Money handling machine

Abstract

To provide a money processor and a money processing method that can reduce the processing time of the scrutiny process.SOLUTION: When an inspection operation is input to operation means, visual guidance means induces visual confirmation of packaged money in a storage unit 30. When the storage unit 30 is opened according to the guidance and the packaged money can be visually confirmed, balance management means updates the balance of the packaged money stored in the storage unit 30 to 0, and the apparent total collection process is performed. Thereafter, a deemed loading process is performed, which is a process of double-checking means double-checking the packaged money stored in the storage unit 30, and the balance management means updating the balance of the packaged money stored in the storage unit 30 from 0 to the result of double-checking by the double-checking means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a currency processing Machine Regarding. [Background technology]

[0002] Some currency handling machines perform a scrutiny process in which all currency in multiple storage sections is first collected into a separate collection section, and then the currency in the collection section is sorted and counted in a validation section while being distributed to multiple storage sections, thereby determining the amount of currency in each storage section (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-101483 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned reconciliation process has the problem that all of the coins in the multiple storage sections are first collected in a separate collection section, and then the coins in the collection section are sorted into multiple storage sections, which takes a lot of time.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides a currency processing system that can reduce the processing time of the examination process. Machine provide. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The first aspect of the present invention is The coin bar storage unit includes a housing, a coin bar cassette that is provided in the housing and can store a plurality of coin bars arranged side by side, and a scale that is provided on a side surface of the coin bar cassette and indicates the number of coin bars stored in the coin bar cassette. The coin bars stored in the coin bar cassette and the scale are exposed from a side surface of the housing. It is characterized by: Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, a currency processing method capable of reducing the processing time of a reconciliation process is provided. Machine can be provided. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic side cross-sectional view showing a coin processing device of a money processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a coin bar processing device of a currency processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a side view showing a coin bar identification and counting mechanism of a currency processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 1 is an oblique view showing a money processing machine of one embodiment of the present invention with a front door portion open; [Figure 6] 1 is a perspective view showing a currency processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with a coin roll storage unit pulled out. [Figure 7] 1 is a partial side view of a coin bar storage section of a currency processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the first animation display in the “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of the currency handling machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second animation display in the “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of the currency handling machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a third animation display in the “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of the currency handling machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fourth animation display in the “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of the currency handling machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fifth animation display in the “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of the currency handling machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a warning message screen displayed after a “coin roll recovery (visual inspection)” process of a currency processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] 11 is a perspective view showing another application example of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 15] 11 is a perspective view showing another application example of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] A money handling machine and a money handling method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, as shown in Figure 1, the side on which an operator stands during main operations of the money handling machine 1 will be referred to as the "front", the opposite side as the "rear", the left side as viewed by the operator from the front as the "left", and the right side as the "right".

[0016] The currency handling machine 1 of the embodiment is a coin handling machine that handles coins from currency consisting of banknotes and coins. The currency handling machine 1 handles loose coins (hereinafter referred to as coins) and rolls of coins (wrapped currency) in which a predetermined number of coins are stacked and wrapped. The currency handling machine 1 has a roll of coin handling device unit 10 that mainly handles rolls of coins, and a coin handling device unit 11 that mainly handles coins.

[0017] As shown generally in FIG. 2, the coin processing unit 11 has a deposit port 15 through which coins are inserted, a separation and dispensing unit 16 which separates the coins inserted into the deposit port 15 one by one and dispenses them, a deposit transport unit 17 which transports the coins dispensed from the separation and dispensing unit 16, a deposit validation unit 18 which validates the coins being transported by the deposit transport unit 17 and counts them by denomination, a reject unit 19 which excludes non-genuine coins from the deposit transport unit 17 based on the validation results of the deposit validation unit 18, a reject transport unit 20 which guides coins rejected from the deposit transport unit 17 by the reject unit 19, and a reject port 21 which allows coins guided by the reject transport unit 20 to be removed outside the machine.

[0018] The coin processing unit 11 also has a denomination-specific sorting unit 22 that sorts, by denomination, the coins that have been identified as genuine by the deposit identification unit 18 and are transported further downstream by the deposit transport unit 17, a denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23 that temporarily stores, by denomination, the coins sorted by denomination by the denomination-specific sorting unit 22, a return transport unit 24 that guides the coins temporarily stored in the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23 for return, and a return withdrawal port 25 that enables the coins guided by the return transport unit 24 to be removed outside the machine.

[0019] The coin processing unit 11 also has a denomination-specific storage and withdrawal unit 27 that stores coins temporarily stored in the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23 by denomination and can count and withdraw the stored coins, a withdrawal transport unit 28 that guides coins withdrawn from the denomination-specific storage and withdrawal unit 27 to the return withdrawal port 25, and a coin bar creation and transport unit 29 that transports coins withdrawn from the denomination-specific storage and withdrawal unit 27 towards the coin bar processing unit 10.

[0020] The currency handling machine 1 has a control unit 31 (amount management means, control means) that controls the coin handling unit 11 and the coin roll handling unit 10, and an operation display unit 33 (operation means, visual guidance means, display means, input means) to which operations related to the coin handling unit 11 and the coin roll handling unit 10 are input and which displays information related to the processing of the coin handling unit 11 and the coin roll handling unit 10. The control unit 31 and the operation display unit 33 are provided in the coin handling unit 11.

[0021] Here, in the coin processing device unit 11 described above, when coins for deposit are inserted into the deposit port 15 and a start operation is input to the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 causes the separation feeding unit 16 to feed the coins in the deposit port 15 one by one to the deposit transport unit 17, and transports them through the deposit transport unit 17. The control unit 31 sends coins that have been identified as non-genuine by the deposit discrimination unit 18 during transport through the deposit transport unit 17 from the reject unit 19 to the reject port 21 through the reject transport unit 20, and counts the coins that have been identified as genuine while sorting them in the denomination-specific sorting unit 22 and temporarily storing them in the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23. Then, when all of the coins inserted into the deposit port 15 have been sent to the reject port 21 or the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23, the control unit 31 outputs the validation result to the operation display unit 33. When the operator inputs a cancel operation to the operation display unit 33 upon viewing the validation result, the control unit 31 returns the coins temporarily stored in the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23 to the return withdrawal port 25 via the return transport unit 24. On the other hand, when the operator inputs an approval operation to the operation display unit 33 upon viewing the validation result, the control unit 31 stores the coins temporarily stored in the denomination-specific temporary storage unit 23 in the denomination-specific storage and withdrawal unit 27.

[0022] In addition, when a withdrawal operation is input to the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 causes the coins of the denomination and number corresponding to the input to be fed from the denomination-specific storage and withdrawal unit 27 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and causes the withdrawal transport unit 28 to dispense the coins to the return withdrawal port 25.

[0023] Furthermore, in order to package the coins stored in the denomination-specific storage and dispensing section 27, at an appropriate timing, the control section 31 transports the coins from the denomination-specific storage and dispensing section 27 to the coin bar processing device section 10 via the coin dispensing transport section 28 and the coin bar creation and transport section 29.

[0024] As shown in Figure 3, the coin bar processing device unit 10 has a packaging unit 36 ​​at its lower part which receives coins transported from the denomination-specific storage and dispensing unit 27 by the coin bar production and transport unit 29, temporarily stores them, separates the stored coins one by one, accumulates the dispensed coins in batches of a predetermined number, wraps them in wrapping paper, and crimps both ends of the wrapping paper to form a coin bar B.

[0025] The coin bar processing unit 10 has a coin bar storage unit 30 (storage unit) for storing coin bars B above the packaging unit 36. The coin bar storage unit 30 is configured with coin bar cassettes 50, each capable of storing a plurality of coin bars B arranged in a left-right orientation in the front-rear direction, arranged in multiple vertical tiers. All coin bar cassettes 50 are inclined so that the front end is lower than the rear end. Each coin bar cassette 50 is classified by denomination, and only coin bars B of the same denomination are stored in each coin bar cassette 50. For example, the topmost cassette stores 1 yen coin bars, the second cassette from the top stores 5 yen coin bars, the third cassette from the top stores 10 yen coin bars, the fourth cassette from the top stores 50 yen coin bars, the fifth cassette from the top stores 100 yen coin bars, and the bottommost cassette stores 500 yen coin bars.

[0026] The money bar processing device unit 10 has a money bar removal unit 53 at the front of the money bar cassettes 50, which moves vertically along a guide 52 and selectively removes money bar B one by one from the plurality of money bar cassettes 50. The money bar removal unit 53 selectively lifts up and removes money bar B from the front end of the money bar cassette 50.

[0027] The money bar processing unit 10 has a money bar transport unit 55 in the form of a vertical belt conveyor, located forward of the money bar removal unit 53, which transports the money bar B removed from the money bar cassette 50 by the money bar removal unit 53 and transports the money bar B prepared and sent out by the packaging unit 36. The money bar transport unit 55 has a vertical belt conveyor 57 having mounting pieces 56 formed in a concave shape with respect to the direction of movement at equal intervals in the direction of rotation, and a transport space forming unit 58 provided to cover the outside of the vertical belt conveyor 57.

[0028] The money bar removal section 53 rolls the lifted money bar B forward and places it on the placement piece 56 of the vertical belt conveyor 57. The vertical belt conveyor 57 rotates forward and backward to move the placement piece 56 up and down, thereby raising and lowering the money bar B placed on the placement piece 56.

[0029] The coin bar processing device unit 10 has a rear transport section 42 between the packaging section 36 and the coin bar storage section 30. This rear transport section 42 receives the coin bar B one by one from the coin bar transport section 55 and transports it rearward. This rear transport section 42 is inclined so that the front end side is lower than the rear end side.

[0030] The coin bar processing device unit 10 has an upward conveyance sorting unit 48 behind the rear conveying unit 42. The upward conveyance sorting unit 48 has an elevator 49 that moves up and down. The elevator 49 accepts the coin bar B conveyed to the rear side by the rear conveying unit 42 while it is aligned in the left-right direction, and conveys it upward. The coin bar cassettes 50 arranged in multiple stages as described above are provided in front of the upward conveyance sorting unit 48. The elevator 49 pushes the conveyed coin bar B toward a selected one of the multiple stages of coin bar cassettes 50. All of the coin bar cassettes 50 accept the coin bar B pushed out of the elevator 49 of the upward conveyance sorting unit 48 one by one while it is aligned in the left-right direction from the rear end.

[0031] 3, the money bar transport section 55 is capable of transporting the money bar B produced in the packaging section 36 one by one to a position where it can be handed over to the rear transport section 42. In addition, the money bar transport section 55 is capable of transporting the money bar B taken out of the money bar cassette 50 via the money bar take-out section 53 one by one toward the money bar dispensing section 63 by rotating the vertical belt conveyor 57 counterclockwise in FIG.

[0032] In addition, the bar conveying section 55 is capable of conveying the bar B removed from the bar cassette 50 by the bar remover 53 to a position where it can hand over the bar B one by one to the rear conveying section 42 by rotating the vertical belt conveyor 57 clockwise in FIG. 3.

[0033] The money roll transport section 55 receives the money roll B guided to the front by the packaging section 36, and as the vertical belt conveyor 57 rotates clockwise in Fig. 3, the mounting piece 56 moves from below to the front and then upward, thereby moving the money roll B within the transport space forming section 58, and guiding it to a discharge port 59 provided on the front side of the money roll processing device section 10 through an opening 58b and a chute 61 formed in the transport space forming section 58. The money roll B guided to the discharge port 59 is discharged from the discharge port 59 and stored in a separate receiving box 60 placed in front of it.

[0034] The money bar processing device unit 10 has, at the front side of the money bar transport unit 55, an opening / closing member 62 which opens and closes an opening 58d formed in the upper part of the transport space forming unit 58 and guides the money bar B from the transport space forming unit 58 to the opening 58d when it is open, and a money bar dispensing unit 63 on which the money bar B received from the transport space forming unit 58 via the opening 58d is placed. The money bar dispensing unit 63 has a shutter which can be opened to allow the money bar B to be removed from the machine.

[0035] The coin bar processing device unit 10 configured as described above first receives coins of the same denomination transported by the coin bar creation and transport unit 29 (see FIG. 2) from one of the denomination-specific storage and dispensing units 27 (see FIG. 2) at an appropriate timing into the storage unit (not shown), and then the control unit 31 feeds the coins one by one from the storage unit and sends them to the wrapping unit 36, where a predetermined number of coins are accumulated, wrapped in wrapping paper, and both ends of the wrapping paper are crimped to form the coin bar B. When the coin bar B is created, the control unit 31 guides this coin bar B to the coin bar transport unit 55, which transports and distributes it.

[0036] The control unit 31, for example, causes the money bar B received by the money bar conveying unit 55 from the packaging unit 36 ​​to be conveyed by the money bar conveying unit 55 and discharged from the discharge port 59, or, for example, causes the money bar conveying unit 55, the rear conveying unit 42, and the upward conveying and sorting unit 48 to store the money bar B in a money bar cassette 50 of a corresponding denomination. The money bar conveying unit 55, the rear conveying unit 42, and the upward conveying and sorting unit 48 constitute a money bar storage and conveying unit 121 (wrapped currency storage means) that stores the money bar B from the packaging unit 36 ​​in the money bar storage unit 30.

[0037] Furthermore, when the control unit 31 receives a dispensing command for a coin roll B, for example, it causes the coin roll removal unit 53 to remove the corresponding coin roll B from the coin roll cassette 50, and causes the coin roll transport unit 55 to transport it, and causes the coin roll dispensing unit 63 to dispense it. The coin roll removal unit 53, the coin roll transport unit 55 and the coin roll dispensing unit 63 make up a coin roll releasing and transporting unit 122 (wrapped coin releasing means) that releases the coin roll B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30.

[0038] In addition, the control unit 31 manages the amount of gold bars B stored in each gold bar cassette 50, for example, based on the number of gold bars B received in each gold bar cassette 50 of the gold bar storage unit 30 and the number of gold bars B paid out from each gold bar cassette 50.

[0039] As shown in Figure 4, above each metal bar cassette 50, there is provided a metal bar holding mechanism 80 which holds the metal bar B received at the rear end of the metal bar cassette 50 from the upward transport sorting section 48 (see Figure 3) in a left-right orientation and moves it forward within the metal bar cassette 50. These metal bar holding mechanisms 80 are connected to a drive mechanism 81 which moves them together along the length of the metal bar cassette 50.

[0040] The drive mechanism 81 has a slide shaft 85 extending parallel to the metal bar cassettes 50 below the lowest metal bar cassette 50, a slide block 86 slidably supported on the slide shaft 85, a retaining plate 87 extending upward from the slide block 86, a pair of pulleys 88 located below both ends of the slide shaft 85, a drive belt 89 that is looped around the pulleys 88 and disposed parallel to the slide shaft 85, and a motor 90 connected to one of the pulleys 88, with part of the drive belt 89 fixed to the slide block 86. As a result, the drive mechanism 81 reciprocates the slide block 86 and the retaining plate 87 in the lengthwise direction of the metal bar cassettes 50 with the motor 90 rotating in the forward and reverse directions.

[0041] The holding plate 87 extends vertically on the left and right sides of the metal bar cassettes 50 which are arranged in multiple tiers, and the metal bar holding mechanisms 80 are attached to the holding plate 87 so as to extend towards each metal bar cassette 50. The metal bar holding mechanism 80 has a carrier body 95 fixed to the holding plate 87 so as to extend towards the metal bar cassette 50, a receiving block 96 connected to the carrier body 95 so as to extend rearward from the carrier body 95, and a pressing block 97 connected to the receiving block 96 so as to extend rearward beyond the receiving block 96. Since the carrier bodies 95 of all of the metal bar holding mechanisms 80 are fixed to the holding plate 87, a carrier 91 consisting of the holding plate 87 and the multiple carrier bodies 95 is provided to be movable along the length of the metal bar cassette 50.

[0042] When the coin bar holding mechanism 80 is at a predetermined receiving position on the rear end side of the coin bar cassette 50, the receiving block 96 is swung downward relative to the carrier body 95 to be in a one-side lowered state, and the pressing block 97 is swung upward relative to the receiving block 96 to be in a other-side raised state. In this state, the coin bar B is discharged from the upward conveying and sorting section 48 (see FIG. 3) to the rear end of the coin bar cassette 50 in a position along the width direction of the coin bar cassette 50, i.e., the left-right direction. Then, the coin bar B moves forward due to the inclination of the bottom surface of the coin bar cassette 50, passes under the pressing block 97, abuts against the receiving block 96, and stops in a position along the width direction of the coin bar cassette 50. The coin bar holding mechanism 80 stops at this receiving position when it is in a standby state. In addition, a receiving position sensor (not shown) is provided to detect from the position of the holding plate 87 that the coin bar holding mechanism 80 is at the receiving position.

[0043] Then, when the coin bar holding mechanism 80 moves toward the front end of the coin bar cassette 50 after receiving the coin bar B, the pressing block 97 moves down and comes into contact with the coin bar B. As a result, the coin bar holding mechanism 80 is in a state in which both the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 are lowered, and the coin bar holding mechanism 80 holds the coin bar B on the bottom surface of the coin bar cassette 50 by embracing it from above, front and rear. At this time, the coin bar B is in a three-point support state as viewed in the axial direction, with the front side in contact with the receiving block 96, the rear side in contact with the pressing block 97, and the lower side in contact with the bottom surface of the coin bar cassette 50, and as the coin bar holding mechanism 80 moves toward the front end of the coin bar cassette 50, the coin bar B moves toward the front end while remaining in this three-point support state. In other words, the coin bar holding mechanism 80 moves the coin bar B in a posture along the width direction of the coin bar cassette 50 without wobbling, slanting, or lagging behind the coin bar holding mechanism 80.

[0044] As described above, when the coin bar holding mechanism 80 moves toward the front end of the coin bar cassette 50 with the receiving block 96 in the lowered state and the pressing block 97 in the lowered state while holding the coin bar B, the held coin bar B abuts against the rearmost coin bar B already stored in the coin bar cassette 50, and then the receiving block 96 abuts against the rearmost coin bar B already stored in the coin bar cassette 50, and uses the force of this movement to climb up onto this coin bar B. This causes the receiving block 96 to swing upward, and the biasing force of the biasing spring (not shown) causes it to rise. As a result, both the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 move away from the coin bar B, and the receiving and pressing of the coin bar B are released. At this time, before coming into contact with the last coin bar B already stored in the coin bar cassette 50, the coin bar B held by the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 comes into contact with this last coin bar B and stops, but the rear pressing block 97 is swung upward by the coin bar B it was holding and moves forward of this coin bar B. The coin bar B storage space (full capacity) is set so that the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 do not come into contact with the last coin bar B already stored in the coin bar cassette 50 when the coin bar holding mechanism 80 is in the receiving position. In other words, the rear end of the storage space for storing coin bars B in the coin bar cassette 50 is set forward of the receiving position.

[0045] Magnetic sensors 140, 141 are attached to the lower and upper sides of the carrier body 95, except for the carrier body 95 above the topmost metal bar cassette 50. The carrier body 95 above the topmost metal bar cassette 50 is provided with only the lower magnetic sensor 140. The lower magnetic sensor 140 supported by the carrier body 95 scans the metal bar B stored in the metal bar cassette 50 immediately below and detects its magnetic data. The upper magnetic sensor supported by the same carrier body 95 scans the metal bar B stored in the metal bar cassette 50 immediately above and detects its magnetic data via a detection groove (not shown) formed in the bottom plate of the metal bar cassette 50.

[0046] The magnetic sensor 140 on the lower side of the carrier body 95 provided immediately above the metal bar cassette 50 and the magnetic sensor 141 on the upper side of the carrier body 95 provided immediately below the same metal bar cassette 50 are aligned in front, rear, left and right positions in the moving direction of the carrier body 95 and face each other, constituting a magnetic data detection unit 139 (recounting means) that detects the magnetic data of the metal bar B stored in the metal bar cassette 50. In other words, the magnetic data detection unit 139 is composed of a pair of magnetic sensors 140, 141 arranged to sandwich the metal bar B stored in the metal bar cassette 50 in the diametrical direction. As described above, only the lower magnetic sensor 140 is attached to the upper carrier body 95 of the top metal bar cassette 50, and faces the upper magnetic sensor 141 of the carrier body 95 above the second metal bar cassette 50 to constitute the magnetic data detection unit 139 that detects the metal bar B stored in the top metal bar cassette 50. Additionally, below the lowest metal bar cassette 50, a lowest carrier body 95A which constitutes the carrier 91 and which merely supports the magnetic sensor 141 extends from the retaining plate 87, and the magnetic sensor 141 is attached to this lowest carrier body 95A facing upward. This magnetic sensor 141 faces the magnetic sensor 140 below the carrier body 95 above the lowest metal bar cassette 50, and constitutes a magnetic data detection unit 139 which detects the metal bars B stored in the lowest metal bar cassette 50.

[0047] When the coin bar holding mechanism 80 described above is moved forward and backward, the coin bar B passes relatively between the pair of magnetic sensors 140, 141 of the magnetic data detection unit 139, and the magnetic sensors 140, 141 detect the magnetic data of the coin bar B stored in the coin bar cassette 50. Based on the magnetic data detected by all the magnetic data detection units 139, the control unit 31 checks for the presence or absence of normal coin bars, the presence or absence of different denomination coin bars including abnormal states where it is not possible to identify the denomination of the coin bar, the presence or absence of abnormalities in the loaded coin bar state, and the amount of normal coin bars, for all the coin bar cassettes 50. In other words, the magnetic data detection unit 139 recounts the number of coin bars B stored in all the coin bar cassettes 50 in the coin bar storage unit 30 by moving from the rear end position to the front end position.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 1, the coin roll processing device unit 10 and the coin processing device unit 11 are housed in a common box 101. A hinge 103 is provided on a right side wall 102 of the box 101. A front door 104 is connected to the box 101 by the hinge 103 so as to be able to open and close. The front door 104 rotates about a vertical axis by the hinge 103. The front door 104 and the box 101 are provided with an electromagnetically driven front door locking mechanism (not shown) that locks the front door 104, which covers the front side of the box 101 in a closed state, to the box 101 as shown in FIG. This front door locking mechanism is mechanically and automatically locked when the front door 104 is closed, and is unlocked when electrically driven.

[0049] As shown in Fig. 5, the coin bar transport section 55, the coin bar dispensing section 63, the chute 61 (see Fig. 3), and the front portion of the transport space forming section 58 (see Fig. 3) are integrally fixed to this front door section 104. Therefore, by opening the front door section 104 as shown in Fig. 5, the coin bar transport section 55 and the coin bar storage section 30 are separated, and the coin bar transport section 55 and the packaging section 36 are separated. The front door section 104 can be opened to a position along the left-right direction shown in Fig. 5, which results in a state in which the front door section 104 and equipment such as the coin bar transport section 55 integrated with the front door section 104 are not positioned in front of the coin bar cassette 50.

[0050] The coin bar storage section 30, in which the coin bar cassettes 50 are arranged in multiple tiers in the vertical direction, has a housing 105 with an open front as shown in Fig. 6, in which multiple tiers of coin bar cassettes 50 are fixed. In addition to the coin bar storage section 30, the coin bar removal section 53, rear transport section 42 (see Fig. 3), upward transport sorting section 48 (see Fig. 3), and storage sorting section 51 (see Fig. 3) are integrally housed in the housing 105. A rail 108 is provided on the lower edge of the right side wall 107 of the housing 105, and the coin bar storage section 30 is supported by the box body 101 by the rail 108 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The box body 101 and the housing 105 are provided with an electromagnetically driven storage section locking mechanism (not shown) that locks the coin bar storage section 30, which is pushed into the box body 101 to its rear end position, to the box body 101. This storage section locking mechanism is mechanically and automatically locked when the coin roll storage section 30 is pushed to the rear end position, and is unlocked when electrically driven.

[0051] A handle 111 extending vertically from the lower left side is provided at the front end of the housing 105. A user can grasp this handle 111 and push and pull it back and forth to pull the coin roll storage section 30 out of the case 101 or store it in the case 101. The position and orientation of the handle 111 may be on the front end side of the housing 105, and may be, for example, disposed vertically at the upper left position, vertically at the lower right position, vertically at the upper right position, horizontally at the lower position, or horizontally at the upper position.

[0052] On the left side of the housing 105, the coin bar cassettes 50 arranged in multiple vertical rows are exposed as shown in FIG. 7. When the coin bar storage section 30 is pulled out to the front end position, all the coin bars B stored in the coin bar cassettes 50 can be visually counted. In the coin bar storage section 30, each of the coin bar cassettes 50 is provided with a denomination display section 125 that displays the denomination of the coin bar B stored therein, and a scale 126 that displays the number of coin bars B stored therein. The scale 126 indicates the number of coin bars B at the corresponding position in the length direction of the coin bar cassette 50. For example, as shown in the coin bar cassette 50 for coin bars B of 1 yen coins at the top row in FIG. 7, if there are coin bars B at the scale up to "5" and there are no coin bars B at the scale after "6", this indicates that the number of coin bars B stored therein is five. The scale 126 is marked in ascending order from front to rear, from "1" to the maximum number that can be stored in the coin bar cassette 50.

[0053] The box 101 shown in Fig. 6 is provided with a front door opening / closing detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether the front door 104 is in a closed state or an open state, and a storage section opening / closing detection sensor (not shown, storage section open detection means) that detects whether the coin roll storage section 30 is pushed to the rear end position and in a closed state or pulled out to the front and in an open state. The front door opening / closing detection sensor outputs an ON signal to the control section 31 when the front door 104 is in a closed state, and outputs an OFF signal to the control section 31 when the front door 104 is in an open state. The storage section opening / closing detection sensor outputs an ON signal to the control section 31 when the coin roll storage section 30 is in a closed state, and outputs an OFF signal to the control section 31 when the coin roll storage section 30 is in an open state.

[0054] <"Coin bar inspection (visual inspection)" processing> Next, a case will be described in which a selection operation for a "coin roll inspection (visual)" process is performed on the operation and display unit 33 for the coin roll B in the coin roll cassette 50 of the coin roll storage unit 30 of the coin roll processing unit 10 in the currency processing machine 1 configured as described above. More specifically, the "coin roll inspection (visual)" process is performed as a set of a "coin roll recovery (visual)" process which is further selected after the "coin roll inspection (visual)" process is selected from the list of operation menus displayed on the operation and display unit 33, and a "coin roll loading (visual)" process which is subsequently selected. Therefore, the process is not completed by the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process alone, but it is necessary to perform the "coin roll loading (visual)" process after performing the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process, and the "coin roll inspection (visual)" process is completed by performing the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process and the "coin roll loading (visual)" process as a set.

[0055] <"Coin bar recovery (visual inspection)" processing> The "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process will be described below. When the currency handling machine 1 is in standby mode and the operator selects "Coin Roll Inspection (Visual Inspection)" from the list of operation menus on the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 causes the operation menu for the current "Coin Roll Collection (Visual)" to be displayed on the operation display unit 33 and makes it possible to execute the operation, provided that the previous process did not only complete the "Coin Roll Collection (Visual)" process, but also completed up to the "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" process.

[0056] When the operator selects "Recovery of Rolled Coins (Visual)" displayed on the operation display unit 33 and presses the "Execute" button displayed on the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 starts the "Recovery of Rolled Coins (Visual)" process. That is, first, the operation display unit 33 displays the animation displays shown in Figs. 8 to 12 to guide the operator in the operation. The control unit 31 first drives the front door lock mechanism (not shown) to unlock the front door 104 in the closed state. At the same time, the control unit 31 displays the first animation display shown in Fig. 8 on the operation display unit 33. In this first animation display, as shown by the shading in Fig. 8, the color of the front door 104 is changed to a color different from that of the other parts of the money handling machine 1 to guide the operator that he or she needs to access the front door 104. For example, the other parts of the money handling machine 1 than the front door 104 are displayed in white, and the front door 104 is displayed in blue.

[0057] Next, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display the second animation shown in Fig. 9 after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the first animation display. This second animation display guides the operator to rotate and open the front door unit 104 to expose the coin roll storage unit 30. That is, as shown by hatching in Fig. 9, the color of the front door unit 104 is changed to a color different from that of the other parts to indicate that the operator needs to access the front door unit 104, and the front door unit 104 is in an open state and an arrow indicating the opening operation of the front door unit 104 is displayed. In the second animation display, for example, like the first animation, the parts other than the front door unit 104 of the currency processing machine 1 are displayed in white, the front door unit 104 is displayed in blue, and the arrow is displayed in a different color, red.

[0058] When the operator opens the front door 104 and it is in the open state, the front door opening / closing detection sensor (not shown) notifies the control unit 31 of an OFF signal. When the front door opening / closing detection sensor notifies the control unit 31 of the OFF signal indicating that the front door 104 is in the open state, the control unit 31 recognizes that the front door 104 is in the open state. After a predetermined time has elapsed since this notification, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display the third animation shown in FIG. 10 and releases the lock of the coin roll storage unit 30 by the storage unit lock mechanism (not shown). In this third animation, as shown by the shading in FIG. 10, the color of the coin roll storage unit 30 is changed to a color different from that of the other parts of the coin roll storage unit 30 to guide the operator to access the coin roll storage unit 30 next. In the third animation, for example, the other parts of the money handling machine 1 than the coin roll storage unit 30 are displayed in white, and the coin roll storage unit 30 is displayed in blue.

[0059] Next, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the third animation display, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display the fourth animation shown in Fig. 11. This fourth animation display guides the operator to place a hand on the handle 111 of the coin roll storage unit 30. That is, as shown by shading in Fig. 11, the operator needs to access the coin roll storage unit 30 by displaying an enlarged view of the area around the handle 111 while keeping the color of the coin roll storage unit 30 different from that of the other parts, and further displaying a hand holding the handle 111. In the fourth animation display, for example, like the third animation, the other parts of the currency handling machine 1 except for the coin roll storage unit 30 are displayed in white, the coin roll storage unit 30 is displayed in blue, and the hand is displayed in a different flesh color.

[0060] Next, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the fourth animation display, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display the fifth animation shown in Fig. 12. This fifth animation display guides the operator to pull out the coin roll storage unit 30 towards the operator while keeping the hand on the handle 111. That is, as shown by the hatching in Fig. 12, the color of the coin roll storage unit 30 is changed to a different color from the other parts to indicate that the operator needs to access the coin roll storage unit 30, and the coin roll storage unit 30 is pulled out from the case 101, and an arrow is displayed indicating the pull-out operation of the coin roll storage unit 30. In this fifth animation display, for example, like the fourth animation, the parts of the currency handling machine 1 other than the coin roll storage unit 30 are displayed in white, the coin roll storage unit 30 is displayed in blue, and the hand is displayed in flesh color, and the arrow is displayed in a different color from the above, red.

[0061] When the coin roll storage section 30 is pulled out towards the front and opens, a storage section open / close detection sensor (not shown) sends an OFF signal to the control section 31. When the storage section open / close detection sensor sends an OFF signal indicating that the coin roll storage section 30 is open, the control section 31 recognizes that the coin roll storage section 30 has been pulled out and opens.

[0062] When the coin roll storage section 30 is pulled out and opened, the control section 31 causes the operation display section 33 to display a sixth animation display (not shown) which guides the operator to turn his / her eyes to the left side of the coin roll storage section 30 pulled out towards the front and visually confirm the number of actual coin rolls B stored in each of the denomination-specific coin roll cassettes 50. The operator then visually confirms the number of actual coin rolls B stored in each of the denomination-specific coin roll cassettes 50 based on the denomination display section 125 and the scale 126 as shown in Fig. 7, i.e., the number of actual coin rolls B by denomination, and records the result on a recording medium such as a written document.

[0063] When the operator finishes checking the number of coin rolls and presses the "Confirm" button on the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 displays on the operation display unit 33 that the "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process has been completed, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the operation display unit 33 displays a seventh animation display (not shown) in which the arrow is in the opposite direction (pushing direction) to the fifth animation display described above, to prompt the operator to push the coin roll storage unit 30 into the case 101. When the coin roll storage unit 30 is pushed to the rear end position and closed, a storage locking mechanism (not shown) automatically and mechanically locks the coin roll storage unit 30 to the case 101. At the same time, a storage opening / closing detection sensor (not shown) notifies the control unit 31 of an ON signal. When the storage opening / closing detection sensor notifies the control unit 31 of an ON signal indicating that the coin roll storage unit 30 has been closed, the control unit 31 recognizes that the coin roll storage unit 30 has been closed. Then, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display an eighth animation display (not shown) in which the arrow faces the opposite direction (closing direction) to the second animation display described above. Then, when the front door 104 is closed, a front door locking mechanism (not shown) automatically and mechanically locks the front door 104 to the case 101. At the same time, a front door opening / closing detection sensor (not shown) notifies the control unit 31 of an ON signal. When the front door opening / closing detection sensor notifies the control unit 31 of an ON signal indicating that the front door 104 is closed in this manner, the control unit 31 recognizes that the front door 104 is closed. Then, the control unit 31 completes the "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process and returns the money handling machine 1 to a standby state.

[0064] When the above-mentioned "coin roll collection (visual inspection)" process is completed, the control unit 31 also updates the data stored therein on the number of coin rolls B of each denomination stored in each of the coin roll cassettes 50 to 0 for all denominations. In other words, when the "coin roll collection (visual inspection)" process is completed, the control unit 31 updates the amount of coin rolls in the coin roll cassettes 50 of each denomination to "0" for all denominations.

[0065] As described above, the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process is a pseudo-total recovery process of B coin rolls, in which all B coin rolls stored in the denomination-specific coin roll cassettes 50 are virtually recovered outside the machine and the amount of B coin rolls in the denomination-specific coin roll cassettes B is updated to "0" for all denominations.

[0066] <The state after the "Coin Bar Recovery (Visual)" process is performed> Next, the state after the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process is performed will be described. After the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process is performed, the "coin roll loading (visual)" process must be performed as a set, as described above. Therefore, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display a warning message screen saying "Coin roll recovery (visual) in progress. Please load coin rolls (visual)" as the top-level guide on the standby screen of the operation display unit 33 after the "coin roll recovery (visual)" process is performed, as shown in FIG. 13, to prompt the operator to confirm. In other words, after the above-mentioned deemed full recovery process, the operation display unit 33 displays a warning display to prompt the operator to perform the deemed loading process described later. Then, after this warning display, when the operator presses the "Confirm" button on the operation display unit 33, the warning message screen disappears and is switched to a business process menu list display screen.

[0067] Furthermore, even in this business process menu list display, the control unit 31 imposes an operational restriction so that processes that increase or decrease the amount of coin rolls B in the coin roll cassette 50, such as "coin roll dispensing" and "coin wrapping and storage", cannot be performed unless the "coin roll loading (visual)" process described later is being performed. That is, when the selection operation of the "coin roll inspection (visual)", which is an inspection operation, is input to the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 disables the operation of the coin roll storage and transport unit 121 and the coin roll release and transport unit 122 until the "coin roll loading (visual)" process described later, i.e., the deemed loading process, is completed after performing the deemed full recovery process described above. Note that processes that do not increase or decrease the amount of coin rolls B in the coin roll cassette 50, such as "coin dispensing" and "coin deposit", can be performed normally and are not subject to operational restrictions.

[0068] In other words, in the "collection of coin rolls (visual inspection)" process, the coin roll B is treated as if it has been fully collected, and the remaining balance is updated to 0, so that storing or releasing of the coin roll B in this state would not affect the remaining balance by causing an increase or decrease, i.e., the control unit 31 disables these operations. As a method for informing the operator of this disabled state, for example, the processing menu list displayed on the operation display unit 33 may be displayed with the processing menus such as "paying out coin rolls" and "wrapping and storing coins" distinguished by red or shading. Of course, after the "loading of coin rolls (visual inspection)" process, i.e., the deemed loading process, described later, is performed, these restrictions are lifted, and the warning message as shown in FIG. 13 is no longer displayed on the standby screen of the operation display unit 33, and the operational restrictions are also lifted in the processing menu list. In other words, after the assumed full recovery process, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display a warning message advising the user to perform the assumed loading process, and after this warning message is displayed, an operation to start the assumed loading process is input on the operation display unit 33, thereby performing the assumed loading process.

[0069] <"Coin bar loading (visual inspection)" processing> Next, the operation procedure for the "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" process will be described below. When the operator first selects "Inspection (Visual)" from the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 displays the operation menu for "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" on the operation display unit 33, making it possible to execute the "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" process, on the condition that only the "Coin Roll Recovery (Visual)" process out of the "Coin Roll Recovery (Visual)" process and the "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" process has been completed in the previous process. Next, when the operator directly selects "Coin Roll Loading (Visual)" on the operation display unit 33 and presses the "Execute" button, the control unit 31 moves all of the coin roll holding mechanisms 80 provided for each coin roll cassette 50 by denomination, as shown in FIG. 4, back and forth along the coin roll cassette 50.

[0070] By moving the coin bar holding mechanism 80 back and forth in this manner, the coin bar B is passed relatively between the pair of magnetic sensors 140, 141 of the magnetic data detection unit 139, and in all of the magnetic data detection units 139, the magnetic sensors 140, 141 detect the magnetic data of the coin bar B stored in the corresponding coin bar cassette 50. Based on the magnetic data detected by all of the magnetic data detection units 139, the control unit 31 confirms the presence or absence of normal coin bars, the presence or absence of coin bars of a different denomination (including abnormal states in which it was not possible to identify the denomination of the coin bar), the presence or absence of abnormalities in the loaded coin bars, and the amount of normal coin bars present, and then the recounting operation is completed.

[0071] Then, when the recounting operation is completed and all the coin rolls are confirmed as normal without any abnormality, the control unit 31 displays the recounting result (denomination and number of coin rolls, i.e., the amount of coin rolls) on the operation display unit 33. In this state, the operator, for example, compares the data displayed on the operation display unit 33 with the data recorded on a recording medium such as a document in the immediately preceding "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process. Then, when the operator presses the "Confirm" button on the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 displays on the operation display unit 33 that the "coin roll loading (visual inspection)" process has been completed. At this time, the control unit 31 also updates the number of coin rolls B stored in each denomination-specific coin roll cassette 50 from 0 to the number of "result of recounting" for all denominations, i.e., all coin roll cassettes 50. In other words, the amount of coin rolls B in each denomination-specific coin roll cassette 50 is updated to the "result of recounting" for all denominations.

[0072] As described above, the "coin roll loading (visual inspection)" process is a process in which the coin rolls B that were virtually fully recovered in the "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process are virtually returned, i.e. loaded, into the coin roll cassette 50; this is a simplified assumed loading process in which the number of coin rolls B to be returned, i.e., the amount of coin rolls B in the coin roll cassette 50 by denomination, is determined for all denominations by recounting and updated to the "recount result."

[0073] As described above, in the currency handling machine 1 of this embodiment, when the inspection operation "coin roll inspection (visual inspection)" is input to the operation and display unit 33, the operation and display unit 33 guides the user to visually check the coin roll B in the coin roll storage unit 30, and when this guidance is followed and the coin roll storage unit 30 is opened so that the coin roll B can be visually inspected, the control unit 31 performs a deemed total collection process in which the amount of coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 is updated to 0. Then, after performing the deemed total collection process, the currency handling machine 1 performs a deemed loading process in which all magnetic data detection units 139 recount the coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 and the control unit 31 updates the amount of coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 from 0 to the result of the recount by all magnetic data detection units 139.

[0074] In addition, the currency processing method using the currency processing machine 1 of this embodiment includes the steps of: when the operation for the inspection operation "Coin Roll Inspection (Visual)" is input to the operation display unit 33, the operation display unit 33 prompts the user to visually inspect the coin roll B in the coin roll storage unit 30; when the coin roll storage unit 30 is opened in accordance with this prompting and the coin roll B can be visually inspected, the control unit 31 updates the amount of coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 to 0; thereafter, the magnetic data detection unit 139 recounts the coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30; and thereafter, the control unit 31 updates the amount of coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 from 0 to the result of the recount by the magnetic data detection unit 139.

[0075] As explained above, in the currency handling machine 1 and currency handling method of this embodiment, the manner in which full recovery and return processing are performed as a set for the inspection of the coin rolls B is the same as in the conventional technology, but in the "coin roll recovery (visual)" processing, the operator only needs to visually confirm the coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage section 30, and in the "coin roll loading (visual)" processing, the magnetic data detection unit 139 only needs to recount the coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage section 30. In other words, in the inspection processing of the coin rolls B, there is no need to transport the coin rolls B within the currency handling machine 1 to recover them, and there is also no need to transport the recovered coin rolls B within the currency handling machine 1 to recover them, so that the processing time can be significantly shortened. In addition, when transporting the coin rolls B within the currency handling machine 1 and collecting them, and then transporting the collected coin rolls B within the currency handling machine 1 for return processing, for example, the coin rolls B may be fully collected by being discharged outside the machine from a coin roll discharge port (not shown) and the collected coin rolls B may be returned (loaded) into the machine from a coin roll insertion port (not shown), or, as in the device described in JP 2001-101483 A, the coin rolls may be fully collected by moving within the machine and then returned by moving within the machine again. In either case, the processing time can be significantly reduced in this embodiment.

[0076] In addition, all of the coin bar cassettes 50 in the coin bar storage section 30 are provided with a scale 126 indicating the number of coin bars stored therein, so that the number of coin bars can be known by looking at the scale 126 without having to count them.

[0077] In addition, since a storage section opening / closing detection sensor (not shown) is provided which detects when the coin roll storage section 30 has been pulled out of the box body 101 and opened, when this storage section opening / closing detection sensor detects that the coin roll storage section 30 has been opened, the control section 31 can determine that the scale 126 has been visually observed.

[0078] Furthermore, the control unit 31 causes the operation display unit 33 to display a warning message urging the operator to carry out the deemed loading process after the deemed total collection process, and after this warning message is displayed, the operation to start the deemed loading process is input on the operation display unit 33, whereby the deemed loading process is carried out. Thus, the deemed total collection process and the deemed loading process can be carried out as a set. In other words, since the deemed total collection process and the deemed loading process must always be carried out as a set, in a state where only the deemed total collection process has been carried out, a warning message urging the operator to carry out the deemed loading process is displayed, allowing the operator to recognize that the operation is incomplete and complete the operation.

[0079] Furthermore, when the inspection operation "coin roll inspection (visual inspection)" is input to the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 disables the coin roll storage and transport unit 121 and the coin roll release and transport unit 122 for the period until the deemed full recovery process is performed and the deemed loading process is completed. In the deemed full recovery process, the coin rolls B are treated as if they have been pseudo-fully recovered and the amount of coin rolls B in stock is updated to 0, so the control unit 31 can disable these operations to prevent the storage or release of coin rolls B in this state from causing fluctuations in the amount of coin rolls B in stock.

[0080] [Variation 1] In the "Coin Roll Reconciliation (Visual)" process, which is performed by inputting the reconciliation operation "Coin Roll Reconciliation (Visual)" to the operation display unit 33, when the operator visually confirms the number of coin rolls B after the coin roll storage unit 30 is opened in the deemed full recovery process and presses the "Confirm" button on the operation display unit 33, the "Reconciliation (Visual)" process is considered to be completed, but this is not limiting. For example, in the deemed full recovery process, when the operator visually confirms the number of coin rolls B after the coin roll storage unit 30 is opened, and inputs this number, which is information related to the coin rolls B visually confirmed, from the operation display unit 33 as an input means, the process may be considered to be completed, or further, when the number input from the operation display unit 33 matches the number of coin rolls B managed by the control unit 31, the process may be considered to be completed. Separately from this, a tablet terminal (positioned as a slave unit of the operation display unit 33 of the currency handling machine 1) may be provided as input means that the operator can carry around, and when the operator visually checks the number of coin rolls B, a camera built into the tablet terminal may be used to capture images of all of the coin roll cassettes 50 in the coin roll storage unit 30 from the left side, and the processing may be considered to be completed when this image data (including information on the date and time the image was taken), which is information related to the coin rolls B that have been visually confirmed, is transmitted to the control unit 31. In this way, it is possible to make the conditions under which the operator visually checks the number of coin rolls B stricter by appropriate devising.

[0081] That is, the operation of "coin roll inspection (visual inspection)", which is an inspection operation, may be input to the operation display unit 33, and after the coin roll storage unit 30 is opened in the deemed full recovery process, an operation display unit 33 or tablet terminal (not shown) may be provided into which information on the coin rolls B visually confirmed is input. As a result, the quantity of the coin rolls B visually confirmed is input into the operation display unit 33 or tablet terminal (not shown) as evidence of visual inspection, and this makes it possible to input and record whether or not the operator actually visually confirmed the amount.

[0082] [Variation 2] It has been explained that when the "coin roll recovery (visual inspection)" process is performed, the amount of coin rolls B by denomination in the coin roll cassette 50 is all updated to 0, and when the "coin roll loading (visual inspection)" process is performed, the amount of coin rolls B by denomination in the coin roll cassette 50 is updated to the amount as a result of the recounting process. However, since the above process is merely a pseudo process, the amount of coin rolls B in the coin roll cassette 50 may also be managed by the control unit 31 as a virtual amount associated with the pseudo process. In other words, as one example, the amount of coin rolls in the coin roll cassette 50 is classified into a dual structure of a true amount and a virtual amount. The true amount in stock can be updated only when the number of coin bars B in the coin bar cassette 50 increases or decreases, while the virtual amount in stock can be updated only when the pseudo processing operations of "collecting coin bars (visual inspection)" and "loading coin bars (visual inspection)" are performed. By configuring in this way, the amount in stock can be easily managed.

[0083] That is, the control unit 31 classifies and manages the amount of the coin rolls B in the coin roll storage unit 30 into a dual structure of a true amount and a virtual amount. Then, when "coin roll inspection (visual inspection)" is input as an inspection operation to the operation display unit 33, and the amount of the coin rolls B stored in the coin roll storage unit 30 is updated from 0 to the result of the recount by the magnetic data detection unit 139 by the deemed full collection process and the deemed loading process, the control unit 31 updates only the virtual amount. As a result, the amount of the coin rolls B is classified into a dual structure of a true amount and a virtual amount and managed by the control unit 31. That is, during the inspection, the virtual amount may be updated to 0 due to a pseudo full collection, or updated to the amount confirmed by the pseudo recount instead of the return (loading) process. Therefore, the inventory amount confirmed by the pseudo-counting does not affect the true inventory amount, making inventory management easier to understand.

[0084] In the embodiment, a money handling machine 1 having both the money roll processing unit 10 and the coin processing unit 11 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be configured to have only the money roll processing unit 10, or may have other components added to the money roll processing unit 10 in addition to the coin processing unit 11, or without the coin processing unit 11. The money roll processing unit 10 does not need to have the packaging unit 36, and therefore the present invention can be applied to various money handling machines as long as they are capable of storing and dispensing at least money rolls B.

[0085] In the embodiment, the wrapped currency is a coin roll B and the processing machine has a coin roll processing unit 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a currency handling machine 1 that stores small bundles of banknotes as wrapped currency as long as the machine is configured to store wrapped currency and allow the number of stored currency to be read and has a recount function. In that case, the present invention can be applied to various currency handling machines as long as the machine is capable of storing and dispensing at least small bundles of banknotes.

[0086] Furthermore, as for the form of the storage section, as shown in Fig. 14, it is possible to apply a money handling machine in a form in which money rolls B are stored in money roll storage section 202 of a drawer 201 of a drawer type, and the number of stored money rolls B can be read in conjunction with the opening and closing of drawer 201, and as shown in Fig. 15, it is possible to apply a money handling machine in a form in which small bundles of banknotes T are stored in small bundle storage section 212 of a drawer 211 of a drawer type, and the number of stored small bundles of banknotes T can be read in conjunction with the opening and closing of drawer 211. Note that in these money handling machines, the money rolls B and small bundles of banknotes T in the storage section are stored in or released from money roll storage section 202 or small bundle storage section 212 by the operator, but these do not depart from the technical scope of the present invention and are applicable. In other words, the present invention can be applied to all coin processing machines and banknote processing machines that handle currency materials such as bill rolls B or small bundles of banknotes T, as well as any type of currency processing machine that combines these partially or comprehensively. [Explanation of symbols]

[0087] 1. Money handling machine 30 Coin storage section (storage section) 31 Control unit (stock management means, control means) 33 Operation display unit (operation means, visual guidance means, display means, input means) 121 Coin bar storage and transport unit (wrapped currency storage means) 122 Coin roll discharge and conveyance unit (wrapped coin discharge means) 126 scales 139 Magnetic data detection unit (recounting means)

Claims

1. A coin bar storage unit having a housing and a coin bar cassette provided within the housing and capable of storing a plurality of coin bars in an array; a scale provided on a side surface of the metal bar cassette, the scale indicating the number of metal bars stored in the metal bar cassette; A currency handling machine characterized in that the coin bars and the scale stored in the coin bar cassette are exposed from a side portion of the housing.

2. A case, The coin bar storage section is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the box body, The currency handling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the coin bars and the scale stored in the coin bar cassette are visible from the side of the housing when the coin bar storage section is pulled out from the box body.

3. A denomination display unit is provided on a side of the coin bar cassette and displays the denomination of the coin bar stored in the coin bar cassette, 3. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the denomination display unit is exposed from a side portion of the housing.

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