JP2005235081A - Deposit money processing apparatus and deposit money accumulation amount display method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to efficiently collect coins stored almost in a safe in which money received as a fee is stored.
A coin input port 17 installed in a stored money processing device casing 13 and a coin detachably installed in the stored money processing device casing 13 so as to store coins inserted into the coin input port 17. A safe 21, a sensor that operates when a predetermined amount of coins is stored in the coin safe 21, and a sensor that operates by detecting the deposit amount of the predetermined amount of coins. And an indicator lamp 30 for displaying the state of the accumulated amount of money to the outside.
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Description

  The present invention relates to improvements in handling and processing technology of deposit money that is installed in toll gates such as toll roads and parking lots, and stores received coins, and is particularly detachably installed in order to store received coins. The present invention relates to a stored money processing apparatus capable of more efficiently attaching and detaching a safe and a method for displaying the stored money accumulation amount.

  When collecting coins from a vault dedicated to coins that are detachably installed in the deposit money processing device, it is now possible to identify in advance whether the safe is in a detachable state from the deposit money processing device housing. A stored money processing apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-176243 (see Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional deposit money processing apparatus has a deposit money processing apparatus housing 1 as an outer shell, and a safe 2 is detachably accommodated in the deposit money processing apparatus casing 1. An indicator lamp is provided beside the safe 2.

  The storage money processing apparatus housing 1 of the storage money processing apparatus 3 configured as described above is provided with guides 5 and 5 on the lower and side surfaces of the safe storage chamber 4, and coins are provided along the guides 5 and 5. A dedicated safe 2 is detachably provided. A handle 6 is attached to the front surface of the safe 2, and the operator can hold the handle 6 and insert / remove it.

  The safe 2 is provided with a lock 7, which can be taken out by releasing the lock. Further, the stored money processing apparatus 3 is provided with a display lamp 8 for displaying on the outside that the safe 2 can be taken out when no coins are put in and out of the safe 2.

According to the stored money processing apparatus 3, the indicator lamps 8 and 8 are lit if the removable safe 2 can be removed, and the operation of removing the safe 2 is performed after confirming the lighting of the display lamp. Can do.
JP-A-6-176243 (page 3, lines 6-19 and FIG. 2)

  According to the stored money processing apparatus 3, whether or not the safe 2 can be taken out from the stored money processing apparatus housing 1 is displayed depending on whether or not the display lamp 8 is lit.

  While the indicator lamp 8 is lit, the safe 2 can be withdrawn from the deposit processing apparatus housing 1 and the deposit can be safely collected from the safe 2. It is impossible to determine how much money is stored in the bank, so you have to check the amount of money in the safe 2 each time, and pay extra attention to the timing of the check. The work was troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when the amount of money put into the safe reaches a predetermined amount (for example, about 60% or 90% of the capacity of the safe), this situation The main object of the present invention is to provide a storage money processing apparatus and a storage money accumulation amount display method that make it easy for a handler to grasp the state of the accumulation amount of money.

  Another object of the present invention is that when applied to a deposit processing apparatus of a type in which a plurality of safes are installed, the amount of money stored in each safe can be visually checked. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage money processing apparatus and a storage money accumulation amount display method capable of efficiently replacing a safe so that the timing of the time can be predicted.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, according to the present invention, a money slot installed in a stored money processing apparatus housing and a detachable inside the stored money processing apparatus housing to store the money inserted into the money insertion slot. A safe for money, a sensor that operates by detecting a deposit amount of the predetermined amount of money when a predetermined amount of money is stored in the safe for money, and the operation of this sensor And an indicator lamp for displaying to the outside that it is time to take out the money from the safe.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a money depositing device installed in a money depositing device housing and a money handling device for storing money inserted into the money loading port according to denomination. A predetermined amount of money is stored in at least one of a plurality of safes for money that are detachably installed in a housing, and the plurality of safes for money is detected. A sensor that operates, and an indicator lamp that indicates to the outside that the timing is to take out a coin from the safe by the operation of the sensor.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a coin slot installed in a deposit processing unit casing and a coin thrown into the coin slot are stored in the deposit processing unit casing. Removable coin safe, a sensor for measuring the amount of money stored in the safe, and the measurement data obtained as a result of measurement by this sensor are displayed so that they can be seen from the outside. And a deposit amount display device for money installed on the gold processing device casing side.

  Since the deposit amount of money stored in the deposit box reaches the predetermined amount, it is indicated by an indicator lamp, so that the status of the deposit amount can be easily grasped, and the deposit money is collected. Provided is a stored money processing apparatus capable of efficiently and effectively performing a work, and a method for displaying the stored money accumulated amount.

  Embodiments of a stored money processing apparatus and a stored money accumulation amount display method of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the deposit processing apparatus according to the present invention is installed in a toll collection place such as a toll road.

  The stored money processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention is installed in a toll collection place 11 where tolls are collected such as toll roads and parking lots. For example, when the vehicle 12 leaves the toll road from the toll road to the general road (or when the toll road enters the toll road from the general road), a toll booth operator (not shown) collects from the driver of the vehicle. The received fee (money) is stored in the stored money processing apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the deposit money processing apparatus 10 has a bill insertion slot 14 into which an inner bill of a collected fee is inserted at the front upper portion of a deposit processing apparatus housing 13 having an outer shape, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and A bill safe 15 for storing the bills is provided.

  In addition, a coin insertion slot 17 is provided in the central portion on the front side of the stored money processing apparatus housing 13 for inserting the received coins.

  Further, in the lower part of the stored money processing apparatus housing 13, a safe group comprising a plurality of coin safes 21 to 24 for separately storing coins input from the coin input port 17 according to the denominations. A safe storage room 26 for storing 16 is provided.

  The plurality of coin safes 21 to 24 are respectively stored in parallel in the safe storage chamber 26 by 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen and 500 yen coin safes.

  Of the above four denominations, in particular, 100-yen coins are generally handled in a relatively large amount in light of the usage fee system on toll roads, so the coin safe 22 for 100-yen coins is a safe for other coins. The allowable storage capacity is almost doubled compared to 21, 23 and 24. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage capacity of the safe for each coin may be changed as appropriate according to the toll system such as the toll road to be applied.

  Note that denominations other than the above four denominations, such as 5 yen and 1 yen coins, foreign coins, and counterfeit coins, are stored in other coin safes (not shown). These coins are handled in a relatively small amount and can be taken out regularly.

  The safe storage room 26 is provided with a safe storage room door 27 that can be opened and closed from the front. As shown in FIG. 3, the safe storage room door 27 is provided with a lock 35, which can be locked (unlocked) with a key (not shown).

  Furthermore, at the uppermost part of the stored money processing apparatus housing 13, for example, a monetary deposit having a display screen 18 by means of a liquid crystal display so that the collected fee, that is, the deposit amount (volume) of money (banknotes and coins) can be displayed on the screen. A quantity display device 19 is provided.

  This money accumulation amount display device 19 can display the fluctuation of the accumulation amount of money (banknotes or coins) on the display screen 18 by, for example, a graph each time the stored money is inserted. In displaying the amount of money deposited in a graph, a sensor (not shown) that constantly detects the amount of money deposited is provided in the stored money processing apparatus housing 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor includes, for example, a light emitter (not shown) at a predetermined position on the container side surface of each of the coin safes 21 to 24 in the safe group 16, and a light receiver that detects light from the light emitter. It is equipped with.

  This sensor is provided so as to detect when a predetermined amount of coins is stored in a predetermined height position on the side surface, for example, coins.

  The money accumulation amount data obtained from this sensor is displayed on the display screen 18 of the money accumulation amount display device 19.

  The display screen 18 has a safe group 16 (not shown) for each denomination, for example, for each of five denominations including 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen coins and banknotes. The level at which each safe is filled with banknotes and coins is displayed by a graph group 28 indicating the allowable storage capacity of money and the money accumulation amount of the money stored in the safe is displayed by a graph group 29.

  Therefore, the operator of the deposit processing apparatus 10 looks at the graph groups 28 and 29 and compares them with each other, thereby predicting how long the safe will need to be replaced later. be able to.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes an operation panel provided in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot 14 and the coin insertion slot 17 so that only a specific operator who is predetermined as an operator can handle the ID number or the like. This is for authentication by input.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an indicator lamp group 34 including indicator lamps 30 to 33 using, for example, LED light emitting elements is provided at the bottom of the safe storage chamber 26 at the front position corresponding to each of the coin safes 21 to 24. Is installed.

  The indicator light group 34 is turned off during normal times when the safe group 16 is accommodated on the safe accommodation room 26 side. Further, when the safe group 16 is taken out from the safe storage chamber 26, the indicator light group 34 is lit.

  Furthermore, when the safe group 25 is taken out of the safe storage room 25 and stored again, the indicator lights 30 to 33 that have been turned on or blinking are turned off.

  Further, when coins stored in the respective safes of the safe group 16 are stored in a predetermined amount such as not to be spilled when the safes are taken in and out, the stored money accumulation amount is detected by a sensor (not shown), and an indicator lamp Is set to blink.

  Accordingly, the operator opens the safe storage room door 27 at the time of replacement of the safe group 16 and confirms the indicator lights 30 to 33. For example, if the indicator light 30 is blinking, the coin safe 21 corresponding to the indicator light 30 is displayed. It is possible to recognize a situation in which the amount of coins accumulated is, for example, accumulated so as not to spill in the safe. If it is determined that the coin safe 21 needs to be pulled out, the coin safe 21 is pulled out, and an empty new safe is replaced with the coin safe 21, so that the empty safe is placed in the safe storage room 26. Can be housed (reset).

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the deposit processing apparatus 10 is provided with a money accumulation amount display device 19 on the top of the deposit processing apparatus housing 13.

  Each time a bill or coin (not shown) inserted from the bill input port 14 and the coin input port 17 of the deposit processing device 10 is input to the display screen 18 of the money accumulation amount display device 19, the bill and the money are displayed. The number of coins of each type is displayed.

  Further, the amount of accumulated money is digitized by a computer using an on-board computer (not shown) based on the number of coins, and this numerical value is displayed, for example, in a graph.

  In addition, coins are displayed together with a graph of a standard when a safe amount has been stored up to a predetermined amount.

  Therefore, the operator can see the graph and recognize the amount of coins stored, and can determine the timing of the stored coin collection time (exchange time with the empty safe).

  Next, the structure of the safe for storing coins will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  The coin safes 21 to 24 of the safe group 16 are provided with locks 214, 224, 234 and 244, respectively. For example, the coin safe 21 is a safe for storing, for example, 50 yen coins. As shown in FIG. 4, a bottomed cylindrical safe case 211 for storing 50 yen coins and a coin entrance / exit of the safe case 211. It is comprised with the lid | cover 213 which opens and closes 212 suitably.

  A lock 214 and a handle 215 are provided on the front side of the safe case 211.

  The lid 213 includes a front lid portion 213a and a rear lid portion 213b that can be opened and closed via a hinge portion 216. As shown in FIG. 5, when the safe case 211 is stored in the safe storage chamber 26, the lid 213 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow a (shown by a one-dot chain line), and a coin insertion / extraction port for inserting and removing coins behind the safe case 21. 212 is formed.

  Then, by pulling out the cover 213, when the hinge part 216 reaches the front surface position of the safe case 211, the front cover part 213a is bent downward from the hinge part 216 and mounted so as to cover the front surface of the safe case 211 (not shown). Z).

  Further, when the coin safe 21 is stored in the safe storage chamber 26 side, it can be performed in a state where the front surface of the safe case 211 is covered by the front lid portion 213a.

  The coin safe 21 is housed in a proper position on the safe storage room 26 side, whereby the lock 214 shown in FIG. 4 is automatically operated to enable locking (not shown).

  The coin inlet / outlet 212 of the safe case 211 is adapted to receive and store coins separated by denomination by a denomination sorter (not shown) when the deposit processing apparatus 10 is operated.

  For example, when the coin safe 21 is exchanged after coins are stored in the coin safe 21, first, the lock 214 is released and the safe storage room door 27 is opened, that is, in front of the lid 213. The cover 214 is raised to expose the lock 214 of the coin safe 21. Then, the lock 217 can be released by inserting the key 217 into the lock 214 of the coin safe 21 and rotating it.

  The coin safe 21 can be slid and pushed in while lifting the free end of the lid 213, and the coin safe 21 can be pulled out using the handle 215.

  About the structure of the other coin safes 22-24, since it is the same structure as the coin safe 21, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 37 denotes a banknote return opening, which is provided so that banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 14 are discharged together in a predetermined amount, for example, 100 sheets.

  Reference numeral 38 denotes a coin return port, which is an auxiliary safe that temporarily pools coins inserted from the coin input port 17 through a denomination sorter before storing them in the safe group 16.

  The coin return port 38 serves as an intermediary for gradually storing the coins once stored in the safe group 16.

  Next, a procedure for handling the deposit processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  For example, in the toll collection place 11 on the toll road, the operator sees the display screen 18 of the money accumulation amount display device 19 of the deposit processing device 10 while collecting the fee from the vehicle such as the vehicle 12. Suppose that it is going to confirm the accumulation amount of the coin safe 21 for 50 yen.

  The operator unlocks the safe storage room door 27 of the storage money processing apparatus 10 and opens the safe storage room door 27 <Step 1>.

  The operator checks the blinking state of the indicator lights 30 to 33 arranged corresponding to the coin safes 22 to 24, and if any of the indicator lights 30 to 33 are blinking, the blinker. The operator can recognize the situation of the amount of coins in the safe.

  For example, if the indicator lamp 30 corresponding to the 50-yen coin safe 22 is blinking, the operator recognizes that the 50-yen safe 22 has accumulated to such an extent that it will not fall out. Then, it is determined whether or not the safe needs to be replaced <Step 2>.

  If the operator determines that the coin safe 22 needs to be pulled out, the coin safe 22 (flashing safe) is pulled out, and an empty new 50-yen safe is pulled out of the coin safe 21. It is accommodated (reset) in the safe storage chamber 26 by the reverse procedure of time (step 3).

  When the new coin safe 21 is accommodated in a predetermined position of the safe storage chamber 26, the indicator lamp 30 is turned off, so that the indicator lamp 30 is checked for its extinction state.

  When it is confirmed that the light is not turned off (lighted), the coin safe 21 (lighted safe) is reset in the safe storage room 26 <Step 4>.

  The other coin safes 22 to 24 are handled in the same procedure as the coin safe 21 when the operator recognizes that the coin has reached a predetermined accumulation amount.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, only the safe that needs to be replaced can be obtained by the operator of the deposit processing apparatus 10 performing the above steps <Step 1> to <Step 4>. Since it can be identified and exchanged reliably, the safe can be exchanged efficiently, and the work can be done safely without losing coins.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined amount of safes for storing coins is stored and it is time to replace with a new empty safe, only the safe to be replaced is confirmed and the safe can be replaced. Since the work can be performed, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation (wrong safe replacement work) during the operation of the storage device, for example, during the counting of cash, thereby contributing to the improvement of the equipment operation rate. it can.

  Moreover, since the display means by LED was employ | adopted as the indicator lamp group 34, even when a lighting display continues for a long time, power consumption can be reduced as much as possible.

  In addition, the graph displayed on the display screen 18 of the money accumulation amount display device 19 in the deposit money processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention updates and displays a change in the money accumulation amount that increases each time the deposit money is inserted. However, it is possible to display a graph of the amount of money that can be stored from now on.

  Further, instead of displaying the graph, it is also possible to display, for example, a numerical value indicating the amount of money that is actually stored with “100” being an allowable storage capacity. For example, the current money storage amount can be displayed as “75”, or can be displayed as “25” as the money accumulation amount that can be stored in the future.

  Further, as a display method of the indicator light group 34, when the safe group 16 is correctly accommodated in a predetermined position of the safe storage room 26, when any safe in the safe group 16 needs to be replaced, further, In order to identify each time when the safe is taken out from the safe storage room 26, a method of turning off, flashing and turning on the indicator lights is adopted, but it is arbitrarily fixed without being fixed to these correspondences. There is no problem.

  Furthermore, if the amount of money deposited in the coin safes 22 to 24, for example, in the coin safe 22 is accumulated to, for example, about 60%, it can be displayed to the operator. That is, the display level can be arbitrarily determined in accordance with the convenience of the handler.

The schematic diagram which shows the state which installed the money_receiving | payment processing apparatus in this invention in toll collection facilities, such as a toll road toll gate. The perspective view which shows embodiment of the stored money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the outline | summary of the whole structure of the safe storage chamber in the money_receiving | payment processing apparatus of this invention. The perspective view which shows an example of the safe provided with the deposit processing apparatus of this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which has taken out the safe from the safe storage room provided in the money_receiving | payment processing apparatus of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of the replacement | exchange work of the safe in the money_receiving | payment processing apparatus of this invention. Schematic which shows the state in which the safe was accommodated in the safe storage chamber in the conventional deposit processing apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Deposit money processing apparatus 11 Charge payment place 12 Vehicle 13 Deposit money processing apparatus housing | casing 14 Banknote insertion slot 15 Banknote safe box 16 Safe deposit group 17 Coin insertion slot 18 Display screen 19 Money accumulation amount display apparatus 20 Operation panel 21-24 Coin safe 211 Safe case 212 Coin slot (for coins)
213 Lid 213a Front lid part 213b Rear lid part 214, 224, 234, 244 Lock 215 Handle 216 Hinge part 217 Key 26 Safe storage room 27 Safe storage room door 28, 29 Graph group 30-33 Indicator light 34 Indicator light group 35 Tablet 37 Banknote return slot 38 Coin return slot a, b Arrow

Claims (12)

A coin slot installed in the storage money processing unit housing;
A coin safe that is detachably installed in the stored money processing device housing to store the coins inserted into the coin slot;
A sensor that operates by detecting a deposit amount of the predetermined amount of coins by storing a predetermined amount of coins in the coin safe;
A deposit processing apparatus characterized by comprising an indicator lamp for displaying the state of the amount of money deposited in the safe to the outside by the operation of this sensor. A money slot installed in the housing of the stored money processing apparatus;
A plurality of safes for money that are detachably installed in the stored money processing device housing so that the money inserted into the coin slot is stored according to denomination,
A sensor that detects and operates an accumulation amount of the predetermined amount of money by storing a predetermined amount of coins in at least one of the plurality of safes for money;
A storage money processing apparatus comprising an indicator lamp for displaying the state of the amount of money accumulated in the safe to the outside by the operation of the sensor. 3. The stored money processing according to claim 2, wherein among the plurality of safes, a safe for a denomination with a relatively large amount of money stored therein has a larger storage capacity than other safes. apparatus. 3. The storage money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the indicator lamp is installed at a position where it can be seen from the front when the safe storage room door is open. 3. The deposit processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the indicator lamp is a diode light emitting element. A money slot installed in the housing of the stored money processing apparatus;
A safe for money that is detachably installed in the stored money processing device housing so that money inserted into the money insertion slot is stored;
A sensor for measuring the amount of money deposited in the safe;
A money deposit processing apparatus comprising: a money deposit amount display device installed on the money deposit processing apparatus casing side for displaying measurement data obtained as a result of measurement by the sensor so that the data can be viewed from the outside. 7. The deposit processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the money accumulation amount display device includes a display screen for displaying the money accumulation amount by a graph or a number. Pre-setting the amount of money deposited so that the indicator lamp is turned on or off when a predetermined amount of money is deposited on the money safe installed in the deposit money processing device case;
Detecting a deposit amount of the money by a sensor when the predetermined amount of money is put into the safe for money;
The deposit amount display of the deposit processing apparatus is characterized by comprising the step of displaying the status of the deposit amount of money in the safe to the outside by means of an operation of a sensor that detects the deposit amount of money. Method. The method for displaying a deposit amount of a deposit processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display of the state of the deposit amount of money in the safe is performed by any combination of lighting, extinguishing and blinking of the indicator lamp. When multiple safes for storing money are installed in the deposit processing unit housing, the indicator lights correspond to each of the plurality of safes, and the status of the amount of money in each safe is lit. 9. The method for displaying a deposit amount in a deposit processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the deposit amount is displayed by a combination of turning off and blinking. Detecting by a sensor the amount of money deposited in a safe for money installed in the deposit processing device housing;
A method for displaying a deposit amount of money stored in a deposit processing apparatus, comprising: displaying a deposit amount of money detected by the sensor on a display screen of a deposit amount display device. 12. The method for displaying a deposit amount in a deposit processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the deposit amount displayed on a display screen of the deposit amount display device is displayed by a graph or a number.

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