Money Handling Apparatus Reject Banknote Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing money handling apparatuses face challenges in efficiently dispensing and counting rejected banknotes, leading to increased operator workload and uncertainty in inventory amounts due to the lack of a dedicated storage unit for rejected notes, which complicates the process and requires manual counting.
Innovation Solution
A money handling apparatus that includes a recognition unit to differentiate between normal and rejected banknotes, allowing dispensing of rejected notes to a separate unit and subsequent automated counting, eliminating the need for a dedicated storage unit and reducing operator workload by integrating dispensing and counting processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a deposit container is added to store rejected banknotes, then the machine can store rejected notes separately, but the machine size increases and recycling container capacity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The outlet unit is designed to serve dual purposes: it functions as both the dispensing outlet for normal banknotes and as a temporary storage location for rejected banknotes. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for a separate deposit container, maintaining compact machine size while enabling separate storage and accurate tracking of rejected notes through the control unit.
2Device complexity
If rejected banknotes are dispensed to the outlet together with normal banknotes, then the machine structure is simplified, but the operator workload increases due to manual counting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit implements a feedback mechanism that tracks which banknotes are rejected during the dispensing process. When rejection occurs, the control unit generates specific output signals that identify the rejected banknotes. This feedback information is transmitted to the outlet unit, enabling automated identification and separation of rejected notes without requiring operator intervention for counting or sorting.
3Reliability
If the machine includes both recycling containers and deposit container, then rejected banknotes can be stored separately, but the capacity of recycling containers is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the function of the outlet unit based on real-time dispensing status. During normal dispensing, the outlet unit dispenses banknotes. When rejection occurs, the control unit dynamically reconfigures the outlet unit to temporarily hold rejected banknotes and generates appropriate output signals. This dynamic adaptability allows the system to maintain full recycling container capacity while still achieving accurate tracking and separate handling of rejected notes through temporal and functional differentiation.
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AI summary
A money handling apparatus (1) includes: a storage unit (3); a recognition unit (25); a dispensing unit (3); and a control unit (513) configured to allow dispensing of money which is fed from the storage unit (3) and is recognized in a dispensing process. The control unit (513) allows dispensing of at least the money rejected in the dispensing process to the dispensing unit (23), and then goes into standby for a counting process to count the money dispensed to the dispensing unit (23).