JP2000190914A - Device for binding sheets - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheets-binding device continuously receiving and delivering accumulated banknotes. SOLUTION: A sheets-binding device comprises a lower carrier belt 106 and an upper carrier belt 105 separately facing the lower carrier belt 106, a receiving section 103 formed on one end of the upper carrier belt and receiving accumulated banknotes S, a carrying section 105 clamp carrying the accumulated banknotes S received by the receiving section 103 by the carrier belts 105 and 106 on the upper and lower sections, and a binding section 104 binding the accumulated banknotes S carried by the carrier section 105 with a paper band 106.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, a paper binding apparatus provided in a banknote handling apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sheet binding apparatus of this type, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-17317 is known.

[0003] This paper sheet binding apparatus has a receiving section for receiving 100 stacked bills, and the stacked bills received by the receiving section are conveyed to a binding section and bound. The transport of the stacked banknotes is performed by a carrier, and the carrier reciprocates between the receiving unit and the binding unit.

[0004] The banding bundle bound by the binding unit is transported to another transport unit via a delivery mechanism.

[0005] The binding portion is provided with a tape catch for gripping a paper band as a binding band, and the tape catch is moved around the stacked bills on the carrier in synchronization with the movement of the carrier to the binding portion. Thereby, a paper band is wound.

[0006] Further, a positioning wall is provided in the binding portion along a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the carrier, and before binding the stacked bills, the end face in the short direction of the stacked bills is adjusted by moving the carrier. By abutting on the positioning wall, the short direction is aligned.

[0007]

However, in the prior art, since the stacked bills are transported by the reciprocating movement of the carrier, the receiving section waits for the carrier to return to the receiving section in order to receive the next stacked bill. However, there is a disadvantage that the processing efficiency is reduced accordingly.

Further, after the banknotes are bound at the binding section, a delivery mechanism for delivering the band to the next process is specially required, so that the cost is increased and a large space is required. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet binding device that can continuously receive and transport stacked banknotes and that can retract a positioning unit from a transport path without requiring a special drive mechanism. And

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a first transport belt and a second transport belt separated from and opposed to the first transport belt. And one end thereof as a receiving section for receiving the stacked paper sheets,
The stacked sheets received by the receiving unit are transferred to the first and second sheets.
And a binding unit for binding the stacked sheets conveyed by the conveying unit by a binding band.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a first conveyor belt and the first conveyor belt are spaced apart from each other and one end of the first conveyor belt is connected to the first conveyor belt.
A second transport belt which is an openable / closable unit rotatable in a direction in which the transport belt is opened / closed, wherein one end of the first transport belt facing the open / close unit of the second transport belt is an integrated paper After the opening and closing section of the second transport belt is opened and the stack of sheets is received by the receiving section of the first transport belt, the opening and closing section of the second transport belt is closed. A transport unit that closes and transports the stacked paper sheets by running the first and second transport belts; and a binding unit that binds the stacked paper sheets transported by the transport means by a binding band. Have.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt spaced apart from and opposed to the first conveyor belt. The collected paper sheets received by the receiving section are transferred to the first
Conveying means for nipping and conveying along the conveying path by the second conveying belt; binding means for binding the stacked sheets conveyed by the conveying means at a binding position by a binding band; The urging member is provided so as to block the conveyance path by being urged by a urging member between the receiving unit and the urging member by being pressed by the stacked paper sheets conveyed by the conveying means. Positioning means which is retracted from the conveyance path against the urging force of the above, and is returned to the conveyance path by the urging force of the urging member by passing of the stacked paper sheets; And a control means for abutting the positioning means by reversely feeding the class to align the end face thereof.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first transport belt that runs and is disposed along a traveling direction of the first transport belt, and is movable in a direction that comes into contact with and separates from the first transport belt. A transport unit having a plurality of pinch rollers and a second transport belt stretched over these pinch rollers, transporting means for nipping and transporting the stacked paper sheets by the first and second transport belts, and transporting by the transport means Bundling means for bundling the collected paper sheets with a binding band.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a first conveyor belt and the first conveyor belt are spaced apart from each other, and one end of the first conveyor belt is the first conveyor belt.
A second transport belt which is an openable / closable unit rotatable in a direction in which the transport belt is opened / closed, wherein one end of the first transport belt facing the open / close unit of the second transport belt is an integrated paper After the opening and closing section of the second transport belt is opened and the stack of sheets is received by the receiving section of the first transport belt, the opening and closing section of the second transport belt is closed. A transporting means for closing and transporting the stacked sheets by the travel of the first and second transport belts, the transporting means being provided near a receiving portion of the first transporting belt, and being received by the receiving portion; By pressing one end face in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the stacked paper sheets with a pressing member, the other end face of the stacked paper sheets is brought into contact with a reference member to perform alignment, and the reference member is With the closing operation of the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt, Comprising a Seii means for moving in a direction away from the other end face of the product paper sheet, and a bundling means for bundling the strap the integrated paper sheet conveyed by said conveying means.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cash management system for a bank office. This system comprises two teller's machines 1a, 1a for operating the entire system and processing data.
b. In addition, the above-described system is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 for depositing / dispensing loose banknotes, and a closing / closing method for closing and storing surplus cash of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 in the machine body and dispensing bills in small bundles.・ Equipped with a small bundle payment machine 3. Further, the above system is a coin depositing machine 4 for depositing loose coins,
And a coin dispensing machine 5 for dispensing loose coins. Further, the system 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 is provided with a banknote receiving slot 11 and a deposit reject box 12 for accumulating reject bills at the time of deposit. Further, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 includes a pay-out reject box 13 in which reject bills at the time of payment are accumulated, and a pay-out port 14 in which bills to be dispensed are accumulated. 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 machine body.
Further, a journal printer 15 as a printing means for printing the contents of each transaction is arranged on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. The input port 11, the dispensing port 14,
And near the journal printer 15, respectively.
Occupation lamps 16, 17, and 18 are provided to indicate which of the two teller's machines 1a and 1b are occupied. In addition, a remaining amount display unit 19 for displaying the remaining amount of bills in a bill storage box, which will be described later, provided inside the machine body is disposed on the front surface of the bill receiving / dispensing machine 2. 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, and has a mechanism for hopping up to an upper portion of the body when returning the banknote. On the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there are provided a payment transfer path withdrawal 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.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned banding / small bundle payment machine 3 has a dispensing door 24 for small bundle payment at the upper portion, and by opening this door 24, the dispensed small bundle can be taken out. . An occupation lamp 25 similar to the occupation lamp of the bill receiving / dispensing section is arranged near the dispensing door 24. 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 16. Below the dispensing door 24, a safe box take-out door 27 is arranged so that the safe box described later can be taken out.

The detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, coin dispensing machine 5, and coin-rolling machine 6 is omitted here.

Next, the internal structure of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a structural view showing the inside of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. This banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 2
In, when a banknote is to be deposited, the banknote is placed in the slot 11 and a deposit start command is sent from the teller's machine 1a (1b). Thereby, the bills are taken in one by one from the insertion port 11 by the rotation of the taking-in roller 29 as taking-in means.

The bill taken in from the insertion slot 11 passes through the pre-inspection transport path 100 as the first transport means, and is guided to the inspection section (inspection means) 34. The banknotes taken into the inspection unit 34 are discriminated in terms of denomination, shape, front and back, authenticity, correctness, and the like. Based on the discrimination result, a control unit (not shown) sorts bills to the respective stacking units 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 and accumulated in the deposit reject box 12 by the first deposit reject gate 35a in the case of an undecidable ticket.

The undecidable ticket is set in the slot 11 again and taken in again, or is manually entered into the count data.

Further, the determined banknotes are sent to the front and back gates 3 next.
The front and back bills are sorted by 5b, and the front-facing ones are guided to the front conveyance path, and the back-facing ones are guided to the back conveyance path, and the front and back of the banknotes are sorted.

The banknotes whose front and back sides are sorted enter the sorting transport path 40 as sorting transport means by the sorting gate 35c and the safe gate 35d. The banknotes that have entered the sorting transport path 40 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage gates 41e to 35g as sorting means, and are temporarily stored in a temporary storage 41 as a temporary storage unit depending on the denomination and damage.
It is integrated on the flapper groups 45a to 45d of a to 41d. When the number of banknotes to be stacked increases, the upper surface of the banknotes is detected by a stacking full sensor (not shown). When the accumulation full sensor detects that the accumulation of the banknotes is full, the flappers 45a and 45b rotate by about 90 °.
The bills that rotate downward and accumulate are collected by the lower flapper 45c.
And 45d. If the stacking of the banknotes is continued as it is, the upper surface of the banknotes is again detected by the stacking full sensor.
Similarly, 5c and 45d also rotate downward by about 90 °. At this time, the bills are accumulated on the shutter 47 attached to the bottom of the accumulation section. Furthermore, when the accumulation of the banknotes is continued, the upper surface of the banknotes is detected again by the full sensor, but here, the control unit notifies the teller machine 1a (1b) of the fullness of the accumulation unit for the first time. When the accumulation is full, the shutter 47 is opened right and left by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the accumulated bills fall into storages 48a to 48d as bill storage units. The storages 48a to 4
Separators 49, 49 are waiting at the upper end in 8d, and the dropped bills fall on the separators 49, 49. When the shutter 47 opens, the temporary stacking unit 4
1. The pusher mechanism 52 waiting at the top is driven,
All the banknotes remaining in the temporary storage 41 are stored in the storage 48.
a to 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 realized by sending the tickets 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 controls the takeout mechanism 56 of the storages 48a to 48d in which the payout banknotes are accumulated. Drive. 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 picked-up bill is conveyed to the dispensing inspection section 59 through the storage-under-conveyance path 58a as the second conveying means. The dispensing inspection unit 59 takes out two bills, confirms the denomination, and sends them to the upper dispensing transfer path 58b if there is no problem.

At this time, if there is a problem with the bill, an additional takeout is instructed to the takeout mechanism. After the banknote that has passed through the withdrawal inspection unit 59 has passed through the inspection gate 35h,
Enter the upper-stage dispensing transfer path 58b as a third transfer means,
It is conveyed to the dispensing port 14 by the sealing gate 35i.

The bills conveyed to the dispensing port side by the sealing gate 35i are transferred to the dispensing reject box 13 by the dispensing reject gate 35j, and the bills judged to be problematic are dispensed to the dispensing reject box 13. Are accumulated in the dispensing port 14, respectively. When the designated banknotes have been accumulated in the dispensing port 14, the electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released, the dispensing port is opened, and the key can be removed. This completes the dispensing process.

The banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d are usually weighed by the sheaves and are pressed against the feed roller of the take-out mechanism 56, so that the banknotes are stably taken out. The backup mechanism 60 is driven in the storage, and the bills in the storages 48a to 48d can be pushed from above. This bill remaining amount is determined by a sensor (not shown).
This is performed by detecting the position of the bill upper surface in the storages 48a to 48d.

Next, there are many deposit bills and the storages 48a to 48
The operation of automatically turning the banknotes to the banding machine 3 when the number of banknotes in d increases will be described.

Sealing the banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is called automatic storage arrangement, and is automatically started when the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d exceeds a certain value. This fixed number can be set from the teller's machine 1a (1b), and by making this setting, the storages 48a to 48
The number of bills in d is always kept constant. When the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d exceeds a set value,
Storage arrangement is automatically started, and storages 48a to 48d
Removal from inside is started. The withdrawn banknotes are discriminated, such as denomination confirmation, by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and only the banknotes suitable for sealing are sealed by the sealing gate 35i.
Conveyed to 1. When 100 sheets are conveyed to the banding / stacking section 61, they are sent to the banding section 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 the taking out when the remaining amount becomes equal to or less than the set value. By controlling in this manner, the storage 48a
The number of banknotes within .about.48d is always kept constant.

Next, the sealing and stacking section 61 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the banding / stacking section 61 comprises upper and lower two-stage stacking sections 61a and 61b. The two-stage stacking of the banding stacking section 61 is switched by an accumulation switching gate 35k. First, safes 48a-48
The banknotes taken out of d are stacked in the upper sealing stacking unit 61a. The accumulated bills are sealed and accumulated backup 62a
When the bills accumulate on the upper side and the upper surface of the bills approaches the accumulation entrance, fullness is detected by a sealed accumulation full sensor (not shown). When a full state is detected, the banding / stacking backup 62a is moved down to the lower end by the driving mechanism to move the banknote onto the banding horizontal carrier 63a.

Further, the accumulation progresses, and the upper sealing section 61
When 100 banknotes have been stacked in a, the stack switching gate 35k causes the subsequent banknotes to be stacked in the lower sealed stacking section 6a.
1b. 1 collected in the upper sealing section 61a
While the 00 bills are pressed from above by the banding accumulation clamp 64a, by the banding horizontal carrier 63a,
It is moved to the sealing machine 3 side. At this time, since the banding accumulation clamp 64a is fixed on the banding horizontal carrier 63a, it moves together. This moved 100
The bill is pulled out by the mechanism of the sealing machine 3 described later. Upon detecting that the bill has been pulled out, the sealed horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the banding backup 62a and the banding clamp 64a also return to their original positions.

One cycle is completed by the above operation, and then the lower-stage banding / stacking unit 61b sends 100 bills to the banding machine 3 by the same operation. As described above, the upper / lower band stacking / stacking sections 61a, 6
By 1b sending the banknotes to the sealing machine 3 in order, the sealing can be performed continuously. When a fraction remains at the time of banding, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire banding / stacking section 61a, 61b hops up along with the preceding conveyance path, so that the banknotes in the stacking section 61a, 61b can be taken out. Has become.

Next, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a view of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 viewed from the side.

Banknotes are fed from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 through the banding stacking units 61a and 61b. 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 the banknotes. The small bundle hand unit 71 has a two-stage configuration of an upper hand unit 71a and a lower hand unit 71b. The small bundle hand unit 71 can hold bills even when bills are supplied from the upper stage or from the lower stage of the banding stacking unit 61. I can do it.

The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b are formed on the same base, and are moved up and down together. The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b can detect three positions of a bill clamp position, a bill release position, and a standby position by a hand position detection sensor (not shown).

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 unit 61, the banknotes are transferred from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, and the upper or lower stage. Is sent. Upon receipt of the signal, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 sets a backup mechanism, which will be described later, on the upper or lower stage in accordance with a signal from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2.

Thereafter, the small bundle hand units 71a and 71b waiting at the standby position move to the bill clamping position, and clamp the bill by a bill clamping mechanism (not shown).
When the clamping is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b move the bill along the longitudinal direction to the bill release position while pulling the bill, and wait for the backup to clamp the bill. When the backup clamps the bill, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b release the bill and return to the standby position. With the above operation, one cycle of the small bundle hand mechanism is completed, and the bill is pulled in.

Next, the backup mechanism 72 will be described. The backup mechanism 72 has a bill receiving base 74 in the mechanism and a backup clamp mechanism 73 above it. Further, the backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a transfer position by a sensor group (not shown). The backup mechanism 72 that has received the bill from the small bundle hand mechanism 71 waits for the small bundle hand mechanism 71 to return to the standby position, starts moving from the upper bill receiving position or the lower bill receiving position, and moves to the transfer position. At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a clamped state and holds down the banknote on the backup so as not to drop. At the transfer position, the transfer is performed on the transport belt 116 of the sealing device 101 described later in detail.

A small bundle conveying path 79 is provided below the sealing device 101, and a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 and a picker mechanism 81 are disposed on the upper surface side of the small bundle conveying path 79. On the side, a transport shutter mechanism 8 as a bundle distribution means for guiding a small bundle on the transport path 79 into a small bundle safe 83 described later.
2a and 82b are provided.

Small bundle safes 83a to 83d as bundle storage units are provided below the small bundle transport path 79, and can be stored in the safes 83a to 83d depending on the denomination of the small bundle. I have. In addition, the safes 83a to 83d
The small bundle in the safe 83 is transported by the stopper mechanism 84 and the small bundle safe
It is also possible to return inside.

Next, a process until the small bundle sealed by the sealing device 101 is stored in the small bundle safe 83 through the small bundle transport path 79 will be described in detail.

The small bundle is sent to and conveyed into the small bundle transport path 79 by a feeding mechanism (not shown). When the small bundle reaches the small bundle safe 83 in which the small bundle is to be stored, the small bundle is stopped, and the small bundle is kept in a standby state. I do. At this time, the small bundle is picked up by the picker mechanism 81.
The stop position is adjusted.

When the small bundle stands just above the small bundle storage 83, the left and right transport shutters 82 a and 82 b are rotated downward and fall into the safe 83. At this time, in accordance with the opening of the transport shutters 82a and 82b, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is simultaneously driven in the pushing direction to push the small bundle. At first, the dropped small bundle has a stopper mechanism 8
4, 84, and by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80,
Furthermore, it is pushed into the safe 83. Stopper mechanism 84
The small bundle 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. 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 are closed, and the small bundle safe 8 is closed.
3 is completed. The small bundle stored in the safe 83 is constantly urged upward by the backup mechanism 85 in the safe 83, and the small bundle is held by the stopper mechanisms 84, 84.

Next, the dispensing operation of the small bundle will be described.

For dispensing a small bundle, first, the transport shutters 82a and 82b of the safe 83 to which the small bundle is to be dispensed are opened as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed into the safe 83, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed downward, and the stopper mechanisms 84, 84 can rotate. The rotatable stopper mechanisms 84, 84 are rotated and fixed into the safe 83 by a drive mechanism (not shown). Thereafter, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pulled upward, the backup mechanism 85 is raised, and the small bundles in the safe 83 are pushed up and rise to the upper end position of the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The small bundles that have moved to the upper end are driven by the picker mechanism 81, and the small bundles on the small bundle transport path 79 are sequentially arranged from the small bundle located at the top.
Introduced within. The introduced small bundle moves in the transport path 79 by the rotation of the drive roller on the upper side of the transport path 79.

When paying out continuously, if the picker mechanism 81 is driven again, 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 bundle transferred into the small bundle transport path 79 moves in the transport path 79 and falls into the elevator 87 from the exit of the transport path. 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, the absence of the small bundle is detected by a sensor (not shown), the dispensing door 24 is closed, and the transaction is completed.

When it is desired to continuously discharge a small bundle 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 to drop from the small bundle transport path 79. The coming small bundle is released to the outside as it is. This has an advantage that the elevator 87 has a finite capacity, but can continuously withdraw infinitely.

A damaged banknote safe 90 is provided below the elevator 87 so that a small bundle unsuitable for dispensing, for example, a damaged small bundle or a small bundle with a poor appearance can be stored. In the case where the small bundle is stored in the damaged banknote safe 90, the small bundle transport path 7
When the small bundle is dropped from the elevator 9, the elevator 87 is raised so as to be stored directly in the damaged banknote safe 90.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the sealing device 101.

In the main body 102 of the sealing device 101,
A receiving unit 103 that receives the stacked banknotes S supplied from the hand unit 71 and a transport unit 105 as a transport unit including upper and lower transport belts 115 and 116 that transport the integrated banknotes S received by the receiving unit 103 are provided. Is provided.

The transport unit 105 is provided in the apparatus main body 102.
A binding unit 104 is provided as binding means for binding the stacked banknotes S conveyed by the unit.

The binding unit 104 includes a paper band 106 as a binding band.
Storage section 107 for storing the paper band 1
A feeding section 112 for feeding the paper band 106, and feeding the paper band 106 fed by the feeding section 112 to the transport path 105 of the transport section 105.
and a cutter unit 109 serving as a cutting means for cutting the paper band 106.
And an adhesive portion 111 as an adhesive means for heating and bonding the paper band 106 wound around the stacked banknotes S.

Further, a printer 108 for printing arbitrary information (date, operator number, serial number, etc.) on the paper band 106 fed out in the apparatus main body 101 and a customer name on the paper band 106 bound to the stacked bills S There is provided a customer name stamp 161 for stamping etc., and a damaged stamp 171 for stamping a damaged paper.

FIG. 6 shows the receiving section 10 of the above-mentioned stacked paper sheets S.
3 is shown.

The receiving section 103 is constituted by one end of the upper and lower conveying belts 115 and 116 of the conveying section 105. An opening / closing belt portion 115a as an opening / closing portion is provided at one end of the upper conveyor belt 115.
When the stacked banknote S is sent from 1, the open / close belt portion 115a is opened, and the stacked banknote S is placed on the transport belt 116 on the lower side. After this mounting, the opening / closing belt unit 11
5a is closed, and the stacked banknotes S are conveyed.

Incidentally, since the stacked banknotes S are nipped and conveyed by the upper and lower conveying belts 115 and 116, the binding bank 1
Positioning at 04 is impossible because of the resistance of the conveyor belts 115 and 116. For this reason, it is necessary for the stacking banknotes S to be aligned one by one before being held by the conveyor belts 115 and 116, and the small bundles are stacked banknotes S.
Since there is a standard in the distance from the end face of the banknote 106 to the position of the paper band 106, the reference surface of the entire stacked banknotes must be aligned.

Therefore, the receiving section 103 is provided with an alignment mechanism 118 for aligning the stacked banknotes S, as shown in FIGS. That is, an alignment reference plate 119 is provided on one end side of the receiving unit 103 along one end surface of the stacked banknotes S. The positioning reference plate 119 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 120, and a spring member 122 is connected to a lower side thereof.
It is urged by the spring member 122 to be in a vertical state. Also, on the other side of the receiving unit 103, the alignment reference plate 1 is provided.
19, an alignment plate 123 as a pressing member which is opposed to the space 19 is provided.

In order to align the stacked banknotes S received by the receiving unit 103, the alignment plate 123 as shown by the arrows in FIGS. 7 and 9 with the belt opening / closing unit 105a opened.
Is rotated, the stacked banknotes S are pressed, and the end face thereof is pressed against the alignment reference plate 119 to align the longitudinal direction of the integrated banknotes S.

After the alignment, as shown in FIG. 8, the belt opening / closing section 105a is closed and the stacked banknotes S are conveyed.
At this time, the positioning reference plate 119 is rotated outward by the belt opening / closing portion 105a against the urging force of the spring member 122, and is separated from the end face of the stacked banknote S.

Therefore, the bill end face does not come into contact with the alignment reference plate 119 when the accumulated bills S are transported, so that the displacement of the bills due to the frictional force can be eliminated.

Further, since there is no special need for an actuator mechanism for operating the positioning reference plate 119, space saving and cost reduction can be achieved.

After the stacked bills S have been conveyed, the belt opening / closing portion 115a is opened again, and the positioning reference plate 119 is rotated about the support shaft 120 by the biasing force of the spring member 122, and the initial reference Return to position.

FIG. 10 shows the structure of the transport section 105 described above. The transport unit 105 includes the upper transport belt 115 and the lower transport belt 116 provided to face the upper transport belt 115 as described above, and the lower transport belt 116 includes a plurality of lower transport belts 116 arranged at predetermined intervals. Of the upper conveying belt 115
Are suspended over a plurality of pinch rollers 126 which can move up and down.

The stacked banknotes S are transported by the upper and lower conveyor belts 115,
When the transport belt 115 on the upper side is lifted upward by this transport, the pinch rollers 126 are also lifted upward.

Therefore, the accumulated bill S is moved to the pinch roller 126
Can be prevented from directly colliding with each other, a transport jam can be avoided, and a stable transport state can be ensured.

FIG. 11 shows a short positioning stopper 131 as positioning means provided in the middle of the transport section 105.

The short positioning stopper 131 has a triangular shape, one end of which is rotatably supported by a support shaft 132.
The other end is urged upward by a spring 133.

When the accumulated bills S are conveyed, the short alignment stopper 131 is pushed by the accumulated bills S and is rotated downward about the support shaft 132 as shown in FIG. Evacuated from As shown in FIG. 13, when the accumulated bill S passes through the short positioning stopper 131, it is detected by the sensor 134, and is rotated upward by the urging force of the spring 133 and returned. In this way, after the short positioning stopper 131 is returned by being detected by the sensor 134, the transport belts 115 and 116 are run in the reverse direction by the control means 134 shown in FIG. S is reversed and short positioning stopper 13
The short sides of the stacked banknotes S are aligned with the first vertical wall 131a. The aligned banknote S is detected by the sensor 135 to recognize that the banknote S has reached the sealing position.

FIG. 15 shows a state in which the paper band 106 is wrapped around the stacked banknotes S that have come to the banding position.

The stacked banknotes S are transported along the transport path 105a, and are pushed along the transport direction so as to block the transport path 105, so that they are wrapped around half the circumference. It is.

FIG. 16 shows a clamper 135 provided in the binding unit 104. The whole of the clamper 135 is vertically movably supported by a support mechanism (not shown). The clamper 135 includes a drive arm 136 that is rotated by a drive motor 144.
The first and second pin bodies 136a, 1
36b is protruded.

The drive arm 136 has a pressing plate 137.
The guide plates 137a, 137a extending in the vertical direction are formed at both ends of the pressing plate 137, and the guide holes 137b extending in the horizontal direction are formed at the center. First pin body 136a of drive arm 136
Are inserted into the horizontal guide holes 137b of the pressing plate 137.

Further, a clamper 140 is supported on the pressing plate 137 via a tension spring 139. Further, the upper lever 1 is rotatably connected to the pressing plate 137 via a support shaft 145.
An upper spoon 143 is provided at one end of the upper lever 142 as first guide means for vertically folding the paper band 106 stretched over the stacked banknotes S along the end face of the stacked banknotes S. Installed. Upper lever 14
The other end of 2 is pushed up by the second pin body 136b when the drive arm 136 rotates.

A pin body 140 is provided on both sides of the clamper 140.
a, 140a protruding, and these pin bodies 140a, 14a
0a denotes vertical guide holes 137a, 137a of the pressing plate 137.
It is inserted in and guided.

FIGS. 18 to 20 show the clamping operation of the stacked banknotes S sent to the binding unit 104. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18, the stacked bills S
04, the drive motor 144 rotates, and the first pin body 1 of the drive arm 136 as shown in FIG.
36a rotates downward along the horizontal guide hole 137a of the pressing plate 137. As a result, the pressing plate 137 is pressed down, and the clamper 140 is lowered via the tension spring 139 to press the accumulated bill S. At this time, the clamper 140 is displaced according to the thickness of the stacked banknotes S (the pressing force is substantially constant). Then, when the drive arm 136 is further rotated as shown in FIG.
The other end of the upper lever 142 is pushed up by b. As a result, the upper lever 142 rotates clockwise, and the upper spoon 143 moves downward to bend the paper band 106 along the end face of the stacked banknote S.

FIG. 21 shows a state in which the thick banknotes S are clamped, and the upper spoon 143 is pushed up to a certain position regardless of the lowering position of the clamper 140. Therefore, regardless of the thickness of the stacked banknotes S, the paper band 106 can be reliably bent downward.

FIG. 22 shows a lower spoon 147 as a second guiding means for bending the paper band 106 in the horizontal direction and pressing it on the adhesive surface, and a driving mechanism 148 for the lower spoon.

The lower spoon 147 is attached to the tip of the rack 148, and the rack 148 is connected to a drive gear 152 of a drive motor 151 via first to third driven gears 149a to 149c.

When the paper band 106 is bent in the horizontal direction, the drive gear 152 of the drive motor 151 is rotated, and the rack 1 is driven via the first to third driven gears 149 to 149c.
48 is advanced. As a result, as shown in FIG. 23, the lower spoon 147 is advanced, and the paper band 106 is pushed in the horizontal direction to be bent and held.

FIG. 24 shows a torque limiter 157 as a power cut-off means provided in the band feeding section 112.

A drive gear 159 of a drive motor 158 is connected to the drive roller 156 via a torque limiter 157.

The torque limiter 157 is provided to cut off transmission of a torque greater than a set value when a torque equal to or greater than a set value is applied in order to stabilize and stabilize a band tightening force generated when the paper band 106 is rewound. is there.

The paper band 106 is sandwiched between the drive roller 156 and the idle roller 160, and is fed out by the rotation of the drive motor 158 causing the drive roller 156 to rotate in the direction of arrow a via the drive gear 159 and the torque limiter 157. And wound around the stacked banknotes S.

After the paper band 106 is wound around the stacked banknotes S, the drive motor 158 is reversely rotated by the control means 155 in order to rewind the excess paper band 106.
As a result, the drive roller 156 is reversely rotated in the direction of arrow b via the drive gear 159 and the torque limiter 157 as shown in FIG. By this reverse rotation, the extra paper band 106 is rewound, and tension is applied to the paper band 106. Then, when an appropriate tightening force is applied, the torque limiter 157 operates to cut off the power from the drive motor 158. When the power of the drive motor 158 is cut off, the rotation of the drive roller 156 stops.

Therefore, the drive roller 15 is different from the conventional one.
6 does not run idle and the drive roller 1
56 can be reduced.

Further, when the torque limiter 157 reaches the set value, the tightening force is determined, which affects the material of the paper band 106, the frictional force of the surface of the drive roller 156, the variation in the pressing force of the idle roller 157, and the like. It is possible to obtain a certain tightening force without receiving any.

By changing the set value of the torque limiter 157, various tightening forces can be handled.

FIG. 26 shows the bonding portion 11 for bonding the paper band 106.
1 is shown.

The bonding portion 111 is formed by a heater 168, a pressing portion 169 which is heated by being brought into contact with the heater 168, and a bonding portion of the pressing portion 169 to the heater 168 and the bonding surface of the paper band 106 wound around the stacked banknotes S. And an operation lever 170 for moving between them.

In the case of bonding the paper band 106 wound around the stacked banknotes S (an adhesive is applied to the paper band and melted and bonded by heating),
After the heater 168 generates heat to heat the pressing portion 169, the operation bar 170 is rotated. As a result, the pressing portion 169 is moved toward the paper band 106 to push up the end of the paper band 106 cut by the cutter 109, and this is bent horizontally by the lower spoon 147 to hold the paper band 106 held. It is pressed against the other end and heated to bond the paper band 106.

As described above, the heater 168 and the pressing portion 169
After the pressing portion 169 is separated from the heater 168, the pressing portion 169 gradually releases heat and is cooled. Therefore, paper band 10
6 can be bonded well without excessively heating.

FIG. 27 shows a stamp section 16 as a stamping means.
1 is shown. The stamp unit 161 is the clamper 14
0, and the stamp portion 162 is provided with the balance spring 16.
3 is attached to the solenoid 164. On the lower side of the clamper 140, the stamping surface 16 of the stamping portion 162 is provided.
A band guide 165 is provided as cover means for guarding the cover 2a.

Since the paper band 106 before band tightening is in a raised state, it tries to contact the stamping surface 162a of the stamping portion 162, but is not guarded by the band guide 165 and does not contact the stamping surface 162a.

After the paper band 106 has been tightened as shown in FIG. 28, the solenoid 16
4 is turned on, and the stamping section 162 is pressed onto the paper band 106 while pushing the band guide 165, and the customer name is stamped.

Next, the sealing operation of the sealing device 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 30, the belt opening / closing unit 105 a is rotated upward, and the stacked bills S sent from the hand unit 71 are transferred to the lower transport belt 116. After that, the longitudinal alignment plate 123
Moves toward the reference wall 119, and the accumulated bill S is
19 to align its longitudinal direction. Next, the paper band 106 is converted into arbitrary information (date,
An operator number, a serial number, etc.) are fed while being printed, and the leading end is held by a catch 113. The held paper band 106 is further fed, and at the same time, the catch 113 is also moved upward as shown in FIG.
Waits so as to block the transport path 105a.

When the stacked banknotes S are aligned, the opening / closing belt portion 115a is rotated downward and closed, and the upper and lower transport belts 115 and 116 run. Thus, the stacked banknotes S are nipped and conveyed by the upper and lower conveyor belts 115 and 116, and stopped when detected by the sensor 134. At the time of transporting the accumulated bills S, as shown in FIG.
06 is synchronized with the conveyance of the stacked banknote S and the drive roller 15
The rotation is further advanced by the rotation of 6. In addition, the accumulated bill S
When the paper is transported, the short alignment stopper 13 is
1 is pushed and once against the urging force of the spring 133,
When the banknotes S are retracted from the transport path 105a and pass through the transport path 105,
a. Then, when the accumulated bills S are detected by the sensor 135, the transport belts 115 and 116 are run in the opposite direction by the control means 134, and
Sent until it touches 1. This position is detected by the sensor 134, and it is recognized that the stacked banknote S has reached the sealing position, and the conveyance is stopped. Next, the accumulated bill S is
The upper spoon 143 attached to the clamper 140 is further lowered as shown in FIG.
06 is bent downward and applied to the side surface of the bill 106, and then the catch 113 releases the paper band 109. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 34, the lower spoon 25 slides in the horizontal direction and presses the end of the paper band 106 on the adhesive surface.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 35, the drive roller 156 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the extra paper band 106 is taken up, and the drawing of the paper band 106 is completed.

The operation lever 170 of the bonding portion 111
Is rotated as shown in FIG. 36, and the pressing portion 169 rises to push up the paper band 109, and the cutter portion 109
Cuts the paper band 106. The cut end of the paper band 106 is heated and adhered by being pressed by the pressing portion 169 against the other end of the paper band 106 held by the lower spoon 147. After this bonding is completed, the customer name stamp 162 and the damaged sheet stamp 171 are placed on the paper band 106.
Is stamped, and after this stamping, the clamper 140 is retracted upward. The stacked banknotes S bound by the paper band 106 become small bundles, are sent to the banding / conveying section 79 and are deposited in the safe 83, or are discharged outside the machine body by opening the chute wall 89 of the main body.

[0105]

As described above, according to the present invention, the stacked paper sheets are received at one end of the conveyor belt, and the stacked paper sheets are conveyed to the binding portion by traveling of the conveyor belt. Unlike the transport of the stacked paper sheets by the reciprocating movement of the paper sheet, there is no need to wait for the reception of the next stacked paper sheets until the carrier returns to the receiving position, and the paper sheets can be continuously received and transported. Therefore, the processing efficiency is improved, and after the binding, the paper can be sent out without requiring a special delivery mechanism, so that the cost can be reduced and the occupied space can be reduced.

Further, the alignment means provided in the conveyance path is pushed in by the conveyed stacked paper sheets so as to be retracted from the conveyance path against the urging force of the urging member. The positioning means is returned to the conveyance path by the urging force of the urging member to align the stacked sheets, so that the positioning means is operated without specially requiring a driving mechanism of the positioning means. Since the bundle can be sent in the same direction as the entering direction after bundling, it is possible to sequentially feed the next stack of sheets to be bound into the bundling section, thereby increasing the speed of processing. It becomes possible.

Further, since the second conveyor belt is stretched over the pinch roller facing the first conveyor belt at a distance from the first conveyor belt, the accumulated paper sheets are smoothly interposed between the pinch rollers without being affected by the thickness of the accumulated paper sheets. Can be delivered and good transport is possible.

Further, since the reference member for aligning the stacked sheets provided in the receiving section is moved in a direction of rubbing away from the stacked sheets when the stacked sheets are transported, the skew of the stacked sheets and the like are reduced. Good conveyance is possible without causing collapse of the load.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a bill processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a bill receiving / dispensing machine of the bill processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a sealing and bundling machine.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a sealing device.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a bill receiving unit.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a bill receiving unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which an opening / closing belt portion of a bill receiving unit is closed.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a positioning operation for positioning banknotes received by a receiving unit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing bills nipped and conveyed by upper and lower conveyor belts.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a short-time alignment mechanism for bills.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the positioning plate of the short positioning mechanism is rotated.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which a banknote has passed through a positioning plate and the positioning plate has returned to an initial position.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a banknote that has passed through the alignment plate is reversely fed, abuts on the alignment plate, and is aligned.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a state in which a paper band is hung over a bill.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a clamper device for clamping the stacked banknotes.

FIG. 17 is a side view showing the clamper device.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a state in which the clamper descends toward the stacked banknotes.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the stacked banknotes are pressed by a clamper.

FIG. 20 is a view showing the operation of an upper spoon for bending a paper band stretched over stacked banknotes.

FIG. 21 is a view showing the operation of an upper spoon for folding a paper band stretched over a thick bill stack.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a lower spoon driving mechanism.

FIG. 23 is a view showing the operation of the lower spoon.

FIG. 24 is a view showing a paper band feeding mechanism.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an operation of rewinding a fed bill.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an operation of bonding a paper band wound around a stacked banknote;

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a state in which contact of a paper band is prevented by a cover of a stamping surface.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a state where a paper band is tightened.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a stamping surface is lowered and pressed against a paper band.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the stacked banknotes are delivered to a receiving unit of the transport belt.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a paper band is fed by a catcher so as to block a conveyance path.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a state in which a paper band is wrapped around the stacked banknotes conveyed to the binding unit.

FIG. 33 is a view showing a state in which the paper band is bent by the upper spoon.

FIG. 34 is a view showing a state where the paper band is bent by the lower spoon.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a state where a paper band is cut.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a state in which the paper band is pressed by the pressing part of the bonding part and is heated and bonded.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S: stacked banknotes (stacked paper sheets) 103: receiving unit 104: binding unit (binding unit) 105a: transport path 106: paper band (binding band) 109: cutter unit (cutting unit) 111: adhesive unit (adhesive unit) 112 ... Band feeding part (Band feeding means) 115 ... First conveyance belt (Conveying means) 115a ... Opening / closing belt part (Opening / closing part) 116 ... Second conveyance belt (Conveying means) 118 ... Alignment mechanism (Alignment means) 119: alignment reference plate (reference member) 123: alignment plate (pressing member) 126: pinch roller 131: short alignment stopper (alignment means) 134: control means 143: upper spoon (first guide means) 147: lower spoon (second guide means) 155: control means 157: torque limiter (power cut-off means) 158: drive motor (drive means) 161: stamp section (imprint means) 165: band guide Cover means) 168 ... heater section 169 ... pressing portion

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Abe 70, Yanagicho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Within Toshiba Soshio Engineering Co., Ltd. Engineering Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3E040 AA01 AA02 BA10 EA06 FA03 FA09 FB02 FC03 FC06 FF01 FG03 FG07 FG08 FG17 3E052 AA23 BA11 CA16 CB01 CB03 CB05 CB07 DA02 DA09 DB02 EA03 GA08 HA02 KA02 LA01

Claims (5)

[Claims] A first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt spaced apart from and opposed to the first conveyor belt, one end of which is used as a receiving section for receiving the stacked paper sheets; Transport means for nipping and transporting the stacked paper sheets by the first and second transport belts; and binding means for binding the stacked paper sheets transported by the transport means by a binding band. Characteristic paper sheet binding device. 2. A second conveyor belt which is opposed to the first conveyor belt and the first conveyor belt and has an end portion rotatable in a direction to open and close the first conveyor belt. Having one end of the first conveyor belt facing the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt as a receiving section for receiving stacked sheets, and opening and closing the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt. After receiving the stacked sheets at the receiving section of the first conveyor belt, the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt is closed, and the first and second conveyor belts travel to pinch and convey the stacked sheets. And a binding unit that binds the stacked sheets transported by the transport unit with a binding band. 3. A first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt spaced apart from and opposed to the first conveyor belt. One end of the conveyor belt is a receiving section for receiving the stacked sheets, and the receiving section receives the stacked sheets. A transport unit for nipping and transporting the stacked sheets along the transport path by the first and second transport belts, and binding the stacked sheets transported by the transport unit at a binding position by a binding band. Bundling means, provided so as to block the transport path by being urged by an urging member between the tying means and the receiving portion,
By being pressed by the stacking sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit, the stacking sheet is retracted from the conveyance path against the urging force of the urging member, and the urging member is moved by the passage of the stacking sheets. Alignment means for returning to the conveyance path by the urging force; control means for abutting the alignment means by reversely feeding the stacked sheets passing through the alignment means to align the end surface thereof; A sheet binding device, comprising: 4. A traveling first transport belt, and a plurality of pinch rollers disposed in a traveling direction of the first transport belt and movable in a direction of coming into contact with and separating from the first transport belt. A transport unit having a second transport belt stretched over a pinch roller, and a transport unit for nipping and transporting the stacked sheets by the first and second transport belts; and the stack paper transported by the transport unit A binding means for binding leaves by a binding band. 5. A second conveyor belt which is opposed to the first conveyor belt and the first conveyor belt and has an end portion rotatable in a direction to open and close with respect to the first conveyor belt. Having one end of the first conveyor belt facing the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt as a receiving section for receiving stacked sheets, and opening and closing the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt. After receiving the stacked sheets at the receiving section of the first conveyor belt, the opening / closing section of the second conveyor belt is closed, and the first and second conveyor belts travel to pinch and convey the stacked sheets. And a pressing means that presses one end surface of the first conveying belt, which is provided in the vicinity of a receiving portion of the first conveying belt, in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the stacked paper sheets received by the receiving portion. The other end face of the stack of paper sheets is brought into contact with a reference member to be aligned. Positioning means for moving the reference member in a direction away from the other end face of the stacked paper sheets in accordance with the closing operation of the opening / closing portion of the second conveyance belt; A binding unit for binding the incoming stacked sheets with a binding band.