JP2000057409A - Small bundle processor and medium detector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a small bundle processor capable of surely counting up the number of stacked small bundles. SOLUTION: A small bundle counting unit is provided with a couting sensor part having a 1st sensor S1 for outputting a signal necessary for counting up the number of small bundles stacked in a safe and a 2nd sensor S2. These sensors S1, S2 are selectively driven based on selection signals supplied to respective selection circuits 171, 172 in a small bundle inspection part 170 so as not to be simultaneously driven. Namely during the supply of a drive signal to a light emission part S1-1 in the 1st sensor S1 to emit light, the drive of a light emission part S2-1 in the 2nd sensor S2 is stopped. During the supply of a drive signal to the light emission part S2-1 to emit light on the other hand, the drive of the light emission part S1-1 is stopped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small bundle processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a sealed / small bundle payment machine applied to a cash management system for a bank office.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cash management system installed in a bank or the like generally includes a bill processing device for processing bills, a coin processing device for processing coins, and a small bundle for processing small bundles of 100 bills. It is provided with a processing device, a teller's machine for controlling these devices, and the like.

The small bundle processing device counts the number of bundles of small bundles in each small bundle storage unit, a banding mechanism for banding bills with a band, and a plurality of small bundle storages each storing small bundles. It is provided with a counting sensor, a denomination discriminating sensor for discriminating the denomination of small bundles counted and taken out from the small bundle storage. This small bundle processing device seals the banknotes sent from the banknote processing device 100 by 100 and stores them in the small bundle storage, and takes out the small bundle of the designated number of bundles from the small bundle storage and out. Perform gold processing.

[0004] The counting sensor provided in this small bundle processing device is constituted by a plurality of reflection sensors. These reflective sensors are arranged so as to be close to each other and adjacent. Each of the reflection-type sensors includes a light-emitting element that emits a light beam toward the bandage of the small bundle stored in the small bundle storage, and a light-receiving element that receives reflected light from the bandage and receives the reflected light. A light receiving element that outputs an electric signal corresponding to the light amount.

[0005] Based on the electric signal output from the light receiving element of the counting sensor, a break in the band, that is, a boundary portion of the accumulated small bundles is detected, and the number of small bundles is counted.

[0006] The denomination sensor provided in this small bundle processing device is also constituted by a plurality of reflection sensors. These reflective sensors are arranged so as to be close to each other and adjacent. Each reflective sensor is
A light emitting element that emits a light beam toward the bandage of the small bundle taken out of the small band storage, and an electric signal corresponding to the amount of reflected light received by receiving the reflected light from the bandage and receiving the light reflected from the bandage And a light receiving element for outputting.

Then, based on the electric signal output from the light receiving element of the denomination detecting sensor, an identifier corresponding to the denomination provided on the bandage is detected, and the denomination of the removed small bundle is determined. I have.

[0008]

When the counting sensor provided in such a small bundle processing apparatus is constituted by two reflection type first and second sensors arranged close to each other, the small bundle has a longitudinal direction. Along, the light emitting element of the first sensor, the light receiving element of the first sensor, the light emitting element of the second sensor, and the light receiving element of the second sensor are arranged adjacent to each other in order.
In such an arrangement, the light emitting element of the second sensor is the first light emitting element.
And the light receiving element of the second sensor.
The light beam emitted from the light emitting element of the sensor is reflected by the small banding band, and is likely to enter not only the light receiving element of the second sensor but also the light receiving element of the first sensor.

For this reason, the light receiving element of the first sensor is the first sensor.
The light beam emitted from the light emitting element of the second sensor as well as the light beam emitted from the light emitting element of the sensor may be received. For this reason, the reliability of the electric signal output from the light receiving element of the first sensor is impaired, and it is difficult to accurately count the number of small bundles when counting small bundles based on this electric signal. Problem occurs.

[0010] Even when the denomination sensor provided in the small bundle processing device is constituted by two reflection-type sensors arranged close to each other, each light-emitting element is arranged in the above-described arrangement. If a light receiving element is provided,
The light beams emitted from both sensors enter the light receiving sensor, and the reliability of the electric signal output from the light receiving element is impaired. This causes a problem that the denomination of the small bundle cannot be accurately determined.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a small bundle processing apparatus capable of reliably counting the number of small bundles. Another object of the present invention is to provide a small bundle processing device capable of reliably determining the denomination of a small bundle taken out of a small bundle storage.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an accumulating means for accumulating a small bundle of a predetermined number of bills bundled by a bandage, and the accumulating means. A light emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the bandage of the small bundle integrated in the band, and a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of the small bundle based on the amount of reflected light received from the reflected light from the bandage And a light-receiving unit that is provided adjacent to the first detecting unit and emits a light beam toward the bandage of the small bundle integrated in the integrating unit. A second detecting unit having a unit and a light receiving unit that receives light reflected from the bandage and outputs a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of the small bundle based on the amount of the reflected light; While driving one of the detection means, stop driving the other detection means Small bundle processing apparatus is provided which is characterized in that and a driving selecting means for.

According to the second aspect, the stacking means is formed so as to be able to stack a small bundle of a predetermined number of bills with a bandage, and is provided at the first position of the small bundle stacked in the stacking means. A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the sealed band, and a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the band and outputs a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of a small bundle based on the amount of reflected light received. When,
A first bundle of small bundles that are provided adjacent to the first bundle and that are stacked on the stacking unit.
A light emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the banding band provided at a second position different from the position of the band, and the presence or absence of a small bundle based on the amount of reflected light by receiving the reflected light from the banding band. A light-receiving unit that outputs a signal corresponding to the second detection unit; and, while driving the light-emitting unit of one of the first and second detection units, of the other detection unit. A small bundle processing device comprising: a drive selection unit that stops driving of the light emitting unit.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a small bundle of a predetermined number of bills bundled by a band is supported, and the supporting means is movable from one end position to the other end position. Stacking means for stacking the bundle along the moving direction of the support means until the one end position; moving means for moving from the one end position to the other end position along the moving direction of the support means; A light-emitting unit which is held by the means and emits a light beam toward a banding band provided at a first position of the small bundle collected by the collecting unit; and receives and receives light reflected from the banding band. A first light receiving unit that outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light that has been reflected, and a small bundle that is held by the moving unit adjacent to the first detecting unit and that is accumulated in the accumulation unit. An application provided at a second position different from the first position A second detecting unit having a light emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the band, a light receiving unit that receives light reflected from the band, and outputs a signal based on the amount of the reflected light; And a drive selecting means for stopping driving of the other detecting means while driving one of the detecting means, and a light receiving section of the detecting means driven by the drive selecting means. Based on the electrical signal
A small bundle processing device, comprising: a counting unit for counting the number of small bundles accumulated in the accumulation unit.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the stacking means is formed so as to be able to stack a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by the band, and the take-out means for taking out the small bundles stacked in the stacking means. A light emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the small bundle of banknotes taken out by the takeout unit, and a light receiving unit that receives light reflected from the banknote and outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light received and received. A first detecting unit, a light emitting unit that is provided adjacent to the first detecting unit, and emits a light beam toward a small bundle of banknotes extracted by the extracting unit, and receives reflected light from the banknote. A second light-receiving unit that outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light,
A drive selecting means for stopping the driving of the other detecting means while driving one of the first and second detecting means, and a light receiving section of the detecting means driven by the drive selecting means And a denomination judging means for judging the denomination of the small bundle picked up by the extracting means based on the electric signal outputted from the small bundle processing device.

According to the fifth aspect, a stacking means formed so as to be able to stack a small bundle of a predetermined number of bills bundled by a band, a take-out means for taking out the small bundles stacked in the stacking means, First of small bundles of banknotes taken out by the take-out means
A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the position, a light-receiving unit that receives the reflected light from the bill and outputs a signal based on the amount of the received reflected light, A light emitting unit that is provided adjacent to the first detecting unit and emits a light beam toward a second position different from the first position of the small bundle of banknotes extracted by the extracting unit; A second detecting unit having a light receiving unit for receiving light and outputting a signal based on the amount of reflected light;
And a drive selecting means for stopping driving of the other detecting means while driving one of the detecting means, and a light receiving section of the detecting means driven by the drive selecting means. And a denomination determining means for determining a denomination of the small bundle extracted by the extracting means based on the electric signal.

According to the sixth aspect, a light emitting section that emits a light beam toward the first position of the medium, receives the reflected light from the medium, and responds to the medium based on the amount of the received reflected light. A first light sensing unit having a light receiving unit that outputs a light signal, a light emitting unit that is provided adjacent to the first sensing unit, and emits a light beam toward a second position of the medium; A second detecting unit having a light receiving unit for receiving the reflected light from the medium and outputting a signal corresponding to the medium based on the amount of the reflected light, and detecting one of the first and second detecting units And a drive selecting means for stopping driving of the other detecting means while driving the means.

According to the present invention, the conveying means for conveying the medium, the light emitting section for emitting the light beam toward the first position of the medium conveyed by the conveying means, and the reflected light from the medium are transmitted. A first detection unit having a light receiving unit for receiving a signal and outputting a signal based on the amount of the received reflected light; and a first detection unit provided adjacent to the first detection unit and configured to detect a medium conveyed by the conveyance unit. A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the second position; a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the medium and outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light; A drive selection unit that stops driving of the other detection unit while driving one of the first and second detection units; and a light receiving unit of the detection unit that is driven by the drive selection unit. Based on the output electric signal, Medium detection apparatus characterized by comprising a detection detecting means medium conveyed by the feeding means.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a small bundle processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 does not schematically show the configuration of a cash management system used in a bank office.

This cash management system has two tellers machines 1 for operating the entire system and processing data.
a and 1b. In addition, the cash management system includes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 for depositing / dispensing loose banknotes, and surplus cash of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 sealed and stored in the machine, and dispensing bills in small bundles. A small bundle processing device, that is, a banding / small bundle payment machine 3 is provided.

The system further includes a coin depositing machine 4 for depositing loose coins and a coin dispensing machine 5 for dispensing loose coins. The system also includes a coin-rolling machine 6 for dispensing coins (coins) wrapped every 50 sheets and a trays machine holder 7.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 has an input port 1 for banknote payment.
1 and a deposit reject box 12 for accumulating reject bills at the time of deposit. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 also includes a payout reject box 13 for storing rejected bills at the time of payment, and a payout port 14 for storing bills to be paid out.

The input port 11, the deposit reject box 12, the dispensing reject box 13, and the dispensing port 14
Are arranged in a vertical line on the front of the fuselage. Further, a journal printer 15 for printing the contents of each transaction is arranged on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2.

In the vicinity of the input port 11, the dispensing port 14, and the journal printer 15, it is indicated which of the two teller machines 1a, 1b is occupied by the respective teller machine 1a, 1b. A pair of occupancy lamps 16, 17, 18 are provided respectively.

On the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is provided a remaining amount display 19 for displaying the remaining amount of bills in a later-described banknote storage in the machine body. Further, on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is a banding temporary storage return door 20 for returning a banding number, which will be described later.

Further, on the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, a pay-in / feed-out path pull-out door 21 from above, a temporary stacking door 22 for returning banknotes at the time of payment, and a storage door 23 for pulling out a banknote storage.
Are arranged.

On the other hand, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 has a small bundle payment dispensing door 24 at the upper portion, and when the dispensing door is opened, the dispensed small bundle can be taken out. I have. In the vicinity of the dispensing door 24, a pair of occupation lamps 25 similar to the occupation lamps of the bill receiving / dispensing section are arranged.

Above the dispensing door 24, there is a band setting door 26 for banding band replacement. The banding band is replaced by opening the door 26. Below the dispensing door 24, a safe box take-out door 27 is arranged so that a safe box described later can be taken out.

Since the present invention relates to a device for handling bills, a detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, the coin dispensing machine 5, and the coin payer 6 is omitted here. Next, the configuration and operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a structural view of the inside of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 viewed from the side, and FIG. 3 is a view of the inside of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 viewed from the back side. When the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 attempts to deposit a banknote, the banknote is placed in the slot 11 and a deposit start command is sent from the teller's machine 1a (1b). As a result, the bill placed in the insertion slot 11 becomes 1
It is taken in one by one.

The bill taken in from the slot 11 passes through the pre-inspection transport path 101 and is guided to the inspection section 34. The banknote taken into the inspection unit 34 has a denomination, a shape,
Front / back, true / false, damage, etc. are discriminated.

Based on the discrimination result, the CPU
The control unit configured as described above sorts bills to the respective stacking units by using sorting gate groups 35a to 35k as sorting means installed in the transport path.

The bills output from the inspection unit 34 are sorted by the first deposit reject gate 35a. As a result of the inspection, the bills determined to be undecidable tickets are sorted and deposited in the deposit reject box 12.
The undeterminable ticket is set in the slot 11 again and reloaded, or is manually entered into the count data.

The determined bills are then sent to the front and back sorting mechanism by the front and back gates 35b, so that all the bills are oriented in the front direction. Next, the banknotes with the front and back sorted are selected by the rearranging gate 35c to be transported to the lower storage section or guided to the dispensing transport path.
The case of being guided to the dispensing conveyance path will be described later. In a general depositing operation, bills are transported to a lower storage unit.
The banknotes conveyed to the lower stage pass through the safe gate 35d,
It enters the distribution transport path 40. The processing after the safe gate 35d is not described here. Sorting transport path 4
The banknotes that have entered 0 are accumulated in the temporary accumulation bins 41a to 41d by the denominations and the damages by the temporary bin gates 35e to 35g.

The banknotes that have entered the temporary stackers 41a to 41d are stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b while being aligned by a positioning mechanism (not shown). These flappers 45a and 45b are configured to be rotatable downward by about 90 °.

When the upper surface of the banknotes stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b is detected by a stacking full sensor (not shown), the flappers 45a and 45b are rotated downward by about 90 °, and the stacked banknotes are lowered. 45c, 45d
Integrated on top. Furthermore, as the accumulation of banknotes continues,
The upper surface of the bill is detected again by the full stack sensor, and the flappers 45c and 45d are rotated downward by about 90 °. Thereby, the accumulated bills are temporarily stored in the temporary storages 41a to 41a.
shutters 47a-47 attached to the bottom of d
d. Furthermore, when the accumulation of the banknotes is continued, the top of the banknotes is detected again by the accumulation full sensor,
Here, for the first time, the control unit notifies the “full accumulation” to the teller's machine 1a or 1b.

When "full stack" is notified, the shutter 47 is opened right and left by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the stacked bills fall into the storages 48a to 48d. Storage 4 above
Separators 49, 49 are on standby in 8a to 48d, and the dropped bills fall on the separators 49, 49. When the shutter 47 is opened, the temporary storage 41 is opened.
The pusher mechanism 52 waiting at the upper portion is driven, and all the banknotes remaining in the temporary storage 41 are stored in the storage 48a.
To within 48d.

When this movement is completed, the pusher 52
Rises, and the shutter 47 is closed. In this state, a state of receiving the next deposit is completed. Next, the dispensing operation will be described.

The dispensing operation is established by sending bills accumulated in the storages 48a to 48d to the dispensing port 14.
When the withdrawal start command is transmitted from the teller's machine 1a (1b) to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, the control unit of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 drives the takeout mechanism 56 of the storage 48 in which the outgoing banknotes are accumulated. . This takeout mechanism 56 is the same as the takeout mechanism attached to the slot 11. By rotating the take-out mechanism 56, bills are taken out one by one, and the number of taken-out bills is counted by a take-out counting sensor 57 installed immediately after the take-out port. When the count reaches the number of payouts, the take-out mechanism 56 stops driving, and the take-out ends. The taken-out banknotes are conveyed to the dispensing inspection section 59 through the storage lower conveyance path 58. The dispensing inspection unit 59 takes out two bills, confirms the denomination, and sends them to the upper dispensing conveyance path if there is no problem. At this time, if there is a problem with the banknote, an instruction for additional removal is issued to the removal mechanism. After passing through the dispensing inspection section 59, the banknote passes through the inspection gate 35h, enters the upper dispensing conveyance path, and is conveyed to the dispensing port by the sealing gate 35i.

The bills conveyed in different directions by the gates 35h and 35i will be described later. Sealing gate 35i
The banknotes conveyed to the dispensing port side by the dispensing reject gate 3
5j, the banknote determined to have a problem in the withdrawal inspection is sent to the withdrawal reject box 13, and the banknote to be withdrawn is set in the withdrawal port 1.
4 are accumulated. When the accumulation of the designated banknotes in the dispensing port 14 is completed, an electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released,
The dispensing port 14 is opened, and the bill can be taken out.
This completes the dispensing process.

Note that the bills in the storage 48 are normally pressed against the feed roller of the take-out mechanism 56 by the weight of the bills,
Although stable removal is performed, when the remaining amount of bills decreases, the backup mechanism 60 is driven into the storage, and the bills in the storages 48a to 48d can be pushed from above.
This bill remaining amount is stored in a storage 48a by a sensor (not shown).
This is performed by detecting the position of the upper surface of the banknote within ~ 48d.

Next, a detailed check operation in the safe will be described.
The safe inspection is a task of counting the number of banknotes stored in the storages 48a to 48d, and aims to count the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d that can no longer be determined due to withdrawal.

When there is a close inspection request from the teller's machines 1a-1b, first, the taking out of the banknotes in one of the storages 48a-48d is started. The taken-out banknotes are discriminated in denomination by the withdrawal inspection, and the banknotes that have become identifiable are accumulated in any of the temporary accumulation bins 131a to 131d located above the taken-out storage bins 48a to 48d.

Although the banknotes that cannot be determined are accumulated in the withdrawal reject box 13, there is no problem even if the banknotes are temporarily accumulated in the temporary accumulation boxes 41a to 41d above the non-target storage boxes 48. When the banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation bins 41a to 41d are full, the storage bins 48a to 4d are processed in the same process as when depositing.
Although stored in 8d, the separators 49, 49 do not rotate even after storage, and separate the scrutinized banknote and the scrutinized banknote. In this state, the take-out operation is continued until the pre-scrutiny banknotes are exhausted.
The banknote within 8d is determined.

At this time, if there is a large amount of bills remaining in the storages 48a to 48d, the shutter 47 cannot be closed.
The banknote can be inspected even with the shutter 47 opened.
As described above, when the close inspection is performed with the shutter 47 opened, the accumulation temporary storage 41 can have a large capacity due to the operation of the separators 49, 49, so that the close inspection can be performed without stopping the removal from the storages 48a to 48d halfway. There is a merit of being able to do so.

Next, there are many deposit bills, and the storages 48a to 48a-4
The operation of automatically turning the banknote to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 when the number of banknotes in 8d has increased will be described. Storage 48
Sealing the banknotes in a to 48d is called storage arrangement, and is automatically started when the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d becomes equal to or more than a certain number. The fixed number of sheets can be set from the teller's machine 1a or 1b, and by setting this, the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is always kept constant.

When the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d becomes equal to or larger than the set value, the storage arrangement is automatically started, and the taking out of the banknotes from the storages 48a to 48d is started.
The picked-up bills are discriminated such as denomination confirmation by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and only the bills suitable for sealing are placed in the sealing gate 3.
5i conveys to the banding / stacking unit 61. Sealing unit 6
When 100 sheets are conveyed to one, they are sent to the banding unit by a mechanism / process described later.

On the other hand, the control of the storages 48a to 48d checks the remaining amount of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d every time 100 sheets are taken out, and stops taking out when the remaining amount becomes equal to or less than the set value. By controlling in this manner, the storage 4
The number of bills in 8a to 48d is always kept constant.

As shown in FIG. 2, the banding / stacking section 61 is composed of upper and lower stacking sections 61a and 61b. This 2
Switching between the stacking units 61a and 61b is performed by an integration switching gate 35k.

The banknotes first taken out of the safes 48a to 48d are stacked in the upper sealing stacking section 61a. The accumulated bills are accumulated on the sealing accumulation backup 62a,
Some height is secured from the accumulation outlet. When the stacking progresses and the upper surface of the bill approaches the stacking outlet, fullness is detected by a sealing stacking fullness sensor (not shown).

When a full state is detected, the banding / stacking backup 62a is lowered to the lower end by the drive mechanism, and moves the banknote onto the banding horizontal carrier 63a. When the stacking further progresses and the stacking of 100 bills is completed in the upper sealed stacking unit 61a, the subsequent bills are stacked in the lower sealed stacking unit 61b by the stacking switching gate 35k.

On the other hand, the 1
The 00 banknotes are moved toward the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 by the banding horizontal carrier 63a while being pressed from above by the banding accumulation clamp 64a. At this time, since the banding accumulation clamp 64a is fixed on the banding horizontal carrier 63a, it moves together.

The moved 100 bills are sealed and
By the mechanism described later of the small bundle payment machine 3, the banding horizontal carrier 6 is used.
Pulled out from 3a. Upon detecting that the bill has been pulled out, the sealed horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the banding accumulation backup 62a and the banding accumulation clamp 6
4a also returns to the original position.

One cycle is completed by the above operation. Next, the lower-stage banding / stacking unit 61b seals 100 bills by the same operation.
Send to small bundle payment machine 3. As described above, the upper / lower stacking and collecting sections 61a and 61b sequentially send 100 banknotes to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 so that the banding can be performed continuously.

When a fraction remains at the time of sealing, FIG.
As a result, the entirety of the banding and stacking units 61a and 61b hops upward together with the preceding conveyance path, and the stacking units 61a and 61b
1b can be taken out.

Next, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 as viewed from the side. The banding / small bundle payment machine 3 receives the banknote sent through the banding / stacking units 61a and 61b of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2. When the banding stacking units 61a and 61b are inserted from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 into the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, the small bundle hand unit 71 moves to receive bills. Small bundle hand part 7
Reference numeral 1 denotes a two-stage configuration including an upper hand unit 71a and a lower hand unit 71b. Even when a banknote bundle is supplied from the upper stage 61a of the banding stacking unit 61 or a banknote bundle is supplied from the lower stage 61b, the banknote bundle is Can be held.

The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b are configured on the same base, and the upper and lower small bundle hand units move at the same time. Small bundle hand 71
Reference numerals a and 71b allow a hand position detection sensor (not shown) to detect three positions: a bill clamp position, a bill release position, and a standby position.

The banknote receiving operation from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 is such that when a specified number of banknotes are accumulated on the banding / stacking section 61, the banknote receiving / dispensing machine 2 transfers the banknote to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3.
And the signal of the upper stage or the lower stage is sent. Upon receipt of the signal, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 sets the backup mechanism 72 described later on the upper or lower stage in accordance with the signal from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2.

Thereafter, the small bundle hand units 71a and 71b, which have been waiting at the standby position, move to the bill clamp position, and clamp the bill bundle by a bill clamp mechanism (not shown). When the clamping is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a, 7
1b moves to the bill release position while pulling the bill bundle, and waits for the backup mechanism 72 to clamp the bill bundle. When the backup mechanism 72 clamps the bill bundle, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b release the bill bundle and return to the standby position. With the above operation, one cycle of the small bundle hand mechanism is completed, and the drawing in of the banknote bundle is completed.

The backup mechanism 72 includes a bill receiving base 74 in the mechanism and a backup clamp mechanism 7 above the bill receiving base 74.
I have three. Further, the backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a carrier transfer position by a sensor group (not shown). Small bundle hand mechanism 71
The backup mechanism 72 that has received the banknotes from the third bank starts moving from the upper banknote receiving position or the lower banknote receiving position and waits for the small bundle hand mechanism 71 to return to the standby position, and moves to the carrier transfer position. At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a state where the bill is clamped, and presses the bill on the backup mechanism 72 so as not to fall.

When the backup mechanism 72 moves to the carrier transfer position, the banknotes are set to be at the same height as the carrier 75. When the carrier 75 moves forward in this state, the banknote is pushed by the back plate of the carrier 75 and is extracted from the backup mechanism 72. With the above operation, the transfer from the backup mechanism 72 to the carrier 75 is completed.

When the carrier 75 starts moving forward,
The banknote is transferred to the carrier 7 by a carrier clamp (not shown).
5 Clamped so as not to fall from above. Further, the sealing shutter 76 disposed in front of the carrier 75 has a structure in which the bill is passed while being rotated by the bill on the carrier 75 and rotating in the carrier moving direction.

Further, the carrier 75 can detect three positions of a bill receiving position, a bundle position, and a vertical carrier transferring position by a sensor group (not shown). The banknotes on the carrier 75 are moved by the carrier 75 to the holding mechanism 91 and bundled. Bundle mechanism 91
Is a supply unit 93 for the bandage 92, a feed roller 94 for feeding the bandage 92 supplied from the supply unit 93, a winding mechanism 95 for winding the bandage 92 around a banknote bundle, and a bandage for the banknote bundle. Obi 92
And a cutter 96 that cuts the band 92 after winding.

The bundled banknotes move on the carrier 75 from the bundled position to the vertical carrier delivery position, and the carrier 75 stops there. At this time, the bill bundle
The outer peripheral surface of the sealing shutter 76 is stopped at a predetermined position. The vertical carrier 77 is
Ascending from the standby position below the carrier 75, the carrier 7
5 to a position where the bill bundle can be grasped.

The vertical carrier 77 which has completed the movement is transferred to the carrier 7 by a vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 provided therewith.
5 holds the bill bundle above. Vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78
When the user grabs the bill bundle, the carrier 75 moves further and returns to the bill receiving position. The bundle of bills sealed at this time is
It is pushed by the sealing shutter 76 and detaches from the carrier 75.

A bundle of 100 bills, that is, a small bundle, completely placed on the vertical carrier 77 descends together with the vertical carrier 77 and enters the small bundle transport path 79 below the vertical carrier 77.

When the vertical carrier 77 approaches the small bundle transport path 79 with the small bundle clamped, the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is opened by a drive motor (not shown). From here small bundle transport path 7
The vertical carrier 77 that has entered the inside 9 moves to a fixed position in the small bundle transport path 79 and waits for the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 to close. When the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is closed, the small bundle is transported in the small bundle transport path 79A by the vertical carrier 77 and the driving rollers arranged in a nest.

The small bundle conveying path 79A is composed of upper and lower drive rollers 173, and the small bundle is conveyed between them. The upper drive roller group 173A can move up and down, and is urged downward by a compression coil spring as an elastic member (not shown) to function as a pinch roller. For this reason, it is possible to convey small bundles of various thicknesses.

The small bundle transport path 79A includes a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 and a picker mechanism 81 on the upper surface of the transport path, and transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b for guiding small bundles on the transport path into the small bundle safe 83 on the lower surface. Is provided. Four small bundle safes 83 are arranged below the transport path, and can be stored in each safe 83 depending on the denomination of the small bundle. Further, the small bundle in the safe 83 can be returned to the transport path by the stopper mechanism 84 and the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 disposed in the safe 83.

The small bundle transported through the small bundle transport path 79A stops on the small bundle safe 83 where the small bundle is to be stored, and waits in a state where the small bundle can be stored. At this time, the stop position of the small bundle is adjusted by the picker mechanism 81.

When the small bundle is waiting just above the predetermined small bundle storage 83, the left and right transport shutters 82a and 82b are driven by the drive mechanism (not shown) to rotate downward, and the small bundle is put into the safe 83. Fall. At this time, in accordance with the driving of the transport shutters 82a and 82b, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is also driven in the pushing direction at the same time, so that the small bundle is pushed so as not to be caught in the middle.

The small bundle that has fallen into the safe 83 first rides on the stopper mechanism 84, and is further pushed into the safe 83 by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The stopper mechanism 84 is pushed into the safe 83 together with the small bundle so as to rotate, and is urged by a spring or the like to return to the original position by itself when the small bundle reaches a predetermined position.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the stopper mechanism 84 is open. When the small bundle pusher 80 finishes pushing down to the position where the stopper mechanism 84 returns, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 returns to the home position, the transport shutters 82a and 82b close, and the storage of the small bundle in the safe 83 ends.

The small bundle stored in the safe 83 is
The small bundle is always urged upward by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85, and the small bundle is held by the stopper mechanism 84.

When dispensing a small bundle stored in the small bundle safe 83 as described above, first, the transport shutters 82a and 82b of the small bundle safe 83 to be dispensed are opened, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is moved into the safe 83. Push in. At this time, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed downward by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80, and the stopper mechanism 84 becomes rotatable.

The stopper mechanism 84, which is now rotatable,
It is rotated into the safe 83 by a drive mechanism (not shown) and fixed. Thereafter, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pulled upward, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed up by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed.
To the upper end position of

The small bundle moved to the upper end is picked up by the picker mechanism 8.
By driving No. 1, only the uppermost small bundle is hooked by the picker mechanism and introduced into the small bundle transport path 79A. The introduced small bundle is driven by a drive roller on the transport path 79A to move in the transport path 79A, and the denomination sensor 1 disposed near the end of the transport path 79A.
The denomination is determined by 33. Further, when paying out continuously, if the picker mechanism 81 is driven again as it is, the next small bundle will be paid out. When the dispensing of the small bundle is completed, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed in as in the case of the deposit, and the surplus small bundle is stored in the safe 83 to complete the dispensing process.

The small bundles transferred to the small bundle transport path 79A move in the small bundle transport path 79A and fall into the elevator 87 from the exit at the right end of the small bundle transport path 79A in the drawing. When all the small bundles to be dispensed enter the elevator 87, the elevator 87 starts rising and moves to the dispensing position. When the elevator 87 stops at the dispensing position, the small bundle dispensing door 24 opens, and the small bundle can be taken out. When a small bundle is taken out of the elevator 87, a sensor (not shown)
The absence of the small bundle is detected, the dispensing door 24 is closed, and the transaction ends.

When a small bundle is to be continuously discharged to the outside of the machine due to banknote arrangement or the like, the small bundle chute door 89 is opened, and the elevator 87 is moved upward from the small bundle transport path 79A. The small bundle falling from the path 79A can be discharged as it is. This has the merit that while the capacity of the elevator 87 is finite, it is possible to continuously pay out a desired number of bundles.

That is, a banknote safe 90 is installed below the elevator 87, and a small bundle that is not normally suitable for withdrawal is provided.
For example, a small bundle of unfit bills or a small bundle with a poor appearance can be stored. When small bundles are continuously discharged for banknote arrangement or the like and stored in the damaged banknote safe 90, when the small bundles are dropped from the small bundle transport path 79A, the elevator 87 is raised and the banknote safe is directly accessed. 90.

Hereinafter, the small bundle inspection operation will be described. This scrutiny means an operation of confirming whether or not the manually input amount is equal to the counting result. Inspection of the small bundle, the small bundle safe 83
In the operation of counting the number of small bundles contained in the small bundle safe 83, the number of small bundles in the small bundle safe 83 that cannot be determined, for example, after the staff manually loads the small bundles or an error occurs. Count and confirm.

Hereinafter, the small bundle inspection mechanism of the small bundle safe 83 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the small bundle safe 83, and FIG. 6 is a top view thereof. The small bundle safe 83 has a box-shaped safe main body 111, and a small bundle counting unit 112 is attached to the front side of the main body.

As shown in FIG. 6, the small bundle counting unit 112 includes two sensors S1 and S2 arranged side by side in the horizontal direction.
A series of counting sensors 113 and rails 114 for moving the counting sensors 113 up and down along the small bundle stacking direction.
, Timing belt 115 and timing pulley 1
16, 117. The counting sensor 113 is directly connected to the timing belt 115, and has a structure in which the counting sensor 113 obtains a driving force from a driving unit 118 described later and moves up and down along the rail 114.

At the upper and lower ends of the rail 114,
An upper end sensor 119 and a lower end sensor 120 are provided, respectively, and a movable upper end position of the counting sensor unit 113,
And the lower end position can be detected.

The driving section 118 includes a motor 121 and a reduction gear 122. The reduction gear 122 is connected to a timing pulley 117 by a timing belt 123 to drive the timing belt 115.

Further, the gear of the encoder 124 meshes with the reduction gear 122 of the drive section 118, and the rotation of the motor 121 causes the encoder 124 to rotate. When the encoder 124 rotates, light reaching the photoelectric conversion element through the slit is blocked, whereby it is possible to detect the rotation of the motor 121 and measure the moving distance of the counting sensor unit 113. The encoder 124 may be of an electromagnetic type in which a magnet and a coil are combined, for example, in addition to the photoelectric type.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end position of the counting sensor unit 113 is such that the banding band B1 (or B2) of the upper end bundle of the small bundle P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83 can be detected. It is located at the position, that is, near the lower side of the stopper mechanism 84. The lower end position of the counting sensor unit 113 is arranged so that the counting sensor unit 113 is located below the lowermost position of the backup 125 of the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85. On the end face of the backup 125 on the count sensor unit 113 side,
The end mark EM is marked and the counting sensor unit 113
By reading the end mark EM, the position of the backup 125 can be recognized.

The four small bundle safes 83 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3
Each have a small bundle counting unit 112,
The power supply for operating the small bundle counting unit 112 and the transfer of signals between the small bundle inspection unit 170 and the CPU 162, which will be described later, are performed via the float connector 134 provided at the lower part of each small bundle safe 83. .

As shown in FIG. 6, the counting sensor unit 113 includes a first sensor S1 which is disposed adjacent to each other and mainly reads the presence or absence of the band B1 for counting the small bundles P,
A second sensor S2 for mainly reading the presence or absence of the band B2 in order to count the small bundle P. The first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 are configured by, for example, reflection sensors, and emit light units S1-1 and S2-1 that irradiate the subject with a light beam having a predetermined wavelength component. Light receiving sections S1-2 and S2-2 for receiving the reflected light are provided.

The light emitting units S1-1 and S2-1 are respectively
Toward the band B1 at the first position and the band B2 at the second position as the subject, wavelength components in the visible range, for example, 6
A light beam having a wavelength of 60 nm as a main component is emitted.

The light receiving sections S1-2 and S2-2 are respectively
It receives the reflected light from the bandages B1 and B2 and outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light. The counting sensor unit 113 is arranged at a position corresponding to the bandages B1 and B2 of the small bundle P as shown in FIG. That is, the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 of the counting sensor unit 113 are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P. The first sensor S1 is disposed at a position corresponding to substantially the center of the band B1 disposed at a distance of L1, for example, 30 mm from the longitudinal end of the small bundle P. Further, the second sensor S2 is disposed at a position corresponding to substantially the center of the band B2 disposed at a distance of L2 from the end of the small bundle P in the longitudinal direction, for example, at a position of 40 mm.

That is, in the counting sensor unit 113,
As shown in FIG. 6, the light emitting unit S1-1 of the first sensor S1,
The light receiving section S1-2 of the first sensor S1, the light emitting section S2-1 of the second sensor S2, and the light emitting section S2-2 of the second sensor S2 are arranged in this order along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P. I have.

As shown in FIG. 18, the first sensor S
The light emitting unit S1-1 of the first sensor is a light emitting unit S2- of the second sensor S2.
1 may be arranged. That is, in the counting sensor unit 113, the light receiving unit S1 of the first sensor S1
-2, light emitting section S1-1 of first sensor S1, second sensor S
2 light emitting unit S2-1, light emitting unit S2-2 of the second sensor S2
Are arranged in this order along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the counting sensor unit 113 moves up and down along the rail 114, the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 move the small bundle safe 8
A signal for reading the gap between the band B and the band B of the small bundle P accumulated in 3, that is, the boundary of the small bundle P accumulated as brightness information, and counting the number of bundles of the small bundle P. Is output. Based on the output signals from the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2, the number of small bundles P is determined.

Also, the 2 provided in the counting sensor unit 113
The two reflection-type sensors, that is, the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 detect the band B1 and B2 of the small bundle P, respectively. If one of the sensors can detect, the number of bundles can be determined. Furthermore, if both the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 of the counting sensor unit 113 cannot reliably read the brightness of the cut of the band B, the encoder-1
Based on the movement distance of the counting sensor unit 113 detected in 24, the thickness of the small bundle in the part that cannot be read can be determined to determine the number of bundles.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a vertical movement mechanism of the counting sensor unit 113. The counting sensor unit 113 is fixed to the center base 127,
Has a tension roller 128 attached at a position facing the two V-groove rollers 126, and a rail 114.
Is held in between. Also, the side surface of the small bundle counting unit 112 is bent into a U shape as a second rail, and the tension roller 129 facing the two rollers 130 attached to the side surface of the center base 127 is rolled inside. It has become.

The tension roller 128 and the tension roller 129 are connected to the rail 1 by a compression spring as an elastic member.
14 are urged in the direction of sandwiching 14, that is, the direction in which the U-shaped rail is stretched from the inside, and are held without play of the rail.

By holding the rails without any backlash, when the counting sensor unit 113 moves up and down, the output data is not disturbed by the backlash of the up / down mechanism, and a smooth up / down movement is realized.

On the inner wall of the small bundle safe 83, there are provided a plurality of ribs 131 for restricting the movement of the end face of the small bundle stored in the safe and storing the small bundle in a correct posture. The side inner wall 132 of the small bundle safe 83 is provided so as to be fixed at a position corresponding to the longitudinal width of each small bundle of each denomination. Are within a certain range.

Here, the teller's machine 1a shown in FIG.
The schematic configuration of the control system of (1b), the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, for example, one of the tellers machines 1a
Has an MPU 140 having a memory 140a. The MPU 140 is connected to a PROM 141, a program memory 142, a total data memory 143, a keyboard 144, a CRT display unit 145, an HDD 148, and a journal printer 149 via a bus.

An I / F 147 is further connected to the MPU 140, and via this I / F 147, the teller's machine 1a is connected to the I / F 151 of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the I / F 161 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3. Connected.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 has a CPU 152, a ROM
153, a RAM 154, a cutting mechanism 155, an extruding mechanism 156 for pushing out the banknotes accumulated in the banding / stacking section 61 to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, a conveyance control section 157 for controlling the operation of the conveyance path, and a safe 48a. A storage control unit 158 for controlling storage of banknotes in 48d, a payment inspection unit 159 including an inspection unit 34, and a payment inspection unit 160 are connected to an interface (I / F) 151.

The CPU 152 controls the entire banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and the R0M 153 includes the CPU 152.
Are stored. RAM 154
Is used for storing various information related to banknotes and the like embedded and inspected by the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. The transport control unit 157 includes:
The transport path following the feed roller 29 is drive-controlled based on the discrimination signal from the deposit inspection unit 159 or the payment inspection unit 160, and the bill is transported.

The storage controller 158 drives and controls a sorting gate (not shown) so that the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance path can be stored in each temporary storage 4 in accordance with the discrimination signal of the inspection unit 34.
1a to 41d. The storage control unit 158 stores the banknotes in the temporary storage bins 41a to 41d in the storage bins 48a to 48d by controlling the movement of the shutters 47a to 47d, and drives the takeout mechanism 56 including a feeding roller. By controlling, bills are fed from each of the storages 48a to 48d to the transport path.

The I / F 151 is connected to the unit interface 147 of the Terran's man 1a. In addition, the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 includes a CPU 162, a R0M16
3, RAM 164, small bundle hand unit 71 to sealing mechanism 91
Extrusion mechanism 165 that pushes out a bundle of banknotes, transport paths 79 and 7
The transport control unit 166 that controls the operation of the 9A, the storage control unit 167 that controls the storage of small bundles in the safe 83, and the sealing mechanism 91.
Control section 168 for controlling the operation of the elevator, an elevator section 169 for controlling the elevator 87, a small bundle inspection section 170 for counting the number of small bundles stored in the safe 83, and a denomination of small bundles taken out of the safe 83. The denomination determining unit 180 for determining
It is configured to be connected to the I / F 161.

The CPU 162 controls the entirety of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3.
2 are stored. RAM 164
Is used for storing various information related to banknotes and the like that have been sealed by the banding / small bundle payment machine 3. The transport control unit 166
By driving and controlling the transport paths including the transport paths 79 and 79A shown in FIG. 4, a small bundle of banknotes from the sealing unit 71 is transported. Under the control of the banding control unit 168, a small bundle as a banknote bundle is created by winding a paper tape or the like around the stacked banknotes dropped from the temporary banding storage 72 to the banding unit 91. I have.

The transport control section 166 drives and controls a distribution gate (not shown) so as to be distributed to the corresponding small bundle storage 83 on the basis of the denomination which is conveyed and designated by the transport path 79A. ing. In addition, the transport control unit 166 drives and controls a take-out mechanism (not shown) so as to take out a small bundle from each storage 83 to the transport path 79A.

The small bundle inspection unit 170 counts the number of small bundles P stored in the storage 83 and checks whether the number matches the input amount. As shown in FIG. 20, the small bundle inspection unit 170 includes selection circuits 171 and 172 for driving either the first sensor S1 or the second sensor S2 under the control of the CPU 162. That is, the drive signal for driving the first sensor S1 or the second sensor S2 output from the CPU 162 is input to the selection circuit 171 and the drive of one of the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 is performed. A selection signal to be selected is input. At this time, the selection signal output from the CPU 162 is
It is also input to the selection circuit 172.

The selection circuit 171 supplies the drive signal output from the CPU 162 to the light emitting unit of the sensor selected by the selection signal output from the CPU 162 under the control of the CPU 162. Thereby, the first sensor S1
The light emitting unit S1-1 of the second sensor S2 or the light emitting unit S2- of the second sensor S2
1 is driven, and emits a light beam toward the band B1 or B2 of the small bundle P.

That is, when driving the first sensor S1, the drive signal A is supplied at a predetermined timing to the light emitting section S1-1 of the first sensor S1. This allows
The light emitting section S1-1 emits light, and is irradiated with a light beam toward the band B1 of the small bundle P. Then, the reflected light from the band B1 enters the light receiving unit S1-2, and outputs an electric signal C corresponding to the amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving unit S1-2.

The electric signal C is input to the selection circuit 172 and subjected to A / D conversion to obtain a first sensor output signal E. The first sensor output signal E is used as a signal for counting the number of small bundles
Is input to

Subsequently, when the driving of the first sensor S1 is stopped and the second sensor S2 is driven at a predetermined timing, the driving signal B is supplied to the light emitting section S2-1 of the second sensor S2. Is done. Thereby, the light emitting unit S2-1 is
Light is emitted, and a light beam is irradiated toward the band B2 of the small bundle P. The reflected light from the band B2 is transmitted to the light receiving section S2.
-2, and outputs an electric signal D corresponding to the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving unit S2-2.

The electric signal D is input to the selection circuit 172 and subjected to A / D conversion to obtain a second sensor output signal F. The second sensor output signal F is used as a signal for counting the number of small bundles in the safe.
Is input to

As described above, the two sensors arranged in parallel, that is, the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 are not driven at the same time, and one of the sensors is driven at a predetermined timing. By stopping the driving of the sensor, the light receiving section S1-2 of the first sensor S1 becomes
2 can be prevented from entering the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit S2-1, and the light receiving unit S2- of the second sensor S2 can be prevented.
2, the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit S1-1 of the first sensor S1 can be prevented from entering.

Thus, the light emitting section S1 of the first sensor S1
The light beam emitted from -1 is the band B at the first position.
1 and is incident only on the light receiving section S1-2 arranged at a position opposite to the second sensor S2. Then, the light receiving unit S1-2 outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light.

The light beam emitted from the light emitting portion S2-1 of the second sensor S2 is reflected by the band B2 at the second position, and is received at a position opposite to the first sensor S1. The light is incident only on the portion S2-2. Then, the light receiving unit S2-2 outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light.

Thus, the light receiving section S1 of the first sensor S1
-2 and the electric signal output from the light receiving section S2-2 of the second sensor S2 are both extremely reliable because they are not affected by the light beams emitted from the light emitting sections of the other sensors.

Therefore, when counting the number of small bundles based on these electric signals, the number of bundles can be accurately counted by the method described later. Although FIG. 8 shows a state in which the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 are connected to the terrors machine 1a, the other terrors machines are similarly connected via the interfaces 151 and 161 respectively. 1b.

Hereinafter, a series of operations of the small bundle inspection unit 170 will be described with reference to FIGS. Counting sensor unit 1
Normally, when the small bundle inspection is not performed, the safe 8 does not touch the small bundle placed on the backup 125.
3 is waiting at the lower end position, for example, when a small bundle is loaded by the operator, a request for close inspection of the small bundle is issued from the teller's machine 1a or 1b.

When a small bundle is loaded in step S41 of FIG. 14, the denomination of the loaded banknote and the total amount of the loaded banknote are input by the operator in the next step S42. Accordingly, the number of all small bundles in the safe 83 is measured in step S43. That is, the motor 121 of the requested small bundle safe 83 is driven, and in step S1 of FIG. 9A, the encoder 124 is driven and the counting sensor unit 113 is raised, and the sensor data capture is started. . The captured sensor data is shown in FIG.
The data is sequentially stored in the RAM 164 under the control of the PU 162.

In the next step S2, the detection of the small bundle portion at the start position is started, and the counting sensor unit 113 starts detecting the reflected light from the front while rising, and in step S3, FIG. 11 and FIG. The outputs A and B of the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 and the output data C of the encoder 124 shown in FIG. 11 and 12 are graphs showing sensor waveforms when a plurality of small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83 are counted while raising the counting sensor unit 113, and output waveforms of the encoder 124 at that time. .

The output levels A and B of the two sensors S1 and S2 of the counting sensor unit 113 indicate the backup levels when the sensors move from bottom to top in the safe 83, respectively.
Until the position 5 is reached, the level A in FIGS.
1 and B1, but when the end mark (not shown) attached to the backup 125, that is, the bundle start mark, which is attached to the backup 125 is detected in step S4, FIGS.
2 as high as levels A2 and B2. These levels A2 and B2 will be described later.
Slice levels AS and B set to 1 and S2
It has a value higher than S.

When the bundle start mark is detected, the small bundle start position is set in step S5, for example, by setting a flag on the RAM 164. When the small bundle start position setting is completed, the process proceeds to the processing of FIG. 9B, and the detection processing of the small bundle portion at the end position is started in step S6. With the start of this process, in step S7, the output data A,
The process of reading B and C into the RAM 164 is continued.

As the counting sensor unit 113 continues to move up, the two sensors S1 and S2 obtain output data A and B whose levels change, as shown in FIGS. , A continuous pulse output C is obtained.

That is, since the two sensors S1 and S2 of the counting sensor unit 113 are reflection-type sensors, the emitted light is not reflected in the portion of the small bundle safe 83 where there is no small bundle P. , B1, the output voltage of the sensor is low, but when it comes to the backup 125 with the end mark, the reflected light becomes strong.
As shown in FIG.

[0126] Since the reflected light disappears once it is out of the backup 125, the output voltage once drops as in A3 and B3, but when it moves further to the position of the band S of the first small bundle P, it is reflected by the band S. As a result, the output voltage of the sensor increases as indicated by A4 and B4. Further, when the counting sensor unit 113 moves to reach the band break, the reflected light becomes weak at the band break, so that the output voltage of both the first sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 of the counting sensor unit 113 is A5, B
As low as 5 parts.

When the counting sensor 113 moves further and reaches the next band S of the small bundle P, the reflected light is strengthened again by the band S, so that the output voltage of the sensor 113 becomes A6, B in FIG.
As high as 6 parts.

In this state, if the output of the encoder 124 becomes constant at the low level C1 as shown in FIG. 11, for example, it is detected in step S8 that the encoder 124 has stopped. It should be noted that the encoder 124 may stop in a state where the output is constant at a high level.
At this time, the counting sensor unit 113
That is, the vehicle stops at the position where it blocks 9.

When it is detected in step S8 that the encoder 124 has stopped, the sensor 113 is at the top of the small bundle group, the small bundle end position is set in step S9, and the process ends in step S10. Is performed.

In this state, the first data stored in RAM 164
The output levels of the sensor S1 and the second sensor S2 are verified in step S11, and the paper band S attached to the small bundle P
The sensor output level of a portion, for example, level A3 in FIG.
The levels As and Bs at which B3 can be reliably detected are determined as slice values and stored in the RAM 164.

Subsequently, the data stored in the RAM 164 is read out, and the end mark of the backup 125 detected during this time, the number of light and dark cuts of the small bundle P and the band of the small bundle P, and the light and dark measured by the encoder 124 are read. The process of determining the number of small bundles P based on the interval is performed in step S12, and the small bundle counting process ends.

Since the four small bundle safes 83 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3 each have the same mechanism, only the necessary safes required by the tellers machines 1a and 1b need to be inspected in small bundles. It is also possible to scrutinize a small bundle at the same time for all safes.

Next, the small bundle counting process in step S12, that is, the counting sensor unit 113 and the encoder 124
A method of determining the number of bundles from the output data of the above will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the following description with reference to FIG.
The output data from the counting sensor unit 113 stored in the memory is read out in the reverse order to the writing and the number of bundles is counted. Of course, the reading may be performed in the writing order and the processing may be performed.

Under the control of the CPU 162, the small bundle inspection unit 170 performs the bundle count start process in step S21. In step S22, the sensor value of the counting sensor unit 113 stored in the RAM 164 and the encoder 12
4 is read.

In this case, since data is read from RAM 164 in reverse, for example, in FIG.
Is read out. At this time, the slice value A simultaneously stored in the processing of FIG.
The average thickness data of s, Bs and the small bill P of 100 new bills are also read.

These levels A6 and B6 are determined in step S
Checked at step S23, the values are lower than the end mark levels A2 and B2, so that the process proceeds to step S25. If the end mark levels A2 and B2 have been detected, the process shifts to step S24 to perform "end" processing.

In step S25, the sensor values A6 and B6 are compared with the slice values As and Bs. In this case, the process returns to step S22 because the sensor values are larger. When the sensor levels A5 and B5 are read, the slice values As and Bs
Is larger, the process proceeds to step S26, and the sensor movement distance data represented by the encoder value is compared with the read thickness data of the small bundle P.

If the thickness data is larger, step S2
Returning to step 2, if the sensor value data indicating the sensor movement distance is larger than the thickness data, the process proceeds to step S27 to detect how many times the sensor value data is greater than the thickness of one bundle. Division is performed.

If the sensor value is not more than twice, step S
In step 28, 1 is added to the total number of small bundles detected so far, the new total number is stored, the encoder value indicating the sensor movement distance up to that point is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

Similarly, if the sensor value is 2 times or more and 3 times or less, the flow shifts from step S27 to S31 via S30, and adds 2 to the total number of small bundles detected up to that time to obtain a new value. The value is stored as the total number of bundles, and the encoder value indicating the moving distance of the sensor up to that point is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

Further, if the sensor value is 3 times or more and 4 times or less, the flow shifts from step S30 to S33 via S32, and adds 3 to the total number of small bundles detected so far to add a new total number. It is stored as the number of bundles, and the encoder value indicating the moving distance of the sensor until that time is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

In step S32, when it is detected that the sensor value is four times or more the thickness of the small bundle, the difference between the thickness of the four small bundles of the new ticket and the thickness of the four small bundles of the circulation ticket increases. Therefore, error processing is performed in step S34, and end processing of the bundle number counting processing is performed in step S24.

In FIG. 11, after the sensor values A5 and B5 are read out, the low sensor value A passes through the sensor values A4 and B4.
When 3 and B3 are obtained, the sensor movement distance during this period indicates the thickness of one small bundle, so that steps S27 to S2 are performed.
8. Go to S29. However, if there is any dirt on the side surface of the small bundle, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, immediately after the sensor values A5 and B5 are read, the lower values A7 and B7 are read.
May be read.

In such a case, since the moving distance between A5 and A7 and between B5 and B7 is shorter than one bundle, the process returns from step S26 to S22, and this portion is erroneously recognized as a small bundle. There is nothing.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, when the sensor values A2 and B2 corresponding to the end mark are read, it is detected in step S23 that the reading of all the small bundles has been completed, and the flow shifts to S24 to end the processing. .

Thus, the small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83 is
Are detected, the waveforms of the high output voltage portion of the band S portion and the low output voltage portion of the band S and the break between the band S are represented by the small bundle P.
, The number of small bundles P can be determined.

During the small bundle counting, the sensor value A8 in FIG.
As a result, the band-to-band break is read, and the output voltage decreases, but the corresponding sensor value B8 of the second sensor S2 has no change in the output voltage because the band-to-band break cannot be read.

In such a case, based on the sensor movement distance detected by the encoder 124 using the output A8 of the first sensor S1, it is possible to judge that the output drop portion B8 of the second sensor S2 is a band break. Besides, it is possible to count as one bundle by the method described in steps S27 and S28 in FIG.

In FIG. 13, the sensor values A8, A9
A10 and A10 higher than the slice value As between
A11 between A1 and A1 can be counted as one bundle, but at this time, the sensor values B8 to B8 of the other second sensor S2
The counting result can be confirmed using B11 as a reference value.

When the number of small bundles in the safe 83 is counted in step S43 as described above, step S44 in FIG.
Then, the number of small bundles input by the operator is compared with the actually counted number of small bundles, and if they do not match, error processing is performed in step S45. Is displayed. If they match, the number of small bundles is determined, and count guarantee is obtained.

Next, a method of determining the denomination of a small bundle removed from the small bundle safe will be described. The denomination of the small bundle is determined by a reflective denomination sensor 133 provided near the exit of the small bundle transport path 79A. That is, at the time of dispensing and discharging the small bundle P in other business, the small bundle transport path 7
A plurality of places on the surface of the small bundle P passing through the exit of 9A are detected by the denomination sensor 133. By discriminating the reflection pattern, the denomination and the denomination of the emitted bundle are determined.

As shown in FIG. 15, the denomination discrimination sensor 133 has a third sensor S3 and a fourth sensor S4 provided at two detection points. These third sensors S3
The fourth sensor S4 has two types of sensors arranged side by side along the transport direction of the small bundle. That is,
The third sensor S3 has a red light sensor S3a and an infrared light sensor S3b having different wavelengths.

The red light sensor S3a is, for example, 660 nm
A light emitting portion S3a-1 that emits a red light beam having a main wavelength of the light beam toward the conveyed small bundle, and receives the red reflected light from the small bundle to generate an electric signal corresponding to the amount of reflected light. It has a light receiving section S3a-2 for outputting.

The infrared light sensor S3b is, for example, 940 nm
A light emitting section S3b-1 that emits an infrared light beam having a main wavelength of the light beam toward the conveyed small bundle, and receives infrared reflected light from the small bundle to generate electricity corresponding to the amount of reflected light. It has a light receiving section S3b-2 for outputting a signal.

Similarly, the fourth sensor S4 is, for example, 660
a light emitting portion S4a-1 that emits a red light beam having a wavelength of nm as a main component toward the conveyed small bundle, and an electric signal corresponding to the amount of reflected light by receiving red reflected light from the small bundle A red light sensor S4a having a light receiving section S4a-2 for outputting a light beam, a light emitting section S4b-1 for emitting, for example, an infrared light beam having a wavelength of 940 nm as a main component toward a conveyed small bundle, and A light receiving unit S4b- for receiving infrared reflected light from the bundle and outputting an electric signal corresponding to the amount of reflected light;
2 having an infrared light sensor S4b.

The third sensor S3 and the fourth sensor S4
Are arranged side by side with the drive roller 173A interposed therebetween.
In particular, the sensors having the same characteristics included in each of the third sensor S3 and the fourth sensor S4, that is, the red light sensor S3a of each of the third sensor S3 and the fourth sensor S4
And S4a, and the infrared light sensors S3b and S4b are arranged so as to be closely adjacent to each other.

At this time, the adjacent red light sensors S3
a and S4a, as shown in FIG. 15, along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P, the light emitting section S3a- of the red light sensor S3a.
1. The light receiving section S3a-2 of the red light sensor S3a, the light emitting section S4a-1 of the red light sensor S4a, and the light receiving section S4a-2 of the red light sensor S4a are arranged in this order.

Similarly, the infrared light sensors S3 adjacent to each other
b and S4b, along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P, the light emitting section S3b-1 of the infrared light sensor S3b and the infrared light sensor S3b
Light-receiving unit S3b-2, and light-emitting unit S4 of the infrared light sensor S4b
b-1 and the light receiving section S4b-2 of the infrared light sensor S4b are arranged in this order.

Further, the red light sensors S3a adjacent to each other
And S4a, the light receiving section S3a-2 of the red light sensor S3a along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P as shown in FIG.
The light emitting section S3a-1 of the red light sensor S3a, the light emitting section S4a-1 of the red light sensor S4a, and the light receiving section S4a-2 of the red light sensor S4a may be arranged in this order.

Similarly, the infrared light sensors S3 adjacent to each other
b and S4b, along the longitudinal direction of the small bundle P, the light receiving section S3b-2 of the infrared light sensor S3b and the infrared light sensor S3b
Of the infrared light sensor S4b
b-1 and the light receiving section S4b-2 of the infrared light sensor S4b may be arranged in this order.

The denomination discriminating section 180 having the denomination discriminating sensor 133 is provided under the control of the CPU 162, as shown in FIG.
There are selection circuits 181 and 182 for driving either the third or the fourth sensor S4.

That is, the selection circuit 181 includes the CPU 1
The third sensor S3 or the fourth sensor S output from 62
4 and a selection signal for selecting any one of the third sensor S3 and the fourth sensor S4. At this time, the selection signal output from the CPU 162 is also input to the selection circuit 182.

The selection circuit 181 supplies the drive signal output from the CPU 162 to the light emitting unit of the sensor selected by the selection signal output from the CPU 162 under the control of the CPU 162. Thereby, the third sensor S3
The light emitting units S3a-1 and S3b-1 of the fourth sensor S4 or the light emitting units S4a-1 and S4b-1 of the fourth sensor S4 are driven,
A light beam is emitted toward the small bundle P.

That is, when driving the third sensor S3, the light emitting units S3a-1 and S3b- of the third sensor S3 are driven.
1 and drive signals Aa and Ab at predetermined timing.
Is supplied. Thereby, each of the light emitting units S3a-1 and S3a-1
3b-1 emits light, and the light beam of each predetermined wavelength is irradiated toward the small bundle P.

Then, the reflected light from the small bundle enters the light receiving sections S3a-2 and S3b-2, respectively,
a-2 and S3b-2 output electrical signals Ca and Cb corresponding to the amounts of reflected light received.

The electric signals Ca and Cb are supplied to the selection circuit 172
, And subjected to A / D conversion to obtain third sensor output signals Ea and Eb. The third sensor output signals Ea and Eb are input to the CPU 162 as signals for determining the denomination of the small bundle removed from the safe.

Subsequently, when the driving of the third sensor S3 is stopped and the fourth sensor S4 is driven at a predetermined timing, the light emitting units S4a-1 and S4b- of the fourth sensor S4 are driven.
For one, drive signals Ba and Bb are supplied. Thereby, each of the light emitting units S4a-1 and S4b-1 emits light, and the small bundle P is irradiated with a light beam of each predetermined wavelength.

The reflected light from the small bundle enters the light receiving sections S4a-2 and S4b-2, respectively,
a-2 and S4b-2 output electrical signals Da and Db corresponding to the amounts of reflected light received.

The electric signals Da and Db are supplied to the selection circuit 172.
, And A / D converted to obtain fourth sensor output signals Fa and Fb. The fourth sensor output signals Fa and Fb are input to the CPU 162 as signals for determining the denomination of small bundles taken out of the safe.

As described above, the two sensors arranged in parallel, that is, the third sensor S3 and the fourth sensor S4 are not driven at the same time, and one of the sensors is driven at a predetermined timing. By stopping the driving of the sensors, the light receiving sections S3a-2 and S3a- of the third sensor S3 are stopped.
2, each light emitting unit S4a-1 and S4b of the fourth sensor S4
-1 can be prevented from entering, and the light receiving portions S4a-2 and S4a-2 of the fourth sensor S4 can be prevented.
Light beams emitted from the light emitting units S3a-1 and S3a-1 of the third sensor S3 can be prevented from entering the 4a-2.

As a result, each light emitting section S of the third sensor S3
The light beams emitted from 3a-1 and S3b-1 are respectively reflected by the identifier of the small bundle surface, and enter only the light receiving sections S3a-2 and S3b-2, respectively. Then, each of the light receiving sections S3a-2 and S3b-2 outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light.

Further, each light emitting section S4a- of the fourth sensor S4
The light beams emitted from S1b-1 and S4b-1 are respectively reflected by the identifier of the surface of the small bundle, and each light-receiving portion S4
The light enters only a-2 and S4b-2. Then, each of the light receiving sections S4a-2 and S4b-2 outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light.

Thus, each light receiving section S of the third sensor S3
The electric signals output from the light receiving sections S4a-2 and S4b-2 of the fourth sensor S4 are both affected by the light beams emitted from the light emitting sections of the other sensors. It is extremely reliable because it has not received it.

Therefore, when the denomination of a small bundle is determined based on these electric signals, it is possible to accurately determine the denomination. That is, the third sensor S3 (or the fourth sensor S3)
The sensor S4) is a red light sensor S3a (S
4a) and the infrared light sensor S3b (S4b) are provided side by side in the conveying direction of the small bundle in the front-back direction, and dispensing and discharging are performed by discriminating the reflection pattern and the difference between the respective reflection patterns. The denomination of the bundle can be determined.

The denomination discriminating sensor 133 is connected to the small bundle conveying path 79.
A is fixed via a bearing to a roller shaft 173B on the most exit side of the upper drive roller group 173A of A, and moves up and down together with the upper drive roller group 173A.

When the small bundle P is transported along the small bundle transport path 79A, the upper drive roller 173A moves up and down in accordance with the thickness of the small bundle P, and transports the small bundle P while pinching it. Since the sensor 133 also moves up and down together with the upper drive roller 173A, the distance is kept constant regardless of the thickness of the small bundle P, and the output is stabilized.

Next, the white reference plate 174 of the denomination discriminating sensor 133 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Is a side view of the denomination discriminating sensor 133, the white reference plate 174, and the upper drive roller 173A as viewed from the side of the small bundle transport path 79A.

The white reference plate 174 is fixed to the upper drive roller 173A similarly to the denomination sensor 133, and moves up and down together with the denomination sensor 133.
Further, it is rotatable around the fulcrum F in a form of jumping up in the exit direction.

The white reference plate 174 is the denomination sensor 1
A rotation stopper is provided at a position immediately below the optical axis 33 and is urged in the stopper direction by an α spring 175 as an elastic body.

Normally, when the small bundle P is not conveyed, the white reference plate 174 is urged toward the stopper, and the denomination sensor 133 is arranged to read the reflected light from the white reference plate 174. .

By reading the output of the white reference plate 174 at a designated timing, the denomination discriminating sensor 133 self-diagnoses a decrease in the output of the denomination discriminating sensor 133, or corrects the sensor output by an output adjusting circuit. It is possible to do.

When the small bundle P is conveyed, the tip of the small bundle P pushes the claw 174A of the white reference plate 174, whereby the white reference plate 174 rotates, and the denomination detecting sensor 1
33, the denomination discriminating sensor 133 detects the small bundle P
Start reading the reflected light on the surface of. Small bundle P is in small bundle transport path 7
When the light is emitted from the outlet of 9A and passes through the optical axis of the denomination sensor 133, the white reference plate 174
Since A comes off the small bundle P, it returns to the original position.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a sensor output waveform of one of the plurality of sensors of the denomination discriminating sensor 133. Since the denomination discriminating sensor 133 reads the reflected light of the white reference plate 174 until the small bundle P is conveyed, the waveform also shows a constant value like the G portion.

Since the claw 174A of the white reference plate 174 projects before the white reference plate and is pushed by the small bundle P first, the white reference plate 174 is pressed by the denomination detecting sensor 1.
After deviating from the optical axis of 33, the small bundle P
The interval increases until it reaches the optical axis of. The portion corresponding to this interval is the H portion where the sensor output is low as shown in FIG.

By detecting the waveform of the H portion, the control unit of the denomination discriminating unit can recognize that the subsequent waveform (I portion) is a waveform based on the reflection of the small bundle P from the surface. Next, an example of a transaction using the above-described cash management system will be described.

First, when conducting a deposit transaction, cash to be deposited is set in the slot 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 in FIG.
Next, for example, a capture start operation is performed from the teller's machine 1a. In this way, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 starts counting banknotes, and after the counting is completed, transmits the counting result to the teller's machine 1a.

The operator performing the deposit operation inputs deposit data such as a slip amount and an account number using the operation keys included in the keyboard 144 of the teller's machine 1a during bill counting. If the counting result from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 matches the slip amount, the operator presses the completion button to complete the payment transaction. The contents of the transaction are stored in the tally data memory 143 in the teller's machine 1a, and the attached journal printer 14
9 recorded.

Next, in the case of a dispensing operation, the operator inputs the dispensing data such as the dispensing amount and the account number from the keyboard 144 of the teller's machine 1a and presses the start key. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 conveys banknotes from the safes 48a to 48d to the payout port 11 in accordance with a payout request from the teller's machine 1a. If the withdrawal request is for a small bundle, one or a plurality of small bundles are dispensed from the dispensing door 24 of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3.

If a jam or the like occurs in the machine during the bill dispensing process, the bills in the transport path are still machine-managed bills, so the teller's machine 1a determines the rank of the operator. Then, if the operator is of the rank touched by the bills in the machine, the electromagnetic lock of the dispensing mechanism is released, and the operator waits for the jam to be cleared. If your operator rank is low and you cannot access the in-flight cash,
A higher-ranked operator is requested, and the card waits. By performing such control, security is secured for the cash in the machine, and it becomes possible to know who has operated the cash.

In addition, the deposit processing is overlapped and the safes 48a to 48
When the banknotes are accumulated in the banknote d, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 performs a process of automatically turning banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d. By this processing, the amount of banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d is always kept at a substantially constant amount, and surplus banknotes are stored in the small bundle safe 83.

As described above, according to the small bundle processing apparatus of the present invention, one end of the small bundle P formed by stacking a predetermined number of banknotes with a bandage is provided in the safe 83 as stacking means. A backup mechanism 85 as a support means that can move along the stacking direction of the small bundle from the position to the other end position, and a moving means that can move from one end position to the other end position in the safe along the movement direction of the backup mechanism. The small bundle counting unit 112 of FIG.

The small bundle counting unit 112 detects the presence / absence of small bundles accumulated in the safe 83 and outputs a signal necessary for counting the number of small bundles accumulated. A portion 113 is provided. The counting sensor unit 113 includes a first sensor S1 for detecting a band S1 banding the first position of the small bundle and a band B2 banding the second position of the small bundle. And a second sensor for detecting.

The first and second sensors S1 and S2 respectively include light emitting units S1-1 and S2-1 as light emitting means for emitting a light beam toward the band, and reflection from the band. A light receiving unit S1- serving as a light receiving unit that receives light and outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received reflected light
2, S2-2.

These first and second sensors S1 and S2
Are selectively driven based on selection signals supplied to the selection circuits 171 and 172 of the small bundle inspection unit 170 as drive selection means so as not to be driven simultaneously. That is, while the driving signal is supplied to the light emitting unit S1-1 of the first sensor S1 and emitting light, the light emitting unit S2 of the second sensor S2 is emitted.
The drive of -1 is stopped. The drive signal is supplied to the light emitting unit S2-1 of the second sensor S2, and while the light is emitted, the driving of the light emitting unit S1-1 of the first sensor S1 is stopped.

Therefore, while the first sensor S1 is being driven, the first light receiving section S1-2 of the first sensor S1 is provided with the first sensor S1.
Only the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit S1-1 of the sensor S1 enters. Further, while the second sensor S2 is driven, only the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit S2-1 of the second sensor S2 enters the light receiving unit S2-2 of the second sensor S2. . Each of these light receiving sections S
The electrical signals output from 1-2 and S2-2 are input to the CPU 162 as counting means.

The CPU 162 as counting means includes light receiving sections S1-2, S2- of the first and second sensors S1 and S2.
The number of small bundles accumulated in the safe 83 is counted on the basis of the electric signal output from 2. These light receiving sections S
Since the electric signals output from 1-2 and S2-2 are not affected by the light beams emitted from the light emitting units of the other sensors, the reliability is extremely high.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably identify the boundary portion of the small bundle, that is, the cut of the band, and to reliably count the number of small bundles. The denomination sensor 133 as a denomination determining means has a third sensor S3 and a fourth sensor S4 respectively provided at a plurality of detection positions, and these sensors S3 and S4
Are red light sensors S3a and S4 having different wavelengths, respectively.
a and infrared light sensors S3b and S4b.

The red light sensors S3a and S4a included in the third and fourth sensors S3 and S4, respectively.
Similarly, based on the control of the selection circuits 181 and 182 of the denomination determination unit 180 as the drive selection unit, the respective light-emitting units S3a-1 and S4a-1 are not driven at the same time, but at a predetermined timing. Are selectively driven.

In addition, the third and fourth sensors S3
Similarly, in the infrared light sensors S3b and S4b included in each of the light emission units S3b-1 and S4b- based on the control of the selection circuits 181 and 182 of the denomination determination unit 180 as the drive selection means, respectively. 1 are selectively driven at a predetermined timing without being simultaneously driven.

The CPU 162 as the denomination discriminating means includes light receiving sections S3a-2 of the third and fourth sensors S3 and S4,
Based on the electrical signals output from S4a-2, S3b-2, and S4b-2, the denomination of the small bundle removed from the small bundle safe is determined. Since the electric signals output from these light receiving units are not affected by the light beams emitted from the light emitting units of the other sensors, the reliability is extremely high.

Accordingly, it is possible to reliably identify the identifier for determining the denomination of the small bundle, and it is possible to reliably determine the denomination of the small bundle being transported. still,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention.

[0203]

As described above, the present invention can provide a small bundle processing apparatus capable of reliably counting the number of bundles of small bundles. Further, the present invention can provide a small bundle processing device capable of reliably determining the denomination of a small bundle taken out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a cash management system including a banding / small bundle payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the internal structure of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device incorporated in the cash management system shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the banding / small bundle payment machine incorporated in the cash management system shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a small bundle safe of the banding / small bundle payment machine shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the small bundle safe shown in FIG. 5 as viewed from above.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a vertical movement mechanism of a counting sensor unit of the banding / small bundle payment machine shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system for controlling operations of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device, a banding / small bundle payment machine, and a teller's machine incorporated in the cash management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor unit of the small bundle safe shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor unit of the small bundle safe shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output waveform of a counting sensor unit of the small bundle safe illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output waveform of a counting sensor unit of the small bundle safe illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output waveform of a counting sensor unit of the small bundle safe illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an operation for comparing the number of loaded small bundles with the counted number of small bundles.

FIG. 15 is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a denomination determining unit of the banding / small bundle payment machine illustrated in FIG. 4;

FIG. 16 is a side view showing a configuration of a denomination determining unit of the banding / small bundle payment machine shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an output waveform output from one of the denomination sensors of the denomination determining unit illustrated in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a plan view of the small bundle safe shown in FIG. 5 as viewed from above, and is a diagram showing another structure of the counting sensor unit.

FIG. 19 is a plan view illustrating another configuration of the denomination determining unit of the banding / small bundle payment machine illustrated in FIG. 4;

20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a small bundle inspection unit in the control system of the banding and small bundle payment machine shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a signal supplied to each sensor included in the small bundle inspection unit illustrated in FIG. 20 and a signal output from each sensor.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a denomination determining unit in the control system of the banding / small bundle payment machine illustrated in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 (a, b): Terrasse machine 2: Banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 3: Sealing / bundling payment machine 4: Coin payment machine 5: Coin dispense machine 6: Coin-payment machine 85: Small bundle safe backup machine 112 ... Small bundle counting unit 113 ... Counting sensor unit 118 ... Drive unit 124 ... Encoder 125 ... Backup 133 ... Denomination discrimination sensor 162 ... CPU 170 ... Small bundle inspection unit 180 ... Denomination discrimination unit B ... Seal band P ... Small bundle EM ... End mark S1 ... First sensor S1-1 ... Light emitting unit S1-2 ... Light receiving unit S2 ... Second sensor S2-1 ... Light emitting unit S2-2 ... Light receiving unit S3 ... Third sensor S3a ... Red light sensor S3a-1 ... Light emitting section S3a-2 ... Light receiving section S3b ... Infrared light sensor S3b-1 ... Light emitting section S3b-2 ... Light receiving section S4 ... Fourth sensor S4a ... Red light sensor S4a-1 ... Light emitting section S4a-2 ... Light receiving section S4b … External light sensor S4b-1 ... emitting portion S4b-2 ... light-receiving part

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Claims (7)

[Claims] An accumulating means formed so as to accumulate a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by a band, and a light beam is emitted toward the band of the small bundle accumulated on the accumulating means. A first detecting unit including: a light emitting unit; a light receiving unit that receives light reflected from the band and outputs a signal corresponding to the presence / absence of a small bundle based on the amount of reflected light received; A light emitting unit that is provided adjacent to the detecting means and emits a light beam toward the banding band of the small bundle integrated in the collecting unit; and a light amount of the reflected light by receiving the reflected light from the banding band. A second light detecting unit that outputs a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of a small bundle based on the first and second detecting means, while driving one of the first and second detecting means, And a drive selecting means for stopping the driving of the detecting means. Place. 2. A stacking means formed so as to be able to accumulate a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by a sealing band, and a sealing band provided at a first position of the small bundles accumulated on the accumulating means. A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the light-receiving unit, and a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the band and outputs a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of a small bundle based on the amount of the received reflected light. 1 detecting means, and light directed toward a bandage provided adjacent to the first detecting means and provided at a second position different from the first position of the small bundles accumulated on the accumulating means. A light-emitting unit that emits a beam, and a light-receiving unit that receives reflected light from the band and outputs a signal corresponding to the presence or absence of a small bundle based on the amount of reflected light,
And a drive selecting unit that stops driving of the light emitting unit of the other detecting unit while driving the light emitting unit of one of the first and second detecting units. A small bundle processing device, comprising: 3. A supporting means for supporting a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by a bandage and capable of moving from one end position to the other end position; An accumulating unit that accumulates along the moving direction of the supporting unit up to a position; a moving unit that moves from the one end position to the other end position along the moving direction of the supporting unit; held by the moving unit; A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward a bandage provided at a first position of the small bundle accumulated on the accumulation unit; and a light amount of reflected light received by receiving light reflected from the bandage A light receiving unit that outputs a signal based on
A first detecting means having: a moving means, which is held adjacent to the first detecting means;
A light emitting unit that emits a light beam toward a banding band provided at a second position different from the first position of the small bundles stacked on the stacking unit, and receives reflected light from the banding band; And a light receiving unit that outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light.
Detecting means; driving selecting means for stopping driving of the other detecting means while driving one of the first and second detecting means; and detecting driving by the driving selecting means. A small bundle processing device, comprising: counting means for counting the number of small bundles accumulated in the accumulating means based on an electric signal output from a light receiving section of the means. 4. A stacking means formed so as to be able to stack a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by a bandage; an extracting means for extracting the small bundles stacked on the stacking means; and an extracting means for extracting the small bundles by the extracting means. A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the bill of small bundles, and a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the bill and outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light received and received, and a first detection unit having A light emitting unit that is provided adjacent to the first detection unit and emits a light beam toward a small bundle of banknotes extracted by the extraction unit; and the amount of reflected light that receives reflected light from the banknote And a light-receiving unit that outputs a signal based on the first and second detectors. While driving one of the first and second detectors, stopping the other detector is stopped. Drive selection means to be driven, and the drive selection means And a denomination determining means for determining the denomination of the small bundle picked up by the extracting means based on the electric signal output from the light receiving portion of the detecting means driven by the small bundle. Processing equipment. 5. A stacking means formed so as to be able to stack a small bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes bundled by a bandage, an extracting means for extracting the small bundles stacked on the stacking means, and an extracting means for extracting the small bundles by the extracting means. A light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the first position of the banknote of the small bundle, and a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the banknote and outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light received and received. A first detecting unit, which is provided adjacent to the first detecting unit, and emits a light beam toward a second position different from the first position of the small bundle of banknotes extracted by the extracting unit. A light emitting unit,
A second detecting unit having a light receiving unit that receives the reflected light from the bill and outputs a signal based on the amount of the reflected light, and drives one of the first and second detecting units. A drive selecting means for stopping the driving of the other detecting means while the detecting means is being driven by the driving selecting means, based on the electric signal output from the light receiving section of the detecting means, A denomination processing device, comprising: denomination determining means for determining a denomination of a bundle. 6. A light emitting section for emitting a light beam toward a first position of a medium, receiving light reflected from the medium, and outputting a signal corresponding to the medium based on the amount of the received reflected light. A first detecting unit having a light receiving unit; a light emitting unit provided adjacent to the first detecting unit, for emitting a light beam toward a second position of the medium; and reflected light from the medium And a light-receiving unit that outputs a signal corresponding to the medium based on the amount of reflected light and drives one of the first and second detection units. And a drive selecting means for stopping the driving of the other detecting means while the medium is being detected. 7. A transporting means for transporting a medium, a light emitting unit for emitting a light beam toward a first position of the medium transported by the transporting means, and receiving and receiving reflected light from the medium. A first detecting unit having a light receiving unit that outputs a signal based on the amount of reflected light; and a first detecting unit provided adjacent to the first detecting unit, the second detecting unit being disposed at a second position of the medium conveyed by the conveying unit. A second light-emitting unit having a light-emitting unit that emits a light beam toward the light-receiving unit, a light-receiving unit that receives light reflected from the medium, and outputs a signal based on the amount of the reflected light; A drive selection unit that stops driving the other detection unit while driving one of the detection units; and an electric signal output from a light receiving unit of the detection unit driven by the drive selection unit. Based on A medium detection device, comprising: detection means for detecting a medium to be conveyed.