JPS60193092A - Unmanned deposit receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to an unmanned deposit acceptance machine by which financial institutions such as banks automatically accept deposits for sales and deposits from shops and the like.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Conventionally, in financial institutions such as banks, shops, etc. A night safe is provided to accept deposits from customers. Then, the next morning at the branch, the staff member opens the night money 1-+7, opens the bags that have been inserted individually, counts the deposit amount inside, and after comparing it with the declared amount, deposits the money into the customer's deposit account. That's what I do. This type of deposit processing method involves a complicated process of opening a bag, taking out coins from inside, counting the number of stars for each banknote or coin, and comparing it with the declared amount. In business offices located in shopping districts and the like, unmanned deposit acceptance machines of this type handle a large number of deposits number 1, so it takes a great deal of time to process them.

(Objective of the Invention) 1-1 of the present invention is that in a deposit processing system in an automatic deposit device such as a night deposit box, a deposit is received at a predetermined δ′1 total of 1 gold, and the received deposit cassette is To provide an unmanned deposit accepting machine capable of automatically performing settlement processing on stored and accepted deposit cassettes and dispensing empty deposit cassettes.

(Summary of the Invention) This invention relates to an unmanned deposit acceptance machine, which includes a cassette transfer unit that takes in a deposit cassette containing coins and dispenses an empty deposit cassette; This device is provided with a cassette storage unit and a unit for storing and storing taken-in deposit cassettes and delivering empty deposit cassettes prepared in advance to a cassette delivery/reception unit.

(Embodiment of the Invention) Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of a customer-side counter 10 of an unmanned deposit acceptance machine, where a deposit cassette 4 (to be described later) is inserted into the upper left side of the counter 10 by a customer such as a store clerk. An insertion slot 11 (opening to the receiving shutter) is provided, and below it is a dispensing slot [1] for dispensing empty deposit cassettes 4A to customers.
(Open the reception shutter) There are 12 counters and 1 counter
To the right of o is a numeric keypad 1 for manually entering the customer number 5) (PIN number) that has been predetermined between the customer and the financial institution.
3, a display section 14 for displaying numerical values and instructions entered manually using the numeric keypad 13, and a cash register 1-issuing port 15 for issuing a receipt to the customer when dispensing the empty deposit 7 cassette 4A.
Or is provided. Note that the counter 1O is located at the front of the second section of the cassette transfer unit I-100, which will be described later, and forms an interface with customers.

Fig. 2 shows an example of the internal layout of a bank in which an unmanned deposit acceptance machine of the present invention is installed.
0 (200A, 200B,...) is provided, and one cassette storage unit 200 located at the counter lO stores deposit cassettes 4
It is designed to store and store empty deposit cassettes and dispense empty deposit cassettes to customers. Cassette storage unit 2
00 is a unit] - It is designed to automatically travel between the storage section l and the payment processing unit 2 along the guide belt 3 laid on the floor,
The vehicle travels along a predetermined route such as →Ml→...

By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, the deposit cassette 4 used in the present invention has a box-shaped deposit cassette main body 401.
The main body 40 consists of a coin storage section 402 for storing coins and a banknote storage section 403 for storing banknotes etc.
An opening 404 for discharging the coins in the cassette 4 is provided on the side of the cassette 4, and although the sliding lid 405 is not shown, it is normally locked by a locking mechanism and is unlocked to open the opening. 404 is opened. Also,
The openings 4068 to 4060 are used for inserting a bill supporting fork into the bill storage section 403 in the payment processing unit 2, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 57-200822, 5r before the sliding lid 405 is opened. It is for. A lid 407 that can be opened and closed is provided at the upper side end of the main body 401, and the stored banknotes are pressed to the bottom of the banknote storage section 403 in a closed state E; with the lid 407 on the inner surface thereof. Bill retainer springs 408A and 408B are attached, thereby forming a gap between the lid 407 and the bill surface, and opening 406 of the bill supporting fork.
It is possible to insert into A to 406D. In addition, open +1
408G and 408D are formed in a groove shape over a predetermined length at the bottom of the banknote storage section 403, so that even if the banknote support fork is inserted, it will not collide with the stored banknotes. Furthermore, a liquid crystal display 409 is provided on the inner surface of the lid 407 to display and confirm customer data entered using a keyboard 410, and a side surface of the lid 407 is provided with an external interface. A connecting end 411 is provided, and is connected to an external terminal at a predetermined position within the processing unit 2, when the terminal 407 is closed.

Next, the schematic configuration of the cassette storage unit 200 will be explained with reference to FIG. A cassette loading/unloading section 220 for payment is built-in, and the cassette storage unit 200 travels along the guide strip 3 by an automatic traveling unit 240 at the bottom. Automatic driving unit 1-
240 has, for example, four running wheels 242 driven by a running drive unit 241, and the running wheels 242 can not only run forward and backward but also change direction to turn left or right. Further, on the bottom of the automatic traveling unit 1-240, a traveling sensor 243 is provided, which is composed of a light emitting element group and a light receiving element group, which irradiates light onto the guiding band 3, receives the reflected light, and detects positional deviation with respect to the guiding band 3. A detection signal from the running sensor 243 is input to a guiding section 262 (to be described later), and a guiding signal from this guiding section 262 is manually inputted to the steering control section 244 to control the running wheels 242 via the running drive section 241. By controlling the traveling direction, the automatic traveling unit 240 automatically travels along the guide zone 3. In addition, the optical guidance method was developed by the Special Publication Publication Act of 1986-12.
This is shown in Publication No. 805 and the like. Further, the automatic traveling unit 240 has a power supply control section 245, which supplies power to the traveling drive section 241 and the like for automatic traveling. Note that this power supply control unit 245 is equipped with a chargeable and dischargeable battery, and the cassette transfer unit) 10
It has a dedicated terminal 245A for automatically charging at the standby position of 0 (for example, unit storage part 1). That is, in the standby position, the housing end 245A is automatically inserted into the power terminal, and the battery is always charged in the standby state. In addition, the cassette storage unit 20
0 is connected to the cassette delivery/reception unit) lO'o and the payment processing system 2, and is configured to deliver the deposit cassette 4. Therefore, a connected sensor 205 and a data input/output unit 204 are also connected to the front of the cassette storage unit 200. The connection sensor 205 is made of a light receiving element such as a phototransistor, and receives light from the connection device 2z to accurately position the deposit cassette at a position suitable for transfer. Obstacle detection sensors 20B that use optical or ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the cassette storage unit 200 in the running direction.
and 207 are provided, and the cassette storage unit 2
A bumper 208 is provided around the bottom edge of the vehicle 00 to absorb the shock of a collision. On the front and rear surfaces of the bumper 208 are obstacle detection sensors 209'E that use optical or ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles on the floor.
I and 210 are provided.

Next, the internal mechanism of the cassette transfer unit +-1oo and the cassette storage unit 200 will be explained with reference to FIGS. A take-in belt 101 for taking in the deposit cassette 4 inserted into the insertion slot 11 is connected to the insertion opening 11, and a take-in belt 101 for taking the deposit cassette 4 inserted into the insertion port 11 is connected to the deposit cassette 4 being transported. connection terminal 4
A data reading section 102 for reading data from the 11 is provided. An elevator mechanism consisting of a pair of conveyor belts 103 and 104 is disposed below the intake belt 101, and the conveyor belts 103 and 104 each have a
O-La 103A, 103B and 104A.

L-shaped claw pieces 105 and 1013 are wound around conveyor belt 104B and are provided facing conveyor belts 103 and 104.
An empty deposit cassette 4A is placed on the deposit cassette 41, and the deposit cassette 4A is raised to the position indicated by the broken line in FIG. . By driving the dispensing belt 107 placed horizontally, the empty deposit cassette 4A that is waiting on the conveyor belts 103 and 104 is conveyed toward the dispensing port 12, and the deposit cassette 4A is dispensed from the dispensing port 12 to the customer. It has become. At this time, the data writing section llo writes necessary data to the cassette 4A via the connection terminal 4.11. In addition, the cassette storage unit 200 connected to the cassette transfer unit 100 can run on an automatic running unit 240 at the bottom, and a shutter 221 is provided at a position connected to the take-in belt 1O1. A carry-in belt 223 is provided in the cassette loading/unloading section 220, and the carry-in belt l-223
The loaded deposit cassette 4 is placed on a mounting member 227 of the cassette storage 0 storage section consisting of a pair of belts 225 and 226.
228 It will be placed on JD. Belt 225 and 226L
The mounting members 227 and 2 are arranged at predetermined intervals.
28, and the deposit cassette 4 placed horizontally on the placing members 227 and 228 is lowered step by step by the drive of belts 225 and 226. Deposit cassettes 4 received from customers are placed in the work area shown in Figure 5 for storage and storage.
In the I part, an empty deposit card 4A to be paid out to the customer is stored. Then, the empty deposit cassette 4A is placed at the bottom of the cassette storage/storage section using the shutter 22.
The deposit cassette 4A transported by the transport belt 224 is transferred to the transport belt 224- which is disposed at the bottom of the cassette transfer unit l-100. 1-108, and placed on the claws 105 and 106 of the conveyor belts 103 and 104, which are provided so as to sandwich the conveyor belt 108,
From this position (solid line position in FIG. 6), it is raised by an elevator mechanism and is placed on standby at the broken line position in FIG.

On the other hand, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the cassette transfer unit loO, in which an MPU (microprocessor unit 120) performs overall control,
1. The cassette transport section 121 that drives the elevator mechanism, the payout belt 107 and the transport belt 108 is sunk;
Required data on the receipt (e.g. date and time of receipt, customer number,
A printing section 15A is provided for printing a customer's name (customer name) and issuing a receipt from the receipt issuing port 15. Further, the first storage unit 122 stores various programs and various data necessary for operation to operate the cassette exchange unit 1oo, and the second storage unit 123 is composed of a floppy disk device, and records the contents printed on the receipt. L. If a problem later arises with a customer regarding a deposit, the contents of the floppy disk can be read out and checked. The connection unit 124 mechanically connects the cassette storage unit 200 to enable delivery of deposit cassettes.
Various data are inputted and outputted between the cassette transfer unit 100 and the cassette storage unit 200, and each device is interconnected via an MPU 1120. Furthermore, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the cassette storage unit 200.
has two MPUs 250 and 260 connected to each other, the MPU 250 mainly controls the transfer of deposit cassettes, the MPU 260 mainly controls the automatic travel unit 240,
The MPU 250 is connected to a cassette transport section 252 via a pass line 251. Shutter parts 221 and 222. memory 28
0 etc. is tJJs, and MPU 260 has pass line 2.
61 through the guide section 262. A memory 280 and the like are connected. Here, the cassette transport section 252 receives the cassette transfer unit 100 or the payment processing unit 2 by receiving θa.
This is the part that transports the single gold cassette by driving a motor, etc.
This is the part that opens and closes the .

Further, the alarm section 255 generates an alarm with a buzzer or a lamp when an abnormality occurs during loading or unloading of cassettes in the cassette storage unit 200. (automatic driving unit) in cooperation with the steering control section 244.
240 is made to run along the guide strip 3 on the floor. and,! ! Reporting area 263 automatic driving unit 240
Obstacle detection sensor 206
The alarm lamp is turned on or blinks when the vehicle 207, 2H, or 210 detects an obstacle and stops, when a failure occurs in the automatic travel unit 240, or when the battery is being charged.

Here, the memory 280 is composed of a ROM that stores a cassette transfer program and a RAM that stores information necessary for loading or unloading a cassette.
The memory 280 is composed of a ROM that stores the driving program of the automatic driving unit 240, and a RAM that stores essential information for controlling the direction during driving, detecting obstacles, controlling the power supply, etc. There is.

Tips for transferring and receiving cassettes in the coffin by referring to the flowchart in Figure 9!・Explain the operation of 100.

When the cassette storage unit 200 is used for use in Magane-Oki, the cassette storage unit 200 is stored in the cassette transfer unit 10 as shown in FIG.
0 via a connection 124, and necessary data can be exchanged between the cassette storage unit 200 and the cassette exchange unit 100 via data input/output sections 125 and 204. In this initial state, all storage cassettes in the cassette storage unit 200 are empty deposit cassettes.

A customer as a user of a night safe deposits money in a deposit cassette 4 as shown in FIG. and press the numeric keypad 13 provided at the counter 10.
When you enter the customer number exchanged with the financial institution manually (step 5xoo), this manual data is displayed.
I< (step 5tol), and the receiving shutter provided in the insertion slot 11 opens (step 510).
2) Insert the deposit cassette you brought into the insertion slot 11 (step 5103). And 8'1 gold power cent 4
When the deposit cassette 4 is inserted into the insertion slot 11, the cassette transport fR121 is driven, and the take-in belt 101 is driven.
The data is taken into the inside (Step 5104), and during that time, the data manually entered into the W+gold cassette 4 is read out via the data reading unit 411 via the data reading unit 102 (Step 5105). ), determine whether the data matches the data registered at the financial institution (Step 5).
IOEi). If the data does not match, the customer is different, and the inserted deposit cassette 4 must be returned, and the deposit cassette 4 that was once loaded must be returned to the import bell).
101 is reversed to transfer it to the insertion Dll side, and after its removal, the receiving shutter is closed (steps 5120 to 51).
22).

If the input data matches the pre-registered data, the acceptance shutter is closed with the deposit cassette 4 taken in (step SIO?), and the empty deposit waiting at the top of the elevator mechanism is removed. Write necessary data from the data writing section 11 (l) into the cassette 4A (step 8108), and open the dispensing shutter (step 5I).
09) Dispense the empty cassette 4^ from the dispensing L112 (step 5IIO). At the same time, at this time, 1
) is stored in the second storage unit 123. Step 5i
ll) The stored data is printed by the printing section 15A and a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 15 (step 5112). After the customer receives this issued receipt and pulls out the empty deposit cassette 4A from the payout opening 12 (step 5113), the payout shutter is closed to complete the operation (step 5114).

In this embodiment, the empty deposit cellar 4A is placed on standby at the - part of the elevator mechanism (the broken line part in Figure 6). 4A is on standby, and step 5107
When you close the acceptance shutter with ! Transport belt 103 to lν
and 104, and may be dispensed from the dispensing opening 12 in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, if the customer number input using the numeric keypad 13 is different from a pre-registered value, this may be displayed on the display section 14 without opening the receiving shank.

Next, the operation of the cassette I/storage unit 200 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

One of the cassette transport/l units is always mechanically connected to the cassette transfer unit 100 and in a standby state, and with the shutters 221 and 222 open, it always takes deposit cassettes inserted by customers. It is determined whether or not it is necessary (step 5200). and,
If you need to import a cassette, call the import bell) 1011.
The deposit cassette 4 placed on and being transported is taken into the interior by the drive of the carry-in belt 223 via the cassette transport section 252, and the taken deposit cassette 4 is transferred to the mounting member 227 of the cassette storage/storage section. Place it on 228 (
Step 5201). After this, the belt 225 of the cassette storage/storage section is driven to carry out the empty deposit cassette 4A at the bottom of the cassette storage/storage section to the cassette delivery/reception unit (step 5202). ．． 22B to lower each stored deposit cassette one step (step 5203). In the cassette storage/storage department, there are 4 deposit cassettes received from customers.
The empty deposit cassettes prepared in advance are stored separately from the upper shelf, so that there are no empty deposit cassettes and all the deposit cassettes are deposit cassettes containing money from customers. Step 52 to determine whether or not
04) If there are still empty deposit cassettes, it returns to the standby state and repeats the )-recording operation.

Then, when there are no empty deposit cassettes and all the insurance cassettes are deposit cassettes 4 from customers, the shutters 221 and 222 are closed (step 5205).
, Turn off the connection with the cassette transfer unit 100 (Step 920El), Obstacle detection sensor 20+3.20
7 and 209.210, it is determined whether there are any obstacles on the travel path (step 5207), and if there are no obstacles, the automatic travel unit 240 travels in the cassette storage unit 200 (step 5209). During this travel, it is constantly detected whether or not there are any obstacles (step 5210), and if there are no obstacles, the steering control unit 244 controls the steering (step 5211), aA guide band 3
It is detected whether or not the predetermined position of the payment processing unit 2 has been reached along the path (step 5212), and the travel is stopped at the predetermined position (step 5213). In addition, if an obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection sensor, the driving is immediately stopped (Step 5210.220), and the alarm unit 263
(step 5221), and waits until the alarm tV is released (step 52).
22).

In this way, the full deposit cassette from the customer is delivered to the payment processing unit 2 by a similar mechanism as shown in FIG. The deposit cassette 4A is received and returned to the unit storage section l in the same manner as described above.

In the above-described embodiment, the customer number is entered using the numeric keypad 13 of the counter 10, but instead of using the numeric keypad, a predetermined card is provided to the customer, and when the card is inserted, the customer number is read. You can also
Although the customer number is displayed on the display unit 14, it may not be displayed in order to prevent crime. The data reading unit 10 also reads the customer number from the inserted deposit cassette.
If it does not match the customer number read in Step 2 and entered using the numeric keypad or card, the display unit 14 may display a mismatch and return the cassette, or an audible alarm may be output and the cassette is returned. Unit 100 and case/
) The storage unit 200 is not limited to the structure described in FIGS. 4 to 6, and can be modified in various ways. Although a plurality of cassette storage units 200 are provided for the cassette delivery/reception unit l-100, only one cassette storage unit 200 may be provided. Furthermore, by omitting the manual effort of using a numeric keypad or card to identify the customer number, simply inserting the deposit cassette into the insertion slot 11, it is detected and taken in, and the customer number stored in the deposit cassette is read. It may also be possible to write on an empty deposit cassette to be paid out.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the unmanned deposit acceptance machine of the present invention, sales proceeds from stores, etc. can be received as deposits completely unattended, and since they can be stored in cassettes, there are no troubles when making deposits. It disappears. Furthermore, since an empty deposit cassette is automatically dispensed with respect to the inserted deposit cassette, the bank does not have to do the troublesome work of handing out a bag to be deposited into a night safe at each store later. Furthermore, since the stored deposit cassettes are automatically released and the amount of money is settled, there is an advantage that there is no need for a personal line for settlement operations at financial institutions.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of tellers in an unmanned deposit receiver of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the internal layout of a financial institution, and Fig. 3 is an example of a deposit cassette used in the invention. Figure 4 shows the cassette used in this invention.
FIG. 5 is a structural diagram showing mainly the automatic traveling unit of the storage unit I. FIG. 5 is a mechanical diagram showing the connection relationship between the cassette transfer unit and the cassette storage unit in this invention and a schematic configuration of the internal mechanism, and FIG. 6 is a part thereof. 7 is a block diagram showing the circuit system of the cassette transfer unit in this invention, and FIG. 8 is a structural diagram showing the cassette transfer unit in this invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the cassette transfer unit in this invention, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the cassette storage unit in this invention. be. ■...Unit storage section, 2...Pre-Q processing unit,
4,4A... Deposit cassette, for lO river "1.100-
Cassette transfer unit, 200...Cassette storage unit. Applicant's agent Yasugata kJl 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In addition to taking in the deposit cassette containing currency,
Cassette I, which is designed to dispense empty deposit cassettes.
It is composed of a transfer unit and a cassette storage unit that stores and stores the deposit cassette taken in by the cassette I transfer unit and transfers the empty deposit cassette prepared in advance to the cassette transfer unit. An unmanned deposit acceptance machine characterized by: (2) Claim 1, wherein the cassette storage unit has an automatic traveling function, and transports the stored deposit cassettes by automatically traveling to a predetermined location away from the cassette delivery/reception unit. Unmanned deposit machines as described in Section 1.