny. 32, each distribution storage unit 36, and each banding unit 38 are controlled. A method of controlling each component by the control unit 50 will be described later.
  • an interface 54 is connected to the controller 50, and this interface 54 is connected to a host device.
  • the control unit 50 can transmit and receive signals to and from the host device.
  • banknote deposit processing in the banknote handling machine 1 will be described.
  • the operator gives a command to the control unit 50 to perform banknote deposit processing using the display operation unit 52.
  • the shutter provided at the slot 12a of the banknote slot 12 is automatically opened.
  • an operator throws a banknote into the banknote insertion part 12 in the state which mixed the money type via the insertion port 12a.
  • the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion unit 12 are fed one by one to the transport unit 16 and sent to the identification unit 18 by the transport unit 16.
  • the identification unit 18 identifies the banknote denomination, authenticity, correctness, old and new, etc. one by one.
  • banknotes identified by the identification unit 18 normal banknotes are sent to the temporary storage unit 20 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 20.
  • banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 18 or banknotes that were determined to be abnormal by identification are sent to the banknote dispensing unit 14 as reject banknotes.
  • the shutter provided in the outlet 14a of the banknote throwing-out part 14 will open automatically. Thereafter, the operator takes out the reject banknote in the banknote dispensing unit 14 and re-inserts the banknote into the banknote insertion unit 12 in some cases.
  • the display operation unit 52 displays whether or not to confirm the banknote deposit process. Then, when the operator gives a command to confirm the deposit process of the banknote to the control unit 50 by the display operation unit 52, the banknotes temporarily held by the temporary storage unit 20 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 16 for identification. The identification is performed again by the unit 18 and stored in each storage unit 30 or storage unit 34 by denomination. In this way, the banknote deposit process is completed.
  • banknote withdrawal processing in the banknote handling machine 1 will be described.
  • the operator gives a command to the control unit 50 to perform the banknote withdrawal process using the display operation unit 52.
  • banknotes stored in the storage units 30 and 34 are fed one by one to the transport unit 16, and one sheet is transferred by the transport unit 16. It is conveyed one by one.
  • the banknotes fed to the transport unit 16 pass through the identification unit 18, and the banknotes determined to be normal by the identification unit 18 are sent to the banknote dispensing unit 14.
  • banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 18 are sent to the temporary storage unit 20 as reject banknotes.
  • the shutter (not shown) provided in the outlet 14a of the banknote throwing-out part 14 Z) automatically opens, and the operator takes out the banknote in the banknote dispensing unit 14. At this time, the reject banknote of the temporary storage unit 20 is stored in each storage unit 30. In this way, the bill withdrawal process is completed.
  • the banknote scrutiny process is to feed the banknotes in the storage units 30 and 34 to the transport unit 16, identify the fed banknotes by the identification unit 18, and send them to the scrutinization storage unit 32. After that, it refers to the process of returning the banknotes from the scrutiny storage unit 32 to each storage unit 30 and storage unit 34 by denomination, and is in the case 10 of the banknote processing machine 1 by such banknote scrutiny processing. The amount of bills can be confirmed.
  • banknotes with a predetermined condition are distributed by the transport unit 16 to the sorting storage units 36 and 40.
  • the detail of the banknote examination process in such a banknote processing machine 1 is demonstrated. More specifically, the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing are used in equipment other than the banknote handling machine 1, specifically, for example, a cash register provided in a store. The case where it is a preparation banknote, such as a change reserve to be performed is demonstrated.
  • the operator gives a command to the control unit 50 to perform banknote scrutiny processing by the display operation unit 52.
  • the control unit 50 is instructed to perform banknote scrutiny processing, the operator performs selection of what method of banknote scrutiny processing is to be performed and designation of necessary reserves by the display operation unit 52. . More specifically, the following three methods are prepared in the control unit 50 as the bill scrutiny processing method, and the display operation unit 52 selects from these three methods. Further, when specifying the necessary reserve, the operator inputs, for example, the number of cash registers and the number of reserve banknotes for each cash register to the control unit 50 by the display operation unit 52. Yes.
  • the identification unit 18 only the identification of the banknote may be performed by the identification unit 18.
  • only the bill counting (counting) may be performed by the identification unit 18.
  • the banknotes identified by the identification unit 18 are sent to the scrutiny storage unit 32, and the banknotes are stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32. Thereafter, banknotes stored in the close-up storage unit 32 are fed out to the transport unit 16 one by one, and the banknotes fed out to the transport unit 16 are stored in the storage units 30, the storage units 34, or the distribution storage units 36. It is distributed to.
  • the above-described operation is performed for each money type. That is, first, one dollar bill is fed from the storage unit 30 one by one to the transport unit 16, and the identification unit 18 identifies the one dollar bill. Then, the 1-dollar banknote identified by the identifying unit 18 is sent to the close-up storage unit 32, and the 1-dollar banknote is stored in the close-up storage unit 32. When all the one-dollar bills are transferred from the storage unit 30 to the scrutiny storage unit 32, the one-dollar bills stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 16 and fed out to the transport unit 16. One-dollar bills are distributed to the storage unit 30 or the distribution storage unit 36. Thereafter, the same processing is performed for each denomination of money of other denominations.
  • the denomination of this bill is prepared. Since it is not a denomination of banknotes, it is sent to the storage unit 30 or the storage unit 34 without being sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40.
  • the banknote fed out from the close-up storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 is a one-dollar banknote, the banknote is sent to the upper distribution storage unit 36 of the two distribution storage units 36.
  • the banknotes fed out from the storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 are sent to the storage unit 30 corresponding to the one-dollar banknote. Further, when the banknote fed out from the close-up storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 is a five-dollar banknote, the banknote is sent to the lower distribution storage unit 36 of the two distribution storage units 36.
  • 100 upper dollar storage units 36 store 100 dollar bills
  • the lower distribution storage unit 36 stores 50 dollars. Bills will be stored. Thereafter, the operator takes out a bundle of one-dollar bills and a bundle of five-dollar bills from each sorting storage unit 36 as preparation bills. Then, the operator sorts a bundle of one-dollar bills and a bundle of five-dollar bills for each cash register manually or by a simple bill counter provided separately from the bill processing machine 1.
  • a one-dollar bill and five-dollar bills are sent out from each sorting storage unit 36.
  • 22 or the banknote throwing-out part 14 may be sent by a batch system.
  • sending banknotes to the banknote dispensing unit 22 or the banknote dispensing unit 14 in a batch system means that the banknote dispensing unit 22 or banknotes is sent from the sorting storage unit 36 to the 1-dollar banknote and 5-dollar banknote for each cash register. This means that it is distributed to the dispensing unit 14 and sent alternately.
  • ten 1-dollar bills and five five-dollar bills are sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22 from each sorting storage unit 36, and then the second cash register.
  • ten 1-dollar bills and five five-dollar bills are sent from each sorting storage unit 36 to the bill throwing unit 14, and the operator sends a bill corresponding to the first cash register from the bill throwing unit 22.
  • the banknote is taken out, ten 1-dollar banknotes and five 5-dollar banknotes are sent to the banknote dispensing section 22 from each sorting storage section 36 for the third cash register.
  • the banknotes identified by the identification unit 18 are sent to the scrutiny storage unit 32, and the banknotes are stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32. Thereafter, banknotes stored in the close-up storage unit 32 are fed out to the transport unit 16 one by one, and the banknotes fed out to the transport unit 16 are stored in the storage units 30, the storage units 34, or the distribution storage units 36. It is distributed to.
  • the above-described operation is performed for each money type. That is, first, one dollar bill is fed from the storage unit 30 one by one to the transport unit 16, and the identification unit 18 identifies the one dollar bill. Then, the 1-dollar banknote identified by the identifying unit 18 is sent to the close-up storage unit 32, and the 1-dollar banknote is stored in the close-up storage unit 32. When all the one-dollar bills are transferred from the storage unit 30 to the scrutiny storage unit 32, the one-dollar bills stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 16 and fed out to the transport unit 16. One-dollar bills are distributed to the storage unit 30 or the distribution storage unit 36. Thereafter, the same processing is performed for each denomination of money of other denominations.
  • the denomination of the banknote is the denomination of the preparation banknote. Therefore, it is sent to the storage unit 34 without being sent to the distribution storage units 36 and 40.
  • the banknote fed out from the close-up storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 is a one-dollar banknote, the banknote is sent to the upper distribution storage unit 36 of the two distribution storage units 36.
  • the upper sorting storage unit 36 a bundle of 50 five-dollar bills is stacked on a bundle of 100 one-dollar bills, and 50 sheets are stacked on the bundle of 50 five-dollar bills.
  • a bundle of 20 dollar bills is collected.
  • the 1-dollar bill, the 5-dollar bill, and the 20-dollar bill may be divided into groups for each cash register and accumulated.
  • 1 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills and 20 dollar bills are divided into groups for each cash register and accumulated, 10 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills, 5 20 dollar bills in one group.
  • the banknotes are accumulated in the upper sorting storage unit 36 for each group.
  • the 1-dollar bill is identified after being identified by the identifying unit 18 during the scrutiny process.
  • the 5-dollar bill and the 20-dollar bill are alternately sent to the upper sorting storage unit 36, and then a normal bill review process is performed.
  • the upper sorting storage unit 36 stores 100 dollar bills, 50 dollar bills, and 50 dollar bills. .
  • the remaining banknotes may be sent to the lower sorting storage unit 36.
  • the operator takes out the 1-dollar bill, the 5-dollar bill, and the 20-dollar bill from the sorting storage unit 36 as a preparation bill.
  • an operator sorts 1 dollar bill, 5 dollar bill, and 20 dollar bill for each cash register manually or with a simple bill counter provided separately from bill processor 1.
  • the operator throws the 1 dollar bill, 5 dollar bill and 20 dollar bill from the sorting storage unit 36. It may be sent to the dispensing unit 14 or the banknote dispensing unit 22 in a batch manner.
  • sending a banknote to the banknote throwing-out part 22 or the banknote throwing-out part 14 with a batch system means that 1 dollar bill, 5 dollar bills, and 5 dollar bills from each sorting storage unit 36 are sent. This means that each cash register is distributed to the banknote dispensing unit 22 or the banknote dispensing unit 14 and sent alternately.
  • 10 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills and 5 dollar bills are sent to the bill dispensing unit 22 from each sorting storage unit 36 for the first cash register.
  • ten 1-dollar bills, five 5-dollar bills and five 20-dollar bills are sent to the bill dispensing unit 14 from each sorting storage unit 36.
  • ten dollar bills, five five dollar bills and five bills are stored from each sorting storage unit 36 for the third cash register. 20 dollar bills will be sent to the bill dispensing unit 22.
  • the banknotes identified by the identification unit 18 are sent to the scrutiny storage unit 32, and the banknotes are stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32. Thereafter, the banknotes stored in the close-up storage unit 32 are fed out to the transport unit 16 one by one, and the banknotes fed out to the transport unit 16 are distributed to the storage units 30, the storage unit 34, or the banding unit 38.
  • the above-described operation is performed for each money type. That is, first, one dollar bill is fed from the storage unit 30 one by one to the transport unit 16, and the identification unit 18 identifies the one dollar bill. Then, the 1-dollar banknote identified by the identifying unit 18 is sent to the close-up storage unit 32, and the 1-dollar banknote is stored in the close-up storage unit 32. When all the one-dollar bills are transferred from the storage unit 30 to the scrutiny storage unit 32, the one-dollar bills stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 16 and fed out to the transport unit 16. One-dollar bills are distributed to the storage unit 30 or the banding unit 38. Thereafter, the same processing is performed for each denomination of money of other denominations.
  • the denomination of the banknote is the denomination of the preparation banknote. Therefore, it is sent to the storage unit 34 without being sent to the distribution storage units 36 and 40.
  • the banknote fed out from the close-up storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 is a one-dollar banknote, the banknote is sent to the banding unit 38 and temporarily held by the banding unit 38.
  • the banknotes fed out from the scrutiny storage unit 32 to the transport unit 16 may be sent directly to the banding unit 38 or sent once to the sorting storage unit 36 and distributed to the sorting storage unit 36.
  • the sorting storage unit 36 After being temporarily stored, the sorting storage unit 36 may be fed out to the transport unit 16 and sent to the banding unit 38.
  • the bundling unit 38 performs bundling of the bills sent to the bundling unit 38 and temporarily held. More specifically, the bundling unit 38 performs bundling of banknotes for each cash register. In other words, the banding unit 38 performs banding of banknotes for each group, with 10 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills and 5 dollar bills as one group. In addition, the banding part 38 may be configured to perform banknote banding for each denomination instead of banding banknotes for each cash register. In this case, the bundling unit 38 performs bundling of a bundle of 100 1-dollar bills, a bundle of 50 5-dollar bills, and a bundle of 50 20-dollar bills.
  • the banded banknotes that have been banded by the banding section 38 are sent to the sorting storage section 40.
  • the operator takes out the banded banknote from the sorting storage unit 40 as a prepared banknote.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 is connected to the transport unit 16, and the banknotes in the storage units 30, 34 are transported (that is, the banknotes in the storage units 30, 34 are transported).
  • the fed banknote is identified by the identification unit 18, sent to the scrutiny storage unit 32, and then the banknote is returned from the scrutiny storage unit 32 to the storage units 30 and 34.
  • the sorting storage units 36 and 40 to which banknotes with predetermined conditions are sent are provided, and the control unit 50 uses the transport unit 16 to distribute banknotes with predetermined conditions when performing banknote scrutiny processing. Control is performed so as to send to the storage units 36 and 40.
  • banknotes to be used on the next day can be prepared in advance during the night using a scrutiny process automatically performed at night, which is very efficient.
  • the dispensed banknotes can be temporarily stored in the sorting storage units 36 and 40, the dispensed money is accumulated in the withdrawal port of the banknote dispensing unit 14 and the like. It is possible to prevent the money in the bank from being stolen.
  • control part 50 when performing the banknote scrutinization process, the control part 50 first sends the banknote in each storage part 30 and 34 to the storage part 32 for scrutiny, and is used for scrutiny after that. Control is performed so that the banknotes sent to the storage unit 32 are sorted and sent to the storage units 30 and 34 or the distribution storage units 36 and 40.
  • the banknote sent to the distribution storage parts 36 and 40 is devices other than the banknote processing machine 1, such as a store.
  • the cash register, etc. it is a prepared banknote that is used in a change machine or owned by the cash register, and the control unit 50 sets the denomination of the prepared banknote and the number of each denomination as the above-mentioned predetermined conditions. Then, the control unit 50 performs control to send the banknotes corresponding to the number of denominations to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing the banknote scrutiny processing.
  • the reserve banknote used at the cash register is, for example, a change reserve.
  • a plurality of sorting storage units 36 are provided, and the control unit 50 performs a plurality of sorting operations when the first method of banknote scrutiny processing is performed. Control is performed so that banknotes are sent to the storage unit 36 for each denomination.
  • the control unit 50 performs one sorting storage unit 36 (for example, for upper sorting) when performing the second method of banknote scrutiny processing. Control is performed so that banknotes of a plurality of denominations are sent to the storage unit 36). At this time, the control unit 50 may perform control so that banknotes are sent in a state of being divided for each denomination with respect to one sorting storage unit 36. Alternatively, the control unit 50 controls the one sorting storage unit 36 to send the banknotes in a state where the banknotes are divided for each group including a plurality of denominations (that is, for example, for each cash register). Good.
  • one sorting storage unit 36 for example, for upper sorting
  • stacking state is provided, and when the 3rd method of the banknote scrutiny process was performed, The banded banknotes banded by the banding part 38 are sent to the sorting storage part 40.
  • movement of the banknote processing machine 1 by this Embodiment are not limited to said aspect, A various change can be added.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 when performing banknote scrutiny processing, the banknotes in the storage units 30 and 34 are first sent to the scrutinization storage unit 32, and then the banknotes sent to the scrutiny storage unit 32 are Instead of sorting and sending to the storage units 30, 34 or the distribution storage units 36, 40, the banknotes fed out from the storage units 30, 34 to the transport unit 16 and identified by the identification unit 18 are first examined. 32 or the sorting storage units 36 and 40, and the bills may be returned from the close-up storage unit 32 to the storage units 30 and 34.
  • the banknotes fed from the storage units 30 and 34 to the transport unit 16 and identified by the identification unit 18 are first distributed to the scrutiny storage unit 32 or the distribution storage units 36 and 40.
  • the first method of banknote scrutiny processing will be described as an example.
  • the operator selects the first method of banknote scrutiny using the display / operation unit 52, and the number of cashiers is 10 and the number of banknotes prepared per cashier is 10 dollar bills and 5 dollar bills.
  • the control unit 50 When there is an input to the control unit 50, first, one dollar bill is fed from the storage unit 30 one by one to the transport unit 16, and the identification unit 18 identifies the one dollar bill. Then, the one-dollar banknote identified by the identifying unit 18 is sent to the upper sorting storage unit 36 of the two sorting storage units 36.
  • the one-dollar banknote identified by the unit 18 is sent to the close-up storage unit 32. Thereafter, when all the one-dollar bills are transferred from the storage unit 30 to the scrutiny storage unit 32 or the upper sorting storage unit 36, the one-dollar bills stored in the scrutiny storage unit 32 are transferred to the transport unit 16 one by one. The one-dollar bills that have been fed out and fed to the transport unit 16 are sent to the storage unit 30. Thereafter, the same processing is performed for each denomination of money of other denominations.
  • the upper sorting storage unit 36 stores 100 dollar bills
  • the lower sorting storage unit 36 stores 50 dollar bills. Will be stored. Thereafter, the operator takes out a bundle of one-dollar bills and a bundle of five-dollar bills from each sorting storage unit 36 as preparation bills. Then, the operator sorts a bundle of one-dollar bills and a bundle of five-dollar bills for each cash register manually or by a simple bill counter provided separately from the bill processing machine 1.
  • banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing are devices other than the banknote handling machine 1, such as a cash register. It is not limited to the preparation banknote used by etc.
  • banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing may be delivered to a bank teller.
  • the operator uses the display operation unit 52 to control the number of tellers instead of the number of cashiers. 50 will be input.
  • the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing may be loaded into an automatic teller machine (ATM) provided in a bank or the like.
  • ATM automatic teller machine
  • the control unit 50 controls the banknotes having a banknote contamination level in the banknote identification result by the identification unit 18 to be sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40. I do.
  • the stain level of a banknote is demonstrated, it will be a beautiful banknote, so that this stain level is high, and the banknote pollution level becomes low, so that a banknote is polluted.
  • the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing the banknote scrutiny processing may be collected from the banknote processing machine 1 as a damaged banknote.
  • a banknote is one that is more severely soiled than normal banknotes.
  • the control unit 50 controls the banknotes with the banknote contamination level determined by the identification unit 18 to be less than or equal to a predetermined level to the sorting storage units 36 and 40. I do.
  • standard of the contamination level used in order to determine whether a banknote is a banknote is lower than the standard of the level of contamination used in order to determine whether a banknote is a banknote for ATM loading. ing.
  • the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing may be collected from the banknote processing machine 1 as old banknotes.
  • the old ticket collected from the banknote handling machine 1 is sent to a central bank or the like.
  • the control unit 50 performs control so that the banknote identified by the identification unit 18 as an old ticket is sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing the banknote scrutiny process.
  • the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing may be collected from the banknote processing machine 1 as surplus banknotes. That is, when the banknote amount in the housing 10 of the banknote handling machine 1 is larger than a predetermined amount, the banknote for the predetermined amount is collected from the banknote processing machine 1 as a surplus banknote. In this case, when the banknote scrutiny process is performed, the control unit 18 transfers the excess banknotes to the sorting storage unit 36 if the total amount of banknotes in the banknote handling machine 1 is larger than a predetermined amount. Control to send to 40. Thereby, the banknote amount in the housing 10 of the banknote handling machine 1 becomes a predetermined amount.
  • the host processing unit 1 A command may be given to the control unit 50 via the interface 54.
  • the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 when performing banknote scrutiny processing are used in a change machine, such as in a device other than the banknote processing machine 1, such as a cash register, or the like.
  • the banknote is a reserve banknote such as a change reserve that is held by hand at the cash register, when there is a shortage of 25 dollar bills at a cash register, this information is sent from the cash register to the host device.
  • the control unit 50 is instructed to send 25 dollar bills to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 via the interface 54.
  • the control unit 50 controls each component so as to send 25 1-dollar banknotes to the sorting storage units 36 and 40.
  • the operator can take out the 25 dollar bills from the sorting storage units 36 and 40 and send the taken dollar bill as a preparation bill to the cash register.
  • banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 are preparatory banknotes such as change reserves that are used in devices other than the banknote processing machine 1, such as cash registers.
  • the denominations of the banknotes sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 and the number of denominations may be set in advance.
  • the operator does not need to set the denomination of the banknotes to be sent to the sorting storage units 36 and 40 and the number of each denomination by the display operation unit 52 each time when performing the banknote scrutiny processing.
  • the operability for the operator is improved.
  • preparation banknotes such as change reserves are stored in the sorting storage unit 36, but the prepared banknotes are taken out from the sorting storage unit 36.
  • the operator may be identified by an ID card or the like in the banknote handling machine 1 so that only an operator having a predetermined authority can take out the prepared banknote from the sorting storage unit 36.
  • the banknote handling machine 1 is provided with a card reader. By reading the ID information of the ID card owned by the operator with this card reader, it is determined whether or not the operator has a predetermined authority. judge. According to such a banknote handling machine 1, security can be improved.
  • the money processor in this invention is not limited to the banknote processing machine 1 which processes a banknote.
  • the money handling machine in the present invention may be a coin handling machine that processes coins, or may be a device that processes both banknotes and coins.

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L'invention porte sur un dispositif de traitement de monnaie (1) qui est pourvu d'une section de contenant (32) destinée à être utilisée pour un examen complet, dans laquelle la monnaie est envoyée à partir de sections de contenant (30, 34) lorsque la monnaie dans les sections de contenant (30, 34) doit être soumise à un examen complet, et qui peut faire avancer la monnaie envoyée vers une section de transport (16), et le dispositif de traitement de monnaie (1) est également pourvu de sections de contenant (36, 40) destinées à être utilisées pour le tri, dans lesquelles la monnaie satisfaisant à des conditions prédéterminées est envoyée lorsque la monnaie dans les sections de contenant (30, 34) a été complètement examinée. Lorsque la monnaie est complètement examinée, une section de commande (50) effectue une commande de telle sorte que la monnaie satisfaisant aux conditions prédéterminées est envoyée par la section de transport (16) aux sections de contenant (36, 40) afin d'être utilisées pour le tri.
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