JP2003267311A - Paper sheet treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet treatment device which can improve the treatment capacity without increasing the size thereof by improving the operational efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: This paper sheet treatment device comprises a stacking device 41 to stack paper sheets P, a sealing device 42 to bind papers A stacked on the stacking device 41 by a strip B to form a paper sheet bundle H, and a change-over switch 46 to selectively set a stacking mode to only stack the paper sheets P by the stacking device 41 and a sealing mode to bind the papers A stacked by the stacking device 41 by the strip B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus for stacking or binding a predetermined number of paper sheets such as securities, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A paper sheet processing apparatus of this type includes a stacking device section for stacking and stacking conveyed securities and a stacking apparatus with a stacking section for binding and sealing the stacked stacked securities. There are some parts and a part, respectively.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, the stacking device section has only the function of stacking securities, and the sealing device section with the stacking unit binds all the stacked securities. Since it will be sealed, for example, if it is desired to perform processing only to accumulate all the securities that are conveyed, the sealing device section with the accumulation section cannot be used, and conversely, If it is desired to seal all the securities transported, the stacking device cannot be used.

Therefore, there has been a problem that the operating efficiency of the stacking device section and the banding device section with the stacking section deteriorates.
It should be noted that the processing capacity can be increased by increasing the number of the stacking device units and the banding device unit with the stacking unit, but in this case, there is a problem that the size of the device is significantly increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of increasing the processing capacity without increasing the size by increasing the operation efficiency. To aim.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a stacking means for stacking paper sheets, and a stacking paper sheet stacked on the stacking means. A banding means for bundling the sheets into a bundle of sheets, a stacking mode in which the sheets are stacked by the stacking means, or a stack of the stacked sheets stacked by the stacking means And a mode setting unit for selectively setting a sealing mode to be performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a stacking means for stacking the paper sheets, and a sealing means for binding the stack of paper sheets stacked on the stacking means with a strip material to form a bundle of paper sheets. Mode setting means for selectively setting a stacking mode for simply stacking the paper sheets by the stacking means, or a binding mode for binding the stack of paper sheets stacked by the stacking means with a strip material; A discharging means for discharging the accumulated paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means or the paper sheet bundle sealed by the sealing means, and the accumulated paper sheet or the paper sheet bundle discharged by the discharging means. It is provided with a transporting means for gripping and transporting, and a storing means for storing the stack of paper sheets or the bundle of paper sheets transported by this transporting means.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a securities processing apparatus as a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This securities processing device 10
Is a device that takes out the inserted securities as paper sheets one by one, inspects and counts them, and then collects them at a fixed number, for example, every 100 sheets, and binds them with a band-shaped material as a binding material if necessary. is there.

More specifically, the processing device 10 is configured to be able to process a predetermined number of securities, for example, 1000 securities as one unit, and 1000 securities are collectively stacked in a stack at the right end of the processing device. A charging device 12 for sequentially and automatically charging is provided.

The processing device 10 includes a take-out section 14 for taking out the inserted securities one by one, and a carrying device 1 as a carrying means for carrying the taken-out securities along a predetermined carrying path 17.
6, a discriminating unit 18 as a discriminating means for detecting information such as patterns, dimensions, and conveyance pitches from the securities being conveyed, a dividing unit 20 for dividing the conveyance direction of the securities according to the detection result,
It is provided with a bundling section 24 for collecting 100 pieces of classified securities and bundling them as necessary, and an invalidation section 23 for cutting and storing the securities to be discarded.

The take-out section 14 is provided with a suction rotary roller 14a, and the suction rotary roller 14a takes out the securities one by one from the input device 12 at a predetermined pitch and transfers them to the conveying device 16.
The transport device 16 is composed of a plurality of transport belts, drive pulleys, drive motors, and the like arranged along a predetermined transport path 17.

The discriminating section 18 is provided with a stacking detection section for detecting stacking of securities in transit, a reading device for reading a pattern on the securities, a counting device for counting the number of securities, and the like. Then, they are sequentially arranged along the transport path 17.

The securities whose counting, pattern reading, and length detection are performed by the discriminating unit 18 are divided into a plurality of types according to the detection result, for example, a clean ticket, a heavily soiled ticket, and a discarded ticket. It is sent to the binding unit 24 or the revocation unit 23 for each.

The bundling unit 24 includes two bundling devices 24a and 24b corresponding to the types of securities. These binding devices 24
In the vicinity of a and 24b, as will be described later, a carrying device 48 is provided as a carrying means for carrying the bundled bundled or accumulated securities. The small bundles or the accumulated securities transported by the transport device 48 are stored in a cassette 65 as a storage means described later.

Since the bundling devices 24a and 24b have the same structure, the structure of the bundling device 24a will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the binding device 24a according to the present embodiment. The bundling device 24a is configured by integrally including a stacking device 41 as a stacking device and a sealing device 42 as a sealing device, and a predetermined number of sheets, for example,
It is a bundle of bundled sheets B, which is a bundle of bundled sheets, for each 100 securities.

The stacking device 41 has a stacking plate 26 in the form of an elongated rectangular plate, and the securities P transported through the transport path 17.
An integrated impeller device 27 that receives and sequentially collects on the integrated plate 26 is provided.

The banding device 42 is a feeding device 28 for feeding the strip material B onto the stacking plate 26, a belt feeding device (not shown) for feeding the strip material B to the feeding device 28, and accumulated securities (hereinafter, referred to as “collection bill”). Sweeper device 30 for pushing a ticket)
Is equipped with. Further, the banding device 42 includes a bending device 32 for bending the stacking ticket with its longitudinal direction as an axis, a folding device 34 as a winding portion for winding the strip B from the left side surface of the stacking sheet, and stacking the strip B. The belt restraint device 36 is provided as a winding portion to be pressed against the right side surface of the ticket. Furthermore, the sealing device 4
2 is a thermocompression bonding device 3 as an adhesive part for thermocompression bonding of the band B.
7. The ejecting device 38 as an ejecting unit for ejecting the constrained accumulated ticket from the collecting plate 26 is configured. Each of these devices is supported by a support frame (not shown) of the processing device 10.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, the stacking device 41 and the sealing device 42 are switched by the control means 45 and selectively driven. A changeover switch 46 as a mode setting means is connected to the control means 45 via a signal circuit. The changeover switch is provided on the operation panel (not shown).

The accumulation mode in which only the accumulation device 41 is driven by the switching operation of the changeover switch 46 and the accumulation device 41.
The sealing mode is switched to a mode in which both the sealing device 42 and the sealing device 42 are driven. When the sealing mode is set, as shown in FIG.
The strip-shaped material B is delivered to the upper side, and the securities P conveyed through the conveying path 17 are received by the accumulating impeller device 27 and sequentially accumulated on the accumulating plate 26. After that, the sweeper device 30, the bending device 32, the bending device 34, the band restraint device 36, and the thermocompression bonding device 37 are sequentially operated, and the securities P are sealed to form a sealed bundle H. As shown in FIG. 5, H is discharged from the stacking plate 26 by the discharging device 38.

On the other hand, when the accumulation mode is set, the feeding device 28, the sweeper device 30, the bending device 32, and the bending device 3 are set.
4, the band restraint device 36 and the thermocompression bonding device 37 are not operated, and the securities P conveyed through the conveying path 17 are received by the accumulating impeller device 27 and sequentially accumulated as shown in FIG. Collected on the plate 26.

As shown in FIG. 7, the stacking ticket A thus stacked is discharged from the stacking plate 26 by the discharging device 38 in a loose state without being sealed. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the transporting device 48 which receives the bundle of bundles H or the stacking ticket A discharged from the stacking plate 26 as described above and transports it to the cassette 65 as the storing means shown in FIG.

The carrying device 48 includes a clamp portion 49, a pull-out guide actuator 50 for reciprocating the clamp portion 49 in the left-right direction, a first servo moving device 51 for moving the pull-out actuator 50 in the vertical direction, and A second servo moving device 52 for moving the first servo moving device 51 in the front-back direction is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the clamp portion 49 is composed of upper and lower finger portions 53a and 53b, and a clamp actuator 54 that moves the upper and lower finger portions 53a and 53b in the contacting and separating directions. There is.

Next, the carrying operation of the carrying device 48 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 16 and the flow charts of FIGS. 17 and 18. Sealed sticker H (or stacked ticket A)
When the discharging signal of (1) is transmitted (step S1), the discharging device 38 is operated to discharge the bundle of bundles H (or the stacking ticket A) from the stacking plate 26 as shown in FIG. This ejected small bundle H (or stacking ticket A) has a finger portion 5
After being inserted between 3a and 53b and delayed for a certain time (step S2), the clamp actuator 54 is turned on (step S3). As a result, the upper and lower finger portions 53a, 53b move in a direction in which they are close to each other, and the sealed small bundle H (or the laminated sheet A) is held under pressure.

Thereafter, the pull-out core guide actuator 50 is turned on (step S4), and as shown in FIG.
The laminated ticket A) is pulled out. Next, it is determined whether or not the residual detection sensor 47 for detecting the presence or absence of the bundle of bundles H (or the laminated sheet A) on the stacking plate 26 has become clear (step S).
5) If it is determined to be clear, the second servo moving device 52 is driven to move the clamp portion 49 to the upper front position of the cassette 65 as shown in FIG. 13 (step S6). After that, it is determined whether or not the cassette position sensor 63 has become dark (step S7), and when it is determined that it is dark, the cassette position sensor 63 is moved to the left (step S8), and the upper surface of the cassette 65 as shown in FIG. Face the department. Then, after being delayed for a certain time (step S9), the first servo moving device 51 is operated and the clamp part 49 is lowered as shown in FIG. 15 (step S10). Then, it is determined whether or not the reflection sensor 69 in the cassette 65 has become dark (step S11), and when it is determined that it is dark, the lowering of the bundle of small bundles H (or the stacking ticket A) is stopped. (Step S12).

After this stop, the clamp actuator 54
Is turned off (step S13), the clamp portion 49 is opened as shown in FIG. 16, and the sealed small bundle H (or the stacking ticket A) is dropped and stored in the cassette 65. After this storage, the extraction actuator 50 is turned on (step S
14), the clamp part 49 rises, returns to the initial position, and stands by (step 15).

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, a plurality of cassettes 66, 67, 68 are arranged along the second servo moving device 52, so that the sealed grip H (Alternatively, the laminated ticket A) can be stored separately.

For example, the cassette 66 stores the stacking ticket A, the cassette 67 stores the sealed bundle H, and the cassette 6
8 can store a small bundle H different from the small bundle H stored in the cassette 67.

20 to 27 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the cassette 71 that stores the bundle of bundles H (or the stacking ticket A) conveyed by the conveying device 48 shown in the first embodiment. The cassette 71 is composed of a cassette body 72 having a U-shaped cross section, and side plate plates 73, 73 as movable plates slidably attached to both side surfaces of the cassette body 72. Long holes 73a, 73a are formed in the side plate 73 along the horizontal direction. The side plate 73 has long holes 73a, 73
With the mounting screw 75 inserted in a, the cassette body 7
It is attached to the side surface of No. 2.

As shown in FIG. 23, a drive motor 79 is connected to the lower end of the side plate 73 via a cam follower 77 and a rotating arm 78. Drive motor 79
By the forward and reverse rotation of the side plate 73, the side plate 73
It is designed to move forward and backward with respect to 2.

FIG. 21 is a front view showing a gate type strapping device 81 for bundling the bundled bundles H (or the stacked tickets A) housed in the cassette 71. The strapping device 81 includes a strap roll 82, an arm 83 is provided on the strap roll 82, and a guide roller 84 is attached to the tip of the arm 83. A fixed guide 85 having a vertical U-shaped cross section is provided above the belt roll 82.
A movable guide 86 having a vertical U-shaped cross section is provided inside the unit 5. On the upper side of the band roll 82, the band feed roller 8
8, a guide 89, a tip clamp 90, and a heat seal cutter 91 are provided.

A belt (large belt) drawn from the belt roll 82
82a is hung on the guide roller 84 at the tip of the rotating arm 83 and sent upward, passes between the pair of band feed rollers 88 and further between the guide pair 89, and between the fixed guide 85 and the movable guide 86. Threaded through the tip of the tip clamp 90
Is clamped by.

Next, a case will be described in which the bundle of small bundles H (or the stacked tickets A) stored in the cassette 71 is bound by the strapping device 81. In this case, FIG. 22 and FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The movable plates 73, 73 are inserted into the movable guide 86 of the strapping machine 81. After that, drive motor 7
As shown in FIG. 24, the rotation arm 78 is rotated by driving the motor 9. As a result, the movable plates 73, 73 are retracted from the strapping device 81, and the bundle of bundles H (or the accumulated ticket A).
2 is exposed to the outside, and this exposed portion is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the band 82a is located inside the band 82a, and from this state, the band feeding roller 88 is rotated in the arrow direction as shown in FIG. By this rotation, the band 82a is unwound and wound around the outer periphery of the small bundle H (or the laminated ticket A). Then, as shown in FIG. 27, the heat seal cutter 91 is pressed against the overlapped portion of the band 82a to heat and weld the band 82a, and the binding is completed.

[0034]

As described above, the present invention has a stacking mode in which the sheets are simply stacked by the stacking means, or a banding mode in which the stacked sheets stacked in the stacking means are bound by a strip material. Since it is selectively set as necessary, it is possible to deal with both the case where all the paper sheets are accumulated and the case where all the paper sheets are sealed. Therefore, the operation efficiency can be improved, and the processing capacity can be improved without increasing the size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a binding device for paper sheets.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a drive control system of the binding device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bundling operation of paper sheets.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation of discharging bundled paper sheets.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation of simply accumulating paper sheets.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation of discharging the accumulated paper sheets.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conveying device for accumulating paper sheets and paper sheet bundles.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a clamp portion of the transfer device.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a clamp portion of the transfer device.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a state in which the clamp portion holds the accumulated paper sheets or the paper sheet bundle.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a state in which the accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles grasped by the clamp portion are pulled out.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a state in which the collected accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles are conveyed to the front position of the cassette.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a state in which a stack of paper sheets or a bundle of paper sheets has been conveyed to the upper surface portion of the cassette.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a stack of paper sheets or a bundle of paper sheets that is lowered inside the cassette.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a stack of paper sheets or a bundle of paper sheets stored in a cassette.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of conveying and storing the accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of conveying and storing the accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing another arrangement example of the cassette.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cassette.

FIG. 21 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a strapping device for binding the stack of paper sheets or the bundle of paper sheets.

22 is a plan view showing the cassette of FIG. 20. FIG.

FIG. 23 is a view showing a state in which the cassette is inserted in the strapping device.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state where the side plate of the cassette is retracted and a part of the accumulated paper sheets or paper bundles is exposed to the outside.

FIG. 25 is a view showing a state in which the exposed portion of the stack of paper sheets or the paper sheet bundle is located inside the strip.

FIG. 26 is a view showing a state in which the strip shown in FIG. 25 is rewound.

FIG. 27 is a view showing a state in which an accumulated paper sheet or a band material wound around a paper sheet bundle is bonded.

[Explanation of symbols]

P ... Paper sheets, A ... Stacked paper sheets, B ... Band material, H ... Paper sheet bundle, 34 ... Bending device (wrapping part), 36 ... Band restraint device, 3
7 ... Thermocompression bonding device (adhesive part), 38 ... Discharging device (discharging means), 41 ... Accumulating device (accumulating means), 42 ... Sealing device (sealing means), 46 ... Changeover switch (mode setting means), 48 ... Conveying device (conveying means), 65-68, 71
... cassette (storage means), 72 ... cassette body, 73 ...
Side plate (movable plate), 81 ... Belt hook (bundling means).

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A stacking means for stacking paper sheets, a sealing means for binding the stacked paper sheets stacked on the stacking means with a strip material, and a paper sheet bundle, and the stacking means for stacking the paper sheets. A mode setting means for selectively setting a stacking mode for simply stacking the leaves, or a sealing mode for binding the stack of paper sheets stacked by the stacking means with a strip material. Paper processing equipment to do. 2. The wrapping means has a winding portion for feeding the strip material and winding it around the accumulated paper sheets, and an adhesive portion for heating and adhering the strip material wound by the winding portion. When the accumulation mode is set by the mode setting means,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operations of the winding unit and the heating unit are stopped. 3. A stacking means for stacking paper sheets, a sealing means for binding the stack of paper sheets stacked on the stacking means with a strip material, and a paper sheet bundle, and the stacking means for stacking the paper sheets. A mode setting means for selectively setting a stacking mode for simply stacking the leaves or a binding mode for binding the stack of paper sheets stacked by the stacking means with a strip material; Discharging means for discharging the accumulated paper sheets or the paper sheets bundled by the sealing means, and conveying for grasping and conveying the accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles discharged by the discharging means A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a means and a storage means for storing a stack of paper sheets or a bundle of paper sheets conveyed by the conveying means. 4. The storage means comprises a plurality of cassettes,
4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the accumulated paper sheets or the paper sheet bundles are separately stored in these cassettes. 5. The storage means is a cassette body having a U-shaped cross section for stacking and accumulating accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles, and a movable body mounted on both side surfaces of the cassette body so as to be movable back and forth in a horizontal direction. A plate, and by retracting the movable plate, exposes a part of the accumulated paper sheets or paper sheet bundles from the cassette body,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the exposed portion is bound with a large belt.