Abstract:
A paper-slip handling device with: a reduced stoppage rate and banknote rejection rate for a deposit/withdrawal device; improved ability to remove foreign material from banknote bundles; improved user-friendliness; and improved reliability, comprising: a deposit/withdrawal unit used for depositing and withdrawal of paper slips, a paper-slip identification unit that identifies paper slips, a temporary holding compartment that temporarily stores deposited paper slips, a plurality of paper-slip storage compartments, and a first paper-slip transport path via which paper slips are transported to the various aforementioned units. The deposit/withdrawal unit has an opening via which paper slips are transferred in a substantially horizontal state, a storage section that stores paper slips in a substantially upright state, and a second paper-slip transport path that connects said opening and storage section. The paper slips are transported via said second paper-slip transport path while being switched between the substantially upright state and substantially horizontal state.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a paper-slip handling device and an automated transaction device. 
       BACKGROUND ART 
       [0002]    In the past, in an automated transaction device used in a financial institution and the like, paper-slip handling devices have been installed. As an example of the paper-slip handling device, in Patent Literature 1, a configuration is described in which deposited banknotes put in from a deposit/withdrawal opening in the horizontal direction are held and transferred to a storage section, and withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the storage section are held and transferred to the deposit/withdrawal opening in withdrawal. 
         [0003]    Also, in Patent Literature 2, a pocket tape deposit/withdrawal device is described in which a user directly puts in deposited banknotes to a storage section disposed substantially vertically, or directly takes out withdrawal banknotes from the storage section through a deposit/withdrawal opening. 
         [0004]    Also, in Patent Literature 3, a deposit device is described in which paper slips put in by a user are held temporarily and are thereafter transported to a separation section. 
       CITATION CIST 
     Patent Literature  
       [0005]    Patent Literature 1: JP-A-2005-259086 
         [0006]    Patent Literature 2: JP-A-2000-172903 
         [0007]    Patent Literature 3: JP-A-H3-192049 
       SUMMARY Of INVENTION 
     Technical Problem  
       [0008]    In Patent Literature 1, when banknotes with various sizes whose edge faces are not arrayed are put in is a lump, a skewed state occurs in separating the banknotes, a jam in which the banknotes collide on a sorting gate disposed in a transport path, a delivery defect in the next withdrawal transaction caused by an accumulation defect in the storage section, a reject caused by discrimination incapability for denomination, authenticity and the like, and so on occur. Also, when a foreign material such as a coin is trapped by the banknote bundle, the foreign material is transported to the storage section along with the banknotes which becomes a cause of clogging inside a device. 
         [0009]    In the case of Patent Literature 2, because the storage section is disposed substantially vertically, arraying of the edge face of the banknotes (and correction of the skew) by the gravity and removal of the foreign material are possible. However, because the user is required to insert the hand to an innermost part of the deposit/withdrawal opening at the timing of delivering/receiving the banknotes, the user may possibly be scared psychologically of an action of inserting the hand in a country where ATMs are not spread and so on for example. Therefore, so that the ATM is accepted by users of a financial institution, it is required to improve the banknote delivering/receiving performance of the deposit/withdrawal opening. 
         [0010]    The case of Patent Literature 3 is a device exclusively used for depositing, and does not match the recycle type (a system of storing the banknotes deposited by a user and using the same in withdrawal by another user). Also, when the device described in Patent Literature 3 is used in a region where a device exclusively used for withdrawal (cash dispenser) is a mainstream, the device exclusively used for withdrawal which discharges the banknotes horizontally and the device exclusively used for depositing in which the banknotes are put in in the vertical state are mixed for the user, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of both of the design characteristics and operably. 
         [0011]    Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a paper-slip handling device and an automated transaction device provided with the paper-slip handling device, the paper-slip handling device having the following goals: a reduced stoppage rate and banknote rejection rate for a deposit/withdrawal device, improved ability to remove a foreign material within the banknote bundles; improved user-friendliness; and improved reliability of the device. 
       Solution to Problem 
       [0012]    In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention is a paper-slip handling device including a deposit/withdrawal unit used for depositing and withdrawal of paper slips, a paper-slip identification unit that identifies the paper slips, a temporary holding compartment that temporarily stores the deposited paper slips, a plurality of paper-slip storage compartments, and a first paper-slip transport path via which the paper slips are transported to the respective units, in which the deposit/withdrawal unit includes an opening via which the paper slips are transferred in a substantially horizontal state, a storage section that stores the paper slips in a substantially upright state, and a second paper-slip transport path that connects the opening and the storage section, with the paper slips being transported via the second paper-slip transport path while being changed between a substantially upright state and a substantially horizontal state. 
       Advantageous Effects of the Invention 
       [0013]    According to the present invention, the stoppage rate of the deposit/withdrawal device caused by banknotes jamming and the like and the rate of rejection caused by the skew can be reduced. Also, the removing performance for the foreign material within the banknote bundle is improved, and the user-friendliness is improved by initiating the operation of the cash dispenser. Further, the reliability of the device can be improved. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0014]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of an automated transaction device. 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the automated transaction device. 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of a banknote deposit/withdrawal machine. 
           [0017]      FIG. 4  is an inside configuration drawing of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine. 
           [0018]      FIG. 5  is an inside configuration drawing of a deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism. 
           [0019]      FIG. 6  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the deposit counting motion. 
           [0020]      FIG. 7  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the deposit counting motion. 
           [0021]      FIG. 8  is a flowchart showing the process of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the deposit counting motion. 
           [0022]      FIG. 9  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the withdrawal motion. 
           [0023]      FIG. 10  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the withdrawal motion. 
           [0024]      FIG. 11  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the withdrawal motion. 
           [0025]      FIG. 12  is an inside configuration drawing of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the withdrawal motion. 
           [0026]      FIG. 13  is a flowchart showing the process of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism in the withdrawal motion. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
       [0027]    Below, an embodiment of the present invention will be described using the drawings. 
         [0028]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the enter appearance of an automated transaction device  100 . The automated transaction device  100  is a device surrounded by an upper front plate  100   a  and a device casing  100   b.  This automated transaction device  100  can execute processes of depositing, payment, transfer and the like of a user through a media of a card, banknote, detailed slip, and bankbook. Also, in addition to being installed inside a bank, the automated transaction device  100  can cope with an environment operable in a state the user is on an automobile (drive-through environment). 
         [0029]    In the inside of the lower part of the device casing  100   b,  a banknote deposit/withdrawal machine (paper-slip handling device )  101  is provided. The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  is a device for processing the banknotes, and deposit/withdrawal of the banknotes is executed through a banknote slot (an opening through which the banknotes are transferred)  101   a  arranged in the upper front plate  100   a.  Also, a banknote storage section in the lower part of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  is surrounded by a safe casing  101   b  formed of thick iron plates of several tens mm which is separate from the device casing  100   b.  By making the structure of the safe casing  101   b  more rigid than that of the device casing  100   b,  the security of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  is further improved. 
         [0030]    In the inside of the upper part of the device casing  100   b,  a card/detailed slip processing device  102 , a user operation unit  103 , and a bankbook handling device  104  are provided. The card/detailed slip processing device  102  processes the card of the user through a card slot  102   a  arranged in the upper front plate  100   a,  prints a transaction detailed slip, and discharges the same. The user operation unit  103  serves as both of a display section that displays the contents of the transaction and an operation section (touch panel and the like) operated by the user. The bankbook handling device  104  executes taking in, printing and discharging of the bankbook of the user through a bankbook slot  104   a  arranged in the upper front plate  100   a.    
         [0031]      FIG. 2  is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the automated transaction device  100 . 
         [0032]    In addition to the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  100 , the card/detailed slip processing device  102 , the user operation unit  103 , and the bankbook handling device  104  described above, the automated transaction device  100  includes an interface unit  105 , a staff operation unit  106 , and external storage device  107 , a main body control unit  108 , a bus  109 , and a power supply unit  110 . The staff operation unit  106  serves as both of a display section displaying the maintenance contents of the device and the operation section (touch panel and the like) operated by the user. The external storage device  107  is a storage section for the automated transaction device  101 , and is a memory, hard disk, and the like for example. The main body control unit  108  is a CPU and the like controlling each section of the automated transaction device. The bus  109  is a connecting section of the main body control unit  108  and each section of the automated transaction device, and executes communication of required data. The power supply unit  110  supplies electric power to each section of the automated transaction device including the main body control unit  108 . 
         [0033]      FIG. 3  is a control block diagram showing the control relationship mainly of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101 . 
         [0034]    A control unit  35  arranged in the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  is connected to the main body control unit  108  of the device through the bus  109 , executes control of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  according to the instruction from the main body control unit  108  and detection of the state of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101 , and transmits the state of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  100  to the main body control unit  108  according to the necessity. Within the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  100 , the control unit  35  is connected to driving motors, electromagnetic solenoids and sensors of respective units (a deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , a banknote identification section  30 , a temporary holding compartment  40 , a banknote transport path  50 , a deposit compartment  60 , a taking out forgotten banknote collecting compartment  61 , a counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62 , a rejected banknote compartment  63 , withdrawal compartments  70 , recycle compartments  80 , a loading/recovery compartment  81 ), and drive-controls an actuator while monitoring the state by sensors according to the transaction. 
         [0035]      FIG. 4  is an inside configuration drawing showing a configuration of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101 . 
         [0036]    The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  includes the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  used for depositing and withdrawal of the banknotes, the banknote identification section  30  for identifying the banknotes, the temporary holding compartment  40  for temporarily storing the deposited banknotes until the transaction goes through, the deposit compartment  60  for storing the banknotes whose transaction in depositing has gone through, the taking out forgotten banknote collecting compartment  61  for recovering the banknotes forgotten to take out by the user in depositing and in withdrawal, the counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62  for storing the banknote identified as a counterfeit banknote, the rejected banknote compartment  63  for storing the banknote unsuitable to withdrawal, a plurality (two in  FIG. 4 ) of the withdrawal compartments  70  for storing the banknotes for withdrawal, a plurality (two in  FIG. 4 ) of the recycle compartment  80  serving to both depositing and withdrawal, and the loading/recovery compartment  81  for storing the banknotes replenished to the recycle compartments  80  and the banknotes recovered from the recycle compartments. Also, banknote transport paths  501   a - q,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e  for transporting the banknotes to these respective sections, switching gates  502 - 507  and  903   a - e  for the banknote transport paths, and the control unit (not illustrated) are provided. 
         [0037]    In the upper part of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , a transport unit A for converting the projecting direction of the banknote from the vertical direction of the device to the front/back direction (the right/left direction of  FIG. 4 ) is provided. The concrete configuration of the transport unit A will be described below. 
         [0038]    Because the deposit compartment  60 , the withdrawal compartments  70 , and the recycle compartments  80  have a common outer shape and the inlets (or outlets, inlets/outlets) for the banknotes thereof are arranged at a same position, the layout can be changed with each other. These deposit compartment  60 , withdrawal compartments  70 , and recycle compartments  80  having the common construction are referred to as “the banknote storage compartments” for convenience of description. In the plural banknote storage compartments, plural storage sections can be arranged in the inside. Also, instead of disposing the banknote storage compartments in the front/back direction (the right/left direction in  FIG. 4 ) as shown in  FIG. 4 , the banknote storage compartments may be disposed so as to be stacked in the vertical direction. With these configurations, many denominations can be handled by the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101 , and application to various operations becomes possible. 
         [0039]    The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  is divided into an upper banknote mechanism  101 U and a lower banknote mechanism  101 L. The upper banknote mechanism  101 U includes the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism,  20 , the banknote identification section  30 , the temporary holding compartment  40 , the taking out forgotten banknote collecting compartment  61 , the counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62 , the loading/recovery compartment  81 , the banknote transport paths  501   a - h,    501   j - q,  and the switching gates  502 - 507 . Also, the lower banknote mechanism  101 L includes the deposit compartment  60 , the rejected banknote compartment  63 , the withdrawal compartments  70 , the recycle compartments  80 , the banknote transport paths  501   i,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e,  and the switching gates  903   a - e.    
         [0040]    The lower banknote mechanism  101 L is installed inside the safe casing  101   b  formed of thick iron plates of approximately 50 mm, and the transport path between the upper banknote mechanism  101 U and the lower banknote mechanism  101 L is connected by the connection transport paths  501   h  and  501   i.    
         [0041]    The banknote transport paths of the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  will be described. As described above, the banknote transport paths  501   a - q,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e  connect the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , the banknote identification section  30 , the temporary holding compartment  40 , the deposit compartment  60 , the taking out forgotten banknote collecting compartment  61 , the counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62 , the rejected banknote compartment  63 , the withdrawal compartments  70 , the recycle compartments  80 , and the loading/recovery compartment  81 . The arrows showing the banknote transport paths  501   a - q,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e  are the transport directions of the banknotes. The arrow of one direction represents one-direction banknote transport path through which the banknotes are transported only toward the arrow direction. On the other hand, the arrow of both directions represents two-directional banknote transport path through which the banknotes are transported to both directions. 
         [0042]    These banknote transport paths  501   a - q,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e  are driven by driving motors (not illustrated), and the rotating direction of the motor is switched for every transaction motion. Also, at the branching points of the banknote transport paths  501   a - q,    901   a - e  and  902   a - e,  the switching gates  502 - 507  and  903   a - e  are provided. These switching gates switch the banknote transporting direction as shown in the solid line or the dotted line according to the transaction motion. 
         [0043]    The connection transport path  501   h  to the lower banknote mechanism  101 L is arranged at a position connecting to the banknote transport path  501   g.  Also, the connection transport path  501   i  to the upper banknote mechanism  101 U is arranged at a position connecting to the banknote transport path  901   a.  These connection transport path  501   h  and connection transport path  501   i  are arranged at a position connecting to each other. The slit arranged in the upper face iron plate of the safe casing  101   b  has the size of the length allowing the banknote to pass through and the width of a transporting pulley attached so as to hold and deliver the banknotes having been transported to the slit. Also, when such configuration that the lower banknote mechanism  101 L is not surrounded by the safe casing  101   b  is adopted, the upper banknote mechanism  101 U may just be placed directly on the lower banknote mechanism  101 L. With respect to the drive source (motor) for the transport path, although separate drive sources may be arranged for the transport path of the upper banknote mechanism  101 U and the transport path of the lower banknote mechanism  101 L, it is also possible to use single drive source and to transmit the drive force by gears arranged between the transport paths  501   g - 501   h - 501   i - 901   a.    
         [0044]    The banknote transport paths  902   a - e  contacting any of the deposit compartment  60 , the withdrawal compartments  70  and the recycle compartments  80  and arranged in the upper face of the deposit compartment  60 , the withdrawal compartments  70  and the recycle compartments  80  are configured to be openable/closable, and taking out the deposit compartment  60 , the withdrawal compartments  70  and the recycle compartments  80  to outside the device and removal of the jamming banknote are facilitated. Also, the loading/recovery compartment  81  is optional, and may not be arranged depending on the operation. 
         [0045]    With such configuration as described above, the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  executes the deposit/withdrawal motion and the loading/recovering motion for the banknotes, and the recovering motion for the banknotes forgotten to take out. Below, each motion will be described. 
         [0046]    First, the banknote deposit/withdrawal motion for the banknotes will be described. The banknote deposit/withdrawal motion for the banknotes is separated into a motion of depositing the banknotes put in by a user to the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine (deposit motion) and a motion of withdrawing the banknotes stored in the banknote deposit/withdrawal machine to the user (withdrawal motion). Also, the deposit motion is separated into a motion of counting the banknotes put in by the user (deposit counting motion) and a motion of storing the banknotes counted to the deposit compartment  60 , the rejected banknote compartment  63  and the recycle compartments  80  (deposit storing motion). 
         [0047]    Below, the deposit counting motion will be described. The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  separates the banknotes put in to the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  one by one. Thereafter, the banknote separated is made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   a - d,  and the denomination and the authenticity are identified by the banknote identification section  30 . When the denomination and the authenticity of the banknote could be identified, by switching of the switching gate  503  and so on, the banknotes are made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   e, f  and are temporarily stored in the temporary holding compartment  40 . When the denomination and the authenticity of the banknote could not be identified and when the inclination abnormality and the space abnormality between the banknotes occur, the banknotes are not transported to the temporary holding compartment  40 , and the banknote in question is processed as a depositing rejection banknote. At this time, by switching of the switching gate  503  and so on, the banknotes are made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   e, j,  are transported to the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , and are retraced to the user. Also, when the banknote has been identified as a counterfeit banknote, by switching of the switching gate  503  and so on, the banknote is made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   e, m, o, p,  and is stored in the counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62 . 
         [0048]    Below, the deposit storing motion will be described in detail. When the transaction is established after the deposit counting motion, by switching of the switching gate  503  and so on, the banknotes stored in the temporary holding compartment  40  are made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   f, e, d  and are made to pass through the banknote identification section  30 . Thereafter, by switching of the switching gate  502  and so on, the banknotes are made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   c, b, g, h, i,  and are stored in any of the deposit compartment  60 , the rejected banknote compartment  63 , and the recycle compartments  80 . At this time, the banknote transport paths  901   a - e  and  902   a - e  and the switching gates  903   a - e  are controlled, and the banknotes are stored in the storage compartment corresponding to the identification result of the banknote identification section  30 . Also, the counterfeit banknote stored in the counterfeit banknote recovery compartment  62  may be stored in the rejected banknote compartment  63  in the deposit storing motion. By completion of these deposit storing motions, the deposit motion finishes. 
         [0049]    Below, the withdrawal motion will be described. The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine  101  delivers the banknotes of a predetermined number of sheets from the withdrawal compartments  70  and the recycle compartments  80  and makes the banknotes pass through the banknote transport paths  901   a - e  and  902   a - e,    501   i, h, g, b, c, d,  and the denomination is identified in the banknote identification section  30 . Thereafter, by switching of the switching gate  503  and so on, the banknotes are transported to the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , and the banknotes are withdrawn for the user. At this time, as described below, the withdrawal banknotes made to pass through the transport unit A is made a state projected beyond the upper front plate  100   a  of the automated transaction device  100 , and are thereby allowed to resemble a state of the withdrawal banknotes in the cash dispenser. 
         [0050]    Next, the loading/recovering motion for the banknotes will be described. The loading/recovering motion for the banknotes is separated into a motion for storing the banknotes loaded to the loading/recovery compartment  81  in a lump by a staff to the recycle compartments  80  (loading motion), and a motion for recovering the banknotes of a predetermined number of sheets stored in the recycle compartments  80  to the loading/recovery compartment  81  when the recycle compartments  80  has become full and son on (recovering motion). Although transportation of the banknotes in the loading motion and transportation of the banknotes in the recovering motion are via routes of the direction opposite to each other, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Also, when a rejected banknote comes up in the loading motion/recovering motion, the rejected banknote in question may be stored in the rejected banknote compartment  63 , or may be stored in a loading rejection section arranged in the loading/recovery compartment  81 . 
         [0051]    Next, the recovering motion for the banknotes forgotten to take out will be described. The recovering motion for the banknotes forgotten to take out is a motion for recovering a banknote in question when the depositing rejected banknote in the deposition motion and the withdrawal banknotes have remained in the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  (when the user forgets to take out). When a predetermined time elapses in a state the depositing rejected banknote and the withdrawal banknotes are stored in the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , the banknotes stored in the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  are separated one by one. Thereafter, the separated banknotes are made to pass through the banknote transport paths  501   a - e, m, n,  and are stored in the taking out forgotten banknote collecting compartment  61 . 
         [0052]    Below, the configuration of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the present embodiment will be described in detail using  FIG. 5 . In the upper part of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , the transport unit A is arranged. This transport unit A is connected to the lower part of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  by a connecting member not illustrated, and is configured to be detachable by unfastening the connecting member. 
         [0053]    The deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  is arranged in the inner side of the banknote slot  101   a  of the upper front plate  100   a.  An opening  20   a  is arranged in the mouth of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20 , and it is configured that the banknotes can be deposited and withdrawn in the front/back direction of the device (the right/left direction of  FIG. 5 ) through the opening  20   a.  Behind the opening  20   a,  a shutter  201  is arranged that opens/closes sliding in the vertical direction of the device (refer to the arrow in the vertical direction of  FIG. 5 ) by an actuator M 1 . 
         [0054]    Behind the shutter  201 , a stopper that receives and stops the deposited banknotes is arranged. The stopper  202  is configured so as to open/close sliding in the vertical direction of the device (refer to the arrow) by an actuator M 2 . Thus, the stopper can retreat to a position not colliding on the transported banknotes when the stopper  202  is not used. Also, by configuring the distance between the shutter  201  and the stopper  202  shorter than the length in the short side direction of the banknotes that can be handled by the device, the fear of inserting the hand and fingers can be eliminated when the user puts in the deposit banknotes. 
         [0055]    Further, behind the shutter  201 , a banknote transport path  203  is arranged which transports the banknotes downward to the back of the device. The banknote transport path  203  transports the banknotes between a storage section  205  described below. The banknote transport path  203  is formed of upper belts  203   a  and lower belts  203   b,  and plural belts are arranged respectively in the device width direction. 
         [0056]    On the device front side of the banknote transport path  203 , a front roller  203   c  is arranged which is energized in the arrow direction by an elastic member such as a spring and is openable/closable by an actuator not illustrated. Also, on the device back side of the banknote transport path  203 , a back roller  203   d  is arranged which is energized in the arrow direction by an elastic member such as a spring and is openable/closable by an actuator not illustrated. Both of the rollers can impart a transporting force by an elastic force of the elastic member to the banknotes in the closed state, and can receive the banknotes in the opened state. 
         [0057]    In the lower side to the back of the banknote transport path  203 , the storage section  205  formed of a bank plate  204   a,  a front plate  204   b  and a bottom plate  204   c  is arranged. The back plate  204   a  has a position for the time of receiving the banknotes (the solid line in the drawing; hereinafter referred to as “depositing position”) and a position for the time of accumulating the withdrawal banknotes from inside the device (the dotted line in the drawing, hereinafter referred to as “taking-in position”), and moves in the direction of an arrow  213  by an actuator not illustrated. Further, in a similar manner, the front plate  204   b  also has a depositing position (the solid line in the drawing) and a taking-in position (the dotted line in the drawing), and moves by links and the like not illustrated. By executing control so that the back plate  204   a  and the front plate  204   b  are moved to an optional position and stop, a proper pressing force can be applied to the banknotes inside the storage section  205 . Also, in the bottom plate  204   c,  a slit is arranged. A foreign material having passed through this slit is accumulated in a foreign material receive box  206  arranged below the bottom plate  204   c.    
         [0058]    The banknotes applied with the proper pressing force by the back plate  204   a  and the front plate  204   b  is picked by a pick roller  207   a  one by one, is taken in by a separation roller  207   b  in the direction of an arrow X, and is transported to the banknote transport path  501   a.  A gate roller  207   c  prevents double feeding of the banknotes in delivering by overlapping with the separation roller  207   b.  Also, a stack roller  208  is a roller that transports the depositing rejected banknotes and the withdrawal banknotes transported front the arrow Y direction to the storage section  205 . 
         [0059]    When the depositing rejected banknote comes up in the deposit counting process, it is necessary to separate the banknotes not yet counted (the banknotes before separation) and the depositing rejected banknote in the inside of the storage section  205 . A partition plate  209  is a plate partitioning the storage section  205 , and the banknotes not yet counted and the depositing rejected banknote are separated from each other into the front and back of the partition plate  209 . The partition plate  209  is operable in the direction same so the moving direction of the back plate  204   a  by an actuator not illustrated. 
         [0060]    Below, the configuration of a front clamp  210  and a back clamp  211  which are holding means will be described. 
         [0061]    The front clamp  210  is driven synchronizing with the transport pulley through a driving belt with the actuator M 1  being a drive source. The driving belt of the front clamp is formed of two belts in the device width direction. Also, the front clamp  210  rotatively driven by an actuator not illustrated between a taking-in position (the solid line in the drawing) and a retreat position (the dotted line in the drawing) of the banknotes. 
         [0062]    The back clamp  211  is driven so as to slide in the front/back direction of the device by an actuator not illustrated between a taking-in position (the solid line in the drawing) and a retreat position (the dotted line in the drawing) of the banknotes. Also, a transport pulley on the lower side of the back clamp  211  can move in the arrow direction around the fulcrum of the shaft of a transport pulley on the upper side with an actuator not illustrated being a drive source. The back clamp  21  is energized toward the front of the device by an elastic member such as a spring not illustrated when the back clamp  211  does not contact the banknote. On the other hand, when the back clamp  211  contacts the banknote, the back clamp  211  moves toward the back of the device according to the thickness of the banknotes contacted and imparts a pressing force to the banknotes bundle. 
         [0063]    Also, the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  is provided with optical sensors S 1 -S 6  with each of them being formed of plural pairs, and detects the position of the banknotes by detecting a dark state in which the optical axis of the sensor is blocked. 
         [0064]    Below, the motion of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the present embodiment will be described in detail using  FIG. 6-FIG .  13 . The deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  executes the motions and processes shown in  FIG. 6-FIG .  8  at the time of the deposit counting motion, and executes the motions and processes shown in  FIG. 9-FIG .  13  at the time of the withdrawal motion (or the motion of returning the deposited banknotes). 
         [0065]      FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are drawings showing a state of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the deposit counting motion. Also,  FIG. 8  is a flowchart of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the deposit counting motion. 
         [0066]    First, the control unit  35  makes the back plate  204   a  and the front plate  204   b  move to the depositing position (S 101 , S 102 ). Also, the order of S 101  and S 102  may be reversed. Next, the control unit  35  makes the front clamp  210  and the back clamp  211  move to the retreat position (S 103 , S 104 ). Also, the order of S 103  and S 104  may be reversed. Then, the control unit  35  makes the stopper  202  move to the depositing position (a higher part of the device) (S 105 ), places the front roller  203   c  in an opened position (S 106 ), and thereafter makes the shutter  201  move to a lower part of the device so as to be placed in an opened position (S 107 ).  FIG. 6  is a drawing showing a state the banknotes have been deposited by the user after the process has been completed to S 107 . 
         [0067]    After the state shown in  FIG. 6 , the banknotes are detected by the sensor S 4  (S 108 : YES), and the control unit  35  thereafter makes the banknote transport path  203  be driven to the arrow direction shown in  FIG. 6  (S 109 ). Then, after the transported banknotes are detected by the sensor S 5  (S 110 : YES), the control unit  35  makes driving of the banknote transport path  203  stop once (S 111 ). Also, the control unit  35  makes the front roller  203   c  move to a closed position (S 112 ), and makes the stopper  202  move to the lower part of the device so as to be in the retreat position (S 113 ). Thereafter, by making the banknote transport path  203  be driven again, the control end  35  makes the banknotes  218  be driven toward the storage section  205  (S 114 ). Although the back roller  203   d  is in a state of being closed to the banknote transport path  203  side, the banknotes are transported as they are, and are put in to the storage section  205 . Alter an event that the banknotes reached the storage section  205  has been detected by the sensors S 1 -S 3  (S 115 : YES), the control unit  35  makes driving of the banknote transport path  203  stop (S 116 ).  FIG. 7  is a drawing showing a state the banknotes have been stored in the storage section  205  after the process has been completed to S 116 . Thereafter, the control unit  35  makes separation of the banknotes by the pick roller  207   a,  the separation roller  207   b  and the gate roller  207   c  start, and makes the banknotes be transported toward the arrow X direction shown in  FIG. 2  (S 117 ). 
         [0068]    The attitude of the banknotes put in by the user is corrected by the stopper  202 . Also, even if the banknotes may become a skewed state during transportation, because the banknotes are accumulated in an upright state in the storage section  205 , when the banknotes bumps into the bottom plate  204   c  of the storage section  205 , the skew is corrected. Further, even if a foreign material such as a coin may be mixed inside the banknotes, the foreign material is accumulated by the gravity into the foreign material receive box  206  disposed in the vertical direction. 
         [0069]      FIG. 9-FIG .  12  are the drawings showing a state of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the withdrawal motion. Also,  FIG. 13  is a flowchart of the deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism  20  in the withdrawal motion. 
         [0070]    First, the control unit  35  makes the back plate  204   a  move to the taking-in position (the front of the device) (S 301 ), places the front clamp  210  and the back clamp  211  in a state retreating to the outside of the storage section  205 , makes the back roller  203   d  move to an opened position (a side departing from the banknote transport path  203 ), makes the front roller  203   c  move to a closed position (the banknote transport path  203  side), and makes the stopper  202  move to a retreat position (the lower side of the device) respectively (S 302 ,  303 ,  304 ,  305 ,  306 ), Also, the order of S 301 - 306  is optional. 
         [0071]    Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the control unit  35  accumulates the withdrawal banknotes transported from the arrow Y direction in the storage section  205  (S 307 ). After accumulation of the withdrawal banknotes, the control unit  35  makes the front clamp  210 , the back clamp  211  and the back plate  203   a  move (S 308 , S 309 ), and holds the banknotes (S 310 ). Also, the order of S 308  and S 309  may be reversed.  FIG. 10  shows a state the banknotes are held after the process has been completed to S 310 . 
         [0072]    The banknotes held by the front clamp  210  and the back clamp  211  axe projected from the storage section  205  by respective clamp belts of the front and back clamps, and are transported to the banknote transport path  203  (S 311 ).  FIG. 11  shows a state the banknotes have been transported to the banknote transport path  203  after the process has been completed to S 311 . 
         [0073]    After an event the banknotes have reached the banknote transport path  203  has been detected by the sensor S 6  (S 312 : YES), the control unit  35  makes driving of the front clamp  210  and the back clamp  211  stop (S 313 ). Thereafter, the control unit  35  makes the back roller  203   d  move to a closed position (S 314 ), makes the front clamp  210 , the back clamp  211  and the banknote transport path  203  be driven, and makes the banknotes be transported toward the shutter  201  and the stopper  202  (S 315 ). After the banknotes have been detected by the sensor S 4  (S 316 : YES), the control unit  35  makes the front clamp  210 , the back clamp  211  and the banknote transport path  203  stop (S 317 ), and opens the shutter  201  (S 318 ). Thereafter, the control unit  35  makes the banknote transport path  203  be driven again (S 319 ), makes the banknotes project from the opening  20   a,  and makes the banknote transport path  203  stop (S 320 ).  FIG. 12  shows a state the banknotes have projected from the opening  20   a  after the process has been completed to S 320 . After an event the banknotes have been picked (an event the sensor becomes a lit state) has been detected by the sensor S 4  (S 321 : YES), the control unit  35  closes the shutter  201  (S 322 ). 
         [0074]    Further, also in a case the depositing rejected banknote comes up, the process similar to that of the withdrawal motion is executed. When the depositing rejected banknote comes up and separation of the banknotes stops due to some reason, the depositing rejected banknote and the banknotes not yet separated come to be present in the front and the back of the partition plate  209 . In this case, the banknotes held by the front clamp  210  and the back clamp  211  in a state straddling the partition plate  209  are delivered to the banknote transport path  203  in a state projected from the storage section  205 , and are transported to the opening  20   a.    
         [0075]    As described above, by arranging the transport path for transporting the banknote bundles in a lump above the storage section that separates and accumulates the banknotes in an upright state and by projecting the transport path to the user operation surface horizontally, user-friendliness is improved, the banknotes bundle can be taken in with the edge face of the banknote bundle set with various sizes and attitudes being arrayed to prevent the skew, therefore jamming and rejection can be prevented in each motion such as separation, transportation, identification and accumulation thereafter, and a device with high reliability can be provided. Also, such device can be provided that has excellent removability of coins and the like mixed in the banknote bundles. 
         [0076]    Also, because the banknote bundles can be arrayed by the stopper before the banknotes are put in, the skew can be prevented, and a device having excellent transportation performance can be provided. 
         [0077]    Further, by employing the present device, the direction of receipt and delivery of the banknotes, cards, media such as receipts discharged from the cash dispenser and the direction of receipt and delivery of the deposit/withdrawal banknotes of the present device become same, and a device having excellent operability for a user can be provided. 
         [0078]    Also, because the transport unit in the upper side of the storage section can be detached from the storage section, when it is not necessary to receive and deliver the banknotes horizontally, by detaching the transport unit, it becomes possible to receive and deliver the banknotes from/to a user in the clamp inside the storage section, and a device that is more compact and has higher reliability can be provided. 
       REFERENCE SIGNS LIST  
       [0079]      20 : deposit/withdrawal opening mechanism 
         [0080]      101 : banknote deposit/withdrawal machine 
         [0081]      101   a:  banknote slot 
         [0082]      101   b:  safe casing 
         [0083]      101 U: upper banknote mechanism 
         [0084]      101 L: lower banknote mechanism 
         [0085]      201 : shutter 
         [0086]      202 : stopper 
         [0087]      203 : banknote transport path 
         [0088]      205 : storage section 
         [0089]      206 : foreign material receive box 
         [0090]      209 : partition plate 
         [0091]      210 : front clamp 
         [0092]      211 : bank clamp