Media processing device

Abstract

To provide a simplified configuration.SOLUTION: A banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 includes: a deposit / withdrawal part 24 having a deposit / withdrawal part stage 38 that stacks banknotes and moves along a stacking direction, and exchanging medium with an operator; a reject collection box 30 located above or below the deposit / withdrawal part 24, having a reject stage 33, formed with a reject box 31 for stacking the banknotes above the reject stage 33, and formed with a collection box 32 for stacking the banknotes below the reject stage 33; and a stage link lever 70 that moves in conjunction with the movement of the deposit / withdrawal part stage 38 and moves the reject stage 33 so that the banknotes are sorted and stacked in the reject box 31 or the collection box 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a media processing device, and is suitable for application to a change system used at a cash register in a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, in a change system, a combination of a POS register connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) system or the like and a change machine that performs deposit and withdrawal processing of banknotes and coins has become widespread. Among these change machines, a banknote deposit and withdrawal device as a media processing device for processing banknotes has a deposit and withdrawal unit that exchanges banknotes with a cashier and accumulates banknotes on a deposit and withdrawal stage, a transport unit that transports banknotes, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes, a banknote storage for storing reusable banknotes by denomination, a reject bin for storing banknotes that should not be reused, and a collection bin for collecting a part of the sales amount of the banknotes stored in the banknote storage, which is integrated into a reject collection bin. This reject collection bin has an upper reject bin and a lower collection bin integrated, and the spaces are separated from each other by a reject stage. Banknotes are accumulated on the reject stage to store the banknotes in the reject bin, and banknotes are accumulated on the bottom plate of the reject collection bin to store the banknotes in the collection bin.

[0003] In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device, by appropriately moving the deposit and withdrawal stage up and down, banknotes are fed from the deposit and withdrawal unit into the banknote deposit and withdrawal device, or banknotes are accumulated from the banknote deposit and withdrawal device into the deposit and withdrawal unit. At the same time, by moving the reject stage up and down, the storage destination of the banknotes is allocated to the reject bin or the collection bin (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0005] In such a banknote depositing and withdrawing device, it is desired to simplify the configuration.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to propose a media processing device capable of simplifying the configuration.

MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS

[0007] In order to solve such problems, the media processing device of the present invention has an input / output stage for accumulating media and moving them along the accumulation direction, an input / output unit for exchanging media with an operator, and Lower side a media storage having a storage stage located at the input / output stage, a first storage for accumulating media above the storage stage, and a second storage for accumulating media below the storage stage, and a drive transmission unit that moves in conjunction with the movement of the input / output stage and moves the storage stage so as to distribute and accumulate media in the first storage or the second storage. When the input / output stage moves downward along the stacking direction, the drive transmission part moves downward in conjunction with the input / output stage, abuts against the storage stage, and moves it downward It is configured in this way.

[0008] Thereby, the present invention can drive the input / output stage and the storage stage with only one drive source.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0009] According to the present invention, a media processing device capable of simplifying the configuration can be realized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] [1. First Embodiment] [1-1. Configuration of Cash Register Change System] As shown in the external appearance in FIG. 1, the cash register change system 1 is composed of the upper POS register 2 and the lower change machine 3 which are independent devices. This cash register change system 1 is operated by a cashier when a customer settles the goods to be purchased at a checkout (so-called cash register) in a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. Hereinafter, the side facing the cashier and the opposite side will be referred to as the front and the rear respectively, and further, the left, right, up and down as seen from the cashier will be defined and described.

[0013] The POS register 2 is overall controlled by the built-in register control unit 5. A barcode reader (not shown) is connected to the POS register 2, and the barcode attached to the product is read by this barcode reader to recognize the product. The display operation unit 6 is composed of a display unit such as a liquid crystal display and an operation unit such as a touch panel arranged on top of the liquid crystal display. This display operation unit 6 displays the name, price, etc. of the recognized product on the liquid crystal display. Also, the display operation unit 6 displays input keys such as numbers on a part of the display screen. When a position corresponding to the input key on the touch panel is pressed, an input operation corresponding to the input key is received and sent to the register control unit 5. In response, the register control unit 5 performs various processes such as increasing or decreasing the quantity of the product and modifying the price. Also, a receipt processing unit 7 is built into the POS register 2. The receipt processing unit 7 prints the name, price, etc. of the recognized product on the receipt and discharges it from the receipt discharge port 7A.

[0014] On the other hand, the change machine 3 is roughly composed of a bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 on the left side, a coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 on the right side, and a display operation unit 13 on the upper front side.

[0015] The bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 takes in the bills deposited by the cashier from the bill deposit / withdrawal opening 14 and stores them in the bill storage 15 (bill storages 15a, 15b, and 15c) (Fig. 2), and takes out the bills instructed by the register control unit 5 from the bill storage 15 (Fig. 2) and discharges them as change from the bill deposit / withdrawal opening 14.

[0016] On the front of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, a coin deposit opening 16 is provided in the upper row, and a reject opening 17 and a coin discharge opening 18 are provided below it. The coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 takes in the coins inserted by the cashier into the coin deposit opening 16 and stores them in the internal storage, and discharges coins of the type and number corresponding to the amount instructed by the register control unit 5 from the coin discharge opening 18 as change.

[0017] The display operation unit 13 is composed of a combination of a predetermined display panel and a predetermined operation button. The display panel of the display operation unit 13 displays the operating status of the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 and the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12. For example, it displays that there is a shortage of change coins in the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12, that an abnormality has been detected by a predetermined sensor, and the location thereof. The operation buttons of the display operation unit 13 receive instructions regarding, for example, the conveyance of coins through a pressing operation by a cashier or the like.

[0018] Also, a change control unit 21 is provided inside the change machine 3. The change control unit 21 as a control unit is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) not shown in the figure. By reading and executing various programs from a memory such as a flash memory, it comprehensively controls the change machine 3 and performs various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

[0019] [1-2. Configuration of Bill Depositing / Withdrawing Device] As shown in FIG. 2, the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 incorporates a plurality of parts that perform various processes related to bills inside. The change control unit 21 (FIG. 1) comprehensively controls each part (the depositing / withdrawing part 24, the conveyance part 26, the discrimination part 28, the bill storage 15 (bill storages 15a, 15b, and 15c) and the reject collection bin 30).

[0020] The depositing / withdrawing part 24 is located at the upper front inside the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11. This depositing / withdrawing part 24 takes in the bills deposited by the cashier, the user, from the bill depositing / withdrawing opening 14 (FIG. 1), separates them one by one, and feeds them to the conveyance part 26. At the same time, it stores the bills to be withdrawn to the user in the bill accommodation space 39 in a state where they are stacked with the paper surface facing the up and down directions on the depositing / withdrawing part stage 38, that is, in a state of being aligned along the up and down directions, and withdraws them as change from the bill depositing / withdrawing opening 14.

[0021] In the deposit and withdrawal unit 24, a feeding and stacking unit 40 is provided near the feeding and stacking port for delivering banknotes to and receiving banknotes from the first conveying unit 26a. The feeding and stacking unit 40 is composed of a pickup roller 41, a feeding and stacking roller 42, and a stacking roller 45, and is driven by a deposit and withdrawal unit feeding and stacking unit drive motor (not shown). The pickup roller 41 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the deposit and withdrawal unit stage 38 above the banknote storage space 39 which is a space for storing banknotes in the deposit and withdrawal unit 24, and a high friction member having a large friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to a part of its outer peripheral surface. Also, the pickup roller 41 rotates clockwise (feeding direction) in FIG. 2 to send out the banknotes on the deposit and withdrawal unit stage 38 inserted from the banknote deposit and withdrawal port 14 (FIG. 1) in the deposit process to the conveying unit 26 side. The feeding and stacking roller 42 is composed of a feed roller 43 and a gate roller 44, and feeds the banknotes sent out by the pickup roller 41 to the conveying unit 26 through the feed roller 43 while separating the banknotes one by one by the gate roller 44. The feed roller 43 is provided on the rear side which is the downstream side in the banknote feeding direction with respect to the pickup roller 41, and a high friction member having a large friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to a part of its outer peripheral surface. Also, the feed roller 43 rotates clockwise (feeding direction) in FIG. 2 to feed the banknotes sent out by the pickup roller 41 to the conveying unit 26 through the stacking and feeding outlet. The gate roller 44 is disposed opposite to the lower side of the feed roller 43, and separates the banknotes sent out from the banknote storage space 39 one by one by not rotating when feeding the banknotes, while rotating together with the feed roller 43 when returning the banknotes to the banknote storage space 39 to return the banknotes from the conveying unit 26 into the banknote storage space 39. The stacking roller 45 is provided on the front side which is the downstream side in the banknote conveying direction during the withdrawal process with respect to the gate roller 44 below the feed roller 43, and rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 to stack the banknotes conveyed from the conveying unit 26 and discharged from the banknote deposit and withdrawal port 14 in the withdrawal process into the banknote storage space 39. A plurality of tongue pieces formed of an elastic member such as rubber are provided on the stacking roller shaft which is the rotation shaft of the stacking roller 45 at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.This tongue piece rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 together with the accumulation roller 45 to strike the rear end portion of the banknote sent out to the banknote storage space 39 and accumulate the banknote on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0022] The conveying unit 26 conveys rectangular banknotes in the short side direction along the conveying path by means of rollers, belts, etc. At the branch point of the conveying unit 26, blades 35 (blades 35a, 35b, and 35c) are provided, and by rotating based on the control of the change dispensing control unit 21 (FIG. 1), the conveying destination of the banknote is switched.

[0023] The discrimination unit 28 is located behind the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. While conveying the banknotes to be deposited, withdrawn, and recycled inside it, the discrimination unit 28 uses optical elements, magnetic detection elements, etc. to recognize the denomination, authenticity, integrity (whether damaged or not), and conveying state of the banknotes, and notifies the change dispensing control unit 21 of the discrimination result. Further, the discrimination unit 28 also detects non-recyclable banknotes of denominations that are not refluxed, such as 2,000-yen notes, that is, banknotes that should not be recycled (i.e., reused) as withdrawal banknotes (change banknotes) after being deposited into the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11. Accordingly, the change dispensing control unit 21 determines the conveying destination of the banknotes based on the obtained discrimination result.

[0024] Here, in the deposit process, when the transport path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is formed by the blade 35a and the discrimination unit 28 determines that there is an abnormality in the banknote being transported at high speed from the front to the rear by the second transport unit 26b, if the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 stops the deposit / withdrawal unit payout / accumulation unit drive motor and the transport unit drive motor (not shown) that drives the transport roller 62 of the transport unit 26, the subsequent banknotes of the banknote will not be completely paid out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to the first transport unit 26a, but will stop at a position where at least a part of them remains in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 while being sandwiched by the payout / accumulation roller 42. That is, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 determines that the banknote that has passed through the discrimination unit 28 is an abnormal banknote and the change control unit 21 stops the deposit / withdrawal unit payout / accumulation unit drive motor, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 sequentially pays out banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to the first transport unit 26a at the timing when the subsequent banknotes of the banknote are in a state of being sandwiched by the payout / accumulation roller 42.

[0025] The reject collection bin 30 is provided at a position near the front end inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 and adjacent to the lower side of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and has a banknote storage space for accumulating and storing banknotes inside. This reject collection bin 30 is an integrated storage bin in which the upper reject bin 31 and the lower collection bin 32 are integrated and the spaces are separated from each other by the reject stage 33, and is a detachable storage bin that can be attached to and detached from the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11.

[0026] When the reject bin 31 receives, via the discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21, an abnormally determined abnormal banknote, such as a banknote determined to be damaged (so-called defective note), a banknote determined to be a counterfeit note, etc., that is transported by the third transport unit 26c, it stores the banknote inside. When the collection bin 32 receives a banknote that is transported by the third transport unit 26c during the collection process for collecting a part of the sales amount of the banknotes stored in the banknote storage bin 15, etc., it stores the banknote inside.

[0027] Incidentally, in the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11, for example, by operating the display operation unit 6 or 13 (Fig. 1), either the reject bin storage mode or the collection bin storage mode can be set. The reject bin storage mode is a mode in which banknotes not subject to reuse are stored in the reject bin 31. The collection bin storage mode is a mode in which banknotes not subject to reuse are stored in the collection bin 32. When the reject bin storage mode is set, when the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 detects a banknote not subject to reuse, it stores the banknote not subject to reuse in the reject bin 31 as usual. On the other hand, when the collection bin storage mode is set, when the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 detects a banknote not subject to reuse, it stores the banknote not subject to reuse in the collection bin 32, which is different from the normal case. The banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is set to the collection bin storage mode, for example, when it is predicted that a large number of banknotes not subject to reuse are likely to occur, thereby preventing the reject bin 31 with a small capacity for storing banknotes from frequently becoming full and frequent maintenance work from occurring.

[0028] Near the accumulation port where the reject / collection bin 30 receives banknotes from the third transport unit 26c, an accumulation roller 50 is provided and is driven by an accumulation drive motor (not shown). The accumulation roller 50 is composed of a tension roller 51 and a feed roller 52. The tension roller 51 rotates counterclockwise in Fig. 2 to accumulate the banknotes transported from the third transport unit 26c into the reject bin 31 or the collection bin 32. The feed roller 52 is disposed opposite to the lower side of the tension roller 51 and rotates clockwise in Fig. 2 to accumulate the banknotes transported from the third transport unit 26c into the reject bin 31 or the collection bin 32. A plurality of tongue pieces formed of an elastic member such as rubber are provided on the feed roller shaft, which is the rotation shaft of the feed roller 52, at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. By rotating clockwise in Fig. 2 together with the feed roller 52, this tongue piece strikes the rear end portion of the banknote sent out into the banknote storage space of the reject bin 31 or the collection bin 32, and accumulates the banknote on the bottom plate of the reject stage 33 or the collection bin 32.

[0029] Behind the reject collection bin 30, a banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c are provided in order from the front side to the rear side. Each banknote storage bin 15 (banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c) has the same configuration, is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a space inside for accumulating and storing banknotes. Each banknote storage bin 15 has a preset denomination of the banknotes to be stored. When the discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21 determine that a banknote with a small degree of damage and reusable is transported by the second transport unit 26b according to its denomination, the banknote storage bin 15 accumulates and stores the banknote inside. Also, when the banknote storage bin 15 receives an instruction to pay out banknotes from the change control unit 21, it separates the accumulated banknotes one by one, pays them out, and delivers them to the transport unit 26.

[0030] In the vicinity of the payout accumulation port for delivering banknotes to the second transport unit 26b in each banknote storage bin 15, a payout accumulation unit 60 is provided. This payout accumulation unit 60 is configured in substantially the same manner as the payout accumulation unit 40 in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and is driven by a storage bin payout accumulation unit drive motor (not shown).

[0031] In such a configuration, the cash register change system 1 controls each unit based on the discrimination result of banknotes by the discrimination unit 28 and performs banknote deposit processing, withdrawal processing, recovery processing, etc.

[0032] [1-3. Configuration of the transport unit] In the transport unit 26, a number of rotating rollers, guides for guiding banknotes, etc. are appropriately arranged, and a linear transport path is formed to transport banknotes mainly along the front-rear direction with the short side direction of the banknote as the transport direction. Also, the transport unit 26 is composed of a first transport unit 26a that connects the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the front side of the discrimination unit 28, a second transport unit 26b that transports banknotes so as to pass through the discrimination unit 28 in the front-rear direction and connects the rear side of the discrimination unit 28 to each of the banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c, and a third transport unit 26c that connects the reject collection bin 30 and the front side of the discrimination unit 28.

[0033] In the conveying unit 26, mainly in the second conveying unit 26b, a plurality of sets of conveying rollers 62 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and a belt 27 is provided along the front-rear direction above the conveying rollers 62. These are driven by a conveying unit drive motor (not shown). The belt 27 and each conveying roller 62 are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side so as to face each other in the vertical direction with the conveying path of the conveying unit 26 interposed therebetween. The upper belt 27 and the lower conveying roller 62 sandwich the banknote and rotate in the depositing direction to convey the banknote rearward, and rotate in the dispensing direction to convey the banknote forward. The belt 27 and the conveying rollers 62 of this conveying unit 26, the feeding and accumulating unit 40 of the depositing / dispensing unit 24, the accumulating roller 50 of the reject collection bin 30, and the feeding and accumulating unit 60 of the banknote storage bin 15 are driven by separate drive sources and thus drive independently of each other.

[0034] Also, in the conveying unit 26, a plurality of switching units 34 (a first switching unit 34a, a second switching unit 34b, and a third switching unit 34c) are arranged in series in order from the front. By connecting them with relatively short conveying short circuits between them, a linear conveying path along the front-rear direction is formed as a whole. Each switching unit 34 is composed of a blade 35 (blades 35a, 35b, and 35c) shown as a triangle in the figure and a plurality of rollers arranged around it. The blade 35 is long in the left-right direction and is formed in a wedge shape when viewed from the left-right direction. By rotating and changing the inclination direction, the conveying direction of the banknote is switched. Each roller is arranged so as to face each other with the conveying path of the banknote interposed therebetween (not shown). This switching unit 34 changes the inclination direction of the blade 35 and rotates each roller in a predetermined rotation direction according to the control of the change-making control unit 21 according to the conveying destination of each banknote, thereby appropriately switching the conveying direction of the banknote and conveying it to a desired conveying destination.

[0035] The first switching unit 34a is arranged between the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the discrimination unit 28 in the first conveying unit 26a, and changes the inclination direction of the blade 35a with its tip facing rearward to switch the banknote conveyance path in two ways. That is, the first switching unit 34a forms a conveyance path connecting the front deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the rear discrimination unit 28, or forms a conveyance path connecting the front lower reject collection bin 30 and the rear discrimination unit 28. Therefore, the first switching unit 34a is a so-called two-way blade that switches the conveyance path of the banknotes conveyed from the rear to the front in the second conveying unit 26b in two directions, namely the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 or the reject collection bin 30.

[0036] In the withdrawal process, when the withdrawal banknotes conveyed forward in the second conveying unit 26b are normally determined by the discrimination unit 28, the first switching unit 34a switches its conveyance path to the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. On the other hand, when an abnormal determination is made, its conveyance path is switched to the reject collection bin 30. Also, in the collection process, when the collection banknotes conveyed forward in the second conveying unit 26b are normally determined by the discrimination unit 28, the first switching unit 34a switches its conveyance path to the reject collection bin 30. On the other hand, when an abnormal determination is made, its conveyance path is switched to the deposit / withdrawal unit 24.

[0037] Since the blade 35a is required for the discrimination process of the withdrawal banknotes and the collection banknotes by the discrimination unit 28, it is arranged between the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the discrimination unit 28, and also between the reject collection bin 30 and the discrimination unit 28.

[0038] The second switching unit 34b is disposed substantially at the center in the front-rear direction of the second conveying unit 26b, is formed substantially symmetrically in the front-rear direction with the first switching unit 34a, and changes the inclination direction of the blade 35b whose tip faces forward to switch the banknote conveying path in two ways. That is, the second switching unit 34b switches whether to form a conveying path connecting the front conveying short circuit and the rear conveying short circuit, or to form a conveying path connecting the front conveying short circuit and the front-lower banknote storage 15a. For this reason, the second switching unit 34b is a so-called two-way blade that switches the conveying path of the banknotes conveyed from the front to the rear in the second conveying unit 26b in two directions, either to the rear banknote storages 15b or 15c, or to the banknote storage 15a.

[0039] The blade 35b is located at a position where the deposited banknotes are sorted after being subjected to the discrimination process by the discrimination unit 28, and is arranged at a position where the banknotes withdrawn from each banknote storage 15 can surely pass through the discrimination unit 28.

[0040] The third switching unit 34c is disposed slightly in front of the rear end of the second conveying unit 26b, and changes the inclination direction of the blade 35c whose tip faces forward in the same manner as the second switching unit 34b to switch the banknote conveying path in two ways. That is, the third switching unit 34c switches whether to form a conveying path connecting the front conveying short circuit and the front-lower banknote storage 15b, or to form a conveying path connecting the front conveying short circuit and the rear-lower banknote storage 15c. For this reason, the third switching unit 34c is a so-called two-way blade that switches the conveying path of the banknotes conveyed from the front to the rear in the second conveying unit 26b in two directions, either to the banknote storage 15b or the banknote storage 15c.

[0041] The blade 35c is behind the blade 35b and is arranged at a position where the deposited banknotes are sorted into the banknote storages 15b or 15c.

[0042] In this way, the transport unit 26 forms a linear transport path along the front-rear direction by the second transport unit 26b, transports banknotes mainly in the front-rear direction along this transport path, and switches the transport path to the banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, or 15c by the second switching unit 34b and the third switching unit 34c arranged at the branch portion of the transport path. Further, the transport unit 26 switches the transport path of the banknotes transported forward by the second transport unit 26b to the first transport unit 26a or the third transport unit 26c by the first switching unit 34a.

[0043] [1-4. Configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit] [1-4-1. Configuration of the stage drive unit] As shown in FIG. 7, the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is provided with a stage drive unit 68 that drives the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. The stage drive unit 68 is a rod-shaped member extending in the front-rear direction, and a shaft 72 penetrates the rear end portion located behind the banknote accommodation space 39 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. The shaft 72 is a cylindrical member along the left-right direction, and is rotatably fixed to the reject collection bin housing 30f (FIG. 3) which is the housing of the reject collection bin 30, and rotates by transmitting a driving force from a driving source (not shown). For this reason, the stage drive unit 68 is driven by the shaft 72, and is rotatable in the stage drive unit ascending rotation direction Ddu which is counterclockwise to lift the front end in FIG. 7(A) and the stage drive unit descending rotation direction Ddd which is clockwise to lower the front end with the shaft 72 as the axis. When the stage drive unit 68 rotates in the stage drive unit descending rotation direction Ddd, it lowers the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38, and when it rotates in the stage drive unit ascending rotation direction Ddu, it raises the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0044] [1-4-2. Configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage] The deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is attached to the front end of the stage drive unit 68, and a pin (not shown) fixed to the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is slidably fitted into a groove linearly formed in a frame (not shown) of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 along the stacking direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the paper surface of the banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38, in such a manner that the movement thereof is restricted along the stacking direction. The deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is configured to be reciprocally movable such that the driving force of the drive source is transmitted when the stage drive unit 68 rotates, and it slides along the groove in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage ascending direction Dsu and the deposit / withdrawal unit stage descending direction Dsd.

[0045] Specifically, during the feeding of banknotes, the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 rises in an upward direction (hereinafter also referred to as the deposit / withdrawal unit stage ascending direction Dsu), which is one direction in the stacking direction, to reach the separation position, and presses the stacked banknotes against the pickup roller 41. On the other hand, during the return of banknotes, the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 descends in a downward direction (hereinafter also referred to as the deposit / withdrawal unit stage descending direction Dsd), which is the other direction in the stacking direction, to reach the stacking position, and forms a space for stacking the banknotes returned from the transport unit 26 above the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 or above the banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. Further, when the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 moves to the lowermost position in the stacking position, it reaches the bottom position. Furthermore, when the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 moves to the uppermost position in the stacking position, it reaches the stacking top position.

[0046] Furthermore, a plurality of sensors (not shown) are incorporated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. The change-making control unit 21 detects the position of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 based on the light reception results from these sensors. For example, when the change-making control unit 21 detects that the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is in the stacking position, the reject stage 33 (described later) is in the reject position.

[0047] The separation position is set within a predetermined range with respect to the stacking direction, and the stacking position is set within a predetermined range with respect to the stacking direction below the separation position. When there is no banknote stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38, the position of the lower end of the separation position becomes the position of the upper end of the stacking position (stacking top position). Also, depending on the number of banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38, the separation position and the stacking position are ranges at different positions with respect to the stacking direction. That is, when the number of banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is small, the separation position is a range at a high position with respect to the stacking direction, while when the number of banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is large, the separation position is a range at a low position with respect to the stacking direction. Also, when the number of banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is small, the stacking position is a range at a high position with respect to the stacking direction, while when the number of banknotes stacked on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is large, the stacking position is a range at a low position with respect to the stacking direction.

[0048] [1-4-3. Configuration of Stage Link Lever] As shown in FIG. 7(B), a stage link lever 70 is provided on the left side of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the stage link lever 70 is composed of a main body portion 70m, a shaft hole portion 70h, and a lever roller 70r. The main body portion 70m occupies most of the stage link lever 70 and extends along the front-rear direction while being appropriately bent.

[0049] The shaft hole portion 70h is formed in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the main body portion 70m, and the shaft 72 as the rotation fulcrum of the drive transmission portion penetrates therethrough. Therefore, the stage link lever 70 is driven by the shaft 72, and is rotatable in the stage link lever lowering rotation direction Dld as the drive transmission portion lowering rotation direction, which is clockwise in FIG. 7, so as to lower the front end from the upper end position of the stage link lever shown in FIG. 7(B) with the shaft 72 as the axis. Further, the stage link lever 70 is rotatable in the stage link lever raising rotation direction Dlu as the drive transmission portion raising rotation direction, which is counterclockwise in FIG. 11(A), so as to raise the front end from the lower end position of the stage link lever shown in FIG. 11(A) with the shaft 72 as the axis.

[0050] Thus, the stage link lever 70 is driven by the shaft 72, which is the same drive source as the drive source that drives the stage drive portion 68 (FIG. 7(A)), and interlocks so as to be synchronized with the stage drive portion 68. That is, when the stage drive portion 68 rotates in the stage drive portion lowering rotation direction Ddd to move the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal stage lowering direction Dsd, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever lowering rotation direction Dld along with the rotation of the stage drive portion 68. On the other hand, when the stage drive portion 68 rotates in the stage drive portion raising rotation direction Ddu to move the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal stage raising direction Dsu, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever raising rotation direction Dlu along with the rotation of the stage drive portion 68.

[0051] At the upper end position of the stage link lever (FIG. 7), the stage link lever 70 is located above and separated from the arm portion 33a (described later) of the reject stage 33. On the other hand, at the lower end position of the stage link lever (FIGS. 11 and 12), the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 is located below the lower end portion of the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33 at the collection position (details will be described later).

[0052] The lever roller 70r (Fig. 5) as the contact part is a disk-shaped member rotatably fixed near the front end of the main body 70m. When the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld, the lever roller 70r abuts against the lever sliding surface 33aS (described later) of the arm part 33a of the reject stage 33, thereby pushing the arm part 33a downward and rotating the reject stage 33 in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd (details will be described later).

[0053] [1-5. Configuration of the reject collection bin] [1-5-1. Overall configuration of the reject collection bin] As shown in Fig. 4, the reject collection bin 30 is detachable so as to move in the front-rear direction with respect to the reject collection bin accommodation space 64 which is the space where the reject collection bin 30 in the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is accommodated. When maintenance work such as taking out the banknotes in the reject collection bin 30 is performed by a maintenance staff or the like, the reject collection bin 30 is pulled out from the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 in the forward direction, i.e., the pulling-out direction Dw on the front side, and thus removed from the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11. Hereinafter, this state is also referred to as the removed state. On the other hand, when the maintenance work is completed and the reject collection bin 30 is pushed in the rearward, i.e., the accommodation direction Dp, by a maintenance staff or the like, it is mounted on the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 and enters the mounted state.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 2, the reject stage 33 is disposed closer to the upper side inside the reject collection bin 30. For this reason, the collection bin 32 can store a larger number of banknotes than the reject bin 31. That is, the collection bin 32 has a larger capacity than the reject bin 31. This is because the collection bin 32 often accumulates a relatively large number of banknotes in order to collect a part of the sales amount of the banknotes stored in the banknote storage bin 15, while the reject bin 31 often accumulates a relatively small number of banknotes in order to store the abnormally determined abnormal banknotes. As described above, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 detects a non-reusable banknote, if it is set to the reject bin storage mode, the non-reusable banknote is stored in the reject bin 31, while if it is set to the collection bin storage mode, the non-reusable banknote is stored in the collection bin 32 instead of the reject bin 31.

[0055] [1-5-2. Configuration of Reject Stage] As shown in FIG. 6, the reject stage 33 is composed of a banknote placement portion 33m, a reject stage shaft hole portion 33h, a detection light shielding plate portion 33s, and an arm portion 33a. The banknote placement portion 33m has a plate shape that occupies most of the reject stage 33, and banknotes are placed on the upper surface.

[0056] The reject stage shaft hole portion 33h is formed near the front end in the banknote placement portion 33m, and the reject stage shaft 74 passes through it. The reject stage shaft 74 is a cylindrical member along the left-right direction, and is rotatably fixed to the reject collection housing 30f (Fig. 3). Therefore, the reject stage 33 can rotate about the reject stage shaft 74 in the reject stage ascending rotation direction Drsu which is clockwise in Fig. 9 so as to lift the rear end of the banknote placement portion 33m from the reject position as the first storage unit integrated position shown in Fig. 9(A). Further, the reject stage 33 can rotate about the reject stage shaft 74 in the reject stage descending rotation direction Drsd which is counterclockwise in Fig. 7 so as to lower the rear end of the banknote placement portion 33m from the collection position as the second storage unit integrated position shown in Fig. 7(A). As shown in Fig. 7 and the like, since the stacking roller 50 is located on the rear side of the reject stage 33, the rear end of the banknote placement portion 33m is the tip portion (tip) of the reject stage 33 on the side where the stacking roller 50 is located. For this reason, when banknotes are stacked in the reject bin 31, the reject stage 33 becomes the reject position and forms a conveyance path from the third conveyance unit 26c to the reject bin 31, enabling banknotes to be conveyed from the third conveyance unit 26c to the reject bin 31. On the other hand, when banknotes are stacked in the collection bin 32, the reject stage 33 becomes the collection position and forms a conveyance path from the third conveyance unit 26c to the collection bin 32, enabling banknotes to be conveyed from the third conveyance unit 26c to the collection bin 32. Thus, the reject stage 33 takes two postures, namely the reject position and the collection position. Also, the reject stage 33 is constantly biased in the reject stage ascending rotation direction Drsu by a spring (not shown).

[0057] The detection light shielding plate portion 33s is a plate-like member that extends in a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the banknote placement portion 33m at the right end of the banknote placement portion 33m. When the reject stage 33 is in the recovery position, this detection light shielding plate portion 33s blocks the detection light of a sensor 76 (described later), while when the reject stage 33 is in the reject position, it is positioned below the sensor 76 and arranged so as not to block the detection light.

[0058] The arm portion 33a extends from the front side to the rear side at the left end of the banknote placement portion 33m, and as shown in FIG. 3, it is exposed from the left side surface of the reject collection housing 30f and is arranged at the same position in the left-right direction as the stage link lever 70. Further, on the rear side of the arm portion 33a, a lever sliding surface 33aS is formed as a rearwardly sloping curved contact surface. As shown in FIG. 7(B), the lever sliding surface 33aS has the same curvature as an arc shape centered on the shaft 72, and in the case where the reject stage 33 is in the recovery position (FIGS. 7 and 8), it enters inside the circle Cr along the rotation locus of the outer peripheral surface of the lever roller 70r centered on the shaft 72, closer to the shaft 72 side. For this reason, the lever sliding surface 33aS enters inside the rotation locus of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 that rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld, closer to the shaft 72 side. Also, in the case where the reject stage 33 is in the reject position (FIGS. 9 and 10), the lever sliding surface 33aS is in a posture overlapping the circle Cr centered on the shaft 72. When the reject stage 33 is rotated in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd by the arm portion 33a being pushed downward by the stage link lever 70 that rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld, it transitions from the recovery position to the reject position.

[0059] In this way, the reject stage 33 is interlocked with the stage link lever 70 by being pushed by the stage link lever 70 that is driven by a shaft 72 which is the same drive source as the drive source that drives the stage drive unit 68. That is, when the reject stage 33 is pushed downward when the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld, the reject stage 33 rotates in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd and shifts from the collection position to the reject position. In other words, the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and the reject stage 33 operate by a common drive source, and the reject stage 33 operates in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 as the driving force of the drive source that drives the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is transmitted by the stage link lever 70.

[0060] [1-5-3. Configuration of Sensor] Furthermore, a sensor 76 is incorporated in the reject collection bin accommodation space 64 (Fig. 7). The sensor 76 is an optical sensor arranged at a position on the movement path of the reject stage 33 where the detection light is blocked by the reject stage 33 at the collection position, and is composed of a set of a light emitting part and a light receiving part. This sensor 76 receives the detection light irradiated from the light emitting part by the light receiving part, and notifies the coin control unit 21 of the light receiving result. Also, when the detection light shielding plate part 33s (Fig. 6) of the reject stage 33 blocks the detection light, the sensor 76 notifies the coin control unit 21 of a light receiving result in an ON state indicating that the detection light is not being received. On the other hand, when the detection light shielding plate part 33s etc. of the reject stage 33 do not block the detection light, the sensor 76 notifies the coin control unit 21 of a light receiving result in an OFF state indicating that the detection light is being received. Based on the light receiving result from the sensor 76, the coin control unit 21 determines whether the reject stage 33 is at the collection position or the reject position. That is, when the coin control unit 21 obtains the light receiving result in the ON state from the sensor 76, since the detection light is blocked by the detection light shielding plate part 33s of the reject stage 33, it determines that the reject stage 33 is at the collection position with the rear end lifted. On the other hand, when the coin control unit 21 obtains the light receiving result in the OFF state from the sensor 76, since the detection light is not blocked by the detection light shielding plate part 33s of the reject stage 33, it determines that the reject stage 33 is not at the collection position, that is, it is at the reject position with the rear end lowered.

[0061] [1-5-4. Configuration of Lever Guide Rib] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 11, on the left side surface of the reject collection housing 30f, at a position in the same left - right direction as the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33, behind the arm portion 33a (i.e., in the storage direction Dp), a lever guide rib 80 as an upper portion having a drive transmission portion is formed. The lever guide rib 80 is triangular in a left - side view and protrudes leftward from the left side surface of the reject collection housing 30f. On the upper surface, a downward - sloping rearward (storage - direction Dp side) straight - line holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing is formed, and on the front side (drawing - out direction Dw side) of the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing on the upper surface, a downward - sloping forward straight - line holding upper surface 80S2 at the time of drawing out is formed.

[0062] The lower end portion (i.e., the rear end portion) of the pushing - in holding upper surface 80S1 as the storage - time holding upper surface is located below the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 located at the stage link lever lower - end position (FIG. 11). Also, the upper end portion (i.e., the front end portion) of the pushing - in holding upper surface 80S1 is substantially at the same vertical position as the lower end portion of the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a in the reject stage 33 located at the reject position (FIG. 11). That is, the upper end portion (i.e., the front end portion) of the pushing - in holding upper surface 80S1 is substantially at the same vertical position as the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 when the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 is at the separation position.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 16, the lower end portion (i.e., the front end portion) of the drawing - out holding upper surface 80S2 is located below the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 located at the stage link lever lower - end position. Also, the upper end portion (i.e., the rear end portion) of the drawing - out holding upper surface 80S2 is in contact with the upper end portion (i.e., the front end portion) of the pushing - in holding upper surface 80S1 (FIG. 11).

[0064] Furthermore, the lever guide rib 80 is arranged with a gap SP between the upper surface 80S2 for holding during drawing and the arm portion 33a on the reject stage 33. For this reason, the lever guide rib 80 is designed not to physically interfere when the reject stage 33 rotates in the reject stage upward rotation direction Drsu and the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd. This gap SP is set smaller than the diameter of the lever roller 70r on the stage link lever 70.

[0065] [1-6. Interlocking between the deposit / withdrawal section stage and the reject stage] In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, when the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 is at the highest position among the separation positions, the stage link lever 70 is at the upper end position of the stage link lever. For this reason, since the arm portion 33a is not pushed downward (in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd) by the stage link lever 70, the reject stage 33 assumes the recovery position due to the biasing force in the reject stage upward rotation direction Drsu.

[0066] When the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 descends in the deposit / withdrawal section stage downward direction Dsd from the separation position, the stage link lever 70 also rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld toward the lower end position of the stage link lever and the front end descends. When the lever roller 70r contacts the arm portion 33a as shown in FIG. 8, the reject stage 33 also starts to rotate in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd.

[0067] Furthermore, when the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 descends in the deposit / withdrawal section stage downward direction Dsd and reaches the accumulation position, the stage link lever 70 also rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld toward the lower end position of the stage link lever and the front end descends. As shown in FIG. 9, the arm portion 33a is pushed by the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 and the reject stage 33 rotates in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd to assume the reject position and the rear end is fully lowered.

[0068] As shown in FIG. 10, when the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 descends from the stacking position toward the bottom position in the deposit / withdrawal section stage descending direction Dsd, the stage link lever 70 also rotates in the stage link lever descending rotation direction Dld toward the lower end position of the stage link lever, causing the front end to descend, and the lever roller 70r rolls on the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a. At this time, the lever sliding surface 33aS has an arc shape centered on the shaft 72 when the reject stage 33 is in the reject position. Therefore, even when the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever descending rotation direction Dld while bringing the lever roller 70r into contact with the lever sliding surface 33aS, as shown in FIG. 10, the reject stage 33 remains fixed with the vertical position of the rear end unchanged and maintains the reject position.

[0069] Incidentally, during the withdrawal process, the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 is in the stacking position (FIG. 9). Since the rejected banknotes detected during the withdrawal process are stored in the reject bin 31, the reject stage 33 needs to be in the reject position when the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 is in the stacking position.

[0070] Now, if the reject stage 33 further lowers the rear end when the stage link lever 70 further rotates in the stage link lever descending rotation direction Dld with the reject stage 33 in the reject position, there is a possibility that the banknotes stacked in the collection bin 32 may be crushed by the reject stage 33 from above, or the banknotes stacked on the reject stage 33 may slide off the reject stage 33.

[0071] On the other hand, when the reject stage 33 temporarily shifts from the collection position to the reject position, the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 is configured to maintain the reject position of the reject stage 33 even if the depositing / withdrawing unit stage 38 then descends in the depositing / withdrawing unit stage downward direction Dsd and the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld. For this reason, the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 can prevent the bills accumulated in the collection bin 32 from being crushed by the reject stage 33 from above, or the bills accumulated on the reject stage 33 from slipping off the reject stage 33.

[0072] [1-7. Mounting and Dismounting of Reject Collection Bin] [1-7-1. Mounting of Reject Collection Bin] Here, the operation when the removable reject collection bin 30 is pushed into the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 in the storage direction Dp which is the rear side to be in the mounted state will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. In the removable state of the reject collection bin 30, since the position of the depositing / withdrawing unit stage 38 changes according to the number of bills accumulated on the depositing / withdrawing unit stage 38, the rotational position of the stage link lever 70 between the stage link lever upper end position and the stage link lever lower end position depends on the number of bills accumulated on the depositing / withdrawing unit stage 38.

[0073] In FIGS. 11 to 15(A), the stage link lever 70 and the reject collection bin 30 are shown through the left side wall of the housing in the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11, and mechanisms other than the stage link lever 70 and the reject collection bin 30 are not shown and are omitted. Also, in FIGS. 11 to 15(B), the depositing / withdrawing unit 24 and the reject collection bin 30 etc. are shown through the left side wall of the housing in the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11, and mechanisms other than the depositing / withdrawing unit 24 and the reject collection bin 30 etc. are not shown and are omitted.

[0074] In the removed state shown in FIG. 11, for example, it is assumed that the stage link lever 70 is located at the lower end position of the stage link lever. Also, in the removed state, since the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33 is not pushed downward (in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd) by the stage link lever 70, the reject stage 33 is in the retracted position by the biasing force in the reject stage upward rotation direction Drsu.

[0075] When the reject collection bin 30 is pushed in the storage direction Dp from this state, since the lower end portion of the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing of the lever guide rib 80 is located above the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70, as shown in FIG. 12, the lever roller 70r abuts against the lower end portion of the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing.

[0076] When the reject collection bin 30 is further pushed in the storage direction Dp, as shown in FIG. 13, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever upward rotation direction Dlu with the lever roller 70r rolling on the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing, and the front end rises. When the reject collection bin 30 is further pushed in the storage direction Dp, as shown in FIG. 14, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever upward rotation direction Dlu with the lever roller 70r rolling on the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing, and the front end rises, and the lever roller 70r reaches the upper end portion of the holding upper surface 80S1 at the time of pushing. At this time, the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r is located above the lower end portion of the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a in the reject stage 33.

[0077] Furthermore, when the reject collection bin 30 is pushed into the storage direction Dp, as shown in FIG. 15, the stage link lever 70 contacts the lower end of the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a on the reject stage 33. Here, since the gap SP is set smaller than the diameter of the lever roller 70r, the lever roller 70r does not fall into the gap SP when passing above the gap SP. When the reject collection bin 30 is further pushed into the storage direction Dp, the reject collection bin 30 is attached to the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 and is in an attached state. At this time, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever upward rotation direction Dlu along the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a, so that the deposit and withdrawal unit stage 38 rises in the deposit and withdrawal unit stage upward direction Dsu, or the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld and pushes down the arm portion 33a, so that the reject stage 33 rotates in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd.

[0078] In this way, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 forms a pushing-in holding upper surface 80S1 that slopes upward from the storage direction Dp side (rear side) toward the pulling-out direction Dw side (front side) on the reject collection bin housing 30f. Further, when the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 abuts on the pushing-in holding upper surface 80S1, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 rotates the stage link lever 70 in the stage link lever upward rotation direction Dlu while bringing the lever roller 70r into contact with the pushing-in holding upper surface 80S1 as the reject collection bin 30 moves in the storage direction Dp, and raises the lever roller 70r above the lower end of the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a on the reject stage 33.

[0079] Therefore, even when the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 is located below the lower end of the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33 in the removed state, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 can prevent the front end portion of the stage link lever 70 from entering below the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33, and can prevent the stage link lever 70 and the reject stage 33 from being damaged.

[0080] [Regarding the detachment of the reject collection bin] On the other hand, regarding the operation when the reject collection bin 30 in the mounted state is pulled out in the forward drawing direction Dw with respect to the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 and becomes in the removable state, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 16, 17, and 18.

[0081] In FIGS. 16 to 18(A), similar to FIGS. 11 to 15, the stage link lever 70 and the reject collection bin 30 are depicted through the left side wall of the housing in the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11, and mechanisms other than the stage link lever 70 and the reject collection bin 30 are not shown and are omitted. Also, in FIGS. 16 to 18(B), similar to FIGS. 11 to 15, the depositing / withdrawing unit 24 and the reject collection bin 30 etc. are depicted through the left side wall of the housing in the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11, and mechanisms other than the depositing / withdrawing unit 24 and the reject collection bin 30 etc. are not shown and are omitted.

[0082] In the mounted state shown in FIG. 16, for example, it is assumed that the stage link lever 70 is positioned at the lower end position of the stage link lever. Also, in the mounted state, since the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33 is pushed downward (in the reject stage downward rotation direction Drsd) by the stage link lever 70, the reject stage 33 is in the reject position.

[0083] When the reject collection bin 30 is pulled out in the drawing direction Dw from this state, since the lower end portion of the upper surface 80S2 for holding during drawing of the lever guide rib 80 is located below the lower end portion of the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70, as shown in FIG. 17, the lever roller 70r abuts against the upper surface 80S2 for holding during drawing.

[0084] When the reject collection bin 30 is further pulled out in the drawing direction Dw, as shown in FIG. 18, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever upward rotation direction Dlu as the lever roller 70r rolls on the upper surface 80S2 for holding during drawing, and the front end rises and reaches the upper end portion of the upper surface 80S2 for holding during drawing.

[0085] Furthermore, when the reject collection bin 30 is pulled out in the pull-out direction Dw, the stage link lever 70 gets over the upper end of the lever guide rib 80 and is positioned behind the lever guide rib 80, and the reject collection bin 30 is pulled out from the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 and becomes in a removable state.

[0086] In this way, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 forms a pull-out time holding upper surface 80S2 that slopes upward from the pull-out direction Dw side (front side) toward the storage direction Dp side (rear side) on the reject collection bin housing 30f. Also, when the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 abuts on the pull-out time holding upper surface 80S2, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 rotates the stage link lever 70 in the stage link lever ascending rotation direction Dlu while making the lever roller 70r abut on the pull-out time holding upper surface 80S2 as the reject collection bin 30 moves in the pull-out direction Dw, and raises the lever roller 70r above the upper end of the lever guide rib 80.

[0087] Therefore, the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 can prevent the front end of the stage link lever 70 from colliding with the lever guide rib 80 and prevent the stage link lever 70 and the lever guide rib 80 from being damaged even when the lever roller 70r of the stage link lever 70 is positioned below the upper end of the lever guide rib 80 in the mounted state.

[0088] [1-8. Deposit processing] Next, regarding the specific processing procedure of the deposit processing for depositing the bills inserted by the user into the change machine 3 by the user when a deposit transaction is performed with the user in the cash register change system 1 (FIG. 1), it will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 19 and 20 and FIGS. 21 to 29.

[0089] Specifically, the change dispensing control unit 21 of the change dispenser 3 starts the deposit processing procedure RT1 by reading and executing a deposit processing program from a storage unit (not shown). At this time, the change dispensing control unit 21 cooperates with the register control unit 5 (FIG. 1) of the POS register 2 to receive an operation input from the user to start a deposit transaction via the display operation unit 13 (FIG. 1). When a bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, the deposit processing is started. Also, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 positions the blade 35a (FIG. 21) to form a conveyance path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. The change dispensing control unit 21 starts the deposit processing procedure RT1 by reading and executing a deposit processing program from a storage unit (not shown) and proceeds to step SP1.

[0090] In step SP1, the change dispensing control unit 21 feeds the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 one by one to the first conveyance unit 26a while separating them, sequentially delivers them to the downstream second conveyance unit 26b, conveys them along the second conveyance unit 26b, and causes them to be discriminated when passing through the discrimination unit 28, and then proceeds to step SP2.

[0091] In step SP2, the change dispensing control unit 21 determines, based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 28, whether the bill is a reusable bill to be reused BLc or a non-reusable bill not to be reused BLr, and determines whether a non-reusable bill not to be reused BLr has been detected. If a negative result is obtained, this indicates that the discriminated bill is a reusable bill to be reused BLc. At this time, the change dispensing control unit 21 determines the destination of the reusable bill to be reused BLc for each bill storage bin 15 according to the denomination and proceeds to step SP3.

[0092] In step SP3, the change control unit 21 conveys the reusable banknote BLc along the second conveyance unit 26b to each banknote storage 15 for accumulation, and then proceeds to step SP4. In step SP4, the change control unit 21 determines whether all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 have been paid out, conveyed to each banknote storage 15, and accumulated. If a negative result is obtained here, this indicates that there are still banknotes to be paid out in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. At this time, the change control unit 21 returns to step SP1 and repeats the above-described process. On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP4, this indicates that all the banknotes have been paid out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. At this time, the change control unit 21 proceeds to step SP16 and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

[0093] On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP2, this indicates that the banknote that has been discriminated is a non-reusable banknote BLr. At this time, the change control unit 21 stops the conveyance of the banknote in the conveyance unit 26 and the payout from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and proceeds to step SP5. Here, as shown in FIG. 21, when the non-reusable banknote BLr is detected based on the discrimination result when the non-reusable banknote BLr passes through the discrimination unit 28 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 11 stops the conveyance of the banknote in the conveyance unit 26 and the payout from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, as shown in FIG. 22, the non-reusable banknote BLr is conveyed to the vicinity in front of the banknote storage 15c and then stops. At this time, the subsequent banknote BLs, which is the banknote subsequent to the non-reusable banknote BLr, is clamped by the payout accumulation roller 42 and at least a part thereof remains in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. Further, at this time, the reusable banknote BLc preceding the non-reusable banknote BLr is, for example, conveyed to the banknote storage 15c.

[0094] In step SP5, as shown in FIG. 23, the change-making control unit 21 lowers the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage downward direction Dsd to shift from the separation position to the accumulation position, thereby enabling only the subsequent banknotes BLs, or the subsequent banknotes BLs and the non-reusable banknotes BLr, to be returned onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and then proceeds to step SP6. At this time, as shown in FIG. 23, the reject stage 33 shifts from the collection position to the reject position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0095] In step SP6, the change-making control unit 21 determines whether the current mode is set to either the reject bin storage mode or the collection bin storage mode. Here, if it is determined that the mode is set to the reject bin storage mode, the change-making control unit 21 then determines the final conveyance destination of the reusable banknotes BLc to be the reject bin 31 and proceeds to step SP7.

[0096] In step SP7, as shown in FIG. 24, the change-making control unit 21 returns the subsequent banknotes BLs onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, then switches the blade 35a to form a conveyance path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the reject collection bin 30, conveys and accumulates the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the second conveyance unit 26b to the reject bin 31 of the reject collection bin 30, and proceeds to step SP14 (FIG. 20). In step SP14, the change-making control unit 21 separates the subsequent banknotes BLs from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, feeds them out to the first conveyance unit 26a, conveys them along the second conveyance unit 26b, discriminates them when passing through the discrimination unit 28, returns to step SP2 (FIG. 19), and repeats the above-described process.

[0097] On the other hand, if it is determined in step SP6 that the mode is set to the collection bin storage mode, the change-making control unit 21 then determines the final conveyance destination of the reusable banknotes BLc to be the collection bin 32 and proceeds to step SP8. In step SP8, as shown in FIG. 25, the change-making control unit 21 returns the subsequent banknotes BLs and the non-reusable banknotes BLr onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and proceeds to step SP9.

[0098] In step SP9, as shown in FIG. 26, the change-making control unit 21 raises the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage ascending direction Dsu to shift from the accumulation position to the separation position, thereby making the non-reusable banknotes BLr deliverable from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and proceeds to step SP10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 26, the reject stage 33 shifts from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0099] In step SP10, based on the detection result obtained from the sensor 76, the change-making control unit 21 determines whether the sensor 76 has detected the reject stage 33, that is, whether the reject stage 33 has shifted to the collection position. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is equal to or less than a predetermined number (for example, 30 sheets), so the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 can be moved upward from the current accumulation position to shift from the accumulation position to the separation position, and it also means that the reject stage 33 has been able to shift from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. At this time, the change-making control unit 21 proceeds to step SP11 (FIG. 20).

[0100] In step SP11, as shown in FIG. 27, the change-making control unit 21 separates only the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 while retaining the subsequent banknotes BLs in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, feeds them out to the first transport unit 26a, transports them along the second transport unit 26b, and causes them to be discriminated when passing through the discrimination unit 28, and then proceeds to step SP12.

[0101] In step SP12, when the change control unit 21 detects again that a non-reusable banknote BLr has been conveyed based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 28, the change control unit 21 stops the conveyance of the banknote in the conveyance unit 26. As shown in FIG. 27, the conveyance of the non-reusable banknote BLr is stopped in a state where the upstream side (front end side) in the conveyance direction of the non-reusable banknote BLr is located downstream of the tip of the blade 35a, and the process proceeds to step SP13. Thereby, the change control unit 21 conveys the non-reusable banknote BLr to a position where it does not physically contact the blade 35a when the blade 35a rotates.

[0102] In step SP13, as shown in FIG. 28, the change control unit 21 switches the blade 35a to form a conveyance path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the reject collection bin 30, conveys the non-reusable banknote BLr from the second conveyance unit 26b to the collection bin 32 of the reject collection bin 30 and accumulates it, and the process proceeds to step SP14. In step SP14, as shown in FIG. 29, the change control unit 21 separates the subsequent banknote BLs from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, feeds them out to the first conveyance unit 26a, conveys them along the second conveyance unit 26b, discriminates them when passing through the discrimination unit 28, returns to step SP2 (FIG. 19), and repeats the above-described process.

[0103] On the other hand, when a negative result is obtained in step SP10, this indicates that since the number of banknotes accumulated on the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is more than the predetermined number, the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 cannot rise until the reject stage 33 can move from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the movement of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. At this time, the change control unit 21 proceeds to step SP15.

[0104] In step SP15, the change control unit 21 displays the inserted banknote reduction instruction screen DIP shown in Figure 30 on the display operation unit 13 (Figure 1) to prompt the user to resume the deposit process after reducing the number of banknotes stacked in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to a predetermined number of 30 or less, or after removing the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and waits until the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is reduced to a predetermined number or less, or the non-reusable banknotes BLr are removed from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, then returns to step SP1 and repeats the above-mentioned process.

[0105] [1-9. Effects, etc.] In the above configuration, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 11 moves the deposit and withdrawal section stage 38 of the deposit and withdrawal section 24 and the reject stage 33 of the reject collection box 30 up and down in conjunction with each other via the stage link lever 70, and is driven by a common drive source. Therefore, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 11 can simplify the configuration, save space, and reduce costs, compared to a case in which the deposit and withdrawal section stage 38 of the deposit and withdrawal section 24 and the reject stage 33 of the reject collection box 30 are driven by independent drive sources.

[0106] In addition, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 transitions the deposit / withdrawal section stage 38 from the separation position to the accumulation position, the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld to transition the reject stage 33 from the collection position to the reject position, and the lever sliding surface 33aS is made into an arc shape centered on the shaft 72 when the reject stage 33 is in the reject position.

[0107] Therefore, when the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 rotates the stage link lever 70 in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld to shift the reject stage 33 from the recovery position to the reject position, even if the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 then descends in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage downward direction Dsd and the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld, the reject stage 33 is not pushed down, and the reject position of the reject stage 33 can be maintained.

[0108] Thereby, even in a configuration in which the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 has a deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 that needs to move finely in the stacking direction according to the number of stacked bills, and a reject stage 33 whose posture is switched only between two stages, namely the reject position and the recovery position, the reject stage 33 can be appropriately moved in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0109] Also, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 takes advantage of the characteristic of the device configuration in which the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the reject / collection bin 30 are arranged close to each other in a vertically aligned state, and can transmit the driving force for driving the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to the reject stage 33 of the reject / collection bin 30.

[0110] By the way, when the number of non-reusable bills BLr handled by the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 is large, when the non-reusable bills BLr are stored in the reject bin 31 (reject bin storage mode), the reject bin 31 quickly becomes full and the change dispenser 3 stops, and the operation of taking out the non-reusable bills BLr frequently occurs. In contrast, by performing an operation of transporting the non-reusable bills BLr to the collection bin 32 having a larger capacity than the reject bin 31 (collection bin storage mode), compared with the case of accumulating the non-reusable bills BLr in the reject bin 31, more non-reusable bills BLr can be accumulated in the collection bin 32, and the frequency of the operation of taking out the non-reusable bills BLr may be reduced.

[0111] However, when performing such an operation, in a configuration where the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and the reject stage 33 of the reject collection bin 30 are interlocked, when transporting the non-reusable banknote BLr to the collection bin 32, if the number of banknotes accumulated on the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is large and the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 is lower than the accumulation top position, the reject stage 33 of the collection bin 32 will also lower from the collection position to the reject position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal stage 38. For this reason, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 cannot form a transport path from the third transport unit 26c to the collection bin 32, and thus cannot transport and accumulate the non-reusable banknote BLr to the collection bin 32.

[0112] In contrast, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 detects a non-reusable banknote BLr, if the number of banknotes accumulated on the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 is more than a predetermined number, for example, more than 30, and the reject stage 33 cannot move from the reject position to the collection position, and the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 cannot rise, the subsequent banknote BLs and the non-reusable banknote BLr are returned onto the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and the input banknote reduction instruction screen DIP is displayed on the display operation unit 13. By doing so, after reducing the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to a predetermined number or less, or after removing the non-reusable banknote BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, the user is prompted to resume the deposit process.

[0113] On the other hand, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 detects a non-reusable banknote BLr, if the number of banknotes accumulated on the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 is less than a predetermined number and the reject stage 33 can move from the reject position to the collection position, and the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 can rise, the subsequent banknote BLs and the non-reusable banknote BLr are returned onto the deposit / withdrawal stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and then only the non-reusable banknote BLr is fed out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and transported to the collection bin 32.

[0114] For this reason, in the configuration where the reject stage 33 moves up and down in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 to transition between the collection position and the reject position, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 can accumulate non-reusable bills BLr in the collection bin 32.

[0115] According to the above configuration, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 has a deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 as a deposit / withdrawal unit stage for accumulating bills as a medium and moving along the accumulation direction, a deposit / withdrawal unit 24 for exchanging the medium with the operator, a reject stage 33 as a storage bin stage located above or below the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, a first storage bin for accumulating bills above the reject stage 33, and a reject bin 31 as a small-capacity storage bin are formed, a second storage bin for accumulating bills below the reject stage 33, and a collection bin 32 as a large-capacity storage bin are formed in the reject collection bin 30, and a stage link lever 70 that moves in conjunction with the movement of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and moves the reject stage 33 so as to distribute and accumulate bills in the reject bin 31 or the collection bin 32 is provided.

[0116] Thereby, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 can drive the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and the reject stage 33 with only one drive source.

[0117] [2. Second Embodiment] [2-1. Configuration of Cash Register Change System, Change Machine, and Bill Deposit / Withdrawal Device] The cash register change system 101 (FIG. 1) according to the second embodiment is different from the cash register change system 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a bill deposit / withdrawal device 111 of a change machine 103 instead of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 of the change machine 3, but is otherwise configured in the same manner. The bill deposit / withdrawal device 111 according to the second embodiment is different from the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 according to the first embodiment in that it has a change control unit 121 instead of the change control unit 21, but is otherwise configured in the same manner. The conveyance of non-reusable bills BLr during the deposit process of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 111 is different from that of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11.

[0118] [2-2. Deposit processing] Next, regarding the specific processing procedure of the deposit process in which a deposit transaction is conducted with the user in the change vending system 101 (Fig. 1), that is, the process of depositing the banknotes inserted by the user into the money input / output unit 24 into the change vending machine 103, it will be described using the flowcharts shown in Figs. 31 and 32 with the same reference numerals assigned to the steps corresponding to Figs. 19 and 20, and Figs. 33 to 41 with the same reference numerals assigned to the members corresponding to Figs. 21 to 29. Compared with the deposit processing procedure RT1, the deposit processing procedure RT101 is different in that steps SP21 and SP24 are added, steps SP22 and SP23 are provided in place of steps SP8 and SP10 respectively, and steps SP11 and SP12 are deleted, but the other aspects are configured in the same way.

[0119] In steps SP1 to SP4, the change control unit 121 performs the same processing as in the deposit processing procedure RT1. On the other hand, when an affirmative result is obtained in step SP2, this indicates that the banknote being discriminated is a non-reusable banknote BLr. At this time, the change control unit 121 stops the conveyance of the banknote in the conveyance unit 26 and the payout from the money input / output unit 24, and moves to step SP21. Here, similar to the case of the deposit processing procedure RT1 (Fig. 21), when the non-reusable banknote BLr is detected based on the discrimination result when the non-reusable banknote BLr passes through the discrimination unit 28 as shown in Fig. 33 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 111 stops the conveyance of the banknote in the conveyance unit 26 and the payout from the money input / output unit 24, as shown in Fig. 34, the non-reusable banknote BLr is conveyed to near the front of the banknote storage 15c and then stops. At this time, the subsequent banknote BLs, which is the banknote following the non-reusable banknote BLr, is held by the payout accumulation roller 42 and at least a part of it remains in the money input / output unit 24. Furthermore, at this time, the reusable banknote BLc preceding the non-reusable banknote BLr is, for example, being conveyed to the banknote storage 15c.

[0120] In step SP21, the change control unit 121 determines, based on the detection result obtained from the sensor 76, whether the sensor 76 has detected the reject stage 33, that is, whether the reject stage 33 is in the collection position. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is less than or equal to a predetermined number. Therefore, in the process described later, after transporting and stopping the non-reusable banknote BLr to the third transport unit 26c, the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 can be moved upward from the accumulation position to the separation position and shifted to the separation position, and the reject stage 33 can also be shifted from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. At this time, the change control unit 121 moves to step SP5.

[0121] In step SP5, the change control unit 121, in the same manner as in the case of the deposit processing procedure RT1 (Fig. 23), as shown in Fig. 35, lowers the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage downward direction Dsd to shift it from the separation position to the accumulation position, so that the subsequent banknote BLs can be returned onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and then moves to step SP6. At this time, as shown in Fig. 35, the reject stage 33 is shifted from the collection position to the reject position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38.

[0122] In step SP6, the change control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is set to either the reject bin storage mode or the collection bin storage mode. Here, if it is determined that the reject bin storage mode is set, at this time, the change control unit 121 determines the final transport destination of the reusable banknote BLc to be the reject bin 31 and moves to step SP7.

[0123] In step SP7, similar to the case of the deposit processing procedure RT1 (Fig. 24), as shown in Fig. 36, the change control unit 121 returns the subsequent banknotes BLs onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, then switches the blade 35a to form a conveyance path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the reject collection bin 30, conveys the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the second conveyance unit 26b to the reject bin 31 of the reject collection bin 30 for accumulation, and proceeds to step SP14 (Fig. 32). In step SP14, the change control unit 121 separates the subsequent banknotes BLs from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, feeds them out to the first conveyance unit 26a, conveys them along the second conveyance unit 26b, discriminates them when passing through the discrimination unit 28, returns to step SP2 (Fig. 31), and repeats the above-described process.

[0124] On the other hand, if it is determined in step SP6 that the collection bin storage mode is set, at this time the change control unit 121 determines that the final conveyance destination of the reusable banknotes BLc is the collection bin 32, and proceeds to step SP22. In step SP22, as shown in Fig. 37, the change control unit 121 returns the subsequent banknotes BLs onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, then switches the blade 35a to form a conveyance path connecting the discrimination unit 28 and the reject collection bin 30, conveys the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the second conveyance unit 26b to the third conveyance unit 26c and stops them in the third conveyance unit 26c, and proceeds to step SP9. At this time, the change control unit 121 detects again that the non-reusable banknotes BLr have been conveyed based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 28.

[0125] In step SP9, as shown in Fig. 38, the change control unit 121 raises the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 in the deposit / withdrawal unit stage ascending direction Dsu to shift from the accumulation position to the separation position, thereby shifting the reject stage 33 from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38, making it possible to convey the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the third conveyance unit 26c to the collection bin 32, and proceeds to step SP23 (Fig. 32).

[0126] In step SP23, the change control unit 121 confirms, based on the detection result obtained from the sensor 76, that since the sensor 76 has detected the reject stage 33, the reject stage 33 is at the collection position, and then moves to step SP13.

[0127] In step SP13, as shown in FIG. 39, the change control unit 121 conveys the non-reusable banknote BLr from the third conveyance unit 26c to the collection bin 32 of the reject collection bin 30 for accumulation, and then moves to step SP14. In step SP14, as shown in FIG. 40, the change control unit 121 separates the subsequent banknote BLs from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, feeds them out to the first conveyance unit 26a, conveys them along the second conveyance unit 26b, and causes them to be discriminated when passing through the discrimination unit 28, then returns to step SP2 (FIG. 31), and repeats the above-described processing.

[0128] On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP21 (FIG. 31), this means that since the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 is more than the predetermined number, after conveying the non-reusable banknote BLr to the third conveyance unit 26c and stopping it, the reject stage 33 cannot rise until it can move from the reject position to the collection position in conjunction with the movement of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38. At this time, the change control unit 121 moves to step SP24.

[0129] In step SP24, as shown in FIG. 41, the change control unit 21 returns the subsequent banknote BLs and the non-reusable banknote BLr onto the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and then moves to step SP15. In step SP15, the change control unit 121 displays the inserted banknote reduction instruction screen DIP shown in FIG. 30 on the display operation unit 13 (FIG. 1), prompting the user to resume the deposit process after reducing the banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to 30 or less, which is the predetermined number, or after removing the non-reusable banknote BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, and waits until the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 are reduced to the predetermined number or less, or the non-reusable banknote BLr is removed from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, then returns to step SP1 (FIG. 31), and repeats the above-described processing.

[0130] [2-3. Effects, etc.] In this way, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 111 conveys the non-recyclable banknote BLr to the third conveying unit 26c and stops it without returning it to the depositing and withdrawing unit 24 once. After shifting the reject stage 33 from the reject position to the recovery position, the non-recyclable banknote BLr is conveyed from the third conveying unit 26c to the recovery bin 32 and accumulated. For this reason, compared with the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 according to the first embodiment, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 111 can omit the conveying procedure of returning the non-recyclable banknote BLr to the depositing and withdrawing unit 24 once and then conveying it to the second conveying unit 26b again. As a result, compared with the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 111 can shorten the time required to accumulate the non-recyclable banknote BLr in the recovery bin 32 when the non-recyclable banknote BLr is detected.

[0131] In other respects as well, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 111 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same operational effects as the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 according to the first embodiment.

[0132] [3. Other Embodiments] In the above-described embodiment, the case where the stage link lever 70 is provided on the left side of the depositing and withdrawing unit stage 38 in the depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and the arm portion 33a is provided at the left end portion of the reject stage 33 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. The stage link lever 70 may be provided on the right side of the depositing and withdrawing unit stage 38 in the depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and the arm portion 33a may be provided at the right end portion of the reject stage 33, or the stage link lever 70 may be provided on both the right side and the left side of the depositing and withdrawing unit stage 38 in the depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and the arm portions 33a may be provided at the right end portion and the left end portion of the reject stage 33.

[0133] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the driving force for driving the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 is transmitted to the reject stage 33 by the stage link lever 70 to interlock the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and the reject stage 33 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the stage link lever 70 may be omitted, and various drive transmission units may be provided for the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and the reject stage 33 to directly transmit the driving force from the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 to the reject stage 33. That is, the driving force for driving the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 may be transmitted to the reject stage 33 by other various mechanisms to interlock the deposit / withdrawal unit stage 38 and the reject stage 33.

[0134] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the lever sliding surface 33aS of the arm portion 33a of the reject stage 33 is formed in an arc shape centered on the shaft 72 when the reject stage 33 is in the reject position, and the case where the attitude of the reject stage 33 is not changed even when the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and when the reject stage 33 shifts from the recovery position to the reject position, the driving force of the stage link lever 70 may not be transmitted to the reject stage 33 by other various methods, so that the attitude of the reject stage 33 is not changed even when the stage link lever 70 rotates in the stage link lever downward rotation direction Dld.

[0135] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the reject stage 33 switches between the reject position and the recovery position by rotating has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the reject stage 33 may switch between the reject position and the recovery position by other various moving methods such as vertical movement.

[0136] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the inserted banknote reduction instruction screen DIP (FIG. 30) is displayed on the display operation unit 13 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. The change-making control unit 21 may cooperate with the cash register control unit 5 to display the inserted banknote reduction instruction screen DIP (FIG. 30) on the display operation unit 6 of the POS cash register 2. Also, after reducing the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to a predetermined number or less, or after removing the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24, the resumption of the deposit process may be indicated to the user by, for example, other visual effects or other various methods such as sound.

[0137] Furthermore, only one of either resuming the deposit process after reducing the number of banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 to a predetermined number or less, or resuming the deposit process after removing the non-reusable banknotes BLr from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 may be indicated to the user. Further, since the user may not know which of the banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 are non-reusable banknotes BLr, the user may be instructed to remove the banknote that is accumulated on the uppermost side among the banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 24 from the deposit / withdrawal unit 24. Further, for example, the user may be instructed by specifying the denomination of the banknote, such as removing a 2,000-yen bill.

[0138] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where, for example, either the reject bin storage mode or the collection bin storage mode can be set by operating the display operation unit 6 or 13 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, during normal times, the reject bin storage mode may be set, and when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 or 111 detects an increase in non-reusable banknotes BLr, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 or 111 may automatically switch from the reject bin storage mode to the collection bin storage mode.

[0139] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where banknotes of denominations that are not recycled, such as 2,000-yen notes, are handled as non-recyclable banknotes BLr has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. Depending on the operation mode of the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 or 111, for example, banknotes of denominations such as 10,000-yen notes, 5,000-yen notes, and currently issued but non-recycled valid banknotes (for example, so-called D10,000-yen notes, D5,000-yen notes, and D1,000-yen notes) that are acceptable for deposit into the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 or 111 but not recycled for withdrawal may also be handled as non-recyclable banknotes.

[0140] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where a reject storage 31 is provided above the reject stage 33 inside the reject collection bin 30 and a collection bin 32 is provided below has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. A reject storage 31 may be provided below the reject stage 33 inside the reject collection bin 30 and a collection bin 32 may be provided above.

[0141] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the reject collection bin 30 is arranged below the depositing and withdrawing section 24 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. The reject collection bin 30 may be arranged above the depositing and withdrawing section 24. In short, it is sufficient that the depositing and withdrawing section 24 and the reject collection bin 30 are arranged at different positions in the vertical direction.

[0142] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the reject collection bin 30 is a detachable storage bin detachable from the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 or 111 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. The reject collection bin 30 may be a fixed storage bin non-detachable from the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 or 111.

[0143] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where three banknote storage bins 15 (15a, 15b, and 15c) are provided in the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 or 111 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. Any number of banknote storage bins of two or less or four or more may be provided.

[0144] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to a change dispenser 3 or 103 that is connected to a POS register or the like used at a cash register in a supermarket, convenience store, or the like and performs paper currency deposit and withdrawal processing has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various devices of terminals used by bank clerks, such as automated teller cash dispensers (teller terminals) used within a bank.

[0145] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of application of the present invention extends to embodiments in which any one or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments are arbitrarily combined. Also, the present invention includes cases where a part of the configuration described in any of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments is extracted and replaced or diverted with a part of the configuration of any of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments, or where a part of the extracted configuration is added to any of the above-described embodiments.

[0146] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the case where a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 11 or 111 as a medium processing device is configured by a deposit and withdrawal unit 24 as an input / output unit, a reject collection bin 30 as a medium storage bin, and a stage link lever 70 as a drive transmission unit has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium processing device may be configured by an input / output unit having various other configurations, a medium storage bin, and a drive transmission unit.

Industrial Applicability

[0147] The present invention can also be used in various conveying devices that convey and discriminate media such as banknotes.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0148] 1, 101... Change dispensing system, 2... POS register, 3, 103... Change machine, 5... Register control unit, 6... Display operation unit, 7... Receipt processing unit, 7A... Receipt discharge port, 11, 111... Paper currency deposit / withdrawal device, 12... Coin deposit / withdrawal device, 13... Display operation unit, 14... Paper currency deposit / withdrawal port, 15... Paper currency storage, 16... Coin deposit port, 17... Reject port, 18... Coin withdrawal port, 21, 121... Change control unit, 24... Deposit / withdrawal unit, 26... Conveyor unit, 26a... First conveyor unit, 26b... Second conveyor unit, 26c... Third conveyor unit, 27... Belt, 28... Discrimination unit, 30... Reject collection bin, 30f... Reject collection bin housing, 31... Reject bin, 32... Collection bin, 33... Reject stage, 33m... Paper currency placement section, 33h... Reject stage shaft hole section, 33s... Detection light shielding plate section, 33a... Arm section, 33aS... Lever sliding surface, 34a... First switching section, 34b... Second switching section, 34c... Third switching section, 35a, 35b, 35c... Blade, 38... Deposit / withdrawal unit stage, 39... Paper currency storage space, 40... Pay-out and accumulation section, 41... Pick-up roller, 42... Pay-out and accumulation roller, 43... Feed roller, 44... Gate roller, 45... Accumulation roller, 50... Accumulation roller, 51... Tension roller, 52... Feed roller, 60... Pay-out and accumulation section, 62... Conveyor roller, 64... Reject collection bin storage space, 68... Stage drive unit, 70... Stage link lever, 70m... Main body section, 70h... Shaft hole section, 70r... Lever roller, 72... Shaft, 74... Reject stage shaft, 76... Sensor, 80... Lever guide rib, 80S1... Holding upper surface during pushing, 80S2... Holding upper surface during pulling, SP... Gap, DIP... Input paper currency reduction instruction screen, BLs... Subsequent paper currency, BLc... Paper currency for reuse, BLr... Paper currency not for reuse, Dsu... Upward direction of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, Dsd... Downward direction of the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, Dlu... Upward rotation direction of the stage link lever, Dld... Downward rotation direction of the stage link lever, Drsu... Upward rotation direction of the reject stage, Drsd... Downward rotation direction of the reject stage, Ddu... Upward rotation direction of the stage drive unit, Ddd... Downward rotation direction of the stage drive unit.

Claims

1. It has an input / output stage that accumulates media and moves along the accumulation direction, and an input / output section that exchanges media with an operator, is located below the input / output section, has a storage stage, a first storage for accumulating media is formed above the storage stage, and a second storage for accumulating media is formed below the storage stage A media storage, a drive transmission unit that moves in conjunction with the movement of the input / output stage and moves the storage stage so as to distribute and accumulate the media in the first storage or the second storage and has, the drive transmission unit is, when the input / output stage moves downward along the accumulation direction, it moves downward in conjunction with the input / output stage, abuts on the storage stage, and moves downward A media processing device.

2. the drive transmission unit is, when the input / output stage moves downward along the accumulation direction, it rotates about the drive transmission unit rotation fulcrum in the downward drive transmission unit rotation direction which is downward in conjunction with the input / output stage, abuts on the storage stage, and moves downward The media processing device according to claim 1.

3. the storage stage is, rotates to transition between a second storage integration position where the tip is raised to accumulate the media in the second storage and a first storage integration position where the tip is lowered to accumulate the media in the first storage, and when abutted by the drive transmission unit, it shifts from the second storage integration position to the first storage integration position The media processing device according to claim 2.

4. the storage stage is, has an arm portion formed with a contact surface that contacts the contact portion of the drive transmission unit, the contact surface is, has the same curvature as a circle centered on the drive transmission unit rotation fulcrum, enters the side of the drive transmission unit rotation fulcrum rather than the rotation locus of the contact portion of the drive transmission unit in the case of the second storage integration position, and is located on the rotation locus of the contact portion of the drive transmission unit in the case of the first storage integration position The media processing device according to claim 3.

5. the media storage is, movable along the drawing-out direction and removable from the media processing device, and movable along the storage direction and attachable to the media processing device, on the storage direction side of the arm portion, there is a drive transmission unit holding portion that contacts the drive transmission unit and rotates it in the drive transmission unit upward rotation direction opposite to the drive transmission unit downward rotation direction The media processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising

6. The upper part having the drive transmission part is formed with a holding upper surface during storage that slopes upward from the storage direction side toward the drawing-out direction side, and when the contact part in the drive transmission part is located below the contact surface of the arm part in the state of the second storage bin integration position, the contact part is brought into contact with the holding upper surface during storage to lift the contact part The media processing apparatus according to claim 5.

7. The input / output part is a deposit / withdrawal part having a deposit / withdrawal stage which is an input / output stage capable of accumulating banknotes as the medium and moving along the accumulation direction, a conveyance part connected to the deposit / withdrawal part for conveying the banknotes taken in from the deposit / withdrawal part inside and conveying the banknotes from inside to the deposit / withdrawal part, and a discrimination part for discriminating the banknotes further comprising The media storage bin is connected to the conveyance part, and either one of the first storage bin and the second storage bin is a large-capacity storage bin having a larger number of banknotes that can be accumulated than the other small-capacity storage bin The media processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A control part for determining whether non-reusable banknotes can be accumulated in the large-capacity storage bin when non-reusable banknotes are detected from the banknotes fed out from the deposit / withdrawal part based on the discrimination result of the discrimination part The media processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising

9. The control part when it is determined that the non-reusable banknotes cannot be accumulated in the large-capacity storage bin, returns the non-reusable banknotes and the subsequent banknotes of the non-reusable banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal part, and instructs the user to reduce the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal part The media processing apparatus according to claim 8, comprising

10. The control part When the non-reusable banknote is detected, the storage stage is moved to a position where the banknote can be returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit, and after forming a conveyance path from the conveyance unit to the small-capacity storage by interlocking the storage stage with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, the non-reusable banknote and the subsequent banknote of the non-reusable banknote are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit. When it is possible to form a conveyance path from the conveyance unit to the large-capacity storage by interlocking the storage stage with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, it is determined that the non-reusable banknotes can be accumulated in the large-capacity storage, and while the non-reusable banknotes are conveyed from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the large-capacity storage, when it is determined that the non-reusable banknotes cannot be accumulated in the large-capacity storage, the user is instructed to reduce the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit. The media processing apparatus according to claim 9.

11. The control unit, When the non-reusable banknote is detected, if a conveyance path from the conveyance unit to the large-capacity storage is formed, it is determined that the non-reusable banknotes can be accumulated in the large-capacity storage. The storage stage is moved to a position where the banknote can be returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit, and after forming a conveyance path from the conveyance unit to the small-capacity storage by interlocking the storage stage with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, the subsequent banknote of the non-reusable banknote is returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit, the non-reusable banknote is conveyed to a position in front of the media storage and stopped, and after forming a conveyance path from the conveyance unit to the large-capacity storage by interlocking the storage stage with the deposit / withdrawal unit stage, the non-reusable banknote is conveyed from the conveyance unit to the large-capacity storage. When it is determined that the non-reusable banknotes cannot be accumulated in the large-capacity storage, the user is instructed to reduce the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit. The media processing apparatus according to claim 9.

12. The control unit, Instructs the user to reduce the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit to a predetermined number or less. The media processing apparatus according to claim 9.

13. The control unit, Instructs the user to remove the non-reusable banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal unit. The media processing apparatus according to claim 9.

14. The control unit, Displays on a predetermined display unit that the number of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal unit is to be reduced. The media processing apparatus according to claim 9.

15. The large-capacity storage is a collection bin that collects the banknotes fed out from a predetermined banknote storage bin. The small-capacity storage is a reject bin that stores the non-reusable banknotes. The control unit When set to the reject bin storage mode, stores the non-reusable banknotes in the reject bin, and when set to the collection bin storage mode, stores the non-reusable banknotes in the collection bin. The media processing apparatus according to claim 8.

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