Money processing machine

Abstract

To provide a money processing machine that can improve usability.SOLUTION: Provided is a money processing machine including: an operation display part 25 capable of at least selectively operating a money processing operation and capable of displaying a result of performing the selectively operated processing operation; and a control part that controls an input part, a conveyance part, an identification part, a distribution part, a plurality of accumulation parts, and an operation display part. When determining that the money processing machine has entered an error state, the control part causes the operation display part 25 to display a calling icon 106 that enables calling of a detailed illustration image to contribute to handling of the error state in a manner that can be selectively operated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a money handling machine. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Some money handling machines that process money display an operation screen for accepting operations related to depositing and dispensing money on an operation display unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6767756 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Meanwhile, there is a demand for improving the ease of use of currency handling machines.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine that can improve usability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is a currency handling machine having an insertion section in which currency is set, a transporting section which transports the currency inserted into the insertion section one by one, a recognition section provided in the transporting section and identifying the currency one by one, a sorting section provided downstream of the recognition section in the transporting section and sorting the transported currency, a plurality of stacking sections which at least accumulate the currency sorted by the sorting section, an operation display section which is capable of selecting and operating at least a currency processing operation and displaying the results of the selected processing operation, and a control section which controls the insertion section, the transporting section, the recognition section, the sorting section, the plurality of stacking sections, and the operation display section, wherein when the control section determines that the currency handling machine has entered an error state, it causes the operation display section to selectably display a call icon which allows a detailed illustrated image useful for dealing with the error state to be called up. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling machine that enables improved usability. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing a schematic diagram of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic connection state of a control system of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] A front view showing a preparation error display screen of the operation and display unit of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] A front view showing the transport jam error display screen of the operation display unit of the money handling machine of the embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] A front view showing a transport jam error illustration display on the transport jam error display screen of the operation display section of a money processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 2 is a front view showing a unit selection illustration screen of the operation display unit of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 7]2 is a front view showing a category selection illustration screen of the operation display unit of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 8] 2 is a front view showing a detailed illustration screen of the operation display section of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 9] 2 is a front view showing a detailed illustration screen of the operation display section of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 10] A front view showing an operation test menu screen of the operation display unit of the money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] A money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The money handling machine 1 according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 performs a counting and sorting process in which banknotes S as money are counted and sorted, and stacked according to the classification, and a counting and bundling process in which banknotes S are counted and stacked and bundled. The present invention can also be applied to a money handling machine that processes hard coins as money.

[0010] In the counting and sorting process, the money handling machine 1 classifies the inserted banknotes S into banknotes to be counted S that are to be counted and rejected banknotes S that are not to be counted, and further counts the banknotes to be counted S by type and classifies them by type before storing them. In the counting and bundling process, the money handling machine 1 classifies the inserted banknotes S into banknotes to be bundled S that are to be bundled and rejected banknotes S that are not to be bundled, and accumulates the banknotes to be bundled S in groups of a predetermined number to bundle them into small bundles. Note that a process that combines the counting and sorting process and the counting and bundling process may be possible, i.e., a counting, sorting and bundling process in which the inserted banknotes S are classified into banknotes to be counted S that are to be bundled, and rejected banknotes S that are neither to be counted nor to be bundled, and further counts the banknotes to be counted S by type and classifies them by type before storing them, and also accumulates the banknotes to be bundled S in groups of a predetermined number to bundle them into small bundles. In the following description, the front-to-rear direction is the direction connecting the operator's side of the money handling machine 1 to the side opposite the operator, and the left-to-right direction is the left-to-right direction as seen from the operator's side of the money handling machine 1. Additionally, "front" is the operator's side of the money handling machine 1, "rear" is the opposite side to the operator of the money handling machine 1, "right" is the right side as seen from the operator of the money handling machine 1, and "left" is the left side as seen from the operator of the money handling machine 1.

[0011] The money handling machine 1 of the embodiment is configured by connecting a banknote counting unit 2, a banknote stacking unit 3, and a banknote bundling unit 4 in this order from the right. The money handling machine 1 is provided with an evacuation pocket section 5 at the left end, i.e., to the left of the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0012] Here, this combination is one example. The basic configuration of the money handling machine 1 is one in which one banknote counting unit 2 and one banknote stacking unit 3 are connected, and the money handling machine 1 can operate with this basic configuration. The money handling machine 1 can operate by appropriately adding one or more banknote stacking units 3 and one or more banknote bundling units 4 as expansion units to the left of the banknote stacking unit 3 of this basic configuration. That is, the money handling machine 1 can be configured by connecting an appropriate number of banknote stacking units 3 and banknote bundling units 4 in an appropriate order to the left of the banknote stacking unit 3 of the basic configuration in which the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 are combined. When the money handling machine 1 operates with the basic configuration in which one banknote counting unit 2 and one banknote stacking unit 3 are connected, the money handling machine 1 stacks the banknotes without bundling them. For this reason, the money handling machine 1 at least stacks the banknotes.

[0013] [Banknote Counting Unit 2] The banknote counting unit 2 has an insertion port 11 which is provided on the right side of the banknote counting unit 2 from the middle to the bottom in the vertical direction and which is always open to the outside of the banknote counting unit 2 over the right side and front, and a rejection section 12 (accumulation section) which is also provided above the insertion port 11 on the right side of the banknote counting unit 2 and which is always open to the outside of the banknote counting unit 2 over the right side and front.

[0014] A plurality of banknotes S are set in the insertion unit 11 in a state where they are stacked vertically with their long sides aligned in the front-to-back direction and their short sides aligned in the left-to-right direction of the device. The insertion unit 11 separates the stacked banknotes S set in this manner one by one, starting from the bottom one, and feeds them into the banknote counting unit 2. The banknotes S fed from the insertion unit 11 move along the extension direction of their short sides.

[0015] Inside the banknote counting unit 2, there are provided an in-counting device transport section 21 (transport section) which transports the banknotes S dispensed from the insertion section 11 one by one, and a recognition section 22 which is provided at an intermediate position of the in-counting device transport section 21 and which recognizes the banknotes S being transported by the in-counting device transport section 21 one by one. The banknotes S transported by the in-counting device transport section 21 move along the extension direction of their short sides. The recognition section 22 recognizes the transport state and type of the banknotes S such as denomination, and also counts them.

[0016] The counting-apparatus transport section 21 has a left extension section 21a extending from the insertion section 11 toward the left side surface of the banknote counting unit 2, an upward extension section 21b extending upward from an end section near the left side surface of the left extension section 21a, a left extension section 21c extending from an upper end section of the upward extension section 21b toward the left side surface of the banknote counting unit 2 and opening on the left side surface to connect to the banknote stacking unit 3, and a branch extension section 21d extending from an upper end section of the upward extension section 21b toward the right side surface of the banknote counting unit 2 to connect to the reject section 12. The counting-apparatus transport section 21 has a recognition section 22 provided on the upward extension section 21b along the vertical direction.

[0017] The banknote counting unit 2 has a sorting section 23 that is provided downstream of the recognition section 22 of the counting device transport section 21 and sorts the transported banknotes S. The sorting section 23 sorts the banknotes S transported from the recognition section 22 side by the upward extension section 21b to the left extension section 21c and the branching extension section 21d based on the recognition result of the recognition section 22. Thus, the sorting section 23 sorts the banknotes S transported from the recognition section 22 side by the counting device transport section 21 to the banknote stacking unit 3 and the reject section 12 based on the recognition result of the recognition section 22. The reject section 12 stacks the banknotes S sorted by the sorting section 23 and fed from the branching extension section 21d of the counting device transport section 21 from bottom to top.

[0018] An operation display unit 25 that receives operation inputs and displays information is provided on the front surface of the banknote counting unit 2. The operation display unit 25 is capable of selecting at least an operation for processing banknotes S by the money handling machine 1, and is also capable of displaying the results of the selected operation performed by the money handling machine 1. Also provided inside the banknote counting unit 2 are a control unit 26 that controls the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4 connected to the banknote counting unit 2, i.e., the entire money handling machine 1, and a memory unit 27 that stores master data serving as a reference for recognition, data on the recognition and counting results, etc.

[0019] [Banknote accumulation unit 3] Inside the banknote stacking unit 3, there is provided an in-stacking device transport section 31 (transport section) that is connected to the left extension section 21c of the banknote counting unit 2 and transports the banknotes S fed from the left extension section 21c. The banknotes S transported by the in-stacking device transport section 31 also move along the extension direction of their short sides.

[0020] The in-stacking device transport section 31 has a connecting transport section 31A that opens at the top of the right side surface of the banknote stacking unit 3 and is connected to the left extension section 21c of the banknote counting unit 2, and extends horizontally and linearly towards the left side surface of the banknote stacking unit 3 and opens at the top of the left side surface to be connected to the banknote bundling unit 4, and a branching transport section 31B that branches off downward from the left side portion of the connecting transport section 31A. The connecting transport section 31A and the branching transport section 31B each have an individual drive motor and can be driven independently.

[0021] The branching conveying section 31B has a downward extension section 31Ba that branches off from the left side of the connecting conveying section 31A and extends vertically downward, and a lower portion opposite to the connecting conveying section 31A that extends toward the right side surface of the banknote accumulation unit 3, and a plurality of, specifically three, branching extension sections 31Bb that branch off from a middle position of the downward extension section 31Ba and extend toward the right side surface of the banknote accumulation unit 3. The stacking sections 32 are connected to the end portions of the downward extension section 31Ba and the end portions of the three branching extension sections 31Bb, respectively. Thus, the banknote accumulation unit 3 is provided with a plurality of, specifically four, stacking sections 32. All of the stacking sections 32 are always open to the outside of the banknote accumulation unit 3 from the front surface of the banknote accumulation unit 3.

[0022] The banknote stacking unit 3 has a sorting section 33 that is switched between a state in which the banknotes S transported by the counting device transport section 21 are directly fed to the banknote bundling unit 4 by the connected transport section 31A and a state in which the banknotes S are fed from the connected transport section 31A to the downward extension section 31Ba, and sorts the banknotes S to the banknote bundling unit 4 and the downward extension section 31Ba, and three sorting sections 34 that sort the banknotes S in the downward extension section 31Ba to four stacking sections 32. The sorting section 33 and the sorting section 34 are provided in the stacking device transport section 31 that continues downstream from the recognition section 22 of the counting device transport section 21, and sort the transported banknotes S to the four stacking sections 32. The four stacking sections 32 stack the banknotes S sorted by the sorting section 33 and the sorting section 34.

[0023] The stacking units 32 are all similar in configuration, and have a bottom 35 that slopes downward to the right with respect to the horizontal, and a support wall 36 that extends upward from the right end position of the bottom 35 perpendicular to the bottom 35. At the end of the bottom 35 of the stacking unit 32 opposite to the support wall 36, there is provided a vane wheel 37 that is provided at each end position of the branching transport unit 31B and feeds the banknotes S into the stacking unit 32. The vane wheel 37 rotates together with the banknotes S transported by the branching transport unit 31B, sandwiching them between its blades, and when the banknotes S come into contact with the bottom 35 and come out from between the blades, the vane pushes the banknotes S toward the support wall 36. As a result, the banknotes S are stacked in order on the support wall 36 with their short sides aligned vertically and standing on the bottom 35.

[0024] In addition, in addition to the banknote stacking unit 3 having four stacking sections 32, banknote stacking units having three or two stacking sections 32, etc. can be connected to the banknote counting unit 2, and it is of course also possible to combine and connect multiple banknote counting units having different numbers of stacking sections 32.

[0025] [Banknote bundling unit 4] Inside the banknote bundling unit 4, there is provided an in-bundling device transport section 41 (transport section) which is connected to the connecting transport section 31A of the banknote stacking unit 3 and transports the banknotes S fed from the connecting transport section 31A. The banknotes S transported by the in-bundling device transport section 41 also move along the extension direction of their short sides.

[0026] The in-bundling-apparatus transport section 41 has a connected transport section 41A that opens at the top of the right side surface of the banknote bundling unit 4 and is connected to the connected transport section 31A, extends horizontally and linearly toward the left side surface of the banknote bundling unit 4 and opens at the top of the left side surface and is connected to the inside of the evacuation pocket section 5, and a branched transport section 41B that branches off downward from the left side portion of the connected transport section 41A. The connected transport section 41A and the branched transport section 41B each have their own drive motor and can be driven independently.

[0027] The branching transport section 41B branches off from the left side of the connected transport section 41A and extends vertically downward, and has an end portion opposite to the connected transport section 41A, which has a downward extension section 41Ba extending toward the right side surface of the banknote bundling unit 4, and a branching extension section 41Bb branching off from a middle position of the downward extension section 41Ba and extending toward the right side surface of the banknote bundling unit 4. The stacking sections 42 are connected to the end portions of the downward extension section 41Ba and the branching extension section 41Bb, respectively. Thus, the banknote bundling unit 4 is provided with a plurality of stacking sections 42, specifically, two stacking sections 42.

[0028] The banknote bundling unit 4 has a sorting section 43 that is switched between a state in which the banknotes S transported by the in-stacking-device transport section 31 are directly fed to the evacuation pocket section 5 by the connected transport section 41A and a state in which the banknotes are fed from the connected transport section 41A to the downward extension section 41Ba, and sorts the banknotes S between the evacuation pocket section 5 and the downward extension section 41Ba, and a sorting section 44 that sorts the banknotes S in the downward extension section 41Ba to two stacking sections 42. The sorting section 43 and the sorting section 44 are provided in the in-bundling-device transport section 41 that continues downstream from the recognition section 22 of the in-counting-device transport section 21, and sort the transported banknotes S to the two stacking sections 42. The two stacking sections 42 stack the banknotes S sorted by the sorting section 44.

[0029] The banknote bundling unit 4 has an accumulated banknote transport section 45 (transport section) which transports the accumulated banknotes SS when the banknotes S are accumulated in one stacking section 42 of the multiple stacking sections 42 to become the accumulated banknotes SS, and which transports the accumulated banknotes SS when the banknotes S are accumulated in the other stacking section 42 of the multiple stacking sections 42 to become the accumulated banknotes SS. The accumulated banknote transport section 45 has gripping sections 46 which grip the accumulated banknotes SS, which have been accumulated vertically in the stacking section 42 with their short sides and long sides aligned, from both the top and bottom, and transport them downward.

[0030] The banknote bundling unit 4 is provided to the left of the lower part of the stacked banknote transport section 45, and has a bundling section 51 that receives the stacked banknotes SS from the gripping section 46 that has been lowered as described above, bundles them with tape, and discharges them forward from the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0031] As described above, in the money handling machine 1, the left extension portion 21a, the upper extension portion 21b and the left extension portion 21c of the in-counting device transport section 21 of the banknote counting unit 2 can transfer banknotes between the connecting transport section 31A of the in-stacking device transport section 31 of the banknote stacking unit 3. Also, in the money handling machine 1, the connecting transport section 31A of the in-stacking device transport section 31 of the banknote stacking unit 3 can transfer banknotes between the connecting transport section 41A of the in-bundling device transport section 41 of the banknote bundling unit 4. Thus, in the money handling machine 1, the multiple units of the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4 are connected so as to be able to transfer money between each other.

[0032] 2, in addition to the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26, and the memory unit 27, the banknote counting unit 2 has a plurality of preparation state detection sensors 60 provided at appropriate locations in the banknote counting unit 2, a plurality of banknote detection sensors 61 (sensors) provided at appropriate locations in the insertion unit 11, the reject unit 12, and the counting device internal transport unit 21, and a plurality of status display units 62 such as LED lamps provided on the surface of the banknote counting unit 2 to display the status of the banknote counting unit 2 to an operator using the money handling machine 1. Note that, for convenience of illustration, one preparation state detection sensor 60, one banknote detection sensor 61, and one status display unit 62 are shown for the banknote counting unit 2 in FIG. 2, but the banknote counting unit 2 has a necessary plurality of preparation state detection sensors 60, a necessary plurality of banknote detection sensors 61, and a necessary plurality of status display units 62. The control unit 26 executes a control program stored in the storage unit 27 to control the banknote counting unit 2, as well as the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0033] The preparation state detection sensor 60 detects the open / closed state of the covers of the banknote counting unit 2, the open / closed state or the pulled-out / pushed-in state of the internal mechanisms of the banknote counting unit 2, etc., and detects a preparation error state of the banknote counting unit 2.

[0034] The banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote transport jam error state and the like in the banknote counting unit 2. In the banknote counting unit 2, the preparation error state does not include a transport jam error state.

[0035] The banknote detection sensor 61 is, for example, a light-transmitting optical sensor having a pair of a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. When the banknote detection sensor 61 is a light-transmitting optical sensor, if the light-receiving element of the banknote detection sensor 61 does not receive the light emitted by the light-emitting element of the banknote detection sensor 61, the control unit 26 determines that the banknote S is blocking light between these elements and that the banknote S is present at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61. If the light-receiving element of the banknote detection sensor 61 receives the light emitted by the light-emitting element of the banknote detection sensor 61, the control unit 26 determines that the banknote S is not blocking light between these elements and that the banknote S is not present at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61.

[0036] Here, the banknote detection sensor 61 may be, for example, a light reflection type optical sensor having a pair of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the banknote detection sensor 61 is a light reflection type optical sensor, when the light receiving element of the banknote detection sensor 61 receives the light emitted by the light emitting element of the banknote detection sensor 61, the control unit 26 determines that the banknote S is reflected at the opposing position of these elements and that the banknote S is present at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61. When the light receiving element of the banknote detection sensor 61 does not receive the light emitted by the light emitting element of the banknote detection sensor 61, the control unit 26 determines that the banknote S is not reflected at the opposing position of these elements and that the banknote S is not present at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61.

[0037] The banknote stacking unit 3 includes a control unit 70, a memory unit 71, a plurality of ready state detection sensors 72 provided at appropriate locations in the banknote stacking unit 3, a plurality of banknote detection sensors 73 (sensors) provided at appropriate locations in the in-stacking device transport unit 31 and the stacking unit 32, and a plurality of status display units 74 such as LED lamps provided on the surface of the banknote stacking unit 3 to notify an operator using the money handling machine 1 of the status of the banknote stacking unit 3. Note that, for convenience of illustration, FIG. 2 shows one ready state detection sensor 72, one banknote detection sensor 73, and one status display unit 74 for the banknote stacking unit 3, but the banknote stacking unit 3 includes the necessary plurality of ready state detection sensors 72, the necessary plurality of banknote detection sensors 73, and the necessary plurality of status display units 74. The control unit 70 is controlled by the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2 to execute a control program stored in the memory unit 71, thereby controlling the entire banknote stacking unit 3.

[0038] The preparation state detection sensor 72 detects the open / closed state of the covers of the banknote accumulation unit 3, the open / closed state or pull-out / pushing state of the internal mechanism of the banknote accumulation unit 3, etc., and detects a preparation error state of the banknote accumulation unit 3.

[0039] The banknote detection sensor 73 detects a transport jam error state of a banknote in the banknote stacking unit 3. In the banknote stacking unit 3, the preparation error state does not include a transport jam error state.

[0040] Like the banknote detection sensor 61, the banknote detection sensor 73 is a light-transmitting optical sensor or a light-reflecting optical sensor, and the control unit 70 determines the presence or absence of banknotes S based on the detection results of the banknote detection sensor 73, in the same way as the banknote detection sensor 61.

[0041] The banknote bundling unit 4 has a control unit 80, a memory unit 81, a plurality of preparation state detection sensors 82 provided at appropriate locations in the banknote bundling unit 4, a plurality of banknote detection sensors 83 (sensors) provided at appropriate locations in the in-bundling device transport unit 41, the stacking unit 42, the stacked banknote transport unit 45 and the bundling unit 51, and a plurality of status display units 84 such as LED lamps provided on the surface of the banknote bundling unit 4 to notify an operator using the money handling machine 1 of the status of the banknote bundling unit 4. Note that, for convenience of illustration, in FIG. 2, one preparation state detection sensor 82, one banknote detection sensor 83 and one status display unit 84 are shown for the banknote bundling unit 4, but the banknote bundling unit 4 has a necessary plurality of preparation state detection sensors 82, a necessary plurality of banknote detection sensors 83 and a necessary plurality of status display units 84. The control unit 80 is controlled by the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2 to execute a control program stored in the storage unit 81, thereby performing overall control of the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0042] The preparation state detection sensor 82 detects the open / closed state of the covers of the banknote bundling unit 4, the open / closed state or the pulled-out / pushed-in state of the internal mechanisms, and detects a preparation error state of the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0043] The banknote detection sensor 83 detects a transport jam error state of a banknote in the banknote bundling unit 4. In the banknote bundling unit 4, the preparation error state does not include a transport jam error state.

[0044] Like the banknote detection sensor 61, the banknote detection sensor 83 is a light-transmitting optical sensor or a light-reflecting optical sensor, and the control unit 80 determines the presence or absence of banknote S based on the detection result of the banknote detection sensor 83, similar to the banknote detection sensor 61.

[0045] In the currency handling machine 1, the serial connection terminal 75 provided in the banknote stacking unit 3, the serial connection terminal 85 provided in the banknote bundling unit 4, and the serial connection connector 90 of the banknote counting unit 2 are connected by a common serial cable 91. Thus, the banknote stacking unit 3, the banknote bundling unit 4, and the banknote counting unit 2 are serially connected, and information can be transmitted and received via this common serial cable 91.

[0046] The control unit 26 provided in the banknote counting unit 2 controls not only the banknote counting unit 2 but also the control unit 70 of the banknote stacking unit 3 and the control unit 80 of the banknote bundling unit 4, thereby controlling the entire money handling machine 1, i.e., the insertion unit 11, the counting device internal transport unit 21, the operation display unit 25, the stacking device internal transport unit 31, the bundling device internal transport unit 41, the recognition unit 22, the sorting units 23, 33, 34, 43, 44, the stacking units 32, 42, the banknote detection sensors 61, 73, 83 and the status display units 62, 74, 84 shown in FIG. 2, etc. A detection signal from the banknote detection sensor 61 is transmitted to the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2. A detection signal from the banknote detection sensor 73 is transmitted to the control unit 70 of the banknote stacking unit 3 and also to the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2. A detection signal from the banknote detection sensor 83 is transmitted to the control unit 80 of the banknote bundling unit 4 and also to the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2.

[0047] The banknote counting unit 2 is controlled by a control unit 26 provided therein, the banknote stacking unit 3 is controlled by a control unit 70 provided therein and shown in Fig. 2, and the banknote bundling unit 4 is controlled by a control unit 80 provided therein. At the same time, the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4 are controlled to operate in coordination with each other. As a result, the money handling machine 1 is configured to transport banknotes S transported from the banknote counting unit 2 toward the banknote stacking unit 3 or the banknote bundling unit 4 to a required location, while performing the required stacking process, bundling process, and other processes.

[0048] Although not specifically illustrated, in a normal state, the operation display unit 25 of the currency handling machine 1 displays a standby screen or a normal operation screen (a screen before counting begins, a screen during counting, a screen at the end of counting, etc.).

[0049] Next, the main processes of the money handling machine 1 will be described.

[0050] When the control unit 26 detects that the banknote counting unit 2 is in a proper preparation state by the multiple preparation state detection sensors 60, when the multiple preparation state detection sensors 72 detect that the banknote stacking unit 3 is in a proper preparation state, and when the multiple preparation state detection sensors 82 detect that the banknote bundling unit 4 is in a proper preparation state, in other words, when none of the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4 are in a preparation error state, the control unit 26 becomes able to perform the following processing.

[0051] "Count classification processing" The counting and sorting process is a process that uses the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 in the money handling machine 1. The counting and sorting process is a process that counts while recognizing the banknotes S set in a stacked state in the insertion section 11 of the banknote counting unit 2 in the recognition section 22 of the banknote counting unit 2, and stacks the banknotes S to be counted and sorted in the multiple stacking sections 32 of the banknote stacking unit 3.

[0052] When an operation to select the counting and sorting process is input on the operation and display unit 25, the control unit 26 is configured to set, on the operation and display unit 25, the type of banknotes S to be subjected to the sorting and counting process to be stored in each stacking unit 32. For example, the stacking units 32 are configured to store 10,000 yen banknotes as the banknotes S after counting by the recognition unit 22 in one of the multiple stacking units 32, 5,000 yen banknotes as the banknotes S after counting by the recognition unit 22 in another, 1,000 yen banknotes as the banknotes S after counting by the recognition unit 22 in yet another, and 2,000 yen banknotes as the banknotes S after counting by the recognition unit 22 in yet another.

[0053] Then, when banknotes S are set in a stacked state in the insertion unit 11 and an operation to start the counting and sorting process is input to the operation and display unit 25, the control unit 26 separates and feeds out the stacked banknotes S set in the insertion unit 11 one by one, and transports them by the left extension unit 21a and the upward extension unit 21b of the counting-apparatus transport unit 21. Then, the control unit 26 causes the recognition unit 22 to recognize the banknotes S while they are being transported by the upward extension unit 21b. If the recognition result of the recognition unit 22 identifies the banknotes S as rejected banknotes S that are not subject to the counting and sorting process and include banknotes S with abnormal recognition such as counterfeit notes, damaged notes, and notes with tape attached, the control unit 26 causes the banknotes S to be transported from the upward extension unit 21b to the reject unit 12 by the branch extension unit 21d without counting them. It is also possible to provide a set sensor, which is one of the banknote detection sensors 61, for detecting that the banknotes S have been set in the insertion unit 11, and to automatically start the counting and sorting process when the set sensor detects the banknotes S.

[0054] When the recognition result of the recognition section 22 identifies a banknote S as being subject to counting and sorting processing, the control section 26 adds the count value of the type of banknote S, i.e., its denomination, and transports the banknote S to the stacking section 32 corresponding to its type and stores it therein, via the upward extension section 21b, the left extension section 21c, and the connected transport section 31A and branched transport section 31B of the transport section 31 within the stacking device of the banknote stacking unit 3.

[0055] In this manner, the currency handling machine 1 sorts and stores the banknotes S to be counted and sorted among the banknotes S set in a stacked state in the insertion section 11 of the banknote counting unit 2 into the multiple stacking sections 32 of the banknote stacking unit 3.

[0056] "Counting bundling processing" The counting and bundling process is a process that uses the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3, and the banknote bundling unit 4 in the money handling machine 1. The counting and bundling process is a process that counts and identifies the banknotes S set in a stacked state in the insertion unit 11 of the banknote counting unit 2 in the recognition unit 22 of the banknote counting unit 2, and accumulates and bundles the banknotes S to be bundled among them.

[0057] When an operation to select the counting and bundling process is input on the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 is configured to set the banknotes S to be bundled on the operation display unit 25. For example, a 10,000 yen note, which is Japanese currency, is set as the banknotes S to be bundled.

[0058] Then, when banknotes S are set in a stacked state in the insertion unit 11 and a start operation for the counting and bundling process is input to the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 separates and feeds out the stacked banknotes S set in the insertion unit 11 one by one, and transports them by the left extension unit 21a and the upward extension unit 21b of the counting-apparatus transport unit 21. Then, the control unit 26 causes the banknotes S to be recognized by the recognition unit 22 while being transported by the upward extension unit 21b. If the recognition result of the recognition unit 22 indicates that the banknote S is a banknote S with a recognition error such as a counterfeit note, a damaged note, or a note with tape attached, the control unit 26 transports the banknote S from the upward extension unit 21b to the reject unit 12 via the branch extension unit 21d without counting it, and stores it therein. It is also possible to provide a set sensor, which is one of the banknote detection sensors 61, for detecting that the banknotes S have been set in the insertion unit 11, and to automatically start the counting and bundling process when the set sensor detects the banknotes S.

[0059] When the recognition result of the recognition unit 22 indicates that the banknote S is a normally recognized banknote S of a different denomination that is not to be bundled, the control unit 26 also transports this banknote S from the upward extension unit 21b to the reject unit 12 via the branch extension unit 21d and stores it therein. Here, the banknote S identified as a normally recognized banknote S of a different denomination that is not to be bundled can also be transported to a predetermined stacking unit 32 and stored therein by the upward extension unit 21b, the left extension unit 21c, the connected transport unit 31A and the branch transport unit 31B of the in-stacking device transport unit 31 of the banknote stacking unit 3. In other words, the destination for storing the normally recognized banknote S of a different denomination that is not to be bundled can be selected from the reject unit 12 and multiple stacking units 32.

[0060] Furthermore, when the recognition result of the recognition unit 22 identifies the banknote S as a banknote S to be bundled, the control unit 26 causes the upward extension unit 21b, the left extension unit 21c, the connecting conveying unit 31A of the banknote stacking unit 3, the connecting conveying unit 41A and the branching conveying unit 41B of the banknote bundling unit 4 to transport the banknote S to the stacking unit 42 and store it in units of the number of notes to be bundled (specifically, 100 notes).

[0061] Here, in the counting and bundling process, the control unit 26, for example, first accumulates the bundled number of banknotes S in the upper of the two accumulation units 42 using the downward extension unit 41Ba and branch extension unit 41Bb of the connected conveying unit 41A and the branching conveying unit 41B, then accumulates the bundled number of banknotes S in the lower accumulation unit 42 using the downward extension unit 41Ba of the connected conveying unit 41A and the branching conveying unit 41B, and then accumulates the bundled number of banknotes S in the upper accumulation unit 42 of the downward extension unit 41Ba and branch extension unit 41Bb of the connected conveying unit 41A and the branching conveying unit 41B, thereby alternately accumulating the banknotes S in the two accumulation units 42 by the bundled number.

[0062] In the banknote bundling unit 4, when 100 banknotes S, which is the bundled number, are stacked in one stacking section 42 of the multiple stacking sections 42 to become stacked banknotes SS, the stacked banknote transport section 45 grips the stacked banknotes SS with the gripping section 46 and transports them to the bundling section 51. The bundling section 51 then receives the stacked banknotes SS, bundles them with tape, and discharges them forward from the banknote bundling unit 4 as a small bundle.

[0063] Furthermore, in the banknote bundling unit 4, when the banknotes S are accumulated in the other stacking section 42 out of the multiple stacking sections 42 to become the accumulated banknotes SS, the accumulated banknote transport section 45 grips the accumulated banknotes SS with the gripping section 46 and transports them to the bundling section 51. The bundling section 51 then receives the accumulated banknotes SS, bundles them with tape, and discharges them forward from the banknote bundling unit 4 as a small bundle.

[0064] In the counting and sorting process described above, the control unit 26 determines whether or not a transport jam error state has occurred based on the banknote detection results of each of the multiple banknote detection sensors 61 provided in the insertion unit 11, the rejection unit 12 and the transport unit 21 within the counting device of the banknote counting unit 2, and the banknote detection results of each of the multiple banknote detection sensors 73 provided in the transport unit 31 and the stacking unit 32 within the stacking device of the banknote stacking unit 3.

[0065] In the counting and sorting process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported by the counting device transport section 21, and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 61 continues even after the specified time has elapsed although it should end within a specified time, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 61 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61 in the counting device transport section 21.

[0066] Furthermore, in the counting and sorting process, for example, when one banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the counting device transport section 21, and the detection state of the banknote S of this banknote detection sensor 61 ends within a predetermined time, but an adjacent banknote detection sensor 61 downstream of this banknote detection sensor 61 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, when these adjacent banknote detection sensors 73 and 73 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between the banknote detection sensors 61 and 61 in the counting device transport section 21.

[0067] Furthermore, in the counting and sorting process, for example, when one banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote S during transport of banknotes in the counting device's transport section 21 and the stacking device's transport section 31, and the detection state of the banknote S by this banknote detection sensor 61 ends within a predetermined time, but the banknote detection sensor 73 of the stacking device's transport section 31 adjacent to the downstream side of this banknote detection sensor 61 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, when these adjacent banknote detection sensors 61 and 73 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between the banknote detection sensor 61 and the banknote detection sensor 73 in the counting device's transport section 21 or the stacking device's transport section 31.

[0068] Furthermore, during the counting and sorting process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 73 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the transport section 31 within the stacking device, and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 73 continues even after the specified time has elapsed although it should end within a specified time, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 73 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at the position of the banknote detection sensor 73 in the transport section 31 within the stacking device.

[0069] Furthermore, in the counting and sorting process, for example, when one banknote detection sensor 73 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the transport section 31 within the stacking device, and the detection state of the banknote S by this banknote detection sensor 73 ends within a predetermined time, but an adjacent banknote detection sensor 73 downstream of this banknote detection sensor 73 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, when these adjacent banknote detection sensors 73 and 73 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between these banknote detection sensors 73 and 73 in the transport section 31 within the stacking device.

[0070] If any of the above-mentioned error states occurs during the counting and sorting process, the control unit 26 stops the input unit 11, the counting device internal transport unit 21, and the stacking device internal transport unit 31, for example.

[0071] In the counting and bundling process described above, the control unit 26 determines whether or not a transport jam error state has occurred based on the banknote detection results of each of the multiple banknote detection sensors 61 provided at various locations in the insertion unit 11, the reject unit 12 and the counting device transport unit 21 of the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote detection results of each of the multiple banknote detection sensors 73 provided at various locations in the stacking device transport unit 31 of the banknote stacking unit 3, and the banknote detection results of each of the multiple banknote detection sensors 83 provided at various locations in the bundling device transport unit 41, the stacking unit 42, the stacked banknote transport unit 45 and the bundling unit 51 of the banknote bundling unit 4.

[0072] During the counting and bundling process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported by the transport section 21 within the counting device, and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 61 continues even after the specified time has elapsed although it should end within a specified time, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 61 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at the position of the banknote detection sensor 61 in the transport section 21 within the counting device.

[0073] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 61 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the counting device transport section 21, and the detection state of this banknote detection sensor 61 for this banknote S ends within a specified time, but an adjacent banknote detection sensor 61 downstream of this banknote detection sensor 61 does not detect this banknote S within the specified time, in other words, if these adjacent banknote detection sensors 61 and 61 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote stops at a position between these banknote detection sensors 61 and 61 in the counting device transport section 21.

[0074] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if, while banknotes S are being transported in the counting device's transport section 21 and the stacking device's transport section 31, one banknote detection sensor 61 detects the banknote S and the detection state of the banknote S by this banknote detection sensor 61 ends within a predetermined time, but the banknote detection sensor 73 of the stacking device's transport section 31 adjacent to the downstream side of this banknote detection sensor 61 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, if these adjacent banknote detection sensors 61 and 73 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between the banknote detection sensor 61 and the banknote detection sensor 73 of the counting device's transport section 21 or the stacking device's transport section 31.

[0075] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if one of the banknote detection sensors 73 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the transport section 31 within the stacking device, and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 73 continues even after the specified time has elapsed although it should end within a specified time, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 73 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at the position of the banknote detection sensor 73 in the transport section 31 within the stacking device.

[0076] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 73 detects a banknote S while the banknote S is being transported in the transport section 31 within the stacking device, and the detection state of this banknote by this banknote detection sensor 73 ends within a predetermined time, but an adjacent banknote detection sensor 73 downstream of this banknote detection sensor 73 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, if these adjacent banknote detection sensors 73 and 73 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between these banknote detection sensors 73 and 73 in the transport section 31 within the stacking device.

[0077] Furthermore, in the counting and bundling process, for example, if, during the transport of banknotes S in the transport section 31 within the stacking device and the transport section 41 within the bundling device, one banknote detection sensor 73 detects the banknote S and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 73 ends within a predetermined time, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of the transport section 41 within the bundling device adjacent to the banknote detection sensor 73 downstream does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, if these adjacent banknote detection sensors 73 and 83 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that a transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between the banknote detection sensor 73 and the banknote detection sensor 83 in the transport section 31 within the stacking device or the transport section 41 within the bundling device.

[0078] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if one of the banknote detection sensors 83 in the bundling device transport section 41 detects the banknote S while the banknote S is being transported by the bundling device transport section 41, and the detection state of the banknote S by the banknote detection sensor 83 continues even after the specified time has elapsed although it should end within a specified time, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at the position of the banknote detection sensor 83 in the bundling device transport section 41.

[0079] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if one banknote detection sensor 83 of the bundling device transport section 41 detects the banknote S while the banknote S is being transported by the bundling device transport section 41 and the detection state of the banknote S by this banknote detection sensor 83 ends within a predetermined time, but an adjacent banknote detection sensor 83 downstream of this banknote detection sensor 83 does not detect the banknote S within the predetermined time, in other words, if these adjacent banknote detection sensors 83 and 83 indirectly detect the stop of the banknote S between them, the control section 26 determines that an indirect detection transport jam error state has occurred in which the banknote S stops at a position between these banknote detection sensors 83 in the bundling device transport section 41.

[0080] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if the accumulated banknote transport unit 45 performs an operation of transporting accumulated banknotes SS from one stacking unit 42 toward the bundling unit 51, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of this stacking unit 42 detects a remaining banknote S, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control unit 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which banknotes S remain in this stacking unit 42.

[0081] Furthermore, in the counting and bundling process, for example, if the accumulated banknote transport unit 45 transports the accumulated banknotes SS from one stacking unit 42 toward the bundling unit 51 and hands over the accumulated banknotes SS to the bundling unit 51, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of this accumulated banknote transport unit 45 detects a remaining banknote S, that is, if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control unit 26 determines that a transport jam error state has occurred in which banknotes S remain in the accumulated banknote transport unit 45.

[0082] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if the stacked banknote transport unit 45 transports stacked banknotes SS from another stacking unit 42 toward the bundling unit 51, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of this stacking unit 42 detects remaining banknotes S, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of the banknotes S, the control unit 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which banknotes S remain in this stacking unit 42.

[0083] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if the accumulated banknote transport unit 45 transports accumulated banknotes SS from another stacking unit 42 toward the bundling unit 51 and transfers the accumulated banknotes SS to the bundling unit 51, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of this accumulated banknote transport unit 45 detects a remaining banknote S, that is, if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of the banknote S, the control unit 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which banknotes S remain in the accumulated banknote transport unit 45.

[0084] Furthermore, during the counting and bundling process, for example, if the bundling section 51 performs an operation of discharging the bundled small bundles to the outside from the front side of the banknote bundling unit 4, but the banknote detection sensor 83 of the bundling section 51 detects remaining banknotes S, i.e., if the banknote detection sensor 83 directly detects the stop of banknotes S, the control section 26 determines that a direct detection transport jam error state has occurred in which banknotes S remain in the bundling section 51 due to poor bundling or the like.

[0085] If any of the above-mentioned transport jam error states occurs during the counting and bundling process, the control unit 26 stops the input unit 11, the transport unit 21 within the counting device, the transport unit 31 within the stacking device, the transport unit 41 within the bundling device and the stacked banknote transport unit 45.

[0086] When an error occurs in the money handling machine 1, the control unit 26 causes the operation and display unit 25 to display screens such as those shown in Figs.

[0087] When any of the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4 is in the preparation error state described above, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a preparation error display screen 100 as shown in Figure 3 corresponding to this preparation error state, indicating the area which has entered the preparation error state, etc.

[0088] The control unit 26 displays an error code 101 indicating the type of error in the upper left of the preparation error display screen 100. The control unit 26 also displays a preparation error illustration display 104 (illustration display) including a processing machine overall configuration image 102 that roughly shows the money processing machine 1 with thin lines and an error location display 103 in which, for example, a red circle is displayed as a light or a blinking mark at a position corresponding to the error location in the processing machine overall configuration image 102, directly below the error code 101 on the preparation error display screen 100. The preparation error display screen 100 shown in FIG. 3 is an example in which, for example, the preparation state detection sensor 60 shown in FIG. 2 detects that the front cover (not shown) of the banknote counting unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 is not properly closed, and the preparation error illustration display 104 displays an error location display 103, for example, a circle, in a display range 102a that shows the banknote stacking unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 in the processing machine overall configuration image 102.

[0089] As a specific example, the control unit 26 displays the background of the preparation error display screen 100 in black on the operation display unit 25, and displays the parts of the preparation error illustration display 104 that are not errors in the processing machine overall configuration image 102 (the parts shown in thin lines in Figure 3) in thin white lines, and displays the error part display 103 in this processing machine overall configuration image 102 as a lit or flashing red circle.

[0090] It should be noted that even if the operator touches the preparation error illustration display 104, which includes the processing machine overall configuration image 102, on the preparation error display screen 100, the currency processing machine 1 does not respond in any way.

[0091] Here, on preparation error display screen 100, if necessary, a brief supplementary message may be displayed in area 105 (the frame is not actually displayed) slightly to the right of the center of the screen and surrounded by a two-dot chain line. In a currency handling machine 1 capable of handling currency of multiple countries, the development load can be reduced by minimizing the display of multiple country messages and focusing on the above-mentioned preparation error illustration display. On preparation error display screen 100, preparation error illustration display 104 is not limited to pictorial illustrations, but may be two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional drawings, photographs, etc., as long as the operation to be performed can be intuitively understood without relying on words, and simple / easy-to-understand terms (English) may be used to supplement the explanation.

[0092] The control unit 26 displays a call icon 106 with a "?" mark on the upper right of the preparation error display screen 100, which allows the user to call up a detailed illustration screen 151 including a detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or a detailed illustration screen 161 including a detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9, both of which are useful for dealing with an error state. In other words, the call icon 106 is a transition icon to the detailed illustration screen 151 including the detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or the detailed illustration screen 161 including the detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9, both of which are useful for facilitating the operator's access to the error location. When the operator touches the call icon 106, the control unit 26 finally causes the operation display unit 25 to display the detailed illustration screen 151 including the detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or the detailed illustration screen 161 including the detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9.

[0093] If necessary, control unit 26 displays an initial operation icon 107 consisting of a return mark at the bottom right of preparation error display screen 100. Initial operation icon 107 is an icon that is touched by the operator when initializing money handling machine 1 after error resolution work has been performed. When initial operation icon 107 is touched by the operator, control unit 26 causes money handling machine 1 to perform the initial operation.

[0094] When the control unit 26 determines that the error has been cleared in the entire money handling machine 1, it displays this initial operation icon 107 on the preparation error display screen 100. When the control unit 26 determines, for example, from the detection result of the preparation state detection sensor 60, that an error resolution process has been performed for the error location display 103 displayed in the preparation error illustration display 104 on the preparation error display screen 100, it cancels (turns off) the error location display 103 in the preparation error illustration display 104 and displays the initial operation icon 107 on the preparation error display screen 100. In this state, when the initial operation icon 107 is touched, the control unit 26 starts the initial operation in the money handling machine 1, but when it determines that the error has not been cleared, it displays the error location display 103 again and stops the initial operation of the money handling machine 1.

[0095] The control unit 26 determines in the counting and sorting process that the above-mentioned direct detection conveyance jam error state has occurred and stops the input unit 11, the counting device's conveyance unit 21, and the stacking device's conveyance unit 31; determines in the counting and sorting process that the above-mentioned indirect detection conveyance jam error state has occurred and stops the input unit 11, the counting device's conveyance unit 21, and the stacking device's conveyance unit 31; and determines in the counting and bundling process that the above-mentioned direct detection conveyance jam error state has occurred and stops the input unit 11, the counting device's conveyance unit 21, When the conveying section 31 in the stacking device, the conveying section 41 in the bundling device and the stacked banknote conveying section 45 are stopped, and when it is determined that the above-mentioned indirectly detected conveying jam error state has occurred during the counting and bundling process and the input section 11, the conveying section 21 in the counting device, the conveying section 31 in the stacking device, the conveying section 41 in the bundling device and the stacked banknote conveying section 45 are stopped, a conveying jam error display screen 110 as shown in Figure 4 is displayed on the operation display section 25, which indicates the location and state of the conveying jam error state.

[0096] The control unit 26 displays an error code 111 indicating the type of error in the upper left corner of the transport jam error display screen 110. In addition, the control unit 26 displays, directly below the error code 111 on the conveying jam error display screen 110, a conveying jam error illustration display 115 (illustration display) which includes: a processing machine overall configuration image 102 which roughly shows the currency processing machine 1 with thin lines; and, as shown in FIG. 5, a direct detection conveying jam error location / status display 113 (error location display: part shown with a thick solid line in FIG. 5) which is displayed at a position corresponding to the error location of a directly detected conveying jam error in this processing machine overall configuration image 102, and which indicates that the state is a directly detected conveying jam error state, and which has a different display form from the part which is not in the directly detected conveying jam error state (part shown with a thin line in FIG. 5); and an indirect detection conveying jam error location / status display 114 (error location display: part shown with a thick dashed line in FIG. 5) which is displayed at a position corresponding to the error location of an indirectly detected conveying jam error in this processing machine overall configuration image 102, and which indicates that the state is an indirectly detected conveying jam error state, and which has a different display form from the part which is not in the indirectly detected conveying jam error state, as shown in FIG.

[0097] As a specific example, the control unit 26 displays the background of the transport jam error display screen 110 in black on the operation display unit 25, displays the parts of the processor overall configuration image 102 that are not in a directly detected transport jam error state but are not in an indirectly detected transport jam error state (parts shown by thin lines in Figure 5) in a thin white line in the transport jam error illustration display 115, displays the directly detected transport jam error location and status display 113 (part shown by a thick solid line in Figure 5) in this processor overall configuration image 102 as a flashing thick solid line, and displays the indirectly detected transport jam error location and status display 114 (part shown by a thick dashed line in Figure 5) in this processor overall configuration image 102 as a lit thick solid line in yellow.

[0098] When the target banknote S is removed in the direct detection transport jam error location / status display 113, the banknote detection sensor among the banknote detection sensors 61, 73, 83 that is located at a position corresponding to this direct detection transport jam error location / status display 113 and that had been detecting the target banknote S up until then stops detecting the banknote S. When the control unit 26 detects this, it determines that the direct detection transport jam error has been resolved, and cancels (erases) the display of this direct detection transport jam error location / status display 113.

[0099] The indirect detection transport jam error location / status display 114 is a location where there is no banknote detection sensor 61, 73, 83, and so it is impossible to detect that the target banknote has been removed. Therefore, the control unit 26 performs an initial operation of the currency handling machine 1, which will be described later, for this indirect detection transport jam error location / status display 114, and if no error is detected again during that time, it cancels (turns off) the display, leaving it to continue to be displayed until then.

[0100] Here, in the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in Fig. 4, if necessary, a brief supplementary message may be displayed in an area 116 (in reality, the frame is not displayed) surrounded by a two-dot dashed line slightly to the right of the center of the screen. In a currency handling machine 1 capable of handling currency of multiple countries, the development load can be reduced by minimizing the display of multiple country messages and focusing on the transport jam error illustration display 115 as described above. In the transport jam error display screen 110, the transport jam error illustration display 115 is not limited to a pictorial illustration, but may be a two-dimensional drawing, a three-dimensional drawing, a photograph, or the like, which does not rely on words but allows the user to intuitively understand the operation to be performed, and simple / easy-to-understand terms (English) may be used to supplement the explanation.

[0101] In addition, the processing machine overall configuration image 102, which shows the money handling machine 1 in outline form using thin lines and is displayed on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in Fig. 3 or on the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in Fig. 4, is displayed so as to be the same as the overall configuration of the money handling machine 1 connected at that time, that is, in the money handling machine 1 of this embodiment, when the money handling machine 1 is composed of a banknote counting unit 2, a banknote stacking unit 3, and a banknote bundling unit 4 as shown in Fig. 1, the configuration of the processing machine overall configuration image 102 displayed on each screen is also displayed in the same configuration. Then, when the actually connected configuration is, for example, a money handling machine 1 composed of a banknote counting unit 2, two banknote stacking units 3, and two banknote bundling units 4, the configuration of the processing machine overall configuration image 102 displayed on each screen is also displayed in the same configuration of the banknote counting unit 2, two banknote stacking units 3, and two banknote bundling units 4.

[0102] The control unit 26 displays a call icon 117 in the form of a "?" mark in the upper right corner of the conveyance jam error display screen 110, which allows a detailed illustration screen 151 including a detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or a detailed illustration screen 161 including a detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9 to be called up, which are useful for dealing with an error state. In other words, the call icon 117 is a transition icon to the detailed illustration screen 151 including the detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or the detailed illustration screen 161 including the detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9, which is useful for facilitating an operator's access to an error location. When the call icon 117 is touched by the operator, the control unit 26 finally causes the operation display unit 25 to display the detailed illustration screen 151 including the detailed illustration image 150 as shown in FIG. 8 or the detailed illustration screen 161 including the detailed illustration image 160 as shown in FIG. 9.

[0103] When the control unit 26 detects that all of the banknotes targeted by all of the direct detection transport jam error location / status displays 113 have been removed because all of the banknote detection sensors 61, 73, 83 that are located at positions corresponding to the direct detection transport jam error location / status displays 113 no longer detect banknotes S, it causes an initial operation icon 118 consisting of a return mark to be displayed in the lower right corner of the transport jam error display screen 110. The initial operation icon 118 is an icon that is touched by the operator when initializing the money handling machine 1 after the error resolution work has been performed.

[0104] When the operator touches the initial operation icon 118, the control unit 26 causes the money handling machine 1 to perform an initial operation including the transport operations of the counting device transport unit 21, the stacking device transport unit 31, the bundling device transport unit 41, and the stacked banknote transport unit 45. Through this initial operation, the control unit 26 checks whether the banknotes S in the portion where the remaining banknotes S were indirectly detected have been removed and the error has been resolved. That is, if any of the banknote detection sensors 61, 73, and 83 detects a banknote during the initial operation, it determines that the error has not been resolved and stops the initial operation including the transport operations of the counting device transport unit 21, the stacking device transport unit 31, the bundling device transport unit 41, and the stacked banknote transport unit 45. Then, for the location of the error detected again, the direct detection transport jam error location / status display 113 or the indirect detection transport jam error location / status display 114 is displayed.

[0105] The above is repeated until the initial operation results in no banknotes being detected by any of the banknote detection sensors 61, 73, 83. If no error is detected again during the initial operation of the money handling machine 1, the control unit 26 cancels (turns off) the display of the indirectly detected transport jam error location / status display 114 that had been displayed up until that point.

[0106] When an error occurs, instead of immediately stopping the money handling machine 1, only when it is possible to forcibly remove the jammed banknote by transporting it, transporting it to a predetermined discharge position may be continued. In this case, for example, the banknotes S that were in the left extension portion 21a, the upper extension portion 21b, and the branch extension portion 21d of the counting device internal transport portion 21 are discharged to the reject portion 12. For example, the banknotes S that were in the left extension portion 21c of the counting device internal transport portion 21, the connecting transport portion 31A of the stacking device internal transport portion 31, and the connecting transport portion 41A of the bundling device internal transport portion 41 are discharged to the evacuation pocket portion 5. For example, the banknotes remaining in the branching transport portion 31B of the stacking device internal transport portion 31 are discharged to a predetermined stacking portion 32 corresponding to the remaining position. For example, the banknotes remaining in the branching transport portion 41B of the bundling device internal transport portion 41 are discharged to a predetermined stacking portion 42 corresponding to the remaining position.

[0107] When the call icon 106 is touched on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in FIG. 3, and when the call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a unit selection illustration screen 120 (unit selection screen) as shown in FIG. 6.

[0108] Here, an example will be described in which the call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in Fig. 4. When the call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in Fig. 4, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a unit selection illustration screen 120 shown in Fig. 6.

[0109] The control unit 26 displays a basic configuration image 121, which is a schematic representation of a configuration in which the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 are combined, on the right side of the unit selection illustration screen 120, and displays an expanded configuration image 122, which is a schematic representation of a configuration in which the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 are combined, on the left side of the screen, separated from the basic configuration image 121. When the basic configuration image 121 is touched on the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 determines that the configuration in which the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 are combined is selected, and when the expanded configuration image 122 is touched, the control unit 26 determines that the banknote bundling unit 4 is selected. Note that, instead of the unit selection illustration screen 120, a unit-specific wording screen in which the combination of the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 is labeled "unit 1" and the banknote bundling unit 4 is labeled "unit 2" may be displayed on the operation display unit 25, and the user may select either unit 1 or unit 2 by touching the unit.

[0110] If there are further expansion units, the control unit 26 may simultaneously display the further expansion units on the unit selection illustration screen 120, or may display an icon indicating that there is another screen (such as a "←" mark on the left side of the screen) and transition to a unit selection illustration screen corresponding to the further expansion unit on the other screen when this icon is touched. When the configuration of the currency handling machine 1 is only the basic configuration combining the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote accumulation unit 3, the control unit 26 displays only the basic configuration image 121 out of the basic configuration image 121 and the expansion configuration image 122 on the unit selection illustration screen 120.

[0111] In the unit selection illustration screen 120 shown in FIG. 6 which is displayed on the operation display unit 25 when the call icon 117 is touched on the conveying jam error display screen 110, the control unit 26 displays a basic configuration conveying jam error illustration display 123 (illustration display) in which a directly detected conveying jam error location and status display 113 and an indirectly detected conveying jam error location and status display 114 are displayed at positions corresponding to the error locations in the basic configuration image 121, similar to the conveying jam error display screen 110.

[0112] In addition, in the unit selection illustration screen 120, the control unit 26 displays an extended configuration conveying jam error illustration display 124 (illustration display) in which a directly detected conveying jam error location / status display 113 and an indirectly detected conveying jam error location / status display 114 are displayed at positions corresponding to the error locations in the extended configuration image 122, similar to the conveying jam error display screen 110.

[0113] Similarly, the control unit 26 causes a display similar to the error location display 103 on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in Figure 3 to be displayed on the unit selection illustration screen that is displayed when the call icon 106 is touched on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in Figure 3.

[0114] Here, in the unit selection illustration screen 120 shown in Fig. 6, supplementary text may be displayed in a simple manner in the blank area, if necessary. In a currency processing machine 1 capable of processing currency of multiple countries, the development load can be reduced by minimizing the display of multi-country text and focusing on the basic configuration conveyor jam error illustration display 123 and the extended configuration conveyor jam error illustration display 124. In the basic configuration conveyor jam error illustration display 123 and the extended configuration conveyor jam error illustration display 124, the illustrations are not limited to pictorial illustrations, but may be two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional drawings, photographs, etc., as long as they allow the user to intuitively understand the operation to be performed without relying on text, and simple / easy-to-understand terms (English) may be used to supplement the explanation.

[0115] When the call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110, a unit selection illustration screen 120 is displayed on the operation display unit 25, and either a basic configuration transport jam error illustration display 123 including a basic configuration image 121 or an extended configuration transport jam error illustration display 124 including an extended configuration image 122 is touched.

[0116] When the expanded configuration conveyance jam error illustration display 124 corresponding to the banknote bundling unit 4 is touched, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a category selection illustration screen 130 that allows selection of even finer categories as shown in Fig. 7, since the banknote bundling unit 4 has a complex structure. In other words, as described above, the banknote bundling unit 4 includes a plurality of stacking units 42 that stack a predetermined number of banknotes S to form stacked banknotes SS, a stacked banknote transport unit 45 that transports the stacked banknotes SS of the plurality of stacking units 42, and a bundling unit 51 that bundles the stacked banknotes SS transported by the stacked banknote transport unit 45 with a bundling tape. Therefore, the banknote bundling unit 4 has a more complex configuration than the other banknote counting unit 2 and banknote stacking unit 3 that only have stacking sections, and since there are many areas that can be opened or that require confirmation in the event of a conveyance jam error, the category selection illustration screen 130 as shown in Fig. 7 is provided.

[0117] 7, the control unit 26 causes a category display image 131, which shows, in a line diagram illustration, a front view of the banknote bundling unit 4 when the front door is opened to the left, to be displayed on the left side of the screen. Also, the control unit 26 causes a category display image 132, which shows, in a line diagram illustration, a perspective view of the internal mechanism that is stored in the banknote bundling unit 4 and is visible when the front door is opened to the left and the banknote bundling unit 4 is pulled out, to be displayed on the right side of the screen.

[0118] Control unit 26 pre-sets a plurality of selectable section regions 134-139 in section display image 131 of section selection illustrative screen 130, as shown by hatching in Fig. 7, and pre-sets one section region 140 in section display image 132 of section selection illustrative screen 130. Section display image 131 and section regions 134-139 form section illustration display 141 (illustration display), and section display image 132 and section region 140 form section illustration display 142 (illustration display). Control unit 26 causes section regions 134-140 to be displayed in a different display form from other parts of section display image 131 and section display image 132 on section selection illustrative screen 130, as shown by hatching in Fig. 7.

[0119] Here, on category selection illustration screen 130, supplementary text may be displayed in simple terms in the blank areas, if necessary. In a currency handling machine 1 capable of handling currency of multiple countries, the development load can be reduced by minimizing the display of multiple country text and focusing on category illustration display 141 and category illustration display 142, which are the illustrations described above. In category illustration display 141 and category illustration display 142, the illustrations are not limited to pictorial illustrations, but may be two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional drawings, photographs, etc., as long as they allow intuitive understanding of the operations to be performed without relying on text, and simple, easy-to-understand terms (English) may be used to supplement the explanation.

[0120] Here, control unit 26 displays a check mark-shaped check key 143 in the lower right corner of category selection illustration screen 130. When check key 143 is touched, control unit 26 displays unit selection illustration screen 120 shown in Fig. 6, which is one level above category selection illustration screen 130, on operation display unit 25.

[0121] When any one of the plurality of segment areas 134-140 is selected by a touch operation on the segment selection illustration screen 130, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display one of the plurality of detailed illustration screens, including a detailed illustration screen 151 including a detailed illustration image 150 shown in Fig. 8 which is useful for dealing with an error state for the selected one of the segment areas 134-140, and a detailed illustration screen 161 including a detailed illustration image 160 shown in Fig. 9. The screen group of the plurality of detailed illustration screens including the detailed illustration screens 151, 161 is a screen group of detailed illustration screens corresponding to each of the segment areas 134-140.

[0122] When the sorting area 134 shown in Fig. 7 corresponding to the connected transport section 41A of the banknote bundling unit 4 shown in Fig. 1 is selected, the control section 26 first causes the operation display section 25 to display the detailed illustration screen 151 shown in Fig. 8. The detailed illustration image 150 on the detailed illustration screen 151 in Fig. 8 provides an illustrated guide on opening the upper cover of the banknote bundling unit 4 shown in Fig. 1.

[0123] When the sorting area 140 shown in Fig. 7 corresponding to the bundling part 51 of the banknote bundling unit 4 shown in Fig. 1 is selected, the control unit 26 first causes the operation display unit 25 to display the detailed illustration screen 161 shown in Fig. 9. The detailed illustration image 160 on the detailed illustration screen 161 in Fig. 9 provides an illustrated guide on how to pull out the bundling part 51.

[0124] In each of the detailed illustration screens including the detailed illustration screen 151 including the detailed illustration image 150 shown in FIG. 8 and the detailed illustration screen 161 including the detailed illustration image 160 shown in FIG. 9, supplementary text may be displayed in a simple manner in the margins as necessary. In a currency processing machine 1 capable of processing currency in multiple countries, the development load can be reduced by minimizing the display of text in multiple countries and focusing on the above-mentioned detailed illustration image 150 or detailed illustration image 160. In the detailed illustration images such as the detailed illustration image 150 or detailed illustration image 160, the illustration display is not limited to pictorial illustrations, but may be two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional drawings, photographs, etc., as long as the operation to be performed can be intuitively understood without relying on text, and simple / easy-to-understand terms (English) may be used as an auxiliary explanation.

[0125] The control unit 26 assigns an order to all of the detailed illustration screens, including the detailed illustration screens 151 and 161. In this case, the control unit 26 arranges the order of the detailed illustration screens which guide a series of operations so that it is consecutive in order to match the order of the operations. The control unit 26 has, below each of the detailed illustration screens, including the detailed illustration screens 151 and 161, a down key 152 in the shape of an arrow pointing downward, an up key 153 in the shape of an arrow pointing upward, and a check key 154 in the shape of a check mark.

[0126] Then, when the down key 152 of any of the detailed illustration screens is touched, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the next detailed illustration screen of the order. For example, when the section area 134 shown in Fig. 7 is selected and the detailed illustration screen 151 of Fig. 8 is initially displayed on the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 causes the detailed illustration screen of the next operation to be performed of the operations guided on the detailed illustration screen 151 of Fig. 8 to be displayed when the down key 152 is touched. Also, when the section area 140 shown in Fig. 7 is selected and the detailed illustration screen 161 of Fig. 9 is initially displayed on the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 causes the detailed illustration screen of the next operation to be performed of the operations guided on the detailed illustration screen 161 of Fig. 9 to be displayed when the down key 152 is touched.

[0127] In addition, when the up key 153, which is shaped like an arrow and points toward one of the detailed illustration screens, is touched, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the previous detailed illustration screen. In addition, when the down key 152 is touched on the detailed illustration screen of the last order, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the first detailed illustration screen. In addition, when the up key 153 is touched on the first detailed illustration screen, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the detailed illustration screen of the last order. That is, the control unit 26 uses the down key 152 and the up key 153 to transition the detailed illustration screen to be displayed on the operation display unit 25. When the check key 154 is touched on the detailed illustration screen, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the category selection illustration screen 130 shown in FIG. 7, which is a layer above the detailed illustration screen.

[0128] In the currency handling machine 1 of the embodiment, the category selection illustration screen 130 is set in correspondence with the banknote bundling unit 4, which has a complex structure. In contrast, a category selection illustration screen such as the category selection illustration screen 130 is not set for a combination of the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3, which has a simple structure. Therefore, when a basic configuration transport jam error illustration display 123 including a basic configuration image 121 is touched on a unit selection illustration screen 120 as shown in FIG. 6, which is displayed when a call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110 shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 26 does not display a category selection illustration screen such as the category selection illustration screen 130 shown in FIG. 7, but displays a detailed illustration screen including a detailed illustration image that contributes to dealing with an error state for the combination of the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3, similar to the detailed illustration screen 151 shown in FIG. 8 or the detailed illustration screen 161 shown in FIG. 9. The detailed illustration image is, for example, an image that guides the user to open the front cover of the banknote counting unit 2 or the front cover of the banknote stacking unit 3. The detailed illustration screen for the combination of the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 is also included in a group of multiple screens including the detailed illustration screens 151 and 161.

[0129] 6, which is displayed when the call icon 106 is selected by touching on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in Fig. 3, when a basic configuration preparation error illustration display including basic configuration images corresponding to the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3 is touched, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a detailed illustration image that is useful for dealing with the error state of the preparation error of the banknote counting unit 2 and the banknote stacking unit 3, similar to the detailed illustration screens 151, 161 shown in Fig. 8 and 9 corresponding to the banknote bundling unit 4. The detailed illustration image is, for example, an image that guides the user to close the front cover of the banknote counting unit 2 because it is open, an image that guides the user to close the top cover of the banknote counting unit 2 because it is open, an image that guides the user to close the front cover of the banknote stacking unit 3 because it is open, an image that guides the user to close the top cover of the banknote stacking unit 3 because it is open, and the like.

[0130] Furthermore, when an extended configuration preparation error illustration display including an extended configuration image corresponding to the banknote bundling unit 4 is touched on a unit selection illustration screen similar to the unit selection illustration screen 120 shown in Fig. 6, which is displayed when the call icon 106 is touched and selected on the preparation error display screen 100 shown in Fig. 3, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display a detailed illustration image that is similar to the detailed illustration screens 151, 161 shown in Fig. 8 and 9 corresponding to the banknote bundling unit 4 and that is useful for dealing with an error state of the preparation error of the banknote bundling unit 4. This detailed illustration image is, for example, an image that advises the user to close the front cover of the banknote bundling unit 4 because it is open, or an image that advises the user to close the top cover of the banknote bundling unit 4 because it is open, etc.

[0131] The detailed illustration images for the preparation errors as described above are included in a plurality of screen groups separate from a plurality of screen groups including the detailed illustration screens 151, 161 that are displayed when the call icon 117 on the transport jam error display screen 110 is touched. Note that it is not essential that the plurality of screen groups of detailed illustration images for transport jam errors and the plurality of screen groups of detailed illustration images for preparation errors are configured separately, and they may be common or shared.

[0132] When the control unit 26 determines that the error has been cleared in the entire money handling machine 1, it causes the operation display unit 25 to display the preparation error display screen 100 including the initial operation icon 107 and the conveyance jam error display screen 110 including the initial operation icon 118, whichever was displayed last. In this state, when the initial operation icon 107 or the initial operation icon 118 displayed on the operation display unit 25 is touched, the control unit 26 starts the initial operation in the money handling machine 1. When it determines that the error has not been cleared by this initial operation, the control unit 26 again causes the corresponding one of the preparation error display screen 100 having the preparation error illustration display 104 including the error location display 103 and the conveyance jam error display screen 110 having the conveyance jam error illustration display 115 including the directly detected conveyance jam error location and status display 113 and the indirectly detected conveyance jam error location and status display 114 to be displayed, and causes the initial operation of the money handling machine 1 to be stopped.

[0133] As described above, in both cases where the call icon 106 is touched on the preparation error display screen 100 and where the call icon 117 is touched on the transport jam error display screen 110, the control unit 26 ultimately causes the operation display unit 25 to display a detailed illustration screen including a detailed illustration image useful for dealing with the error state, such as the detailed illustration screen 151 shown in Fig. 8 corresponding to the banknote bundling unit 4 and the detailed illustration screen 161 shown in Fig. 9. In other words, when the control unit 26 determines that the money handling machine 1 has entered an error state, it causes the operation display unit 25 to selectably display the call icons 106, 117 that enable the detailed illustration image useful for dealing with the error state to be called up. As a result, by touching the call icon 117 on the transport jam error display screen 110, a detailed illustration image useful for dealing with the error state (transport jam error) can be called up, as shown in the detailed illustration screen 151 and the detailed illustration screen 161, and by touching the call icon 106 on the preparation error display screen 100, a detailed illustration image useful for dealing with the error state (preparation error state) can be called up, improving usability.

[0134] Furthermore, in the money handling machine 1, a plurality of units, namely the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4, are connected so as to be able to transfer banknotes S to each other, and the control unit 26 is capable of displaying a processing machine overall configuration image 102 showing the overall configuration of the money handling machine 1 on the preparation error display screen 100 on the operation display unit 25, and is also capable of displaying the processing machine overall configuration image 102 showing the overall configuration of the money handling machine 1 on the transport jam error display screen 110 on the operation display unit 25. This further improves usability.

[0135] Furthermore, when control unit 26 causes operation display unit 25 to display processing machine overall configuration image 102 on preparation error display screen 100, currency handling machine 1 can display the area where an error condition has been detected in error location display 103 in a display format different from the others, and when control unit 26 causes operation display unit 25 to display processing machine overall configuration image 102 on conveyance jam error display screen 110, the area where an error condition has been detected can be displayed in a display format different from the others as directly detected conveyance jam error location and status display 113 and indirectly detected conveyance jam error location and status display 114. This makes it even easier to use.

[0136] Furthermore, in the money handling machine 1, a plurality of units, namely the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4, are connected so as to be able to transfer banknotes S to each other, and when the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the processing machine overall configuration image 102 on the transport jam error display screen 110, operating the call icon 117 causes a unit selection illustration screen 120 to be selectively displayed, which allows the user to select which unit's detailed illustration image to call up. This further improves usability.

[0137] Furthermore, in the currency handling machine 1, a plurality of units, namely the banknote counting unit 2, the banknote stacking unit 3 and the banknote bundling unit 4, are connected so as to be able to transfer banknotes S to each other, and when the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the processing machine overall configuration image 102 on the preparation error display screen 100, operating the call icon 106 causes a unit selection illustration screen to be displayed in a selectable manner, substantially similar to the unit selection illustration screen 120, which allows the selection of which unit's detailed illustration image to be called up. This further improves usability.

[0138] Furthermore, in the case where control unit 26 causes operation display unit 25 to display unit selection illustration screen 120, when a selection operation is performed on unit selection illustration screen 120 from among the banknote counting unit 2, banknote stacking unit 3 and banknote bundling unit 4, the currency handling machine 1 further causes operation display unit 25 to display, for the selected unit, a plurality of sorting areas 134-140 which are partial areas of the unit in a selectable manner on sorting selection illustration screen 130. This further improves usability.

[0139] Furthermore, when the error state is a transport jam in any of the counting device transport section 21, the stacking device transport section 31, the bundling device transport section 41 and the accumulated banknote transport section 45, the control section 26 of the currency handling machine 1 can display in different display formats a directly detected transport jam error location and status display 113 on the transport jam error display screen 110 which is a display format on the operation display section 25 when the stopped banknote S is directly detected by the banknote detection sensor 61 arranged in the counting device transport section 21, the banknote detection sensor 73 arranged in the stacking device transport section 31, and the banknote detection sensors 83 arranged in the bundling device transport section 41 and the accumulated banknote transport section 45, and an indirectly detected transport jam error location and status display 114 on the transport jam error display screen 110 which is a display format on the operation display section 25 when the stopped banknote S cannot be directly detected by the banknote detection sensor 61, the banknote detection sensor 73 and the banknote detection sensor 83. This further improves usability.

[0140] In addition, since the currency handling machine 1 mainly uses illustrations to guide users through operations on the preparation error display screen 100, the transport jam error display screen 110, the unit selection illustration screen 120, the category selection illustration screen 130 and the detailed illustration screens 151, 161, it is possible to minimize the display of multi-country wording, particularly in currency handling machines capable of handling multiple countries' currencies, thereby reducing the development burden.

[0141] Here, the currency handling machine 1 of the embodiment includes an operation test menu in a maintenance mode that is executed mainly during maintenance work, etc., that can execute various operation tests by selecting one of the drive members, such as a motor or a solenoid, from among the components that make up the currency handling machine 1. When this operation test menu in the maintenance mode is selected by operation input to the operation display unit 25, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display an operation test menu screen 170 as shown in Fig. 10.

[0142] 10 shows an operation test menu screen 170 of a money handling machine 1 in an embodiment in which a banknote bundling unit 4 is connected as an expansion machine to a base machine having a basic configuration consisting of a banknote counting unit 2 and a banknote stacking unit 3. This operation test menu screen 170 displays, on the left side of the center of the screen, a processing machine overall configuration image 171 showing the schematic configuration of the money handling machine 1, a driving member display 172 showing the driving members, and a driving member position display 173 showing the positions where each of the driving members is located.

[0143] Furthermore, this operation test menu screen 170 displays an identification number list partial display 175 that displays a portion of a list of identification number displays 174 that indicate the identification numbers of the driving members, to the right of driving member position display 173, and displays an up key 176 at the top and a down key 177 at the bottom to the right of identification number list partial display 175. Identification number list partial display 175 displays a portion of the list of identification number displays 174 of the driving members of money handling machine 1, and control unit 26 shifts the portion of the list displayed in identification number list partial display 175 upwards each time up key 176 is touched, and shifts the portion of the list displayed in identification number list partial display 175 downwards each time down key 177 is touched.

[0144] In addition, below the drive member position display 173, this operational test menu screen 170 displays a "Start" display 178 which is touched to stop the operational test, a "Stop" display 179 which is touched to start the operational test, and a check key 180 which displays the screen one hierarchical level above the operational test menu screen 170.

[0145] Then, when one of the multiple identification number displays 174 displayed in the identification number list portion display 175 on the operation test menu screen 170 is selected by a touch operation, the control unit 26 displays the touched identification number display 174 in a display form different from the other identification number displays 174, as shown by hatching in Fig. 10, and also displays one of the multiple driving member displays 172 that corresponds one-to-one to this identification number display 174 in a display form different from the other driving member displays 172, as shown by hatching in Fig. 10. This makes it possible to see at a glance the selected identification number display 174, i.e., the driving member display 172 that corresponds to the identification number.

[0146] As a specific example, the control unit 26 causes the operation display unit 25 to display the background of the operation test menu screen 170 in black, causes the numbers and frames indicating the ranges of the identification number displays 174 that are not selected among the multiple identification number displays 174 displayed in the identification number list portion display 175 in white, and causes the frames indicating the numbers and ranges of the selected identification number displays 174 in blue. Furthermore, the control unit 26 causes the processing machine overall configuration image 171 and the drive member displays 172 corresponding to the unselected identification number displays 174 in white, and causes the drive member displays 172 corresponding to the selected identification number displays 174 in blue, in the operation test menu screen 170. That is, the selected identification number display 174 and the drive member displays 172 that correspond one-to-one thereto are displayed in the same color different from the others.

[0147] Here, on the operation test menu screen 170, conversely to the above, when one of the multiple driving member displays 172 displayed in the driving member position display 173 is selected by a touch operation, the control unit 26 displays the touched driving member display 172 in a display form different from the other driving member displays 172, as shown by hatching in Fig. 10, and also displays, of the multiple identification number displays 174, an identification number display 174 that corresponds one-to-one with this driving member display 172, in a display form different from the other identification number displays 174, as shown by hatching in Fig. 10. This makes it possible to see at a glance the identification number display 174 corresponding to the selected driving member display 172, i.e., the identification number.

[0148] 10 shows a state in which the take-in conveying motor for feeding banknotes from the insertion unit 11 into the machine, which is a driving member having an identification number of OM02, has been selected. In this state, when the "Start" display 178 is touched, the control unit 26 rotates the driving motor having an identification number of OM02. When the "Stop" display 179 is touched while the take-in conveying motor having an identification number of OM02 is rotating, the control unit 26 stops the rotation of the take-in conveying motor.

[0149] The drive motor with the identification number OM01 is, for example, a bill press motor that drives a bill press (not shown) that presses down the bills set in the insertion unit 11 from above. When the drive motor with the identification number OM01 is selected on the operation test menu screen 170, the control unit 26 displays the "Down" display, the "Up" display, the "Middle" display, and the "Repeat" display at the bottom of the operation test menu screen 170, instead of the "Start" display 178 and the "Stop" display 179. When the "Up" display is touched in this state, the control unit 26 rotates and drives the drive motor of OM01 to raise the bill press to the uppermost position and stop it. When the "Down" display is touched, the control unit 26 rotates and drives the drive motor of OM01 to lower the bill press to the lowermost position and stop it. When the "Middle" display is touched, the control unit 26 rotates and drives the drive motor of OM01 to move the bill press to a predetermined intermediate position and stop it. Furthermore, when the "Repeat" display is touched, the control unit 26 rotates the drive motor of the OM01 to repeatedly raise and lower the bill press.

[0150] The money handling machine 1 also has other driving members, such as solenoids that drive sorting units 23, 33, 34, 43, and 44 that are provided in the counting device transport unit 21, the stacking device transport unit 31, and the bundling device transport unit 41 and sort banknotes. In such a case, at the bottom of the operation test menu screen 170, an operation test button display with wording in accordance with the sorting direction, such as up or down, right or left, etc., that indicates the sorting direction depending on which of the sorting units 23, 33, 34, 43, and 44 of the actual money handling machine 1 is selected.

[0151] Thus, the currency handling machine 1 has a test menu that is tailored to the characteristics of the operation of the drive members.

[0152] In addition, in addition to the above-mentioned take-in transport motor, bill press motor, and solenoid, the currency handling machine 1 also includes, as driving members, a main transport motor, a stacking section transport motor, a stacking section stacking motor, etc.

[0153] As shown in FIG. 10, a single currency processing machine 1 often has a large number of driving parts, and even experienced maintenance personnel rarely know which identification number the driving part indicated by driving part display 172 in driving part position display 173 corresponds to. Therefore, even if a maintenance personnel has identified the driving part for which he or she wishes to perform an operation test, he or she may not know which part number it corresponds to, and therefore may not be able to move on to the operation test promptly.

[0154] On the other hand, the maintenance person becomes familiar with where in the currency handling machine 1 the driving member for which an operation test is to be performed is located while looking at the currency handling machine 1 and while opening or removing covers. For this reason, the currency handling machine 1 places driving member display 172 indicating the driving member in substantially the same location as in the actual machine in driving member position display 173 of operation test menu screen 170, iconizes driving member display 172, and further links the iconized driving member display 172 to a component number. In this way, when the maintenance person specifies the driving member for which an operation test is to be performed on the currency handling machine overall configuration image 171 and touches the iconized driving member display 172 of the specified driving member, control unit 26 specifies the component number linked to the touched driving member display 172, and various test operations corresponding to the driving member can be selected and set.

[0155] 10, in a currency processing machine 1 equipped with many driving members, the driving member displays 172 of many driving members may be displayed densely because the processing machine overall configuration image 171 is displayed within the limited size of the operation display unit 25. In such a case, the maintenance worker may touch a nearby driving member display 172 instead of the driving member display 172 of the driving member for which he or she wishes to perform the intended operation test.

[0156] In order to deal with such an event, in the currency processing machine 1, the numerous drive member displays 172 in the processing machine overall configuration image 171 displayed within the operation display unit 25 are divided into a number of groups, each group consisting of a number of adjacent drive member displays 172. For example, in the processing machine overall configuration image 171 shown in Fig. 10, an area X indicated by a two-dot chain line is defined, and a number of drive member displays 172 in this area X are grouped together.

[0157] When one of the driving member displays 172 in such a group is touched, the control unit 26 displays the driving member display 172 determined to have been touched and the corresponding identification number display 174 in a display form different from the others to indicate that they have been selected, but when there are multiple driving member displays 172 in a group like this, there is a possibility that a driving member display 172 in a similar position (adjacent position) in the group may be touched by mistake. For this reason, every time an area (e.g., area X) defining the corresponding group is touched, the control unit 26 returns the display form of the driving member display 172 and identification number display 174 determined to have been previously selected to another driving member display 172 among the multiple grouped driving member displays 172, assuming that the other driving member display 172 has been selected in place of the driving member display 172 determined to have been previously selected, and displays the display form of the driving member display 172 and identification number display 174 determined to have been selected this time in a display form different from the others to indicate that they have been selected.

[0158] The control unit 26 sets an order for all the driving member displays 172 in an area (e.g., area X) that defines a group, and whenever it is determined that any of the driving member displays 172 in this area has been touched, the control unit 26 displays the selected driving member display 172 and the identification number display 174 in a different display form from the others in this set order. Here, since the order of the grouped driving member displays 172 is determined in advance, even if the position of the operation display unit 25 that was touched first on the operation test menu screen 170 does not change, that is, even if it is determined that the same driving member display 172 as the driving member display 172 that was determined to have been selected first has been touched, the control unit 26 switches the driving member display 172 that has been touched according to the order among the grouped driving member displays 172, and changes it to a display form that indicates selection. In other words, whenever an area (e.g., area X) that defines a group of the driving member displays 172 is touched, the driving member display 172 that is determined to have been selected is changed within the group in a determined order. This configuration also makes it easier to understand the status of the money handling machine 1.

[0159] As described above, in the currency handling machine 1 of the embodiment, the control unit 26 of the banknote counting unit 2, the control unit 70 of the banknote stacking unit 3, and the control unit 80 of the banknote bundling unit 4 are connected by a serial cable 91 and controlled as a single currency handling machine. A currency handling machine may be configured such that multiple units cooperate with each other without being able to transfer currency, as in the case of the teller machine (currency handling machine) shown in Japanese Patent No. 6550608, in which case each of the multiple units has its own control unit, and the multiple units are controlled as a single currency handling machine by one of them or by an overall control unit separate from the units.

[0160] The money handling machine 1 is provided with a status display unit 62 such as an LED capable of displaying whether or not banknotes S are stacked in the reject section 12 of the banknote counting unit 2, and each of the multiple stacking sections 42 of the banknote stacking unit 3 is provided with a status display unit 74 such as an LED capable of displaying whether or not banknotes S are stacked, and the banknote bundling unit 4 is also provided with a status display unit 84. Also, in the teller machine shown in Japanese Patent No. 6550608, the multiple units that make up the teller machine are provided with a large number of display units such as LEDs for guiding operation.

[0161] In this way, in a money handling machine that is made up of multiple units, each with its own control unit, and in which each unit's LEDs, etc., light up or blink to indicate a status or to encourage access to the money handling machine, when the money handling machine reaches a certain state, the status may be indicated by the LEDs provided in the multiple units. In this case, the control unit of each of the multiple units controls the lighting or blinking of the LED provided in the same unit. For this reason, when the LED is to be blinked, in particular, if the LEDs of each unit blink at different times and intervals, this can be unsightly and inconvenient.

[0162] In the money handling machine 1 of the embodiment, in order to address the above-mentioned inconvenience, a main control unit is identified from among the multiple control units 26, 70, 80 provided in the multiple banknote counting units 2, banknote stacking units 3, and banknote bundling units 4 constituting the money handling machine 1, and a timing generation unit for controlling the illumination of the status display units 62, 74, 84, etc. is configured in the main control unit. Note that, if necessary, a control unit other than these multiple control units 26, 70, 80 can be set as the main control unit. Here, an example in which the control unit 26 is set as the main control unit will be described. The main control unit 26 transmits a timing signal generated by a timing generation unit for controlling illumination, etc. to the multiple control units 70, 80 other than the main control unit 26 that are communicably connected to the main control unit 26. Then, the multiple control units 70, 80 other than the main control unit 26 create a first blinking timing signal that repeats on and off at a predetermined timing synchronized with the main control unit 26 based on the transmitted timing signal. In addition, multiple control units 70, 80 other than the main control unit 26 create a second blinking timing signal, as necessary, based on another timing signal transmitted, the second blinking timing signal having a longer on / off period than the first blinking timing signal, for example.

[0163] As a result, a timing signal for a fast blinking signal, for example a timing signal with a period of 0.5 milliseconds that repeats on and off every 0.25 milliseconds, is generated as the first blinking timing signal, and a timing signal for a slow blinking signal, for example a timing signal with a period of 1 millisecond that repeats on and off every 0.5 milliseconds, is generated as the second blinking timing signal.

[0164] Since each of the control units 26, 70, 80 generates a first blink timing signal and a second blink timing signal using the timing signal it transmits or has received, the status display units 62, 74, 84 provided in the multiple banknote counting units 2, banknote stacking units 3 and banknote bundling units 4 that make up the money handling machine 1 will blink at the same timing and with the same fast cycle or the same slow cycle even if the control units are different, so that all have a unified blink timing and the displays of the status display units 62, 74, 84 can be confirmed without any sense of incongruity. A third blink timing signal may be generated as necessary.

[0165] In a structure in which two adjacent units form one large transaction section, that is, for example, in light-emitting sections such as the first coin withdrawal port light-emitting section and the first banknote deposit / receive port light-emitting section shown in Figures 10 and 11 of Patent Publication No. 6,803,677, both light-emitting sections flash in sync, that is, they light up and go out at the same time, which has the effect of preventing any sense of incongruity.

[0166] The currency handling machine 1 of the above embodiment can be modified as in the following modification example 1. <Variation 1> In the above embodiment, in the selection operation on the operation display unit 25, the operation display unit 25 is configured as a touch panel, and selection is performed by touching the touch panel. However, instead of this, it is also possible to employ a configuration that detects the line of sight of the eyes (goggles, glasses, etc.) as shown in Japanese Patent No. 6768548, and to use a device that allows selection and operation of displayed icons, etc., by line of sight.

[0167] As mentioned above, the technology described in the above embodiments can also be applied to devices in which multiple units are configured to work together but cannot transfer currency between each other, such as the cash dispenser (currency handling machine) shown in Patent Gazette No. 6,550,608. [Explanation of symbols]

[0168] 1...currency processing machine, 11...insertion section, 12...reject section (stacking section), 21...transport section (transport section) within counting device, 22...recognition section, 23, 33, 34, 43, 44...sorting section, 25...operation display section, 26...control section, 31...transport section (transport section) within stacking device, 32, 42...stacking section, 41...transport section (transport section) within bundling device, 61, 73, 83...banknote detection sensor (sensor), 102...overall configuration image of processing machine, 106, 117...call icon, 120...unit selection illustration screen (unit selection screen), 139-140...sorting area, 150, 160...detailed illustration image, S...banknote (coin).

Claims

1. An insertion section in which coins are set; A transport unit that transports the bills inserted into the insertion unit one by one; a recognition unit provided in the transport unit and configured to recognize each currency; a sorting unit that is provided downstream of the recognition unit of the transport unit and sorts the transported currency; A plurality of stacking units that stack at least the currency sorted by the sorting unit; an operation display unit capable of selecting and operating at least a processing operation for currency and displaying a result of the selected processing operation; A currency handling machine having a control unit that controls the insertion unit, the transport unit, the recognition unit, the sorting unit, the plurality of stacking units, and the operation display unit, A currency handling machine characterized in that, when the control unit determines that the currency handling machine has entered an error state, it causes the operation display unit to display a call icon that can be selected and operated, which enables a detailed illustrated image that can be called up to help deal with the error state.

2. The currency handling machine is configured such that a plurality of units are connected to each other so as to be able to transfer currency therebetween, or are linked together so as not to be able to transfer currency therebetween, 2. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further capable of displaying, on the operation display unit, an overall configuration image of the money handling machine, which shows an overall configuration of the money handling machine.

3. The currency processing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that when the control unit displays the overall configuration image of the processing machine on the operation display unit, the control unit is capable of displaying the area in which the error state is detected in a display form different from the others.

4. The currency processing machine of claim 2, characterized in that when the control unit displays the overall configuration image of the processing machine on the operation display unit, and when the multiple units are connected or linked, when the call icon is operated, it displays a unit selection screen in a selectable manner that allows the user to select which unit's detailed illustration image to call up.

5. The control unit is configured to, when the unit selection screen is displayed and the selected unit further includes a partition area which is a part of the unit, display one of the partition areas so that it can be selected.

6. The currency handling machine of claim 3, characterized in that the control unit is capable of displaying different display forms on the operation display unit when the error state is a conveying jam in the conveying unit, namely, a display form on the operation display unit when a sensor arranged in the conveying unit directly detects a stopped currency, and a display form on the operation display unit when the sensor arranged in the conveying unit cannot directly detect a stopped currency.

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