JP2003281598A - Paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a printing situation of different paper sheets in a band- winding form according to the lateral length thereof to be visible on a display part of a instruction device, and to allow an operator to appropriately change a print position for a sealing band to an arbitrary one. <P>SOLUTION: Although the length of a paper band used in sealing bills of a specific kinds and the positions of the front surface, the back surface and the side surfaces thereof are different depending on the lateral length of the bills, when the lateral length and the average length of the side surfaces in bundling them are known, the relationship between the print position and the position of the band used for the bundle can be obtained. Thereby, the operator is allowed to view the printed form in advance by using the relationship to display the state of print in the bundled form on the display part of the instruction device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,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 such as a banknote processing apparatus which collectively inserts a plurality of banknotes of a plurality of banknote types and sorts and stacks them according to the banknote type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bill processing device (paper sheet processing device)
As a mixture of a plurality of bills, the front and back sides and the top and bottom (the state in which the pattern of the bills is upright and the state in which the bills are upright) are separated, and a plurality of the bills are collectively inserted, and the inserted bills 1 The bills are taken out one by one on the conveying path and conveyed, and the features such as the type, front and back, top and bottom of each conveyed bill are detected, and the front and back of the bill are selectively reversed based on the detection result, and all the bills are turned upside down. There is known a device that sorts and stacks the sheets in a predetermined stacking unit prepared for each ticket type in the above state.

There is also known a bill processing apparatus having a function of sealing a bill of a specific bill type with a paper band.
There are the following problems when attempting to adopt this banknote handling machine for overseas and multinationalization. That is, in the banknote handling apparatus, when printing on a paper strip, the following problems occur.

When the banding process (band winding process) is performed on the paper band, the paper band makes one round in the short side direction of the banknote bundle, but at this time, the length of the banknote in the short side direction is changed. If they are different, the outer peripheral lengths of the paper strips on the banknotes are different, and the printing positions are different. For example, banknotes of each banknote type, such as euro, dollar, and yen, have different lengths in the lateral direction.

Normally, in a banknote bundle, it is two sides of the banknote bundle that the print information is referred to:
Printing on the side is not preferable. For example, if the printing position is optimized for bills that have a long length in the width direction,
When a banknote with a short width is wrapped, the length of the band used for winding the band becomes shorter, so some of the print content may not be printed or some of the print may be located on the side of the stack. There is a possibility of doing.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention handles various types of paper sheets having different lengths in the widthwise direction, and prints the print data printed on a band for sealing the paper sheets in an easily viewable state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can be used.

[0007]

The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is a paper sheet processing apparatus that handles various paper sheets having different lengths in the short side direction, and has the same length in the short side direction. A banding unit for banding a predetermined number of sheets by a band, a printing unit for printing a predetermined print content on the band for banding, and a sheet for banding by the banding unit. First setting means for setting the type, second setting means for setting the content to be printed on the band to be sealed, and the type of paper sheet to be sealed are set by the first setting means, When the contents to be printed on the band to be sealed are set by the second setting means, the band is printed based on the information corresponding to the length of the paper sheet in the lateral direction and the contents to be printed. Display means for generating a printing state at the time of sealing and a printing state at the time of sealing the above-mentioned band generated by this generating means And a display means that.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a banknote processing apparatus (paper sheet processing apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention which is intended for overseas and multinational.

This banknote handling apparatus has a banknote handling apparatus body 1
And a command device (upper device) 102 that sends a command to the banknote processing apparatus main body 1. The banknote handling apparatus main body 1 controlled by the command device 102 may be one unit or a plurality of units.

The banknote handling apparatus main body 1 is for putting a plurality of banknotes having different sizes of a plurality of banknotes in a mixed manner and inserting them all at once, and aligning the front and back sides of all the banknotes and classifying and stacking them. It has a function of sealing a predetermined number of banknotes only with a predetermined number of sheets with a paper band.

The command device 102 has a function of instructing the bill processing device body 1 to perform an operation (operation), for example, a type of bill to be sealed, and a billing mechanism (to be described later) 54 of the bill processing device body 1. It has a function of confirming and changing the state, a function of displaying the data counted by the banknote processing apparatus main body 1, and an input unit 103 and a display unit 104 for setting the above instructions.
And a large capacity storage device (database) 106 such as a magnetic disk.

In the large-capacity storage device 106, length information in the short-side direction of various banknotes (banknote types) used in the banknote processing apparatus body 1 is stored in the banknote data table 106a. The length information in the short-side direction for each note type is the length in the short-side direction of the banknotes and the thickness of a bundle of 100 sheets, or the length in the short-side direction of the banknotes and 100 sheets. Based on the thickness when bundled, the printing start position and the maximum number of print characters on the front side from the tip of the band to be sealed and the printing start position and the maximum printing on the back side of the band from the tip of the band It is the number of characters.

In the bill data table 106a, for example, length information in the lateral direction for each bill type of a single euro,
Alternatively, the length information in the lateral direction is registered for each ticket type such as euro, dollar, and yen.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing start position and the maximum number of characters to be printed on the front surface from the tip of the band to be sealed in correspondence with the ticket type number (ticket type code) for each ticket type. The print start position and the maximum number of characters to be printed on the back surface of the band from the front end of the band are stored. The print data setting process in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The operator uses the input unit 103 to set the type of bill to be sealed by the sealing device 50 (ST10).
1). Based on the above settings, the control unit 105 determines the maximum printing start position and the maximum printing start position on the front surface from the tip of the band to be sealed based on the length in the widthwise direction of the banknotes and the thickness when 100 sheets are bundled. The position and the number of characters are acquired by referring to the banknote data table 106a in which the number of characters to be printed, the print start position on the back side of the band from the end of the band and the maximum number of characters to be printed are registered in advance (ST102). .

Then, the control unit 105 determines the print start position and the maximum number of characters to be printed on the front surface from the leading end of the obtained band to be sealed, and the print start position to the back surface from the leading end of the band to be sealed. Based on the maximum number of print characters, the printing position on the front side of the bundle and the printing position on the back side of the bundle, the position corresponding to the side of the bundle, and the sealing or folding on the back side of the bundle in the above band when sealing. Generates display data indicating the position (S
T103). The control unit 105 displays the generated display data on the display unit 104 as shown in FIG. 4 (S
T104).

The print data for the printing position on the front side of the bundle and the printing position for the back side of the bundle displayed by the display unit 104 are input by the operator using the input unit 103 (ST105). By this input, the control unit 105 generates the display data reflected on the position where the print data is actually printed, and displays it on the display unit 106 as shown in FIG. 5 (ST106).

With this display, when the paper band is sealed,
It is possible to simulate how and where the print data is printed. At this time, if the print data is out of the print area, the number of characters to be printed can be reduced to fit the print data in the print area.

Further, the type of bills to be sealed by the sealing device 50 can be sequentially changed by the operator using the input unit 103 (ST107), and at that time, the information for indicating the corresponding printing state is also included. The above-mentioned bill data table 106
It is updated by reference to a and can be edited by the operator. For example, a case will be described in which the setting of banknotes to be sealed is changed to a banknote having a shorter width than before.

The operator uses the input unit 103 to reset the type of banknote to be sealed by the sealing device 50. Based on the above settings, the control unit 105 determines the maximum printing start position and the maximum printing start position on the front surface from the tip of the band to be sealed based on the length in the widthwise direction of the banknotes and the thickness when 100 sheets are bundled. By referring to the banknote data table 106a in which the number of print characters, the print start position on the back surface of the band from the leading end of the band and the maximum number of print characters are registered in advance, these positions and the number of characters are acquired. As a result, display data that reflects the print data is generated and displayed on the display unit 104.

For example, if the length of the changed banknote in the widthwise direction is shorter than that of the previous banknote, with the same setting as the previous print data, unprintable characters (or numbers) as shown in FIG. In some cases, the end of the print data may be the side of the bundle. In this case, since the operator can visually check the print status on the display unit 104, the print contents are input again using the input unit 103 while referring to the display contents on the display unit 104 (the number of characters can be reduced or the character font can be changed). Make it smaller). In this way, the operator visually confirms the printing statuses on the banknotes having different lengths in the lateral direction on the display unit 104 before sealing, sets the optimum print content and printing position for the banknote, and performs the sealing process. It becomes possible to do.

As a result, in a state where "1048 ○○○○○ BANK" is printed on the surface of the paper strip in the state as shown in FIG. 7, the banknote to be sealed has a short length in the width direction. When changed to, as shown in FIG. 8, the end portion of the print data becomes the side portion of the banknote bundle, which is difficult to see because it deviates from the surface.

The internal structure of the bill processing apparatus body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This banknote handling apparatus main body 1 is for mixing a plurality of banknotes having different sizes of a plurality of banknotes and inserting them in a lump, and aligning the front and back of all banknotes and classifying and stacking them. It has a function of sealing a predetermined number of banknotes only with a predetermined number of sheets with a paper band.

The banknote processing apparatus main body 1 has a housing 2 which forms an outer shell of the apparatus. The step portion on the right side of the housing 2 in the drawing is provided with an insertion portion 4 for collectively inserting a plurality of banknotes P in an upright position in a state where they are stacked in a plane direction. The banknote P has front and back sides, respectively, and has an upper end and a lower end extending along the longitudinal direction thereof, and is inserted through the inserting unit 4 in a posture in which the upper end or the lower end faces downward. The insertion section 4 is a stage 4 that aligns all the banknotes P by abutting them on their upper ends or lower ends.
a. At the right end of the loading unit 4 in the figure, a backup plate 6 is provided upright in the vertical direction with respect to the stage 4a. This backup plate 6 has a spring 8
It is provided so as to be movable leftward in the figure along the stage 4a by the urging force of.

The plurality of banknotes P inserted into the insertion section 4 in the upright position are urged in the plane direction by the backup plate 6 and moved leftward in the drawing. Then, the banknote P at the left end in the figure is pressed against two sets of take-out rollers 10 (take-out section) arranged vertically adjacent to each other on the left side of the inserting section 4 in the figure. By rotating the take-out roller 10 in a predetermined direction, among the plurality of banknotes P inserted into the insertion section 4 in the standing position, the banknote P at the left end is sequentially conveyed from the conveyance path 12
Taken out. Banknotes P taken out on the transport path 12
Is taken out in the lateral direction with its upper end or lower end as the head. At this time, the front and back of each banknote are in a disjointed state. In the present embodiment, the banknote P taken out from the inserting section 4 is taken out downward.

The conveying path 12 is defined by conveying belts 14 and 16 which are stretched above and below the conveying path 12 so as to be endlessly movable along the conveying direction. Each conveyor belt 1
The rollers 4 and 16 are wound around a plurality of rollers 15 extending in the width direction (paper surface direction).

At the tip of the conveying path 12 bent upward by the conveying belts 14 and 16, there is arranged a detecting section 30 for detecting characteristics such as bill type, front and back, top and bottom, presence of dirt and damage. It is set up. The detection unit 30 includes the transport path 1
Various information is read from the surface of the banknote P conveyed in 2, and the read information is logically operated and compared with the reference information to detect the characteristics of the banknote P as described above.

By the way, banknotes P to be inserted into the inserting section 4
Is put in the front and back and the top and bottom separately,
When it is taken out (incorporated) onto the transport path 12, the direction of the front and back and the top and bottom are in a disjointed state. Therefore, the bills P of a plurality of bill types that pass through the detection unit 30 are in a state in which the front and back sides and the top and bottom are scattered.

There are four types of orientations for the front and back sides and the top and bottom of the banknote P passing through the detection section 30. In the explanation below,
A banknote P that is taken out with its front surface facing upward and with its upper end facing forward in the transport direction is called a front (FF) ticket, and a banknote P with its surface facing upward and its lower end facing forward in the transport direction is displayed. The bottom (FR) ticket (first banknote) is called, and the banknote P taken out with the back surface facing upward and the upper end facing forward in the transport direction is called a back-up (BF) ticket, and the back surface is transported upward. The bill P taken out with its lower end facing forward in the direction is referred to as a back under (BR) note. That is, the banknote P conveyed through the detection unit 30.
Are transported in any one of these four types of transporting postures.

A plurality of gates G1 to G9 for selectively switching the conveyance direction of the banknote P based on the detection result of the detection unit 30 are provided on the conveyance path 12 extending on the downstream side of the detection unit 30. It is provided.

In the detection unit 30, a banknote determined to be doubled, a banknote determined to be significantly skewed beyond a predetermined level, or a defective note or a counterfeit note which is not determined to be a re-distributable genuine note. A banknote such as a banknote (not necessarily a banknote) that has been determined to be unprocessable in the subsequent stage is conveyed rightward in the drawing through the gate G1 and is ejected to the reject box 32. The reject box 32 is accessible from outside the housing 2 of the paper sheet processing apparatus 1.

On the other hand, the bill P, which is determined to be a normal bill that can be processed by the detection unit 30, is conveyed leftward in the drawing toward the gate G2 via the gate G1. The banknote P that has passed through the gate G1 is in a state in which the front and back sides and the top and bottom are separated as described above. In this way, the bills P whose front and back and the top and bottom are separated are selectively passed through the front and back reversing mechanism 34, which will be described later, so that the front and back are sorted and sorted according to their bill types. In the present embodiment, all banknotes P are basically stacked face up.

The conveying path on the downstream side of the gate G2 is branched into two directions, and by selectively switching the gate G2 between two positions, the conveying direction of the bill P can be selectively switched between two directions. There is.

A front / back reversing mechanism 34 (front / back reversing unit) for reversing the front / back of the banknote P is provided on one of the conveyance paths branched on the downstream side of the gate G2. The conveyance path passing through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 forms a twisted conveyance path that is rotated by 180 ° around the central axis from the entrance to the exit. Two sets of the conveyor belts 33 and 35 are provided in a twisted state so as to be in face-to-face contact with each other along the twisted conveyance path. Further, the other conveyance path branched on the downstream side of the gate G2 is a conveyance path 36 that simply passes the banknote P.

Banknotes P distributed through the gate G2 and conveyed through the twist conveyance path of the front / back reversing mechanism 34.
Are inverted, for example. Here, an example is shown in which a banknote (FF ticket) carried in the front and back reversing mechanism 34 with the front side facing up and the top as the top is reversed and carried out from the front and back reversing mechanism 34 as a BF ticket with the back side facing up. There is.

In this way, the banknote P that has passed through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 and has been reversed, and the banknote P that has passed through the transport path 36 without passing through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 both pass through the merging section 38. It is sent to the gate G3. At this time, the processing time of the banknote P that passes through the gate G2 and reaches the merging section 38 via the front / back reversing mechanism 34 and the conveyance time of the banknote P that passes through the transport path 36 and reaches the merging section 38 become the same. Further, the length of the transport path 36 is set. As a result, the banknotes P transported through the front / back reversing mechanism 34 and the banknotes P passed through the transport path 36 pass through the merging section 38 at the same timing, and all the banknotes P have the same condition regardless of the processing form. Can be processed by.

The conveying path on the downstream side of the gate G3 is branched into two directions, and by selectively switching the gate G3 between two positions, the conveying direction of the banknote P can be selectively switched between two directions. There is.

One of the conveying paths branched rightward in the drawing on the downstream side of the gate G3 forms a horizontal conveying path 40 extending in a substantially horizontal direction above the plurality of stacking units 41 to 46. On the horizontal transport path 40, five gates G5 to G9 for sorting and transporting the transported banknotes P to any one of the six stacking units 41 to 46 are provided.

The banknotes P selectively sorted by the gate G5 located on the most upstream side of the horizontal transport path 40 are stored in the stacking unit 4
The banknotes P that are stacked in 1 and selectively sorted by the gate G6 are stacked in the stacking unit 42, the banknotes P that are selectively sorted by the gate G7 are stacked in the stacking unit 43, and are selectively sorted by the gate G8. Banknote P
Are stacked in the stacking unit 44, and the banknotes P selectively sorted by the gate G9 are stacked in the stacking unit 45 or the stacking unit 46.

A gate G4 for selectively switching the conveyance direction of the banknote P between two directions is provided on the other conveyance path branched leftward in the drawing on the downstream side of the gate G3.
At the two positions branched by the gate G4,
The stacking units 51 and 52 of the sealing device 50 are provided. The sealing device 50 stacks, for example, 100 banknotes P, winds a paper strip, and seals the banknotes P to form a bundle of banknotes P.

In the stacking units 51 and 52 of the banding device 50, banknotes P of a specific banknote type to which banding by a paper band is assigned.
Are sent (accumulated) according to the rules described later. On the other hand, the banknotes P other than the specific banknote type are stacked in any of the stacking units 41 to 46 described above.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the sealing device 50 includes a stacking unit 51, 52, a supply unit 53, a single sealing unit (sealing mechanism) 54, a printing mechanism 55, and a belt supply unit 56. It is composed by.

The integration parts 51 and 52 are provided with a gate G, respectively.
3, and the banknotes P sent through the gate G4 are accumulated. The sealing unit 54 is a single sealing mechanism that seals the 100 banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 51 or 52 supplied by the supply unit 53 with a paper band.

The supply unit 53 is the stacking unit 51 or 52.
The 100 banknotes P accumulated in the above are supplied to the sealing unit 54. The printing mechanism 55 prints desired print data on the paper band used in the sealing section 54. The band supply unit 56 supplies the paper band used in the banding unit 54. In each of the stacking units 51 and 52, banknotes P in which the front and back and the top and bottom are aligned according to a rule described later are stacked.

Any of the accumulators 5 via the gate G4
The banknotes P accumulated in 1, 52 are sent to the banding unit 54 by the supply unit 53 and are banded by the paper band supplied from the band supply unit 56. Banknotes P that have been sealed in every predetermined number
The bundle of sheets is carried out of the apparatus via a conveyor (not shown).

The sealing unit 54 receives a predetermined number of banknotes P stacked in the stacking units 51 and 52 and one side in the longitudinal direction (in the present embodiment, the rear side of the banknote processing apparatus main body 1).
The paper strip is wound in the lateral direction at a position that is closer to, and a predetermined number of banknotes are sealed to form a bundle.

The configuration of the supply unit 53 of the sealing device 50 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. That is, the backup 51 a of the stacking unit 51 is the banknote P supplied to the stacking unit 51.
A moving mechanism 62 that is a base portion for accumulating and moves up and down along a guide plate 61 that is erected from a bottom plate 66.
It is connected to the.

Further, the backup 52a of the stacking unit 52
Is a base portion for accumulating the banknotes P supplied to the accumulating portion 52, and is connected to a moving mechanism 65 that ascends or descends along a guide plate 64 standing from the bottom plate 66.

On the bottom plate 66, a carrier 63 that moves leftward or rightward in the figure by a moving mechanism 67.
Is provided. This carrier 63 is the same as the accumulating unit 5 described above.
In the state where it is located in the lower part of 1, the backup 51a on which the stacked banknotes P are stacked descends and is positioned below the carrier 63, whereby the stacked banknotes P are transferred. The bottom of this carrier 63 and the backup 5
Each of the bottom portions of the la is shaped like a comb and is in a nested state.

The carrier 63 is located below the stacking unit 52, and the backup 52a loaded with the stacked banknotes P descends and is positioned below the carrier 63. It is transferred. The bottom portion of the carrier 63 and the bottom portion of the backup 52a are comb-shaped and are in a nested state.

A sealing tray 73 is provided below the sealing portion 54. Further, detectors 74a, ... 74i for position detection are provided at the main movement positions of the trays, carriers, and backup, respectively.

FIG. 10 shows the above-described bill processing apparatus body 1
A block diagram of a control system for controlling the operation of FIG. The banknote processing apparatus body 1 includes a control unit 80, a memory 81, a determination unit 82, a takeout control unit 83, a conveyance control unit 84, a gate control unit 85, and drive circuits 91 to 95.

The control unit 80 controls the overall operation of the device according to a preset operation program. The control unit 80
74i is used to determine the main movement position of each of the trays, carriers, and backups based on the detection signals from the detectors 74a, ...

Particularly, the detector 74b is a backup 51a.
Is detected to have risen to a predetermined position, and the detector 74e detects that the backup 51b has been raised to a predetermined position.

The memory 81 is used for storing operation programs and for storing data, and is used as the integrated unit 5.
A counting table 81a is provided for counting the number of stacked sheets in each of 1, 52.

The determination unit 82 determines whether or not the banknote P can be recirculated based on the detection result of the detection unit 30, and determines whether or not the banknote P is a banknote of a specified banknote type designated for sealing. It is determined whether or not the bill P is on the front and back sides and the top and bottom, and the determination results are output to the control unit 80.

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

The gate controller 85 drives the gates G1 to G9 under the control of the controller 80. The drive circuit 91 drives the sealing mechanism 54 under the control of the controller 80. That is, by changing the feeding timing of the paper strip based on the length information of the banknote in the lateral direction, it is possible to perform the packing corresponding to various kinds of banknotes.

The drive circuit 92 drives the printing mechanism 55 under the control of the controller 80. The drive circuit 93 is
By driving the moving mechanism 62 under the control of the control unit 80, the backup 51a of the stacking unit 51 is raised or lowered.

The drive circuit 94 drives the moving mechanism 65 to raise or lower the backup 52a of the integrated section 52. The drive circuit 95 includes the control unit 8
The carrier 63 is moved by driving the moving mechanism 67 under the control of 0. In addition, the control unit 80
Are connected to the command device 102 via the interface 101.

Next, the banknote sorting process by the banknote handling apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a plurality of banknotes P are collectively inserted into the insertion section 4 in a state in which a plurality of banknote types are mixed and the front and back sides and the top and bottom are scattered (ST1). Then, the start is instructed by an operation panel (not shown). By this instruction, the controller 80 controls the take-out controller 83 to rotate the take-out roller 10 (ST2). By the rotation of the take-out roller 10, the banknotes P at the left end of the input section 4 are taken out one by one in sequence and conveyed on the conveying path 12 (taking in the banknotes P to the conveying path 12).

The bill P is conveyed by the conveyance path 12.
Passes through the facing portion of the detection unit 30. At the time of this passage, the detection unit 30 detects features such as the type of bill P, the front and back sides, the top and bottom, and the damage to the soil (ST3), and outputs the detection result to the determination unit 82.

Thus, the judging section 82 judges whether or not the banknote P can be recirculated based on the detection result of the detecting section 30 (ST4), and the banknote P of the specific note type designated to be sealed. It is determined whether or not the bill is a bill (ST5), the front and back and top and bottom of the bill P are determined (ST6), and the respective determination results are output to the control unit 80.

As a result, the control section 80 controls the sorting of the bills P based on the respective judgment results (ST7 to ST9). That is, the banknotes P that cannot be recirculated are distributed to the reject boxes 32 (ST7), and the banknotes P other than the specific banknote type are distributed to the stacking units 41 to 46 (ST8). ), With respect to the banknote P of the specific banknote type,
The distribution control to the stacking units 51 and 52 is performed (ST9).

As a result of the determination in step 4, when it is determined that the bill P cannot be recirculated, the gate G1 is switched to direct the conveyance route of the bill P to the reject box 32,
The bill P is rejected to the reject box 32.

If the result of the determination in step 5 is that the bill P is not a bill of a specific bill type, the gate G1
Are switched to the gate G2 direction. At this time, if it is determined in step 3 that the bill P is conveyed face up, the gate G2 is switched to the conveying path 36 direction, and the bill P is conveyed face up. If it is determined that the bills are turned on, the gate G2 is switched to the direction of the front / back reversing mechanism 34 so that the front and back of the banknote are reversed. Then, the gate G3 is switched in the direction of the horizontal conveyance path 40, and the banknotes that have passed through the merging section 38 in a state where the front and back sides are aligned (the front side is up in this embodiment) are in the stacking section 41 according to the bill type.
To 46 are selectively accumulated. At this time, the gates G5 to G9 are selected according to the bill type of the bill P determined in step 3.
Can be switched.

Next, the sealing process associated with the distribution control to the stacking units 51 and 52 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the processing when 100 banknotes P are stacked in the stacking unit 51 will be described. That is, when the banknotes P to be stacked in the stacking unit 51 are determined based on the determination results of the front and back sides and the top and bottom of the banknotes P of the specific note type, the control unit 80 corresponds to the memory 8 corresponding to the stacking unit 51.
The count table of 1 is counted up (ST20).

At this time, when the count value of the counting table 81a for the stacking unit 51 reaches 100 sheets (ST21), the control unit 80 determines the sealing mode for the stacking unit 51 (ST22), and the take-out control unit. Control 83 to stop the rotation of the take-out roller 10 (ST23). Then, when the bills P are stacked in the stacking unit 51, the control unit 80 determines whether the carrier 63 is currently in use (ST2).
4).

As a result, when the carrier 63 is not in use, the control unit 80 controls the moving mechanism 67 to move the carrier 63 to the lower part of the stacking unit 51 (ST25).
Then, the control unit 80 controls the moving mechanism 62 to lower the backup 51a of the stacking unit 51 (ST2
6). Due to the lowering of the backup 51a to the bottom, the stacked banknotes P on the backup 51a of the stacking unit 51
Are transferred onto the carrier 63. After this transfer, the control unit 80 controls the moving mechanism 67 to move the carrier 63 to the sealing position (ST27). Next, the control unit 80 controls the moving mechanism 62 to backup the stacking unit 51.
Is raised (ST28). When this backup 51a reaches the detection position of the detector 74b (ST2
9), the control unit 80 determines the takeout restart, controls the takeout control unit 83, and restarts the rotation of the takeout roller 10 (S).
T30). By the rotation of the take-out roller 10, the taking-out of the banknote P from the inserting section 4 is restarted.

When the control unit 80 determines that the carrier 63 has been moved to the sealing position (ST30), it controls a transfer mechanism (not shown) to stack the banknotes P on the carrier 63 in the sealing tray. 73. After this transfer, the control unit 80 controls the moving mechanism 67 to retract the carrier 63 from the sealing position (ST32). Thereafter, the control unit 80 controls the sealing mechanism 54 to seal the stacked banknotes P on the sealing tray 73 (ST33). The stacked banknotes P that have been sealed are transferred to the outside of the apparatus by the conveyor by being transferred to the conveyor by an unillustrated pushing mechanism or the like.

When it is determined in step 24 that the carrier 63 is being used, the standby state is entered.

The carrier 63 and the back up 51a continue to operate from the time when the uptake is resumed until the arrival, and when the back up 51a cannot return to the stackable position due to a malfunction, it is transported. Since the bills P that have fallen will be dropped, the conveyance is stopped immediately after an error occurs.

Therefore, it is possible to resume the acquisition as soon as the arrival time from the acquisition without waiting for the ready state. The processing when 100 banknotes P are stacked in the stacking unit 52 is the same as when 100 banknotes P are stacked in the stacking unit 51.

The sealing process in the sealing mechanism 54 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16. That is, the banding mechanism 54 uses the feeding roller 111 for feeding the paper strip 110,
111, a paper belt 110 fed by the feeding rollers 111, 111, and a tape catcher 112 that rotates around the rotation shaft 112a as a fulcrum in the caught state, and a bundle of banknotes on the sealing tray 73 as a tape. A horizontal carrier 113 that moves below the rotary shaft 112a of the catcher 112, the feeding roller 111,
It comprises a cutter (not shown) for cutting the paper strip 110 fed by 111, and a heater (not shown) for adhering the paper strip 110, and each part is driven by a drive circuit 91.

First, the tape catcher 112 is rotated to a position where the tape catcher 112 can catch the paper strip 110 fed by the feeding rollers 111, 111, and as shown in FIG.
The paper strip 110 fed out by the tape catcher 11
2 catches.

After that, the tape catcher 112 is fed while the paper strip 110 is fed by the feeding rollers 111, 111.
By rotating, the loop of the paper strip 110 is formed, the movement of the horizontal carrier 113 is started during the formation of the loop of the paper strip 110, and the bundle of banknotes on the horizontal carrier 113 is removed.
Move into the circle. 13 (b), FIG. 13 (c,) FIG. 13 (d), FIG. 14 (e), FIG. 14 (f), FIG. 15 (g), FIG. 15 (h), FIG. 15 (i), and then FIG. 16 (j). However, the feeding of the paper strip 110 is stopped at the time of (f) of FIG.

Then, as shown in (j) of FIG. 16, with the bundle of banknotes on the horizontal carrier 113 positioned in the ring of the paper strip 110, as shown in (k) of FIG. The paper strip 110 is rewound by the rollers 111 and 111. As a result, the paper strip 110 is narrowed down with respect to the bundle of bills.
Upon completion of this rewinding, the paper strip 110 is cut by the cutter and adhered by the heater, as shown in (l) of FIG.

As described above, the length, front surface, back surface, and side surface position of a paper band when a banknote of a specific note type is sealed varies depending on the short side length of the banknote, but the short side length and the bundle are If the average length of the side face at the time of printing is known, the positional relationship between the printing position and the band on the bundle can be obtained. Therefore, by utilizing the relationship and displaying the printing state in the bundle state on the display unit of the command device, the operator can visually recognize the printing state in advance. As a result, the printing status in the band-wrapped state according to the short lengths of different paper sheets can be visually recognized on the display unit of the command device.

Further, the operator can use the function of visually recognizing the print status in the winding state according to the short lengths of different paper sheets on the display unit so that the operator can perform the sealing operation with the operation unit. The type of print is set, and the print content and its print position are appropriately adjusted and set to an arbitrary position while visually observing the printing condition displayed on the display unit when sealed. This allows the operator to appropriately change the printing position on the band used for banding to any position.

That is, optimal printing on the band is realized for paper sheets having different short lengths. 1) Since it is possible to visually check in advance on the display unit the print status of the paper wound in a band that varies depending on the lateral length of the paper sheet to be sealed, it is easy to set print data. 2) Since the print position and the print content can be changed according to the short length of the paper sheet to be sealed, it is possible to flexibly deal with various paper sheet sizes.

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the stacking units 51, 5
Although the case where the banknotes of the same banknote type are stored in 2 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be carried out even when banknotes of different banknote types are stacked in the stacking units 51 and 52. In this case, for each bill type, it is possible to align the front and back and top and bottom of the bill, and can be commonly sealed with a single sealing, and when performing the sealing process for the bills of both bill types at approximately the same time, The stop time of the banknote stacking process can be shortened.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the case of handling various kinds of paper sheets having different lengths in the lateral direction, print data printed on a band for sealing the paper sheets. It is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of printing in a state where it is easy to see.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an internal structure of a banknote processing device for explaining an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a storage example of a bill data table.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a print data setting process.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example during print data setting processing.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example during print data setting processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example at the time of print data setting processing.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example in which a paper band is wrapped around a banknote bundle.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example in which a paper band is wrapped around a banknote bundle.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining the internal configuration of the banding device.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a control system that controls the operation of the bill processing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining banknote sorting processing by the banknote processing device.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a banding process associated with distribution control to two stacking units.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining a banding process in the banding mechanism.

FIG. 14 is a view for explaining a banding process in the banding mechanism.

FIG. 15 is a view for explaining a banding process in the banding mechanism.

FIG. 16 is a view for explaining a banding process in the banding mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing device, 4 ... Input part, 12 ... Conveyance path, 30 ...
Detection unit, 50 ... Sealing device, 51, 52 ... Stacking unit, 51
a, 52a ... Backup, 53 ... Supply unit, 54 ... Sealing unit (seal mechanism), 62, 65, 67, 69 ... Moving mechanism,
63 ... Carrier, 80 ... Control part, 93-95 ... Drive circuit, P ... Banknote, 101 ... Interface, 102 ... Command device, 103 ... Input part, 104 ... Display part, 105 ... Control part, 106 ... Database, 106a ... Bill data table, 110 ..., 111 ... Delivery roller, 112 ... Tape catcher, 113 ... Horizontal carrier.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet handling apparatus for handling various paper sheets having different lengths in the widthwise direction, a banding unit for banding a predetermined number of sheets by a band, and the banding unit. A first setting means for setting the type of paper sheet to be sealed by means of, a printing means for printing a predetermined print content on the band for sealing, and a second setting means for setting the content to be printed by this printing means. When the type of the paper sheet to be sealed is set by the first setting means and the content to be printed on the band to be sealed is set by the second setting means, the paper sheet Based on the information corresponding to the length in the lateral direction and the content to be printed,
Paper sheet processing comprising: a generation unit that generates a printing state when the band is sealed, and a display unit that displays the printing state when the band is sealed, which is generated by the generation unit. apparatus. 2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information corresponding to lengths of the various paper sheets in the lateral direction is stored in a database. 3. The information corresponding to the lateral length of the paper sheet includes the print start position and the maximum number of characters to be printed on the front surface of the band when the band is sealed from the front end of the band, and the information when the band is sealed from the front end of the band. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet processing apparatus has a print start position on the back surface of the sheet and a maximum number of print characters. 4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the lateral length of the paper sheet is the size and thickness of the paper sheet. . 5. A paper sheet handling apparatus for handling various paper sheets having different lengths in the lateral direction, and a banding means for banding a predetermined number of paper sheets with a band, and this banding means. The first setting means for setting the type of the paper sheet to be sealed by the method, the second setting means for setting the content to be printed on the band to be sealed, and the first setting means for sealing. When the type of paper sheet is set and the content to be printed on the band to be sealed is set by the second setting means, the information corresponding to the length in the lateral direction of the paper sheet and the content to be printed Generating means for generating a print state when the band is closed, display means for displaying the print state when the band is closed, generated by the generating means, and And a third setting means for setting the change of the print position or the change of the print content. Sheet processing apparatus according to. 6. A paper sheet processing apparatus for handling various paper sheets having different lengths in the widthwise direction, a first setting means for setting a kind of paper sheet to be sealed, and a band to be sealed. Second setting means for setting the contents to be printed on the sheet, stacking means for stacking the sheets of the type set by the first setting means, and a predetermined number of sheets of sheets stacked by the stacking means Transporting means for collectively transporting the sheets, a printing means for printing the print content set by the second setting means on a band for sealing, and a predetermined number of paper sheets transported by the transporting means. On the other hand, a banding unit for banding the band printed by the printing unit and a type of paper sheet to be banded by the first setting unit are set by the second setting unit. When the content to be printed on the band to be sealed is set, the short A generation unit that generates a printing state when the band is sealed based on the information corresponding to the length in the direction and the content to be printed, and the printing state when the band is sealed that is generated by the generation unit is displayed. A paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: 7. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein information corresponding to lengths of the various paper sheets in the lateral direction is stored in a database. 8. The information corresponding to the lateral length of the paper sheet includes the print start position and the maximum number of characters to be printed on the front surface of the band when the band is sealed, and the information when the band is banded. 7. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, comprising a print start position on the back surface of the sheet and a maximum number of print characters. 9. A paper sheet processing apparatus for handling various paper sheets having different lengths in the widthwise direction, a first setting means for setting a type of paper sheet to be sealed, and a band to be sealed. Second setting means for setting the contents to be printed on the sheet, stacking means for stacking the sheets of the type set by the first setting means, and a predetermined number of sheets of sheets stacked by the stacking means Transporting means for collectively transporting the sheets, a printing means for printing the print content set by the second setting means on a band for sealing, and a predetermined number of paper sheets transported by the transporting means. On the other hand, a banding unit for banding the band printed by the printing unit and a type of paper sheet to be banded by the first setting unit are set by the second setting unit. When the content to be printed on the band to be sealed is set, the short A generation unit that generates a printing state when the band is sealed based on the information corresponding to the length in the direction and the content to be printed, and the printing state when the band is sealed that is generated by the generation unit is displayed. Display means, a third setting means for setting a change of the print position when the band is closed, or a change of the print content, and a change of the print position when the band is closed by the third setting means. Is set, the closing timing of the closing means for the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying means is changed, and when the change of the print content is set by the third setting means, A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a changing unit that changes the print content of the printing unit according to the setting content.