JP2008090425A - Paper sheet processor and paper sheet processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize trouble on processing of an operator, and to prevent occurrence of counting discordance by wrong count during sorting between an undecided bill and a decided bill. <P>SOLUTION: Even when the undecided bills and the decided bills accumulated in temporary accumulation parts 41a-46a are mixed in time of jamming in the temporary accumulation parts 41a-46a or in time of opening/closing of temporary accumulation part doors 41b-46b, the operator can perform recount in a lump without being conscious of both the bills. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus and a paper sheet processing method for collectively processing at least two or more paper sheet groups in a state in which a batch processing unit paper sheet group is divided by a partition card.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a paper sheet processing apparatus, an apparatus that collectively processes at least two or more paper sheet groups in a state where a group of paper sheets in a batch processing unit is separated by a partition card is known (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

That is, as a banknote processing device (paper sheet processing device), a plurality of types of banknotes are mixed so that the front and back sides and the top and bottom (the state in which the pattern of the banknote is upright and reversed) are in a dispersed state. A plurality of bills are put together, taken out one by one on the transport path, transported, and accumulated in the temporary stacking unit based on the type, front and back of each bill transported, and then all the bills inserted When the paper is sorted or when the temporary stacking unit becomes full, the bills of the temporary stacking unit are stored in the corresponding storage unit.
In this case, in the banknote processing apparatus using the header card as the partition card, the storage operation is performed every time batch processing is completed. In the stacking unit, the number of confirmed banknotes corresponding to the completed batch process and the unconfirmed banknotes corresponding to the batch process currently being processed are mixed.

A conventional process in the case where a jam occurs in the banknote handling apparatus in which a confirmed banknote and an unconfirmed banknote are mixed in such a temporary stacking unit will be described below.
When the operator opens the door of the temporary stacking unit to clear the jam, the banknote handling apparatus prints the confirmed banknote number and the unconfirmed banknote number of the corresponding stacking unit on the journal.

  The operator sorts the banknotes in the temporary stacking unit into confirmed banknotes and unconfirmed banknotes based on the printed journal, stores the confirmed banknotes, and re-supplyes the unconfirmed banknotes to the banknote processing apparatus.

On this occasion,
(1) It takes time for the operator's processing in the jam processing. The banknotes collected from the temporary stacking unit need to be sorted into confirmed banknotes or unconfirmed banknotes based on the journal printed by the operator. . Since the cash processing machine has a maximum of 17 temporary stacking units, the sorting operation is very laborious for the operator.

(2) There is a high possibility of counting discrepancies due to miscounting during sorting. Since sorting into confirmed or unconfirmed bills is a human task, there is a possibility of counting discrepancies due to miscounting (sorting mistakes). Get higher.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-224481 JP 2002-334362 A

  In a paper sheet processing apparatus in which confirmed paper sheets and unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed in a temporary stacking unit, the present invention subtracts the determined paper sheet from the count value when the door of the temporary stacking unit is opened. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the jam processing of the operator, that is, it is possible to reduce the trouble of sorting paper sheets, and further, it is possible to prevent occurrence of count mismatch due to misoperation of jam processing. The object is to provide a leaf processing method.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a receiving means for receiving at least two or more paper sheet groups in a state in which a group of paper sheets in a batch processing unit is separated by a partition card, and a partition card received by the receiving means or A take-out means for sequentially taking out one of the paper sheets as a processing medium one by one to the transport path, and a first determination for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and transported by the transport path is a partition card On the basis of the determination result by the second determination means and the second determination means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and conveyed by the conveyance path is a paper sheet. Based on the sorting means for selectively sorting into one of the temporary stacking units and the discrimination of the partition card by the first discrimination means, the number of sheets to be sorted in the batch processing unit is calculated. When the processing medium received by the counting means and the receiving means runs out, the sheets stacked in all the temporary stacking sections are stored in the corresponding storing sections, and one of the temporary stacking sections is full. Storage means for storing the paper sheets accumulated in the temporary stacking section in the corresponding storage section, and the paper sheets that have been confirmed in the temporary stacking section and the paper sheets that have not been confirmed. The first processing means for stopping the transport processing of the processing medium by the transport path when the transport abnormality occurs in the transport path in a state where the stacks are mixed together and the temporary stacking unit is determined The setting means for taking out the completed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets and resetting them in the receiving means, and the number of counted paper sheets in the storage means when resetting by the setting means The process from the receiving means is resumed by inverting the sign of And a second processing unit.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a receiving means for receiving at least two or more paper sheet groups in a state in which a group of paper sheets in a batch processing unit is separated by a partition card, and a partition card received by the receiving means or A take-out means for sequentially taking out one of the paper sheets as a processing medium one by one to the transport path, and a first determination for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and transported by the transport path is a partition card On the basis of the determination result by the second determination means and the second determination means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and conveyed by the conveyance path is a paper sheet. Sorting means for selectively dividing into one of the temporary stacking sections, detection means for detecting the open / closed state of the open / close door provided on the apparatus main body side of the temporary stacking section, and the first determining means When the processing unit received by the receiving unit runs out, the counting unit that counts the number of processed sheets in the batch processing unit based on the discrimination of the partition card to be collected is accumulated in all the temporary stacking units. Storage means for storing the paper sheets stored in the corresponding storage section and storing one of the temporary stacking sections in the corresponding storage section when one of the temporary stacking sections becomes full And when the opening / closing door is detected by the detecting means in a state where the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed and accumulated in the temporary stacking unit, The first processing means for stopping the transport processing of the processing medium by the transport path, the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets of the temporary stacking unit are taken out and reset to the receiving means. At the time of resetting by the setting means and this setting means, It inverts the sign of the count number of the Committed sheet storage means, and a second processing unit resumes the process from the receiving means.

  As described above, the present invention can reliably process a plurality of batches of paper sheets partitioned by a partition card without causing repetitive batches even when jam processing is performed on the paper sheets. A paper sheet processing apparatus and a paper sheet processing method that can be enhanced can be provided.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a banknote processing apparatus (paper sheet processing apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote processing apparatus 1 and a command device (upper apparatus / teller) 202 that sends a command to the banknote processing apparatus 1. The banknote processing apparatus 1 controlled by the host apparatus 202 may be one or plural.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 is a mixture of a plurality of banknotes having different sizes of a plurality of types of bills, and batch-inserting them, aligning the front and back of all banknotes, and classifying and stacking the banknotes. It has a function of sealing with a paper strip every predetermined number of bills only for specific bill types.

  The host device 202 has an operation (operation) for the banknote processing apparatus 1, for example, a function for instructing a bill type to be sealed, and a function for displaying data counted by the banknote processing apparatus 1. For example, a personal computer comprising a control unit 205 for overall control, and has a database 206 such as a magnetic disk.

  The database 206 is provided with a counting table 206a for storing the count contents processed by the banknote processing apparatus 1.

As this counting table 206a, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the physical number, the number of unconfirmed banknotes, and the number of confirmed banknotes are registered for each processing number.
Further, the type of banknotes sealed by the sealing device 50 can be sequentially changed by the operator using the input unit 203.

  The banknote processing apparatus main body 1 has a housing 2 that forms an outer shell of the apparatus. The step portion on the right side of the housing 2 in the drawing is provided with a loading portion 4 for loading a plurality of banknotes P together in a standing state in a state of being stacked in the surface direction. The bills P are inserted through the input unit 4 in such a manner that the bills P have front and back sides and have upper and lower ends extending along the longitudinal direction, and the upper end or the lower end faces downward.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 takes out a batch of banknotes P (partition card) Ca and a trailer card (partition card) Cb in batches (one processing unit), thereby picking them up one by one. Then, it is transported by the transport path 12.

  The header card Ca is a card that is inserted at the head of banknotes for each batch, and the trailer card Cb is a card that is inserted after the banknotes for each batch, and an identification bar is provided on the front and back surfaces of each card. A code is given. Moreover, in order to distinguish with the banknote P, it has the thickness for 2 sheets of the banknote P.

  The input unit 4 includes a stage 4a that aligns a plurality of batches of banknotes P partitioned by a header card Ca and a trailer card Cb by contacting the upper end or the lower end thereof. A backup plate 6 is provided at the right end of the input unit 4 in the drawing, and is erected in a vertical direction with respect to the stage 4a. The backup plate 6 is provided so as to be movable in the left direction in the drawing along the stage 4a by the urging force of the spring 8.

  The header card Ca, the trailer card Cb, and the banknote P, which are inserted into the insertion unit 4 in a standing position, are urged in the surface direction by the backup plate 6 and are moved leftward in the figure. Then, the bill P at the left end in the figure is pressed against two sets of take-out rollers 10 (take-out portions) arranged on the left side of the bill insertion portion 4 in the state adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. By rotating the take-out roller 10 in a predetermined direction, the header card Ca, the trailer card Cb, and the banknote P, which are placed in a standing position in the insertion unit 4, are sequentially taken out on the transport path 12 from the one at the left end. The banknote P taken out on the transport path 12 is taken out in the short direction with its upper end or lower end as the head. At this time, the front and back of each banknote are in a disjoint state. In this Embodiment, the taking-out direction of the banknote P taken out from the insertion part 4 is downward.

  The transport path 12 is defined by transport belts 14 and 16 that are stretched so as to be capable of endless travel along the transport direction above and below the transport path 12. Each of the conveyor belts 14 and 16 is wound around a plurality of rollers 15 extending in the width direction (paper surface direction).

  At the end of the conveyance path 12 bent upward by these conveyance belts 14 and 16, the header card Ca and trailer card Cb are detected, and the bill type, front and back, top and bottom of the banknote P, whether there is dirt or damage, etc. A detection unit 30 for detecting features is provided. The detection unit 30 discriminates the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb based on the thickness of the header card Ca and trailer card Cb conveyed on the conveyance path 12 and the reading of the barcode, and the bill P conveyed on the conveyance path 12. Various information is read from the surface, and the read information is logically calculated and compared with reference information to detect the characteristics of the bill P as described above.

  On the conveyance path 12 extended downstream of the detection unit 30, a plurality of headers Ca, trailer cards Cb, and bills P for selectively switching the conveyance direction based on the detection result in the detection unit 30. Gates G1, G2, G3 to G8 are provided.

  In the detection unit 30, the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb are discriminated by reading the thickness and barcode, and are conveyed to the right in the figure through the gate G 1 and discharged to the reject box 32.

  Bills such as banknotes determined to be picked by the detection unit 30, banknotes determined to have greatly skewed beyond a predetermined level, or banknotes such as damaged or fake tickets that were not determined to be redistributable A banknote determined to be incapable of subsequent processing, such as (not necessarily a banknote), is conveyed rightward in the drawing via the gate G1 and discharged to the reject box 32. The reject box 32 can be accessed from outside the housing 2 of the paper sheet processing apparatus 1.

  On the other hand, the banknote P determined to be a normal banknote that can be processed by the detection unit 30 is conveyed in the left direction in the drawing toward the gate G2 via the gate G1. As described above, the banknote P passed through the gate G1 is in a state where the front and back sides and the top and bottom are separated. In this way, the banknotes P in a state where the front and back sides and the top and bottom are separated selectively pass through the front and back reversing mechanism 34 described later, so that the front and back sides are collected, and are classified and accumulated for each type of bill.

  The conveyance path on the downstream side of the gate G2 is branched in two directions, and the conveyance direction of the bills P is selectively switched in two directions by selectively switching the gate G2 between two positions.

  On one conveyance path branched on the downstream side of the gate G2, a front / back reversing mechanism 34 (front / back reversing part) for reversing the front and back of the banknote P is provided. The conveyance path passing through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 forms a torsion conveyance path rotated by 180 ° around the central axis from the inlet to the outlet. Then, two pairs of the conveyor belts 33 and 35 are provided in a twisted state so as to be in contact with each other along the torsion conveyance path. Moreover, the other conveyance path branched on the downstream side of the gate G2 is a conveyance path 36 that simply allows the banknote P to pass therethrough.

  The banknotes P distributed through the gate G2 and conveyed through the torsion conveyance path of the front / back reversing mechanism 34 are reversed, for example. Here, the state where the banknote (FF ticket) carried into the front / back reversing mechanism 34 with the front side facing up is turned upside down and carried out from the front / back reversing mechanism 34 as a BF ticket with the back side up is illustrated. It is.

  The banknote P that has been turned upside down through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 in this way and the banknote P that has passed through the transport path 36 without passing through the front / back turning mechanism 34 to the gate G3 via the junction 38 are both included. It is sent. At this time, the processing time of the banknote P that passes through the gate G2 and then reaches the junction 38 through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 is the same as the transport time of the banknote P that passes through the transport path 36 and reaches the junction 38. In addition, the length of the transport path 36 is set. Thereby, the banknote P conveyed through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 and the banknote P passed through the transport path 36 pass through the merging portion 38 at the same timing, and all the banknotes P are subjected to the same condition regardless of the processing form. Can be processed.

  The conveyance path on the downstream side of the gate G3 is branched in two directions, and the conveyance direction of the bills P is selectively switched in two directions by selectively switching the gate G3 between two positions.

  One conveyance path branched rightward in the figure on the downstream side of the gate G3 forms a horizontal conveyance path 40 extending substantially in the horizontal direction above the plurality of temporary stacking portions 41a to 46a. On the horizontal conveyance path 40, five gates G4 to G8 for distributing and collecting the conveyed banknotes P into any one of the six temporary accumulation units 41a to 46a are provided.

  The banknotes P selectively distributed by the gate G4 on the most upstream side of the horizontal conveyance path 40 are accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 41a, and the banknotes P selectively distributed by the gate G5 are stacked in the temporary stacking unit 42a. The banknotes P that are selectively distributed by the gate G6 are accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 43a, and the banknotes P that are selectively distributed by the gate G7 are stacked in the temporary stacking unit 44a and are selectively distributed by the gate G8. P is accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 45a or the temporary accumulation unit 46a.

  A stacking unit 51 of the sealing device 50 is provided at the end of the other conveyance path branched to the left in the figure on the downstream side of the gate G3. For example, the sealing device 50 forms a bundle of banknotes P by stacking 100 banknotes P, winding a paper band, and sealing it.

  The banknotes P of the specific ticket type assigned with the paper band sealing are fed (accumulated) to the stacking unit 51 of these sealing devices 50 according to the rules described later. On the other hand, banknotes P other than the specific ticket type are stacked on any of the temporary stacking units 41 to 46 described above.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the sealing device 50 includes a stacking unit 51, a supply unit 53, a single sealing unit (sealing mechanism) 54, a printing mechanism 55, and a belt supply unit 56.

The stacking unit 51 stacks the bills P sent via the gate G3.
The sealing unit 54 is a single sealing mechanism that seals 100 banknotes P stacked on the stacking unit 51 supplied by the supply unit 53 with a paper band.

The supply unit 53 supplies the 100 banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 51 to the sealing unit 54.
The printing mechanism 55 prints desired print data on a paper band used in the sealing unit 54.
The band supply unit 56 supplies a paper band used in the sealing unit 54.
In each stacking unit 51, banknotes P are stacked according to the rules described later.

  The banknotes P accumulated in the accumulating unit 51 through the gate G3 are sent to the sealing unit 54 by the supply unit 53 and are sealed by the paper band supplied from the band supply unit 56. A bundle of banknotes P sealed every predetermined number is transferred onto the conveyor 58 by the transfer mechanism 57. Then, it is carried out of the apparatus via the conveyor 58.

  The sealing unit 54 receives a predetermined number of banknotes P accumulated in the stacking unit 51, and is offset from one side in the longitudinal direction (the rear side of the banknote processing apparatus body 1 in the present embodiment). By winding the paper strip along the short direction and adhering the paper strip, a predetermined number of banknotes are sealed to form a bundle.

In FIG. 5, the block diagram of the control system which controls operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 1 mentioned above is shown.
The banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a control unit 80, a memory 81, a determination unit 82, a take-out control unit 83, a transport control unit 84, a gate control unit 85, a jam detection unit 86, and drive circuits 91 and 92.

  The control unit 80 controls the overall operation of the apparatus according to a preset operation program.

  The memory 81 is used for storing an operation program, storing physical number data and unconfirmed number data as count data, and storing data.

  The determination unit 82 determines the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb as partition cards based on the detection result of the detection unit 30, and further determines whether or not the banknote P can be recirculated. The front / back and top / bottom of P are determined, and the respective determination results are output to the control unit 80.

The take-out control unit 83 rotates the take-out roller 10 under the control of the control unit 80.
The conveyance control unit 84 rotates the conveyance roller along the conveyance path 12 under the control of the control unit 80.

The gate control unit 85 drives the gates G <b> 1 to G <b> 9 under the control of the control unit 80.
The jam detection unit 86 detects a jam or the like as a conveyance abnormality of a conveyance medium conveyed by the banknote conveyance mechanism under the control of the control unit 80.

  The drive circuit 91 drives the sealing mechanism 54 under the control of the control unit 80.

The drive circuit 92 drives the printing mechanism 55 under the control of the control unit 80.
The control unit 80 is connected to the higher-level device 202 via the interface 201.

Next, the banknote distribution process by the banknote processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described.
First, a plurality of batches of banknotes P partitioned by the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb are put together into the loading unit 4. Then, the start is instructed through an operation panel (not shown). In response to this instruction, the control unit 80 controls the take-out control unit 83 to rotate the take-out roller 10. By the rotation of the take-out roller 10, the sheet is taken out one by one from the header card Ca at the left end of the insertion unit 4 and is conveyed on the conveyance path 12 (taken banknotes P into the conveyance path 12).

  Any one of the header card Ca, the banknote P, and the trailer card Cb passes through the opposite portion of the detection unit 30 as a passing medium by the transport by the transport path 12. During this passage, the thickness of the passing medium is detected by the detection unit 30, the bar code is read, and features such as the bill type, front and back, top and bottom, and fouling loss of the banknote P are detected. As a result, the detection unit 30 outputs each detection result and the read content of the barcode to the determination unit 82.

  Thereby, the determination part 82 determines whether the passage medium is the header card Ca, the banknote P, or the trailer card Cb based on each detection result from the detection part 30 and the read content of the barcode, and further the banknote. It is determined whether or not P can be recirculated, the front and back and the top and bottom of the banknote P are determined, and the respective determination results are output to the control unit 80.

  Thereby, the control part 80 performs distribution control of a passage medium based on each determination result. That is, distribution control to the reject box 32 is performed on the banknote P, the header card Ca, and the trailer card Cb that cannot be redistributed, and the banknote P that can be redistributed is temporarily stacked in a denomination type. The distribution control to the stacking unit 51 is performed.

  As a result of the re-determination, when it is determined that the banknote P cannot be recirculated, the gate G1 is switched to direct the conveyance path of the banknote P to the reject box 32, and the banknote P is rejected to the reject box 32.

  As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the banknote P cannot be recirculated, the gate G1 is switched to the gate G2 direction as the transport path of the banknote P. At this time, when it is determined that the banknote P is transported face up, the gate G2 is switched in the direction of the transport path 36, and the banknote P is transported face up. Is determined, the gate G2 is switched in the direction of the front / back reversing mechanism 34 to reverse the front and back of the bill. And the banknote which passed through the merge part 38 in the state which the gate G3 was switched to the horizontal conveyance path 40 direction, and the front and back were arrange | equalized (a table | surface is upper in this Embodiment) corresponds to the stacking parts 41-46 according to the ticket type. It is selectively accumulated in (temporary accumulation units 41a to 46a). At this time, the gates G4 to G8 are switched according to the determined bill type of the bill P.

  As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the bill P is a bill of a specific bill type, the gate G1 is switched in the direction of the gate G3, and further the gate G3 is switched in the direction of the stacking unit 51, so The banknotes that have passed through the merging portion 38 in a state of being aligned (in this embodiment, the top is the top) are stacked on the stacking portion 51.

  The banknotes P of a predetermined number of sheets stacked in the stacking unit 51 are sent to the sealing unit 54 by the supply unit 53 and sealed by the paper band supplied from the band supply unit 56. A bundle of banknotes P sealed every predetermined number is transferred onto the conveyor 58 by the transfer mechanism 57. Then, it is carried out of the apparatus via the conveyor 58.

Each stacking unit 41 to 46 as described above is provided with a separator mechanism (not shown) as a separating means for separating and separating the transaction and the previous transaction, and each stacking and taking-out device (not shown) The temporary stacking parts 41a to 46a and the banknote stacking cassettes 41d to 46d can be formed between the main body 2 and the temporary stacking parts 41a to 46a. The open / close doors 41b to 46b are provided with open / close detectors 41c to 46c.

  An opening / closing door 51b is provided on the main body 2 side facing the stacking unit 51, and an opening / closing detector 51c is provided for each opening / closing door 51b.

In the configuration as described above, the operator operates the banknote handling apparatus 1 using the host device 202 connected to the banknote handling apparatus 1. The banknotes processed by the banknote processing apparatus 1 are transported to the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a and finally stored in the banknote stacking cassettes 41d to 46d.
Next, the general operation of the normal function of the banknote processing system in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 and the stored contents of the counting table 206a in each processing stage shown in FIG.

That is, at the start of processing, the operator sets an operation mode for counting with the input unit 203 of the host device 202, and sets a plurality of batches of banknotes P partitioned by the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb in the banknote insertion unit 4 ( (ST1) The start of the counting operation is instructed by the input unit 203 of the host device 202 (ST2). For example, a banknote P having 200 sheets in the first batch and 60 sheets in the second batch is set in a state where each card is sandwiched. At this time, the count value managed by the host device 202 is stored in the count table 206a. In this case, the counting table 206a stores 0 physical sheets, 0 unconfirmed sheets, and 0 confirmed sheets.
Thereby, the control part 80 starts taking-in operation | movement of a banknote etc. from the banknote insertion part 4 based on the operation mode set by the high-order apparatus 202 (ST3), performs a count operation | movement with the inspection result of the determination part 82, The banknote transport mechanism 6 performs transport control (classification control).

  First, the determination unit 82 determines the header card Ca (ST4), and determines the beginning of the first batch. The header card Ca is conveyed to the right in the figure via the gate G1 and discharged to the reject box 32.

  Then, the banknote P is discriminate | determined by the determination part 82, and the control part 80 performs conveyance control (sorting control) by a banknote conveyance mechanism by this discrimination | determination result.

Further, based on the determination result, the control unit 80 adds “+1” to the physical number of the memory 81 and the number of unconfirmed banknotes (ST5).
Then, the determination unit 82 determines the trailer card Cb (ST6). Based on the determination result, the control unit 80 determines the completion of the counting process for the first batch, and the trailer card Cb is moved to the right in the figure via the gate G1. It is conveyed and discharged to the reject box 32.

As a result, the control unit 80 transmits the completion of the counting process of the first batch, the physical number as the counted number in the memory 81, and the unconfirmed number to the host device 202 (ST7). As a result, 200 physical sheets, 0 unconfirmed sheets, and 200 confirmed sheets are stored in the counting table 206a of the host apparatus 202 as the counting results of the first batch (ST8).
Further, the determination unit 82 determines the header card Ca subsequent to the trailer card Cb (ST9). Based on the determination result, the control unit 80 determines the beginning of the second batch, and the header card Ca is shown in the drawing via the gate G1. It is conveyed to the right and discharged to the reject box 32.

  Thereafter, the banknote P is determined by the determination unit 82, and the control unit 80 performs transport control (classification control) by the banknote transport mechanism 6 based on the determination result.

Accordingly, the control unit 80 adds “+1” to the physical number of the memory 81 and the number of unconfirmed banknotes based on the banknote discrimination result (ST10).
Then, the determination unit 82 determines the trailer card Cb (ST11), and based on the determination result, the control unit 80 determines the completion of the counting process for the second batch, and the trailer card Cb moves to the right in the figure via the gate G1. It is conveyed and discharged to the reject box 32.

Thereby, the control unit 80 transmits the completion of the counting process of the second batch, the physical number as the counted number in the memory 81, and the unconfirmed number to the upper level apparatus 202 (ST12). As a result, a count confirmation process is performed in which the physical number 260, the unconfirmed number 0, and the confirmed number 60 are stored in the count table 206a of the host apparatus 202 (ST13).
Further, at this time, when it is determined that there is no plurality of batches of banknotes set in the banknote insertion unit 4, the control unit 80 ends the counting operation, and the banknotes facing all the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a. It is stored in the accumulation cassettes 41d to 46d.
Further, the control unit 80 transmits the end of counting to the higher-level device 202 (ST14). As a result, the host device 202 displays the end of counting on the display unit 204 and notifies the operator (ST15).

  Next, regarding the processing when the conveyance abnormality occurs during the batch counting of the banknotes P for a plurality of badges, the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and the stored contents of the counting table 206a at each processing stage shown in FIG. 4 are used. I will explain.

That is, at the start of processing, the operator sets an operation mode for counting with the input unit 203 of the host device 202, and sets a plurality of batches of banknotes P partitioned by the header card Ca and the trailer card Cb in the banknote insertion unit 4 ( (ST1) The start of the counting operation is instructed by the input unit 203 of the host device 202 (ST2). For example, a banknote P having 200 sheets in the first batch and 60 sheets in the second batch is set in a state where each card is sandwiched. At this time, the count value managed by the host device 202 is stored in the count table 206a. In this case, the counting table 206a stores 0 physical sheets, 0 unconfirmed sheets, and 0 confirmed sheets.
Thereby, the control part 80 starts taking-in operation | movement of a banknote etc. from the banknote insertion part 4 based on the operation mode set by the high-order apparatus 202 (ST3), performs a count operation | movement with the inspection result of the determination part 82, Transport control (sorting control) is performed by the banknote transport mechanism.

  First, the determination unit 82 determines the header card Ca (ST4), and determines the beginning of the first batch. The header card Ca is conveyed to the right in the figure via the gate G1 and discharged to the reject box 32.

  Then, the banknote P is discriminate | determined by the determination part 82, and the control part 80 performs conveyance control (sorting control) by a banknote conveyance mechanism by this discrimination | determination result.

Further, based on the determination result, the control unit 80 adds “+1” to the physical number of the memory 81 and the number of unconfirmed banknotes (ST5).
Then, the determination unit 82 determines the trailer card Cb (ST6). Based on the determination result, the control unit 80 determines the completion of the counting process for the first batch, and the trailer card Cb is moved to the right in the figure via the gate G1. It is conveyed and discharged to the reject box 32.

As a result, the control unit 80 transmits the completion of the counting process of the first batch, the physical number as the counted number in the memory 81, and the unconfirmed number to the host device 202 (ST7). As a result, 200 physical sheets, 0 unconfirmed sheets, and 200 confirmed sheets are stored in the counting table 206a of the host apparatus 202 as the counting results of the first batch (ST8).
Further, the determination unit 82 determines the header card Ca subsequent to the trailer card Cb (ST9). Based on the determination result, the control unit 80 determines the beginning of the second batch, and the header card Ca is shown in the drawing via the gate G1. It is conveyed to the right and discharged to the reject box 32.

  Then, the banknote P is discriminate | determined by the determination part 82, and the control part 80 performs conveyance control (sorting control) by a banknote conveyance mechanism by this discrimination | determination result.

Accordingly, the control unit 80 adds “+1” to the physical number of the memory 81 and the number of unconfirmed banknotes based on the banknote discrimination result (ST10).
In this state, when the jam is detected by the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 (ST21), the banknote handling apparatus 1 itself is stopped (ST22).

(Counted number of sheets managed by host device 202: physical number 200 + α, unconfirmed number α, confirmed number 200)
Thereby, the control part 80 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 notifies generation | occurrence | production of jam to the control part 205 of the high-order apparatus 202 (ST23).
The control unit 205 of the host device 202 displays the jam occurrence on the screen by the display unit 204 (ST24).

  The operator opens the temporary stacking unit doors 41b to 46b of the banknote handling apparatus 1 (ST25). Thereby, the control part 80 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 notifies the control part 205 of the high-order apparatus 202 that the temporary accumulation | stacking part doors 41b to 46b were opened by the detection signal from the detectors 41c to 46c (ST26). .

The control unit 205 of the host device 202 clears the physical number and subtracts the determined number of banknotes from the physical number. (Counted number managed by host device 202: physical number—200 sheets, unconfirmed number of sheets 0, confirmed number of sheets 200)
The operator collects the remaining banknotes from the temporary stacking unit doors 41b to 46b of the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and re-feeds all the collected banknotes to the banknote insertion unit 4 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 (ST28).
The operator closes the temporary stacking unit doors 41b to 46b of the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 (ST29).
The control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 notifies the control unit 205 of the higher-level device 202 that the temporary stacking unit doors 41b to 46b are closed (ST30).
The operator gives an instruction to clear the jam using the input unit 203 of the host device 202 (ST31).
The control unit 205 of the host device 202 transmits a jam release instruction to the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 (ST32).
The control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 performs an initialization process according to a jam release instruction (ST33).
Thereafter, the operator gives an instruction to start counting using the input unit 203 of the host device 202 (ST34).
The control unit 205 of the host device 202 transmits an instruction to start counting to the control unit 80 of the banknote processing device 1 (ST35).
Thereafter, the banknote P is determined by the determination unit 82, and the control unit 80 performs transport control (classification control) by the banknote transport mechanism 6 based on the determination result.

Accordingly, the control unit 80 adds “+1” to the physical number of the memory 81 and the number of unconfirmed banknotes based on the banknote discrimination result (ST36).
When the trailer card Cb is determined by the determination unit 82 (ST37), the control unit 80 determines the completion of the counting process of the second batch by the resetting based on the determination result, and the trailer card Cb is displayed via the gate G1. It is conveyed in the middle right direction and discharged to the reject box 32.

Thereby, the control unit 80 transmits the completion of the counting process of the second batch by resetting, the physical number as the counted number of the memory 81, and the unconfirmed number to the upper apparatus 202 (ST38). As a result, the physical table 260, the unconfirmed number 60, and the confirmed number 200 are stored in the counting table 206a of the host device 202 as the counting result.
At this time, when it is determined that there is no plurality of batches of banknotes set in the banknote insertion unit 4, the control unit 80 ends the counting operation, and the banknotes that face all the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a. It is stored in the stacking cassettes 41d to 46d. As a result, a count confirmation process is performed in which the physical number 260, the unconfirmed number 0, and the confirmed number 260 are stored as count results in the count table 206a of the host apparatus 202 (ST39).
Moreover, the control part 80 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 notifies completion | finish of a count to the control part 205 of the high-order apparatus 202 (ST40). Thereby, the control unit 205 of the host device 202 displays the end of counting on the display unit 204 and notifies the operator (ST41).

  In the above case, unconfirmed bills and confirmed bills accumulated in the temporary stacking portions 41a to 46a are mixed when jamming in the temporary stacking portions 41a to 46a or when the temporary stacking portion doors 41b to 46b are opened and closed. Even if the banknotes are being used, both the banknotes can be re-counted together without the operator being conscious of it, so that the operator's processing is not time-consuming, and the counting mistakes during sorting of unconfirmed banknotes and confirmed banknotes are incorrect. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of counting mismatch due to.

  That is, the operator's processing in the jam processing can be reduced. Since all the banknotes collected from the temporary stacking unit need only be re-supplied without being conscious of the confirmed banknotes or the unconfirmed banknotes, the sorting operation is eliminated and the processing of the operator can be reduced.

  Further, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of count mismatch due to wrong counting during sorting.

  In the above example, the case where the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a are re-supplied when jamming in the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a or when the temporary stacking unit doors 41b to 46b are opened and closed has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the same can be applied to the case where the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a and the stacking unit 51 are supplied again.

  Moreover, although the case where the stack | stuck of the temporary stacking parts 41a-46a was re-supplied at the time of jam in the temporary stacking parts 41a-46a or the opening / closing of the temporary stacking part doors 41b-46b was demonstrated, not only this but stacking When the jamming at the unit 51 or when the temporary stacking unit door 52 is opened and closed, the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 41a to 46a and the stacking unit 51 can be supplied again in the same manner as described above.

The figure which shows schematically the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus for describing one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows schematically the internal structure of a banknote processing apparatus. The figure which shows the example of registration of the banknote number in a count table. The figure which shows the example of registration of the banknote number in a count table. The block diagram which shows schematically the control circuit of a banknote processing apparatus. The flowchart for demonstrating the process at the time of collectively counting the banknote P for several badges. The flowchart for demonstrating the process when conveyance abnormality generate | occur | produces in the middle of collectively counting the banknote P for several badges.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 4 ... Banknote insertion part, 12 ... Conveyance path, 30 ... Detection part, 50 ... Sealing apparatus, 51 ... Accumulation part, 53 ... Supply part, 54 ... Sealing part (sealing mechanism), 80 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Control part 202 ... Host apparatus, 203 ... Input part, 204 ... Display part, 205 ... Control part, 206 ... Database, 206a ... Counting table.

Claims (8)

Receiving means for receiving at least two paper sheets in a state in which the paper sheets of the batch processing unit are separated by a partition card;
Taking-out means for sequentially taking out one of the partition cards or paper sheets received by the receiving means as a processing medium one by one;
First determination means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and carried by the carrying path is a partition card;
Second determining means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and carried by the carrying path is a paper sheet;
Based on the determination result by the second determination means, a sorting means for selectively sorting into one of a plurality of temporary stacking units;
Counting means for counting the number of sheets processed in a batch processing unit based on the discrimination of the partition card by the first discrimination means;
When the processing medium received by the receiving means is exhausted, the sheets stacked in all the temporary stacking units are stored in the corresponding storing units, and when one of the temporary stacking units becomes full Storage means for storing the paper sheets accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit in a corresponding storage unit;
The processing by the transport path when a transport abnormality occurs in the transport path in a state where the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed and stacked in the temporary stacking unit. First processing means for stopping the medium transport processing;
Setting means for taking out the confirmed paper sheets and unconfirmed paper sheets of the temporary stacking unit and resetting them in the receiving means;
A second processing means for reversing the sign of the counted number of paper sheets determined in the storage means at the time of resetting by the setting means and restarting the processing from the receiving means;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: 2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition cards are set one by one before and after the paper sheet group in a batch processing unit. Receiving means for receiving at least two paper sheets in a state in which the paper sheets of the batch processing unit are separated by a partition card;
Taking-out means for sequentially taking out one of the partition cards or paper sheets received by the receiving means as a processing medium one by one;
First determination means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and carried by the carrying path is a partition card;
Second determining means for determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out means and carried by the carrying path is a paper sheet;
Based on the determination result by the second determination means, a sorting means for selectively sorting into one of a plurality of temporary stacking units;
Detection means for detecting the open / closed state of the open / close door provided on the apparatus main body side of the temporary stacking unit;
Counting means for counting the number of sheets processed in a batch processing unit based on the discrimination of the partition card by the first discrimination means;
When the processing medium received by the receiving means is exhausted, the sheets stacked in all the temporary stacking units are stored in the corresponding storing units, and when one of the temporary stacking units becomes full Storage means for storing the paper sheets accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit in a corresponding storage unit;
When the open / close door is detected by the detecting means in a state where the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed and accumulated in the temporary stacking unit, the transport path First processing means for stopping the transport processing of the processing medium by:
Setting means for taking out the confirmed paper sheets and unconfirmed paper sheets of the temporary stacking unit and resetting them in the receiving means;
A second processing means for reversing the sign of the counted number of paper sheets determined in the storage means at the time of resetting by the setting means and restarting the processing from the receiving means;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: 4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the partition cards are set one by one before and after the paper sheet group in a batch processing unit. A receiving process for receiving at least two paper sheets in a state in which the paper sheets of the batch processing unit are separated by a partition card;
An extraction step of sequentially taking out one of the partition cards or paper sheets received in this reception step one by one as a processing medium;
A first discriminating step for discriminating that the processing medium taken out by this taking out step and carried by the carrying path is a partition card;
A second determination step of determining that the processing medium taken out by the take-out step and conveyed by the conveyance path is a paper sheet;
Based on the determination result by the second determination step, a sorting step for selectively dividing into one of a plurality of temporary stacking units,
A count that counts the number of processed sheets in a batch processing unit based on the discrimination of the partition card in the first discrimination step. When there is no processing medium accepted in the acceptance step, all the temporary accumulation units The paper sheets collected in the temporary stacking section are stored in the corresponding storage section, and when one of the temporary stacking sections becomes full, the paper sheets stacked in the temporary stacking section are stored in the corresponding storage section. Storage means to perform,
The processing by the transport path when a transport abnormality occurs in the transport path in a state where the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed and stacked in the temporary stacking unit. First processing means for stopping the medium transport processing;
Setting means for taking out the confirmed paper sheets and unconfirmed paper sheets of the temporary stacking unit and resetting them in the receiving means;
A second processing means for reversing the sign of the counted number of paper sheets determined in the storage means at the time of resetting by the setting means and restarting the processing from the receiving means;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: 6. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the partition cards are set one by one before and after the paper sheet group in a batch processing unit. A receiving process for receiving at least two paper sheets in a state in which the paper sheets of the batch processing unit are separated by a partition card;
An extraction step of sequentially taking out one of the partition cards or paper sheets received in this reception step one by one as a processing medium;
A first discriminating step for discriminating that the processing medium taken out by this taking out step and carried by the carrying path is a partition card;
A second determination step of determining that the processing medium taken out by the extraction step and conveyed by the conveyance path is a paper sheet;
Based on the determination result by the second determination step, a sorting step for selectively dividing into one of a plurality of temporary stacking units,
A detection step of detecting an open / closed state of the open / close door provided on the apparatus main body side of the temporary accumulation unit;
A counting step of counting the number of division processing sheets of the paper sheet group in a batch processing unit based on the discrimination of the partition card in the first discrimination step;
When the processing medium received by the receiving process is exhausted, the sheets stacked in all the temporary stacking units are stored in the corresponding storing units, and when one of the temporary stacking units is full Storage means for storing the paper sheets accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit in a corresponding storage unit;
When the open / close door is detected by the detecting means in a state where the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets are mixed and accumulated in the temporary stacking unit, the transport path First processing means for stopping the transport processing of the processing medium by:
A setting step of taking out the confirmed paper sheets and the unconfirmed paper sheets of the temporary stacking unit and resetting them in the receiving means;
A second processing step of reversing the sign of the counted number of paper sheets determined in the storing step and restarting the processing from the receiving step when resetting by the setting step;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: 8. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the partition cards are set one by one before and after the paper sheet group in a batch processing unit.

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