JP7129062B2 - money handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus.

In stores such as convenience stores and shopping centers, when security company personnel collect sales proceeds from the money deposit box (bills safe, coin safe, etc.) of the sales proceeds deposit machine, the change reserve prepared in advance by the security company is also being handed over to the person in charge of the store. However, there was a problem that the change reserve could not be delivered when the person in charge of the store was absent.

Therefore, when collecting the sales proceeds from the sales proceeds depositing machine, by loading the money deposit box containing the change reserve prepared in advance by the security company into the sales proceeds depositing machine, the person in charge of the security company can collect the sales proceeds. There is a technique that allows a change reserve to be delivered without the presence of a person on the store side at the time of collection (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3340176

However, in the sales proceeds depositing machine as in Patent Document 1, the change deposit is stored in the money safe even after the delivery of the change deposit is completed. There is a problem that the money deposit machine cannot be used as a sales money deposit machine unless the change reserve is taken out from the money deposit box and the money deposit box is emptied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling apparatus capable of delivering a change reserve and capable of handling money immediately after delivery of the change reserve.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, a banknote safe for storing banknotes and the banknote safe are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction of the device by overlapping the positions of the banknote safe in the lateral direction of the device, a coin safe for storing coins, and a storage space for storing a change reserve, which is arranged in the lateral direction of the device by overlapping positions in the longitudinal direction of the device with respect to at least one of the banknote safe and the coin safe. characterized by comprising

According to the first and fourth aspects, the banknote safe for storing banknotes and the coin safe for storing coins are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the device with their positions in the left-right direction overlapping each other. At least one of the coin safes is superimposed in the front-rear direction and arranged in the left-right direction to provide a storage space capable of storing a change reserve. Therefore, when the change reserve is delivered, the change reserve can be stored in a storage space provided separately from the banknote safe and the coin safe. The banknote safe and coin safe are instantly ready for use without the need to take them out of the safe, and the money can be processed immediately. Moreover, the banknote safe and the coin safe are aligned in the front-rear direction with their positions in the lateral direction of the device overlapped, and at least one of the banknote safe and the coin safe is superimposed in the front-rear direction of the device. Since the storage spaces are arranged in the lateral direction of the device, even if a storage space is provided separately from the banknote safe and the coin safe, it is possible to suppress an increase in size in the lateral direction of the device.

In a first aspect of the present invention, the banknote safe, the coin safe and the storage space are arranged below the banknote processing unit for processing banknotes and the coin processing unit for processing coins. It is characterized by being superimposed on the coin processing unit in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device.

According to the first aspect, the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit are placed under the banknote processing unit for processing banknotes and the coin processing unit for processing coins in both the longitudinal direction and the horizontal direction of the device. In addition, since a banknote safe, a coin safe and a storage space are provided, it is possible to further suppress an increase in the size of the device, particularly in the horizontal direction of the device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-described first aspect, the banknote safe is placed under the banknote processing unit by overlapping the banknote processing unit in both the longitudinal direction and the horizontal direction of the device. and the storage space is provided below the coin processing unit by overlapping the coin processing unit with positions in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device.

According to the second aspect, the banknote safe is provided under the banknote processing unit so as to be superimposed on the banknote safe in both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the device, and the banknote safe is provided under the coin processing unit and the banknote safe. A storage space is provided by overlapping positions in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device. Therefore, the banknote processing section, the coin processing section, the banknote safe, the coin safe, and the storage space can be arranged more efficiently.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above-described second aspect, the coin returning portion for returning coins to the outside is superimposed on the lower side of the coin returning portion in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device. It is characterized in that the storage space is provided in each case.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the coin return section is provided above the storage space so that it overlaps with the storage space in both the front-back direction and the left-right direction of the device. Therefore, the banknote processing section, the coin processing section, the banknote safe, the coin return section, the coin safe, and the storage space can be arranged more efficiently.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, a money safe section including the storage space, the banknote safe, and the coin safe can be pulled out integrally from the device main body, and the money safe section includes the money safe. The storage space is provided with an opening/closing door for opening/closing the storage space without pulling out the part from the apparatus main body.

According to the fourth aspect, the money safe section including the storage space, the banknote safe, and the coin safe can be pulled out from the device main body together, and the money safe section is stored without being pulled out from the device main body. It has a door that opens and closes the space. Therefore, by pulling out the money safe section, it is possible to easily collect money from the banknote safe and the coin safe and store the change reserve in the storage space. Further, when the change reserve stored in the storage space is to be taken out from the storage space, it can be taken out by opening the opening/closing door without pulling out the money safe section.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the storage space has an opening that opens upward, and is accessible from above when the money safe is pulled out. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling apparatus capable of delivering a change reserve and capable of handling money immediately after delivery of the change reserve.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the money processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a money vault door in a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a drawn-out state of the money safe section in the money handling apparatus of one embodiment according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a money vault door and a storage space door in the money handling apparatus of one embodiment according to the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a main configuration of a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a left side view and (b) is a right side view; 1 is a perspective view seen from the rear side, schematically showing the main configuration of a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a rear view schematically showing the main configuration of a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a left side view schematically showing the main configuration of a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification 2 of the money handling apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

A money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The money handling apparatus 11 of the present embodiment identifies money consisting of banknotes and coins that have been set, counts the money identified as acceptable, and stores it inside. The money handling device 11 of the present embodiment is a deposit-only machine that does not process stored money for withdrawal. It is a money deposit machine.

In the following description, "front" means the side of the money handling machine 11, "rear" means the side opposite to the user of the money handling machine 11, and "left" means the left side of the money handling machine 11 as seen from the user. , “Right” is the right side of the money handling apparatus 11 as seen from the user. Therefore, the “front-back direction” used in the following description is the front-back direction of the money handling machine 11 , and the “left-right direction” is the left-right direction of the money handling machine 11 .

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As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling apparatus 11 has an apparatus main body 21 as its main body. ing. The device main body 21 has an operation surface 23 at its rear portion which is inclined upwardly and widens from the rear end edge of the main upper surface 22 . A front edge portion of the main upper surface 22 is connected to a main front surface 28 facing forward of the device main body 21 . The main front surface 28 extends perpendicularly to the front-rear direction.

The device main body 21 has a display/operation unit 31 for displaying to the user and receiving an operation input from the user on the right side of the operation surface 23 from the middle portion in the left-right direction. On the left side, there is a printer 32 for printing the counting results and the like on paper. The display/operation unit 31 has a display unit 41 which is an LCD screen which is provided in the middle portion of the operation surface 23 in the left-right direction and performs screen display for the user. As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 includes a control section 35 that controls the entire money handling apparatus 11 including a display operation section 31 and a printer 32, and a storage section 36 that stores various information. there is

As shown in FIG. 1 , the display/operation unit 31 includes a plurality of, specifically five, function keys 42 arranged side by side on the lower side of the display unit 41 on the operation surface 23 , and the function keys 42 on the operation surface 23 . A card reader 43 provided extending to the left and right on the lower side, a numeric keypad 44 provided on the right side of the display unit 41 on the operation surface 23, and a plurality of vertically arranged side by side below the numeric keypad 44 on the operation surface 23 Specifically, it has two operation keys 46 and 47 .

The display unit 41 displays the result of counting money by the money handling device 11 and the state of the money handling device 11 . The five function keys 42 are a portion where a pressing operation is performed on the money handling device 11 , and functions to be selected are switched according to the display on the display section 41 . The card reader 43 reads information stored in the ID card when the ID card is scanned by the user using the money handling apparatus 11 . The numeric keypad 44 includes numeric keys "0" to "9" that are pressed when entering a numerical value, a "-" key that is pressed to change the entered number to a minus sign, and a numeric key for clearing the entered number. It consists of a "C" key that is pressed in the case. The upper operation key 46 is an input key for confirmation and completion, and is pressed when processing is completed, when input is confirmed, and when processing is determined. The operation key 47 on the lower side is an input key for start and stop, and is pressed when starting and stopping the counting operation.

As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling machine 11 is provided with a coin hopper 61 (coin setting section) in which coins to be counted are set from the outside of the money handling machine 11 at a rear position on the right side of the main upper surface 22 . ing. The coin hopper 61 has a coin slot 62 that opens upward on the main upper surface 22 and a lid portion 63 that is swingably connected to the device main body 21 and swings to open and close the coin slot 62 . ing. Coins are put into the coin hopper 61 through the coin inlet 62 with the cover 63 manually opened, and coins are set in this way. The coin hopper 61 separates the set coins one by one and feeds them into the money handling device 11 at predetermined intervals.

The device body 21 is provided with a banknote hopper 71 (banknote setting section) in which banknotes to be counted are set from outside the currency handling device 11 from the front position on the left side of the main upper surface 22 to the upper portion of the main front surface 28 . there is Stacked banknotes are set in the banknote hopper 71 in a landscape orientation. The bill hopper 71 separates the set bills one by one and feeds them into the money handling apparatus 11 at predetermined intervals. The banknote hopper 71 is arranged on the left side of the coin hopper 61 .

The device body 21 has a banknote reject pocket 72 (banknote reject portion) that rejects banknotes that have been identified as unacceptable and have not been counted so that they can be removed to the outside of the money processing device 11, below the banknote hopper 71, on the main front surface. It is provided so as to be recessed rearward from 28 . The banknote reject pocket 72 vertically stacks the banknotes fed from the inside of the money handling apparatus 11 . The banknotes fed out in this manner are pulled forward from the banknote reject pocket 72 and taken out of the money handling apparatus 11 .

The main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 is provided with an insertion opening 81 opening forward below the banknote reject pocket 72 . The money handling device 11 has a temporary banknote storage 82 that is inserted into the device main body 21 through the insertion opening 81 . The temporary banknote storage 82 is a temporary banknote storage unit that temporarily stores banknotes identified as acceptable after being counted. The banknote temporary storage 82 is shaped like a drawer that opens upward, and stores banknotes by stacking them vertically in a horizontally spread state. The banknote temporary storage 82 has a bottom that can be opened and closed, and by opening the bottom, the temporarily stored banknotes drop vertically downward.

When the banknote temporary storage 82 is pushed into the device main body 21 , it is substantially flush with the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 , and the upper opening is hidden inside the device main body 21 . The banknote temporary storage 82 can be pulled forward from the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21, and temporarily stores banknotes that have been identified as acceptable and counted in the pushed state. The bill temporary storage 82 is pulled forward from the device main body 21 to be in a drawn state, so that the stored bills are returned to the outside of the money handling apparatus 11 through the upper opening so as to be removable.

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 includes an electromagnetic temporary bill storage lock mechanism 83 that locks the temporary bill storage 82 into the apparatus main body 21 so that the temporary bill storage 82 cannot be pulled out. It has a bill temporary storage detection sensor 84 for detecting whether or not it is in a pushed state. The temporary bill storage lock mechanism 83 and the temporary bill storage detection sensor 84 are provided in the apparatus main body 21 shown in FIG. The temporary banknote storage lock mechanism 83 is driven by the control unit 35 to unlock the temporary banknote storage 82 from the apparatus main body 21. When the temporary banknote storage 82 is pulled out and then pushed in, it is mechanically locked. And it automatically locks to the device main body 21 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 is provided with an insertion opening 91 that opens forward on the right side of the insertion opening 81 and overlaps the insertion opening 81 in the height direction. It is The money processing device 11 has a coin return box 92 (coin return portion) that is inserted into the device main body 21 through the insertion opening 91 . The coin return box 92 has a box shape with an upward opening, and accommodates coins when returning them to the outside. The coin return box 92 accommodates coins that have been identified as unacceptable and have not been counted so as to be able to be removed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 11 , and coins that have been identified as acceptable and have been counted are stored in the money handling apparatus 11 . Accommodate for externally removable return.

When the coin return box 92 is pushed into the device main body 21 , the coin return box 92 is substantially flush with the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 , and the upper opening is hidden inside the device main body 21 . The coin return box 92 can be pulled out forward of the main front surface 28 from the device main body 21, and when it is pulled out forward from the device main body 21 and is in a drawn state, the stored coins are returned to the bill through the upper opening. It becomes possible to take out to the outside of the processing device 11 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling device 11 includes an electromagnetic coin return box locking mechanism 93 that locks the coin return box 92 into the device main body 21 so that it cannot be pulled out. A coin return box detection sensor 94 for detecting whether or not the coin return box 92 is pushed in, and a residual coin detection sensor 95 for detecting the presence or absence of coins in the coin return box 92 pushed into the device main body 21. there is The coin return box lock mechanism 93, the coin return box detection sensor 94, and the remaining coin detection sensor 95 are provided in the apparatus main body 21 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the money handling device 11 has a money vault door 101 below the banknote temporary storage 82 and the coin return box 92, which is swingable with respect to the device main body 21. 21 is formed with an accommodation recess 105 having an opening 104 in the front and recessed in the rear at a position hidden behind when the money safe door 101 is in the closed state. Accordingly, the accommodation recess 105 is provided below the bill temporary storage 82 and the coin return box 92 in the device main body 21 .

The money vault door 101 is supported by the front edge portion on the lower right side of the device main body 21 so as to be able to swing about a vertical axis, and swings to the device main body 21 side so as to face the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 . When the housing recess 105 is aligned with the housing recess 105 in the vertical and horizontal directions, the opening 104 of the housing recess 105 is closed. When the money vault door 101 swings to the side opposite to the apparatus main body 21, the opening 104 of the housing recess 105 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 includes an electromagnetic money safe door locking mechanism 102 that locks the money safe door 101 in a closed state so that it cannot be opened, and a money safe door 101 that detects whether or not the money safe door 101 is closed. and a money vault door detection sensor 103 for detection. The money safe door lock mechanism 102 and the money safe door detection sensor 103 are provided in the apparatus body 21 shown in FIG. The money safe door locking mechanism 102 is driven by the control unit 35 to unlock the money safe door 101 from the apparatus main body 21, and when the money safe door 101 is opened and then closed, it is mechanically closed. And it automatically locks to the device main body 21 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the money handling device 11 includes a pair of slide guides 108 attached to the left and right inner wall surfaces of the housing recess 105 of the device main body 21, and a money safe section 111 connected to these slide guides 108. have.

The money safe section 111 is guided by the slide guide 108 and pushed into the housing recess 105 as shown in FIG. 3, and is pulled forward from the housing recess 105 as shown in FIG. slide between.

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 includes an electromagnetic money safe lock mechanism 112 that locks the pushed-in money safe 111 pushed into the housing recess 105 so that it cannot be pulled out, and the money safe 111. and a money safe detection sensor 113 for detecting whether or not it is in the pushed state. The money safe section locking mechanism 112 and the money safe section detection sensor 113 are provided in the apparatus main body 21 shown in FIGS. The money safe section locking mechanism 112 is driven by the control section 35 to release the lock of the money safe section 111 with respect to the apparatus main body 21. When the money safe section 111 is pulled out and then pushed in, it is mechanically locked. And it automatically locks to the device main body 21 . As shown in FIG. 3, when the money safe section 111 is pushed into the housing recess 105, the money safe door 101 is closed as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the money safe section 111 has a slide body 121 in the shape of a square cylinder with a bottom connected to a pair of slide guides 108 . A pair of slide guides 108 slides the slide body 121 between a pushed state in which it is pushed into the housing recess 105 and a pulled-out state in which it is pulled forward from the housing recess 105 . The money safe section locking mechanism 112 locks the slide body 121 to the apparatus main body 21 so that it cannot be pulled out, and the money safe section detection sensor 113 detects whether or not the slide body 121 is pushed in. .

The slide body 121 includes a pair of rectangular side wall portions 122 connected to the pair of slide guides 108, a rectangular front wall portion 123 connecting front end edges of the pair of side wall portions 122, and a pair of side wall portions. and a rectangular rear wall portion 124 connecting the rear end edges of the pair of side wall portions 122 and connecting the front wall portion 123 and the rear wall portion 124 in parallel to the pair of side wall portions 122 . A rectangular partition wall portion 126 that is arranged between the intermediate wall portion 125 and the front wall portion 123 and the rear wall portion 124 in parallel to these to connect the intermediate wall portion 125 and one of the side wall portions 122 , and It has an approximate bottom. The front wall portion 123, the rear wall portion 124, and the partition wall portion 126 extend perpendicularly to the front-rear direction, and the pair of side wall portions 122 and the intermediate wall portion 125 extend perpendicularly to the left-right direction.

A storage space 131 in which the change reserve can be stored is defined by the right side wall portion 122, the intermediate wall portion 125, the front wall portion 123, the rear wall portion 124, and the bottom portion (not shown). The storage space 131 opens upward. An inlet/outlet 132 is formed on the right side of the front wall portion 123 so as to penetrate therethrough in the front-rear direction. The entrance/exit 132 communicates with the storage space 131 and opens the storage space 131 forward. When the slide body 121 is in the pushed state as shown in FIG. 3, the upper opening of the storage space 131 is physically restricted by the apparatus main body 21 and cannot be taken in and out of the change reserve, and as shown in FIG. When the body 121 is in the drawn state, the change reserve can be taken in and out without being physically restricted by the device main body 21.例文帳に追加

A currency storage space 137 is defined by the left side wall portion 122 , the intermediate wall portion 125 , the front wall portion 123 , the rear wall portion 124 and the bottom portion (not shown). The money safe section 111 has a bill safe 141 and a coin safe 142 which are separate from the slide body 121 . and a coin safe loading space 136 in which the coin safe 142 is loaded in the rear portion behind the partition wall portion 126 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the money safe section 111 has a storage space door 145 (opening/closing door) that is swingably connected to the front wall section 123 of the slide body 121 and that opens and closes the entrance/exit 132 . there is The storage space door 145 is supported on the right edge of the entrance/exit 132 so as to be swingable around the vertical axis, and opens/closes the entrance/exit 132 .

Therefore, even if the slide body 121, that is, the money safe section 111 is in the pushed state, the storage space 131 can take in and out the change reserve through the inlet/outlet 132 by opening the storage space door 145 as shown in FIG. becomes possible. In the storage space 131, if the slide body 121 is pushed in and the storage space door 145 is closed, the change fund cannot be taken in and out. The closed storage space door 145 is covered by the closed money vault door 101 and therefore cannot be opened if the money vault door 101 is in the closed state. The storage space 131 is accessible from the front side of the money handling apparatus 11 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 includes an electromagnetic storage space door lock mechanism 146 that locks the storage space door 145 in the closed state so that the opening cannot be performed, and whether the storage space door 145 is in the closed state. It has a storage space door detection sensor 147 for detecting. The storage space door lock mechanism 146 and the storage space door detection sensor 147 are provided on the slide body 121 shown in FIG. The storage space door lock mechanism 146 is driven by the control unit 35 to unlock the storage space door 145 from the slide body 121, and mechanically locks the storage space door 145 when it is closed after being opened. And it automatically locks to the slide body 121 . The storage space door lock mechanism 146 is not limited to the electromagnetic type, and is composed of a cylinder lock for locking and unlocking the storage space door 145 in the closed state and a separate dedicated key for activating the cylinder lock. Also good.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin storage space 137 of the slide body 121 opens upward. A banknote safe loading space 135 in front of the money storage space 137 is loaded with a banknote safe 141 from above to be in a loaded state, and the banknote safe 141 is lifted upward and removed from the banknote safe loading space 135 . When the slide body 121 is in the pushed state, the banknote safe loading space 135 is physically restricted by the device body 21 so that the banknote safe 141 cannot be put in and taken out. can be taken in and out without being physically restricted by the apparatus main body 21. - 特許庁

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 has a banknote safe detection sensor 152 for detecting whether or not the banknote safe 141 in the banknote safe loading space 135 is in a loaded state. The bill safe detection sensor 152 is provided on the slide body 121 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin safe loading space 136 at the rear of the coin storage space 137 is loaded with the coin safe 142 from above, and the coin safe 142 is pulled up to reach the coin safe loading space 136. removed from the In the coin safe loading space 136, when the slide body 121 is in the pushed state, the insertion and withdrawal of the coin safe 142 is physically restricted by the device main body 21, and when the slide body 121 is in the pulled out state, the coin safe is not allowed. 142 can be taken in and out without being physically restricted by the apparatus main body 21.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 has a coin safe detection sensor 156 for detecting whether or not the coin safe 142 in the coin safe loading space 136 is loaded. The coin safe detection sensor 156 is provided on the slide body 121 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a money safe section 111 including a storage space 131, a banknote safe 141, and a coin safe 142 can be pulled out from the apparatus body 21 integrally. The money safe section 111 has a storage space door 145 for opening and closing the storage space 131 without pulling out the money safe section 111 from the device main body 21 .

The banknote safe 141 includes a box-shaped banknote safe main body 162 having a banknote receiving opening 161 that opens inside and outside at the top, a banknote safe shutter 163 that opens and closes the banknote receiving opening 161, and the banknote safe shutter 163 as the banknote receiving opening. 161 is closed, it has a banknote safe shutter lock (not shown) that locks it so that it cannot be opened. In the banknote safe 141, a banknote safe main body 162 receives banknotes inside through the banknote receiving opening 161 and stores the banknotes in a vertical stack.

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 unlocks a banknote safe shutter lock (not shown) to open the banknote safe shutter 163, or closes the banknote safe shutter 163 to close the banknote safe (not shown). It has a banknote safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 166 that locks the shutter lock. The banknote safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 166 is provided on the slide body 121 shown in FIG.

When the slide body 121 with the banknote safe 141 loaded in the banknote safe loading space 135 shifts from the pulled-out state with respect to the device main body 21 as shown in FIG. 4 to the pushed-in state as shown in FIG. In the banknote safe 141, the banknote safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 166 unlocks the banknote safe shutter 163 by the banknote safe shutter lock (not shown), and the banknote safe shutter 163 is opened. When the slide body 121 of the banknote safe 141 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 4 from the pushed-in state shown in FIG. The banknote safe is locked by the shutter lock.

Although not shown, the banknote safe body 162 is provided with a banknote take-out opening on the side, and this banknote take-out opening can be opened and closed by a swinging banknote safe door. The banknote safe body 162 has a banknote safe cylinder lock that locks the banknote safe door in a closed state in which the banknote safe opening is closed. This bill safe cylinder lock is locked and unlocked with a separate corresponding safe key. When the banknote safe 141 is removed from the banknote safe loading space 135 and the banknote safe door is opened, the banknotes inside can be taken out to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin safe 142 includes a box-shaped coin safe main body 172 having a coin receiving opening 171 that opens inside and outside at the top, a coin safe shutter 173 that opens and closes the coin receiving opening 171, and a coin safe. It has a coin safe shutter lock (not shown) that locks the shutter 173 so that it cannot be opened when the coin receiving opening 171 is closed. A coin safe body 172 of the coin safe 142 receives and stores coins through a coin receiving opening 171 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 11 unlocks a coin safe shutter lock (not shown) to open the coin safe shutter 173, or closes the coin safe shutter 173 to close the coin safe (not shown). It has a coin safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 176 that locks the shutter lock. The coin safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 176 is provided on the slide body 121 shown in FIG.

When the slide body 121 in which the coin safe 142 is loaded in the coin safe loading space 136 shifts from the pulled-out state with respect to the apparatus main body 21 as shown in FIG. 4 to the pushed-in state as shown in FIG. The coin safe shutter 173 of the coin safe 142 is unlocked by a coin safe shutter lock (not shown) by the coin safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 176 shown in FIG. In the coin safe 142, the coin safe shutter 173 is closed by the coin safe shutter opening/closing mechanism 176 when the sliding body 121 is pulled out as shown in FIG. The coin safe is locked by the shutter lock.

Although not shown, the coin safe main body 172 is provided with a coin removal opening on the side thereof, and the coin safe opening can be opened and closed by a swinging coin safe door. The coin safe body 172 has a coin safe cylinder lock that locks the coin safe door in a closed state in which the coin safe opening is closed. The coin safe cylinder lock is locked and unlocked with a separate corresponding safe key. When the coin safe 142 is removed from the coin safe loading space 136 and the coin safe door is opened, the coins inside can be taken out to the outside.

In the slide body 121, the banknote safe loading space 135 and the coin safe loading space 136 are aligned in the front-rear direction with their lateral positions overlapping each other. , are arranged in the front-rear direction by overlapping the positions in the left-right direction. A storage space 131 is provided in such a manner that the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are superimposed in the front-rear direction and arranged in the left-right direction. When the slide body 121 is pushed into the device main body 21 and is in the pushed state, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 in the loaded state are arranged in the front-rear direction and arranged on the left side of the money handling device 11. 11, a storage space 131 is provided to the right of the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142, in which the change reserve can be stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote hopper 71, the banknote reject pocket 72, the pushed-in banknote temporary storage 82, and the pushed-in banknote safe section 111 overlap each other in both the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. The coin hopper 61, the pushed-in coin return box 92, and the pushed-in coin safe section 111 overlap each other in both the left-right direction and the front-rear direction.

Above the storage recess 105 of the device main body 21 , the left side is a bill processing section 181 including a bill hopper 71 , a bill reject pocket 72 and a bill temporary storage 82 . The banknote processing unit 181 identifies banknotes set in the banknote hopper 71 and sorts them based on the identification result. When the banknote safe 141 is loaded into the slide body 121 and pushed into the housing recess 105 together with the slide body 121, the banknote safe 141 is arranged on the lower left side of the device main body 21, and is positioned in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction with respect to the banknote processing unit 181. The positions in both directions will be superimposed. The banknote safe 141 stores the banknotes sorted by the banknote processing unit 181 in this state.

A coin processing section 182 including a coin hopper 61 and a coin return box 92 is provided on the right side of the housing recess 105 of the device main body 21 . The coin processing unit 182 identifies coins set in the coin hopper 61 and distributes them based on the identification result. When the coin safe 142 is loaded into the slide body 121 and pushed into the accommodation recess 105 together with the slide body 121, the coin safe 142 is arranged on the lower left side of the device main body 21 and side by side behind the banknote safe 141. The positions of the processing unit 181 and both of the left-right direction and the front-rear direction are superimposed. In this state, the coin safe 142 stores coins sorted by the coin processing section 182 provided mainly on the right side of the apparatus main body 21 .

As shown in FIG. 6A, the banknote processing unit 181 includes a banknote transport unit 191 that transports banknotes fed out one by one at intervals from the banknote hopper 71, and a banknote that is being transported by the banknote transport unit 191. It has a banknote recognition unit 192 for recognition and a banknote sorting unit 193 for switching the transport destination of the banknote transport unit 191 between two directions based on the recognition result of the banknote recognition unit 192 . Therefore, the banknote identification unit 192 identifies the banknotes set in the banknote hopper 71 .

The banknote transport unit 191 extends horizontally rearward from the banknote hopper 71, and includes an upstream transport unit 201 having a banknote recognition unit 192 disposed at its end position, and a banknote recognition unit 192 at the end position of the upstream transport unit 201, that is, backward from the banknote recognition unit 192. An intermediate conveying portion 202 (pre-allocation banknote conveying portion) that folds forward at the rear portion of the extension device main body 21 and extends forward and downward, and an intermediate conveying portion from a branch point 205 at the end of the intermediate conveying portion 202. It has a downstream transport section 203 that extends in the extension direction of the section 202 and connects to the bill temporary storage 82 , and a branch transport section 204 that extends horizontally forward from the branch point 205 and connects to the bill reject pocket 72 . Therefore, the intermediate conveying section 202 has a shape that extends rearward from the bill validating section 192 and folds forward.

The intermediate transport unit 202 is a portion of the banknote transport unit 191 between the banknote identification unit 192 and the branch point 205 between the downstream transport unit 203 to the banknote temporary storage 82 and the branch transport unit 204 to the banknote reject pocket 72 . . The intermediate conveying section 202 is a section that conveys bills after being identified by the bill identifying section 192 and before being sorted by the bill sorting section 193 , and extends from the bill validating section 192 toward the bill sorting section 193 . .

The intermediate conveying section 202 includes a rear conveying path 211 that extends linearly toward the rear of the apparatus from the banknote validating section 192, and a rearwardly downward curve from the rear end of the rearward conveying path 211 and then downwardly forward. A semicircular turn-back transport path 212 and a front-bottom transport that linearly extends forward and downward from the end of the turn-back transport path 212 on the side opposite to the rear transport path 211 and is connected to the downstream transport section 203 on the extension thereof. 213 and the like.

The banknote recognition unit 192 recognizes the denomination of banknotes being transported by the upstream transport unit 201, and determines whether the recognized banknotes are acceptable denominations or other unacceptable banknotes. The banknotes of acceptable denominations are counted by denomination.

The banknote sorting unit 193 is provided at a branch point 205 of the banknote transport unit 191, and is a temporary storage position that guides banknotes from the intermediate transport unit 202 to the downstream transport unit 203, and a branch transport unit that guides the banknotes from the intermediate transport unit 202 204 to the reject position. Therefore, the banknote sorting section 193 is provided on the opposite side of the intermediate transport section 202 from the banknote validating section 192 , and sorts the banknotes based on the recognition result of the banknote validating section 192 .

The banknote sorting unit 193 passes through the branch point 205 for banknotes that are recognized as acceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 among the banknotes delivered from the banknote hopper 71 in the deposit processing for counting the banknotes. At this time, the banknotes are positioned at the temporary storage position, guided from the intermediate transport unit 202 to the downstream transport unit 203, and delivered to the banknote temporary storage 82.例文帳に追加The banknote temporary storage 82 accumulates banknotes delivered from the downstream transport section 203 from bottom to top.

The banknote sorting unit 193 passes through the branch point 205 for banknotes that have been identified as unacceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 among the banknotes delivered from the banknote hopper 71 in the deposit processing for counting the banknotes. When positioned at the reject position, the intermediate conveying section 202 guides the bill to the branch conveying section 204 and feeds it out to the bill reject pocket 72 . The banknote reject pocket 72 accumulates banknotes drawn out from the branch transport section 204 from bottom to top.

As described above, the banknote temporary storage 82 temporarily stores banknotes that have been identified as acceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 and sorted to one side by the banknote sorting unit 193 . The bill reject pocket 72 rejects to the outside bills that have been identified as unacceptable by the bill identifying section 192 and sorted to the other side by the bill sorting section 193 .

The temporary banknote storage 82 in the pushed state is positioned between the banknote receiving opening 161 in the open state shown in FIG. Positions are superimposed. The banknote temporary storage 82 opens its bottom in this state, and stores the temporarily stored banknotes into the banknote safe main body 162 through the banknote receiving opening 161 . On the other hand, when the banknote temporary storage 82 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 21, the temporarily stored banknotes are exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 11. In this state, the banknotes are taken out of the money handling apparatus 11. be

As shown in FIG. 6A , the banknote processing unit 181 includes a banknote hopper 71 , a banknote transport unit 191 , a banknote recognition unit 192 , a banknote sorting unit 193 , a banknote reject pocket 72 and a banknote temporary storage 82 . The banknote safe 141 that stores the banknotes sorted into the banknote temporary storage 82 by the banknote processing unit 181 via the banknote temporary storage 82 also overlaps the banknote safe 141 in the horizontal direction. ing. When the bill temporary storage 82 is in the pushed state and the money safe unit 111 is in the pushed state, that is, when the money processing device 11 is in the deposit processing state for performing the deposit processing, the bill hopper 71, the bill reject pocket 72, and the bill temporary storage are closed. The storage 82 and the banknote safe 141 also overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

The banknote recognition unit 192 is arranged with a position shifted in the front-rear direction with respect to the banknote hopper 71 . On the other hand, when the money handling apparatus 11 is in the deposit processing state, the banknote hopper 71, the banknote reject pocket 72, and the banknote temporary storage 82 overlap each other in the front-rear direction. For this reason, in the banknote transport section 191, after the upstream transport section 201 and the intermediate transport section 202 extend rearward from the front portion of the money handling apparatus 11 provided with the banknote hopper 71, they are folded forward at the lower side, It has a shape extending downward toward the banknote reject pocket 72 and the banknote temporary storage 82 . Therefore, in the banknote processing section 181 , a space S that is not used in banknote processing is generated vertically below the return conveying path 212 and the front lower conveying path 213 of the intermediate conveying section 202 .

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the coin processing unit 182 includes a coin transport unit 231 that transports coins that are fed out one by one from the coin hopper 61 at intervals, and a coin that is being transported by the coin transport unit 231. It has a coin identification unit 232 for identification and a coin sorting unit 233 for switching the destination of the coin conveyed by the coin conveying unit 231 between two directions based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 232 . Therefore, the coin identifying section 232 identifies the coins set in the coin hopper 61 .

The coin conveying portion 231 extends horizontally rearward from the coin hopper 61, and a coin identifying portion 232 is provided at an intermediate position thereof. The coin sorting section 233 is provided at the end position of the coin conveying section 231 and consists of a sorting section 241 and a drop hole 242 . The sorting portion 241 is provided closer to the coin identification portion 232 than the drop hole 242 is.

The coin identifying unit 232 identifies the denomination of the coin being conveyed by the coin conveying unit 231, and determines whether the identified coin is an acceptable denomination or an unacceptable coin. In addition to identifying the presence of denominations, coins of acceptable denominations are counted by denomination.

The sorting unit 241 has a sorting hole and a sorting member that can protrude toward the coin conveying unit 231. In the closed state where the sorting member protrudes, the sorting member shifts the trajectory of the coins to sort coins from the coin conveying unit 231. While the coins are dropped into the holes, in the open state where the sorting member does not protrude, the coins from the coin conveying part 231 are not dropped into the sorting holes and flow toward the drop holes 242 . A tubular reject chute 245 is provided below the sorting section 241 to guide coins falling from the sorting hole to the coin return box 92 . The reject chute 245 has an upper opening arranged vertically below the sorting hole and close to the sorting hole, and has a lower opening vertically above the coin return box 92 in the pushed state and close to the upper opening of the coin return box 92 . are placed.

The drop hole 242 is normally open, and drops a coin that has passed through the open sorting section 241 and is further conveyed by the coin conveying section 231 . A tubular temporary storage chute 246 is provided below the drop hole 242 to guide the coins dropping from the drop hole 242 . The temporary storage chute 246 has an upper opening arranged vertically below the drop hole 242 and close to the drop hole 242 . The drop hole 242 and the temporary storage chute 246 are arranged at the rear of the money handling device 11 .

The coin processing unit 182 has a coin temporary storage unit 250 that temporarily stores coins guided by the temporary storage chute 246 . The temporary coin storage section 250 is provided below the temporary storage chute 246 . The temporary coin storage unit 250 is positioned close to the lower opening of the temporary storage chute 246 so as to overlap each other in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the coin processing section 182 has a coin safe chute 251 . The coin safe chute 251 has a cylindrical shape that opens vertically and is provided between the coin safe 142 of the pushed-in coin safe section 111 and the coin temporary storage section 250 . The coin safe chute 251 overlaps the coin safe 142 of the coin temporary storage section 250 and the pushed-in coin safe section 111 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The coin safe chute 251 enters the space S of the banknote processing section 181 . That is, the coin safe chute 251, which is part of the coin processing unit 182, overlaps the space S of the banknote processing unit 181 in plan view. The coin safe chute 251 is arranged in the front-rear direction so that the coin return box 92 in the pushed state overlaps with the coin return box 92 in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 9, the coin temporary storage unit 250 has a rectangular tubular wall structure 252 that opens vertically, and a wall structure that moves the wall structure 252 horizontally in the front-rear direction while detecting the position of the wall structure. It has a body moving mechanism 253, a bottom component 254 capable of closing the lower opening of the wall component 252, and a bottom component moving mechanism 255 for horizontally moving the bottom component 254 in the front-rear direction while detecting its position. is doing. The wall component 252 and the bottom component 254 constitute a temporary coin storage 256 that temporarily stores coins dropped from the drop hole 242 and guided by the temporary storage chute 246 .

As shown in FIG. 9(a), the wall structure moving mechanism 253 moves the wall structure 252 to a temporary storage position where the temporary storage chute 246 overlaps the position in the front-rear direction, and a temporary storage position shifted forward from these positions. , as shown in FIG. 9(b), the coin return box 92 in the pushed state is overlapped with the coin return box 92 in the front-to-rear direction, and the coin return box 92 is displaced rearwardly from the coin return box 92, as shown in FIG. 9(c). The safe chute 251 is moved to the storage position where the position in the front-rear direction is overlapped.

At any of the temporary storage position, the return position, and the storage position, as shown in FIG. The position of the direction will be superimposed.

When the wall structure 252 is in the temporary storage position as shown in FIG. located vertically below the lower opening of the temporary storage chute 246 to receive coins.

As shown in FIG. 9B, when the wall structure 252 is in the return position, the upper opening of the pushed-in coin return box 92 overlaps in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. It is positioned vertically above the upper opening of the coin return box 92 in the pushed state and can discharge coins into the coin return box 92 .

As shown in FIG. 9(c), when the wall structure 252 is in the retracted position, it overlaps the upper opening of the coin safe chute 251 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Coins can be stored in the coin safe main body 172 via the coin safe chute 251 and the coin receiving opening 171 of the coin safe main body 172 .

As shown in FIG. 9(a), the bottom structure moving mechanism 255 moves the bottom structure 254 to a temporary storage position where the temporary storage chute 246 overlaps the position in the front-rear direction, and a position shifted rearward from the temporary storage chute 246. As shown in FIG. 9(b), the return position overlaps the coin safe chute 251 in the front-rear direction, and the coin return box is shifted forward and pushed in as shown in FIG. 9(c). 92 and the position in the front-rear direction are moved to the stored position.

At any of the temporary storage position, the return position, and the storage position, as shown in FIG. will be superimposed.

As shown in FIG. 9(a), the temporary coin storage 256 is in a standby state when both the wall structure 252 and the bottom structure 254 are in the temporary storage position. When both the wall constituent 252 and the bottom constituent 254 are in the temporary storage position, the lower opening of the wall constituent 252 is closed by the bottom constituent 254. In other words, the bottom of the temporary coin storage 256 is closed. in a blocked state. In this state, the temporary coin storage 256 is positioned vertically below the lower opening of the temporary storage chute 246 , and the coins are let out one by one from the coin hopper 61 and conveyed by the coin conveying section 231 to be identified by the coin identifying section 232 . Among the collected coins, the coins that are identified as acceptable and dropped from the drop hole 242 and guided by the temporary storage chute 246 are temporarily stored. The temporary storage state of the temporary coin storage 256 is the standby state.

From this temporary storage state, as shown in FIG. When moved to the return position, the lower opening of the wall structure 252 will open at the return position. This state is the return state in which the coin temporary storage 256 is vertically above the pushed-in coin return box 92 and the bottom of the coin temporary storage 256 is open.

In this return state, the temporary coin storage 256 releases the temporarily stored coins into the pushed-in coin return box 92 vertically below the lower opening of the wall structure 252 . Therefore, the coin temporary storage unit 250 temporarily stores coins that are identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232 and dropped from the drop hole 242 and guided by the temporary storage chute 246, and returns the temporarily stored coins. It can be released into box 92 .

After the temporary coin storage 256 is in the return state, as shown in FIG. At 255, the bottom structure 254 is moved to the temporary storage position and returned to the standby state.

As shown in FIG. 9C, from the temporary storage state, which is the standby state, the wall constituent 252 is moved to the storage position by the wall constituent moving mechanism 253, and the bottom constituent is moved by the bottom constituent moving mechanism 255. Moving 254 to the stowed position will open the lower opening of wall structure 252 at the stowed position. This state is a stored state in which the coin safe chute 251 and the bottom of the coin temporary safe 256 are opened vertically above the coin safe 142 of the pushed-in coin safe section 111 .

In this stored state, the temporary coin storage 256 pushes the temporarily stored coins through the coin safe chute 251 vertically below the lower opening of the wall structure 252 and pushes the coins of the money safe section 111 in the pushed state. Release to safe 142 . Therefore, the coin temporary storage unit 250 temporarily stores the coins that are identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232 and that fall from the drop hole 242 and are guided by the temporary storage chute 246. , and stored in the coin safe 142 .

After the coin temporary storage 256 is in the storage state, as shown in FIG. At 255, the bottom structure 254 is moved to the temporary storage position and returned to the standby state.

As described above, the coin temporary storage unit 250 temporarily stores the coins that are identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232 and that fall from the drop hole 242 and are guided by the temporary storage chute 246. are moved in the front-rear direction to distribute them to the coin return box 92 and the coin safe 142.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the coin processing unit 182 includes a coin hopper 61, a coin conveying unit 231, a coin identification unit 232, a coin sorting unit 233, a coin return box 92 in a pushed state, and a coin processing unit 182. The coin temporary storage unit 250 overlaps with the storage space 131 of the money safe unit 111 in the horizontal direction. When both the coin return box 92 and the money safe section 111 are in the pushed state, that is, when the money processing device 11 is in the deposit processing state for performing deposit processing, the temporary storage chute 246, The coin temporary storage portions 250 overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

The storage space 131 of the pushed-in coin safe part 111 is provided under the pushed-in coin return box 92 for returning coins to the outside, overlapping the coin return box 92 in the longitudinal direction. there is

As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote safe 141, the coin safe 142 and the storage space 131 of the money safe unit 111 in the pushed state are arranged below the banknote processing unit 181 and the coin processing unit 182. It is provided so as to overlap the processing portion 182 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Above the banknote safe 141, the coin safe 142, and the storage space 131 of the money safe unit 111 in the pushed state, the banknote processing unit 181 is provided on the left side of the money processing apparatus 11, and the coin processing unit 182 is mainly installed in the money processing apparatus 11. is located on the right side of the

Specifically, the banknote safe 141 of the money safe unit 111 in the pushed state is provided below the banknote processing unit 181 so as to overlap the banknote processing unit 181 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Also, the coin safe 142 of the money safe section 111 in the pushed-in state is positioned below the bill processing section 181 and the coin processing section 182 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to the bill processing section 181 and the coin processing section 182. They are provided on top of each other. Further, the storage space 131 of the money safe section 111 in the pushed-in state is provided under the coin handling section 182 so as to overlap the coin handling section 182 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

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"Deposit processing of sales proceeds by the person in charge of the store"
When the money processing apparatus 11 is in the deposit processing state for performing deposit processing, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 of the money safe section 111 are both in a loaded state, and the temporary banknote storage 82, the coin return box 92 and the money safe section are loaded. 111 are both in the pushed state, and both the storage space door 145 and the money vault door 101 are in the closed state.

The person in charge of the store inputs the ID number to the display/operation unit 31 using the card reader 43 . Then, if the ID number is correct, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a processing selection screen including "payment processing".

With this process selection screen displayed, when "payment process" is selected via the numeric keypad 44 and the operation key 46, which is an input key for confirmation and completion, is pressed, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to to display the guidance screen for payment processing.

According to the guidance, the person in charge of the store sets banknotes in the banknote hopper 71 , opens the lid 63 , and sets coins in the coin hopper 61 . After that, the person in charge of the store presses the operation key 47, which is an input key for start and stop. In response to this, the control unit 35 drives the banknote hopper 71, the banknote transport unit 191 and the banknote recognition unit 192 of the banknote processing unit 181, and drives the coin hopper 61, the coin transport unit 231 and the coin recognition unit of the coin processing unit 182. 232.

In the banknote processing unit 181, the banknote hopper 71 that has been driven feeds the set banknotes one by one at predetermined intervals to the upstream transport unit 201 of the banknote transport unit 191, and the banknote transport unit 191 moves to the upstream transport unit. Banknotes are conveyed from 201 toward intermediate conveying section 202 . Then, the banknote identification unit 192 provided at the end position of the upstream transport unit 201 identifies the banknotes.

The banknotes identified as acceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 are delivered from the intermediate transport unit 202 of the banknote transport unit 191 to the temporary banknote storage 82 via the downstream transport unit 203, and are sequentially stacked in the temporary banknote storage 82 from bottom to top. will be Further, banknotes identified as unacceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 are guided from the intermediate transport unit 202 of the banknote transport unit 191 to the branch transport unit 204 by the banknote sorting unit 193, and are sent from the branch transport unit 204 to the banknote reject pocket. 72, and are sequentially accumulated in the bill reject pocket 72 from the bottom to the top.

In the coin processing unit 182, the driven coin hopper 61 delivers the set coins to the coin transport unit 231 one by one at predetermined intervals, and the coin transport unit 231 directs the coins toward the coin sorting unit 233. It will carry coins. Then, the coin identifying section 232 provided closer to the coin hopper 61 than the coin distributing section 233 of the coin conveying section 231 identifies the coin.

Coins identified as acceptable by the coin identifying section 232 pass through the sorting section 241 in an open state, drop from a drop hole 242 provided at the end of the coin conveying section 231, and stand by via a temporary storage chute 246. In this state, both the wall component 252 and the bottom component 254 are stored in the coin temporary storage 256 of the coin temporary storage unit 250 in the temporary storage position. Coins identified as unacceptable by the coin identification unit 232 drop from the coin conveying unit 231 to the selection unit 241 when the selection unit 241 is closed, and are sent to the coin return box 92 via the reject chute 245. stored.

As described above, the banknote processing unit 181 feeds all the banknotes from the banknote hopper 71 and conveys them to the banknote temporary storage 82 or the banknote reject pocket 72 , and the coin processing unit 182 feeds all the coins from the coin hopper 61 . When the sensor (not shown) of each unit detects that the coin has been transported to the temporary coin storage 256 of the coin temporary storage unit 250 or the coin return box 92 , the control unit 35 displays the identification result of the bill identification unit 192 to the display unit 41 . to display. For example, the number and total amount of bills by denomination identified as acceptable by the bill identification unit 192, the number and total amount of bills by denomination identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232, and The display unit 41 displays the total amount of bills identified as acceptable and the total amount of deposited coins obtained by adding the total amount of coins identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232 .

At the same time, if the remaining coin detection sensor 95 detects the rejected coin in the coin return box 92 of the coin processing unit 182, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a display prompting the user to remove the coin from the coin return box 92. to display. Seeing this, the person in charge of the store pulls out the coin return box 92 from the device body 21, takes out the coins stored in the coin return box 92, and then pushes the coin return box 92 into the device body 21.例文帳に追加

After acknowledging the counting result, the control unit 35 waits for a selection operation on the display operation unit 31 of a storage process of storing the temporarily stored money and a return process of returning the temporarily stored money. Here, the control unit 35 performs the storage process when the operation key 46, which is the input key for confirmation and completion, is pressed, and the return process is performed when the predetermined function key 42 for cancel operation is pressed. will be performed.

"Storage process"
In the storing process, the control unit 35 opens the bottom of the banknote temporary storage 82 in the banknote processing unit 181 and moves the banknotes stored in the banknote temporary storage 82 into the banknote safe 141 through the banknote receiving opening 161 . stored in the banknote safe body 162 of .

As for the coin processing unit 182 , the control unit 35 causes the wall constituent moving mechanism 253 to move the wall constituent 252 from the temporary storage position to the storage position, and the bottom constituent moving mechanism 255 moves the bottom constituent 254 . is moved from the temporary storage position to the storage position, and the coin temporary storage part 250 is changed from the temporary storage state to the storage state.

In this storage state, the temporary coin storage 256 moves the temporarily stored coins to the lower opening of the wall constituent 252 via the coin safe chute 251 vertically below the lower opening of the wall constituent 252 . The coin is stored through the coin receiving opening 171 in the coin safe body 172 of the coin safe 142 of the pushed-in coin safe section 111 located vertically downward.

As described above, the coin temporary storage unit 250 temporarily stores the coins that are identified as acceptable by the coin identification unit 232 and that fall from the drop hole 242 and are guided by the temporary storage chute 246. is moved laterally to be stored in the coin safe 142.例文帳に追加

At the end of this storage process, the control unit 35, for example, inputs the ID number of the person in charge of collection, the identification information of the money handling device 11, and the execution time of the deposit process, which were input in the previous deposit process. , the amount of banknotes and coins recognized as acceptable by the banknote recognition unit 192 by denomination and the fact that they have been stored are stored in the storage unit 36 in association with each other.

"Return process"
In the return process, the control unit 35 drives the temporary banknote storage lock mechanism 83 of the banknote processing unit 181 to unlock the temporary banknote storage 82 from the device main body 21, and removes the banknotes from the temporary banknote storage 82. is displayed on the display unit 41 to prompt the user to take out the cartridge. Seeing this, the person in charge of the store pulls out the temporary banknote storage 82 from the device main body 21 and takes out the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary banknote storage 82 . After that, when the temporary banknote storage 82 is pushed into the device main body 21 , the temporary banknote storage lock mechanism 83 locks the temporary banknote storage 82 to the device main body 21 in a pushed state. The control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the temporary bill storage detection sensor 84 that the temporary bill storage 82 is in the pushed state.

As for the coin processing unit 182 , the control unit 35 drives the coin return box locking mechanism 93 to lock the coin return box 92 to the apparatus main body 21 . Thereafter, the control unit 35 causes the wall constituent moving mechanism 253 to move the wall constituent 252 from the temporary storage position to the return position, and the bottom constituent moving mechanism 255 to move the bottom constituent 254 from the temporary storage position to the return position. to change the coin temporary storage unit 250 from the temporary storage state to the return state. Then, the lower opening of the wall structure 252 is opened at the return position.

In this return state, the temporary coin storage 256 releases the temporarily stored coins into the pushed-in coin return box 92 vertically below the lower opening of the wall structure 252 . After that, the control unit 35 drives the coin return box lock mechanism 93 to unlock the coin return box 92 from the apparatus main body 21 and displays a display prompting the user to take out the coin from the coin return box 92 on the display unit 41 . to display. Seeing this, the person in charge of the store pulls out the coin return box 92 from the device main body 21 and takes out the coin. The control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the coin return box detection sensor 94 that the coin return box 92 has been pushed.

The controller 35 detects that the temporary banknote storage 82 is pushed into the device main body 21 after being pulled out from the device main body 21 , and the coin return box 92 is pulled out from the device main body 21 . When the coin return box detection sensor 94 detects that the coin has been pushed into the apparatus main body 21, the return process is terminated.

At the end of this return process, the control unit 35 collects the ID number of the person in charge of collection, the identification information of the money handling device 11, the execution time of the deposit process, and the bill The amount of banknotes and coins identified as acceptable by the identification unit 192 by denomination and the fact that they have been returned are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 36 .

"Collection processing of sales proceeds by the person in charge of the security company"
The person in charge of collection of the security company inputs the ID number with the card reader 43 and the personal identification number with the numeric keypad 44 to the display operation unit 31 . Then, if the ID number and the password are correct, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a process selection screen including "recovery process".

With this process selection screen displayed, when "recovery process" is selected through the numeric keypad 44 and the operation key 46, which is an input key for confirmation and completion, is pressed, the control unit 35 opens the money vault door. The lock mechanism 102 and the money safe section lock mechanism 112 are driven to change from the locked state to the unlocked state. Then, the money safe door 101 and the money safe part 111 are unlocked from the device main body 21 . At the same time, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a guide screen for the recovery process.

According to the guidance, the person in charge of collection opens the money safe door 101 to bring it into an open state, and then draws out the money safe part 111 from the device main body 21 to bring it into a drawn state. Then, the person in charge of collection pulls out the banknote safe 141 from the banknote safe loading space 135 of the slide body 121 , opens the banknote safe door (not shown) using the safe key brought with her, and takes out the banknotes in the banknote safe 141 . As a result, the banknotes in the banknote safe 141 are emptied. After that, the bill vault door (not shown) is closed and locked with the vault key. Alternatively, the person in charge of collection prepares an empty bill safe 141 to replace the removed bill safe 141 .

Also, the person in charge of collecting removes the coin safe 142 from the coin safe loading space 136 of the slide body 121, opens the coin safe door (not shown) using the safe key brought by him, and takes out the coins in the coin safe 142.例文帳に追加As a result, the coins in the coin safe 142 are emptied. After that, the coin safe door (not shown) is closed and locked with the safe key. Alternatively, the collector prepares an empty coin safe 142 to replace the extracted coin safe 142 .

Then, the person in charge of collection loads the empty banknote safe 141 into the banknote safe loading space 135 of the slide body 121 from the upper opening. Then, the control unit 35 confirms that the banknote safe 141 has been loaded based on the detection result of the banknote safe detection sensor 152 .

Also, the person in charge of collecting loads the empty coin safe 142 into the coin safe loading space 136 of the slide body 121 from the upper opening. Then, the control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the coin safe detection sensor 156 that the coin safe 142 has been loaded.

In addition, the person in charge of collection stores the change reserve brought in through the upper opening in the storage space 131 of the slide body 121 in the drawn-out state. The change reserve can be stored in the storage space 131 at any time as long as the slide body 121 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 21 . The change reserve is composed of, for example, a reserve main body made up of a coin roll and a banknote bundle, and a container such as a bag or a safe for containing the reserve main body.

A collection person loads an empty bill safe 141 into the bill safe loading space 135, loads an empty coin safe 142 into the coin safe loading space 136, stores the change reserve in the storage space 131, and then loads the money safe section 111. is pushed into the device main body 21 to be in a pushed state. Then, the money safe section locking mechanism 112 locks the pushed-in money safe section 111 to the apparatus main body 21 . The control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the money safe section detection sensor 113 that the money safe section 111 has entered the pushed state.

Next, the person in charge of collection closes the money vault door 101 . Then, the money safe door lock mechanism 102 locks the money safe door 101 to the apparatus body 21 in the closed state. The control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the money safe door detection sensor 103 that the money safe door 101 is in the closed state.

As described above, the collection staff of the security company collects the proceeds from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 of the money handling apparatus 11 . In addition, the collection staff of the security company stores the change reserve in the storage space 131 of the money handling device 11 along with this collection.

For example, the control unit 35 detects that the bill safe 141 has been removed and then loaded, and that the coin safe 142 has been removed and then loaded. After that, the coin safe detection sensor 156 detects that the money safe section 111 is pushed in, and the money safe section detection sensor 113 detects that the money safe door 101 is closed. When the money vault door detection sensor 103 detects, the recovery process ends.

When terminating the recovery process, the control unit 35, for example, sets the ID number of the person in charge of recovery, the identification information of the money handling device 11, the money safe door lock mechanism 102, the money safe section lock, which were input in the recovery process. The time when the mechanism 112 is driven to unlock, the time when the money safe door detection sensor 103 detects the open state of the money safe door 101, and the money safe section detection sensor 113 detects the withdrawal state of the money safe section 111. the time when the bill safe detection sensor 152 detected that the bill safe 141 was taken out of the bill safe loading space 135; and the time the coin safe detection sensor 156 detected that the coin safe 142 was taken out of the coin safe loading space 136. , the time when the banknote safe detection sensor 152 again detects that the banknote safe 141 has been loaded into the banknote safe loading space 135, and the time that the coin safe detection sensor 156 has again detected that the coin safe 142 has been loaded into the coin safe loading space 136. , the time when the money safe unit detection sensor 113 detects the pushed state of the money safe unit 111 again and the time when the money safe door detection sensor 103 detects the closed state of the money safe door 101 again, and the storage unit 36 memorize to

In addition, when terminating the collection process, the control unit 35, for example, inputs the ID number of the person in charge of collection, the identification information of the money handling device 11, the execution time of the collection process, and the banknote safe. 141 and information on the amount of money collected from the coin safe 142 is printed on paper by the printer 32 to create a slip. The person in charge of collection brings back the collected money together with the slip to the management center.

"Transfer processing of the change reserve by the person in charge of the store"
The person in charge of the store inputs the ID number with the card reader 43 and the password with the numeric keypad 44 to the display operation unit 31 . Then, if the ID number and the password are correct, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a process selection screen including "delivery process".

When the "delivery process" is selected through the numeric keypad 44 while the process selection screen is displayed, and the operation key 46, which is the input key for confirmation and completion, is pressed, the control unit 35 opens the money vault door. The lock mechanism 102 and the storage space door lock mechanism 146 are driven to change from the locked state to the unlocked state. Then, the money vault door 101 is unlocked from the apparatus main body 21, and the storage space door 145 is unlocked from the sliding body 121.例文帳に追加At the same time, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a guidance screen for the delivery process. In this delivery process, the control section 35 does not drive the money safe section locking mechanism 112, and therefore the money safe section 111 remains in a state where withdrawal is restricted.

According to the guidance, the person in charge of the store opens the money vault door 101 to open it, then opens the storage space door 145 to open it, and takes out the change reserve from the storage space 131 through the entrance/exit 132 in front. become. That is, the person in charge of the store opens the money safe door 101 and the storage space door 145 and takes out the change reserve from the storage space 131 without pulling out the money safe part 111 from the apparatus main body 21 .

After that, the person in charge of the store closes the storage space door 145 . Then, the storage space door lock mechanism 146 locks the storage space door 145 to the slide body 121 in an open state. The control unit 35 confirms the detection result of the storage space door detection sensor 147 that the storage space door 145 is closed.

Next, the person in charge of the store closes the money vault door 101 . Then, the money safe door lock mechanism 102 locks the money safe door 101 to the apparatus body 21 in the closed state. The control unit 35 confirms from the detection result of the money safe door detection sensor 103 that the money safe door 101 is in the closed state.

As described above, the person in charge of the store takes out the change reserve put in by the collection person of the security company from the storage space 131 of the money safe section 111 of the money handling apparatus 11 .

After the storage space door detection sensor 147 detects that the storage space door 145 is closed after being opened, the control unit 35 detects that the money safe door 101 is closed by the money safe door detection sensor 103 . is detected, the delivery process is terminated.

At the end of the delivery process, for example, the control unit 35 inputs the ID number of the person in charge of the store, the identification information of the money handling device 11, the money vault door lock mechanism 102 and the storage space door lock which were input in this delivery process. The time when the mechanism 146 is driven to unlock, the time when the money safe door detection sensor 103 detects the open state of the money safe door 101, and the storage space door detection sensor 147 detects the open state of the storage space door 145. time, the time when the storage space door detection sensor 147 detects the closed state of the storage space door 145 again, and the time when the money safe door detection sensor 103 detects the closed state of the money safe door 101 again are associated and stored. Store in section 36 .

According to the money handling apparatus 11 described above, a storage space 131 capable of storing change funds is provided separately from the banknote safe 141 for storing banknotes and the coin safe 142 for storing coins. Therefore, when the change reserve is delivered, the change reserve can be stored in the storage space 131 provided separately from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 . Therefore, when the person in charge of the security company collects the sales proceeds from the money handling device 11, the change reserve prepared in advance by the security company can be stored in the storage space 131, without the presence of a person on the store side. , a change reserve can be delivered from the security company to the store.

Further, when the change reserve is delivered, the change reserve can be stored in the storage space 131 provided separately from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142. Therefore, after the change reserve is delivered, the change reserve can be stored in the banknote safe. 141 or the coin safe 142, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are immediately ready for use, and money processing by the money handling apparatus 11 is immediately possible. Therefore, the change reserve can be delivered, and the money can be processed immediately after the change reserve is delivered. That is, the sales proceeds depositing machine of Patent Document 1 cannot be used unless the change reserve is taken out of the money safe, but in the money processing apparatus 11, the change reserve can be stored in the storage space 131. Even when the change reserve remains in the money handling machine 11, the money handling machine 11 can be used to carry out deposit processing.

In addition, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are arranged in the front-rear direction with their positions in the left-right direction overlapped, and the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are arranged in the left-right direction with their front-rear positions overlapped. Since the storage space 131 is provided, even if the storage space 131 is provided separately from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142, it is possible to suppress an increase in size particularly in the left-right direction. In other words, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are arranged in the front-rear direction and arranged on one side in the left-right direction (specifically, on the left side) of the money handling apparatus 11, and the banknote safe 141 and the coins are arranged in the front-rear direction. Since the storage space 131 is provided on the other side (specifically, the right side) of the safe 142 in the left-right direction, even if the storage space 131 is provided separately from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142, the enlargement in the left-right direction is suppressed. can do.

In addition, below a banknote processing unit 181 that identifies banknotes set in the banknote hopper 71 and distributes them based on the identification results, and a coin processing unit 182 that identifies and distributes coins set in the coin hopper 61 based on the identification results, Since the banknote safe 141, the coin safe 142, and the storage space 131 are provided so as to overlap the bill processing unit 181 and the coin processing unit 182 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, the money processing device 11 can be moved particularly in the left-right direction. can be further suppressed from increasing in size. In other words, the banknote safe 141, the coin safe 142, and the storage space 131 are arranged below the banknote processing unit 181 and the coin processing unit 182 so as to overlap the banknote processing unit 181 and the coin processing unit 182 in plan view. Therefore, even though the storage space 131 is provided, it is possible to further suppress an increase in the size of the money handling apparatus 11, particularly in the horizontal direction. That is, the size of the money handling apparatus 11 can be made smaller in the left-right direction than when the storage space is simply provided beside the money handling apparatus.

In addition, a banknote safe 141 is provided under the banknote processing unit 181 so as to be superimposed on it in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The storage space 131 is provided by superimposing the positions of the banknote safes 141 and the storage space 131 is provided, and the coin temporary storage unit 250 of the coin processing unit 182 is moved in the front-rear direction, so that the bill safe 141 is aligned in the front-rear direction with the positions in the left-right direction overlapping. Coins in the coin temporary storage part 250 are stored in the coin safe 142 . Therefore, the banknote processing unit 181, the coin processing unit 182, the banknote safe 141, the coin safe 142, and the storage space 131 can be arranged more efficiently.

In addition, a coin return box 92 is provided above the storage space 131 so as to be superimposed on the storage space 131 in both the front-back direction and the left-right direction, and the coin temporary storage unit 250 moves in the front-back direction to return coins to the coin return box. 92 and the coin safe 142. Therefore, the banknote processing unit 181, the coin processing unit 182, the banknote safe 141, the coin return box 92, the coin safe 142, and the storage space 131 can be arranged more efficiently.

A money safe section 111 including a storage space 131, a banknote safe 141, and a coin safe 142 can be pulled out from the device body 21 integrally. It has a storage space door 145 that opens and closes the space 131 . Therefore, by pulling out the money safe section 111 , it is possible to easily collect money from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 and store the change reserve in the storage space 131 . Further, when taking out the change reserve stored in the storage space 131 from the storage space 131, the storage space door 145 can be opened and taken out without pulling out the money safe section 111.例文帳に追加That is, in the sales proceeds depositing machine of Patent Document 1, a cash deposit tray is pulled out from the device, a money deposit is taken out from the pulled out deposit tray, and a change reserve is taken out from the taken-out money deposit, thereby removing the change deposit from the device. Since the money handling apparatus 11 is provided with a storage space door 145 in front of the storage space 131, the money safe section can be removed from the apparatus main body 21 by opening the money safe door 101 and the safe space door 145. The change reserve can be taken out from the money handling machine 11 without pulling out 111.例文帳に追加

Further, in the money safe section 111, the bill safe loading space 135 and the coin safe loading space 136 are separated from the storage space 131, and a storage space door 145 for opening and closing the storage space 131 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the person in charge of the store from seeing or touching the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 when taking out the change reserve from the storage space 131 . Therefore, it is excellent in crime prevention.

The above-described first embodiment can be modified as in Modifications 1 to 9 below.

(Modification 1)
As in the above embodiment, the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are provided on the left side of the money handling apparatus 11, the storage space 131 is provided on the right side of the money handling apparatus 11, and the banknote handling section 181 is provided on the money handling apparatus 11. The banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are provided on the right side of the money handling apparatus 11, The storage space 131 is provided on the left side inside the money handling apparatus 11, the banknote handling section 181 is provided on the right side inside the money handling apparatus 11, and the coin handling section 182 is provided on the left side inside the money handling apparatus 11. Also good.

(Modification 2)
Instead of providing the money safe door 101, as shown in FIG. That is, the main front surface 28 of the device main body 21 and the front surface 271 of the money safe section 111 constitute the front surface of the money handling apparatus 11 . As a result, since the storage space door 145 is always exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 11 , it becomes easier for the person in charge of the store to take out the change reserve from the storage space 131 . That is, the work of opening and closing the money vault door 101 can be eliminated.

(Modification 3)
If the temporary banknote storage 82, the coin return box 92, or the money safe unit 111 is pulled out and then pushed in after a predetermined time has passed, the control unit 35 displays a message urging them to be pushed in. You may make it display on the part 41. FIG. Further, if the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 are not placed in the loaded state even after a predetermined period of time has passed, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a message prompting the state of loading. You can do it. Further, if the money vault door 101 and the storage space door 145 are not closed after a predetermined period of time has passed, the control unit 35 causes the display unit 41 to display a display prompting to close the door. You can do it. Furthermore, the message may be output from a speaker. Furthermore, a warning sound may be output from a speaker.

(Modification 4)
The money storage space 137 and the storage space 131 are not limited to being integrally provided in the money safe section 111, and may be provided separately. For example, a first money safe section having the money storage space 137 and a second money safe section having the storage space 131 may be provided. At this time, each of them may be separately provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the device body 21. Only the first money safe section is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the device body 21, and the second money safe section is fixed to the device body 21 and cannot be pulled out. may be set to .

Incidentally, when the second money safe section is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the device main body 21, the person in charge of the store may pull out the second money safe section to take out the change reserve. In that case, the storage space door 145 is not necessarily required. Further, when the second money vault is provided so that it cannot be pulled out, the storage space door 145 is necessary, and the security company opens and closes the storage space door 145 to store the change reserve in the storage space 131. .

Furthermore, in Modification 4, instead of providing the money safe door 101 as in Modification 2, the front face of the first money safe section and the front face of the second money safe section having the storage space door 145 are replaced with the money safe. The front surface of the processing device 11 may be used.

(Modification 5)
The storage space 131 is not limited to being open at the top, but may have a ceiling that closes the top, and the storage space door 145 may be opened and closed to store the change reserve in the storage space 131. You can do it.

(Modification 6)
The storage space 131 is not limited to superimposing both the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 in the front-rear direction as in the above embodiment, and at least one of the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142 is arranged. It suffices if the positions in the front-rear direction are superimposed on each other. For example, when the banknote safe 141 is provided in the front part of the money handling apparatus 11 as in the above embodiment, the storage space 131 is placed on the front side of the coin safe 142 and superimposed on the banknote safe 141 in the front-rear direction. You can do it.

(Modification 7)
The storage space 131 is not limited to storing change reserves, and may store important items such as seals, passbooks, securities, and documents.

(Modification 8)
The coin temporary storage unit 250 may move the temporarily stored coins in the horizontal direction to distribute them between the coin return box 92 and the coin safe 142 . Also, at this time, a portion of the movement path of the temporary coin storage 256 of the temporary coin storage unit 250 and the intermediate transport unit 202 of the banknote processing unit 181 are made to overlap in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Specifically, when the coins are stored in the coin safe 142, the temporary coin storage 256 is arranged in the space S so as to overlap the intermediate conveying section 202 in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. . As a result, even if the temporary coin storage 256 moves in the left-right direction, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the money handling apparatus 11 . In other words, the money handling device 11 can be made smaller.

(Modification 9)
The money processing apparatus 11 is not limited to a dedicated machine for depositing money, and is further equipped with a banknote storage unit for storing banknotes and a coin storage unit for storing coins separately from the banknote safe 141 and the coin safe 142. In addition, a deposit/withdrawal machine capable of dispensing money stored in these storage units may be used.

11... Money processing device, 21... Apparatus main body, 61... Coin hopper (coin set unit), 71... Banknote hopper (banknote set unit), 72... Banknote reject pocket (banknote reject unit), 82... Banknote temporary storage (banknote temporary storage section), 92...coin return box (coin return section), 111...money safe section, 131...storage space, 141...banknote safe, 142...coin safe, 145...storage space door (open/close door), 181...banknote processing Part 182...Coin processing part 192...Bill recognition part 193...Bill sorting part 202...Intermediate conveying part (pre-distribution bill conveying part) 232...Coin discriminating part 250...Coin temporary storage part

Claims (5)

a banknote safe for storing banknotes;
a coin safe that is arranged in the front-rear direction of the device so as to overlap the banknote safe in the left-right direction of the device, and that stores coins;
a storage space that is arranged in the left-right direction of the device so as to overlap at least one of the banknote safe and the coin safe, and is capable of storing a change reserve ;
The banknote safe, the coin safe, and the storage space are disposed below the banknote processing unit for processing banknotes and the coin processing unit for processing coins, and are arranged in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device relative to the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit. A money handling device characterized by being provided so that positions in both directions of are superimposed on each other . The banknote safe is provided below the banknote processing unit so as to overlap the banknote processing unit in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device,
2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the storage space is provided under the coin handling part so that the storage space overlaps with the coin handling part in both the front-back direction and the left-right direction of the device. 3. The storage space according to claim 2 , wherein the storage space is provided below a coin return unit for returning coins to the outside, with the coin return unit overlapping with the coin return unit in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the device. Money handling equipment. a banknote safe for storing banknotes;
a coin safe that is arranged in the front-rear direction of the device so as to overlap the banknote safe in the left-right direction of the device, and that stores coins;
a storage space that is arranged in the left-right direction of the device so as to overlap at least one of the banknote safe and the coin safe, and is capable of storing a change reserve ;
A money safe section including the storage space, the bill safe, and the coin safe can be pulled out together from the apparatus main body, and the money safe section can be stored without being pulled out from the apparatus main body. A money handling apparatus comprising an open/close door for opening and closing a space . 5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the storage space has an opening that opens upward, and is accessible from above when the money safe is pulled out. .

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