JPH05274521A - Automatic bill replenishing device for automatic cash handling machines - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain power saving in order to compensate for the shortage of hands and to attain effectiveness for the prevention of crimes by arranging a storage box for a paper money cassette for replenishing paper money to a device under the device so that when paper money in a cash cassette of the device are emptied, the cassette stored in the storage box is automatically substituted for the empty cassette. CONSTITUTION:This automatic paper money replenishing device is constituted of a paper money cassette 27 arranged in a paper money processor 26, a cassette lift 28 fixed to the lower part of the cassette 27, a paper money replenishing device 30 arranged on ground under the device, and so on. Since the price of land is high, an automatic paper money processor 25 is compacted and a substitutive cassette 27 is stored in the device 26. When a sensor detects the lack of paper money, the cassette 27 is moved down by the lift 28 and a substituting cassette (filled with notes) stored in the device 30 is lifted so as to be immediately used as a working cassette 27. Since the device can be in a working state even during the substituting period of the cassettes 27, only transactions such as deposit and transfer can be attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic bill replenishing device for an automatic cash handling machine, and in particular, it automatically replenishes it without manpower and is buried underground to save space and prevent crime. The present invention relates to an automatic replenishing device that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The operation of automatic cash handling machines on Saturday has become established, and it is planned to expand to Sunday and public holidays.
However, in that case, if the payment amount exceeds the bill loading capacity of the automatic teller machine, it is necessary to replenish the bills by a bank clerk or the like, which is a big problem in the present situation of manpower shortage. Also,
Since the automatic cash handling machine is not in operation from the time of running out of bills to the completion of bill replenishment, the service of the customer is reduced. The bill loading capacity is naturally limited (5-6000 sheets /
If there are more than this capacity on weekends, two days off on Saturdays and Sundays, it is necessary to suspend the handling temporarily or, if it is long, to suspend handling hourly. on the other hand,
Although it is possible to increase the size of the device and increase the bill loading capacity, the automatic cash handling machine is generally installed in high streets with high land prices. In this case, a device with a small installation area is required. . In a conventional automated teller machine, for example,
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-50994, "Automatic bill replenishment method in bill recirculation type deposit / withdrawal device", a replenishment safe is provided in the device to reduce the amount of bills in a bill box. When detected by the sensor, the device can be traded while the customer sensor detects the presence of the user, so that the bills can be replenished without stopping the device when the stored bills are too small.

[0003]

However, in the technique described in the above publication, there is a problem that the device becomes large because the device has a refill safe. As described above, the automatic cash handling machine is generally installed at a place with a high land price, and therefore a device with a small installation area is desired. An object of the present invention is to solve such conventional problems, to satisfy the contradictory requirements of a reduction in installation space and a large capacity of replenishment bills, and an automatic cash machine capable of strengthening crime prevention. An object is to provide an automatic bill replenishing device for a handling machine.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic bill replenishing device for an automatic cash handling machine according to the present invention is installed directly below the automatic cash handling machine, and has a loading bill cassette and an empty bill inside. When the banknote cassette storage with a space for storing cassettes and the banknote cassette storage and the automatic cash handling machine have a banknote cassette in the automatic cash handling machine at a predetermined remaining amount or less, automatic The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with a bill cassette moving mechanism that vertically moves and replaces an empty bill cassette and a bill cassette for loading.

[0005]

In the present invention, a storage box for storing a plurality of bill cassettes for replenishing the device is installed under the device (underground, etc.),
As soon as there are no more banknotes in the cash cassette in the device, the cash cassette in the storage is automatically replaced. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the apparatus downtime from the running out of bills on the holiday working day to the bill replenishment by the clerk. In addition, decrease of banknotes in cash cassette,
A sensor is provided in the cassette, and the automatic replenishment device of the bill cassette is activated by detecting that the remaining amount of bills is less than a predetermined amount.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 25 is an automatic cash handling apparatus installed on the ground, 26 is a banknote handling apparatus (for recycling) provided in the automatic cash handling apparatus 25, and 27 is a banknote cassette (safe box provided in the banknote handling apparatus 26. ) And 28 are cassette lifts attached to the lower part of the banknote cassette 27, and 30 is a banknote replenishing device provided below the device (underground). Since the automatic cash handling apparatus 25 is installed in a place with a high land price, the automatic cash handling apparatus 25 has a small size and a small capacity, and is a replaceable banknote cassette 27.
Are provided in the bill handling apparatus 26. , When the sensor detects that the bill is out, the bill cassette 28 is moved to the cassette lifting table 28.
Then, the replacement cassette (filled with banknotes) in the banknote replenishing device 30 is raised so that it can be immediately used as the current banknote cassette 28. Even during the replacement period of the banknote cassette 28, the device can be operated and only transactions such as deposit and transfer are possible. Moreover, since the replacement time of the banknote cassette 28 does not take so long, the withdrawal process can be performed after a short time.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the bill replenishing device in FIG. In FIG. 2, 1 is an optical bill remaining amount sensor in the automatic cash handling apparatus, 2 is a bill cassette (2 in FIG. 1).
7) 3 is a bill stored in the bill cassette 2, 4 is a bill pushing plate for placing the bill in the bill cassette 2 thereon, 5 is a maintenance door in the bill replenishing device 30, and 6 is a replacement A banknote cassette door for loading and unloading the banknote cassette 2, a cassette lifting / lowering table (28 in FIG. 1) for lifting the banknote replacement banknote cassette 7 after lowering the banknote depletion banknote cassette, and 8 a cassette drive belt model. (M
4), 9 are spiral gears (vertical movement gears) for vertically moving the cassette lifting / lowering table 7, 10 are banknote cassettes (for loading) for replacement in which banknotes are full, and 11 is a replacement Loading cassette drive belt for horizontally moving the bill cassette 10 for use in the direction of the doorway, 12 is a drive belt motor (M3) for driving the loading cassette drive belt 11, and 13 is a lowered bill that is stored. A banknote cassette (empty cassette), 14 is an empty cassette drive belt for moving the empty cassette 13 in the backward direction, 15 is a drive belt motor (M2) for driving the empty cassette drive belt 14, and 16 is a cassette lifter. A cassette lifting table driving motor (M1) for driving the machine, 17 is a 90 ° conversion gear for converting the vertical rotation to the horizontal rotation, and 18 is a bill A control controller package for controlling the inside of the charging device 30, 19 is a banknote cassette inlet / outlet for inserting / removing the banknote cassette 2 on the automatic cash handling device side, and 20 is light passing through the optical banknote remaining amount sensor 1. A bill remaining amount sensor light transmission window provided for this purpose, and 21 is a cassette drive belt for moving the bill cassette 2 or 10 to a stable position on the cassette lift 7. Although not shown, sensors for detecting that the replacement cassette 10 has been placed on the lift table 7 are provided on the front side and the back side slightly above the upper stage of the wall of the bill replenishing device 30.

First, while the automatic cash handling apparatus 25 is in operation,
The banknote cassette 2 in the mounted banknote handling device 26
In, when the optical paper money remaining amount sensor 1 detects that the remaining amount is less than or equal to a predetermined remaining amount, the paper money remaining amount is transferred from the paper money cassette 2 into a paper money box (not shown) in the automatic cash handling apparatus 25. After emptying the banknote cassette 2, the banknote replenishing device 30 installed in the basement below the cash handling device 25 is activated. The following operations are performed so that the bill replenishing device 30 can replace the bill cassette 10 for loading. That is, since the empty banknote cassette 2 is already mounted on the cassette lifting table 7 that moves up and down, the empty banknote cassette 2 is connected to the motor 16 to transfer it to the lower cassette storage space of the banknote replenishing device 30. The conversion gear 17 moves the cassette lifting table 7 to the position shown in FIG. Next, in order to store the empty cassette 2 in the lower stage, the moving belt 14 on the unloading stage and the drive belt 21 on the cassette lift 7 activate the motor 15 and the motor 8, respectively, and move to the left. The empty cassette 2 is moved by moving at the same speed (arrow and in FIG. 2).

Next, the motor 12 and the motor 8 are moved to move the loading banknote cassette 10 into the automatic cash handling apparatus after the cassette elevating table 7 is raised to the position shown in FIG. 2B. Is started, the drive belt 11 on the upper stage and the drive belt 21 on the lift base 7 are rotated rightward at the same speed, and placed on the lift base 7. Note that, as described above, detection sensors are provided on both the front side wall and the back side wall, which are slightly above the upper side of the bill replenishing device 30. For example, if one of the sensors is a light-emitting diode and the other is a light-receiving transistor, when the loading banknote cassette 10 is mounted on the lift table 7, the light-receiving transistor is blocked because the light cannot be received, so that the sensor is mounted. Can be detected. This stops the movement of the drive belt 21 of the lift 7 and the drive belt 12 of the upper stage. Next, the motor 16 is activated and the spiral gear 9 is rotated to raise the elevating table 7 to the position (C). As a result, the bill cassette is set in the bill handling device 26, and the operation is completed (the arrow in FIG. 2).

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the bill loading capacity can be increased without increasing the installation space of the automatic teller machine, bills will not run out even during consecutive holidays such as Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. As a result, it is possible to save labor due to lack of manpower, and there is an advantage in crime prevention because it is a supplementary device for underground burial.

[0011]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic cash handling apparatus and a bill replenishing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the bill replenishing device in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Optical Bill Remaining Sensor 2 Banknote Cassette 3 Banknote 4 Banknote Push Plate 5 Maintenance Door 6 Banknote Cassette Door 7 Cassette Elevator 8, 12, 15, 16 Drive Belt Motor 9 Spiral Gyu 10 Banknote Cassette (for Loading) 11 , 14, 21 Drive belt 13 Banknote cassette (empty cassette) 17 90 ° conversion gear 18 Control controller package 19 Banknote cassette inlet / outlet 20 Banknote remaining amount sensor light transmission window 25 Cash automatic handling device 26 Banknote handling device 27 Banknote cassette 28 cassette lift 30 bill replenishing device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote cassette storage provided directly below the automatic cash handling machine and having a space for storing a banknote cassette for loading and an empty banknote cassette therein, and the banknote cassette storage and the automatic cash handling machine. And a banknote cassette moving mechanism that automatically elevates and replaces empty banknote cassettes and loading banknote cassettes when the banknote cassettes in the automated teller machine become less than a predetermined remaining amount. An automatic bill replenishing device for an automatic teller machine, which is characterized in that