JP2001034810A - Paper money arranging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money arranging device where the obverse/reverse and up/down directions of multiple notes are automatically arranged without taking much time by sorting the notes into the group of notes which are normal in the up/down directions and the group of notes which are reverse in up/down directions and separately stacking the sorted notes of the groups. SOLUTION: A hopper 1 supplies the notes B in respective directions B1 to B4, which are set in pile states, to a discerning part 2 while they are separated one by one. The discerning part 2 discerns the authenticity of the supplied note B and judges which direction of four directions the note belongs to. A second sorting part 6 sorts the notes B2 and B3 to the direction of a stacker 8 in accordance with an instruction from the discerning part 2. A second sorting part 6 sorts the notes B1 and B4 to the direction of a stacker 7 in accordance with the instruction from the discerning part 2. A bundling part 9 brings the stacked rotes in the stackers 7 and 8 into the prescribed number of notes and half-wraps it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote sorting apparatus for aligning the direction of banknotes, and more particularly to a banknote sorting apparatus capable of aligning a large number of banknotes in both front and back and up and down directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bill direction arrangement device, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-153239, which is shown in FIG. In the figure, generally, banknotes B of the same denomination are set in a hopper 12 in a stacked state with the front and back directions and the vertical direction not aligned. The banknotes set in the hopper 12 in this manner may be supplied in up to four different directions in the front-back direction and the vertical direction, as typically shown by the rectangular blocks B1 to B4. In the rectangular blocks B1 to B4, the symbol “記号” indicates that the bill is face up (that is, the side including the human image is on the front side), and the symbol “x” indicates that the bill is face down. In addition, "幣" indicates that the banknote is vertically upright (ie,
The head portion of the figure is on the predetermined side), and the symbol “↓” indicates that the bill is upside down. Therefore, here, the rectangular block B1 having the symbols “○” and “↑” indicates the banknote B1 that is face-up and vertically upward, and the rectangular block B1 having the symbols “○” and “↓”.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a banknote B2 which is face up but turned upside down, and has a rectangular block B3 having symbols "x" and "” ".
Indicates a banknote B3 facing backward and vertically, and the symbol “x”
And a rectangular block B4 having only “↓” represents a banknote B4 that is turned upside down and upside down.

The hopper 12 separates the bills B1 to B4 set in a stacked state one by one while
Supply 3 The determination unit 13 determines which of the four types of directions the direction of each bill B to be supplied is.
In the case of this conventional example, the initial sorting unit 14 sorts each of the bills B1 to B4 to one of the front / back reversing unit 15 and the unsorted bill collecting stacker 16 in accordance with the determination result of the determining unit 13. That is, the initial sorting unit 14 sorts the bills B1 and B4 in the direction of the front / back reversing unit 15, and sorts the bills B2 and B3 to the unsorted bill collecting stacker. The front / back reversing unit 15 includes the initial sorting unit 1.
4, the banknotes B1 and B4 sorted in either direction (for example, B4) are turned upside down relative to the banknotes (for example, B1) in the other direction. The banknotes B4 are discharged to the sorted banknote stacker 17 with all the front and back and the vertical direction aligned. On the other hand, the bills B2 and B3
After being sorted by the initial sorting unit 14 in the direction of the unsorted banknote collection stacker 16, the unsorted banknote collection stacker 16 is accumulated in a stacked state,
Thereafter, the bills B2 and B3 were manually turned 180 degrees around the short axis TB of the bills. As a result, the directions of these bills B2 and B3 are converted into bills B1 and B4, and the bills B1 and B4 are again placed on the hopper 12 to arrange the bills B2 and B3. Is discharged to the stacker 17.

[0004]

However, in the configuration of the above-described conventional banknote direction arrangement device, the banknotes in the direction of B2 and B3 are manually collected once in the unarranged banknote collection stacker 16. 180 around the short axis of the bill
It has to be turned over again, and it has to be re-arranged by the hopper 12 again, which has to be done twice, resulting in a problem that the processing capacity is reduced by half. The present invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote arrangement device capable of automatically unifying all front and back and up and down directions of a large number of banknotes without any trouble twice. And

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a banknote sorting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a first direction which is front-to-back and a positive direction, a second direction which is front-to-back and upside-down, and a back-to-back direction. A hopper means for supplying bills in a third direction, which is vertically upward and downward, and a fourth direction which is backward and upside down, and the direction of bills supplied from the hopper means is the same as the above direction. Determining means for determining which of the above, the bill supplied from the hopper means based on the determination result of the determining means, the first group of bills in the first direction and the second direction of the bill A first banknote to be sorted into a second group of banknotes in the third direction and the fourth direction.
And a mechanism for reversing the front and back of one banknote of the first and second groups sorted by the first sorting unit and merging with the banknotes of the other group,
Based on the merged bill, based on the determination result of the determination means,
A second sorting unit that sorts the banknote into a group of banknotes facing up and down, and a group of banknotes facing upside down;
And a stacker unit for separately accumulating the banknotes of each group sorted by the sorting means.

[0006] The determination means determines that the direction of the bills supplied from the hopper means is a first direction in which the bills are facing up and down, a second direction in which the bills are upside down, and a third direction in which the bills are facing up and down. And the fourth direction, which is the reverse and upside-down direction. The first sorting unit is configured to, based on the determination result of the determining unit, determine that the bill supplied from the hopper unit is a first group of bills in the first direction and the second direction, and a third direction. And a second group of banknotes in the fourth direction. The front / back reversing means is configured to relatively move the banknotes of any one of the first and second groups of banknotes sorted by the first sorting unit with respect to the banknotes of the other group. Invert. In this way, all the banknotes of the first and second groups (that is, the front and back directions are opposite to each other) are arranged in a state where the front and back are aligned. The banknotes of the first and second groups with the front and back aligned are merged. The second sorting unit sorts the merged bills into a vertically upright banknote group and an upside down banknote group based on the determination result of the determination unit. Each of the sorted banknotes is stacked on a separate stacker. Therefore, the banknotes of each group accumulated in the stacker unit have their front and back sides and the vertical direction all unified.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a bill direction arrangement device according to the present invention.
In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, similarly to the conventional example shown in FIG. 3, bills B of the same denomination are set in the hopper 1 in a stacked state while the front and back directions and the vertical direction are not aligned. Thus, each bill B set in the hopper 1 and supplied from the hopper 1 may be supplied in up to four different directions in the front-back direction and the up-down direction as shown by the rectangular blocks B1 to B4. is there. That is, in the same manner as described above with reference to FIG. 3, here, the rectangular block B1 having the symbols “お よ び” and “さ れ” is supplied in a face-up direction and a vertical direction (hereinafter, referred to as a first direction for convenience). A rectangular block B2 having symbols “O” and “↓” is a face-up, but upside-down
In the second direction) and a rectangular block B3 having the symbols "x" and "$"
Indicates a banknote B3 that is supplied in a back-to-back and front-to-back direction (hereinafter, referred to as a third direction), and a rectangular block B4 having symbols “x” and “↓” , A fourth direction). It is assumed that each bill B is conveyed in a direction along its short side (that is, with its long side oriented sideways).

The hopper 1 supplies the bills B in the respective directions B1 to B4 set in a stacked state to the discriminating unit 2 while separating the bills one by one. The discriminating unit 2 discriminates the truth of each of the supplied bills B, and determines which of the four types of directions (the first direction to the fourth direction). According to this embodiment, the discrimination unit 2 outputs the front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 according to the determination result. The front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 are determined according to the four types of directions of the bill B. In the case of the bill B1, S1 = 0, S2 = 0, and in the case of the bill B2, S1 = 0, S2 = 1. , S1 = 1, S2 for banknote B3
= 0 and the bill B4 is output as S1 = 1 and S2 = 1. The four routes through which the bills pass are determined by the combination of these four signals.

The first sorting unit 3 sorts each of the bills B1 to B4 to either the front / back inversion mechanism 4 or the through path 5 not passing through the front / back inversion mechanism 4 based on the front / back determination signal S1. In the case of this embodiment, when the front / back determination signal S1 is S1 = 0, the banknotes in the first and second directions, that is, the front-facing banknotes B1 and B2 are distributed to the through path 5, and the front / back determination signal S1 When S1 = 1, the banknotes in the third and fourth directions, that is, the banknotes B3 and B4 facing backwards, are sorted to the front / back reversing mechanism 4.
The reverse mechanism 4 may have any structure. For example, as the simplest example, it is possible to adopt a mechanism that reverses the front and back using one impeller 4a that rotates in one direction as illustrated. In this case, the bills B3 and B4 distributed to the front / back inverting mechanism 4 are automatically turned upside down by passing through the front / back inverting mechanism 4, but since the banknotes are conveyed in the landscape orientation, At the same time, the vertical direction of the surface design is also reversed. Therefore, the third
Is turned in the second direction, and the banknote B4 turned in the fourth direction is turned over so as to turn in the first direction. Since the bills reversed by the reversing mechanism 4 have passed through the through path 5, the bills B 1 and B 2, which are oriented in a predetermined direction, are aligned with the bills B 1 and B 2, and merged. Point 10
And are guided to the merging path 11. The merging route 1
In the second sorting unit 6, the banknotes B having all the front and back sides in 1 are aligned in the first direction in accordance with the vertical direction.
To the second stacker 7 or the second stacker 8. The second sorting unit 6 determines a vertical direction according to a combination of the front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 output from the discriminating unit 2, and sorts the stacker 7 or the stacker 8. That is, when the combination of the front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 is S1 = 0 and S2 = 0, or when S1 = 1 and S2 = 1,
The banknotes in the merging path 11 are sorted to the stacker 7. That is, the bill B1 corresponding to S1 = 0 and S2 = 0 is guided to the stacker 7, and the bill B4 corresponding to S1 = 1 and S2 = 1 is guided to the stacker 7. In this case, the direction of the bills B4 is reversed by the front and back reversing mechanism 4 so that the bills B1 and B4 are stacked on the stacker 7, so that the bills B1 and B4 are stacked on the stacker 7 in all directions. Match.

Similarly, when the combination of the front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 is S1 = 0 and S2 = 1, or when S1 = 1 and S2 = 0, the banknotes of the merging path 11 are sorted to the stacker 8. . That is, S1 = 0, S
The bill B2 corresponding to 2 = 1 is guided to the stacker 8, and the bill B3 corresponding to S1 = 1 and S2 = 0 is guided to the stacker 8. In this case, since the direction of the bills B3 is reversed by the front / back reversing mechanism 4 so that the bills B2 and B3 are stacked on the stacker 8, the orientations of the bills B2 and B3 are upside down and up / down. All match. In this way, bills are stacked on the stacker 7 with the face including the bill image facing up and the head of the bill image facing the predetermined side.
Banknotes are stacked with the face of the banknote including the human image facing up and the head of the human image facing the predetermined side.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing four routes determined by a combination of the front / back determination signal S1 and the up / down determination signal S2 output from the discriminating section 2. The operation of the embodiment will now be described. Route A indicates a route on which bills B1 in the first direction are transported, route B indicates a route on which bills B2 in the second direction are transported, and route C indicates a route on which bills B3 in the third direction are transported. The route D indicates a route along which the bill B4 in the fourth direction is conveyed.

When the bill B is in the first direction based on the discrimination of the discriminating unit 2, that is, when the banknote B is conveyed along the route A, the discriminating unit 2 sends the bill to the first sorting unit 3. ,
An instruction is given to sort the bill B1, which is in the first direction, to the through path 5. The bills B1 distributed to the through path 5 are conveyed toward the second distribution unit 6 without being turned upside down. The second sorting unit 6 according to the instruction from the discriminating unit 2,
1 is distributed in the direction of the stutter 7. The sorted bills B1 are stacked on the stacker 7. When the banknote B is in the second direction, that is, when the banknote B is transported along the route B, the discriminating unit 2 sends the banknote B2 in the second direction to the first sorting unit 3. It is instructed to distribute to the through route 5. The bills B2 distributed to the through path 5 are conveyed toward the second distribution unit 6 without being turned upside down. The second sorting unit 6 responds to the instruction from the discriminating unit 2 according to the bill B2.
In the direction of the stutter 8. The sorted bills B2 are stacked on the stacker 8.

When the bill B is in the third direction, that is,
When the route C is conveyed, the discriminating unit 2 instructs the first sorting unit 3 to sort the bill B3 in the third direction to the front / back reverse path 4. The bills B3 distributed to the front and back reversing path 6 are automatically reversed by passing through the front and back reversing circuit 6, and have the same orientation as the bills B2. Transported to The second sorting unit 6 sorts the bill B3 in the direction of the stutter 8 according to an instruction from the discriminating unit 2. The sorted banknotes B3
Are integrated in the stacker 8. When the bill B is in the fourth direction, that is, when the bill B is transported along the route D, the discriminating unit 2 sends the bill B4 in the fourth direction to the first sorting unit 3. It is instructed to distribute to the reverse path 4. The bills B4 distributed to the front / back reversing path 6 are automatically reversed by passing through the front / back reversing path 6, and have the same orientation as the bills B1. Transported to The second
The sorting unit 6 sorts the bill B4 in the direction of the stutter 7 according to the instruction from the discriminating unit 2. The sorted bills B4 are stacked on the stacker 7.

In this way, the respective stackers 7 and 8
The banknotes B accumulated in the banknote stacker 7 face each other face up and down and in a positive direction (that is, the face including the human image of the banknote is face up, and the head portion of the human image is on a predetermined side). The bills are stacked on the banding stacker 8 face up and upside down (that is, the side of the bill including the human image is facing up and the head of the human image is on the predetermined opposite side). The banding section 9 is configured to stack a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 1) on the stacker 7 or 8.
(00 sheets) and banded. By banding the bills of the stackers 7 and 8 separately in the banding section 9 in this manner, a band bundle in which the front and back and up and down directions are all aligned can be automatically created.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically align all the front and back and up and down directions of a large number of banknotes with a simple structure and without any trouble. Processing capacity is improved. It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a banknote arrangement device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing four transport routes of the banknote in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional bill direction arrangement device.

[Explanation of Signs] 2 Discrimination unit 3 First sorting unit 4 Front / reverse inversion mechanism 6 Second sorting unit 7, 8 Stacker unit

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first direction which is upward and forward in a front direction,
A hopper means for supplying banknotes in one of a second direction, facing upside down, a third direction facing upside down, and a fourth direction facing upside down, Determining means for determining whether the direction of the bill supplied from the hopper means is one of the directions; and, based on a result of the determination by the determining means, the bill supplied from the hopper means, A first group of banknotes in the first and second directions and a second group of banknotes in the third and fourth directions; and a first group of banknotes. A mechanism for reversing the front and back of one banknote of the first and second groups and merging with the banknote of the other group, based on the judgment result of the judging means,
A second sorting unit for sorting the banknotes into a vertically upright banknote group and a banknote group in an upside down direction, and a stacker unit that separately accumulates the banknotes of each group sorted by the second sorting unit. Banknote sorter. 2. The banknote arrangement device according to claim 1, further comprising a banding device for separately banding the banknotes of the respective groups accumulated in the stacker unit for a predetermined number of sheets.