JP2005350074A - Paper sheets processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discriminate a torn-up bundling tape at a glance by tearing up the bundling tape after information printed on the bundling tape is erased when the bundling tape is torn up. <P>SOLUTION: This apparatus is equipped with an accumulating part for accumulating bills, a carrying mechanism for carrying accumulated paper sheets a specified sheets of which are accumulated in this accumulating part, a detecting part 70 for detecting a carrying condition of the accumulated paper sheets carried by this carrying mechanism, a bundling part for bundling the accumulated paper sheets carried by the carrying mechanism with the bundling tape 36, a feeding reel for feeding the bundling tape 36 to this bundling part, a printing part 40 for pieces of printing information 57 and 58 on the bundling tape 36 fed by the feeding reel based on accumulating a specified sheets of the paper sheets on the accumulating part, and a controlling part 61 for controlling a printing action of the printing part 40 so as to erase the pieces of information 57 and 58 recorded on the bundling tape 36 based on detecting abnormality of carrying detected by the detecting part 70. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that, for example, discharges banknotes according to their denominations or binds banknotes by a predetermined number.

This kind of paper sheet processing apparatus sets a plurality of banknotes in a stacked state on the loading section, takes in the set banknotes one by one, conveys them, and indicates the denomination, authenticity, front / back direction, etc. After discriminating by the inspection unit, the banknotes are divided into a plurality of discharge units and discharged based on the determination result, or a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) of the inspected banknotes are stacked in the stacking unit, There is one that is transported to a binding unit by a transport mechanism and is bound by a binding band as a binding material. In the binding band, for example, a bank name, a binding serial number, date information, and the like are recorded in the printing unit (for example, see Patent Document 1).

By the way, in order to improve the processing efficiency, printing in the printing unit is started when a predetermined number of banknotes are stacked in the stacking unit. That is, printing in the printing unit is started without waiting for the stacked banknotes accumulated in the stacking unit to be conveyed to the binding unit. After this printing is started, a conveyance abnormality may occur until the stacked banknotes are conveyed to the binding unit. In this case, bundling is stopped, and it is necessary to remove and reprocess the stacked banknote that has caused the conveyance abnormality. At this time, the binding band on which the information is printed is discarded.
JP-A-8-253206

  However, in the past, since the binding band on which the information is printed is simply discarded as it is, there is a problem that it is misused or handled by misunderstanding that the discarded binding band is usable.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is that when the binding member is discarded, the binding material is discarded by deleting the printed information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can discriminate at a glance.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a stacking unit that stacks paper sheets, a transport unit that transports a predetermined number of sheets stacked on the stacking unit, and a transport unit that transports the stacked paper sheets. Detecting means for detecting the state of conveyance of the collected paper sheets, bundling means for bundling the accumulated paper sheets conveyed by the conveying means with a bundling material, and supply means for supplying the bundling material to the bundling means A printing unit that prints information on a binding material supplied by the supply unit based on a predetermined number of sheets being stacked on the stacking unit; and a detection of a conveyance abnormality by the detection unit. Control means for controlling the printing operation of the printing means so as to erase the information recorded on the binding material while conveying the binding material in the anti-feeding direction.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to prevent misuse of the discarded binding material, it can prevent reliably that it is misunderstood as what can be used and handled.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a banknote sorter as a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus main body. On the upper side of one side of the apparatus main body 1, a placement unit 2 is provided for stacking and placing banknotes P as paper sheets in a denomination mixed state. The bills P placed on the placement unit 2 are taken in by the take-in roller described later from the lower side. First to third discharge portions 3a to 3c are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction on the front side upper surface portion of the apparatus main body 1. Banknotes are sorted and discharged according to denominations in the first to third discharge units 3a to 3c. For example, a thousand yen bill is discharged to the first discharge portion 3a, a 10,000 yen bill is discharged to the second discharge portion 3b, and a reject bill is discharged to the third discharge portion 3c.

  An operation unit 4 and a display unit 5 are provided on the upper surface of the rear side of the apparatus body 1. For example, the operation unit 4 is configured to selectively set the count classification processing mode or the bundling processing mode.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the internal configuration of the banknote sorter.

  On the lower side of the placing portion 2, take-in rollers 7a and 7b for taking in the banknotes P are arranged. A supply roller 8 is provided on the banknote take-in side of the take-in rollers 7a and 7b, and a separation roller 9 for separating the banknotes one by one is rolled on the upper surface of the supply roller 8. The banknotes P separated by the separation roller 9 are conveyed along a first conveyance path (conveying means) 11. An identification part 12 for identifying the denomination, front / back, authenticity, etc. of the bill P is provided in the middle of the first transport path 11.

  Second and third transport paths 14 and 15 are connected to the downstream side of the first transport path 11 in the banknote transport direction via a switching gate 13. The 2nd conveyance path 14 conveys the banknote P to the 1st thru | or 3rd discharge parts 3a-3c mentioned above. The first and second switching gates 17 and 18 are disposed in the middle of the second transport path 14, and the bills P are moved from the first to the second by the switching operation of the first and second switching gates 17 and 18. It is selectively conveyed to the 3rd discharge parts 3a-3c. Discharge roller pairs 20a to 20c for discharging the banknotes P are disposed on the lower side of the first to third discharge portions 3a to 3c.

  On the other hand, a front / back reversing mechanism 22 is connected to the downstream side of the third transport path 15 in the bill transport direction. The banknotes whose front and back are aligned by the front / back reversing mechanism 22 are transported to and stacked on a stacking unit 26 as a stacking unit via a fourth transport path 24. A predetermined number of banknotes P, for example 100, are stacked on the stacking unit 26.

  Below the stacking unit 26, a transport mechanism 28 is provided as a transport unit that transports the stacked banknotes to the binding unit 30. The transport mechanism 28 includes a transport belt 44 that runs across a plurality of rollers 43, and the stacked banknotes are placed on the top surface of the transport belt 44 and transported. A detection unit 70 serving as a detection unit is provided between the stacking unit 26 and the binding unit 30, and the transport state of the stacked banknotes transported by the transport mechanism 28 is optically detected by the detection unit 70. ing.

  The bundling unit 30 as a bundling means is a bundling member as a bundling material between a clamp member (not shown) that clamps and receives stacked banknotes conveyed by the conveyance belt 44 from above and below, and a banknote P held between the clamp members. A tape winding mechanism 33 for winding the tape 36, a cutter 34 for cutting the binding tape 36 into a predetermined length, a heater 35 for thermally bonding the overlapping end portions of the binding tape 36, and the like are provided. The tape winding mechanism 33 includes a pair of winding arms 46 that are rotatable.

  The binding tape 36 is supplied along a supply route 38 from a supply reel 37 as a supply means, and a printing means for printing a bank branch name, processing date, serial number, etc. on the binding tape 36 in the middle of the supply route 38. A printing unit 40 is provided. The printing unit 40 includes an impact dot type print head 41 and a platen roller 42 facing the print head 41.

  Next, the processing operation of the above banknote sorter will be described.

  First, the mixed denomination banknotes P are placed in a stacked state on the placement portion 2 of the apparatus main body 1, and the count classification processing mode or the bundling processing mode is set by the operation portion 4.

  From this state, the take-in rollers 7a and 7b are rotationally driven. Thereby, the banknote P is taken in, and the banknote P is separated and supplied one by one by the rotation of the supply roller 8 and the separation roller 9. The banknote P is sent to the identification unit 12 via the first transport path 11 and identified.

  For example, when the counting / sorting processing mode is set by the operation unit 4, the identified banknote is conveyed toward the first to third discharge units 3 a to 3 c via the second conveyance path 14. The When the identified banknote is, for example, a thousand yen ticket, the first sorting gate 17 moves to the first discharge roller pair 20a, and the first discharge roller pair 20a rotates to rotate the first discharge gate 20a. It is discharged to the discharge unit 3a. When the identified banknote is, for example, a 10,000 yen bill, it is sent to the second discharge roller pair 20b by the operation of the second sorting gate 18, and the second discharge roller pair 20b rotates to rotate the second discharge roller pair 20b. It is discharged to the discharge unit 3b. When the identified banknote is a reject ticket, for example, it is sent to the third discharge roller pair 20c, and is rejected to the third discharge portion 3c by the rotation of the third discharge roller pair 20c.

  Examples of rejected banknotes include unidentifiable banknotes such as double banknotes, chained banknotes, and fake banknotes.

  In addition, when the bundling processing mode is set by the operation unit 4, if the denomination of the banknote to be bound is designated in advance, the banknote of the designated denomination is transferred to the third transport path via the switching gate 13. 15 and sent to the front / back reversing mechanism 22 without being discharged to any of the discharge portions 3a to 3c. The banknotes sent to the front / back reversing mechanism 22 are sent to the stacking unit 26 via the fourth transport path 24 after being aligned on one surface.

  At this time, banknotes other than the designated denomination are discharged to the first to third discharge units 3a to 3c in the same manner as in the counting and sorting process mode.

  When a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 100 sheets) are stacked on the stacking unit 26, the banknotes are transferred from the stacking unit 26 onto the transport belt 44. The transferred stacked banknotes are transported to the binding unit 30 by the travel of the transport belt 44 and are held by the clamp pieces. At this time, the binding tape 36 is supplied from the supply reel 37, and the name of the bank branch, the date of processing, the serial number, etc. are printed on the surface of the binding tape 36 by the printing unit 40 as described in detail later. . When the binding tape 36 is fed out by a predetermined length, it is cut by the cutter 34 and then wound around the stacked banknotes by the rotation of the pair of winding arms 46. After this winding, the heater 35 is pressed against both ends of the binding tape 36 and heated. As a result, the binding tape 36 is bonded and bound, and the bundled banknote bundle is released and stored in the storage unit.

  FIG. 3 shows a drive control system of the printing unit 40 described above.

  The printing unit 40 is disposed to face the binding tape 36 and is movable in a direction intersecting the supply direction of the binding tape 36 (width direction of the binding tape 36). The printing unit 40 is reciprocated between a first position A and a second position B adjacent to the first position A by a driving mechanism 51 as a first moving unit.

  Further, the binding tape 36 is sandwiched between the conveying roller pairs 53 and 54 on the upstream side and the downstream side in the tape supply direction of the printing unit 40. The conveyance roller pairs 53 and 54 are rotated forward and backward by a drive motor 55, whereby the binding tape 36 is reciprocated along the supply direction. The printing unit 40, the drive mechanism 51, and the drive motor 55 are connected to a control unit 61 as a control unit via a control circuit so that the operation during printing is controlled. An operation unit 4 is connected to the printing unit 40 via a transmission circuit, and an apparatus installation location name, for example, a bank name, a branch name, or the like is input by the operation of the operation unit 4.

  The bank name, branch name, etc. may be input via a semiconductor memory or the like (compact flash (registered trademark), etc.), direct media such as FD, or optical media such as CD, or an external device ( It may be input by communication from a personal computer or the like.

  Further, the control unit 61 is connected to the above-described detection unit 70 via a transmission circuit, and the control unit 61 causes the printing unit 40 to perform printing for erasure based on the detection unit 70 detecting an abnormal conveyance of the stacked banknotes. Control to do.

  Next, the printing operation of the printing unit 40 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the printing unit 40 is located at the first position A and faces the binding tape 36. From this state, the print head 41 starts the printing operation, and the binding tape 36 It is conveyed in the direction of the arrow by the forward rotation of the conveying roller pairs 53 and 54. Thereby, for example, a bank name, a branch name (unique information), and the like are printed as first information 57 in a row on the one side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. After this printing, as shown in FIG. 4B, the printing unit 40 moves to the second position B and faces the other side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. From this state, the print head 41 performs the printing operation. And the binding tape 36 is transported in the reverse direction by the reverse rotation of the transport roller pairs 53 and 54. Thus, for example, the bundling serial number, date information (variation information), and the like are recorded as the second information 58 in a row on the other side in the width direction of the bundling tape 36.

  Thus, the binding tape 36 on which the first and second information 57 and 58 are printed is wound around the stacked banknotes P as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. Configure.

  By the way, in order to improve the processing efficiency, the above-described printing unit 40 starts printing at the same time as it is determined that a predetermined number of banknotes are stacked on the stacking unit 26. At the time of printing, the stacked banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 26 are transported toward the binding unit 30. At this time, a transport abnormality may occur. In this case, the bundling process is stopped, and the stacked banknotes causing the conveyance failure are removed and then reprocessed. In the present invention, the binding tape 36 on which the first and second information 57 and 58 are printed is not discarded as it is, but is discarded after being processed as follows.

  That is, when the conveyance failure of the stacked banknotes is detected by the detection unit 70, for example, from the state shown in FIG. 4B, the conveyance roller pairs 53 and 54 are rotated in the forward direction, as shown in FIG. In addition, the binding tape 36 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow, and the printing unit 40 starts printing for deleting information. As a result, an erasing line 62 is printed on the second information 58 and a management number 63 is printed. The second information 58 is erased by printing the erase line 62. After that, as shown in FIG. 6B, the printing unit 40 moves from the second position B to the first position A to start printing for erasing, and the reverse rotation of the conveying roller pairs 53 and 54 is performed. As a result, the binding tape 36 is conveyed in the reverse direction as indicated by the arrows. As a result, a cancellation number 64 is printed on the binding tape 36, and an erasing line 65 is printed on the first information 57. The first information 57 is erased by printing the erasing line 65. After this erasing, the binding tape 36 is removed and discarded in the state shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the erasing lines 62 and 65 are printed on the first information 57 and the second information 58 printed on the binding tape 36 and erased. Since the number 63 and the cancellation number 64 are printed and the binding tape 36 is discarded, it can be determined at a glance that the binding tape is discarded.

  Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the discarded binding tape 36 from being misused or used by misunderstanding.

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

The external appearance perspective view which shows the banknote sorter which is one embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote sorter. The figure which shows the drive control system of the printing part of the banknote sorter. The figure which shows the printing operation of the printing part. The figure which shows the state in which the accumulated banknote was bundled with the binding tape on which information was printed by the printing part. The figure which shows the binding tape from which the information was erased by the printing part. The figure which shows the state by which the binding tape of FIG. 6 was discarded.

Explanation of symbols

  P ... paper sheets, 26 ... stacking section (stacking means), 28 ... conveying mechanism (conveying means), 30 ... binding section (binding means), 36 ... binding tape (binding material), 37 ... supply reel (supplying means) 40 ... printing section (printing means), 57 ... specific information (first information), 58 ... variation information (second information), 61 ... control section (control means), 62,65 ... line for erasing, 63 ... Management number, 64 ... Cancellation number, 70 ... Detection unit (detection means).

Claims (4)

An accumulation means for accumulating paper sheets;
A conveying means for conveying the accumulated paper sheets accumulated in a predetermined number on the accumulating means;
Detection means for detecting the transport state of the stacked paper sheets transported by the transport means;
Bundling means for bundling the accumulated paper sheets conveyed by the conveying means with a bundling material;
Supply means for supplying a binding material to the binding means;
A printing unit that prints information on a binding material supplied by the supply unit based on a predetermined number of sheets stacked on the stacking unit;
Control means for controlling a printing operation of the printing means so as to erase information recorded on the binding material based on detection of a conveyance abnormality by the detection means. Processing equipment. 2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit to print an erasing line and to print a cancellation number and a management number on the binding material. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is unique information and variation information. 4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the unique information is an installation location name, and the variation information is a bundling serial number and date information.

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