JP6291821B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus that performs automatic scrutiny processing for determining the amount of banknotes stored in a safe.

  The conventional banknote deposit / withdrawal processing device has a deposit / withdrawal safe without any intervention by a clerk even if there is a deposit / withdrawal safe where the capacity of the stored banknote exceeds the capacity that can be collected in the replenishment collection box. In order to be able to determine the height, before carrying out the automatic scrutiny process, the banknotes exceeding the collection allowance indicating the number of banknotes that can be collected in the replenishment collection box are collected, and the number of banknotes stored in the banknote Replenishment is made to other safes that do not satisfy the collection allowance so as not to exceed the collection allowance (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-172442 A

However, in the conventional technique described above, when the automatic scrutiny process is interrupted due to the occurrence of a crisis abnormality such as clogging of banknotes during the automatic scrutiny process or when the reject banknote storage or safe is full, and then the automatic scrutiny process is performed again, There is a problem that the automatic scrutiny processing time becomes long because the automatic scrutiny process is performed again even for the safe that has already been determined before the automatic scrutiny process is interrupted.
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to shorten the time required for scrutiny processing when the scrutiny processing is performed again after the scrutiny processing is interrupted.

For this reason, the present invention provides a bill deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus that counts cash stored in a plurality of safes and performs a scrutiny process, and stores the finalized information for each safe and the move-source safe. The cash is transferred to the safe at the destination, the cash is counted, the count result is stored in the storage unit as the confirmation information of the destination safe, and the confirmation for determining the amount for each safe is confirmed. The control unit performs processing on the safe, and includes a control unit that performs the scrutiny process, and a scrutiny store that temporarily evacuates all cash stored in the safe, the control unit interrupts the scrutiny process, to resume, have rows said confirmation processing for only safe to the confirmation information in the storage unit is not stored in the determination processing, and temporarily saves all cash one of the safe to the scrutiny chamber, Move the one safe Characterized by a safe.

  The present invention thus configured has an effect that it is possible to shorten the scrutinization processing time when the scrutiny processing is performed again after the scrutinization processing is interrupted.

The schematic sectional side view which shows the structure of the sealing small bundle payment machine in 1st Example. The block diagram which shows the control structure of the sealing small bundle payment machine in a 1st Example. Explanatory drawing of automatic scrutiny processing in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of automatic scrutiny processing (initial state) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 1) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 2) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 3) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 4) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 5) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of automatic scrutiny processing (initial state) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny processing (step 11) in a 1st Example Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 12) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 13) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny process (step 14) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 15) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 16) in a 1st Example Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 17) in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing of automatic scrutiny processing (initial state) in the second embodiment Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 21) in a 2nd Example. Explanatory drawing of the automatic scrutiny processing (step 22) in the 2nd example Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 23) in 2nd Example Explanatory drawing of automatic scrutiny processing (step 24) in the 2nd example Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 25) in 2nd Example Explanatory drawing of the automatic inspection process (step 26) in 2nd Example

  Embodiments of a banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional side view showing the structure of a sealed bundle payer in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a sealed bundle payment machine 1 as a banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device classifies and counts deposited banknotes for each denomination (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, thousand yen, etc.) and classifies them. Enclose the counted banknotes every predetermined number (for example, 100) and perform a depositing process for storing them in a safe as small banknotes, and perform a withdrawal process for dispensing the small banknotes stored in the safe In addition, it counts the cash stored in a plurality of safes and performs a scrutiny process (hereinafter referred to as “automatic scrutiny process”) to determine the amount of small banknotes stored in each safe. is there.

  The sealed small bundle payment machine 1 includes a conveyance path 2 that classifies and counts received banknotes for each denomination and conveys them, and stacking units 2a and 2b that stack a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes that are classified and counted. Then, a predetermined number of banknotes are sealed with a paper band to generate a small bundle of banknotes, and a predetermined number of banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 4 and the stacking units 2a and 2b to be fed out are collectively taken out and applied. A banknote clamp transporting section 3 transported to the sealing section 4, a withdrawal port 5 for dispensing a small bundle of banknotes sealed by the sealing section 4, and shutters 10abs, 10cds for opening and closing the upper opening, A plurality of safes 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) provided for each denomination storing the small bundle banknotes 12 (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d), and a small bundle banknote 14 sent out from the sealing unit 4 Upon receipt, the withdrawal port 5 and the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) It is configured to be moved along the arrangement direction of the safes 10 and the lifting mechanism 6 that moves in the vertical direction, and the small banknotes are transferred from the lifting mechanism 6 to the safes 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to be moved, the discrimination unit 8 for identifying and counting the denominations of the small bundle banknotes, and the small bundle banknotes are pushed from the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). A small bundle pushing mechanism 9 to be inserted, a small bundle banknote 12 whose denomination could not be discriminated at the time of withdrawal processing or automatic scrutiny processing of small bundle bills stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) Sometimes the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) is full so that it can be stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). It is constituted by a low case 11.

The elevating mechanism 6 as the moving mechanism unit is disposed between the sealing unit 4 and the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), and temporarily stores all small bundles of bills stored in one safe 10. As shown in FIG. 3, primary retraction of small bundles of bills stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) by the space in which the stage 61 in the elevating mechanism 6 moves up and down as shown in FIG. A scrutiny box 62 is formed as a space.
Moreover, the overflow storage 11 is comprised so that a small bundle banknote may be accommodated diagonally, and it is provided between the raising / lowering mechanism 6 and the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the sealed small bundle payment machine in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 2, the sealed bundle payment machine 1 includes a movement control unit 21, a discrimination unit 8, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23, and other devices such as a host device via a communication line. It is connected so that it can communicate.
The movement control unit 21 includes a conveyance path 2, stacking units 2a and 2b, a bill clamp conveyance unit 3, a sealing unit 4, an elevating mechanism 6, a small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, a small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and a safe shown in FIG. 10 etc. are controlled and a banknote and a small bundle banknote are conveyed and moved.

The discrimination unit 8 discriminates the denominations of the small bundle banknotes and counts the identified small bundle banknotes. The counting result of the small bundle bills becomes the definite information.
The storage unit 22 stores a control program (software) and control information for controlling the operation of the entire sealed bundle payment machine 1 including the movement control unit 21 and the discrimination unit 8. In addition, the storage unit 22 uses the amount of small banknotes stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) shown in FIG. 1 as finalized information for each safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). Remember.

The control part 23 is comprised by control means, such as CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls operation | movement of the sealing small bundle payment machine 1 whole based on the control program and control information which were memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 22. FIG.
The controller 23 moves the small banknotes stored in the source safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) shown in FIG. 1 to the destination safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). The bills are counted, and the counting result is stored in the storage unit 22 as confirmation information of the destination safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), and is stored for each safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). A confirmation process for determining the amount of money is performed for all the safes 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), and an automatic inspection process is performed.

Further, the control unit 23 uses the sensors provided in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and the overflow storage 11 shown in FIG. It is possible to detect that the stored small bundle banknote is full or empty.
In the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 configured as described above, when depositing banknotes, the banknotes are transported by the transport path 2 and are collected and sorted by the denominations in the plurality of stacking units 2a and 2b.
When a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes are stacked on the stacking sections 2a and 2b, the banknotes are collectively taken out by the banknote clamp transport section 3 and applied by the banknote clamp transport section 3 moved to the delivery position 3a. It is conveyed to the sealing part 4.

A predetermined number of banknotes are sealed with a band of paper in the sealing section 4 and transferred to the lifting mechanism 6 moved to the delivery position 6a as a small bundle of banknotes.
Thereafter, the elevating mechanism 6 is lowered to the position of the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, the small bundle of banknotes is transferred to the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 receives the corresponding denomination safe 10 (10a). 10b, 10c, 10d), and the small banknotes are stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d).
When the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) of the corresponding denomination is full, the elevating mechanism 6 passes a small bundle of banknotes to the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 includes the overflow storage 11 And a small bundle of banknotes is discharged into the overflow storage 11.

Further, the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 raises the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) by a stage that can be moved up and down, and passes it to the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 for the small bundle clamp. It can be transported to the lifting mechanism 6 by the moving mechanism 7 and discharged from the withdrawal port 5.
Further, the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 raises the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) by a stage that can be raised and lowered, and passes it to the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to receive another safe. 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) can be moved and stored.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, all the small bundles stored in the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) in the space in which the stage 61 of the lifting mechanism 6 of the sealing small bundle payment machine 1 moves up and down. Used as a scrutinizing box 62 for temporarily retracting banknotes, and moving a small bundle of banknotes between the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and the scrutinizing box 62 and between the safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) Then, by performing a confirmation process for determining the amount of small banknotes stored for each safe 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) for all safes 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), An automatic scrutiny process for determining the amount of cash in the sealed bundle payment machine 1 shall be performed.
It should be noted that the automatic scrutiny processing is performed by receiving a command for instructing the start of the automatic scrutiny processing from the host device by the operation of a staff member or the like.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.
The automatic scrutiny process performed by the sealed small bundle payment machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 based on the explanatory diagram of the automatic scrutiny process in the first embodiment of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 assumes that the overflow storage 11 is empty, and the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d each store small bundles of bills, and the safes 10a, 10b, and 10c. It is assumed that the amount of small banknotes stored in 10d is in an initial state of unknown (hereinafter referred to as “indeterminate”). The amount of small banknotes stored in the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d stored in the storage unit 22 is referred to as “determined”.

First, the control unit 23 of the sealed bundle payer 1 releases the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds.
Step 1: Next, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 provided with the discrimination unit 8 to the safe 10 to be subjected to the automatic scrutiny processing, and changes to the safe 10 to be scrutinized. Wait for receipt of a small bundle of bills.
For example, in the case where the safe 10a is a safe subject to automatic scrutiny processing, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10a subject to automatic scrutiny processing, and is subject to scrutiny. Waiting for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10a.

The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10a, raises the stage of the safe 10a, pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12a to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and as shown in FIG. Next, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknote 12a pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the elevating mechanism 6 through the discrimination section 8. The small banknotes are temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10a. If it is determined that it is a small bundle banknote of denomination to be stored, the small bundle banknote is stored in the scrutiny 62, and a small bundle banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10a. Is determined to be a small bundle of bills, the small bundle of bills is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12a stored in the safe 10a to the scrutiny 62 or the overflow storage 11, and stores them in the safe 10a. All the stored small bundles of bills are moved to and stored in the scrutiny box 62 or the overflow box 11 to empty the safe 10a, and the counting result is stored in the storage unit 22.
Step 2: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has moved the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10b that is the target of the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10b to be examined.

The controller 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10b, raises the stage of the safe 10b, pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12b to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknotes 12b pushed up to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, moved to the empty safe 10a through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10a as a destination safe.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10b. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10a, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10b is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12b stored in the safe 10b to the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10b. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a.
Step 3: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has determined the amount of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10c to be subjected to automatic scrutiny processing. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10c to be examined.

The controller 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10c, raises the stage of the safe 10c, pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12c to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote 12c pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the empty safe 10b through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10b as a destination safe.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10c. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10b, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10c is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12c stored in the safe 10c to the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10c. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10b.
Step 4: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has determined the amount of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10b moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10d to be subjected to the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10d to be examined.

The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10d, raises the stage of the safe 10d, and pushes up the stored small bundle banknote 12d to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Then, the top bundle of small bundles 12d pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, moved to the empty safe 10c through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10c as a destination safe.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10d. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10c, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10d is stored. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

  As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12d stored in the safe 10d to the safe 10c or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10d. All the small bundled banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10c or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the height of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10c.

Step 5: Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 23 that has determined the presence / absence of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10c is emptying the small bundle banknotes temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62. It moves to the safe 10d, and based on the count result stored in the storage unit 22 in step 1, the amount of small bundles of bills stored in the safe 10d is determined.
In this way, the control unit 23 stores the amount of money in the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d as the amount of money in the storage unit 22 and determines the amount of money in the entire sealed bundle payment machine 1.

Next, processing when the overflow storage 11 becomes full during the automatic inspection processing will be described based on steps 11 to 17 shown in FIGS. 11 to 17.
As shown in FIG. 10, the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 is assumed that the overflow box 11 is empty, and the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d each store small bundles of bills, and the safes 10a and 10b. It is assumed that the amount of banknotes stored in 10c and 10d is in an uncertain initial state.

First, the control unit 23 of the sealed bundle payer 1 releases the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds.
Step 11: Next, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 provided with the discrimination unit 8 to the safe 10 to be subject to the automatic scrutiny processing, and changes to the safe 10 to be scrutinized. Wait for receipt of a small bundle of bills.

For example, in the case where the safe 10a is a safe subject to automatic scrutiny processing, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10a subject to automatic scrutiny processing, and is subject to scrutiny. Waiting for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10a.
The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10a, raises the stage of the safe 10a and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12a to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Next, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknote 12a pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the elevating mechanism 6 through the discrimination section 8. The small banknotes are temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62.

At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10a. If it is determined that it is a small bundle banknote of denomination to be stored, the small bundle banknote is stored in the scrutiny 62, and a small bundle banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10a. Is determined to be a small bundle of bills, the small bundle of bills is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.
As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12a stored in the safe 10a to the scrutiny 62 or the overflow storage 11, and stores them in the safe 10a. All the stored small bundles of bills are moved to and stored in the scrutiny box 62 or the overflow box 11.

Step 12: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has moved the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10b that is the target of the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10b to be examined.
The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10b, raises the stage of the safe 10b, and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12b to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknotes 12b pushed up to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, moved to the empty safe 10a through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10a as a destination safe.

At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10b. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10a, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10b is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.
As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12b stored in the safe 10b to the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10b. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a.

Step 13: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has determined the amount of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10c to be subjected to the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10c to be examined.
The controller 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10c, raises the stage of the safe 10c, pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12c to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote 12c pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the empty safe 10b through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10b as a destination safe.

At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10c. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10b, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10c is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.
As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12c stored in the safe 10c to the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10c. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10b.

Step 14: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has determined the amount of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10b moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10d that is the target of the automatic scrutiny process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10d to be examined.
The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10d, raises the stage of the safe 10d, and pushes up the stored small bundle banknote 12d to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Then, the top bundle of small bundles 12d pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, moved to the empty safe 10c through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10c as a destination safe.

At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10d. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10c, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10d is stored. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.
Here, a process when the small banknotes in the safe 10d are moved to and stored in the overflow box 11, that is, when the overflow box 11 is full during the automatic scrutiny of the safe 10d will be described.

Step 15: When the control unit 23 detects that the overflow storage 11 is filled with the moved small bundle banknotes with a sensor or the like, the control unit 23 stores the count result of the small bundle banknotes in the storage unit 22 and stores the small bundle banknotes in the safe 10c. After confirming the height of the bundled banknotes, the automatic scrutiny process is interrupted, and as shown in FIG. 15, the small bundle banknotes in the scrutiny box 62 are indeterminate by the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7. Move to and store in safe 10d.
The control unit 23 that has moved the small bundle banknotes in the scrutiny storage 62 to the safe 10d closes the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds so that the small bundle banknotes stored in the overflow storage 11 can be collected. 10c, 10d) so that an operator such as an attendant cannot touch the small bundle banknotes.

After closing the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds, the control unit 23 notifies the host device that it is necessary to collect the small bundle banknotes stored in the overflow storage 11, and the small bundle in the overflow storage 11 is obtained by intervention of an attendant or the like. It is assumed that the banknotes are collected, and when the collection is completed, an instruction for resuming the automatic scrutiny process is received from the host device by an operation of an attendant or the like, and the automatic scrutiny process is resumed.
In addition, when the control part 23 detects that the overflow storage 11 has become full with a sensor etc., the control part 23 displays the information which guides collection | recovery of the small banknote stored in the overflow storage 11 on a display part etc., and alert | reports to a staff You may make it do. In addition, the collected small bundle banknotes are opened and deposited.

Step 16: The control unit 23 instructed to resume the automatic scrutinization processing confirms the storage unit 22, does not perform the automatic scrutiny of the safes 10a, 10b, and 10c for which the amount is determined, and the undefined state safes. Resume from the automatic inspection process of 10d.
The control unit 23 resumed from the automatic inspection process first releases the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds.
The control unit 23 moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10d to be subjected to the automatic scrutiny processing, and waits for the receipt of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10d to be scrutinized.

The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10d, raises the stage of the safe 10d, and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12a to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Next, the uppermost small bundle banknote of the small bundle banknote 12d pushed up to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the lifting mechanism 6 through the discrimination section 8. The small banknotes are temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10d. If it is determined that it is a small bundle of denominations that should be stored, the small bundle of bills is stored in the scrutiny 62, and a small bundle of denominations or denominations of denominations that are to be stored in the safe 10d. Is determined to be a small bundle of bills, the small bundle of bills is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12d stored in the safe 10d to the scrutiny storage 62 or the overflow storage 11, and stores them in the safe 10d. All the stored small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the scrutinizing chamber 62 or the overflow storage 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22.
Step 17: As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 23 moves the small banknotes temporarily stored in the scrutiny 62 to the empty safe 10d, and the count result stored in the storage unit 22 in step 16 The amount of small bundles of bills stored in the safe 10d is determined.

  When the amount of the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d is determined, if there is a small banknote stored in the overflow box 11, the small banknote is collected by the intervention of an attendant or the like, and the overflow box 11 is full. The depositing process is performed together with the collected small bundle banknotes, and the control unit 23 performs the depositing process of the small bundle banknotes collected from the overflow storage 11 to count the small bundle banknotes, and the deposit processing is performed. The counting result of the small bundle bills and the determined amount of the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d are added together and stored in the storage unit 22 as the amount of the device, and the total amount of the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 is stored. Confirm as

In the present embodiment, when the automatic scrutiny processing is interrupted, the control unit 23 of the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 stores the count result in the confirmation processing performed until the interruption is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine whether the safe 10 is available. When the automatic scrutiny process is restarted, the process for the automatic scrutiny process can be greatly shortened by performing the confirmation process only for the safe whose amount is uncertain.
Moreover, since the frequency | count of a movement of a small bundle banknote can be reduced, damages, such as a damage | wound to a small bundle banknote, can be reduced.

As described above, in the first embodiment, when the automatic scrutiny process is interrupted, the count result obtained until the suspend is stored in the storage unit and determined as the amount of the safe, and the automatic scrutiny process is performed. When restarting, only the safe with an uncertain amount is confirmed, so that the processing time of the automatic scrutiny processing can be greatly shortened.
Further, the number of movements of the small bundle banknotes can be reduced, and an effect that damage such as scratches on the small bundle banknotes can be reduced can be obtained.

A sealed bundle payer according to a second embodiment will be described. In addition, since the structure of the sealing small bundle payment machine in a 2nd Example is the same as that of a 1st Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
The operation of the sealed bundle payer according to the second embodiment will be described.
The automatic scrutiny process performed by the sealed small bundle payment machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 based on the explanatory diagram of the automatic scrutiny process in the second embodiment of FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 18, the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 is assumed that the overflow storage 11 is empty, and the safes 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d each store small bundles of bills, and the safes 10a, 10b, and 10c. It is assumed that the height of the small bundle banknotes stored in 10d is an uncertain initial state.
First, the control unit 23 of the sealed bundle payer 1 releases the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds.
Step 21: Next, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 provided with the discrimination unit 8 to the safe 10 to be subjected to the automatic scrutiny processing, and changes to the safe 10 to be scrutinized. Wait for receipt of a small bundle of bills.

For example, in the case where the safe 10a is a safe subject to automatic scrutiny processing, the control unit 23 moves the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10a subject to automatic scrutiny processing, and is subject to scrutiny. Waiting for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10a.
The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10a, raises the stage of the safe 10a, and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12a to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Next, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknote 12a pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the elevating mechanism 6 through the discrimination section 8. The small banknotes are temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62.

At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10a. If it is determined that it is a small bundle banknote of denomination to be stored, the small bundle banknote is stored in the scrutiny 62, and a small bundle banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10a. Is determined to be a small bundle of bills, the small bundle of bills is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.
As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12a stored in the safe 10a to the scrutiny 62 or the overflow storage 11, and stores them in the safe 10a. All the stored small bundles of bills are moved to and stored in the scrutiny box 62 or the overflow box 11.

Step 22: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has moved the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10b that is the target of the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10b to be examined.
The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10b, raises the stage of the safe 10b, and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12b to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote of the top bundle of the small bundle banknotes 12b pushed up to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, moved to the empty safe 10a through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10a as a destination safe.

  At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10b. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10a, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10b is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

  As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12b stored in the safe 10b to the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10b. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10a or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a.

Step 23: Subsequently, the control unit 23 that has determined the amount of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10a moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10c to be subjected to the automatic inspection process. Then, it waits for receipt of a small bundle of bills stored in the safe 10c to be examined.
The controller 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10c, raises the stage of the safe 10c, pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12c to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, and as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote 12c pushed up to the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the empty safe 10b through the discrimination section 8, A small bundle of bills is stored in a safe 10b as a destination safe.

  At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10c. If it is determined that the money is a small banknote of a denomination to be stored, the small banknote is stored in the safe 10b, and a small banknote or denomination of a denomination different from the denomination to be stored in the safe 10c is present. If it is determined that the bill is a small bundle bill that cannot be identified, the small bundle bill is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12c stored in the safe 10c to the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and stores them in the safe 10c. All the small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the safe 10b or the overflow box 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22 to determine the amount of small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10b.
Here, processing when the overflow storage 11 becomes full when the automatic scrutiny processing of the safe 10c is completed will be described.

Step 22: When the control unit 23 detects that the overflow storage 11 is full with the moved small bundle banknotes with a sensor or the like, the control unit 23 interrupts the automatic inspection process, and as shown in FIG. The bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the empty safe 10c by the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7, and the counting results of the small bundle banknotes are stored in the storage unit 22 and stored in the safe 10c. Determine the height.
The control unit 23 that has moved the small bundle banknotes in the scrutiny storage 62 to the safe 10c closes the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds so that the small bundle banknotes stored in the overflow storage 11 can be collected. 10c, 10d) is prevented from touching the small bundle banknotes.

After closing the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds, the control unit 23 notifies the host device that it is necessary to collect the small bundle banknotes stored in the overflow storage 11, and the small bundle in the overflow storage 11 is obtained by intervention of an attendant or the like. It is assumed that the banknotes are collected, and when the collection is completed, an instruction for resuming the automatic scrutiny process is received from the host device by an operation of an attendant or the like, and the automatic scrutiny process is resumed.
In addition, when the control part 23 detects that the overflow storage 11 has become full with a sensor etc., the control part 23 displays the information which guides collection | recovery of the small banknote stored in the overflow storage 11 on a display part etc., and alert | reports to a staff You may make it do. In addition, the collected small bundle banknotes are opened and deposited.

Step 25: The control unit 23 instructed to resume the automatic scrutinization processing confirms the storage unit 22, does not perform the automatic scrutiny of the safes 10a, 10b, and 10c for which the amount is determined, but the undefined state safes. Resume from the automatic inspection process of 10d.
The control unit 23 resumed from the automatic inspection process first releases the shutter 10abs and the shutter 10cds.
The control unit 23 moves the small bundle push-in mechanism 9 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 to the safe 10d to be subjected to the automatic scrutiny processing, and waits for the receipt of the small bundle banknotes stored in the safe 10d to be scrutinized.

The control unit 23 releases the stopper that holds the small bundle banknote of the safe 10d, raises the stage of the safe 10d, and pushes up the stored small bundle bank 12a to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. Next, the uppermost small bundle banknote of the small bundle banknote 12d pushed up to the small bundle pushing mechanism 9 is taken out by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 7 and moved to the lifting mechanism 6 through the discrimination section 8. The small banknotes are temporarily stored in the scrutiny box 62.
At this time, the control unit 23 discriminates and counts the denominations of the small bundle banknotes in the discrimination unit 8 to determine whether or not the denomination is a small bundle banknote to be stored in the safe 10d. If it is determined that it is a small bundle of denominations that should be stored, the small bundle of bills is stored in the scrutiny 62, and a small bundle of denominations or denominations of denominations that are to be stored in the safe 10d. Is determined to be a small bundle of bills, the small bundle of bills is moved to and stored in the overflow box 11.

As described above, the control unit 23 repeatedly performs the operation of moving and storing the uppermost small bundle banknotes of the small bundle banknotes 12d stored in the safe 10d to the scrutiny storage 62 or the overflow storage 11, and stores them in the safe 10d. All the stored small bundle banknotes are moved to and stored in the scrutinizing chamber 62 or the overflow storage 11, and the counting result of the small bundle banknotes is stored in the storage unit 22.
Step 26: As shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 23 moves the small banknotes temporarily stored in the scrutiny 62 to the empty safe 10d, and the count result stored in the storage unit 22 in step 25. The amount of small bundles of bills stored in the safe 10d is determined.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 23 of the sealed small bundle payment machine 1 empties the small banknotes temporarily stored in the scrutiny storage 62 when there is an empty safe 10 when the automatic scrutiny processing is interrupted. Since the number of safes 10 for which the amount has been determined increases, the number of safes for which the amount is indeterminate is reduced when the automatic scrutiny process is resumed, and the processing time for the automatic scrutiny process is further reduced. can do.

As described above, in the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the automatic scrutiny processing is performed by returning the small bundle banknotes temporarily stored in the scrutiny to the empty safe. When the process is resumed, there are fewer safes whose amount is uncertain, and the processing time of the automatic scrutiny process can be shortened.
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus has been described as a sealed small bundle payment machine that automatically scrutinizes a small bundle of banknotes. It is good also as cash processing apparatuses, such as a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine which carries out the automatic close-up process of a banknote.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sealing small bundle payment machine 2 Conveyance path 2a, 2b Accumulation part 3 Banknote clamp conveyance part 4 Sealing part 5 Withdrawal port 6 Lifting mechanism 7 Small bundle clamp moving mechanism 8 Discrimination part 9 Small bundle pushing mechanism 10 (10a, 10b) 10c, 10d) Safe 11 Overflow storage 12 (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) Small banknote 21 Movement control unit 22 Storage unit 23 Control unit 61 Stage 62 Scrutiny

Claims (7)

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal processing device that counts cash stored in multiple safes and performs scrutiny processing,
A storage unit for storing finalized information for each safe;
The cash stored in the safe at the transfer source is moved to the safe at the transfer destination, the cash is counted, and the counting result is stored in the storage unit as the confirmed information of the safe at the transfer destination. A control unit that performs a finalizing process for determining the amount of money for each safe and performs the scrutiny ;
A scrutiny that temporarily evacuates all cash stored in the safe ;
Wherein the control unit interrupts the reconciliation process, when resuming, the determination information in the storage unit have a row the determination processing for only safe that has not been stored, in the determination processing, one of the safe A bill deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus characterized in that all cash is temporarily saved in the scrutiny box, and the one safe is the destination safe . In the banknote deposit and withdrawal processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
When the scrutinization process is interrupted and resumed, if the empty safe exists, the control unit moves the cash temporarily saved in the scrutiny to the empty safe and confirms the safe. A bill deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus, wherein information is stored in the storage unit. In the banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A discrimination section for differentiating cash denominations;
And a reserve for storing cash,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing processing apparatus, wherein cash that has not been discriminated by the discrimination unit is stored in a reserve box during the scrutiny process. In the banknote deposit and withdrawal processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
Each safe has a shutter that opens and closes an opening,
The banknote depositing / dispensing processing apparatus, wherein when the control unit detects that the reserve is full, the shutter is shielded by the shutter, and the guide for collecting the cash in the reserve is notified. . In the banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The said cash is a banknote, The banknote depositing / withdrawing processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
The banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus, wherein the banknote is a small bundle banknote sealed every predetermined number. The banknote deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,
Having a sealing part for generating the small bundle banknote,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing processing apparatus, wherein the scrutiny is formed in a space in a moving mechanism between the sealing unit and the safe.

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