Banknote processor and automatic transaction device

Abstract

To enable single-cassette and multi-cassette operation with a simple device configuration for a banknote processor.SOLUTION: A banknote processor includes: a looped conveying path having a first circumferential route toward the front of the device and a second circumferential route toward the rear of the device and through which banknotes can repeatedly circumnavigate the first circumferential route and the second circumferential route; and a first two-directional gate, a second two-directional gate, and a third two-directional gate configured to allow the banknotes to be branched and merged in two directions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a banknote processing device and an automatic transaction device. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, an automated teller machine used in a financial institution is equipped with a banknote handling device, which includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal port, a banknote validator, a temporary storage vault, a rejected banknote vault, a deposit / withdrawal vault, a banknote transport / diverter mechanism, a banknote transport path, and a loading / recovery vault.

[0003] The bill deposit / withdrawal port releases withdrawal bills to the user, or feeds the deposited bills inserted by the user one by one into the device. The bill validator distinguishes between deposited and withdrawn bills. The temporary storage temporarily stores the deposited bills, and after the user has finished their operation, moves them to the deposit / withdrawal safe or returns them to the bill deposit / withdrawal port.

[0004] The rejected banknote vault stores rejected banknotes that are determined by the banknote validator to not meet a predetermined standard. The deposit / withdrawal vault keeps stored deposited banknotes and delivers them as withdrawn banknotes. The banknote transport / diverting mechanism switches between multiple connection destinations to connect each vault with another. The banknote transport path has a transport guide that guides banknotes. The banknote transport / diverting mechanism is provided midway along the banknote transport path.

[0005] The deposit / withdrawal safe has a mechanism that either feeds out the banknotes one by one from inside the deposit / withdrawal safe, or receives the stored banknotes transported one by one and retains them inside the deposit / withdrawal safe.The deposit / withdrawal safe is equipped with a mechanism that combines two or three types of rollers to feed out banknotes, and a mechanism that retains the banknotes that have been transported inside the deposit / withdrawal safe.

[0006] The loading and discharging vault has a deposit / withdrawal safe and a rejection safe, and the deposit / withdrawal safe has a mechanism for feeding out banknotes one by one, or for receiving banknotes fed out one by one and retaining them in the deposit / withdrawal safe. The deposit / withdrawal safe is equipped with a mechanism for feeding out banknotes that combines two or three types of rollers, and a mechanism for retaining banknotes that have been transported to the deposit / withdrawal safe. The rejection safe stores banknotes that are rejected for loading and determined by the banknote validator to not meet the specified standards.

[0007] The loading and recovering box has a cassette structure that is detachable from the banknote handling device.

[0008] There are two ways to operate the loading and recovery depot: single-cassette operation, in which the depot is transported between the loading and recovery depot and the deposit and withdrawal safe to load and withdraw banknotes, and multi-cassette operation, in which the depot is not used for loading or withdrawing banknotes but is used as a deposit and withdrawal safe.

[0009] An example of a related technique is Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 states that "The banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 10 is provided with a customer service section 12, a validator 14, a temporary holding section 16, a rejected bill storage 17, and a forgotten bill storage 18 on the upper unit 10U side, and with a banknote storage 21 and a refill / recovery cassette 22 on the lower unit 10L side. Furthermore, the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 10 is arranged so that the rejected bill storage 17 and the forgotten bill storage 18 are vertically aligned" (see abstract). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-86300 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0011] However, in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the size of the device increases when performing single-cassette operation and multi-cassette operation.

[0012] An object of the present invention is to enable one-cassette operation and multi-cassette operation with a simple device configuration in a banknote processing device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] A banknote processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has an upper unit in which a banknote deposit / withdrawal port, a banknote validator, and a temporary storage vault are arranged in this order from the front side of the device, and a lower unit in which a plurality of deposit / withdrawal vaults, a loading and recovery vault, and a reject vault are arranged in this order from the front side of the device, the banknote processing device having a loop-shaped transport path along which banknotes pass through the banknote validator of the upper unit and an upper portion of the lower unit, and along which banknotes can repeatedly circulate in both directions, the loop-shaped transport path having a first circulation route that passes through the banknote validator toward the front side of the device; a second circulation route passing through the banknote validator toward the rear side of the device, the banknotes can repeatedly circulate along the first circulation route and the second circulation route, the loading and recovering storehouse has a deposit / withdrawal storehouse and a reject storehouse and is configured to be detachable from the device so that the deposit / withdrawal storehouse and the reject storehouse can be arranged in the front-rear direction of the device, a banknote insertion section of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port is connected to the loop-shaped transport path by a first transport path on the front side of the banknote validator of the loop-shaped transport path, and the temporary storage storehouse is configured to be detachable from the device so that the deposit / withdrawal storehouse and the reject storehouse can be arranged in the front-rear direction of the device, The loop-shaped transport path is connected to a second transport path branching off from the loop-shaped transport path at a rear side of the banknote discrimination unit of the loop-shaped transport path, a banknote take-out unit of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port is connected to the second transport path by a third transport path, the deposit / withdrawal safe is connected to a lower part of the loop-shaped transport path by a first connecting transport path through a first two-way gate so as to merge from the rear side to the front side of the loop-shaped transport path, and the loading / recovery storehouse is connected to the loop-shaped transport path by a second connecting transport path through a second two-way gate so as to merge from the front side to the rear side of the loop-shaped transport path. the rejected container is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped conveying path by a third connecting conveying path through a third bidirectional gate so as to merge from the rear side of the loop-shaped conveying path toward the front side thereof, and the rejected container is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped conveying path by a fourth connecting conveying path through a fourth bidirectional gate so as to merge from the rear side of the loop-shaped conveying path toward the front side thereof, and the first, second, third, and fourth bidirectional gates are configured to be able to switch between branching and merging the banknotes in two directions. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to one aspect of the present invention, in a banknote processing device, one-cassette operation and multi-cassette operation are possible with a simple device configuration. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an automated teller machine. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the banknote processing device. [Diagram 3] 2 is a side view showing a loop-shaped transport path of the banknote processing device and defining its joining and branching directions. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a side view illustrating a loading operation during one-cassette operation. [Diagram 5] 13 is a side view illustrating a collection operation during one cassette operation. FIG. [Figure 6] 13 is a side view illustrating a loading reject operation during one-cassette operation. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a side view illustrating a depositing operation during one cassette operation. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a side view illustrating a dispensing operation when one cassette is used. [Figure 9] 13 is a side view illustrating a deposit operation during multi-cassette operation. FIG. [Figure 10] 13A and 13B are side views illustrating a dispensing operation during multi-cassette operation. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a two-way gate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automated teller machine.

[0018] In FIG. 1, an automated teller machine 100 as an example of an "automatic teller machine" includes a banknote processing device 101, a card / statement processing device 102, a passbook processing device 103, a user operation unit 104, a control unit 105, and a return port 106.

[0019] The banknote processing device 101 receives (deposits) banknotes from users and dispenses (withdraws) banknotes to users. The card and statement processing device 102 processes cards inserted by users and prints and dispenses transaction statements. The passbook processing device 103 records transaction details in the passbook inserted by the user. The user operation unit 104 displays operation guides to users and accepts input of instructions from users. The control unit 105 controls the banknote processing device 101.

[0020] Hereinafter, the bill handling apparatus 101 that handles bills will be described with reference to Figs.

[0021] In the banknote processing device 101, a banknote receiving / dispensing port 201, a banknote validator 202, and a temporary storage unit 203 are arranged in this order from the front side of the device in an upper unit.

[0022] Further, in the banknote handling device 101, a plurality of deposit / withdrawal safes 204, a loading / recovery safe 205, and a reject safe 206 are arranged in the lower unit in this order from the front side of the device.

[0023] The bill deposit / withdrawal slot 201 feeds bills inserted by a user one by one to the bill transport path (first transport path, second transport path), and accumulates the transported bills and releases them to the user (discharges the bills so that the user can take them out). The bill validator 202 measures the optical and magnetic characteristics of the bills and determines the denomination and authenticity of the bills.

[0024] The temporary storage vault 203 temporarily stores the bills until the transaction is completed. The temporary storage vault 203, for example, temporarily stores the bills deposited by the user, and if the user approves the transaction, stores the bills in the deposit / withdrawal vault 204, and if the user does not approve the transaction, transports the bills to the bill deposit / withdrawal port 201 and returns the actual bills to the user.

[0025] The rejected bill vault 206 stores rejected bills that are determined by the bill validator 202 to not meet a predetermined standard.

[0026] The deposit / withdrawal safe 204 stores bills inserted by users, and dispenses the stored bills to users according to transactions.

[0027] The upper unit has a bill validator 202, and the lower unit has an upper portion thereof, and has a loop-shaped transport path 207 along which bills can repeatedly circulate in both directions.

[0028] The loop-shaped conveying path 207 has a first circular route that passes through the banknote validation section 202 toward the front side of the device and a second circular route that passes through the banknote validation section 202 toward the rear side of the device, and the banknote can repeatedly circulate along the first circular route and the second circular route.

[0029] The loading and recovering storehouse 205 has a deposit / withdrawal storehouse 205a and a reject storehouse 205b. The loading and recovering storehouse 205 is configured to be detachable from the device so that the deposit / withdrawal storehouse 205a and the reject storehouse 205b can be arranged in the front-rear direction of the device.

[0030] The banknote insertion section of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 201 is connected to the loop-shaped transport path 207 via a first transport path on the loop-shaped transport path 207 before the banknote validation section 202 .

[0031] The temporary storage 203 is connected to a second transport path that branches off from the looped transport path 207 at a position behind the banknote validator 202 of the looped transport path 207. The banknote take-out section of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port is connected to the second transport path by a third transport path.

[0032] The deposit / withdrawal safe 204 is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207 by a first connecting transport path (1) via a first two-way gate 301 so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path 207 from the rear side to the front side.

[0033] The loading and recovering storehouse 205 is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207 by a second connecting transport path (2) via a second two-way gate 302 so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path 207 from the front side to the rear side.

[0034] The loading and unloading storehouse 205 is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207 via a third two-way gate 303 so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path 207 from the rear side to the front side.

[0035] The reject container 204 is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207 by a fourth connecting transport path (4).

[0036] The first bidirectional gate 301, the second bidirectional gate 302 and the third bidirectional gate 303 are configured to be capable of switching between branching and merging banknotes in two directions.

[0037] During one-cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box 205 is used for loading and recovering banknotes, the deposit and withdrawal safe unit 205a is set at the front side of the loading and recovering box 205.

[0038] During one-cassette operation, the deposit / withdrawal safe section 205a is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped conveying path 207 so as to merge from the front to the rear of the loop-shaped conveying path 207 via the second two-way gate 302 at the second connecting conveying path (2).

[0039] During one-cassette operation, the reject container unit 205b is set at the rear of the loading / recovery container 205. During one-cassette operation, the reject container unit 205b is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207 so as to merge from the rear side to the front side of the loop-shaped transport path 207 via the third bidirectional gate 303 at the third connecting transport path (3).

[0040] During multi-cassette operation in which the loading and withdrawing box 205 is used for depositing and withdrawing banknotes, the deposit and withdrawal box section 205a is set at the rear side of the loading and withdrawing box 205.

[0041] During multi-cassette operation, the deposit / withdrawal cash box section 205a is connected to the lower part of the looped transport path 207 so as to merge from the rear side to the front side of the looped transport path 207 via the third connecting transport path (3) through the third two-way gate 303. During multi-cassette operation, the reject cash box section 205b is set at the front side of the loading / recovery cash box 205.

[0042] During multi-cassette operation, the reject storage section 205b is connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped conveying path 207 so as to merge from the front to the rear of the loop-shaped conveying path 207 via the second two-way gate 302 at the second connecting conveying path (2).

[0043] The reject vault 206 has an upper reject vault 206a and a lower reject vault 206b. The upper reject vault 206a stores the banknotes that were left behind and collected. The lower reject vault 206b stores the banknotes that are rejected for dispensing, the banknotes that are rejected for collection, and the banknotes that are rejected for storage.

[0044] Here, if the flow of banknotes into and out of the deposit / withdrawal safe 205a of the loading and recovering storehouse 205 were made the same as that of the deposit / withdrawal safe 204 on the right side, the deposit / withdrawal safe 204 and the loading and recovering storehouse 205 would have to be separated, which would be disadvantageous in terms of size reduction. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, the flow of banknotes into and out of the deposit / withdrawal safe 205a of the loading and recovering storehouse 205 is made in the opposite direction to that of the deposit / withdrawal safe 204 on the right side, thereby reducing the size of the device.

[0045] Furthermore, in this embodiment of the present invention, the connections between the deposit / withdrawal safe 204, the loading / recovery safe 205, and the reject safe 206 and the looped transport path 207 are all constructed with two-way gates 301, 302, and 303. As a result, the structure of the connection gates can be simplified and made compact, and the entire device can also be made compact.

[0046] With reference to FIG. 4, a loading operation in one cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box 205 is used for loading banknotes will be described.

[0047] As shown in Figure 4, when banknotes are loaded into each deposit / withdrawal safe 204 from the deposit / withdrawal safe section 205a of the loading and recovery storehouse 205 during one-cassette operation, the banknotes are fed out from the deposit / withdrawal safe section 205a of the loading and recovery storehouse 205 and transported to the deposit / withdrawal safe 204 via the second circular route of the loop-shaped transport path 207.

[0048] With reference to FIG. 5, a collection operation during one cassette operation in which the loading and collecting box 205 is used for collecting banknotes will be described.

[0049] 5, when banknotes from a plurality of deposit / withdrawal safes 204 are to be collected into the deposit / withdrawal safe section 205a of the loading / collection storehouse 205, the banknotes are fed from the deposit / withdrawal safes 204 and transported to the banknote validation section 202 via a first circular route of the loop-shaped transport path 207. The validated banknotes are transported to a second two-way gate 302 that connects the loop-shaped transport path 207 and the second connecting transport path (2).

[0050] If the bill is determined to be a withdrawn bill by the bill discriminating section 202, it is transported to the deposit / withdrawal safe section 205a of the loading and withdrawing storehouse 205 via the second two-way gate 302 and subjected to a withdrawal process.

[0051] If the bill is determined to be a rejected bill by the bill validator 202 , it passes through the second two-way gate 302 and is transported again on the looped transport path 207 from the bill validator 202 to the temporary storage vault 203 .

[0052] After all the banknotes in the multiple deposit / withdrawal safes 204 have been paid out, the rejected banknotes stored in the temporary storage safe 203 are transported to the rejected safe 206 via the loop-shaped transport path 207, via the banknote validation section 202, and via a fourth connecting transport path (4) connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207.

[0053] In this way, when transporting a rejected banknote for collection, the banknote is transported to the lower part of the looped transport path 207 before a determination is made that the banknote is rejected for collection. This makes it possible to shorten the distance to the branch of the temporary storage unit 203 behind the banknote validator 202, thereby making it possible to miniaturize the entire device.

[0054] With reference to FIG. 6, a loading rejection operation in one cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box 205 is used for loading banknotes will be described.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 6, when the banknote validator 202 detects a rejected banknote during transport of loaded banknotes, the dispensing of banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal safe 205a of the loading / recovery storehouse 205 is stopped.

[0056] The rejected banknotes are made to circulate around the second circulation route one or more times, and are transported to the rejected storage section 205b of the loading and recovering storage 205 via the third two-way gate 303 connecting the loop-shaped transport path 207 and the third connecting transport path (3).

[0057] In this way, when a rejected banknote is determined, the discharge of banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal cash section 205a of the loading and recovery storehouse 205 is stopped, and the rejected banknote is transported via the loop-shaped transport 207 to the reject cash section 206 at the rear of the loading and recovery storehouse 205, making it possible to reduce the size of the entire device.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 7, a deposit operation during one-cassette operation in which the loading and recovering storehouse 205 is used for loading and recovering will be described.

[0059] In the deposit operation during one-cassette operation, the loading and recovering storehouse 205 is not used.

[0060] As shown in Fig. 7, banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 201 are separated one by one, and the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes are determined by the banknote validator 202. If the banknote validator 202 is unable to determine the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes, the banknote is temporarily stored in a temporary storage vault 203. If the banknote validator 202 is unable to determine the denomination or if there is an abnormality in the inclination or spacing between banknotes, the banknote is regarded as a deposit-rejected banknote, and is not taken into the temporary storage vault 203 but is stored in the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 201 and returned to the user.

[0061] When the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage vault 203 are passed through the banknote validator 202 and transported to the specified deposit / withdrawal safe 204. If the banknote validator 202 is unable to distinguish the banknotes, or if there is an abnormality in the inclination or spacing between the banknotes, the banknotes are not taken into the deposit / withdrawal safe 204 but are instead stored in the reject vault 206b as rejected banknotes.

[0062] A dispensing operation during one cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box 205 is used for loading and recovering will be described with reference to Fig. 8. In a dispensing operation during one cassette operation, the loading and recovering box 205 is not used.

[0063] As shown in Fig. 8, a predetermined number of banknotes are fed from a designated deposit / withdrawal safe 204, and the denomination of the banknote is identified by the banknote validator 202, and the banknote is stored in the banknote dispensing port 201 and paid to the user. If the banknote validator 202 cannot identify the banknote, or if there is an abnormality in the inclination or the interval between the banknotes, the banknote is not stored in the banknote dispensing port 201 but is transported to the temporary storage vault 203 as a rejected banknote. After the predetermined number of banknotes have all been fed, the rejected banknotes stored in the temporary storage vault 203 are transported to the reject vault 206 via the banknote validator 202 on the loop-shaped transport path 207 and a fourth connecting transport path (4) connected to the lower part of the loop-shaped transport path 207.

[0064] With reference to FIG. 9, a deposit operation during multi-cassette operation in which the loading and unloading storehouse 205 is used for depositing and dispensing money will be described.

[0065] In multi-cassette operation, the loading and recovering box 205 is inverted and set. As a result, in multi-cassette operation, the deposit and withdrawal safe section 205a is set at the rear of the loading and recovering box 205. In a deposit operation in multi-cassette operation, both the loading and recovering box 205 and the deposit and withdrawal safe 204 are used.

[0066] As shown in Fig. 9, banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 201 are separated one by one, and the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes are determined by the banknote validator 202. If the banknote validator 202 is unable to determine the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes, the banknote is temporarily stored in a temporary storage vault 203. If the banknote validator 202 is unable to determine the denomination or if there is an abnormality in the inclination or spacing between banknotes, the banknote is regarded as a deposit-rejected banknote and is not taken into the temporary storage vault 203, but is instead stored in the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 201 and returned to the user.

[0067] When the transaction is confirmed, the bills stored in the temporary storage vault 203 are passed through the bill validator 202 and transported to the designated deposit / withdrawal vault 204 or loading / recovery vault 205 .

[0068] With reference to FIG. 10, a dispensing operation during multi-cassette operation in which the loading and unloading storehouse 205 is used for depositing and dispensing money will be described.

[0069] In multi-cassette operation, the loading and recovering box 205 is inverted and set. As a result, in multi-cassette operation, the deposit and withdrawal safe section 205a is set at the rear of the loading and recovering box 205. In a withdrawal operation in multi-cassette operation, both the loading and recovering box 205 and the deposit and withdrawal safe 204 are used.

[0070] As shown in FIG. 10, a predetermined number of bills are fed from a designated deposit / withdrawal safe 204 or a loading / recovery safe 205, the denomination of the bills is identified by a bill discriminating unit 202, and the bills are stored in a bill withdrawal port 201 and paid to a user.

[0071] The configuration of the two-way gates 301, 302, and 302 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0072] First bidirectional gate 301, second bidirectional gate 302, and third bidirectional gate 303 are configured to be able to switch between branching and merging banknotes in two directions.

[0073] Specifically, (a) shows an example in which banknotes are switched between branching and merging in a first direction, while (b) shows an example in which banknotes are switched between branching and merging in a second direction.

[0074] In this embodiment, all of the connection parts can be constructed using two-way gates, so that the structure of the connection gate can be simplified and made smaller, and the device as a whole can also be made smaller.

[0075] According to this embodiment, single-cassette operation and multi-cassette operation are possible with a simple device configuration. When using multi-cassette operation, the loading and unloading storehouse can be used in the same way as other deposit and withdrawal safes by setting the loading and unloading storehouse upside down. [Explanation of symbols]

[0076] 201 Banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 202 Banknote Validation Department 203 Temporary storage 204 Deposit and Withdrawal Safe 205 Loading and Recovery Depot 205a Deposit and withdrawal section 205b Reject Warehouse 206 Reject Warehouse 207 Loop-shaped conveyor 301 First Two-Way Gate 302 Second Two-Way Gate 303 Third Two-Way Gate 304 Fourth Two-Way Gate 100 Automatic transaction machine 101 Banknote processing device 102 Card and receipt processing device 103 Passbook processing device 104 User operation section 105 Control section 106 Return Slot

Claims

1. A banknote processing device having an upper unit in which a banknote deposit / withdrawal port, a banknote discrimination unit, and a temporary storage unit are arranged in this order from the front side of the device, and a lower unit in which a plurality of deposit / withdrawal safes, a loading / recovery safe, and a reject safe are arranged in this order from the front side of the device, a loop-shaped transport path through which banknotes can repeatedly circulate in both directions, the loop-shaped transport path passing through the banknote validator of the upper unit and passing through an upper portion of the lower unit; The loop-shaped transport path is a first circulation route passing through the banknote validation unit toward a front side of the device, and a second circulation route passing through the banknote validation unit toward a rear side of the device, and the banknote can repeatedly circulate along the first circulation route and the second circulation route; The loading and recovering store includes: A deposit / withdrawal safe section and a reject safe section are provided. The deposit / withdrawal safe unit and the reject safe unit are detachably configured from the device so that they can be arranged in the front-rear direction of the device, The bill insertion section of the bill deposit / withdrawal port includes: a first conveying path connected to the loop-shaped conveying path at a position forward of the banknote validation unit of the loop-shaped conveying path; The temporary storage facility includes: a second transport path branching off from the loop-shaped transport path at a rear side of the banknote validation unit of the loop-shaped transport path; The bill take-out section of the bill deposit / withdrawal port includes: a third conveying path connected to the second conveying path, The deposit and withdrawal safe is: a first connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path through a first two-way gate so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the rear side toward the front side; The loading and recovering store includes: a second connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path through a second two-way gate so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the front side to the rear side; a third connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path through a third two-way gate so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the rear side toward the front side; The reject storehouse includes: a fourth connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path through a fourth two-way gate so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the rear side toward the front side; The first, second, third, and fourth bidirectional gates are The banknote processing device is configured to be capable of switching between branching and merging the banknotes in two directions.

2. In one cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box is used for loading and recovering the banknotes, The deposit and withdrawal safe section includes: Set in front of the loading and recovering storehouse, the second connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path through the second two-way gate so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the front side to the rear side; The reject storage section includes: Set at the rear of the loading and recovering storehouse, 2. The banknote processing device according to claim 1, wherein the third connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path so as to merge from the rear side to the front side of the loop-shaped transport path via the third two-way gate.

3. In a multi-cassette operation in which the loading and recovering box is used for depositing and withdrawing the banknotes, The deposit and withdrawal safe section includes: Set at the rear of the loading and recovering storehouse, the third connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path so as to merge with the loop-shaped transport path from the rear side to the front side through the third two-way gate; The reject storage section includes: Set in front of the loading and recovering storehouse, 2. The banknote processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting transport path is connected to a lower portion of the loop-shaped transport path so as to merge from a rear side to a front side of the loop-shaped transport path via the second two-way gate.

4. When the banknotes in the plurality of deposit / withdrawal safes are collected to the front deposit / withdrawal safe unit of the loading / collection storehouse during the one cassette operation, Feed the banknote from the deposit / withdrawal safe and transport it to the banknote validation unit via the first circular route of the loop-shaped transport path; conveying the identified banknote to the second bidirectional gate that connects the loop-shaped conveying path and the second connecting conveying path; When the bill is determined to be a withdrawn bill by the bill discriminating unit, the bill is transported to the front write-in / withdrawal unit of the loading / recovery storehouse via the second two-way gate and subjected to a recovery process. When the bill is determined to be a rejected bill by the bill validator, the bill passes through the second two-way gate and is transported again from the bill validator to the temporary storage on the loop-shaped transport path; 3. The banknote processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that after all of the banknotes in the multiple deposit / withdrawal safes have been paid out, the rejected banknotes stored in the temporary storage safe are transported to the rejected safe via the fourth connecting transport path connected to a lower part of the loop-shaped transport path via the banknote validation unit on the loop-shaped transport path.

5. When the banknotes are loaded from the front writing / withdrawal safe unit of the loading / recovery storehouse to each of the deposit / withdrawal safes during the one cassette operation, The banknotes are fed from the front input / output safe section of the loading / recovery storehouse and transported to the deposit / withdrawal safe via the second circular route of the loop-shaped transport path; When the banknote discriminating unit detects a rejected banknote during the transport of the loaded banknotes, the dispensing of the banknotes from the front write-in / out safe unit of the loading / recovery storehouse is stopped; The banknote processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that the rejected banknote is transported to the reject storage section of the loading and recovery storehouse via the third two-way gate that connects the loop-shaped transport path and the third connecting transport path by making the rejected banknote travel around the second circulation route one or more times.

6. The reject storehouse includes: An upper reject container and a lower reject container are provided. The upper reject storage is storing the forgotten and collected bills; The lower reject storage is 2. The banknote processing device according to claim 1, wherein the banknotes rejected for withdrawal and the banknotes rejected for collection are stored.

7. An automatic transaction device comprising the banknote processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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