JP2006024032A - Paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continue the storage of paper sheets without taking out the paper sheets by a staff each time even when the storage of paper money reaches a limit. <P>SOLUTION: This paper sheet processor is provided with: an accumulating part 20 for accumulating paper money; a pusher 54 for pushing the paper money accumulated by the accumulating part 20 to the accumulating direction; a storage part 57 for storing the paper money pushed by the pusher 54; a kick roller 58 for extracting the paper money stored by the storage part 57; a determination means for determining whether or not the prescribed amounts of paper money has been stored by the storage part 57; a control part for operating the kick roller 58 to extract the paper money from the storage part 57 when it is determined that the prescribed amounts of paper money has been stored by the determination means; and a collection cash box 32 for collecting the paper money extracted from the storage part 57. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that is provided, for example, in a banknote dispenser for station service equipment and used as a safe for accumulating and storing banknotes.

  This type of paper sheet processing apparatus is known to have a stacking unit for stacking banknotes and a storage unit provided on the stacking unit via a separator.

  The paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating section are stored by being pushed into the accommodating section through the separator when the pusher is raised. The paper sheets stored in the storage unit are taken out by the rotation of the take-out roller.

  Further, when the banknote is stored to the limit in the storage unit, the storing operation of the banknote is stopped.

  However, conventionally, when the banknotes are stored in a predetermined amount (full), the clerk has to take out the banknotes from the storage unit so that they can be stored, which is very troublesome.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to store paper sheets without taking out paper sheets each time even if the storage of paper sheets becomes the limit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can continue the process.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes a stacking unit that stacks paper sheets, a pressing unit that presses the sheets stacked in the stacking unit in the stacking direction, and the pressing unit. Storage means for storing the pushed paper sheets, take-out means for taking out the paper sheets stored in the storage means, and determination means for determining whether a predetermined amount of the paper sheets is stored in the storage means And a control means for controlling the take-out means to operate to take out the paper sheets from the storage means based on the determination that the paper sheets are stored in a predetermined amount by the determination means, and the storage means And a collection unit for collecting the paper sheets taken out from the machine.

  According to the present invention, even when the storage of paper sheets reaches the limit, the staff can continue to store the paper sheets without taking out the paper sheets each time, and the labor of the staff can be greatly saved.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a bill automatic teller machine as a bill processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of the bill.

  For example, ATMs and vending machines, specifically, transactions with banknotes as paper sheets, such as ATMs and vending machines, specifically vending machines such as train tickets and regular machines in station equipment, etc. It is a device that performs.

  The banknote handling apparatus includes an apparatus main body 1, and a banknote entrance 1 a is provided on the upper front side of the apparatus main body 1. A bill insertion / discharge portion 1b is provided at the bill entrance / exit 1a so as to protrude forward, and bills are collectively inserted / discharged along the longitudinal direction from the bill insertion / discharge portion 1b.

  In the apparatus main body 1, the 1st banknote conveyance path 41 connected to the banknote entrance / exit 1a is provided. The first banknote transport path 41 is provided with an input / output shutter 3, sensors 2 a and 2 b, an intake / discharge roller 4, a stacking section 5, a banknote separating section 10, and a sensor 11 along the banknote transport direction. .

  The entrance / exit shutter 3 is opened and closed by an actuator (not shown). The sensors 2a and 2b detect a plurality of positions (two places in this example) in the short direction of the inserted bill inserted from the bill insertion / discharge unit 1b. The take-in / discharge roller 4 carries the banknote and holds the banknote as required.

  The stacking unit 5 performs batch stacking of inserted banknotes and stacks and stacks discharged banknotes. The stacking unit 5 is provided with a stacking detection sensor 6 that detects the presence or absence of banknotes, a stacking stopper 7 that holds the banknotes in a fixed position, and a feeding roller 8 that feeds the banknotes that are stacked together to the banknote separating unit 10 at the subsequent stage. A sensor 9 is provided on the feeding side of the feeding roller 8 to take the timing of the bill feeding operation.

  The banknote separating unit 10 separates the banknotes sent from the stacking unit 5 one by one, and sends the banknotes one by one to the subsequent banknote inspection unit. The banknote separation unit 10 is provided with a sensor 11 that detects that the separation operation for each banknote has been completed.

  A second banknote transport path 42 disposed along the vertical direction is connected to the first banknote transport path 41 described above. In the second banknote transport path 42, the detection sensor 12, the inspection unit 13, and the detection sensor 14 are disposed.

  The detection sensor 12 detects a banknote introduced into the inspection unit 13, and the inspection unit 13 performs an inspection such as the type of banknote, authenticity, and the number of sheets. The detection sensor 14 detects the length and thickness of a bill.

  A third banknote transport path 43 disposed along the vertical direction is connected to the lower end portion of the second banknote transport path 42. A first safe 15 according to the present invention is provided on one side of the third banknote transport path 43, and a second safe 16 is provided on the other side. The first safe 15 stores thousand yen bills (hereinafter referred to as 1K), and the second safe 16 stores 10,000 yen bills (hereinafter referred to as 10K).

  The first and second safes 15 and 16 are each provided with a safe door with a key, and stacking units 20 and 22 are arranged as stacking means on the lower side inside. 1K and 10K are superposed in the safes 15 and 16 and held. Discharge portions 21 and 23 for separating and discharging stored banknotes one by one are disposed on the upper sides of the first and second safes 15 and 16.

  In addition, the safe door is provided with a small door, and the primary banknote can be taken out by opening the door, but it can be switched to a secondary banknote by locking the door using an actuator or the like. Is possible.

  Here, the primary reserved banknote is a banknote inserted by a purchaser such as a ticket, which is held until the issued ticket type, the issue amount, etc. are fixed, and the ownership is in the purchaser. For this reason, it is necessary that the customer can return it as it is in response to a request for “purchase cancellation”. In addition, if a ticket jam occurs in this state, it must be possible to process the jammed ticket (return it to the customer) without using a key or the like.

  Secondary reserved banknotes are banknotes held until the next customer's banknote insertion after the purchase of a ticket or the like, and the ownership is at the station (electric railway company). In order to prevent troubles with customers regarding inserted banknotes after the purchase is completed, the contents of the inserted banknotes are retained, and the secondary storage section must be handled in the same way as a safe (no access without a key). is there.

  In the third banknote transport path 43 described above, first and second flappers (gates) 18 and 19 for distributing banknotes to the first and second safe sections 15 and 16 are arranged, respectively. Conveyance detection sensors 17 and 25 for detecting banknotes are disposed above and below the first and second flappers (gates) 18 and 19, respectively.

  On the lower side of the above-described safes 15 and 16, 5K and 2K first and second single-sheet storage units (primary and secondary storage units) 28 and 29 are arranged, respectively. These one-sheet storage units (primary and secondary storage units) 28 and 29 store 5K and 2K among the inserted banknotes one by one as primary storage banknotes, and further perform secondary storage for a bill.

  On the lower side of the single sheet storage unit (primary and secondary storage unit) 29, a mixed storage unit 24 as a second storage unit of 2K and 5K is provided, and a single sheet storage unit (primary and secondary storage unit). When there are reserved tickets at 28 and 29, 2K and 5K that have been inserted are held.

  A banknote reject unit 27 is provided on the lower side of the one-sheet storage unit (primary and secondary storage) 28, and a banknote that cannot be inspected by the inspection unit 13 is temporarily stored before being returned.

  A flapper 26 is provided in the third banknote transport path 43 located below the flapper 19.

  One side of the flapper 26 is provided with a flapper 30 that sorts the banknotes into a banknote holding section (primary and secondary holding) 28 and a banknote rejecting section 27, and a banknote is placed on the other side. A flapper 31 that distributes the sheets to the sheet storage unit (primary and secondary storage) 29 and the mixing storage unit 24 is provided.

  On the other hand, a recovery safe 32 as a recovery unit is provided above the first safe 15. The recovery safe 32 stores banknotes 2K and 5K, collects all banknotes after the sale ends, When the banknotes in the second safes 15 and 16 reach a predetermined amount, the banknotes are collected.

  An entrance portion 32 a is provided on the front upper side of the collection safe 32, and the entrance portion 32 a is connected to the first banknote transport path 41 via the fourth banknote transport path 44. An entrance conveyance path detection sensor 34 is provided in the fourth banknote conveyance path 44.

  Note that the banknotes transported upward from the second banknote transport path 42 are distributed by the flapper 33 to the discharge path (pass indicated by the arrow 35) and the collection safe 32.

  Next, the configuration of the first and second safes 15 and 16 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the first and second safes 15 and 16, and FIG. 4 is a front view thereof. Since the first and second safes 15 and 16 are configured similarly, the first safe 15 will be described as a representative.

  The first safe 15 has a bill outlet 50 on the front upper side and a bill inlet 51 on the lower side. On the lower side of the first safe 15, as described above, a stacking unit 20 is provided as a stacking unit that takes in and stacks a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 20 sheets), and stacks below the stacking unit 20. A pusher 54 is provided as pushing means for pushing up the bills upward. A storage unit 57 for storing banknotes is provided above the stacking unit 20 via a separator 56.

  A kick roller 58 serving as a take-out means for taking out paper sheets is provided on the upper side of the storage portion 57, and the kick roller 58 is attached to the swing end of the swing lever 58a. In the vicinity of the swing lever 58a, a detection sensor 59 is provided as detection means for detecting the upper limit position of the stored banknote.

  In addition, the impeller 60 is provided in the vicinity of the banknote inlet 51, and the rear end part side of the banknote introduced into the stacking unit 20 is flipped up by the rotation of the impeller 60 so as not to prevent the introduction of the subsequent banknote. It has become. In the vicinity of the banknote outlet 50, there are provided a feed roller 61 constituting the discharge unit 21 and a separation roller 62 that is in rolling contact with the upper side of the feed roller 61.

  The bills sent out by the rotation of the kick roller 58 pass between the sending roller 61 and the separation roller 62 so that they are separated one by one and used as payout bills or collected in the collection box 32. It has become.

  By the way, the pusher 54 described above is stopped at the first position A in the storage portion 57 or the second position B lower than the first position A during the bill pushing operation. Further, the position when the pusher 54 is raised is detected by a position detection sensor 64. The distance between the first position A and the second position B can be arbitrarily determined by the number setting (specification). For example, since one banknote is about 0.1 mm, when the number setting is 50, it becomes 5 mm.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a drive control system of the pusher 54.

  The inspection unit 13 and the upper limit detection sensor 59 and the position detection sensor 64 are connected to a control unit 65 as a control unit via a signal circuit, and the drive unit 67 of the pusher 54 is connected to the control unit 65 via the control circuit. Is connected.

  Further, a determination unit 69 is connected to the upper limit detection sensor 59 and the control unit 65 via a signal circuit. The judging means 69 judges whether or not the storage unit 57 stores bills close to a predetermined amount, or determines that storage has reached a predetermined amount. A display unit 70 is connected to the determination unit 69 via a signal circuit. The display unit 70 determines that the banknote storage is close to a predetermined amount or that the banknote storage has reached a predetermined amount. Based on the above, this is notified to the staff by text or voice.

  Next, the storing operation of the banknotes accumulated in the stacking unit 20 of the first safe 15 in the storage unit 57 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7.

  First, when banknotes are stacked in the stacking unit 20 (step S1) and a predetermined number of sheets are stacked (step S2), the drive mechanism 67 is operated by the control unit 65 and the pusher 54 is raised from the standby position (initial position). The stacked banknotes are lifted. Thereby, the separator 56 is pushed up and released, and the banknote is pushed into the storage portion 57 together with the pusher 54. This raised pusher 54 is detected by the position detection sensor 64, and this detection information is transmitted to the control unit 65. By receiving this detection information, the control unit 65 raises the pusher 54 for a predetermined time (first movement amount) by timer control and stops it at the first position A (step S3). After that, it is determined whether or not the upper limit detection sensor 59 has detected the upper limit position of the banknote (step S4). If it is determined not to detect, the pusher 54 is lowered to the standby position and waits, and again, step S1. Returning to step S2, the above stacking and pushing operation of banknotes is repeated.

  By repeating this, the amount of banknotes stored in the storage unit 57 increases, and finally the kick roller 58 is pushed up by the upper surface portion. When the swing lever 58a is rotated by this push-up and the upper limit detection sensor 59 detects the upper limit position of the stored banknote (step S4), the determination means 69 determines that the banknote is stored close to a predetermined amount (step S4). S6). Based on this determination, the display unit 70 informs the clerk by text or voice that the storage unit 57 is close to a predetermined amount and prompts the banknotes to be removed.

  Thereafter, the control unit 65 sets the stop position when the pusher 54 is raised next time to be the second position B (step S7), and returns to step S5.

  From this state, banknotes are again accumulated in the accumulating unit 20 (step S11 in FIG. 7), and when a predetermined number of sheets are accumulated (step S12), the drive mechanism 67 is operated by the control unit 65 and the pusher 54 is in the standby position. The stacked banknotes are lifted up. As a result, the separator 56 is pushed up and released, and the bill is pushed into the storage portion 57 together with the pusher 54. At this time, the pusher 54 is detected by the position detection sensor 64, and this detection information is transmitted to the control unit 65. By receiving this detection information, the control unit 65 raises (second movement amount) the second time pusher 54 shorter than the first time described above by the timer control, and lowers the second time pusher 54 from the first position A. 2 is stopped at position B (step S13). After that, it is determined whether or not the upper limit detection sensor 59 has detected the upper limit position of the banknote (step S14). If it is determined that it has been detected, the determination means 69 determines that the storage of the banknote has reached a predetermined amount. (Step S15). Based on this determination, the control unit 65 controls the kick roller 58 and the rollers 61 and 62 to rotate so that all or a set number of banknotes are sent out from the storage unit 57 and collected in the collection safe 32 (step S16). After this collection, the pusher 54 is lowered and moved to the standby position (step S17), then the state of reaching the predetermined amount is released and the stop position of the pusher 54 is set to the first position A (step S18). ), Returning to step S11, the accumulation and storage of banknotes is repeated again.

  As described above, when the banknote reaches a predetermined amount, all or a set number of banknotes are drawn out from the storage unit 57 and transferred to the recovery safe 32 for recovery. The normal operation can be continued by canceling the state, and the labor of the staff can be saved.

  In addition, you may make it perform collection | recovery of a banknote from the accommodating part 57, when detecting that the banknote reached | attained the fixed amount before reaching predetermined amount.

  In addition, in the case of a device with a specification that does not pay out 10,000 yen, a part of the banknotes is transferred to the 10,000 yen store 16 in a state where a certain amount before reaching the predetermined amount is reached, as in the case of the collection safe 32. May be stored. According to this, before the banknote reaches the predetermined amount, the number of stored sheets can be automatically reduced, and the normal operation can be continued.

  Of course, the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the gist thereof.

The block diagram which shows schematically the banknote processing apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of the banknote in the banknote processing apparatus. The internal block diagram which shows the safe of the banknote processing apparatus. The figure which shows the banknote exit part and entrance part of the safe. The block diagram which shows the drive control system of the pusher of the safe. The flowchart figure which shows the pushing-in and storing operation | movement of the banknote by the pusher. The flowchart figure which shows the pushing-in and storing operation | movement of the banknote by the pusher.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Accumulation part (accumulation means), 32 ... Recovery safe (collection part), 54 ... Pusher (pushing means), 57 ... Storage part (storage means), 58 ... Kick roller (extraction roller / extraction means), 59 ... Upper limit Detection sensor (detection means), 64 ... detection sensor, 65 ... control unit (control means), 69 ... determination means.

Claims (2)

An accumulation means for accumulating paper sheets;
Pushing means for pushing the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation means in the accumulation direction;
Storage means for storing paper sheets pushed by the pushing means;
Take-out means for taking out the paper sheets stored in the storage means;
Determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined amount of the paper sheets is stored in the storage means;
Control means for operating the take-out means to take out the paper sheets from the storage means based on the determination that the paper sheets have been stored by a predetermined amount;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a collection unit that collects paper sheets taken out from the storage means. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the amount of paper sheets taken out from the storage unit is a part or all of the paper sheets.

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