JP2001022998A - Paper sheets processor, paper money receiving/dispensing machine, machine dedicated to money dispensation and machine dedicated to money reception - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce man-hours for development, a number of part items and an installation space, to simplify internal structure, to improve conveyance performance and to attain cost reduction by combining both the fetching function for simultaneously fetching paper sheets and a single bill feeding function for feeding out paper sheets one by one, when receiving and storing plural pieces of paper sheets. SOLUTION: The paper sheets processor for conveying paper sheets between a receiving/dispensing port for receiving/dispensing paper sheets and a cartridge for storing paper sheets, is provided with moving means (lifter conveyance path 16 and lifter 18) for collectively moving all received paper sheets to the feed-out position to the cartridge when plural pieces of paper sheets are collectively received in the receiving/dispensing port and a feeding-out means 24 for feeding the paper sheets moved by these moving means from out of the feed-out position of the cartridge one by one.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus such as a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine installed in a financial institution, and more particularly, to a sharing mechanism for feeding out paper sheets one by one. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus, a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine, a pay-out-only machine, and a pay-in-only machine designed to simplify the internal structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a paper sheet processing apparatus of this type incorporates a storage mechanism for storing received paper sheets in the apparatus and a discharge mechanism for discharging paper sheets. Leaves are processed in and out.

[0003]

However, incorporating two mechanisms, a storage mechanism and a release mechanism, in one device,
Waste tends to occur in terms of development man-hours, number of parts, installation space, and the like. Also, in the case of storing two kinds of cassettes, a cassette dedicated to storing and a cassette dedicated to discharging, a complicated structure is inevitably required as compared with a device considering only storing or discharging. However, there is a problem that it is disadvantageous in terms of cost.

Accordingly, the present invention combines the functions of a taking-in function to collectively take in sheets and a function of taking out one sheet at a time when receiving and storing a plurality of sheets. In this way, paper processing equipment, banknote pay-in / pay-out machine, and dedicated cash-out machine that can reduce development man-hours, number of parts, and installation space to simplify internal structure, improve transport performance and reduce costs The purpose is to provide a dedicated deposit machine.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A paper sheet processing apparatus for conveying and processing paper sheets between an entrance for taking in and out paper sheets and a cartridge for storing the paper sheets, wherein a plurality of paper sheets are collectively stored in the above-mentioned entrance. Transfer means for collectively transferring all the received sheets to the feeding position of the cartridge when received, and feeding means for feeding the paper sheets transferred by the transferring means one by one from the feeding position of the cartridge. It is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a banknote pay-in / pay-out device for transferring banknotes between a doorway for inserting and removing banknotes and a cartridge for storing the banknotes and performing a depositing / dispensing process. Transfer means for collectively transferring all the received bills to the dispensing position of the cartridge, and dispensing the bills transferred by the transfer means one by one from the dispensing position of the cartridge. And a feeding means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a special-purpose dispensing machine for transporting bills between a dispensing port for dispensing bills and a plurality of dispensing cartridges of a denomination storing bills. And a common dispensing means for dispensing bills one by one from the dispensing position of each cartridge in correspondence with the dispensing position of the plurality of dispensing cartridges.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dedicated depositing machine for transferring bills between a deposit port for depositing bills and a deposit cartridge for storing deposited bills. And a transfer means for transferring all the received bills to the payout position of the depositing cartridge at once, and paying out the bills transferred by the transfer means one by one from the payout position of the depositing cartridge. And a feeding means.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when a plurality of sheets are received at the entrance for taking in and out of the sheets, the transfer means collectively transfers all the received sheets to the feeding position of the cartridge. Then, the paper sheets transported together are fed out one by one using a feeding means provided at a feeding position of the cartridge.

[0010] As a result, a plurality of sheets at the entrance can be transferred at a time to the feeding position of the cartridge, so that the feeding means of the cartridge can also be used, and the feeding means of the sheets at the entrance is omitted. can do.
Therefore, it is possible to simplify the internal configuration, reduce the installation space, reduce the size of the device, and reduce the cost based on the reduction in the feeding means. In addition, since the batch transfer of the sheets is reduced, the process of feeding and transferring the sheets one by one is reduced, so that the rate of occurrence of skews and jams of the sheets is reliably reduced and the transfer of the sheets is performed. Performance can be enhanced at the same time.

Further, when the present invention is applied to a banknote pay-in / pay-out device, a single pay-out means can be effectively used by also serving as a pay-out means connected to a pay-out position of an internal receiving cartridge and a pay-out cartridge. Similarly, with the simplification of the internal structure, it is possible to obtain a depositing / dispensing function with the aim of reducing the size and cost of the apparatus.

Further, the cartridge is moved to the dispensing position of a plurality of dispensing cartridges, and is moved from the dispensing position of each cartridge by one.
When a dispensing machine having a common dispensing means for dispensing bills one by one is used, this one common dispensing means can be connected to the dispensing position of each cartridge to perform a dispensing operation. The dispensing structure can be simplified by effectively utilizing the common dispensing means.

Further, when a plurality of bills are received in the deposit port, the transfer means collectively transports the accepted bills to a payout position of the deposit cartridge, and places the collectively transported bills in the payout position of the deposit cartridge. In the case of using a dedicated depositing machine that performs a dispensing operation one by one using the dispensing means provided, since the deposited bills can be collectively transferred to the dispensing position of the deposit cartridge and can also be used as the dispensing means of the deposited cartridge, The depositing structure can be simplified by omitting the payout port feeding means.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine as a teller machine installed at a clerk window of a financial institution. As shown in FIG. 1, this banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 11 is a top surface of an apparatus main body 12 having a vertically long rectangular shape. From the side to the back, the deposit port 13
, Forming the withdrawal / temporary holding unit 14 and the return port 15 to process the bills A.

The internal structure of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11 includes an lifter transport path 16 for batch transport and an identification transport path 17
The receiving cartridge C, the first dispensing cartridge C1, the second dispensing cartridge C2, and the third dispensing cartridge C3 are arranged in the lower position from the upper side to the lower side in this order.

The above-described lifter transport path 16 is connected for transport between the deposit port 13 and the deposit cartridge C below the deposit port 13, and the lifter 18 built in the lifter transport path 16 as a tray for the deposit port 13 is moved up and down. Then, the deposited bills are transported in a lump.

The lifter 18 is normally positioned in the depositing port 13 and waits. When the depositing port shutter 13a covering the upper surface of the depositing port 13 is opened, a plurality of banknotes A... Has a concave storage space to accept the paper money, and presses the pressing plate 19 on the front side of the lifter against the partitioning plate 20 on the rear side to pinch the plurality of bills A received here. Batch transfer in the sandwiched state. Further, by opening the bottom plate 21 of the lifter 18, all the banknotes A in the lifter 18 are provided so as to fall down and be supplied.

On the upper surface of the receiving cartridge C, which is connected to the lower end of the lifter transport path 16, a drop receiving port 22 for allowing a bill to be dropped and supplied is opened, and this opening surface is normally opened and closed by a top shutter 23. And this top shutter 2
By opening 3, the bill is dropped from the lifter 18 to the deposit cartridge C and accepted.

The receiving cartridge C is disposed at the uppermost part of the cartridge group, and is provided so as to be detachably mounted in the horizontal direction from the rear side of the apparatus main body 12. 24 are provided so as to be connected, and a bill storage unit 25 for storing a large number of bills A... In a horizontally elongate standing state is provided. The bill storage unit 25 includes a separator 26 on the front side and a pressing plate 27 on the rear side. The bills stored here are sandwiched and held between the front and rear surfaces of the bills.

The drop receiving port 22 of the deposit cartridge C
Are fed out one by one to the identification conveying path 17 via the front feeding mechanism 24. A lifter retreating conveyance belt 28 is connected to a stage subsequent to the feeding mechanism 24. The lifter retreating conveyance belt 28 is usually at a position retracted from the lifter conveyance path 16 and moves to the conveyance position of the identification conveyance path 17 only at the time of feeding. Is switched.

The bills fed to the discrimination conveying path 17 are discriminated one by one by the discriminating section 29, and the bills identified as appropriate are controlled by the first sorting flapper f1 and the second sorting flapper f2 to be controlled. The sheet is guided to the accumulation wheel 30, and is aligned and accumulated one by one in the dispensing port / temporary storage unit 14, and is temporarily retained. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be incorrectly identified is sorted by the second sorting flapper f2 and returned to the upper return slot 15.

In a stage subsequent to the identification unit 29, a collection passage 31 branched and conveyed downward by the first sorting flapper f1.
Is connected to one of the collection boxes 32 connected thereto, and a reject collection section 33 and the other left-to-take collection section 34 are formed and connected to each other.

When the payment of the deposited banknote, which is identified as a proper deposited banknote and is temporarily stored in the dispensing port / temporary holding unit 14, is determined, the operation proceeds to the storing operation in the receiving cartridge C. First,
The coins temporarily stored in the dispensing port / temporary holding unit 14 are collectively moved to the depositing ports 13 arranged in parallel in front of the stacking plate 35 by performing a pushing operation of the stacking pushing plate 35, and then the lifter is re-opened from the depositing port 13. 18 are moved in a lump to the drop receiving port 23 of the deposit cartridge C, and the cartridge pushing plate 36 is finally pushed toward the bill storage section 25 at the rear, so that the deposited bills A. Let it be stored.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a bill is fed from the deposit cartridge C, a cartridge front door 37 for opening and closing the front of the deposit cartridge C, and an opening window 38 opening at the center of the front of the door 37 are provided. And a front shutter 39 for opening and closing the cartridge. A main shaft of a door drive motor M1 is connected to an outer end of a lower end rotation shaft 40 of the cartridge front door 37. As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge front door 37 allows the upper end to be opened and closed by tilting the lower end rotation shaft 40 to the rotation fulcrum.

By opening the front face of the deposit cartridge C, the deposited bills can be fed out and the opening window 3 is opened.
By opening the opening 8, a pickup roller or a feed roller provided in the feeding mechanism 24 described later faces the front surface of the receiving cartridge C, and is brought into contact with one bill for contact.

Next, the first to third dispensing cartridges C1 to C1
C3 will be described. Each dispensing cartridge C1 to C3
The dispensing bills are stored in the respective dispensing cartridges C1 to C3, and the dispensing mechanism 24 is connected to the front of the dispensing cartridges C1 to C3. A bill storage unit 25 for storing a large number of bills A similar to the deposit cartridge C is provided at the rear, and is stored here by a cartridge front door 37 on the front side and a pressing plate 27 on the rear side. A large number of dispensed bills are held and held.

On the front surface of the four cartridges C, C1 to C3 arranged in the vertical direction, one common feeding mechanism 24 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction so as to be connectable.

As shown in FIG. 4, the feeding mechanism 24 includes a pickup roller R1, a feed roller R2, a gate roller R3, and a pinch roller R for feeding one sheet.
4 in combination.

As shown in FIG. 5, the feeding mechanism 24 integrally connected to the timing belt 41 stretched in the vertical direction is moved in the vertical direction based on the driving of the motor M2 for raising and lowering the feeding mechanism. Based on this vertical movement, the feeding mechanism 24 is arbitrarily connected to the front surfaces of all the cartridges C, C1 to C3.

On the front side of the dispensing cartridges C1 to C3, a dispensing dedicated passage 42 is provided diagonally upward and vertically separated from the elevating passage of the dispensing mechanism 24. The dispensed bills A are guided to the dispensing-dedicated passage 42 and conveyed to the upper identification conveying path 17. In the figure, reference numeral 14a denotes a dispensing port shutter, 15a denotes a return port shutter, and f3 denotes a collection sorting flapper.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11. The CPU 61 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 62, and stores the control data in the RAM 63 in a readable manner.

The first distribution solenoid 64 controls the distribution of the first distribution flapper f 1 and the second distribution solenoid 65.
Controls the sorting of the second sorting flapper f2, and the collection sorting solenoid 66 controls the sorting of the collection sorting flapper f3 to carry out the carrying process in the carrying direction according to the identification result.

A bill detecting sensor S for detecting and confirming whether or not the bill A is conveyed or not is disposed in each of the transport paths and the bill-in / out portion of each of the cartridges C, C1 to C3 below. The gold processing status is detected and confirmed.

The main transport motor M3 drives the entire transport path for deposit and withdrawal processing, and the lifter drive motor M4 operates the lifter 1
8 is moved to a predetermined vertical position, the feeding drive motor M5 drives the feeding mechanism 24 for feeding one sheet, and the lifter retreat transport belt drive motor M6 moves the lifter retreat transport belt 28 between the transport position and the retreat position. The stacking wheel drive motor M7 rotates the stacking wheel 30 at a constant speed for banknote alignment and stacking.

The deposit processing operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11 configured as described above will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS.
The operation will be described with reference to the operation explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS.

Now, when a deposit transaction signal is input to the CPU 61 in accordance with the deposit transaction, the CPU 61 first opens the deposit port shutter 13a to permit deposit of the deposited bill (step n1). As shown in FIG. 9, when a plurality of deposited banknotes A are inserted into the depositing port 13 in a bundle and the operator closes the depositing port shutter 13a based on the completion of the inputting (steps n2 to n3), the CPU 61 starts.
Confirms that a genuine or undecided medium as a deposit banknote has been inserted into the deposit opening 13 (step n4), and confirms that it has been inserted.
9 and the partitioning plate 20 sandwich the entire deposited bills A... (Step n5).
Is moved downward toward the depositing cartridge C, and when it reaches the position of the drop receiving port 22 opened on the upper surface of the depositing cartridge C, the upper surface shutter 23 is opened (steps n6 to n7), and as shown in FIG. As described above, the bottom plate 21 is opened, and then the holding action of the deposited banknotes by the pressing plate 19 and the partitioning plate 20 is released, and the deposited banknotes A ... in the lifter 18 are dropped to the drop receiving port 22 to be collectively stored. (Step n
8 to n9).

When the batch transfer from the lifter 18 is completed,
The lifter 18 is returned to the upper original deposit port 13 to prepare for the next descending operation (step n10).

On the other hand, the deposited banknotes A... Fallen and stored in the receiving cartridge C, as shown in FIGS.
9 is opened, the cartridge front door 37 is opened so as to tilt forward, and the deposited banknotes A are pressed against the feeding mechanism 24 side (step n11).

At this time, the lifter evacuation conveyance belt 28 retracted to the evacuation position is set at the conveyance position on the identification conveyance path 17 to establish the identification conveyance path 17, and in this identification allowable state, the deposited banknotes are transferred one by one. The feeding operation is performed to the identification conveying path 17 (step n12).

The fed bills are discriminated one by one by the discriminating section 29 on the discriminating conveyance path 17, and the deposited bills which have been discriminated to be appropriate are the first sorting flapper f1 and the second sorting flapper f2.
And is guided to the upper accumulation wheel 30, where they are aligned and accumulated one by one in the dispensing port / temporary storage unit 14 as shown in FIG. 12 (step n1).
3).

When all the deposited banknotes A in the drop receiving port 22 are paid out, the paying-out operation ends (step n14).
To n15).

At this time, the banknote determined to be incorrectly identified is sorted to the second sorting flapper f2 and the upper return port 15 is set.
Will be returned to In the case of re-identifying the returned deposited banknote and performing the depositing process, the returned banknote is re-inserted into the depositing port 13 and the identification process is performed in the same order as described above from the depositing port 13 (steps n16 to n17). ).

When the identification of all bills is completed and the deposit amount at that time is checked and confirmed to be proper, a deposit transaction is established and the operation then proceeds to a deposit storing operation (steps n18 to n1).
9).

As shown in FIG. 13, the deposit storing operation is performed after the bills accumulated in the dispensing port and temporary holding section 14 are collectively transferred to the depositing port 13 side by the accumulation pushing plate 35 (step n20). As shown in FIG. 14, the deposited banknotes transferred to the depositing port 13 are collectively transferred to the depositing cartridge C again via the lifter 18 in the same transporting procedure as in steps n5 to n7 described above (step n21). .

Prior to receipt into the deposit cartridge C, the pushing plate 36 in the cartridge is retracted to a front position where bills can be pushed and stored (step n2).
2) From the lifter 18, the drop receiving port 22 of the deposit cartridge C is transported in the same transport procedure as in steps n8 to n10 described above.
(Step n23). After this drop storage, the banknote is pushed into the banknote storage section 25 located behind the deposit cartridge C by the pushing plate 36 as shown in FIG. (Step n24).

If the deposit is canceled before the deposit is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 16, the dispensing port shutter 14a is opened and the banknotes for deposit cancellation temporarily stored in the dispensing port and temporary holding section 14 are collectively collected. And allow extraction (steps n25 to n25
26) After confirming that the banknote has been withdrawn,
The CPU 61 closes the dispensing port shutter 14a and terminates the payment canceling process (steps n27 to n28).

Next, the dispensing processing operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 17 and the operation explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS.

Now, when a dispensing transaction signal is input to the CPU 61 in accordance with the dispensing transaction, the CPU 61 connects the delivery mechanism 24 to the front surface of the designated dispensing cartridge (step n31). As shown in 18,
The front shutter 39 and the cartridge front door 37 of the dispensing cartridge are opened. As a result, the bills are
And is pressed against the feeding mechanism 24 from the front (step n32).

At this time, the lifter evacuation conveyance belt 28 retracted to the evacuation position is set at the conveyance position on the identification conveyance path, the identification conveyance path 17 is established, and the dispensed bills are discriminated one by one in this identification allowable state. The feeding operation is performed to the transport path 17 (step n33).

The dispensed bills are identified one by one by the identification unit 29, and the dispensed bills identified as appropriate are distributed to the first distribution flapper f1 and the second distribution flapper f2 and guided to the upper accumulation wheel 30. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, the sheets are aligned and accumulated one by one in the dispensing port / temporary holding unit 14 and temporarily held. On the other hand, inappropriate banknotes determined to be badly identified banknotes or damaged banknotes are collected by the reject collection unit 33 of the collection box 32 (step n34).

When the payout of the designated number of sheets is completed (step n35), the front shutter 39 and the cartridge front door 37 of the dispensed cartridge are closed (step n36), and the payout of another designated denomination is required. If there is, the payout operation from the necessary dispensing cartridge is performed (step n37), and when the designated number of each denomination-specified denomination is paid out, the payout operation ends (step n38).

Along with this, the designated pay-out bills are accumulated in the pay-out / temporary holding unit 14, and when this accumulation operation is completed, the CPU 61 opens the pay-out port shutter 14a to permit taking out (step n39). , Withdrawal bill A by the operator ...
Is removed (step n40), the outlet shutter 1
4a is closed, and the internal lifter retreat conveyance belt 28 is returned to the retreat position to complete the one-payout process (steps n41 to n41).
n42).

If the banknote is forgotten after the dispensing operation described above, after closing the dispensing port shutter 14a, the lifter retracting and conveying belt 28 is returned to the retracted position, and the dispensing port and temporary holding section is used. The bills A accumulated in 14 are transferred to the depositing port 13 side again, lowered by the lifter 18 in the depositing port 13, and transferred collectively to the drop receiving port 22 of the depositing cartridge C. The paper is fed out one by one, conveyed through the identification conveyance path 17 and the collection path 31 to the forgotten collection section 34 of the collection box 32, and is collected.

By the way, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11 includes a deposit cartridge C and first to third dispensing cartridges C1 to C3.
Can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 12, and can be switched to a dispensing-only machine with compatibility of a common shape that allows all cartridges to be attached and detached.

FIG. 20 shows a case in which the present invention is applied to a dispensing-only machine 201. This dispensing-only machine 201 replaces the uppermost deposit cartridge C of the above-described banknote depositing / dispensing machine 11 with a dispensing cartridge C21. By switching all the cartridges to the dispensing cartridges C21 to C24, replacing the identification unit 29 with a two-sheet detecting unit 202 for checking the number of dispensed coins, and further omitting a depositing system and a return processing system unnecessary for dispensing. It can be easily configured.

Also when applied to such a dispensing-only machine 201, one common dispensing mechanism 203 can be connected to the front surface of each dispensing cartridge C21 to C24 so that the dispensing mechanism 203 can be commonly used. As a result, the internal structure can be similarly simplified.

Further, as shown in FIG.
In the case where the present invention is applied to the paper money dispenser 11, the bill dispensing and dispensing machine 11 described above can be configured simply by omitting a dispensing cartridge and a collection processing system that are unnecessary for the payment processing. Also in this case, since the batch transfer from the deposit port 213 using the lifter 212 to the deposit cartridge 214 can be performed, the feeding mechanism for taking in the bills one by one from the deposit port is omitted and the internal structure is similarly simplified. can do.

As described above, when a plurality of banknotes are batch-inserted into the deposit port for depositing banknotes, all of the inserted banknotes are batched using the lifter to the position of the drop receiving port of the deposit cartridge. The banknotes that have been transferred in a lump can be fed out one by one for identification confirmation using a feeding mechanism connected to the feeding side of the deposit cartridge.

As a result, a plurality of bills inserted into the deposit port can be transferred to the position of the drop receiving port corresponding to the dispensing of the deposit cartridge, so that the dispensing mechanism for the cartridge can also be used. The bill feeding mechanism at the mouth can be omitted. For this reason, simplification of the internal configuration based on the reduction of the payout mechanism at the deposit port,
The installation space can be reduced, the size of the device can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, by transferring the bills in a lump,
Since the process of paying out bills for each bill is reduced, the rate of occurrence of skew, jam, and the like of bills can be reliably reduced, and the bill transporting performance can be simultaneously improved.

Further, the cartridge is moved to the dispensing position of a plurality of dispensing cartridges, and is shifted from the dispensing position of each cartridge by one.
When a dispensing machine having a common dispensing mechanism for dispensing bills one by one is used, this one dispensing mechanism can be connected to the dispensing position of each cartridge to perform a dispensing operation. The internal payout structure can be simplified by effectively utilizing the payout mechanism.

Further, when a plurality of bills are received at the deposit port, the accepted bills are collectively transferred to the payout position of the deposit cartridge by the lifter, and the collectively transferred bills are provided at the payout position of the deposit cartridge. In the case of using a dedicated depositing machine that performs a dispensing operation one by one by using the dispensing mechanism, the dispensing mechanism of the depositing port can be omitted because the dispensing mechanism of the depositing cartridge can also be used, and the depositing structure can be simplified.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the paper money receiving / dispensing machine 11 of the embodiment. Corresponding to the banknote A, the entrance corresponds to the dispensing port 14 and the deposit port 13, the transfer means corresponds to the lifter transport path 16 and the lifter 18, and the feeding means and the common feeding means correspond to the feeding mechanism 2
4, 203, the present invention can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram showing a banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a feeding portion of the deposit cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an open state of a cartridge front door according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main part side view showing a state in which bills are fed from a front door of the cartridge according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view showing an elevating structure of the feeding mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a control circuit block diagram of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a deposit processing operation of the bill receiving / dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart following FIG. 7 of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a bill receiving operation of the bill receiving / dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a banknote collective transfer operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a bill dispensing operation of the bill depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention at the time of depositing.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a temporary holding state of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a banknote initial storage operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a bill descending and storing operation of the bill depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing a bill pushing and storing operation of the bill depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a payment canceling operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a dispensing processing operation of the bill receiving / dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing a bill dispensing operation of the bill receiving / dispensing machine of the present invention at the time of dispensing.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a dispensing bill extracting operation of the bill depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an internal configuration diagram showing a dispensing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an internal configuration diagram showing a deposit-only machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 13,213 ... Payment port 14 ... Payment port / temporary holding part 16 ... Lifter transport path 18,212 ... Lifter 22 ... Fill receiving port 24,203 ... Feeding mechanism 29 ... Identification part 36 ... Cartridge push-in Plate 37: Cartridge front door 38 ... Opening window 39 ... Front shutter 42 ... Deposit-only passage A ... Banknote C, 214 ... Deposit cartridges C1 to C3, C21 to C24 ... Deposit cartridge 61 ... CPU 201: Dedicated dedicated machine 202: Two-sheet detection unit 211: Deposit-only machine

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet processing apparatus for conveying and processing paper sheets between an entrance through which paper sheets are taken in and out, and a cartridge storing the paper sheets, wherein a plurality of paper sheets are provided at the entrance. Means for transferring all the received sheets at once to the feeding position of the cartridge, and transferring the sheets transferred by the transferring means one by one from the feeding position of the cartridge. A sheet processing apparatus provided with a feeding unit for feeding. 2. A bill receiving and dispensing machine for transporting bills between an entrance for taking in and out bills and a cartridge for storing the bills, wherein when a plurality of bills are collectively received at the above described entrance and exit, A banknote pay-in / pay-out device comprising a transfer means for transferring all the received banknotes to the cartridge feeding position in a lump and a feeding means for feeding the banknotes transferred by the transfer means one by one from the feeding position of the cartridge. . 3. A dedicated dispensing machine for transferring bills between a dispensing port for dispensing bills and a plurality of dispensing cartridges of a denomination storing bills for dispensing. A dispensing machine exclusively provided with common dispensing means for dispensing bills one by one from the dispensing position of each cartridge in correspondence with the dispensing position of the gold cartridge. 4. A dedicated depositing machine for transferring bills between a deposit port for depositing bills and a deposit cartridge for storing deposited bills, wherein a plurality of bills are collectively received at the deposit port. At this time, there is provided a transfer means for transferring all the accepted bills to the payout position of the deposit cartridge in a lump, and a feeding means for feeding the bills transferred by the transfer means one by one from the payout position of the deposit cartridge. Dedicated payment machine.