阅读说明：本技术 纸币存放容器处理系统 (Banknote storage container handling system ) 是由 上沟顺亮 上田贵司 于 2019-04-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种纸币存放容器处理系统,包括：输送装置(200),用于输送纸币存放容器；解锁装置(300),配置在输送装置(200)的侧方,用于解锁纸币存放容器(10)；检测部(220),用于搜索纸币存放容器(10)的识别部；以及控制装置(100),基于来自检测部(220)的数据来确定纸币存放容器(10)的具有钥匙孔(12)的面,并且通过控制解锁装置(300)来解锁纸币存放容器(10)。(The present invention provides a banknote storing container processing system, including: a transport device (200) for transporting the banknote storage container; an unlocking device (300) which is arranged on the side of the conveying device (200) and is used for unlocking the paper money storage container (10); a detection unit (220) for searching for an identification unit of the banknote storage container (10); and a control device (100) that determines the surface of the banknote storage container (10) having the keyhole (12) based on data from the detection unit (220), and that controls the unlocking device (300) to unlock the banknote storage container (10).)

1. A banknote deposit container handling system comprising:

a transport device for transporting the banknote storage container;

an unlocking device arranged on the side of the conveying device and used for unlocking the paper money storage container;

a detection unit for searching for the identification unit of the banknote storage container; and

and a control device that determines a surface of the banknote storage container having a keyhole based on data from the detection unit and controls the unlocking device to unlock the banknote storage container.

2. The banknote deposit container handling system according to claim 1,

the transport device comprises a rotating device for rotating the banknote storage container,

the control device controls the rotating device based on the presence or absence of the recognition unit of the banknote storage container from the detection unit so that the surface of the banknote storage container having the keyhole faces the unlocking device.

3. The banknote deposit container handling system according to claim 1,

the control device moves the unlocking device to a surface of the banknote storage container having a key hole based on the presence or absence of the recognition unit of the banknote storage container from the detection unit.

4. The banknote deposit container handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

the detection section has a wireless communication antenna,

the surface of the bill storage container having the keyhole is specified based on the radio wave from the recognition unit.

5. The banknote deposit container handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

the detection section is an optical sensor or an image sensor,

the surface of the banknote storage container having the keyhole is specified based on the reflected light from the recognition unit.

6. The banknote deposit container handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

the detection portion is a contact sensor or a proximity sensor,

the surface of the banknote storage container having a keyhole is determined based on the shape of the recognition unit.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a technique of a bill storing container processing system for processing a bill storing container storing bills.

Background

In the past, an automatic paper money handling system for conveying and sorting paper money has been known. For example, japanese patent application laid-open No. 62-92095 (patent document 1) discloses an articulated robot embedded cash handling device. According to patent document 1, there is provided an articulated robot embedded cash handling device including: a paper money input aligning unit having a mechanism for aligning the input paper money and transferring the same to a manipulator; a banknote counting and confirming unit having a mechanism for receiving banknotes from the manipulator and dividing the banknotes according to the number and type of the banknotes; a cash cassette unit having a mechanism for receiving banknotes from a robot and a mechanism for drawing out banknotes from the unit, and comprising a mechanism for transferring the banknotes to the robot; a bill counting unit for extracting a bill and checking the number of sheets, and transferring the bill to a robot; a bill pay-out unit for sending bills to a mechanism for extracting bills from the robot and a bill outlet; and a mechanism for providing a multi-joint robot between each unit to convey the paper money.

Japanese patent application laid-open No. 2016-31619 (patent document 2) discloses a storage work apparatus, a valuable-medium storage system, and a storage work method. According to patent document 2, a working robot photographs the appearance of a box with a camera provided at the head, and recognizes the type of the box through image processing. The working robot opens the box using a jig and a step corresponding to the type of the box, and photographs the inside of the box to detect abnormal conditions through image processing. In addition, the working robot photographs the paper money finisher, recognizes removable paper money through image processing, takes out the paper money from the paper money finisher and stores it in a cassette, and then closes the cassette using a jig and a procedure corresponding to the type of cassette.

Japanese patent application laid-open No. 2016-224664 (patent document 3) discloses a valuable-medium processing system and a valuable-medium processing method. According to patent document 3, in the banknote processing system, the working robot holds and moves the wad of banknotes having finished with the bundle package to a position where the bundle package can be removed by the wad unpacking unit, and cuts and removes the bundle package of the wad of banknotes by the wad unpacking unit, and thereafter, the working robot stores the wad of banknotes in the cassette, and therefore, the wad of bundled and packaged banknotes can be used to replenish the cassette with banknotes, and the banknotes can be efficiently stored in the cassette.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storing container handling system for automatically unlocking or opening a banknote storing container storing banknotes.

Means for solving the problems

According to some aspects of the present invention, there is provided a banknote deposit container handling system comprising: a transport device for transporting the banknote storage container; an unlocking device which is configured at the side of the conveying device and is used for unlocking the paper money storage container; a detection unit for searching for the identification unit of the banknote storage container; and a control device for determining the surface of the paper money storage container with the key hole based on the data from the detection part and unlocking the paper money storage container by controlling the unlocking device.

Effects of the invention

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a banknote storage container handling system which is easy to use.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an automatic banknote handling system 1 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the automatic banknote handling system 1 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of the automatic banknote processing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the automatic banknote processing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10 of the present embodiment is opened.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the transport apparatus 200 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the reversing device 210 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the banknote storage container 10 according to the present embodiment in a state of being set on the transport device 200.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the conveyance device 200 in a state where the banknote storing container 10 of the present embodiment is conveyed to the RFID antenna 220.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the banknote storage container 10 according to the present embodiment in a state of being set on the reversing device 210.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the reversing device 210 in a state where the rotary table 211 is raised in the present embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the reversing device 210 in a state where the rotary table 211 of the present embodiment is rotated.

Fig. 13 is a front view of the first arm 300 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the first arm 300 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a front view of the second arm 400 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a plan view of the second arm 400 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the second arm 400 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 18 is a flowchart showing an unlocking process of the banknote storage container 10 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 19 is a perspective view of the second arm 400 and the banknote storage container 10 when the keyhole 12 is photographed in the present embodiment.

Fig. 20 is a perspective view showing the first arm 300 and the banknote storage container 10 in a state where the first arm 300 is moved to the front of the key hole 12 in the present embodiment.

Fig. 21 is a perspective view of the first arm 300 and the banknote storage container 10 in the unlocked state of the present embodiment.

Fig. 22 is a perspective view of the second arm 400 and the banknote storage container 10 when banknotes are taken out from the banknote storage container 10 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 23 is a functional block diagram of an automatic banknote processing system 1 according to a sixth embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same symbols and the names and functions thereof are also the same, and thus, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[ first embodiment ]

< integral constitution of automatic banknote handling System 1 >

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the automatic banknote handling system 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a control device 100, a transport device 200, a first arm 300, a second arm 400, a banknote sorting device 500, a banknote sorting device 600, a third arm 700, a bundling device 800, and a storage box 900. In the present embodiment, the transport device 200, the first arm 300, the second arm 400, the banknote sorting device 500, the banknote sorting device 600, the third arm 700, the bundling device 800, and the storage box 900 are placed on the upper portion of the table 50, and the control device 100 is stored below the table 50.

The control device 100 includes: a memory 120 for storing various programs and data; a communication interface 160 for exchanging data with the respective parts of the automatic banknote handling system 1, that is, the transport device 200, the first arm 300, the second arm 400, the banknote sorting device 500, the third arm 700, the bundling device 800, and the like; and a CPU110 that controls the control device 100 according to a program or controls each part of the automatic banknote handling system 1 via the communication interface 160.

In the automatic banknote handling system 1, elements related to conveyance, unlocking, opening, removal of banknotes, and the like of the banknote storage container 10 may be collectively referred to as the banknote storage container handling system 2 or the unlocking system 2.

< overview of operation of automatic banknote handling System 1 >

The operation of the automatic banknote handling system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 4.

The transport device 200 transports the banknote storage container 10 (see fig. 5) in response to a command from the control device 100 (step S102). The transport device 200 transports the banknote storage container 10 brought in from the outside where the automatic banknote handling system 1 is arranged to the vicinity of the first arm 300. In the present embodiment, the conveying device 200 has a first conveyor 201, a second conveyor 202, a reversing device 210, an RFID antenna 220, and a transfer device 230.

The control device 100 determines the face having the key hole 12, that is, the face on the cover 11 side, based on the data from the RFID antenna 220 (step S104). In the present embodiment, an RFID tag is attached to the surface of the banknote storage container 10 not having the key hole 12, and the details thereof will be described later. When the RFID antenna 220 detects the RFID tag, the control device 100 determines that the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are present on the opposite side surface based on the signal from the RFID antenna 220, and directly conveys the banknote storage container 10 to the transfer device 230.

In the present embodiment, the transfer device 230 is constituted by the sliders 231, 232, and the like, and transfers the banknote storage container 10 from the first transporter 201 to the second transporter 202.

On the other hand, when the RFID antenna 220 does not detect the RFID, the control device 100 judges that the cover 11 and the key hole 12 exist on the face on the RFID antenna 220 side based on the signal from the RFID antenna 220, and rotates the bill storage container 10 using the reversing device 210 so that the face is located on the first arm 300 side (step S106). Then, the control device 100 transfers the rotated bill storage container 10 to the second transporter 202.

The first arm 300 has a key 310 for unlocking the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10. As will be described later, the first arm 300 inserts the key 310 into the key hole 12 of the banknote storage container 10 by moving the position of the key 310 in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions or rotating the key 310 based on an instruction from the control device 100. The first arm 300 unlocks the bill storage container 10 by turning the key 310 based on an instruction from the control device 100, and directly opens the cover 11. More specifically, the control device 100 corrects the rotation angle of the key 310 (rotates the arm) using the data of the up-down position of the key hole 12 obtained from the camera and the data of the rotation angle of the key hole 12, and then moves the first arm 300 to the position of the key hole 12.

The second arm 400 has a holding portion 410 for grasping a bill. The second arm 400 picks up the banknotes in the banknote storage container 10, takes out the banknotes, or places the banknotes on the banknote sorting apparatus 500 by moving the holding portion 410 in the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions based on a command from the control apparatus 100.

The control device 100 controls the first arm 300 to lock the banknote storage container 10. The control device 100 controls the second transporter 202 of the transporting device 200 to transport the empty banknote storage container 10 to the outside.

In the present embodiment, a camera 420 is attached near the holding portion 410 of the second arm 400, and the details thereof will be described later. Then, the following control is performed. That is, the control device 100 moves the banknote storage container 10 to the front of the first arm 300 using the transport device 200. The control device 100 photographs the front surface of the banknote storage container 10 with the camera 420 of the second arm 400 (step S108). The control device 100 determines the position of the keyhole 12 based on the image data (step S110). The control device 100 controls the first arm 300 to move and insert the key 310 into the key hole 12. The control device 100 controls the first arm 300 to rotate the key 310 (step S112). The control device 100 controls the first arm 300 to open the lid of the banknote storing container 10 (step S114). The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to project the holding portion 410 into the banknote storing container 10. The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to clamp the bill with the holding portion 410. The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to withdraw the bill (step S116). The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to rotate the holding portion 410 by 90 degrees and to make the bill vertical. The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to place the bill on the bill arranging device 500.

The banknote sorting device 500 sorts banknotes based on a command from the control device 100. That is, the banknote arranging device 500 aligns the positions of the ends of the bundle of banknotes (step S118). In more detail, in the present embodiment, the bill aligning device 500 supports the bills from the side using the plate so that the bills do not fall down when the bills standing vertically are placed by the second arm 400. Then, the banknote sorting apparatus 500 applies vibration to the banknotes by a vibrator not shown, and aligns the positions of the bottom surfaces and the side surfaces of the banknotes standing vertically. In the present embodiment, the banknote sorting apparatus 500 may also align the top surfaces of the banknotes by pressing the plate from above while vibrating.

The control device 100 controls the second arm 400, which waits for a bill to be sorted, to grasp the sorted bill again. The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to place the aligned bills in the input port of the bill arranging device 600. In the present embodiment, the control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to push the banknotes placed in the inlet to the back side by the front end of the holding portion 410. The banknote sorting apparatus 600 discriminates each banknote type of the banknotes transported from the second arm 400, and stores each banknote type separately (step S120).

In the present embodiment, the banknote sorting apparatus 600 can reject banknotes that have failed to be sorted. When the banknote sorting apparatus 600 rejects the banknotes (yes in step S122), the control apparatus 100 controls the third arm 700 to grasp the rejected banknotes by the holding portion 710. The control device 100 controls the second arm 400 to receive the rejected bill from the third arm 700 through the holding portion 410. Then, the control device 100 places the banknotes again in the inlet of the banknote sorting device 600 (step S120).

In the present embodiment, the banknote sorting apparatus 600 displays the number of sorted and stored banknotes for each banknote type when sorting banknotes. When a predetermined number of sheets, for example, 100 sheets, are accumulated for each banknote type, the banknote sorting apparatus 600 stops sorting. In the present embodiment, a camera is also mounted on the third arm 700, and the control device 100 acquires the number of banknotes for each banknote type to be sorted from an image captured by the camera. When the sorted certain banknote type reaches the predetermined number, the third control device 100 controls the arm 700 to grasp the banknote by the holding portion 710 and convey the banknote to the bundling device 800. Note that before the banknotes are conveyed to the bundling apparatus 800, the banknotes are preferably aligned again by the banknote aligning apparatus 500.

The binding device 800 winds the tape around the batch of the predetermined number of banknotes (step S124). The control device 100 controls the third arm 700 to grasp the band-wound bill and insert the bill into the storage box 900. In the present embodiment, the storage boxes 900 are divided for each banknote type, and the control device 100 controls the third arm 700 to throw the banknotes with the tapes wound around into the corresponding storage boxes 900 according to the banknote type thereof (step S126).

As described above, in the automatic banknote handling system 1 according to the present embodiment, since the stored banknotes of the plurality of banknote types can be automatically converted into the batch of the bundled and packed banknotes of each banknote type and the predetermined number of banknotes in the locked state of the banknote storage container 10, the banknotes can be handled more safely and conveniently than in the related art.

In the above embodiment, the camera is mounted on the third arm 700, and the control device 100 determines whether or not the predetermined number of banknotes are stacked for each banknote type based on the image from the camera. However, the banknote sorting apparatus 600 may transmit a notification of the number of sorted banknotes for each banknote type and the number of accumulated predetermined banknotes to the control apparatus 100. In this case, the third arm 700 may not have a camera.

< construction of paper money storing Container processing System 2 >

The following describes the structure of the banknote storage container processing system 2 according to the present embodiment.

(constitution of the carrying apparatus 200)

First, the conveyance device 200 will be described. Referring to fig. 6, the transport device 200 includes a conveyor 201 on the input side of the banknote storage container 10, a conveyor 202 on the output side of the banknote storage container 10, a reversing device 210, a proximity sensor 221, and an RFID antenna 220.

The conveyors 201 and 202 convey the banknote storage container 10 in accordance with instructions from the control device 100.

The reversing device 210 reverses the banknote storage container 10 in the horizontal direction by 180 ° in accordance with an instruction of the control device 100. In more detail, as shown in fig. 7, the inverting apparatus 210 includes: a rotary table 211 on which the banknote storage container 10 is placed; a guide 212 for stopping the banknote storage container 10 circulating on the conveyor 201 at a predetermined position; a lift cylinder 213 for lifting the rotation table 211; a rotation cylinder 214 for rotating the rotation table 211; and a guide cylinder 215.

Note that, in the present invention, the position of the banknote storage container 10 on the conveyors 201, 202 is determined by a photoelectric sensor.

(operation of the transport apparatus 200)

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, when the banknote storage container 10 is placed on the conveyor 201, the control device 100 controls the conveyor 201 to convey the banknote storage container 10. As shown in fig. 9, the banknote storage container 10 stops when it abuts against the guide 212 of the reversing device 210. In the present embodiment, when the proximity sensor 221 detects the presence of the banknote storage container 10, it notifies the control device 100 of the detection. The control device 100 turns on the RFID antenna 220 to search for the RFID tag of the bill storage container 10.

In the present embodiment, the RFID tag 15 (see fig. 12) is attached to the surface of the banknote storing container 10 opposite to the cover 11. When the RFID antenna 220 detects the RFID tag 15, the control device 100 controls the conveyor 201 to directly convey the banknote storage container 10, and conveys the banknote storage container 10 onto the conveyor 202 on the discharge side.

On the other hand, when the RFID antenna 220 does not detect the RFID tag 15, the control device 100 rotates the rotating table 211 by 180 °, then controls the conveyor 201 to convey the banknote storage container 10, and conveys the banknote storage container 10 onto the conveyor 202 on the discharge side.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the banknote storage container 10 is stopped in a state of being in contact with the guide 212 of the reversing device 210. In this state, when the control device 100 receives a notification that the RFID tag 15 is not detected, the control device 100 drives the lifting cylinder 213 to lift the rotating table 211 and the banknote storage container 10, as shown in fig. 11. As shown in fig. 12, the control device 100 drives the rotating cylinder 214 to rotate the rotating table 211 and the banknote storage container 10 by 180 °. After the rotation, as shown in fig. 10, the control device 100 lowers the lift cylinder 213 to lower the rotary table 211 and the banknote storage container 10 to the conveyor 201.

Thereafter, the control device 100 controls the conveyors 201, 202 to move the banknote storage container 10 to the front of the first arm 300 or the second arm 400.

(constitution of the first arm 300)

Next, the structure of the first arm 300 will be described. As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the first arm 300 has an arm main body 302 for controlling the position, angle and posture of a key 310, and the key 310. The first arm 300 can drive a motor and an actuator inside the arm main body 302 based on a command from the control device 100 to rotate or move the key 310 for the bill storage container 10 in six-axis directions.

(constitution of second arm 400)

Next, the structure of the second arm 400 will be described. As shown in fig. 15 to 17, the second arm 400 has an arm main body 402 for controlling the position, angle, and posture of a holding portion 410, and the holding portion 410 and a camera 420. The second arm 400 may drive a motor and an actuator inside the arm main body 402 based on an instruction from the control device 100 to rotate or move the holding section 410 for grasping a bill and the camera 420 for photographing the key hole 12 in six axis directions.

(actions of the first arm 300 and the second arm 400)

Next, the control of the first arm 300 and the second arm 400 by the control device 100 will be described with reference to fig. 18. In the present embodiment, when the banknote storage container 10 is conveyed to the front surface of the first arm 300 or the second arm 400 by the conveyor 202 on the discharge side, the control device 100 executes the following processing.

First, as shown in fig. 19, the CPU110 of the control device 100 moves the camera 420 to the front face of the banknote storage container 10 by controlling the second arm 400 via the communication interface 160, and photographs the front face of the banknote storage container 10 by the camera 420 (step S202).

The CPU110 of the control device 100 reads the base image of the keyhole 12 from the memory 120 (step S204). The CPU110 determines the position of the key hole 12 by matching the image from the camera 420 with the base image of the key hole 12 (step S206). The CPU110 calculates the position of the key hole 12 with respect to the current position of the key 310 based on the matching result (step S208). As shown in fig. 20, the CPU110 moves the key 310 to the front of the key hole 12 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S210).

As shown in fig. 21, the CPU110 inserts the key 310 into the key hole 12 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S212), and rotates the key 310 in the unlocking direction (step S214). As shown in fig. 5, the CPU110 opens the key 310 and the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S216). Thereby, the cover 11 of the bill storage container 10 is automatically released.

As shown in fig. 22, the CPU110 inserts the holding portion 410 into the banknote storage container 10 and takes out the banknote by controlling the second arm 400 via the communication interface 160 (step S218), and then conveys the banknote to the banknote sorting apparatus 500.

The CPU110 closes the key 310 and the cover 11 of the banknote storing container 10 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S220). The CPU110 rotates the key 310 in the lock direction by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S222), and extracts the key 310 from the key hole 12 of the banknote storage container 10 (step S224).

After that, the control device 100 controls the discharge-side transport unit 202 to move the empty locked banknote storage container 10 to the outside of the automatic banknote handling system 1.

As described above, the banknote storage container handling system 2 according to the present embodiment can automatically unlock the banknote storage container 10, open the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10, take out banknotes in the banknote storage container 10, close the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10, and lock the banknote storage container 10.

[ second embodiment ]

In the above embodiment, one key 310 is mounted on the first arm 300, but the automatic banknote handling system 1 and the banknote storage container handling system 2 may be compatible with a plurality of keys.

For example, the memory 120 of the control device 100 stores therein images of a plurality of types of keyholes corresponding to each of a plurality of types of keys. Then, in step S206 of fig. 18, the CPU110 compares the photographed image of the keyhole with the images of the plurality of types of keyholes in the memory 120 to determine the type of keyhole, the type of key, and the position of the keyhole. It should be noted that the first arm 300 may alternatively carry a plurality of keys, or a plurality of keys may be placed in the vicinity of the first arm 300. Then, in step S210 of fig. 18, the CPU110 changes to the determined key 310 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160. Then, as shown in fig. 20, the CPU110 moves the determined key 310 to the front of the key hole 12 by controlling the first arm 300 via the communication interface 160.

[ third embodiment ]

In the above embodiment, the RFID tag 15 is attached to the surface of the banknote storing container 10 opposite to the cover 11, but the RFID tag 15 may be attached to the cover 11 side of the banknote storing container 10 and the RFID antenna 220 may be disposed on the first arm 300 side.

Alternatively, the RFID tag 15 may be attached to the surface of the banknote storage container 10 opposite to the cover 11, and the RFID antenna 220 may be disposed on the first arm 300 side. In this case, when the RFID tag 15 is detected, the control device 100 rotates the banknote storage container 10, and then advances the banknote storage container 10 to the conveyor 202 on the discharge side. On the other hand, when the RFID tag 15 is not detected, the control device 100 directly advances the banknote storage container 10 to the conveyor 202 on the discharge side without rotating the banknote storage container 10.

Of course, the RFID tag 15 may be attached to the surface of the banknote storage container 10 on the cover 11 side, and the RFID antenna 220 may be disposed on the opposite side to the first arm 300. In this case, when the RFID tag 15 is detected, the control device 100 rotates the banknote storage container 10, and then advances the banknote storage container 10 to the conveyor 202 on the discharge side. On the other hand, when the RFID tag 15 is not detected, the control device 100 directly advances the banknote storage container 10 to the conveyor 202 on the discharge side without rotating the banknote storage container 10.

Alternatively, the RFID tag 15 may be attached to the surface of the banknote storage container 10 on the cover 11 side and the surface on the opposite side thereof, and may store information for specifying the surface on which the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are located.

Further, not limited to the RFID tag 15, a barcode, a specific image, and the like for specifying the face where the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are located may be drawn on the top face, the side face, and the like of the bill storage container 10, and the face where the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are located may be specified by an optical sensor, a camera, and the like instead of the RFID antenna 220.

Further, not limited to the RFID tag 15, it is also possible to form a concave-convex shape for specifying the surface where the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are located on the top surface, the side surface, or the like of the banknote storing container 10, and detect the shape by a contact sensor, a proximity sensor, an image sensor, or the like, to specify the surface where the cover 11 and the key hole 12 are located.

[ fourth embodiment ]

In the above embodiment, the key hole 12 is formed in the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10. However, the key hole 12 of the banknote storage container 10 is not limited to be formed in the cover 11, and may be formed in a position other than the cover 11.

[ fifth embodiment ]

In the above embodiment, the banknote storage container 10 is rotated by the reversing device 210 so that the cover 11 of the banknote storage container 10 faces the first arm 300. However, the control device 100 may move the key 310 of the first arm 300 to the surface of the key hole 12 according to the position of the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located. That is, the first arm 300 may move the key 310 to the key hole 12 across the banknote storage container 10 and the transport apparatus 200.

Alternatively, the first arm 300 may be disposed at both sides of the transport device 200, and the banknote storage container 10 is unlocked or locked by the first arm 300 at a side facing the face where the key hole 12 is located.

[ sixth embodiment ]

Without being limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the roles of the respective devices may be assumed by another device, the role of one device may be assumed by a plurality of devices, or the roles of a plurality of devices may be assumed by one device. For example, as shown in fig. 23, the function of the control device 100 may be assumed by the controllers of the first arm 300 and the second arm 400. Then, the processes of step S204 and step S206 of fig. 18 may be performed by the CPU and the memory of the camera 420, or the processes of step S208 and step S210 may be performed by the controller of the first arm 300.

[ seventh embodiment ]

In addition, in the above embodiment, the camera 420 is mounted on the second arm 400. However, the camera 420 may be mounted on a third arm separate from the holding part 410.

Alternatively, the camera 420 may be mounted on the same first arm 300 as the key 310.

Alternatively, the camera 420 may be stationary. That is, the camera 420 may be fixed to a support member placed on the stage 50.

[ conclusion ]

In the above embodiment, there is provided a banknote storage container processing system 2 including: a transport device 200 for transporting the bill storage container; an unlocking device 300 disposed on the side of the transport device 200 for unlocking the banknote storage container 10; a detection unit 220 for searching for the identification unit of the banknote storage container 10; and a control device 100 that determines the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the keyhole 12 is located based on data from the detection unit 220, and controls the unlocking device 300 to unlock the banknote storage container 10.

Preferably, the transport device 200 includes a rotating device 210 for rotating the banknote storage container 10. The control device 100 controls the rotating device 210 based on the presence or absence of the identification unit of the banknote storage container 10 from the detection unit 220 so that the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located faces the unlocking device 300.

Preferably, the control device 100 moves the unlocking device 300 to the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located, based on the presence or absence of the recognition unit of the banknote storage container 10 from the detection unit 220.

Preferably, the detection section 220 has a wireless communication antenna. The control device 100 specifies the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located, based on the radio wave from the recognition unit 15.

Preferably, the detection part 220 is an optical sensor or an image sensor. The control device 100 specifies the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located, based on the reflected light from the recognition unit.

Preferably, the detection part 220 is a contact sensor or a proximity sensor. The control device 100 specifies the surface of the banknote storage container 10 where the key hole 12 is located, based on the shape of the recognition unit.

The present embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the equivalent meaning and scope of the claims.

Description of reference numerals

1: automatic paper money processing system

2: banknote storage container handling system (unlocking system)

10: paper money storage container

11: cover

12: key hole

15: RFID tag

50: table (Ref. Table)

100: control device

110：CPU

120: memory device

160: communication interface

200: conveying device

201: first conveyor

202: second conveyor

210: reversing device

211: rotary table

212: guide piece

213: lifting cylinder

214: rotary cylinder

215: guide cylinder

220: RFID antenna

221: proximity sensor

230: transfer device

231: sliding block

232: sliding block

300: first arm

302: arm body

310: key with a key body

400: second arm

402: arm body

410: holding part

420: camera with a camera module

500: paper money tidying device

600: paper money arranging device

700: third arm

710: holding part

800: strapping device

900: storage box