JPH04167197A - Paper money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prohibit the transfer of a paper money between carrier mechanism modules while a paper money input/output port and a paper money housing part are being carried by grasping the paper money with the hand of a robot manipulator. CONSTITUTION:The paper money delivered from a paper money delivery part 3a is supported with a hand part, and is passed through a paper money discrimination counter part 2 passing a route 101, and paper money confirmation, surface/back plane confirmation, and counting are performed, and the paper money is carried to a paper money return elevation port 1b passing routes 102, 104 when it is a payable one. At this time, when it is discriminated that the paper money shows the back plane by the paper money discrimination counter part 2, surface/back plane inversion is performed at 103. Furthermore, the hand part carrying the paper money to the paper money return elevation port 1b is moved to 114 passing routes 105, 106, or to 115 passing the routes 105, 106, 108, and 109 according to the instruction of a control part, then, performs the carry of the next paper money. In such a way, no jamming occurs because no paper money is transferred between the carrier mechanism modules during that time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a banknote handling device such as an automatic teller machine or the like.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, this type of bill handling device uses roller conveyance or belt conveyance as a means for conveying bills one by one to each element such as a bill taking in and dispensing port, a bill validating and counting section, and a bill storing section.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, conventional banknote handling devices use rollers or belts, the number of components in the banknote transport mechanism is large, and there is also the risk of banknotes jamming at the transport path switching section or the joints of each transport unit. It has the disadvantage of causing problems such as

[Means to solve the problem]

The bill handling device of the present invention includes a bill taking in and dispensing port used as a bill transaction window, a bill discriminating and counting section for discriminating and counting bills sent from the bill receiving and dispensing port, and a bill discriminating and counting section. In a bill handling device comprising a bill storage section that stores bills that have been discriminated and counted, the bills that are fed out one by one from the bill receiving and dispensing port when taking in bills are discriminated and counted through the bill discrimination and counting section. and, according to the results, a first conveying means that aligns the front and back sides of the banknotes and transports the banknotes to the banknote storage unit of each denomination; A robot manipulator that grasps and conveys banknotes one by one is used as a second conveyance means that performs discrimination and counting through a banknote discrimination and counting section, aligns the front and back sides of the banknotes, and conveys the banknotes to the banknote take-in and payout port. ing.

The function of the present invention is that since the banknotes are held by the hand of the robot manipulator, there is no passing of the receiver between the transport mechanism modules during transport between the banknote take-in and payout port and the banknote storage section, and there is no jamming of banknotes during that time. . Furthermore, since the conveyance path is not meandering as in belt or roller conveyance, the path can be shortened, so there is no need to increase the conveyance speed of individual banknotes as in belt or roller conveyance. Furthermore, since the bill can be turned upside down by rotating the hand itself, no new mechanism is required for this purpose.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the configuration of a banknote handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the side of the device, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the device in Fig. 1, as seen from the rear side, and Fig. 3 is a first detail of the hand section. Figure 4 is a rear view of the device shown in Figure 1 when the hand part shown in Figure 3 is folded, and Figures 5 (a) and (b) are second detailed views of the hand part. Figure 6 is a diagram of the movement path of the hand during dispensing.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the moving path of the hand section during taking in.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote handling device of this embodiment is as follows:
Banknote inlet and payout section 1, banknote discrimination and counting section 2, banknote storage section 3
, banknote transport mechanism section 4, each of which is an independent element. The movement of banknotes (not shown) between these elements is carried out by a banknote transport mechanism section 4 having a hand section 4a, which is a mechanical hand of a robot manipulator. Here, the hand portion 4a is shown in an open state in which it does not grip a banknote in FIG. 1, and in a closed state in which it grips a banknote in FIG.

The banknote take-in and payout port 1 is used as a banknote transaction counter, and is comprised of a banknote feed-out unit 1a, a banknote return elevator opening 1b, and a banknote take-in and payout port 1c.

The bills within the bill validating and counting section 2 are conveyed all at once by the hand section 4a.

The bill storage section 3 is used as a safe, and a plurality of bill storage sections 3 are prepared for each denomination, and furthermore, they can be attached to and detached from the device. This is composed of a banknote feeding section 3a, a banknote storage opening 3b, and a storage safe 3C.

The bill conveyance mechanism section 4 includes a hand section 4a, a hand rotation mechanism section 4b, and a hand movement mechanism section 4c.

The hand portion 4a is movable in the x-x' direction and the y-y' force direction. Furthermore, although the solid line in FIG. 3 shows the state in which the hand portion 4a is gripping a banknote, the hand portion 4a can be bent from the wrist as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
By moving with the wrist bent as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to move while avoiding other components.

FIG. 5(a) shows that the hand portion 4a is rotatable, and in this figure, it is in a state where it is not gripping a banknote. Further, in FIG. 5(b), the solid line indicates a state in which the hand portion 4a is not gripping a banknote, and the dotted line shows a state in which the hand portion 4a is gripping a banknote.

Since the hand portion 4a is rotatable in this manner, the direction can be changed as necessary during movement.

Next, the operation of payout (payment) and take-in (deposit) in this embodiment will be explained.

(1) Payout (payment) FIG. 6 shows the banknote transport route.

In the initial state, the hand section 4a of the bill conveying mechanism section 4 is located in front 114 or 115 of the bill feeding section 3a of the bill storage section 3. In this case, which banknote storage section to select is determined by the denomination of each banknote storage section stored in a control section (not shown).

Next, the banknotes fed out from the banknote feeding unit 3a are held by the hand unit, and passed through the path 101 to the banknote discrimination and counting unit 2.
The banknotes are checked, front and back are checked, and counted, and if the banknotes can be withdrawn, the banknotes are conveyed through routes 102 and 104 to the banknote return elevator 1b. At this time, when the banknote discrimination and counting section 2 determines that the banknote is the back side, the front and back sides of the banknote are reversed at 103.

The hand unit that has conveyed the banknotes to the banknote return entrance 1b follows the instructions from the control unit and passes through routes 105, 106° 107 to 114, or routes 105° 106, 108, 10.
9 and moves to 115 to transport the next banknote.

In addition, if the bill verification and counting unit 2 determines that withdrawal is not possible,
Route 102, 112, 106, 108° 109.110
The banknotes are conveyed through the banknotes to the banknote storage opening 3b of the banknote storage section 3 on the lower stage, and then moved through the paths 111 and 113 to 114, or through the path 111 to 115, and the next banknote is conveyed.

(2) Intake (deposit) FIG. 7 shows the banknote transport route.

In the initial state, the hand section 4a of the banknote conveyance mechanism 4 is placed in front 213 of the banknote feed-out section 1a of the banknote feed-in and payout port 1.The banknotes put into the banknote intake/discharge port IC are 1/1 by the banknote feed-out section 1a. The hand part 4 is fed out one by one.
The banknotes are held and conveyed by the banknotes a, and passed through the banknote discrimination and counting section 2 via a path 202, where the authenticity, denomination, front and back sides are discriminated, and counted.

The banknotes that have been identified as genuine are routed to the banknote storage unit 3 corresponding to each denomination according to instructions from the control unit via routes 203, 205, 203, 206, 207, or 203.
, 206, 208 and are conveyed to the banknote storage opening 3b. At this time, if the banknote discrimination and counting section 2 determines that the banknote is the back side, the banknote is reversed at 204 . The hand further moves to path 213 through paths 211 and 212, paths 210 and 212, or paths 209 and 212, and conveys the next banknote.

Further, the banknotes discriminated as counterfeit banknotes are conveyed through the paths 203 and 214 to the banknote dispensing elevator 1b and returned to the user, and the hand section moves along the path 215 to convey the next banknote.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the banknotes are held by the hands of the robot manipulator, there is no passing between the transport mechanism modules during transport between the banknote take-in and payout port and the banknote storage section, and there is no jamming of banknotes during this period. Furthermore, since the conveyance path is not meandering as in belt or roller conveyance, the path can be shortened, so there is no need to increase the conveyance speed of individual banknotes as in belt or roller conveyance. Furthermore, since the bill can be turned upside down by rotating the hand itself, there is no need for a new mechanism.

Furthermore, since only one banknote is transported each time, it is very lightweight, the hand section can be made lighter and smaller, and the transport mechanism does not need to be bulky.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the configuration of a banknote handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the side of the device, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the device in Fig. 1, as seen from the rear side, and Fig. 3 is a first detail of the hand section. Figure 4 is a rear view of the device shown in Figure 1 when the hand part shown in Figure 3 is folded, and Figures 5 (a) and (b) are second detailed views of the hand part. Figure 6 is a diagram of the movement path of the hand during dispensing.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the moving path of the hand section during taking in. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Bill taking in and dispensing port, 1a... Bill paying out part, 1b... Bill return elevator, IC... Bill taking in and dispensing port, 2... Bill discriminating and counting section, 3.・・Banknote storage section,
3a...Banknote feeding section, 3b...Banknote storage opening, 3
C...Storage safe, 4...Banknote transport mechanism section, 4a...
・Hand part, 4b...Hand rotation mechanism part, 4C...
Hand movement mechanism section, 101-115.202-215・
··route.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A banknote inlet/discharge port used as a banknote transaction counter;
A banknote handling unit that includes a banknote discrimination and counting unit that discriminates and counts the banknotes sent from the banknote intake/dispensing port, and a banknote storage unit that stores the banknotes that have been discriminated and counted by the banknote discrimination and counting unit. In the device, the banknotes fed out one by one from the banknote inlet/dispensing port during banknote input are discriminated and counted through the banknote discrimination/counting unit, and according to the results, the front and back sides of the banknotes are aligned and separated into each denomination. a first conveyance means for conveying the banknotes to the banknote storage unit; and a first conveying means for transporting the banknotes to the banknote storage unit; and 1) discriminating and counting the banknotes fed out one by one from the banknote storage unit of a certain denomination through the banknote discrimination and counting unit at the time of banknote dispensing. , a robot manipulator that grips and conveys the banknotes one by one is used as a second conveyance means that conveys the banknotes to the banknote take-in and payout port with the front and back sides of the banknotes aligned. Handling equipment.