JP2834958B2 - Portable housing and securities handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for automatically counting a specified number of securities such as banknotes and checks used in transactions at financial institutions such as banks and gift certificates and the like handled at department stores. For handling securities that can be delivered to customers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a financial institution such as a bank has a securities handling device for issuing securities based on an input operation of a customer,
For example, a cash dispenser is installed.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a conventional automatic cash dispenser. The device shown in the figure is an automatic payment device capable of paying bills of two denominations. A dispensing port 2 is provided at a front surface of the main body housing portion 1 as a securities outlet, and a rear portion is provided at a rear surface. A door 3 is provided. A payment mechanism 4 is provided inside. In addition, although not shown, on the front surface of the housing 1, there are provided an input operation unit including a plurality of keys for allowing a customer to perform an input operation such as a recite number or a required payment amount, and a guidance display for the input operation of the customer. And a display unit for reading information from an ID card on which operator information is written, a card reader / writer, a receipt printing machine, a power supply mechanism, and the like. A control unit for controlling the entire apparatus is provided.

On the other hand, the payment mechanism unit 4 has the following components.

[0005] That is, a shutter 5 is provided in the dispensing opening 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a stage 6 for stacking bills is arranged near the shutter 5. The stage 6 is normally arranged in a horizontal state so as to accumulate bills received from the accumulating roller 7 and to be able to pivot downward about one end as needed.

[0006] The first safe 8 and the second safe 9 are safes storing bills for withdrawal. Here, the first safe 8 is a safe for 1,000 yen, and the second safe 9 is a safe for 10,000 yen. And The two safes 8 and 9 are portable housings, and are arranged in two upper and lower stages on the side of the rear door 3 so that they can be pulled out to the rear of the payment mechanism unit 4 after the rear door 3 is opened.

[0007] At the bill payout exits of the 1,000 yen safe 8 and the ten thousand yen safe 9, payout means 10 and 11 are provided, respectively, and the payout means 10 and 11 are respectively pick-up rolls for paying out bills.
, A feed roller that feeds the fed banknotes to a transport path described later, and a reverse roller that prevents the feeding of the second and subsequent banknotes when two or more banknotes are fed. ing.

The transport paths 12a, 12b and 12c are composed of a transport belt and a roller for sandwiching and transporting banknotes. The feeding means 10 and the accumulating roller 7 are connected by the transport paths 12a and 12c. The feeding means 11 and the accumulating roller 7 are connected to the transport path 1
2b and 12c are connected.

Immediately below stage 6 is a reject safe 13
A full sensor 14 for detecting the storage state of bills is provided on the opening side above the reject safe 13. Here, the reject safe 13 is taken out from the side of the payment mechanism unit 4. However, when removing the reject safe 13 from the payment mechanism unit 4 in actual operation, the rear door 3 is opened and the payment mechanism unit 4 is removed. This is to be performed after being pulled out to the rear of the housing 1.

Although not shown, the shutters 5 and the shutters 5 are provided in the transport paths 12a to 12c of the payment mechanism section 4 based on information from a sensor for monitoring the transport state of the bill, a discriminating section, an operation section (not shown), and the like. The operations of the printer 6, the feeding units 10, 11 and the transport paths 12a to 12c are controlled by a control unit (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be briefly described.

First, when a customer inserts a card through a card insertion slot (not shown) and presses a key on the operation unit,
When information such as a personal identification number and a required amount for payment is input, the payout means 10 and 11 are sent from the 1,000 yen safe 8 and the ten thousand yen safe 9, respectively.
, The bills are separated one by one and fed in order, and the fed bills are conveyed by the conveying paths 12a to 12c and accumulated on the stage 6 by the accumulating rollers 7.

[0013] Then, the amount and the number of bills requested by the customer are accumulated on the stage 6, and the bills on which the details of the transaction are printed from a not-shown receipt printing mechanism are accumulated. , The shutter 5 is opened by means (not shown), and the customer is allowed to take out the bills on the stage 6 from the outlet 2.

On the other hand, if an abnormal transport of banknotes is detected in the transport paths 12a to 12c, or if there is a banknote that cannot be discriminated or cannot be counted, these abnormal banknotes will be stayed.
After being accumulated on the stage 6, the stage 6 is assembled by means not shown.
Is rotated downward, and the abnormal banknotes together with the normal banknotes that have already been stacked fall into the reject safe 13 and are stored.

Thereafter, the stage 6 is returned to the original horizontal position, and the bills are fed out, transported, and accumulated on the stage 6 again, and the details of the transaction are transmitted from the receipt printing mechanism. When the printed statement is sent on the bill, the customer is paid as described above.

If the customer does not take out the bill even if the shutter 5 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take the bill, the shutter 5 is closed after a certain period of time,
The stage 6 rotates downward, and stores the forgotten bills in the reject safe 13.

By the way, in the above-mentioned apparatus, when a person in charge of the financial institution operating the apparatus closely examines cash in the apparatus, a reject which is a 1,000 yen safe, a ten-yen safe or another safe for storing bills to be dispensed. Take out the safe from the device, unlock each safe, count the bills inside, check the total amount, the amount of money issued from the receipt printing mechanism, and the amount of bills originally stored, and scrutinize them. I do. In recent years, this type of device is often installed at a business trip store in a downtown area or the like that is far from the financial institution business store. A plurality of safes and a report that issued scrutinized information were transported between the service and a remote business store.

[0018]

In a conventional securities handling apparatus, a receipt issued from a securities handling apparatus installed at a remote business trip store and a plurality of safes are transported to a business store. Unlocking each safe and counting the bills inside, checking the total amount, the withdrawal amount on the receipt, and the amount of the originally stored bills must be performed closely, which requires a lot of time. There was a problem that it required.

In addition, since a plurality of safes are transported to a business trip store to load securities, it takes a long time for close inspection at the time of loading, and there is a problem in safety.

Further, when the security delivered from the safe causes a jam on the transport path, the apparatus is temporarily stopped, and the safe and the reject safe are removed from the apparatus in the same manner as in the case of performing the above-mentioned close inspection. However, there is a problem in inspection and scrutiny that involves the complexity of having to unlock the transport path and each safe to check the location of all securities.

In addition, since the apparatus is of a stationary type, a large installation area is required. In addition, when the apparatus is to be installed in a store, for example, a liquor store, a bookstore, etc., where it is desired to install a voucher or a book voucher in a safe area. Had a problem that it was unsuitable.

The first object of the present invention is to make it easy to carry out a detailed inspection, and to reduce the size of the device so that it can be installed in a safe area and can be used by a private company without taking a place for installation. This is the second purpose.

[0023]

In order to achieve the first object, the portable housing of the present invention can be transported with securities stored therein. The portable housing is provided with a securities storage section for storing securities, a payout transport section for feeding and transporting securities from the securities storage section, and a rotatable transport section provided at an end of the payout transport section. And a stacking vehicle for stacking the securities transported by the transporting unit at the end of the pay-out transport unit. The portable housing includes a storage unit for storing customer information.

The portable housing is mounted on the main body to constitute the securities handling apparatus of the present invention. The securities handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a securities outlet in a main body portion for accumulating securities delivered from a securities storage section of a portable housing. The securities outlet may be provided in a portable housing instead of the main body.

In order to achieve the same object, a storage section for storing customer information is provided in the portable housing, and the control means of the main body section transmits the information inputted from the customer information input means to the portable housing. It is more preferable that the information is stored in the storage unit.

In order to achieve the second object, in a securities handling apparatus according to the present invention, a securities storage section for storing securities, and a pay-out transport section for feeding and transporting the securities from the storage section. Customer information input means for inputting customer information, operation means for instructing operation, control means for controlling the operation of each section of the apparatus, and a securities outlet connected to the feeding / conveying section. And mounted on a portable main body having the following.

[0027]

The securities handling apparatus constructed as described above has a portable housing provided with a securities storage section for storing securities and a pay-out transport section for feeding out and transporting the securities from the stored portion. It is mounted on a main body having customer information inputting means for inputting information, operating means for instructing operation, control means for controlling the operation of each section of the apparatus, and a securities outlet connected to the feeding / conveying section. In accordance with the input operation of the customer, the securities are delivered from the securities storage unit and transported to the securities outlet.

If a portable housing is provided with a securities outlet for accumulating and releasing securities, the securities conveyed to the securities outlet are accumulated and released.

When the storage unit for storing customer information is provided in the portable housing, the control means of the main unit stores the information input from the customer information input means in the storage unit of the portable housing. In addition, the securities handling device is a portable information storage device having a securities storage unit for storing securities and a pay-out transport unit for feeding and transporting the securities from the stored portion. And a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit of the apparatus, and a security main unit provided with a securities outlet connected to the feeding / conveying unit.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when scrutinizing,
It is easy to remove the portable casing from the main body and transport the portable casing to the business store for close inspection. that time,
Since the customer information is stored in the storage unit, the close scrutiny can be automatically performed. In addition, inspection and scrutiny when securities have jammed in the transport path can be facilitated by scrutinizing and inspecting the portable housing side.

Also, since the main body is portable along with the portable housing, it has portability, does not take up an installation space, and has a high security.
Can be installed within easy reach.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional side view showing an automatic cash dispenser of a first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view showing an automatic cash dispenser of the first embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 2, an automatic cash dispenser 21 (hereinafter referred to as an apparatus 21) of the present embodiment has a dispensing port 22 as a securities outlet for discharging bills in front of a main body 21a, and a display screen. , An input display unit 23 of a touch panel input system for inputting by pressing a keyboard displayed on the screen, a magnetic card held by a customer or an ID card held by an operator. An outlet 24 and a receipt outlet 25 from which the transaction receipt is released are provided, respectively.
The main body 21a has a lid 26 which can be freely opened and closed, and each part is attached to the lid 26. The device 21 is manufactured in a table type and is portable.

Next, the inside of the apparatus 21 will be described with reference to FIG. Inside the lid 26, a card reader 27 is provided at a position facing the card insertion port 24, and a receipt printer 28 is provided at a position facing the receipt discharge port 25. A magnetic head 29 is provided on the card reader 27, and reads data above a magnetic card or the like. A control circuit unit 30 is provided inside the lid 26. Lid 2
6 can be opened in the direction of arrow A. Inside the device 21, a safe 31 for storing and feeding out bills, and a device 2 are provided.
A power supply unit 32 for supplying power to various parts of the apparatus 1 is mounted, and a bill accumulation unit 20 as a securities accumulation unit is formed in front of the apparatus. The bill stacking unit 20 has a dispensing port 22 and abuts against a tip end of the fed bill.
a and an accumulation unit floor 20b.

Next, the safe 31 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view showing the safe of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 3, a safe 31 is a portable housing 31.
a is provided with a mechanism described below. The banknotes 40 stored in the banknote storage unit in a three-dimensional state are brought into contact with the picker rollers 44 constituting the feeding and conveying unit by the stage 41 which is elastically pressed by a spring or the like (not shown). Have been. The pick roller 44 has an outer periphery formed of a high friction member, and is driven intermittently by a feed motor 45 to feed bills upward at regular intervals. The bill 40 is fed further upward by the feed roller 42 and the reverse roller 43 while preventing the double feed. Banknote 40
Is a conveyor belt 46 suspended by a plurality of pulleys 55,
47 and transported to the left. Transport belt 46,
The pulley 55 suspending the 47 is rotationally driven by the transport motor 48 to drive the transport belts 46 and 47.
An optical transmission sensor 49 for detecting two-sheet feeding of a bill is provided in the middle of a bill transport path formed by the transport belts 46 and 47.
An optical sensor 56 for detecting the skew degree and length of the bill is provided.
The bills fed two sheets or the bills with a large skew degree are stored in the reject box 51 by the blade 50 so as not to be handed over to the customer. Banknotes that have not been fed by two and are within a certain range of skew are discharged by the banknote discharge port 58 and are stacked in the banknote stacking unit 20 shown in FIG.

A transport completion detection sensor 57 is provided immediately before the bill outlet 58, and the safe control circuit unit, which will be described later, determines that a paper jam has occurred when the transport completion detection sensor 57 does not detect a bill fed from the safe. Further, the safe control circuit unit counts the number of bill detections by the conveyance completion detection sensor 57 to manage the number of bills to be discharged.

Next, the accumulation of banknotes discharged from the safe will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote discharge port of the first embodiment and an integrated vehicle, and FIG. 5 is a schematic side view illustrating the integrated vehicle of the first embodiment.

The stacking means is a stacking wheel 59 provided adjacent to the pulley 55 on the axis of the lower pulley 55 facing the banknote outlet 58 of the safe 31, and each of the two stacking pieces 59a. One end is planted on the shaft of the pulley 55. Stack piece 59a
Is a flexible material, for example, polyurethane rubber or the like, and is formed so as to be convexly curved in the rotation direction so that the outer shape gradually increases in the rotation direction. The accumulation piece 59a has an appropriate length so as to perform the operation described below, and
It is configured to have an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the rib 55.

The banknote stacking section 20 is surrounded by a stacking floor 20b integral with the main body section 21a and a side wall 54a of the safe 31 having a banknote discharge port 58.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a safe when a banknote is set in the first embodiment. In the lower base 53 constituting the lower part of the portable housing 31a, the above-mentioned feeding motor 45,
Transport motor 48, pick roller 44, feed roller 4
2. A reverse roller 43, a stage 41, and a reject box 51 are provided. In addition, the portable housing 31a
The upper base 54 constituting the upper part of the
A ridge 55, transport belts 46 and 47, a blade 50, an optical transmission sensor 49, and an optical sensor 56 are provided. A hinge 52 is connected between the lower base 53 and the upper base 54, and the upper base 54 is firmly locked to the lower base 53 by a lock 61 shown in FIG. Is configured.

Next, the control system of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system of the first embodiment. In FIG. 7, the control unit for controlling the automatic teller machine according to the embodiment includes a safe control circuit unit 33 mounted in the safe 31 and a main unit control circuit unit 30 mounted on the main unit side.

The safe control circuit section 33 is composed of a microcomputer or a logic circuit, and controls the operation of the safe 31. The safe control circuit unit 33 includes a read-on memory (hereinafter referred to as a ROM) 34 for storing a control program required for operation, and a random access memory for temporarily storing data necessary for control and operation result data. (Hereinafter referred to as RAM) 35 is connected. The transaction data is also stored in the RAM 35 as described later. Also,
The safe control circuit 33 is connected to a driver circuit 36 for driving a motor and a solenoid by a control signal, and a sensor reading circuit 37 for reading a sensor signal and transmitting it to the safe control circuit 33. A battery 38 for memory backup for securing power when disconnected is connected.

The driver circuit 36 includes a delivery motor 4
5. A blade for switching the transport direction of bills by rotating the transport motor 48 and the blade 50 shown in FIG.
Mode switching solenoid 39 is connected. The sensor reading circuit 37 includes an optical transmission sensor 49 shown in FIG.
State monitoring sensor 7 comprising a sensor and an optical sensor 56
1. The transport completion detection sensor 57 is connected.

The main body control circuit section 30 is composed of a microcomputer or a logic circuit, and controls the operation of the entire apparatus. The main body control circuit section 30 encodes an input signal from the input display section 23 shown in FIG.
0, a keyboard interface circuit 72 for transmitting information such as characters and numerals to the input display unit 23 based on a control signal, a magnetic head 29, and a card including a card insertion detecting sensor. A magnetic card reading circuit 74 which encodes a signal from the reader 27 and transmits it to the main body control circuit 30; and a register which writes information such as transaction details on a receipt sheet based on the control signal. A printer control and interface circuit 75 for driving and controlling the printer 28;
A power supply unit 32 that supplies power to various parts of the device is connected to each other.

Next, the operation of the embodiment having the above structure will be described.

First, the operator (customer or the like) makes a decision based on the card held by the customer, that is, the cash card issued in association with the customer's savings account and the contract between the financial institution and the customer. A magnetic card such as a credit card or a finance card issued for temporarily financing small cash is inserted into the card insertion slot 24 shown in FIG. When the card is inserted, an insertion sensor (not shown) detects the insertion of the card, and then the magnetic head 29 shown in FIG. 1 reads the information written on the card. The read information is sent to the magnetic card reading circuit 74 and further sent to the main body control circuit 30. Main unit control circuit 30
Determines whether the financial institution code, account number, customer code, etc., can be correctly transacted. As a result, it is confirmed that the transactable customer information is recorded. The control circuit unit 30 sends customer information to the safe control circuit unit 33 on the safe 31 side. The safe control circuit unit 33 stores the information in the RAM 35.

As a result of the judgment by the main body control circuit section 30,
If the recorded contents of the card are abnormal or non-transactionable, the apparatus will not operate thereafter, and the operator must start over from the beginning.

After the read customer information is stored in the RAM 35, the main body control circuit 30 prompts the operator to input a payment amount. This is because the display driver 7 is
This is done by displaying a keyboard shown in FIG. The operator presses the displayed keyboard and inputs the amount. For example, if the amount is 120,000 yen, “1”, “2”, “0”, “0”,
The touch panel is pressed in the order of “0” and “0”. The information of the entered transaction type and amount is input to the keyboard interface.
The code is converted into a code corresponding to the key by the source circuit 72 and transmitted to the main body control circuit 30 as money data. The main body control circuit unit 30 stores the transaction type and the amount data as “payment amount−12”.
Is displayed on the input display unit 23 to prompt the operator to confirm. When the cancel key displayed on the input display unit 23 is pressed, the main body control circuit unit 30 displays the input display unit 23. When the confirmation key is depressed, the user deletes the amount of money that has been written and the read information from the magnetic card stored in the RAM 35 and waits for the operation to be performed again from the beginning. The main body control circuit unit 30 stores the payment amount on the input display unit 23 as refund amount data in the RAM 3.
5 temporarily.

Next, the safe control circuit 33 performs a bill feeding operation. First, the safe control circuit unit 33 drives the transport motor 48 via the driver circuit 36, and then drives the delivery motor 45. As a result, the pay-out roller 42 shown in FIG. 3 is rotated, and the one-yen banknote 40 stored in the safe 31 is paid out and fed onto the conveyor belts 46 and 47.

The transport belts 46 and 47 have already been driven, and the fed banknotes have been transported.
Is conveyed in the direction of the dispensing port 58 shown in FIG. On the way, two or more yen bills are overlapped by the transport state monitoring sensor 71 (optical transmission sensor 49, optical sensor 56),
Or, a conveyance state such as whether the paper is not skewed and conveyed is detected. The bill conveyance state signal detected by the conveyance state monitoring sensor 71 is read by the sensor reading circuit 37,
The information is transmitted to the safe control circuit section 33. Safe control circuit 33
Based on this state signal, it is determined whether or not two or more bills are conveyed together and whether there is any abnormality in the bill conveyance state. If it is determined that there is no abnormality, the switching blade 50 is determined.
Is transported to the dispensing port 58 while maintaining the position shown in FIG.

When the bill 40 is discharged to the stacking unit 20,
The stacking piece 5 prevents the following bill from colliding with the preceding bill.
9a strokes down the rear end 40a of the preceding bill and pushes it down to the stacking section floor 20a side. While the released bills are held between the pulleys 55, the flexible accumulating pieces 5
9a is pressed by the pinched banknotes and bent substantially to the outer shape of the pulley 55, but from the moment the rear end 40a is separated from the pulley 55, the accumulation piece 59a starts to lose the restoring force and rotation of the rubber material. As shown by the two-dot chain line, the centrifugal force increases the outer shape and rotates, pushing down the trailing end 40a of the discharged bills, and acts to accumulate the discharged bills one after another.

When the delivery completion sensor 57 confirms that the banknote has been discharged, the safe control circuit 33 stores the RAM 35
The number of 10,000 yen is reduced by 1 from the amount data stored in
The amount data of 10,000 yen still stored in the RAM 35 is 1
If it is above, the payout operation of 10,000 yen is continuously performed. Thus, the data of the amount of ten thousand yen stored in the RAM 35 is stored.
The payout operation of the banknote 40 is performed until the display amount of the data and the input display unit 23 becomes zero.

During the dispensing operation of the bill 40, a bill conveyance state detection signal detected by the conveyance completion detecting sensor 57 is sent to the sensor reading circuit 37 and further transmitted to the safe control circuit section 33. The safe control circuit unit 33 checks the transport state thereby, and when it is determined that there is an abnormality in the transport state, such as when two or more bills are being transported simultaneously or obliquely, the safe control circuit unit 33 sends the bill via the driver circuit 36. To operate the transfer path switching solenoid 39 and switch blade 50
Is rotated to the position indicated by the broken line in FIG. Thereby, the rejected (abnormal) banknotes conveyed by the conveyor belts 46 and 47 are changed in the conveyance direction and stored in the reject box 51.

When a rejected bill is issued, the safe control circuit unit 33 does not update (decrease by one) the money amount data stored in the RAM 35, and re-pays the bill.

By the above operation, when the amount data of 10,000 yen stored in the RAM 35 becomes 0, one kind of payout operation is completed.

Next, the safe control circuit unit 33 sets the executed transaction type to withdrawal and uses the information of the executed transaction such as the customer's account number and the transaction amount as one transaction information as R.
The storage in the AM 35 is determined and is not deleted until the customer file of the center computer is updated.

When the requested bills have been paid out, data for one executed transaction, such as the account number of the customer involved in the transaction, the type of transaction (payment), and the transaction amount, are read out from the RAM 35, and the receipt printer 28 To read out the information and deliver it to the customer through the receipt outlet 25.

As described above, all the contents of the transactions performed by the sales activities are stored in the RAM 35 in the safe 31. Since the power is supplied to the RAM 35 from the battery 38, the contents stored in the RAM 35 are retained even when the power is not supplied from the power supply 32.

The online system for processing transactions with customers has a configuration in which terminal controllers and terminal devices of each branch office of the financial institution are connected via a communication line, centered on a center computer. The device 21 in which the contents of the transaction performed outside the store are stored is brought back to the store by the operator, and the device 21 is connected to the channel of the terminal control device of the online system or the modem connected to the line. And a cable to make a line connection to the center computer. Thereafter, under the control of the main unit control circuit unit 30 and the safe control circuit unit 33, a logical connection procedure is automatically performed based on a predetermined procedure for communication with the center computer, and the connection procedure is performed. When the processing is completed, the transaction data stored in the RAM 35 is transmitted to the center computer.

The safe control circuit 33 sequentially deletes the transmitted transaction data from the RAM 35 so that the once transmitted transaction data is not retransmitted by mistake. The center computer having received the transaction data updates the corresponding account file according to the transaction type data and the transaction amount data according to the customer's account number included in the data. Thus, the transaction processing is completed.

In this embodiment, the rubber material is used for the accumulation piece of the accumulation vehicle. However, brush-like fibers or plastic films may be used.

Although the transaction data is stored in the RAM, a magnetic disk, an EEPROM or the like may be used.

In the first embodiment, each device has a business store,
Since it can be transported between business trip stores, there is no need to replenish securities at the business trip stores, so it is safe.

Further, since the device is portable, a large installation space is not required, and the security can be improved as in the case of selling a gift certificate handled in a department store, a liquor store, a book ticket handled in a bookstore, or the like. Suitable for installation within reach.

Second Embodiment FIG. 10 is an external view showing an automatic cash dispenser of a second embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a schematic side sectional view showing an automatic cash dispenser of the second embodiment. .

In FIG. 10, the automatic teller machine 81
(Hereinafter referred to as an apparatus 81) is of a stationary type. Device 8
1 includes a discharge port 82 from which bills are discharged, a display section 83 for displaying guidance, an input section 84 for inputting by pressing a keyboard, and a card for inserting a magnetic card or an ID card. A card insertion port 85 and a receipt release port 86 from which a transaction receipt is released are provided. A rear door 87 that can be opened and closed is attached behind the device 81.

In FIG. 11, the car 81 has a car inside.
A card reader 88 is provided facing the card insertion port 85, and the receipt printer 8 faces the receipt discharge port 86.
9 are provided. The receipt printer 89 is provided with a magnetic head 90 for reading or writing information from or to a card. A safe 91 is located below the receipt printer 89.
However, it is arranged detachably with respect to the device 81. Safe 9
1 is provided with a connection 92, which is
It is connected to the connection part 93 on the first side. A control circuit unit 94 and a power supply unit 95 are mounted below the device 81.

Next, a safe according to the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is an external view showing a safe of the second embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a schematic side view showing a safe of the second embodiment.

In FIG. 12, a lock 9 is provided on the side of the safe 91.
6 and a handle 97 are provided. Lock 9 at the bottom of safe 91
6, a lid 98 is provided which is locked to the frame of the safe 91. The connection portion 92 is electrically connected to the connection portion 93 on the device 81 described above when the safe 91 is mounted on the device 81. A bill outlet 99 is formed in the front of the safe 91.

In FIG. 13, a banknote 40 is stored in an upright state inside a safe 91, and a picker roller 44, a feed roller 42, and a reverse roller 43 are provided at a payout position of the banknote 40. Each is rotatably arranged. Conveying belts 46 and 47 for conveying the fed bills 40 are suspended by pulleys 55. The feed roller 42 is driven by a feeding motor 45, and the pulley 55 is a transport motor.
Is driven to rotate. An optical sensor 100 for monitoring the running of the bill 40 is disposed near the feeder 42, and the optical sensors 49 and 56 as in the first embodiment.
Is arranged. Above the bill storage unit, a safe control circuit unit 101 for controlling the operation of each unit in the safe 91 is provided. The roller 102 located on the leftmost side of the rollers on which the conveyor belt 47 is stretched is a tongue roller, and a blade 50 and an optical sensor 103 are disposed near the roller 102. .

Next, the bill discharging section of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
4 and will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 14 and 15 are explanatory views (1) and (2) of a mechanism showing a bill discharging section of the second embodiment.
It is.

In FIG. 14, a tongue roller 104 is rotatably provided in contact with a roller 55 on which the conveyor belt 46 is stretched. Below the tongue roller 104, a side guide 105 and a lower guide 106 are provided, and the two guides 105, 106 form a bill stacking section 107. The two guides 105 and 106 separate the bill stacking unit 107 and the reject box 51.

Below the bill stacking section 107, there is provided a roller 108 for taking the bills 40 accumulated in the bill stacking section 107 into the reject box 51. The roller 108 is conveyed via a drive belt 109. It is driven by the motor 110. A pressure roller 1 that presses the bill 40 by a mechanism described below is provided above the bill stacking unit 107.
12 are provided.

FIG. 15 shows a banknote take-in mechanism 114 mounted outside the banknote discharge section of the safe 91 in the side direction. In FIG. 15, the above-described side guide 105 and lower guide 106 are connected by a link 115, and the side guide 105 is rotatable about a pin 105a, and the lower guide 106 is rotatable about a pin 106a.

The lower guide 106 is connected to the lever 117 by a link 116, and the lever 117 is
It is rotatable around 7a. The lever 117 is urged clockwise by a spring 118. The lever 117 has rotatable rollers 117b and 117c.
Is installed. The roller 117b is a motor 1
It is in pressure contact with a cam 120 mounted on a 19 shaft. Further, the roller 117c enters a groove 121a formed in the pressure lever 121.

The pressure lever 121 includes a pin 121b.
, And is urged clockwise by a spring 122. The aforementioned pressure roller 112 is rotatably attached to one end of the pressure lever 121. A groove 123 is formed at a position of a side frame (not shown) in which a shaft 121c connecting the pressure lever 121 and the pressure roller 112 circularly moves around the pin 121b. -121 is rotatable.

Next, a control system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a control system of the second embodiment. In FIG. 16, the safe control circuit unit 101 of the safe 91 and the main body control circuit unit 94 of the device 81 are connected by connecting the connection unit 92 and the connection unit 94 described above.

The safe control circuit unit 101 is constituted by a microcomputer or a logic circuit, and controls the operation in the safe 91. The ROM 34, the RAM 35, the driver circuit 36, the sensor reading circuit 37, and the memory backup battery 38 are connected to the safe control circuit unit 101 as in the first embodiment. The driver circuit 36 includes an extension motor 4
8. In addition to the transport motor 45, a transport motor 110 and a drive motor 119 are connected. The transport completion detection sensor group connected to the sensor reading circuit 37 also includes the optical sensor 111 of the banknote stacking unit 107.

The main body control circuit section 94 controls the operation of the entire apparatus 81, and, similarly to the first embodiment, operates a keyboard.
Interface 72, display driver 73, magnetic card
A read circuit 74, a printer control and interface circuit 75, and a power supply 95 are connected. In this embodiment, the input unit 84 and the display unit 83 are provided separately. Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. First, when the operator inserts the card into the card insertion slot 85 shown in FIG. 10, the magnetic head 90 reads the information written on the card. The read information is stored in a magnetic card reading circuit 74 shown in FIG.
Is sent to the main body control circuit 94. Here, when the confirmation described in the first embodiment is performed, the customer information is stored in the connection units 92 and 9.
3 and is sent to the safe control circuit 101 of the safe 91. The safe control circuit unit 101 converts the sent customer information into R
Write to AM35.

Next, a payment amount is input. This is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
It is temporarily stored in M35.

Next, the safe control circuit 101 feeds out and transports the bill 40. The bills 40 are fed out and conveyed one by one as in the first embodiment.
Are sent to the bill accumulating unit 107. At this time, the rear end of the bill 40 is knocked down by the tongue roller 104. In the banknote stacking unit 107, the banknotes 40 corresponding to the amount input by the operator are stacked. When the banknotes 40 corresponding to the input amount are stacked in the banknote stacking unit 107, the operator takes out the banknotes 40 from the banknote outlet 99. When the bills 40 disappear from the bill stacking section 107, the optical sensor 111 detects this state, and this detection signal is sent to the sensor reading circuit 37.
Is sent to the safe control circuit 101. The rejected banknote in which an abnormality is detected during the conveyance is knocked down by the tongue roller 103 into the reject box 51 by switching the blade 50.

Next, the bills 4 accumulated in the bill accumulation section 107
FIG. 1 shows a processing operation when the operator forgets to take 0
7, will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 17 and 18 are explanatory views (1) and (2) showing the operation for taking in bills in the second embodiment.

In both figures, if the optical sensor 111 does not detect the absence of a bill even if a predetermined time has elapsed after the bills 40 for the input amount have been accumulated in the bill accumulating section 107, the safe control circuit section 101 operates as a driver. Drive mode via circuit 36
The driver 119 is driven. This causes the cam 120 to move as shown in FIG.
From the state shown in FIG. 17 to the state shown in FIG. At this time, the roller 117b of the lever 117 is pressed down,
Reference numeral 17 rotates counterclockwise.

When the lever 117 is rotated, the pressure lever 121 connected thereto is rotated clockwise, and the pressure roller 112 and the roller 108 are moved together with the bill 108.
Sandwich. In addition, the rotation of the lever 117 causes the link 1 to move.
The lower guide 106 rotates clockwise via the link 16, and the side guide 105 rotates clockwise via the link 115. Thereby, the lower guide 106
There is a sufficient gap between the paper money and the side guide 105 for the accumulated bills 40 to pass.

In this state, the transport motor 110 shown in FIG.
To rotate the roller 108 clockwise.
The forgotten stacked bills 40 are pressed by the pressure roller 112, and since the pressure rollers 112 themselves are rotatable, the stacked bills 40 are sent into the reject box 51 by the rotation of the rollers 108. .

When the banknotes 40 have been sent to the reject box 51, the transport motor 110 is stopped, and then the drive motor 119 is driven to rotate the cam 120 to the lowermost position shown in FIG. Stop. As a result, the pressure lever 121 rotates counterclockwise to return to the position shown in FIG. 15, and the lower guide 106 and the side guide 105 also rotate to prevent the above-described gap.
Then, the optical sensor 111 confirms that the banknote 40 is not present in the banknote stacking unit 107, and terminates the process for forgetting to pick up a banknote.

The information of the payment transaction performed as described above is stored in the RAM 35 in the safe 91. RAM3
5 is powered by a battery as in the first embodiment, so even if power is no longer supplied from the device 81 by removing the safe 91 from the device 81,
The information stored in the RAM 35 is retained.

In the second embodiment, when a close inspection is performed,
The rear door 87 of the device 81 shown in FIG. 10 is opened in the direction of the arrow, the safe 91 is taken out, and the safe 91 is transported to the sales office.
The safe 91 has a built-in RAM 35 storing transaction data, rejected bills, and forgotten bills. As described above, the second embodiment has an effect that the banknotes can be safely stored even if the withdrawal banknotes are forgotten.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 19 is an external view showing an automatic teller machine of a third embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 20 is a schematic side sectional view showing an automatic teller machine of the third embodiment.

In both figures, the automatic teller machine 131
(Hereinafter referred to as an apparatus 131) is portable as in the first embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the banknote stacking unit 107 is provided near the banknote outlet 99 in the safe 132, and the banknotes 40 that have been forgotten are taken in the reject box 51. The structure of the bill stacking unit 107 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The safe 132 can be taken out of the device 131 by opening the door 133 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. The main unit control circuit 94 and the power supply 95 are provided on the device 131 side.
3 is connected to the safe control circuit 101 of the safe 132.

The third embodiment having the above configuration is
It can be said that the effects of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are combined.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be variously modified. For example, a similar effect can be obtained even if two or more securities of 10,000 or more kinds can be paid by providing two or more securities storing units and paying-out conveying units.

In each of the embodiments, an automatic cash dispenser is shown as a securities handling device. However, securities such as gift certificates handled in department stores, liquor stores, book tickets handled in bookstores, and passenger transportation are available as securities. A use ticket or the like to be used may be used.

[0097]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

A portable housing provided with a securities storage section for storing securities and a delivery transport section for delivering securities from the storage section based on an input operation of a customer and transporting the securities to a security exit is provided by a customer. As mounted on a main unit having customer information inputting means for inputting information, operating means for instructing operation, control means for controlling the operation of each unit of the apparatus, and a securities outlet connected to the feeding and transporting unit. As a result, when a jam occurs in the feeding / conveying unit, the portable housing needs to be removed from the main body unit for close inspection, thereby improving the efficiency of maintenance and inspection and improving the service to customers.

When a scrutiny is performed at a sales office, the portable housing is transported, and the contents of the storage unit storing the customer information, the contents of the securities storage unit, and the contents of the rejected securities storage unit are checked. Because it suffices, scrutiny efficiency is improved.

Further, since most of the mechanism is in a portable housing, the main body can also be made portable, so that the security handling device can be downsized, the installation space is not required, and the security can be easily reached. A small-sized securities handling device which can be installed in a private company and used by a private company can be provided.

Further, since the securities handling apparatus is portable, the sales staff can bring the securities handling apparatus to a busy customer, and the service to the customer is improved.

Further, since the banknotes are arranged and paid by the collecting means to the customer, the service to the customer is improved.

Further, since the stacking means is a stacking vehicle using a flexible stacking piece having flexibility, not only at the time of maintenance and inspection, but also at the time of loading of securities, moving of securities, etc., it is safe. Guarantee operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing a cash dispenser according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the automatic cash dispenser of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view showing a safe according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a bill outlet and a stacking vehicle of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the integrated vehicle of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a safe when a banknote is set in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an input display.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a conventional cash dispenser.

FIG. 10 is an external view showing an automatic cash dispenser according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side sectional view showing a cash dispenser according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an external view showing a safe according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view showing a safe according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view (1) of a mechanism showing a bill discharging section of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view (2) of a mechanism showing a bill discharging section of the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory view (1) showing a bill taking operation in the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view (2) showing the operation of taking in banknotes in the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an external view showing a cash dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a schematic side sectional view showing a cash dispenser according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 21a Main body part 2, 22 Dispensing port 20 Stacking part 21, 81, 131 Automatic teller machine 30, 94 Main body control circuit part 31 Safe 51 Reject box 59 Stacked car 59a Stacked piece

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Masao Goto 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-37981 (JP, A) JP-A-2-33057 (JP, A) JP-A-63-66029 (JP, A) JP-A-3-28129 (JP, U) JP-A-1-113770 (JP, U) JP-A 1-118948 (JP) , U)

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A portable housing which is detachable from a securities handling apparatus having an accumulation unit on which securities are accumulated and which can be transported with the securities stored therein, wherein the securities are stored. A storage section for storing, a discharge port provided adjacent to the stacking section, for discharging the securities from the inside of the portable housing to the outside, and a discharge port for feeding out the securities from the storage section. A feeding unit for transferring the securities to the discharge port, and a stacking unit for pushing down and aligning the securities conveyed by the feeding unit to the stacking unit. A portable housing that does. 2. A portable housing that is detachable from a securities handling device that handles securities and can be transported in a state in which the securities are stored therein, and a storage unit that stores the securities; A stacking section provided with the securities conveyed by the feeding section to be described later, which is provided outside the portable housing, and a feeding transport for feeding the securities from the storage section and transporting the securities to the stacking section. A rotating unit provided adjacent to the stacking unit, wherein the stacking unit presses and aligns the securities transported by the feed-out transport unit to the stacking unit. Portable housing. 3. The accumulating means includes a rotating shaft and one end fixed to the rotating shaft, and the other end serving as a free end for pushing down the rear end of the securities to align and accumulate the securities. The portable housing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle is an integrated vehicle including a flexible integrated piece. 4. A portable housing detachable from a securities handling device for handling securities and capable of carrying the securities in a state of being stored therein, comprising storage means for storing contents of transactions. The portable housing according to claim 1. 5. A securities handling apparatus having a detachable portable housing capable of carrying securities in a state in which the securities are stored therein, comprising: operation means for instructing an operation; and control means for controlling the operation of each part of the apparatus. A main unit having an accumulation unit in which the securities are accumulated, a storage unit for accommodating the securities, and a storage unit provided adjacent to the accumulation unit for storing the securities in the portable housing. A discharge port that discharges the securities from the storage section to the outside, a payout transport section that feeds the securities from the storage section and transports the securities to the discharge port, and a rotating body provided at the discharge port, which is transported by the feed transport section The securities handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the portable housing including a stacking unit that pushes the securities down to the stacking unit to align the securities. 6. A securities handling apparatus in which a portable housing capable of carrying securities in a state in which the securities are stored is detachable, comprising: an operation means for instructing an operation; and a control means for controlling the operation of each unit of the apparatus. A main body part provided with, a storage part for storing the securities, an accumulation part provided to be exposed to the outside of the portable housing, and the securities conveyed by a later-described feeding conveyance part being accumulated, A delivery unit for delivering the securities from the storage unit and transporting the securities to the accumulation unit; and a rotating body provided adjacent to the accumulation unit, wherein the securities transported by the delivery conveyance unit are accumulated. A securities handling apparatus comprising a portable housing provided with a stacking means for pushing down and arranging the securities. 7. The accumulating means includes a rotating shaft and a free end having one end fixed to the rotating shaft and the other end depressing a rear end of the securities to align and accumulate the securities. The securities handling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the security handling apparatus is a stacking vehicle including a stacking piece having flexibility. 8. A securities handling apparatus having a detachable portable housing capable of carrying securities in a state of being stored therein, wherein the portable housing includes storage means for storing contents of a transaction. The securities handling apparatus according to claim 5 or 6. 9. The securities handling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the portable housing further comprises a rejected securities storage unit. 10. The securities handling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the portable housing further comprises a forgotten storage section for storing securities forgotten by the customer.